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Nancy Pelosi: Even A Stopped San Fran Cuckoo Clock Is Right Twice A Day

Written By : John Hawkins

Nancy Pelosi, while remembering the political violence of the seventies, seemed to get a bit choked up as she encouraged people to avoid rhetoric that could encourage political violence.

It would be very easy to laugh Pelosi off and come right back at her. In fact, Rep. Pete Sessions has already done so:

“Speaker Pelosi is right that the American people are upset, but it is her own words that continue to fuel voter frustration in America,” said Sessions, R-Texas. “No longer content with criticizing concerned citizens for being ‘un-American,’ the Speaker is now likening genuine opposition to assassination. Such insulting rhetoric not only undermines the credibility of her office, but it underscores the desperate attempt by her party to divert attention away from a failing agenda. During one of the most important policy debates of our time, the American people have been completely abandoned by those elected representatives under her control. Voters are justifiably frustrated with Washington, and the Speaker’s verbal assault on voters accomplishes nothing other than furthering her reputation for being wildly out of touch with the American people.”

That’s very valid.

It’s also worth noting that the Left has winked at political violence to such an extent that they’d accept a man like Bill Ayers as a college professor and friend of the President.

We could also point to Kenneth Gladney, who was beaten by union thugs at a tea party and James L. Pouillon, who was murdered for his anti-abortion activism by Harlan Drake.

Moreover, the “All opposition to Obama” rhetoric coming from the Left is bound to stir up ill feelings and could lead to racial animosity and violence.

Then there’s the fact that Democrats spent 8 years comparing Bush to Hitler and winking at Bush assassination art.

It would be easy enough to say that and leave it there.

However, flawed though the person presenting this message may be, it’s a good message. It is most expressly NOT OKAY to engage in political violence. Assassinations are immoral and even if you don’t care about that, then remember that they’re also usually politically unhelpful.

I think it is incredibly important to stop the Democrats from destroying the future of this country with the proposals they’re pushing through. However, they need to be stopped through the political process and at the ballot box.

Deep though the divisions may be between Americans on both sides of the aisle, our real enemies are not other Americans. They’re people that want to kill all of us, like Al-Qaeda.

With our fellow Americans, we need to change their minds with persuasion and not violence. Political violence, no matter who is engaging in it, is wrong and should be condemned in the strongest of terms. I do and I hope other people will do so as well.

http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

Sorry John, but I have to side with Rep. Sessions on this one. Nancy Pelosi has no business cautioning against political violence inspired by overheated rhetoric when she and her party are the very ones engaging in overheated rhetoric. Especially when that very same rhetoric by her party was arguably what led to the beating of Kenneth Gladney, an act which no Democrat to my knowledge has ever condemned or apologized for.

Pelosi is trying to cop a morally superior attitude with a bland pseudo-condemnation of political violence when her party has been the main source of the problem. It's like hearing Al Sharpton caution against stirring up racial resentment. She gets no kudos from me until she acknowledges the real source of the problem.
http://www.reddirtdude.blogspot.com President_Friedman

Grat post, JH. I tend to agree, at least for now. There comes a point where the time for discussion is over, but up until that point it is always preferable to try to work through our political differences with reason and civility, even when they aren't returned in kind.

As the late Patrick Swayze once said, "I want you to be nice until it is time to not be nice."
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

I have to agree with mighty, here John. Ms. Pelosi does nothing without having a strong sense of how it will benefit her politically. She's desperately trying to get on the "right side" of the issues after being one of the people who's consistently stoked the fires of heightened tensions.

If she wants my support in this effort, and I seriously doubt she cares about me and my ilk, she needs to recant her own inflammatory rhetoric. She needs to tell Jimmy Carter to cool it. She needs to tell Al Sharpton to sit down and shut up. She needs to tell Barney Frank, well Barney is likely beyond redemption. She needs to tell the racist chorus that the game's over.

I've never been one for violence, and I'm not about to start. But I don't need to be chided and guilted into that position. I think there are a lot more of people like me, than there are people who will actually engage in political violence. And a fair number of the latter are leftist anarcho-thugs who show up at WTO meetings and Republican Conventions.

That old "let's put down our weapons at the same time" ploy is frankly only works on suckers, those who want to believe, against all reality, that the devil standing in front of them really won't hurt them.

She's angling for figurative unilateral disarmament from those on the right, and nothing less. She can stick this maudlin little drama that she played right where the sun don't shine.
http://www.conservablogs.com/theconservativecrawfish/ reelman

PELOSI…VIOLENCE CRY MAKES ME SICK

SEPT 17.2009…THERE WILL BE BLOOD: PELOSI WARNS OF POLITICAL ‘VIOLENCE’

This baloney is coming from a top leader of the socialist democrat party!

This kooky party recently sent union goons to bite off fingers, to block access, to chant what they were told earlier…..

they allow their thugs with nightsticks to stand at voting entrances…..have a (video) history of filthy-mouthed trashy looking supporters that leave a huge litter mess while flipping off people and making personally vulgar signs having nothing to do with the issues at hand…..

they even hire people to pretend to be conservatives (aka repubs) and do damage!

This democrat party is a criminal enterprise. This party will accuse others of what it does or is about to do as a matter of course.

Its a party that does not read huge bills or allow others time to read them…on purpose. Its a party infested with tax cheats and nepotism.

Its a party with the sole goal of staying in the congress 40+ years to achieve total control over every American.

Its a party that is known for voter fraud and giving America 9 trillion in new debt on its vote-buying spree.

Its a party that will lie about lying then refuse to answer questions about either.

The democrat party has a factual (even filmed) history of ugly violence going back to the late 1960s…when it “was heroic and American” (they said)…..now that millions of voters have finally had enough lying secular socialism…..we get these crocodile tears from the fountainhead of political thugism! They never change and they never blush….because they have no shame and no respect…..its part of the mental disorder we call modern liberalism.

The fringe media cannot change their full diapers any longer……the game is up…..many millions are no longer fooled by either.
aharris

If she's projecting or forecasting, let's just hope they haven't gotten any better at hiding who they really are than the guys who broke out windows in Colorado or the average Internet concern troll.
Mike_M

I think this is a signal that Pelosi and the Dems are beginning to look for a way down off the cliff. They know their agenda is failing, that they're not going to get anything close to the original health care bill, and that they've probably blown their political capital if not their majority itself.

She's sobbing because she's finally seen what it's like to be on the receiving end of opposition and protests.

Sessions is just driving the point home and sending the message that conservatives aren't going to back off until the Democrats pull back their radical agenda. Hell, the House just defunded ACORN in what can be described as nothing else that a direct rebuke of Obama and his Chicago political machine.

The Dems are afraid. Now is the time to press the rout, but keep the door open for *them* to reach across the aisle for once.
Trooper_John_Smith

I'll wager that PeloSSi has a Che t-shirt in her closet. Of course, it's probably designer-made with hand-set rhinestones.
http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/ Pork_Soda

I'm so sick of this carpetbagging, snobby, shrew-fool opening her botoxed yap… I wanna stick my head out the window and scream the safee word "Palomino!", "Palomino!"
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

Upon overnight reflection, it is my opinion that Ms. Pelosi may well have been intentionally or inadvertently speaking of an upcoming 'Reichstag fire' event. The deciding factor for me was the crocodile tears and false emotion she displayed when making the statement. This is a hardbitten woman with decades of cold, steely resolve to see her partisan agenda through. She prides herself on breaking people, not just politically, but personally. She's very comfortable crushing people's plans, hopes and aspirations. She's single-handedly taken on the CIA. And she's suddenly choked up over something as vague and nebulous as some boogety-man fear of something that might happen? Un-uh. Not buying it. The only word which comes to mind is disconnect.

Nancy, your history of actions have spoken a lot louder than your words or tears ever could.
Mike_M

"Upon overnight reflection, it is my opinion that Ms. Pelosi may well have been intentionally or inadvertently speaking of an upcoming 'Reichstag fire' event."

The Democrats are practically begging for bloodshed and violence against one of their own, and an engineered event is the next step.

You mention the Reichstag Fire, but the Nazis used violence to fuel violence in their rise to power. It began with the early SA policing Nazi party meetings by removing hecklers. They moved on to breaking up meetings of opposing parties and physically assaulting speakers. Street brawls and murders were common, especially between the Nazis and Communists.

The fire itself was used as an impetus for newly-appointed Chancellor Hitler to get President Hindenburg to authorize emergency powers, whereupon Hitler suspended civil liberties and banned the Communists entirely.

The US Constitution obviously doesn't include emergency powers, but Obama, Pelosi, and others are obviously chomping at the bit for an excuse to crack down on gun owners, talk show hosts, conservative bloggers, and the rest of us gun-and-Bible-clinging extremists. They seem quite disappointed that we're not playing along as they send UAW goons to crack heads, ridicule the "teabaggers", and vandalize their own property hoping for copycats.
tblrk2006

As the late Patrick Swayze once said, "I want you to be nice until it is time to not be nice."

Posted by President_Friedman

2009-09-17 17:26:50

Roadhouse….classic
D-Vega

R.I.P. Swayze.
whats_up

Posted by Mike_M

2009-09-18 09:01:16

Mike,

You get more delusional by the day, sounds alot like those "truthers" who knew that Bush was behind 9-11. You have officially become looney Mike.
D-Vega

"An engineered event" sounds like innoculation to me.
Mike_M

"You have officially become looney Mike."

I'll wear that proclamation as a badge of honor…it means my commentary has become damaging enough to you liberals to warrant ad homenim attacks and ridicule.
whats_up

I'll wear that proclamation as a badge of honor…it means my commentary has become damaging enough to you liberals to warrant ad homenim attacks and ridicule.

Posted by Mike_M

2009-09-18 13:27:08

You mean like hte ad homenim attacks in your recent posts, do you expect to be taken seriously? What world are you living in where you think Obama will manufacture an incident to declare emergency powers? What evidence do you have that he would even contemplate such a thing? Nothing but your paranoid delusions, unfortunate, you should see a mental health professional.
Mike_M

"What evidence do you have that he would even contemplate such a thing?"

You mean aside from the fact that he's personally attacked Christians and gun owners, his Department of Homeland Security authored a report declaring his political critics to be extremists, his political party has sent thugs to beat critics at town hall meetings, his White House created an email address for his followers to report dissenters, and members of his party continuously warn of the potential for violence when there has been none except what they themselves are responsible for?

That's a hell of a list when you look at it all at once. Thanks for asking me to provide it.
D-Vega

That list is not accurate at all, Mike. You are drinking the Kool Aid there.

You mean aside from the fact that he's personally attacked Christians and gun owners,

He didn't personally attack them. He stated a simple fact. The paranoia over gun-grabbing is a prime example.

his Department of Homeland Security authored a report declaring his political critics to be extremists,

The report didn't mention anything about the President's critics. It stated that right-wing extremists could bubble to the surface, and they have.

his political party has sent thugs to beat critics at town hall meetings,

The Democrat party did not send anyone to any town hall to beat up anyone.

his White House created an email address for his followers to report dissenters,

To report misinformation about the President's policies. Something that has been done time and time again. Even before he was President.

and members of his party continuously warn of the potential for violence when there has been none except what they themselves are responsible for?

When the rhetoric has been ratcheted up to practically calling for an armed insurrection, they are correct. But everyone needs to cool it.
Mike_M

Or there's the fact that Obama implored his supporters to "punch back twice as hard" just before SEUI goons beat Kenneth Gladney into the hospital.

But Gladney should have manned up and gone with crutches instead of a wheelchair, right vega? You've never missed an opportunity to attack him for having the indecency to speak up afterwards.
Mike_M

"But everyone needs to cool it."

Obama was the one that called Republicans and members of the conservative media irresponsible liars during his health care speech. Maybe the most powerful man in the world should be the one setting the example instead of cranking up the rhetoric?
D-Vega

He was in a wheelchair in order to get money from supporters, Mike.

He was fine right after the "attack", which has not been proven to be an "attack" in the first place.

That is some gall you have, considering the former President (and still the VP) used the words "giving comfort" to terrorists in describing people opposed his policies. Specific words that made us seem like we were traitors to this country.

Now the President asking his supporters to "punch back twice as hard" is some call for violence?

You have Republican pols speaking to the conservative opposition about how "people" (meaing anyone not conservative enough) don't like/want "freedom". Those same conservatives have placards with Obama with a bone through his nose, Obama as Hitler, Obama as a "guest worker", Obama as "President of Kenya", Obama is "after our children", Obama is a Marxist, an undercover Muslim, not a legitimate President, bring your guns if you have them.

But we have nerve to question whether the rhetoric will lead to violence. Silly us. Where would we get that idea?
D-Vega

James L. Pouillon, who was murdered for his anti-abortion activism by Harlan Drake.

Also, I haven't seen any evidence that Pouillon was murdered for his anti-abortion activism.

Unless Drake murdered Michael Fuoss for the same reason, on the same day.

I know "pro-lifers" would like to make Pouillon into a national symbol, but the facts don't let that materialize.
whats_up

Obama was the one that called Republicans and members of the conservative media irresponsible liars during his health care speech. Maybe the most powerful man in the world should be the one setting the example instead of cranking up the rhetoric?

Posted by Mike_M

2009-09-18 14:37:32

Oh i see, so its okay to call Obama a liar and a communist, equate him to the one of the most vile rulers the world has ever knows, and then you have the audacity to blame him for the vitrol, like I said Mike you have offically joined the loonies on the right, get a grip man, or we just might have to throw you in the secret prisons that we are building, hope no one has your email.
D-Vega

Obama was the one that called Republicans and members of the conservative media irresponsible liars during his health care speech.

And he was correct.
Mike_M

"Now the President asking his supporters to "punch back twice as hard" is some call for violence?"

It is when they go out and do it.

But you knew that already vega, being a good little goosestepper. Free speech from conservatives is bad, but violence from liberals is ok. You didn't seem to have a problem when hot-headed, aggressive Obama said "I don't want the folks who created this mess to do a lot of talking."
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

'Also, I haven't seen any evidence that Pouillon was murdered for his anti-abortion activism.

Unless Drake murdered Michael Fuoss for the same reason, on the same day."

Vega, I've followed this case closely since Pouilion was shot about two blocks from where my ex-MIL lives. Just a personal interest of mine. I'm very familiar with Owosso and have a number of acquaintances who either currently live there, or have lived there in the past. My own house was just 13 miles from there. Owosso is the county seat of a rural farming county in which there is perhaps one murder committed every 10-15 years. Lot's of drunken bar fights, heavy unemployment, poverty and drugs around as well.

Anyway, according to the Shiawassee County Prosecutor's office, the current theory of the crime, which is based on statements made by the shooter, Mr. Drake, is that he had personal grudges against three individuals and he chose that particular day to try and kill all three. He was prevented from killing the third man because the sheriffs arrested him first. He explicitly told the sheriffs that he didn't like Mr. Pouilion's protesting abortion, and provided that as his reason for killing him. He alluded to his dislike being a long-term and growing resentment. His grudge against Mr. Fuoss was personal as well, but of a different nature having to do with work in some way. Apparently, Mr. Drake decided to take care of settle his scores with various people on one day. I'd wager we'll learn about either a massive drug/alcohol bender leading up to this (if you knew Owosso, you'd fully understand why), or we'll learn that he's a very marginal person, perhaps mentally ill and was suicidal.

I found the following in the Detroit News:

"We believe Mr. Drake was not happy with the way Mr. Pouillon was protesting," said Chief Shiawassee County Assistant Prosecutor Sara Edwards.

Mr. Pouilion had been a fixture around Owosso for years with his anti-abortion signs. I've seen him dozens of times out protesting around Owosso, going back as far as the mid-1990's. He also was a frequent protester in front of a large abortion operation in Flint, as well.

Whether you agreed with him or not, Mr. Pouilion chose to serve as lightning rod for the abortion issue and apparently, it was the very reason that Mr. Drake decided to kill him.

BTW, Shiawasse county, because it's almost all farmland, is a dynamite place to put down a few deer. One of my good friends there is a doctor who works a 48 hour shift every weekend in ED at Hurley Medical Center in Flint. He has a working farm out in Owosso and rotates between corn, soybeans and sugar beets. Humberto has been working that land for 25 years and he has a terrible problem with four-legged poachers on his land. Crop losses as high as 30% in some years.

Every summer, he obtains a fallow deer permit from the DNR in Lansing and he has a shooting party. A dozen or more of his friends set up shop in the back yard and shoot as many as 35 deer in an afternoon. High-powered rifles, telescopic sights, a keg of beer and loads of corn-fed venison, both on the grill and strapped into the beds of pickup trucks.

Good times.
Homerlicous

Lol, if I was Obama I'd be a lot more worried about my 'friends' than right-wing critics. The best thing that could happen for the Democrats right now is that there be an attempt on Obama's life, successful or not. Just imagine how much they would milk it for.

Given how unscrupulous many of Obama’s allies are I could easily see them ‘promoting’ Obama… for the greater good of course.
aharris

Given how unscrupulous many of Obama’s allies are I could easily see them ‘promoting’ Obama… for the greater good of course.

Posted by Homerlicous

2009-09-18 16:30:57

Don't even go there. For one thing, the idea that there is that much of a conspiracy is truly disturbing right now in the face of the ACORN scandel and the things that are known about SEIU and similar organizations.

And finally, it better not happen because we just got done with the Michale Jackson Circus/Funeral, and you want another one?
rmiller

Don't even go there. For one thing, the idea that there is that much of a conspiracy is truly disturbing right now in the face of the ACORN scandel and the things that are known about SEIU and similar organizations.

Me

I don't want to talk about any more fiascos…not to mention Mr. Sanford or the Nev Gov…

OOh…don't even go there.
hinduzionkafir

"OOh…don't even go there.

Posted by rmiller

2009-09-18 17:57:01"

What part of Sanford et al was a conspiracy, you commie moron?

Maybe you need to use a dictionary once in a while.

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