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 Pelosi’s handling of oversight on harsh interrogation tactics, in a major escalation of partisan attacks being aimed at Pelosi.
In an interview with ABC News Radio’s 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 administration’s 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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>>>> I think Queen Botoxia will rue the day she pissed on the CIA <<<<<
She thinks she’s still fighting Dick Cheney.
And she’s right!
Go Newt!
You tell ‘em!
SQUIRM PELOSI!
Hoyer is an obama kiss up.
>>liar, liar pants on fire!!! Doubt the CIA will be helping to put that fire out.<<
Sure they will ,,, with copious amounts of NAPALM!
Nancy Pelosi draws fire over CIA claim
may be more complete....showing Nancy being more disjointed so to speak...
>>Nothing will come of this, the MSM and her libtard friends will cover for her.<<
She can’t escape this one.
She will have to fall on the sword for this and resign one way or another or she will be found guilty of some minor act of breaching ethics.
She should resign but that’s not going to happen. I really truly believe nothing will come of this. It’s all just talk and gum flapping. It’s will be a story for about another couple of weeks but that is as far as it goes.
I hope I am wrong
>>totally unrelated, but do the abcnews.com blog pages make anyone else’s firefox to go insane? I hit the page, and instantly firefox spikes the CPU at 100%, and it stays thaat way until I can kill that tab. it happens every time.<<
No problem here using ver 3
try google chrome, its very fast as well.
FF 3.0 has issues. I have been using chrome for several months, and am quickly becoming quite a fan. they need an adblock plugin . . .
do either of these links work for what you want to see?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpfi4E-fDEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0H0c6vu25I
During WW II Pelosi’s grandmother was briefed about the development of the atomic bomb, but she had no idea it would be used to beat Japan. She thought it was just in case Japan did something really bad.
Pelosi and her fellow Socialists obviously think the public is very dumb. And they are right about that.
Certainly, Panetta has no more actual knowledge of what the CIA told Pelosi in 2002 than any of us.
>> “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.”
Another possibility: Pelosi’s base constituency is pure moonbat. If somehow, a recording of that briefing (with her asking if they couldn't be more harsh) were leaked, the CIA/war/bush/military HATING moonbats might start screeching for her head. It wouldn't even have to be a particularly good fake.
Moonbats are ruled by emotion, not rational thought.
DG
>>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.<<
Your right, but this should be a great opportunity for serious republicans who are looking to gain our support to jump on her. Why is he the only one who is making such a serious attack now?
They all should be
:-D. LOL. Great post.
Think about it this way.
1. it can not go away as long as the hard left keeps calling for Bush and Cheney to go down for it. Pelosi is just as guilty if not more because she is lying through her teeth right now and it shows.
2. She was going after the CIA and is now calling them liars. I think if there was one agency that any politician would not want after them it is one that knows how to manipulate public opinion.
3. Even her own people are beginning to distance themselves from her statements and slightly contradicting her.
4. The more she talks the deeper a hole she digs herself.
She will never in a million years be voted out of office by her districts because of the support she gives them. But *IF* the republicans can finally get their collective a$$es together and pile on her. They can make her a sacrificial lamb that 1/2 the country will get behind to punish the one.
(yes it is a big *if*)
But I think this is not going to go away. Especially if Obama’s remarks about the CIA have gotten under spooks skins.
Then they will go after him and he will toss her under the Obama bus in a New York Minute to save himself.
My feeling exactly!
Better that she become the Governor of CA than remaining the third in line for President.
In any case, my condolences to Californians if that ever happens.
Prison would be the best possible outcome. Special committee, catch her in her web of lies under oath, throw her in the clink.
I can dream, can't I?
I’m with you- ALL OF THE ABOVE!
Another lying Democrat.
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