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Bill to Condemn Genocide in Jeopardy (Pelosi ploy failing)
AP ^ | 10/17/07 | ANNE FLAHERTY

Posted on 10/17/2007 6:10:47 AM PDT by teddyballgame

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House vote to label the century-old deaths of Armenians as genocide was in jeopardy Tuesday after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S. relations with Turkey.

The loss of support is a major setback to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, who have fiercely defended the resolution to Republicans and the Bush administration as a moral imperative in condemning the World War I-era killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

President Bush called Pelosi on Tuesday to ask her not to call for a House vote on the resolution.

"The president and the speaker exchanged candid views on the subject and the speaker explained the strong bipartisan support in the House for the resolution," Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami said, noting that Bush initiated the phone call.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; demfailure; flipflop; genocide; mistake; natoallies; ottoman; pelosi
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To: teddyballgame

Thank goodness for the rise of internet communications and talk radio to counter the Demodogs stupidity. As little as ten years ago, this type of item would have sailed through a Congress, and Americans would might never have heard about the foolishness -— unless it were to become aware years later that a new war broke out because of some stupid diplomatic error on the part of the US.


41 posted on 10/17/2007 6:44:57 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: randog
I think that's [introducing a measure to call on Japan to apologize for Imperial-era war crimes] already been done (or attempted).

The same was true of the Armenian Genocide measure. I only suggested the ones relating to Japan because like Turkey, Japan is an important ally in the War on Terror.

42 posted on 10/17/2007 6:45:29 AM PDT by pnh102
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To: NonValueAdded

LOL!


43 posted on 10/17/2007 6:45:59 AM PDT by kidd
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“MURTHA ISN”T BACKING NANCY??!!??”

I also would like to know sho the DEMS were that pulled away from Pelosi on this!


44 posted on 10/17/2007 6:46:17 AM PDT by seekthetruth
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To: pnh102
If you are referring to the Democrat party, then the label "stellar idiot" is inaccurate. The Democrat party knows exactly what will happen if they pass this bill

Yes, they initially knew what would happen but it looks like some of the idiots are now rethinking this round of their stupidity and are backing away. They can't even do 'stupid' right.

45 posted on 10/17/2007 6:47:38 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: pnh102
I only suggested the ones relating to Japan because like Turkey, Japan is an important ally in the War on Terror.

Eh. Don't overstate it. The point of the outrage is that 70% of our supply lines to troops on the ground in Iraq run through Turkey. That fact needs to be shouted from the rooftops, because the connection to treasonous intent is much easier to discern in light of it, given the Dems' public pledge to disrupt the President's policy and force a new one.

46 posted on 10/17/2007 6:50:23 AM PDT by Publius Maximus (Compassionate Conservatism: Profligate Liberal Spending With A Conservative Rhetorical Twist)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Another failure for Pelosi and the anti-American wing of the Democratic Democrat Party.

Better fix. There are no Democratics in the democrat party. They are all democrats, ergo it is the democrat party.

47 posted on 10/17/2007 6:50:35 AM PDT by mc5cents (Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
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To: teddyballgame
A House vote to label the century-old deaths of Armenians as genocide was in jeopardy Tuesday after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S. relations with Turkey.

Ok, that sentence implies that those several Democrats *were* on board from the get go and unable to see the obvious logical repercussion until *after* it was explained to them.

That amount of idiocy and lack of common sense frightens me.
48 posted on 10/17/2007 6:50:48 AM PDT by Thoro (Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.)
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To: Dick Vomer

My first thought as well.


49 posted on 10/17/2007 6:56:44 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore
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To: tsmith130
"My Gawd, where do we find such stellar idiots?"

This one in particular comes from San Fransissy.

50 posted on 10/17/2007 6:58:21 AM PDT by synbad600
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To: AppyPappy
What’s the point of this again? Why not condemn policies in Zimbabwe or the Sudan that are killing people TODAY? What’s up with this 100 year-old stuff?

The point is that if this resolution is passed, it would ADVERSELY affect our war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan. Moreover, I believe the real reason is to play "defense" and shield Iran in case the President wants to bomb them, which I hope he will before leaving office.

Condemning Zimbabwe or Sudan won't have any ADVERSE effect on the USA.

That's how our beloved traitor RATs operate.

51 posted on 10/17/2007 6:59:21 AM PDT by melancholy (Quiz: name one country, other than the USA, that doesn't control its borders.)
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To: y6162

aka: Nutsy Paloosy


52 posted on 10/17/2007 7:00:11 AM PDT by evets (beer)
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To: JPJones
Worst Speaker of the House, ever.

Worst American Citizen, ever.

53 posted on 10/17/2007 7:03:16 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: teddyballgame
the anti-American wing of the Democratic Party.

You repeat yourself.

54 posted on 10/17/2007 7:03:20 AM PDT by SlayerOfBunnies (An Indian friend of mine wishes to remind everyone... Indians <> muslims)
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To: tsmith130

Nancy Pelousy is going to be the biggest reason to vote Republican next year. Even if the Dems win the majority again (which I doubt), I believe she is going to be told “you ain’t returning to Speaker, Honeybun, America really, really, REALLY hates your a$$.

I believe if the Dems keep the Senate (which I also doubt), Harry Reid is going to be told the same thing.


55 posted on 10/17/2007 7:03:25 AM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Remember Billy Dale!!!)
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To: mc5cents

I call them Democrat-icks.


56 posted on 10/17/2007 7:03:35 AM PDT by Suzy Quzy (Hillary '08...Her PHONINESS is REAL!!!)
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To: teddyballgame

Pelosi has broken the glass ceiling - a true miracle.


57 posted on 10/17/2007 7:03:57 AM PDT by bulldozer
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To: teddyballgame

Even Denny Hastert wasn’t this stupid. If Pelosi would pull a stunt like this during a time of war I’m worried about her mental health. She should step down from her leadership position. Is there anyone on the dem side of the isle with a brain left?


58 posted on 10/17/2007 7:09:51 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: tsmith130

“My Gawd, where do we find such stellar idiots?”

San Francisco.


59 posted on 10/17/2007 7:11:52 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: Liberty Valance
Is there anyone on the dem side of the isle with a brain left?

You assume they started with something.

60 posted on 10/17/2007 7:12:24 AM PDT by tsmith130
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