Comments on: Pelosi Vulnerable to a Coup? http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nancy Pelosi is a War Criminal | Prose Before Hos http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-465564 Nancy Pelosi is a War Criminal | Prose Before Hos Wed, 20 May 2009 21:08:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-465564 [...] the Truth: CIA’s Comedy of Briefing List Errors, Let’s Cut To The Chase And Make Her Our Queen, Pelosi Vulnerable to a Coup?, Almost Two Thirds of Dems Believe Pelousy, Hoekstra plays pot and kettle with Pelosi, WHY PELOSI [...] [...] the Truth: CIA’s Comedy of Briefing List Errors, Let’s Cut To The Chase And Make Her Our Queen, Pelosi Vulnerable to a Coup?, Almost Two Thirds of Dems Believe Pelousy, Hoekstra plays pot and kettle with Pelosi, WHY PELOSI [...]

]]> By: Jacob http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-465538 Jacob Wed, 20 May 2009 17:54:10 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-465538 Really? Really? Alan, I'm just surprised that you would take a GOP strategists claims as anything other than a DISTRACTION from the issues at hand. The GOP has decided to shift the converstation about torture from: did we or did we not tortue to did the dems know we were torturing or not. They are effectively admitting they were wrong and blaming the dems for not stopping them- Pelosi in particular. The GOP has realized that attacking Obama isn't denting his approval enough to do anything. So they pick the less popular face of the Democratic party and are making her a scape goat. I honestly think Pelosi is fairly moderate and that's a GOOD thing- the GOP has had a good time branding her as "liberal" and "socialistic" just because she hails from California. I'm not saying she's perfect, and I have disagreed with her from time to time, but all in all, she's a great Speaker (and I honestly believe if she were a man we probably wouldn't be having this conversation). The fact that THIS IS NEWS AT ALL is ridiculous. We should be investigating the members of the executive branch who called for this all to be happening. Then if we find that Congress was negligent then we censure them and move on- they didn't order it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I honestly can't see how people can blame Pelosi for anything (except for the people who don't like her anyway). Really? Really? Alan, I’m just surprised that you would take a GOP strategists claims as anything other than a DISTRACTION from the issues at hand. The GOP has decided to shift the converstation about torture from: did we or did we not tortue to did the dems know we were torturing or not. They are effectively admitting they were wrong and blaming the dems for not stopping them- Pelosi in particular. The GOP has realized that attacking Obama isn’t denting his approval enough to do anything. So they pick the less popular face of the Democratic party and are making her a scape goat. I honestly think Pelosi is fairly moderate and that’s a GOOD thing- the GOP has had a good time branding her as “liberal” and “socialistic” just because she hails from California. I’m not saying she’s perfect, and I have disagreed with her from time to time, but all in all, she’s a great Speaker (and I honestly believe if she were a man we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation). The fact that THIS IS NEWS AT ALL is ridiculous. We should be investigating the members of the executive branch who called for this all to be happening. Then if we find that Congress was negligent then we censure them and move on- they didn’t order it. Maybe I’m wrong, but I honestly can’t see how people can blame Pelosi for anything (except for the people who don’t like her anyway).

]]> By: Booker Rising http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-464881 Booker Rising Tue, 19 May 2009 05:39:56 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-464881 <strong>Pelosi Vulnerable To A Coup?...</strong> After her contradictory statements regarding what she knew or didn't knew regarding the CIA and alleged torture. Alan Stewart Carl, a moderate blogger, wonders: "In my mind, the Democrats would be better off without Pelosi in charge. SheÂ’s proven un... Pelosi Vulnerable To A Coup?…

After her contradictory statements regarding what she knew or didn’t knew regarding the CIA and alleged torture. Alan Stewart Carl, a moderate blogger, wonders: “In my mind, the Democrats would be better off without Pelosi in charge. SheÂ’s proven un…

]]> By: matttbastard http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-464800 matttbastard Tue, 19 May 2009 01:22:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-464800 <blockquote>John Feehery of Politico</blockquote> Um, apparently reading bios is too much to ask of the average Donklephant front-pager. If you had done so, you'd see that John Feehery doesn't actually work as a journalist for Politico: <blockquote>John Feehery worked for the House Republican leadership from 1989 to 2005. He is the founder of The Feehery Group, a strategic advocacy firm, and blogs at www.thefeeherytheory.com.</blockquote> In other words, Feehery is a <i>GOP strategist</i> (and formerly the <a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/05/well_sourced.php" rel="nofollow">press secretary to Denny Hestert</a>), apparently trying to *gasp* further the current GOP strategy to undermine and marginalize Speaker Pelosi via specious conjecture. And <i>you</i> are providing the slack-jawed even-the-liberal assist. Nice job, that. Seriously -- I thought (ideally) blogs were supposed to <i>challenge</i> conventional wisdom and Beltway blather (to say nothing of <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/43383/dreaming-of-an-anti-pelosi-coup" rel="nofollow">out-and-out bullsh*t</a>), not virally transmit them in a usefully idiotic fashion. Once again the lazy volunteer stenographers @ Donklephant bring the EPIC FAIL with typically bland aplomb.

John Feehery of Politico

Um, apparently reading bios is too much to ask of the average Donklephant front-pager. If you had done so, you’d see that John Feehery doesn’t actually work as a journalist for Politico:

John Feehery worked for the House Republican leadership from 1989 to 2005. He is the founder of The Feehery Group, a strategic advocacy firm, and blogs at http://www.thefeeherytheory.com.

In other words, Feehery is a GOP strategist (and formerly the press secretary to Denny Hestert), apparently trying to *gasp* further the current GOP strategy to undermine and marginalize Speaker Pelosi via specious conjecture.

And you are providing the slack-jawed even-the-liberal assist. Nice job, that.

Seriously — I thought (ideally) blogs were supposed to challenge conventional wisdom and Beltway blather (to say nothing of out-and-out bullsh*t), not virally transmit them in a usefully idiotic fashion.

Once again the lazy volunteer stenographers @ Donklephant bring the EPIC FAIL with typically bland aplomb.

]]> By: Chris http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-464796 Chris Tue, 19 May 2009 00:02:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-464796 I'm amused by the republiclones freaking out about this. Not that we tortured people, or that several hundred thousand people have died needlessly, etc. I’m amused by the republiclones freaking out about this. Not that we tortured people, or that several hundred thousand people have died needlessly, etc.

]]> By: ShortWoman» Blog Archive » The Decline and Fall of the Martini http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-464793 ShortWoman» Blog Archive » The Decline and Fall of the Martini Mon, 18 May 2009 22:33:58 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-464793 [...] that it will drive the Big 3 out of business because 2 of them are already effectively there; does Pelosi have a target on her back;  health care follow up from Reich; Ezra moved; Wal-Mart sticks a fork [...] [...] that it will drive the Big 3 out of business because 2 of them are already effectively there; does Pelosi have a target on her back;  health care follow up from Reich; Ezra moved; Wal-Mart sticks a fork [...]

]]> By: Rob http://donklephant.com/2009/05/18/pelosi-vulnerable-to-a-coup/comment-page-1/#comment-464759 Rob Mon, 18 May 2009 18:39:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14852#comment-464759 Let me get this straight. Pelosi is in trouble because she says she was not breifed on waterboarding in 2002, Graham (an OCD note taker) backs her up. This appears to be a ruse to switch the discussion from the white house torturing people to "Hey the democrats knew about it". It seems obvious that even if the allegations were true that it shouldn't be a distraction, the the MSM falls for it every time. I also find it curious to see that Pelosi has called for investigations to see who is telling the truth, and the Republicans do not want an investigation. Let me get this straight. Pelosi is in trouble because she says she was not breifed on waterboarding in 2002, Graham (an OCD note taker) backs her up.

This appears to be a ruse to switch the discussion from the white house torturing people to “Hey the democrats knew about it”.

It seems obvious that even if the allegations were true that it shouldn’t be a distraction, the the MSM falls for it every time.

I also find it curious to see that Pelosi has called for investigations to see who is telling the truth, and the Republicans do not want an investigation.

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