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| Pelosi Rebukes Stark for Iraq Comments | |
| 2007-10-20 | |
During a debate on children's health care Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark accused Republicans of sending troops to Iraq to "get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." Condemnations rolled in from Republican politicians, right-leaning bloggers had a field day, and a White House spokesman declined to "dignify those remarks" with a response. Pelosi issued a statement Friday evening rapping Stark, who is in his 18th term representing the liberal East Bay. He's California's longest-serving House members. "While members of Congress are passionate about their views, what Congressman Stark said during the debate was inappropriate and distracted from the seriousness of the subject at hand—providing health care for America's children," Pelosi said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 Donks sure are a bunch of moonbats. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-10-20 18:10 |
| #7 Want to know what a pendulum swinging too far in one direction sounds like? It sounds exactly like Stark's comments. The Democrats' cynical backhanded efforts to undermine American military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan by rousing Turkish ire were not lost on astute followers of politics. Now, as it is becoming clear that U.S. efforts in Iraq are making rapid progress, the incidents which stand out in public view are MoveOn's noxious ad against the heroic General Petraeus and Stark's loony-Left ravings. Watch Hillary for early signs of a momentum shift among the electorate. With the nomination almost assured, she will proceed to move toward the center. This might be achieved with a mild version of a "Sister Souljah" moment in decrying upcoming antiwar excesses. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-10-20 16:25 |
| #6 When the Donk Titanic hits the rocks next November, remember all the lookout warnings given to the ship's captains. If 2006 reiterated anything to pols, it's a basic fundamental - don't make the American public mad, cause that'll motivate them [not your party members] to show up at the polls. Icebergs have been sighted, best to pull the ship hard to center course. Fortunately, we can anticipate they'll ignore the lookout's warming [though Captain Hillary is acting a bit apprehensive]. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-20 09:56 |
| #5 Inappropriate? Gibberish doesn't do him justice. How about Stark Raving Mad? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-10-20 08:44 |
| #4 |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-10-20 08:42 |
| #3 I was press-secretary for Bill Kennedy in his 1982 campaign against Fortney Pete Stark. I got a chance to see this guy up close and I was unimpressed with the quality of the man. Actually, he is a sleazy slimeball, and the best thing that can be said about the blue-eyed radical leftist is scum. |
| Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-10-20 08:13 |
| #2 And we all thought they were pals. Although the Constitution prohibits religious tests for public office, the Coalition's research reveals that Rep. Stark is the first open nontheist in the history of the Congress. Recent polls show that Americans without a god-belief are, as a group, more distrusted than any other minority in America. Surveys show that the majority of Americans would not vote for an atheist for president even if he or she were the most qualified for the office. http://www.secular.org/news/pete_stark_070312.html |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-20 06:54 |
| #1 [span class=moonbat] How did KKKarl Rove get to her? [/span] |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-10-20 06:39 |