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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 10:39 AM
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Pete, Nancy, George and WWIII
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/25/4795/
Pete, Nancy, George and WWIII
by Cindy Sheehan
“You don’t have money to fund the war or children. But you’re going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president’s amusement.”
-Pete Stark (D-Ca)

“While Members of Congress are passionate about their views what Congressman Stark said during the debate was inappropriate.”
-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, (D-Ca)

“But this — we got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel. So I’ve told people that if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from have (sic) the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.”
-George Bush, War Criminal

I cheered inside my head when I heard Rep. Stark unbelievably utter his words condemning the murderous acts of BushCo on the House floor, and I was impressed with his candor, compassion and what I consider an appropriate amount of rage and honesty. How many of us were not thinking the same thing about the S-CHIP votes? I knew, however, that it would not be long until Pete Stark had to apologize. It happened today.

I believe that Speaker Pelosi’s comments about Rep. Stark were utterly inappropriate and out of line. I believe that when she said that impeachment was “off the table,” her remarks were not only inappropriate but also antithetical to our Constitution and directly in opposition to why the people of this country put Democrats back in power.

We may remind the Speaker of some of the things George has said: He told us that Saddam was able to reach the Eastern part of the US with drones that contained either chemical or biological weapons; that the smoking gun might come in the form of a “mushroom cloud” and that Saddam was also seeking significant amounts of “yellow cake uranium.” George and his co-criminals also told us over and over again that 9-11 was the justification for an attack on Iraq because Saddam had something to do with 9-11.

It is imperative that Ms. Pelosi be a true leader and lead the charge to impeach the liars, or at least get the hell out of the way so they can be impeached. I buried my son for no logical, moral or truthful reason for God’s sake, and she has neither the integrity or fortitude to finally say that BushCo has to be stopped before George is the instigator for Armageddon.

Ms. Pelosi is not the only one who condemned Rep. Stark; she joined hands (again) with Republicans to do so. However, for the Republicans to say that Congressman Stark’s comment demeaned “the troops” is so patently ridiculous, it is stunningly pathetic. Our troops and their much higher paid cousins, the mercenary killers, are killing innocent Iraqis. IT IS A WAR! What do these morally bankrupt Chickenhawks think occurs in war? It would be better for everyone if “the troops” went over to play pinochle with the Iraqis, but occupied peoples have an inherent hatred of their occupiers and want them to leave their country: dead or alive. Congress wants to hide behind “the troops” by giving BushCo billions more dollars to wage the occupation so their lobbyist buddies and campaign contributors can become richer off of the flesh and blood of those same troops that they claim to support.

BushCo has over 14 more months to sew their demented seeds of destruction all over the planet. We must all join Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh) in his call to remove them from office not only for their past, but for their future, illegal wars of aggression, possibly even doing the unthinkable: using a nuclear weapon. The terrorists that wear Brooks Brothers and Armani and live and work in the big white house on Pennsylvania Avenue are more dangerous to our way of life and safety than any others.

I wish Congressman Stark had not caved to the establishment elitists. George is the one that needs to apologize to each and every one of us for killing just about everything that we hold dear: our treasury, our Constitution, our standing in the international community, our ecology, our children, and for murdering our hopes and dreams for the future.

When I replace Nancy Pelosi as the Representative from California’s 8th district, I will fight for the lives, security and prosperity of not only my constituents, but for all the human beings in the world. If BushCo is still in office, God forbid, when I am sworn in, I will do everything in my power to hold them accountable for their crimes against humanity and I will never, ever apologize for telling the truth.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/25/4795/
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 10:47 AM
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1. I hold Nancy Pelosi in contempt for her comments directed at Stark.
Edited on Fri Oct-26-07 10:55 AM by AndyA
She is in contempt for allowing a war based on lies to continue, after she stated she would listen to the American people and end it. A year later, no end in sight. Then she condemns someone who has enough guts to stand up before Congress and speak the truth - a truth she apparently wants to conceal or deny.

I hold her in contempt of the position as Speaker of the House for not leading the House. She controls the agenda, yet continues to allow the minority party to manipulate her.

I hold her in contempt of the Constitution, for not doing everything within her power to protect and defend it and the people of the United States of America. She did so by stating that impeachment was off the table prematurely, before she had knowledge to make such a decision.

Nancy Pelosi is a failure as Speaker, and a major disappointment considering the reasons she is in that position. She is aiding and abetting the criminals, which makes her an accomplice to those crimes.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 10:52 AM
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2. I agree.
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natrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 11:02 AM
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3. nancy ought to just come out and say she stands with republicans instead of this endlees charade
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 11:29 AM
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4. More Power to You, Cindy
Pelosi is definitely low-hanging fruit.
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reprobate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-27-07 03:59 PM
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5. We all really have to accept the fact tha Pelosi is not of us, she is of the elite.


She has a net worth of $25 million which places her not in our class but in the wealthy elite class. Once again, follow the money. Much of her portfolio is in defense industries. Therefor doing anything to stop the war or stop Bush/Cheney would be against her own financial interests and those of the rest of her class.

On a bit closer analysis, I would even lump her in with Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas and O'Connor who voted in their own financial, political, and family interests to anoint Bush in the 2000 election. Any constitutional scholar will tell you that what they did was unconstitutional. If you want to assign primary blame for the destruction of our nation, they are the ones directly responsible. And the two left on the Extreme Court are who MUST be impeached to keep this from ever occurring again.
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