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    October 27, 2006

    Nancy Pelosi’s Voting Record

    From Newt Gingrich:

    Pelosi voted:

    • NO on the Border Security Bill
    • NO on making the Republican tax cuts permanent
    • NO on eliminating the marriage penalty
    • NO on eliminating the death tax
    • NO on creating Health Savings Accounts
    • NO on the Defense of Marriage Act
    • NO on the 1996 Welfare Reform Law (and NO on its reauthorization)
    • NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance
    • NO on banning partial-birth abortion
    • NO on requiring a photo I.D. to ensure only legal voters vote
    • NO on the Patriot Act
    • NO on authorizing domestic tracking of terrorists
    • NO on military tribunals and new interrogation rules for terrorist detainees


    Replies: 38 comments

    Your comments are welcome. Abusive remarks and trolls may be deleted. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of The Big Picture.

      on  10/30/06  at  01:41 AM   United States  #1

    Thanks for giving us Nancy Pelosi’s voting record.



      on  10/30/06  at  01:24 PM   United States  #2

    You’re very welcome, Judith.



      on  11/04/06  at  01:16 PM   United States  #3

    i see nancy has no on the brain.. Wonder if she ever thought how it looks to people of race, color and creed.  I for one would just say no to nancy.  Heck I’ll bet YES is not even in her vocublary.



      on  11/05/06  at  10:57 PM   United States  #4

    It is not particularly fair to highlight Representative Pelosi’s ‘nay’ votes as it doesn’t tell the whole story; some of her ‘yea’ votes should also be taken into consideration as well as those entities, PAC’s, and other lobbying groups who consider her voting record in sync with their respective philosophies and agenda.

    This is an interesting and revealing site:

    Her record is far more frightening than what was indicated by the original post.



      on  11/08/06  at  01:44 PM   United States  #5

    "i see nancy has no on the brain.. Wonder if she ever thought how it looks to people of race, color and creed.  I for one would just say no to nancy.  Heck I’ll bet YES is not even in her vocublary.”

    -Pat Bramlet

    You need to review a voting record other than what Newt Gingrich hand picked before you say she has no on her brain.
    Please check out http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=H0222103
    If you’re a dem. you’ll love her and visa versa if you’re a republican. Simple as that, but please don’t get on a politicians case by only knowing a fraction of their voting record. Always do your research!!!!!!



      on  11/08/06  at  04:01 PM   United States  #6

    Dear Daniel,

    I think I had made that point and supplied a link to her entire voting record from a balanced source.

    It’s not a matter of Republican vs Democrat, but Conservative vs Liberal; we have elements of both in each party.

    Nancy Pelosi reflects an extremely far-left philosophy which I feel is not in step with most of the country.

    I still find her positions frightening.



      on  11/10/06  at  02:41 PM   United States  #7

    It is scary to think that she may end up 3 seats away from the presidency!
    Its improbable, but weird and unexplained things have been known to happen in our government.
    She could end up the defacto president by “accident”.



    El Cidd   on  11/13/06  at  09:35 PM   United States  #8

    I agree that the way these particular votes are selected is done to give a negative connotation.  I think it should be less bias to be a bit more credible.  People can see right through this kind of thing.  Now, I have followed Mrs. Pelosi’s politics for years and I am repulsed by many of her stands. Frankly, anyone that won’t make an effort to protect our borders and unique culture disgusts me.  That includes George Bush, John McCain, Ted Kennedy, and most of the rest.  Special Interests, corporations, and foreign governments own our leaders.  The corporate, global media is just as self interested (ex: cnn filming a sniper view blasting of our troops.  For this climate, maybe Pelosi is perfect!  Good job American Sheeple!  Pelosi, Bush, Schumer, Clinton???  This is not a government, and a bad one at that.  It’s a sitcom. This has got to be a joke.  If Aliens do come and see this world, they will be right to enslave and exterminate.  Everybody just pray (can I still say that?)



      on  11/13/06  at  10:41 PM   United States  #9

    Just when one thought things couldn’t get worse...Nancy Pelosi backs Rep. Murtha for Majority House Leader .

    Well, all I can is that we have a lame duck President/administration and are looking toward what has every indication of becoming a disasterous congress.

    Perhaps its better to have a Democratic congress now and hope that the pendulum swing to the far left will be a wake up call for the voters in 2008. Unfortunately, Afghanistan and Iraq, our troops, the War on Terrorism, and the economy will suffer for the next two years.



    Barry Bright   on  12/25/06  at  05:00 PM   United States  #10

    here’s one thing you can do about pelosi…

    Hold Your Horses… It’s Not Christmas Yet!
    -- There’s one VERY IMPORTANT action item before the holidays begin

    Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
    8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
    Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
    http://www.gunowners.org

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006

    Imagine this scenario. It’s June of 2007, and the House of
    Representatives is getting ready to vote on renewing the semi-auto gun
    ban which sunset three years before.

    You’ve called your Congressman and asked him to oppose the gun ban. He
    assures you that he is with you, and in fact, he carries through with
    his promise and votes “no.” But the ban still passes narrowly.

    The reason this scenario could occur during the next two years --
    whether it’s the semi-auto ban or the Brady expansion act or a gun
    show ban—is because the REAL VOTE for killing gun control will
    occur on January 4, 2007.

    On that day, the House of Representatives will vote for Speaker of the
    House. On that day, your Congressman will help determine which bills
    get pushed to the floor for a vote and, likewise, which bills will die
    in committee. That is the power of the House Speaker. That is the
    power that Nancy Pelosi will have, should she be elected to the top
    post in the House.

    And that’s why Gun Owners of America is telling every Representative
    in Congress that GOA will be rating the vote for Speaker on January 4.
    A vote in favor of Nancy Pelosi will be counted as an ANTI-GUN vote. A
    vote for Pelosi will be considered as a vote for gun control.

    The democratic congresswoman from California is rabidly anti-gun. She
    is an avowed socialist who is F- rated by Gun Owners of America.

    Consider that Pelosi was one of only 99 Representatives who voted IN
    FAVOR of gun confiscation in July. That vote saw more than 300
    congressmen cast their ballots to prohibit federal agents from
    stealing firearms from law-abiding citizens. It was truly an
    overwhelming majority who supported the Second Amendment rights of
    Americans.

    But in that July vote, Nancy Pelosi joined the hard core left in
    Congress to SUPPORT gun confiscation. She actually voted to let
    government agents burst into your home and steal your firearms!

    That’s the woman who will be determining which bills will be voted on
    next year in the House of Representatives. Yes, there still may be a
    majority of congressmen who oppose the outright gun confiscation of
    gun owners’ guns.

    But in Nancy Pelosi’s new Congress, a bill to prohibit such gun
    confiscation will never see the light of day! She will decide what gun
    bills come to the floor.

    And that’s why we need your help. Gun Owners will be telling each
    Congressman that the vote for the Speaker of the House is a “ratings
    vote.” A vote for a gun grabber like Pelosi will be considered an
    anti-Second Amendment vote.

    But we need you to back us up on this. Tell them that you agree with
    this strategy. We’re not asking that Democrats vote for a Republican
    for Speaker. To quote a common proverb, “Hell will freeze over before
    that happens.”

    All we’re asking is that the House does not elevate a committed
    supporter of gun confiscation to the top leadership spot in that
    chamber.

    This vote will be especially tough for some of the newly elected,
    so-called Blue Dog Democrats who campaigned as pro-gun before the
    recent election. But that’s okay. Let’s find out how pro-gun these new
    congressmen really are.

    ACTION: Please ask your Representative to vote NO on choosing Nancy
    Pelosi for the Speaker of the House. You can visit the Gun Owners
    Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to
    send your Representatives a pre-written e-mail message. And, you can
    call your Representatives toll-free at 1-877-762-8762.

    -----Pre-written letter-----

    Dear Representative:

    As a supporter of the Second Amendment, I am asking you to vote for a
    gun rights supporter in early January, when you cast your ballot for
    the Speaker of the House.

    And just to be clear… Rep. Nancy Pelosi is not a supporter of the
    Second Amendment.

    Thus, I will consider a vote for Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker to be
    an anti-gun vote. Gun Owners of America has told me that they will be
    rating this vote, and I agree with them.

    Pelosi is a supporter of gun confiscation, as evidenced by her vote
    against HR 5013 last year, when she voted to let government agents
    burst into my home and steal my firearms in the wake of a natural
    disaster. More than 300 Congressmen—an overwhelming majority --
    voted right on this bill. But Pelosi was part of the small minority
    that actually voted in favor of gun confiscation.

    She has truly earned her F- rating with the Gun Owners of America. She
    will prevent constitutional bills from coming to the floor and will do
    her best to push the most extreme versions of gun control.

    Given all of the above, I urge you to vote AGAINST Nancy Pelosi as
    Speaker of the House in early January.

    Sincerely,



      on  01/05/07  at  01:10 PM   United States  #11

    I just received this forward in my email and I haven’t any idea who started it:

    The Democrats now promise “A New Direction For America .”

    The stock market is at a new all-time high and America ‘s 4 01 K’s are back.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Unemployment is at 25 year lows.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Taxes are at 20 year lows.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last year.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Inflation is in check, hovering at 20 year lows.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/ 01 .
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Osama bin Laden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not
    surfaced in years, if he’s alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda’s top dogs are either dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British
    Intel, including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets being
    exploded in mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate the
    anniversary of the 9/11/ 01 attacks.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Just as President Bush foretold us on a number of occasions, Iraq was
    to be made “ground zero” for the war on terrorism—and just as President
    Bush said they would , terrorist cells from all over the region are arriving from
    the shadows of their hiding places and flooding into Iraq in order to get
    their faces blown off by US Marines rather than boarding planes and
    heading to the United State s to wage war on us here.
    A new direction from there means, what?

    Now let me see, do I have this right? I can expect:
    The economy to go South
    Illegals to go North
    Taxes to go Up
    Employment to go Down
    Terrorism to come In
    Tax breaks to go Out
    Social Security to go Away
    Health Care to go the same way gas prices have gone
    But what the heck!



      on  01/05/07  at  01:28 PM   United States  #12

    That’s great!



      on  01/05/07  at  02:50 PM   United States  #13

    Unemployment is at 25 year lows.

    On what basis do you claim that unemployment is at 25 year lows?



      on  01/05/07  at  03:40 PM   United States  #14

    Hi!

    I received this in my email. However, according to this, unemployment is down for a number of reasons. It is also down to over 25% in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.



      on  01/05/07  at  03:58 PM   United States  #15

    That link doesn’t say anything about unemployment being at 25 year lows.

    I don’t think it’s true. The unemployment rate is higher than it was when Bush took office six years ago. (It was 3.9% in December 2000 and 4.5% in December 2006.)



      on  01/05/07  at  04:49 PM   United States  #16

    OK, I’ll look into that - but what about the other assertions?



    Landon   on  01/05/07  at  05:38 PM   United States  #17

    When are we going to get some conservatism back in D.C.?  That is the real question.  These days the republicans are pretty liberal.  We have Schwartzenager giving free healthcare to the children of illegals, and Bush is on the verge of signing a bill that will allow illegals that have paid into social security for 18 months under stolen identification to be elligible for social security.  We are looking at an amnesty program that will drive down wages and destroy the ability for blue collar workers to support their families.  If you ask me, the ruling elite seem to be of 1 party posing as 2.  I think we need to focus on getting Reagan style conservatives back in leadership positions and not just credit Republicans for holding up the ideals that we hold dear.  We have to put an end to settling for the lesser of evils and votes meant to punish a party rather than promote a strong leader.  We already miss you Rick Santorum!



      on  01/05/07  at  07:08 PM   United States  #18

    Well said, Landon!



      on  12/02/08  at  07:42 PM   United States  #19

    Well in response to Pat Bramlet. I am a female of color and I for one love Pelosi and whether you agree with her views or not, I find it comforting that no one has been successful in swaying her views, we knew when she first came into politics her background and political views so to act as though she is committing some sort of crime is absurd. You should refrain from using race, color, creed, etc. as a basis for any opinion because you do not speak for everyone of color. I speak for myself and I for one, respect Nancy Pelosi. We need to start addressing issues instead of attacking the individual. 



    Landon   on  12/02/08  at  10:31 PM   United States  #20

    Ma’am, I beg you to re-examine your respect for Nancy Pelosi.  She reeks of corruption.  Just look at the way she has abused her office to aid her husband’s business.  She marched next to the leader of NAMBLA in a pride parade.  I am not of color, but rather half native and half white.  I am just a mutt, but I am colorful wink , and I pray for the day when people like you and I identify with each other as hard working, dedicated, god (of your choice) fearing Americans that can acknowledge that you and are are in this together.  Bush, Obama, & Pelosi are their own side and believe me, they neither identify with us nor would they even enjoy a day in our company.  But if they can divide you from me based on our skin color, sexual orientation, or political philosophy they can use that division & use us to line their pockets.  I beg you to NOT trust Mrs. Pelosi, but rather to trust your neighbors and our (I believe)devinely inspired constitution.  When return to that standard both of our beliefs will be preserved.



      on  12/03/08  at  07:08 AM   United States  #21

    <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’">All you can say about Nancy Pelosi is "Well Bless Her Heart."  So what happened Nov 4th, the AMERICAN PEOPLE went to the polls in droves, yes, droves, and pleaded "Nancy Pelosi, do you have a sister? Can we clone you Nancy?  Nancy, we just can not get enough of you, please Nancy, tell us you have a sister.  Are you still of child bearing age?  And Harry Reid, we need more Harry Reids, Harry, do you have a brother?? God, why can we have only one Harry Reid?  Just when we need a real BraveHeart, here is Harry "surrender monkey" Reid, that special person at that special place in time, thank God for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Can we go vote again?  That felt so doggone good!!  There we were casting those votes November 4th, with that inner glow of self righteousness as we knew that when Nancy Pelosi went to talk to that evil smarmy mongrel terrorist who runs Syria, whatever his stupid name is, once he had looked into the eyes of Nancy Pelosi and saw her intense resolve and insight, that he immediately withdrew all support of Hezbollah, and the Israelis just wasted their time and bombs on that building thought to be for making nuclear weapons.  Once he gazed into Nancy’s eyes he ordered it gutted, and so the Israelis just bombed a shell.  And after Jimmy Carter talked to Hammas, they knew who they were dealing with, right after the Big Jimmy left, those evil bearded buzzards of Hammas told Akmakdenishitjad "It is over, we are finished, you just cannot fool these Democrats, we quit." Makes us all feel Belgium or Belgiuses or whatever those brave souls call themselves.  By golly, those proud Beguise really showed those Islamics when they wanted to show a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11.  Harry and Nancy must have Belgiuse blood in their veins.  And they both must be at least half Spanish.  Talk about no nonsense to terrorists, those brave Spanish folks, they showed those train bombing terrorists just how mad they were.  Don’t mess with Spain, they told them as they stood  in the rain and voted for that Zargobanza surrender monkey, who must be at least a second or third cousin to Harry Reid.  The brave Spanish sent their Spanish Armada after those terrorists on that election day.  We Americans can all feel Spanish after what we did on November 4th.  Can we vote again, it just felt so good to let those terrorists know what is in store for them if they mess with us.  Think the Spanish are no nonsense about terrorists?? Well, those terrorists are practicing "Duck and Cover" after the AMERICAN PEOPLE, in their infinite wisdom, ensured their safety by saying on Nov 4th, "Nancy and Harry, where have you been our entire lives?  Just where were you when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?   Why could you not  have been born earlier so you could just show those Islamic wantabee Huns who bombed Pearl Harbor?? 

    </span>



      on  12/03/08  at  07:12 AM   United States  #22

    <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’">And if there is one thing you can take away from all of this, it is just Spain under a great big magnifying glass, you screw up the global economy, you send the AMERICAN PEOPLE corrupt politicians who pocket millions and destroy Freddie and Fannie and the whole d*** world economy, you learned your lesson on Nov 4th as THE AMERICAN PEOPLE saw right thru you, yes, you, Frank Raines, you who ran Freddie/Fannie into the ground and pocketed $90 million dollars for you efforts, you would not be job hunting today had you realized the anger and wisdom of THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, yes they dealt you what you deserved.  Maxine Waters, Ms. California Freeloading, yes, you who praised the "Excellent stewardship of Frank Raines," your party would not be licking its wounds, having being cast aside as rubbish by the infinite wisdom of THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, you have felt their wrath.  And you Vernon Meeks, Democrat of NY, you who were so angry, and yes, the AMERICAN PEOPLE were angry, and showed that anger Nov 4th.  You brave soul, you answered the call of the AMERICAN PEOPLE as you carried out your duties regarding Freddie/Fannie, yes you did.  You were the tip of the spear, the Cutting Edge, as you earned every nickel of your $165,000 or whatever it was, it just was not enough for what you did for the AMRICAN PEOPLE.  You fine Democrats, each and every one of you must be blood descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln.  It just must be so, as Jefferson said, "the informed citizen is the cornerstone of democracy," boy, you AMERICAN PEOPLE, in you infinite wisdom on November 4th, you must have held a picture of Jefferson clutched in your dear hands as you went to the polls and did your civic duty, you cast horror into the hearts of the corrupt politicians, as you knew the issues, yes you did, you KNEW who was corrupt and you cast them into the streets, and Jefferson, in his grave, it is said anyway, looked like a doggone old donkey chewing briars he was so happy, just chewing and grinning as I am told, he knew that his words were heeded by the AMERICAN PEOPLE, his station in history was secure.  </span>



    waypasthadenough   on  12/03/08  at  07:14 AM   United States  #23

    When "Liberal" garbage says it ‘disagrees’ with you that’s just it’s way of saying it’s going to shove its sociailist evil down your throat at the point of a govt. gun.

    Don’t understand? Start here:

    http://willowtown.com/promo/quotes.htm

    We must prepare now for what the Marxist mutt will soon force us to do.



      on  12/03/08  at  07:15 AM   United States  #24

    <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ‘Verdana’,’sans-serif’">Just let anyone give $800,000 to Acorn to "get out the dead people vote, and Mickey Mouse, and ...., just you try to win the Presidency with such shennagigans, do you not realize the omnipitance and omniscience of the AMERICAN PEOPLE, you have found out that you will be cast aside by their prescience, the AMERICAN PEOPLE who can see around corners and see stuff in the dark, they know.  I mean, was it not obvious to you corrupt politicians that the AMERICAN PEOPLE would see right thru you on election day?  Do you realize that if you did not try to fool the AMERICAN PEOPLE that your party would not be in disarray today, being cast aside on November 4th, the other party gloating over your foolish attempt to get elected for championing corruption.  Did you not realize that there is google today? That the AMERICAN PEOPLE have this kind of information right at their fingertips??  This is 2008, not 1958 you fools, did you not realize that <font color="#0000ff">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QBRIsCkGQ0</font> is readily available to the perspicious, all knowing AMERICAN PEOPLE.  Did you not see this coming??  Just what were you thinking?? And do you corrupt politicians not realize that the above is not the only one available to the AMERICAN PEOPLE, as there is <font color="#0000ff">http://186-kps.com/blog/2008/09/30/video-barney-frank-fannie-and-freddie-part-mxxvii/</font> and <font color="#0000ff">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs</font>  I mean DUHHHHHHH!  And do you not realize that there are countless others that document the same thing if you think those are somehow incomplete, biased, or whatever?  It is GOOGLE, DUHHHHHHH, what were you Democrats thinking?? </span>



      on  12/03/08  at  07:17 AM   United States  #25

    <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%">I do not feel sorry for you John Murtha, did you not realize that if you disgraced your uniform and the intelligence of the AMERICAN PEOPLE that they would toss your sorry a** into the streets?? What were you thinking?  Maybe next time you will look inwards and try to understand what is right and wrong and not have wasted your entire life for greed and corruption, you are a big boy who should have known better.  Do you think the AMERICAN PEOPLE are stupid or something??? Do you?  Shame on you John Murtha, no pity for you and good luck on the the job hunt.  Practice "paper or plastic," and "do you want fries with that," John Murtha, Frank Raines, Maxine Waters, Barney Franks!!!! Maybe you and Maxine Waters and Vernon Meeks and Frank Raines and Barney Franks and Bill Clinton can network in your job search .  Pass all your names around about what great folks you are.  Just a tiny mistake that incurred the wrath of the AMERICAN PEOPLE, and you deserve another chance.  Yes you do.

    As Abraham Lincoln gazes upon you from that five dollar bill, just realize what a humble and sincere facade that is on that bill.  Yes, it was Lincoln who said, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."  Perhaps in all the hustle and bustle of these times you Democrats forgot those words, but, as you surely now know, to your dismay and chargrin, the AMERICAN PEOPLE did not forget those words.  Better luck next time Democrats.</span>



      on  12/03/08  at  10:27 AM   United States  #26

    Well Landon you are entitled to your opinion as am I. And as far as the constitution, it was written by white slave owners whose definition of minority was themselves, the white elite, the minority of their time. This country was built by slaves and unfortunately those same slaves that were stolen and forced into labor are the same ones that they used the very same law they expect us to respect, to further opress them. This country is far from perfect so we cant expect our politicians to be either...after all we all of the human race but unfortunately today race is still the basis of division in our society. & you dont know any of these politicians personally so to assume what or who they identify with is rather small minded in all honesty, but we do reside in the land of the free so assumptions will always be part of philosophies...for some.



      on  12/03/08  at  01:46 PM   United States  #27

    The architects of the Constitution had the foresight to include language that would eventually lead to the end of slavery.  They knew if they were to form the Union within their critical time frame they would have to take up that fight another day.  I would also remind you, many slaves were prisoners of rival African tribes that traded them to whites for guns.  I have heard this rhetoric before.  It’s spewed from the likes of Jesse Jackson to fortify his hate built power base.  I’d also remind you that many of our white forefathers fought and died in the civil war to end slavery.  I am not trying to one up you, I’d just like you to see that there is common ground to bulld upon.  There was good and evil coming from both Africa and Europe that contributed to the horrible practice of slavery.  I’m not saying your feelings are not valid, but I am suggesting that your black and white (no pun intended) view of the ethnic struggle in America has been influenced by people that stand to gain from your disposition.



      on  12/03/08  at  01:55 PM   United States  #28

    The sooner people like us stand together, the sooner our leaders will represent us in Washington instead of representing Washington to us.  Thanks for your comment and your civil demeanor. God bless and Hook Em Horns!



    waypasthadenough   on  12/03/08  at  05:40 PM   United States  #29

    Landon you got off to a great start but halfway through you lost it. The great war wasn’t about slavery and there was nothing ‘civil’ about it. Look up the definition of ‘civil war.’

    It was the second war for independence and the bad guys won. Yes slavery was an issue but not ‘the’ issue by a long shot. Go to my website and check out my ‘books to read before you vote list.’

    http://willowtown.com/ 

    (scroll right on the front page)

    Think about it, many modern marxists("Liberals," progressives, commies, social deomoncrats, etc.) admire Lincoln even though he founded the republicrat party. Why?

    And why indeed do they try so hard to link the founders with slavery? Could it be becasue they want to through our Liberty on the trash heap and shove their communism down our throats?

    If we don’t begin to treat "Liberal"ism as the terminal cancer it is we have no future.



    waypasthadenough   on  12/03/08  at  05:46 PM   United States  #30

    Sorry, throw is spelled ‘throw.’



      on  12/04/08  at  07:51 AM   United States  #31

    Come on people, this is 2008, not 1958.  Stop talking about Communism, that is over, finished, stake thru its heart.  The real enemy is not blacks, Mexicans, Communists,… the real enemy is one that due to your "Multiculturalism" and "Political Correctness" that you cannot even NAME.  Serge Trifkovic said it best in "Defeating Jihad, How the West May Win Inspite of Itself."  (Mr. Trifkovic, as I am sure he knows, tells a strory that strongly suggests that the West WILL NOT win.  In fact, he calls, quite correctly I think anyway, that the Liberal affliction with Multiculturalism and PCness is TERMINAL.  Do yourself a favor and read this book and its precursor, The Sword of the Prophet, as he says it so much clearer than I can.).  We call it the War Against Terror, and he says this is the same as calling Hannibal’s assult on the Romans, the War Against Elephants, or WWII the War Against Blitzkrieg.  So while you cannot even name the real enemy, who I fear is the final enemy, the heralded Clash of Civilizations, the real BoogeyMan is Islam.

    But wait, you say, "I have known some nice ones," (and right you are, as a matter of fact, ALL I have met in the US have been "nice."  But read what Winston Churchill said about Muslims on this very blog.  And compare how Islamics behave in the US with how they behave in Europe, where they have much larger numbers.  And while you are at it, read "America Alone," by Mark Steyn.  And please do not present that drivel about what Christians did 500 years ago, and about how everything is the Israelis’ fault and just give them Palistine "back."  Read about that Big Lie on this blog, in the aforementioned books, and countless other places.  And then, just maybe, you might suspect what I fear is the AWFUL TRUTH, that THE BIGGEST LIE EVER TOLD is that "Islam is a peaceful religion."  A la "All religions are peaceful and tolerent, Islam is a religion (is it????), therefore Islam is peaceful and tolerent."  And while you are at it, rent from Netflix or whereever, "Suicide Killers."  Do not take my word for any of this!  Then after you have done your reading, research, yes, SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH AS YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT LIES IF YOU DO NOT.  That’s right, failing to seek the truth is just living a lie.  Your whole life a lie.



      on  12/04/08  at  07:54 AM   United States  #32

    One thing, and God help us if it is the only thing, that Obama being elected President has done, is that hopefully it will take that crutch out of black peoples’ hands that "All of our problems is due to whites."  So easy to fall into the self pity thing, to blame others, nevermind the Condelezza Rices, the Colin Powells, ....Just look at how blacks throw money at Al "Sherlock" Sharpton and Jesse "Sleuth" Jackson for throwing that vacuous prattle at them.  I mean, just how does the black community put up with Sherlock and Sleuth hearing about the Duke lacrosse thing and jumping on the first flight to Durham and apparently conducting a thourough examination of the facts and convicting those "Rich White Boys So Oh Yes They Must Be Guilty!!!" before they even got off the plane.   And they get off that plane then go to the Duke Gang of 88 (figuratively anyway) and confer findings on THE FACTS OF THE CASE, and annoint all 88 into PoliticalCorrectnessKnightHood  and PoliticalCorrectnessKnighnessHood.  (These are the ones who need to be sued, the real hypocrits, Sherlock and Sleuth, and those self righteous 88).  Just how does Black America put up with these two, and the others that do the same.  They tell you that if ANYTHING involves a black and a white that all you need to know is that the black is right and the white is wrong, and YOU BELIEVE IT???  Do you realize that Sherlock and Sleuth, and for that matter, that heroic 88, did NOT EVEN APOLIGIZE, nevermind they destroyed lives  to satisfy their hypocracy having done NO research as to what really happened.  They did not even CARE what really happened.  Wallowing in self righteousness and self pity as Liberals just love to do.  And the Democrat party doing this for its entire existance, going around and telling you what victims you are and vote for us and you get handouts and quotas, and you vote for that???  Charles Barkley said, "Poor people have voted for the Democrats for 50 years and they are still poor."  Look inwards!



      on  12/04/08  at  07:56 AM   United States  #33

    Regardless of what happened  in the election and whether you agree with the outcome or not, that is how we do things in America.  And so each and everyone of you must support soon to be President Obama, to fail to do so is unpatriotic.  Let us all hope that as many say, this is just the Second Term of Jimmy Carter is just not true.  God help us all if it is, this is a much more dangerous world than when Jimmy Carter was President.  You do understand what is about to happen between Israel and Iran, don’t you?  Don’t You??? Cluelessness and ineptitude are survivable for a bit with some luck, but continue electing fools (like Maxine Waters, Barney Franks, Bill Clinton, Gregory Meeks, Lacy Clay, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid,...) to office and you will surely perish.  And continue paying CEOs millions for running companies into the ground and it will catch up with you.  And fail to take back the $90 million dollars you gave Frank Raines for running Freddie/Fannie into the ground and fail to lock these people up, this is rot from within, and it will eventually catch up with you.  In case you somehow missed it, as apparently nearly everyone did as evidenced by what happened on November 4th, watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs  Black Americans, watch this well, and ask yourself how and why you elect corrupt greedy politicians like Gregory Meeks, Maxine Waters, Lacy Clay, Barney Franks, ... into office that you are destroying the country?? These criminals are paid $165,000 a year for such disservice and corruption as this, and so you must ask yourself, are you voting for such corruption as this simply because they are black or are white and tell you what victims you are??? Answer honestly!  And do you not realize that this is your country too?  Do you not realize that there