Posted on 05/15/2009 9:31:56 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
ABC News Rick Klein reports: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich today offered a blistering critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosis handling of oversight on harsh interrogation tactics, in a major escalation of partisan attacks being aimed at Pelosi.
In an interview with ABC News Radios Marcus Wilson, Gingrich, R-Ga., said Pelosi, D-Calif., has lied to the House in claiming that she was never briefed by the CIA about the Bush administrations use of waterboarding and other harsh tactics.
"I think she has lied to the House, and I think that the House has an absolute obligation to open an inquiry, and I hope there will be a resolution to investigate her. And I think this is a big deal. I don't think the Speaker of the House can lie to the country on national security matters, Gingrich said.
He continued: "I think this is the most despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort I've seen in my lifetime."
"She is a trivial politician, viciously using partisanship for the narrowist of purposes, and she dishonors the Congress by her behavior."
"Speaker Pelosi's the big loser, because she either comes across as incompetent, or dishonest. Those are the only two defenses, Gingrich said. The fact is she either didn't do her job, or she did do her job and she's now afraid to tell the truth.
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That is the most apt description of Pelosi I have ever heard.
Thank goodness she has an 'innie' and not an 'outie'.
Thanks!
Take a lesson from the democRats. Demonize her and run against her in every Congressional district in the country.
Put her picture in every campaign ad.
That’s going to leave a mark!
ooooh, good point!
Pile On!!!
Gee Newt, tell us how you really feel!
again,
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah
pe-los-i
gooooddd bye
Cindy Sheehan must be salivating in her birkenstocks.
I think Obama gave the green light to his adoring MSM to go after Pelosi. No other way to explain why the MSM is giving it so much coverage.
bye,bye bitc* face
Bubba Leroy’s right: we all should pray Nancy stays right where she is. She is starting to stink up the joint. We don’t have much of a chance with the Senate, but she will help us take back the House!
The Picture of an Incompetent, Raging, Traitorous, Lieing IDIOT! who was elected by only 149,000 absolute, fascist San Francisco Gay/Lesbian Flamers!
Let's hope he's not. He wanders off the reservation too much to play kissy-face with the Clintons and others liberals. I'd vote for him over McCain, but not many other Republican presidential candidates.
There's only two ways this ends. 1) Pelosi agrees to some sort of concession that the Clintons want and gets to keep her job knowing she's owned or 2) The Clinton wing of the party and those in the media still loyal to them keep up the pressure until Pelosi is forced to resign.
If the Clinton wing had wanted this to die, it would have already been dead. The media wouldn't be trying to bury her without getting marching orders from someone higher up the Democrat food chain.
Earth to Newt Earth to Newt...
Newsflash! Pelosi lies all the time as do most of the Commie Dems. Pelosi just got caught this time.
Newt engages with, and even works with, his opponents.
But he does so to advance his ideas, not to co-opt theirs.
That is what Republicans desperately need, instead of hiding from debate, or changing their positions to go along with the Democrats.
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