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| Does she have any substance at all? |
ETWolverine |
12/13/06 |
In contrast with the last post about Jeane Kirkpatrick, we are now saddled with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Soes Pelosi have ANY substance whatsoever? Please note the single common thread that runs through every interview, speech and story written about her.
“I'm a mother of five. I have five grandchildren. And I always say: Think of a lioness. Think of a mother bear. You come anywhere near our cubs, you're dead. And so, in terms of any threat to our country, people have to know we'll be there to preemptively strike.”
---Nancy Pelosi Interview on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Thursday, March 30, 2006
I have five grandchildren. My husband always says that he'd like to time my speeches to see how long it takes for me to mention my grandchildren. He knows it's going to be there. It's just a question of how soon. They live in Texas and Arizona, which is wonderful for them but a little far for us. My husband and I prayed for grandchildren; we not only prayed, we begged. It was not a pretty sight. But we forgot to pray that they live in California.
---A Conversation With Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Sunday, August 27, 2006; Page W08
…And if all goes as expected, in less than 100 hours my sixth grandchild will be born.
I want my grandchild to be born into an America where government is for and by the people. I want my grandchild to be born into an America that rewards and values hard work. I want my grandchild to be born into an America where you are not labeled a terrorist coddler when you honor the Constitution.
I want my grandchild to be born into an America where if the U.S. Central Command judges the situation in Iraq to be near chaos, with "violence at all-time high, spreading geographically", if the top intelligence agencies tell you that the war in Iraq is inspiring the very terrorism it was purported to prevent, and if four highly respected military newspapers say of the Secretary of Defense that "his strategy has failed, and his ability to lead is compromised...[he] must go" that you fire your Secretary of Defense and change the course.
I want my grandchild to be born into an America whose government honors its duty for accountability and oversight.
I want my grandchild to be born into an America that inspires innovation, that leads with dignity and diplomacy, that rejects fear mongering, and whose leaders start each day remembering that the Constitution begins with the simple but revolutionary phrase "We the people," which announced to the world that here, the people rule.
---The Huffington Post, One Hundred Hours, Nancy Pelosi blogging, 11/7/06
"Last week I celebrated by birthday and my grandchildren - ages 4 and 6 - called to sing 'Happy Birthday.' And the surprise, the real gift, was that they sang it in Hebrew."
---Jewish Telegraphic Agency November 8, 2006
I am a mother of five. We have five children and five grandchildren. We are expecting our sixth grandchild in October. And we certainly appreciate the value of family. We see family in our community as a source of strength, and a source of comfort to people. What constitutes that family is an individual and personal decision, but for all, it is a place where people find love, comfort, and support.
---Speech on House Floor regarding gay marriage, July 18, 2006
I'm a mom. I have five children, and I have five grandchildren. I always say to people, 'Think lioness.' This is how Democrats are. You threaten our children -- and that's American -- you threaten our country, you're dead. You're dead."
--- New Yorker interview, May 30, 2006
I have five children, five grandchildren; I try to abide by all the teachings of the church in relationship to family. I think my family speaks very clearly to that.
---National Catholic Reporter Online interview by Joe Feuerherd, 1/22/03
As a mother, I know the sacred and blessed choice of life. That decision does not belong to the politicians. It is ours to make - as women, with our families, our physicians, and our faith.
As a grandmother, I want my children and grandchildren to grow up in a society that respects their rights and values their health. The right to plan for healthy families. The right to privacy. The right to choose. These are fundamental American rights to be preserved for all time, for all generations.
I am a mother of five, a grandmother of five, and a devout Roman Catholic who supports a women's right to choose.
---March for Women's Lives Rally Sunday, April 25, 2004
Well, I appreciate your saying that and I think one of my first acts as -- post-election, will be to become a grandmother for the sixth time. We're anxiously awaiting the birth of our grandchild, who is due the first week in November, so a good omen. We get ready for our new grandbaby as we get ready for a new Congress.
---Interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s Situation Room, 11/6/06.
Okay, I get it. She's a grandmother, and therefore knows what's best for her grandkids. (Her kids must love it when she comes to visit... I wonder if she tells her children what they are "doing wrong" in raising her grandkids.) How does that qualify her to be the third in line for the Presidency?
And how does Pelosi "making decisions solely on the basis of being a grandmother" differ from Bush "making decisions based solely on his religious beliefs", as he has been accused of? It seems to me that Pelosi's grandchildren are her religion of choice, as opposed to Bush's Christianity. What's the real difference? I don't happen to agree with that assessment of Bush, but even assuming its true, how is Pelosi any different?
Just wondering.
Elliot |
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