http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nancypelosi/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:24:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075222/posts As House Republicans stayed behind in Washington DC to debate solutions to the nation's energy crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was out on the TV circuit last month, talking up her recent book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters. As a mother of five and current Speaker of House, Nancy Pelosi has good reason to be a proud. But this preachy tome is unlikely to bring many voters into the Democratic fold this coming November. Know Your Power consists of an odd brew of perky girl-talk, partisan posturing, and women's-libber agitations. The book's 174 pages projects all the... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075222/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:24:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2075040/posts Thursday, September 04, 2008 The Speaker's Archbishop Speaks In response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent statements on the church's teaching on abortion, Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco -- the top Rep.'s hometown ordinary -- prepared the following column for tomorrow's edition of the archdiocesan weekly, Catholic San Francisco. * * * Last month, in two televised interviews and a subsequent statement released through her office, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and a Catholic residing in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, made remarks that are in serious conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church... Whispers in the Loggia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2075040/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:53:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2074221/posts Pelosi, By George Another day, another dollar, another ecclesial ripple Nancy Pelosi hath wrought. Nine days after two leading USCCB chairmen took on the House Speaker's Meet the Press debacle in the name of the entire conference, the bench's president -- Cardinal Francis George OMI of Chicago (shown above with You Know Who) -- made his first public intervention earlier today with the following letter to his hometown church: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the midst of a lengthy political campaign, matters of public policy that are also moral issues sometimes are misrepresented or are presented in a... Whispers in the Loggia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2074221/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 02:28:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2073914/posts BEND - It is not possible this week to write about things related to the Catholic Church without making special note of the comments of a high-ranking U.S. official regarding abortion. This official, drawing from the rich tradition of the teachings of Saint Augustine, implied that he would have permitted abortion up to three months after conception. As has been well reported by others, Saint Augustine was working from the defective science of his day and he was trying to reconcile what he understood from science with the philosophical views of his day. It should be noted that Saint Augustine... Orate Fratres http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2073914/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:31:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072209/posts TOKYO (AFP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set this week to be the highest-ranking sitting US official to visit the site of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, which bitterly divides opinion six decades later. No sitting US president or vice president has ever paid respects to the dead of the US nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, a sore point for many survivors in Japan. Pelosi will travel to Hiroshima for a meeting of parliament speakers from the Group of Eight major industrial nations. Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency, is a member of Barack... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072209/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 04:45:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070362/posts Democrats and Republicans have scripted their conventions as tightly as possible. But after delegates return home with buttons, badges and banners, the curtain will rise on a more unruly drama: the fall session of Congress. And it could affect the November election more than the conventions. The House and Senate return to Washington Monday, Sept. 8. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hope it will be a short session, ending on Sept. 26. That will allow members to go home and campaign, not to return until after Election Day. Good luck. Congress hasn't yet passed any... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070362/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:17:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069400/posts WASHINGTON, D.C., August 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A spokeswoman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the speaker's position as a "pro-abortion Catholic", not because the Church is unclear on when life begins, as earlier stated, but because Catholics routinely contravene "clear Catholic teaching" against abortion.In a statement praising Pelosi's appreciation for "the sanctity of the family," Brenda Daly, speaking for Pelosi, said, "While Catholic teaching is clear that life begins at conception, many Catholics do not ascribe to that view."In the controversial interview on NBC's Meet The Press that spawned Daly's statement, Pelosi had said,  "The Doctors of the Church... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069400/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:03:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069252/posts When Democrats decided they wouldn’t let the GOP be “God’s Only Party,” they weren’t kidding. Thanks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, none other than St. Augustine has been summoned to Denver. He was resurrected as Pelosi was trying to respond to the question that refuses to die: When does human life begin? This time, it was Tom Brokaw asking on Sunday’s Meet the Press. Citing Barack Obama’s recent pass on a similar question — “At what point does a baby get human rights?” — Brokaw asked Pelosi what she would say to Obama were he to ask her advice. Pelosi... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069252/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:05:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069208/posts Under fire from U.S. Catholic bishops, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not backing off contentious comments about abortion she made during a weekend television talk show appearance. Pelosi said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that "doctors of the church" have not been able to define when life begins. That prompted swift rebukes from Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl and Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, who said Pelosi was incorrect and that Catholic teaching has consistently condemned abortion. Cardinal Edward Egan of New York voiced similar sentiment Tuesday. Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069208/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:08:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2068783/posts Speaker Pelosi is deep in it now. I am still looking for a link, but Amy reports that Brendan Daly, Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman issued a statement about her remarks on Meet The Press: “The Speaker is the mother of five children and seven grandchildren and fully appreciates the sanctity of family. She was raised in a devout Catholic family who often disagreed with her pro-choice views. “After she was elected to Congress, and the choice issue became more public as she would have to vote on it, she studied the matter more closely. Her views on when life begins were... WDTPRS blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2068783/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068699/posts Below is what I transmitted to my Catholic priest. I urge all Catholics to pressure their priests to speak out against Nancy Pelosi. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068699/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:14:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068437/posts Under the scrolling "DNC Right Now" where bits of news are being posted...there's this: RMN_Berny: union station - nancy pelosi in shouting exchange with pro-mccain protesters. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 11:30 a.m. Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068437/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:43:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068096/posts Archbishop Wuerl on the Church’s Constant Teaching on Abortion August 25, 2008 The following statement is from Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl: On Meet the Press this past Sunday, August 23, 2008, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made statements regarding the teaching of the Catholic Church, human life and abortion that were incorrect. Speaker Pelosi responded to a question on when life begins by mentioning she was Catholic. She went on to say, “And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the Church have not been able to make that definition...” After Mr. Tom Brokaw, the... Archdiocese of Washington http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068096/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067635/posts The Speaker of the House in an attempt to demonstrate her omniscience fails miserably. Nancy Pelosi, in an attempt to justify abortion, ties Roe vs Wade with the Catholic Church’s tenet on abortion. This woman has no clue, should keep her mouth shut rather to further demonstrate her ignorance. Stuck On Stupid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2067635/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:01:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067572/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, described herself yesterday morning on NBC’s Meet the Press as “an ardent, practicing Catholic,” then told moderator Tom Brokaw and an audience of millions that Church teaching on when human life begins is unclear. Besides, said Pelosi, even if life does begin at conception, that would not change her pro-abortion views. “The point is, is that it shouldn't have an impact on the woman's right to choose,” she said. “Roe v. Wade talks about very clear definitions of when the child -- first trimester, certain considerations; second trimester; not so third trimester. There's very... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067572/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:50:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066102/posts Pelosi censors poster of troops Bruce Fein Friday, August 22, 2008 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-S.F., has done something worse than commit a crime against the First Amendment. The speaker's censorship of nonobtrusive posters featuring men and women who gave that last full measure of devotion in service to their country is a blunder that could alienate 23 million veterans and their families from the Democratic Party. If she is endowed with a crumb of constitutional or political sense, she will reverse course. The tale of Pelosi's folly begins with Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C. He wished to pay tribute to... Sfgate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066102/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:07:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063038/posts Nancy Pelosi's book lands with a thud Posted Aug 14th 2008 2:12PM by Zac Bissonnette Filed under: Books, Politics Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is not the most intriguing Speaker of the House to come along, and she hasn't carved the high-profile that predecessors like Newt Gingrich did. But I don't think anyone expected her book to flop this badly. Drudge Report reports that Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters sold just 2,737 copies in its first week. That's bad enough to make it the 41st bestselling nonfiction book of the week and the reviews on Amazon have been equally... Blogging Stocks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063038/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:58:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2062856/posts Ever since the American public exploded with rage over gasoline prices and demanded that Congress stop the nonsense and let an American industry go back to work, we have seen a procession of Democrat talking heads and spin meisters trying to undermine the push for more oil drilling. They say, “no oil for 10 years” (not true, but so what?); they say, oil companies already have 68,000,000 acres on which to drill (not true, these leases are dry); and they say, “not enough oil to be concerned about” (NOT TRUE). From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2062856/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:46:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060925/posts Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi painted the outcome of this November's election in irrational, apocalyptic terms during a book tour appearance in Los Angeles last night.Pelosi was interviewed by Rabbi Robert Wexler of the American School of Judaism in West Los Angeles before a sometimes hostile crowd of leftist agitators who harangued her for her failure to end the war in Iraq and impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney.Speaking about the upcoming presidential election between leading candidates Republican John McCain and Democratic Barack Obama, Pelosi let loose with what is may well become her 'Dean scream' moment... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060925/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060566/posts By Michelle Malkin  •  August 12, 2008 09:46 AM Maybe Do-Nothing Nancy should enter the Olympic diving competition. She gets a 10 for her flip-flop-flop yesterday on drilling. It is now no longer the “hoax” she knew. What a hoot. Did she think she could sell 2 more books trying to pander and straddle like this? Nan, you’re slaying us. My sides hurt.From CNN’s Larry King show: PELOSI: I would not. It depends how the drilling is put forth. But I don’t — that is not excluded, let me say it that way. It depends how that is proposed, if the... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060566/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:12:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060368/posts SAN FRANCISCO — Cindy Sheehan, an icon of the anti-war movement, has qualified to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her seat in Congress. Sheehan, 51, says Pelosi failed to persuade her party to end funding for the Iraq war after Democrats reclaimed the House majority in the 2006 midterm elections. She also accused the speaker of failing to hold the administration accountable for the administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. Sheehan, who lost her son in the war, is best known for beginning a vigil outside President Bush’s Texas ranch in August 2005. “I feel like Nancy Pelosi, as the Democratic... Foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060368/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060096/posts It’s what conservative bloggers are buzzing about: the financial relationship between Do-Nothing Nancy Pelosi and Big Wind pusher T. Boone Pickens. #dontgo reports that according to disclosure statements, “in May 2007 she invested in T. Boone PickenÂ’s clean energy fuels corp., CLNE, which is the sole sponsor of a proposal in California to funnel $5 billion in state funds and $5 billion in Federal funs to this corporation which will indirectly help them create a giant wind farm in the Texas panhandle.”Follow the money.Get the whole scoop here and here. Know your eco-cronies.***Flashback: See-Dubya asks, “Why is T. Boone Pickens... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060096/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059706/posts A year to the date exactly after formally announcing her intention to challenge Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi for her seat in California's 8th district, Cindy Sheehan is officially on the ballot as a "Decline to State" candidate. In order to qualify as an "Decline to State" candidate Sheehan was required to submit 10,198 signatures from registered voters in the district by August 8th, 2008; Sheehan's campaign collected close the double the amount of signatures needed and qualified before the deadline. "Getting on the ballot is just the first victory for our campaign," says Sheehan. "I am even more convinced now than... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059706/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:44:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2058532/posts Well, no sooner did I write a column envisioning it than we almost had the real thing. Last Friday, about 40 House Republicans staged a spontaneous protest on the floor of the chamber, when Speaker Nancy “Nine Percent Approval Rating” Pelosi forcibly adjourned the House for a five-week vacation to avoid taking any vote on domestic energy drilling – precisely because she would lose it. Pelosi was caught between a political rock and a hard place: Allow the vote, watch a good number of Democrats defect so as to protect themselves in an election year, and see the enviro-wacko lobby... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2058532/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:11:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058013/posts MIDI - BLINDED BY THE LIGHT DFU News of the Day in Song http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058013/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:27:03 GMT