Posted on 05/22/2004 10:00:18 AM PDT by jmstein7
More On Nancy Pelosi's Socialist Ties
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida) March 13, 1999
What to call left-wing politicians
I find it interesting that the mass media uses such terms as Christian radical right, radical right, far right, conspiratorial right, etc. When the left is mentioned, such terms as liberal, progressive, etc., are used.
As an independent but conservative, I have found some information that I consider interesting. I wonder how many people are familiar with the Democratic Socialists of America, which is affiliated with Socialist International of London. At least 58 Democrats in the House of Representatives - about one-fourth of the Democrats - belong to this organization. Such stalwarts as John Conyers, Maxine Waters, Barney Frank, Robert Scott, Jerrold Nadler, Henry Waxman, John Lewis, David Bonior, Charles Rangel, George Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Pete Stark, James McDermott, etc., are members.
I wonder if the DSA's philosophy is at odds with our Constitution? You can make up your own mind if you go to this Web site: www.dsausa.org/html
Would this label be appropriate for this group: "Secular Humanist Radical Socialist Left"?
Paul Jorgensen
Venice
The San Francisco Chronicle NOVEMBER 9, 2002
Editor -- I am really hoping that Nancy Pelosi will end up being the new House minority leader. She and her somewhere-between-socialist-and-communist viewpoint is the stark contrast needed to further separate the left from mainstream America, resulting in more conservative wins.
BRUCE BAGLEY
Santa Rosa
The Washington Times November 12, 2002
A few days ago the New York Times reported in the lead position, above the fold, that Nancy Pelosi, California
Democrat, had the votes to become the next minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Much is discussed about the congresswoman, but without a single mention of her executive position in the Progressive Caucus, and the latter's ties to the Socialist International.
Question: If an international organization existed to carry the torch for Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, and if a person running for minority leader had past or present ties to such an organization, what are the chances the New York Times would find it irrelevant to the matter at hand?
None. Zero. Nada.
Double standards: Do you remember the Austrian nationalist Joerg Haider? He had no such affiliation. Yet the mere possibility that he might harbor sympathies for National Socialist ideas sufficed to make him, and the country in which he holds office, an international pariah.
The Socialist International carries the torch for Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, V.I. Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Josef Stalin. Pay no attention to the desperate attempts by socialists to distance themselves from Stalin. For our purposes, it suffices to observe that every single tenet of the Socialist International is the exact opposite of the principles upon which America was founded, and which define the U.S. Constitution.
For our purposes, it suffices also to observe that members of the U.S. Congress are required to furnish an oath whereby they will preserve, protect, and defend said Constitution.
DSA/USA, the "Democratic Socialists of America" are the U.S. arm of the Socialist International. They share the symbol of the fist holding the rose, and they share the tasks to be accomplished - in our case, an altogether different America.
Some time ago - the date is missing from the descriptions - 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed a subdivision of the Democratic Socialists of America and called it the Progressive Caucus. Their statement of purpose, as well as their membership list, formed an integral part of the dsausa Web site [www.dsausa.org]. The membership list appeared on the screen with the continuous background of the fist holding the rose, should anyone have missed the connection with the Socialist International.
Following the exposure in this newspaper of the Progressive Caucus [Nov. 10-11, 1998], action was taken to hide the true nature of the organization, and its membership list was eventually taken off the dsausa Web site. In fact, the only listing to be found right now is a web site maintained by Rep. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, the only member professing to be a socialist. But interested parties can type "Progressive Caucus" in a search engine, such as Google, and find the dsausa link right up front. The link brings up a screen saying "the page cannot be displayed," but the listing confirms its prior existence.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has long been, and is now, a member of the executive committee of the Progressive Caucus. Her election as minority leader would firmly establish the link between the Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Socialist International.
The U.S. Constitution places no restrictions on political creeds. There is no earthly reason why socialists could not be elected to Congress if the people so choose. There is a question of honesty, though. Candidates for office ought to put their cards on the table.
The Democratic Party has been the permanent or temporary home for an awesome line-up of great Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to Ronald Reagan. The political philosophy known as Socialism was devised to combat and prevail over Anglo-American principles, law, economics. Every version of socialism, from Nazism and Bolshevism to the mildest form of Social Democracy is fundamentally opposed to Anglo-American attitudes.
If the moment has come when the Democratic Party sees no other way "to be different" except by embracing socialism, that is a sad day for all Americans.
National Journal's House Race Hotline November 15, 2002
From Her Hometown Paper -- Thanks A Latte San Francisco Chronicle's Sandalow reports, "A good portion of the ruling pundocracy seem to be having a grand time questioning -- if not outright ridiculing -- the party's judgment for turning to a San Franciscan." While Speaker Denny Hastert and outgoing Min. Leader Dick Gephardt "hail from the heartland, Pelosi's left coast home evokes stereotypes too powerful for political image-makers to ignore." While Pelosi "is still relatively unknown to most Americans, journalists, opinion-makers, supporters and detractors are rushing to define a woman who is quickly becoming one of Washington's most recognizable faces." The conservative National Review "screams": "Latte liberal." Some stories "chronicle Pelosi's disarming smile, her legislative acumen and her political pragmatism." However, "to read many accounts, it almost sounds as if the Democrats are naming a member of the Socialist Party as their leader" -- exactly what a Washington Times columnist suggested on 11/12. Pelosi's "essence is frequently reduced to three words: 'San Francisco liberal'" -- a description "that is irrefutable based on Pelosi's home address and voting record." It is "in many ways the mirror image of the argument" Dems have made "for years" about Maj. Whip Tom DeLay, who on 11/13 is expected to win election as the House Majority Leader (11/13). Pelosi "has attracted international attention mostly for the new look she brings" to the Dem Party. Pelosi "is the first woman to lead either party on Capitol Hill, and her ascent is widely interpreted as evidence that Democrats wish to more aggressively challenge" Pres. Bush and cong. GOPers "on matters ranging from war to taxes." In political circles, Pelosi's "ability to win elections is generating the most excitement" (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/14). Washington Post's Von Drehle and Rosin: "There are two Nancy Pelosis ... One is the liberal Democrat from San Francisco. ... The other is the canny political tactician. ... Which one will dominate as House minority leader?" (11/14).
Tampa Tribune (Florida) November 17, 2002
Pelosi's Affiliation
Your articles have failed to state that Nancy Pelosi is a member of the Progressive Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America. Why has this fact been omitted?
"Communism is dead" - don't you believe it. Pelosi is one of more than 50 congressional members of the Progressive Caucus. Perhaps your favorite Democrat is a member.
JIM SEILER
Tampa
Press Journal (Vero Beach, FL) November 20, 2002
Columnist Dan Thomasson presented an informative profile on Nancy Pelosi ("Gambling on Pelosi" in Friday's Press Journal) in her campaign to secure the leadership in the House. He did not mention, however, that she represents the most extreme arm of the Democratic Party; this part of the party is the remnant of the old socialist and communist groups that decided, unlike their purist ancestral leaders, to try to achieve their goals by remaining under the Democratic Party blanket.
The New Republic March 24, 2003
When San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi took over as House minority leader following last November's election debacle, this magazine worried that, despite her efforts to remake herself as a moderate--referring to herself, for example, as "an Italian-American grandmother"--she would ultimately revert to her liberal roots, likely taking the House Democratic caucus with her (see Michael Crowley, "Follow the Leader," November 25, 2002). And, last week, she began doing exactly that. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Pelosi complained that, though George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq "is too far down the road, and I don't think he's turning back," things could have been different if Democrats had followed an alternative game plan last fall. "If the Democrats had spoken out more clearly in a unified vote five months ago in opposition to the resolution, if the people had gone onto the streets five months ago in these numbers in our country and throughout the world, I think we might have been in a different place today," Pelosi said. Really? At the time, polls showed that voters trusted Republicans over Democrats on national security by as much as a three-to-one margin; they generally approved of the way Bush was handling foreign policy by a two-to-one margin. While it is doubtless true that the Democrats' wishywashiness on Iraq cost them votes, full-throated opposition would almost certainly have been far worse. Just ask Senator Max Cleland, a triple-amputee war veteran who, despite his support for the congressional resolution authorizing force against Iraq, was nonetheless beaten by an opponent who painted him as soft on security. Indeed, Democratic campaign officials have noted that their candidates' poll numbers began to plummet in competitive districts last year once the party came to be defined as opposing the president on Iraq. As for attaching the Democrats more closely to the people going into "the streets," it is worth noting that one of the primary organizers of the recent antiwar movement has been International answer (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), a group associated with the socialist Workers World Party and far enough to the left that it banned Michael Lerner, the ultraliberal editor of Tikkun, from speaking at one of the protests. Not exactly the organization you most want swing voters to associate with the Democratic Party on Election Day. Minority Leader Pelosi's newfound centrism, it seems, is still a work in progress.
Orlando Sentinel Tribune, November 12, 2002
I would like to thank God for Nancy Pelosi being picked as leader for House Democrats. For perhaps she'll wake up the "yellow-dog Democrats" as to how far left their party has gone. When Rep. Pelosi and her peers talk of common ground, that ground is socialism -- close to communism. One only need to look at the history of her area of California to see that.
David F. Stone
Kissimmee
Well, you know, that's right. I hadn't even thought of that.Doesn't the FBI do a background check on all Prez candidates for security, etc. ? If they issue a report, that might be a good place to start.
I'll try to get to Google Searching for his Biographical info later on if I get a chance and see what I can find.
I'm heading for my PhotoDeluxe software in a few minutes to work on a project.
Thank you. :^)She's about as far left as they come.
Thanks..I wasn't trying to create MORE work for you, but I just realized that they are like "non-persons..if you come across anything. kindly ping me...I'm on your lists, pretty sure..regards..
I think socialists are
just
KOMMIES IN DRAG.
And we ought to call them such at every opportunity and all the opportunities we can create.
I think every time we mention one of those KOMMIE KRITTERS, we should do something like:
"SOCIALIST [a Kommie in Drag] Rep Pelosie said . . . "
We at least ought to rub it in their faces and the public's face at every opportunity.
She's a congresswoman from CA's 8th district. But everthing else is right-on.
By applying the 'ice-berg' theory to her comments toward Bush, one can only imagine the seething, palpable, hate that simmers below the surface on the Left toward the president. Liberals are real good haters.
No!
Excellent idea. Let me know where to send my letter.
You are correct. She is not a Senator. I believe Barbara Boxer is. However, they are two malignantly liberal peas in a pod. Neither one is on the President's side in this world war.
There used to be similar oaths for public employees in the '50's. They were called Loyalty Oaths and were eventually deemed to be UN-constitutional by SCOTUS.
It's a Catch-22. It's "constitutional" to be against the Constitution, even if you swore to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution". As an elected public servant it is your duty. As a citizen, however, it violates your individual constitutional rights to infringe on your activities to destroy the same Constitution that created your position as a member of Congress in the first place.
Could Pelosi and other members of the Progressive Caucus be considered as being; "Neo-Coms"?
Hey, it mentions a brother and parents in this article. Also, he has a first cousin that is a French Socialist/Green Party-er that ran for French Prez in 1981 ! haha !John Kerry
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The sprawling estate was rebuilt in 1954, so as a youth, Kerry and his parents would often spend the summer holidays there, where Kerry would race his cousins on bicycles and challenge relatives to games of "kick the can." One of his cousins, an East Anglia geography teacher named Kevin Armstrong, later recalled, "I remember him on his bike. He always looked like he was in a race. He was never just pedaling along, he would be going like crazy. We always knew he wouldn't win, but were we ever wrong!" Armstrong, describing the Kerry household, said that they never talked of presidential ambitions, but "there would always be political discussions. Johnny's dad, Uncle Dick, was very serious about politics. There were high-level arguments going on. You had the feeling you were expected to know a lot." During his summers he became good friends with his first cousin Brice Lalonde, a future socialist and green party leader in France who ran for president of France in 1981.Here is the Google Search where I found that. It's the FIRST link.
Wow. That covers just about everything. Thanks.
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