Pelosi calls Cheney swipe undignified

[sabra]

Source: Politico

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says a swipe that Vice President Cheney took at Democratic House leaders is “beneath the dignity of his office.”

Capitol Hill was abuzz Thursday with discussion of the vice president’s assertion in an interview with Politico that House Democratic leaders had been surprisingly supine: “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.”

Cheney added that when he served in the House, “We would not have had a Speaker who, from my perspective, is that far out of the sort of mainstream — she is a San Francisco Democrat, certainly entitled to her views, but able to dictate policy as effectively as she apparently does to the rest of the caucus.”

The speaker, a few hours after winning a long-sought victory on an energy bill that increases auto efficiency requirements, said in an interview with Politico that she had paid little attention to the hullabaloo.

“To tell you the truth, I’ve been really busy the last 24 hours,” Pelosi said. “How can I say this with the dignity of the office that I hold, and especially the dignity of the office that the vice president holds? It’s so beneath the dignity of his office — and mine — that I don’t even want to address it.”


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[ORDagnabbit]

1. well cheney and I agree on something...I think hell just froze over....

this session of congress has been such a spineless, pacifying session.

[Enrique]

48. you agree that the democrats should have opposed Pelosi on the energy bill?

:crazy:

[Mrspeeker]

2. The she proceeded to give Cheney a back rub

and a reach around!

Fuck her

[BridgeTheGap]

3. And the neo-cons aren't out of the mainstream?

Get a grip Dick!

[rodeodance]

4. back off little man---she can carry a big stick. your time is a coming!!

[tekisui]

21. When?

I am beginning to doubt that time will ever come.

[dysfunctional press]

26. hardly. unless you mean his vacation time after january 2009.

the democrats are utterly spineless, and have absolutely no intention of holding anyone in the cheney mis-administration accountable. big business wouldn't like having their congressional chattel going after their white house heroes.

[sueh]

31. Didn't you intend to use the *sarcasm* tag?

[TheWatcher]

75. This is your Brain on Delusion

Over a year has passed and we have yet to see our Leadership carry even a flimsy twig, much less a big stick.

Cheney's time is not coming.

But this country's time is almost up.

It's time to face the difficult truth.

[AndyA]

5. I'm not even going to comment.

It's all been said before. :(

[Rageneau]

6. Pelosi should apologize immediately!!!

She may already have done so.

[dysfunctional press]

27. she will, if she hasn't already.

on bended knee.

[Demonaut]

35. lol, and weep at the senate podium

:nopity:

[Solly Mack]

7. What dignity of office is left in a government that tortures?

How does such a government have any dignity? any integrity? any self-respect?

Such a government is beneath contempt.

[Ian David]

8. Pelosi's a fucking lightweight. When the fuck is she going to DO something?

And by that, I mean

I M P E A C H !

[Supersedeas]

15. he called Nancy a disaster to her face, and she is pleased just holding court...errr...office

[Ian David]

17. Them's fighntin' words, now FIGHT Pelosi, Dammit! FIGHT! n/t

[tom_paine]

73. Pelosi only "fights" against the filthy vagrants outside her house with their Impeach Bush t-shirts

It's too HARD to fight against the Bushies. Plus, they fight back so hard and mean, nancy doesn't want to lose her limo, power and privilege.

I mean, she could end up a Filthy Little Nobody like those vagrants on the street and no Constitution is worth THAT.

:sarcasm: :puke:

Big monkey kicks smaller monkey. Smaller monkey kicks smallest monkey, who kicks the snd in frustration.

You think Nancy Dearest would risk her power an position to fight for a bunch of filthy vagrants, the SHE might be the smallest monkey again.

I suspect she would do anything to avoid that, make any deal.

[Joe Bacon]

30. I'm tired of weak and wimpy leadership!

This Congress has FAILED to stand up to President Asshole! Every time they lay down and die for this god-damned wimp. I'm tired of a Congressional leadership that is weak and ineffective.

Is it too much to ask the Democrats to stand up just once to these Nazis?

[tabasco]

9. Cheney responds: "Go fuck yourself!"

How stupid to expect dignity from a proven liar, criminal and traitor.

[Cha]

66. Sounds kinda disingenuous

after 7 years of bushncheney. Something a little more hard hitting like .."This is what I've come to expect from someone who trashes our Constitution and discloses the name of one of our undercover CIA agent's."

nancy could, however subliminally, remind Americans that cheney has committed impeachable offenses even if it's off the table(thanks, nancy..you've done your country proud(bullshit)).

[balantz]

10. God Fucking Damn It !!!

IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!!!

[katty]

11. Undignified? Now you're defending this criminal?!

[ixion]

12. gee, Nance, what a lame comeback... you prove Cheney's point...

OMG, I just agreed with Dick Cheney. Better look out the window, pigs must be flying. :crazy:

[Enrique]

52. she proved that she is a radical liberal female that has the male democrats whipped?

:crazy:

[jpak]

13. Well, Madame Speaker - IMPEACH THE MOTHERF**KER

You got that big stick - use it already...

[ORDagnabbit]

18. it takes a spine to hold up a stick and she doenst have one...

[rockybelt]

14. Cheney is below

the dignity-or what used to be dignity-of the office of VP.
Pelosi, he just took a big swipe at your derelict ass. Is it time to set the table? HMMMMMHHH?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

16. Said vs. Do

The bottom line.

[closeupready]

19. I don't know about her. I honestly get the feeling she thinks she's playing bridge or hosting a tea

party. She calls herself a leader, but what exactly has she done? And I hate criticizing her, because she seems so likable, but that's how I see it.

[harmonicon]

32. yeah, I know what you mean

I had such high hopes. Hoping that, you know, she'd... um.... do things? But, unlike you, I no longer have reservations. I hate this woman. I think she is vile - the scum of the earth. To her it's all a big game. It must be so nice to be the big important lady, all of these meetings and being on tv. WOW! wait until I tell Kathy back at the club.

[Enrique]

55. she passed the energy bill

that's what Cheney is so pissed about

[tavalon]

20. Hell just froze over

I never thought I would agree with Dick Cheney about anything!

[closeupready]

22. Similar to Kerry's missteps, she fails to respond to opposition taunts.

Are dems never going to learn?

On edit, "fail" isn't even right - she's DECLINING to defend herself in the face of verbal attacks from leadership of the GOP. Astounding, and wimpy.

[Enrique]

49. you agree that the democrats should have opposed Pelosi on the energy bill?

:crazy:

[tavalon]

69. Um, no

I agree that Pelosi is not a good opposition leader. :eyes:

[Enrique]

70. because she's too liberal, and too effective

“We would not have had a Speaker who, from my perspective, is that far out of the sort of mainstream — she is a San Francisco Democrat, certainly entitled to her views, but able to dictate policy as effectively as she apparently does to the rest of the caucus.”

You agree with that?

[Hulk]

23. cheney is such a rank slab of human waste. How long till his battery goes out?

[LibDemAlways]

24. I'm sure Pelosi has Cheney cowering in fear over the

ferocity of her verbal put-downs - not. Cheney takes swipes at Pelosi because he enjoys pushing her buttons and he knows she isn't capable of kicking his ass in return.

[balantz]

25. Then I wish she'd step aside and let someone more capable

take the helm!

[Kokonoe]

28. She makes a deal with the devil and complains about it.

What's the matter doesn't she trust him.

[Trucker Bob]

29. How did it get to this point

"You're a pussy"
"That's not dignified"
"Ah, bite me"
"I'm sorry"

[balantz]

33. Madame Pelosi, I don't care one iota what gender you are,

but I do ask that you grow a fucking nut, metaphorically speaking! I have an ex-wife that was born with three of them! (metaphorically speaking).

[Captain Hilts]

40. Why am I not surprised you had female trouble? nt

[balantz]

41. It was just a feeble attempt to be clever.

Hope I didn't offend :hi:

[Captain Hilts]

44. Ah. No muss, no fuss. Keep up the good fight. nt

[truth2power]

68. I'm ROFL here....ex-wife had three of them...

:rofl:


edit> Oh, and I'm female. Still think it's funny as hell!

I tell ya'...things are so damn grim anymore, I take my humor where I can get it. :P

[Enrique]

53. you and Cheney share a fondness for sexist metaphors

Cheney talks about the male democrats not having "big sticks" to stand up to Nancy.

:toast:

[balantz]

59. Hey,

this must be the night to agree with Zany!

[Demonaut]

34. when cheney says the truth then hell has truly frozen over

pelosi is as firm as a wet paper towel

[Enrique]

50. Cheney's misogynistic commentary is "the truth?"

:crazy:

[951-Riverside]

36. WATCH OUT DICK!

They will send you a mildly worded letter expressing their displeasure. :eyes:

[99th_Monkey]

37. Keep it up Shooter ... keep goading Nancy, keep pounding on ALL her buttons

who knows? Just maybe she'll wake the fuck up with some real indignation and impeach your sorry lying ass afterall.

[EV_Ares]

38. It is going to cost the taxpayers a fortune to fumigate Bush & Cheney's

and their staff's offices before the Dems will even be able to move in.

[JeanGrey]

39. Oh THANKS A HELL OF A LOT FOR MAKING me agree with

a piece of human waste like Cheney. Thanks.

:puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad: :puke: :mad:

[Enrique]

51. you agree that Pelosi has emasculated the male democrats?

and that she is dictating a radical liberal agenda to them?

:crazy:

[JeanGrey]

71. I agree that she has turned out to be a paper tiger.

[classysassy]

42. Nancy

you are so damn phony.

[wordpix]

43. I was hoping that at closer look, that headline read, "Pelosi calls Cheney...

...Asswipe Undignified." :rofl:

[JBoy]

45. Nancy's reply:

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But I will never hurt you.

[Enrique]

46. Pelosi vs. Cheney

DU attacks Pelosi. :crazy:

[superconnected]

47. More like pelosi in bed with cheney.

Her defense of that mass murder and crook is inappropriate and undignified for her position.

[Generator]

54. Damn it!

Even Cheney HIMSELF wants to be impeached. But Pelosi is too "busy."

It's been backward world for so many years now, I can't see straight.

[rocktivity]

56. dupe, sorry n/t

.

[rocktivity]

57. We've been through this BEFORE, Nancy

When they swipe--YOU SWIPE BACK!!!

:mad:
rocknation

[Enrique]

58. why no criticism of Dingell and Murtha?

they after all were the targets of the attack.

But no one's demanding that they defend themselves, while Pelosi, who did actually respond, gets all kinds of shit.

[rocktivity]

63. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason why Dingell and Murtha haven't defended themselves

is because Nancy won't allow them to.

And do you REALLY think Cheney chose the words "They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected" by ACCIDENT? The LEAST Nancy could have done was say something alone the lines of "He's just embarassed because I managed to get an energy bill out of the House, which he will recommend get vetoed because it would take money out of his oil buddies' pockets." By the way, when is the last time that Cheney has insulted Obama?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Enrique]

64. why wouldn't she allow them to?

[rocktivity]

65. For the same reason why she's not "allowing" impeachment

Either there's some massive blackmailing going on (which I can only hope DOESN'T involve warrantless domestic spying), or the Rethugs have promised the DLC a piece of the action (which is why they'll settle for Hillary).

:headbang:
rocknation

[Enrique]

67. no one else is criticizing Dingell or Murtha

do you think they also subscribe to the theory that Pelosi is being blackmailed into not allowing Dingell and Murtha to defend themselves against Cheney's petty insult?

Or might there be a more plausible explanation as to why Pelosi is being attacked and Dingell and Murtha aren't mentioned at all.

[EFerrari]

60. There is no dignity in enabling war criminals, Nancy. n/t

[underpants]

61. He voted FOR apartheid

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45c/210.html

[Cha]

62. Like the dick could

ever get out of the bowels of hell to rise to anything.

[libodem]

72. i just hope

dick can make a little more money from his elected office, just as the founding fathers intended. That's why we have a constitution, to protect corporations, and for office holders to capitalize, on their elected positions. Go, dick, make more money, prop up the rich and the corporations. Move that money off shore to the Cayman Islands and never pay any taxes to this shithole, america, in which you despise the government, so much. God, i hope you can be made president and become dictator, to sink the rest of the economy. I worship you as king of darkness and treasury looting. Please make a little more money for yourself. Say some more stuff about Nancy, while you are at it, dear old boy. You embody the spirit of all Republican values. Keep showin' your ass.

[boricua79]

74. so what, Nancy

you know he's an ass. Stop whining about it and take his balls and squeeze them.

You know what's NOT above YOUR office...starting impeachment proceedings.

He maybe right on ONE thing....for some things in the Congress, people are not carrying big sticks.

You gave him confidence to be this asshole to you when you said, from the get go, impeachment is off the table. He knew then and there that you wouldn't have the courage to do anything to him, and therefore goaded the bully.

This is Elementary School playground politics 101, Nancy.