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Pelosi asks: Where are the Saudi female politicians ?
2007-04-06
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she raised the issue of Saudi Arabia's lack of female politicians with Saudi government officials on the last stop of her Mideast tour. Pelosi, the first woman House speaker, said she had not discussed King Abdullah's recent criticism of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, focusing instead on praise for the king's Mideast peace initiative, and efforts to quell conflicts in Somalia and Darfur.

She met with the king Wednesday and with several members of the Shura Council, an unelected advisory assembly named by the king, on Thursday. Asked if she had discussed the lack of women on the council, she told reporters, "The issue has been brought up in our discussions with the Saudis on this trip."
Posted by:Fred

#26  And this idiot thinks she should set US foreign policy. If she were any more stupid, her head would implode. God help us and protect us from dummycritters.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-04-06 21:25  

#25  Maybe someone should write to her and introduce her to Rantburg.com

despite her claim to represent all of America, Queen Nancy does not accept emails except from her own district. Nice echo chamber, eh?
Posted by: Frank G   2007-04-06 16:18  

#24  Pelosi asks: Where are the Saudi female politicians ?


At home, bossing around the Filapino and Pakistani housekeepers.
Posted by: Capsu78   2007-04-06 14:46  

#23  Pelosi asks: Where are the Saudi female politicians ?
you've got to be kidding me. And Pelosi is over there 'negotiating' for us? She has that scarf wrapped way too tight.
Where's my blood pressure medicine
Posted by: Jan from work   2007-04-06 13:22  

#22  Maybe someone should write to her and introduce her to Rantburg.com. Then maybe she will have a clue about the Middle East and Islam in general.
Shocking!!
Posted by: Delphi2005   2007-04-06 12:29  

#21  Pelosi asks: Where are the Saudi female politicians ?

The light slowly begins to dawn in Her Majesty's Brain. (Very loosely speaking.)

Perhaps this trip will yield something useful after all if Pelosi wises up even a tiny little bit.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-04-06 12:29  

#20  And all the unicorns? Where are they? Perhaps they are extinct, due to Bush's global warming policies.
Posted by: Perfesser   2007-04-06 12:07  

#19  Can't find the cluebat, can I use Cindy Sheehan's ugly stick instead ?
Posted by: wxjames   2007-04-06 11:59  

#18  Best quote of the day from Lucianne.com

Up until now there's been no evidence that severe cosmetic surgery causes brain damage. Now we wonder.
Posted by: Sherry   2007-04-06 11:51  

#17  ClueBat needed in Speaker Pelosi's Office, STAT!
Apply as necessary.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-04-06 11:31  

#16  Where have all the Saudi Female politicians gone, long time passing?

Is she truly this dense, or just that willingly blind?
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-04-06 11:06  

#15  Start small, Nancy. Ask where all the female drivers are first.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-04-06 08:42  

#14   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she raised the issue of Saudi Arabia's lack of female politicians with Saudi government officials

This means that Dem pollsters focus-grouped the headscarf-in-the-mosque pictures, and the results were deemed unsatisfactory. Therefore, it was necessary to insult the Saudi ruling class in order to compensate for a self-inflicted political injury.

Not ready for prime time, Dems.
Posted by: mrp   2007-04-06 08:28  

#13  Nah, this is Scrappleface, right?
Posted by: Bobby   2007-04-06 08:08  

#12  The House of Saud will change through force, not lame persuasion. Maybe Pelosi should become some Abdullah's 4th sperm receptacle.
Posted by: Sneaze   2007-04-06 05:47  

#11  Pelosi Asks: Is this my ass or a hole in the ground?
Posted by: Captain America   2007-04-06 04:21  

#10  Oh, know I get it, she's doing comedy
Posted by: Captain America   2007-04-06 04:14  

#9  Correction: Who is this appeasing moron ...
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-06 03:00  

#8  Pelosi asks: Where are the Saudi female politicians ?

Can't y'all hear the Saudis laughing from over here? Who is this moron and how does she think her utterly ineffectual presence is going to change an millennia-old entrenched pattern of male privilege that any of these guys would cheefully string her guts up for a clothesline to preserve?
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-06 02:58  

#7  FREEREPUBLIC > Regional womens' groups form agz clerics; RUMORMILLNEWS > NEW WORLD ORDER FEARS WOMEN, espec the POLITICIAN kind.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-04-06 02:35  

#6  ..Pelosi arrived in Saudi Arabia from Syria, where she defied the White House's Middle East policy by meeting with President Bashar Assad and saying "the road to Damascus is a road to peace."

Damn right, and in m book, all of Demascus is rubble, but hey, they can convince me differently.

Sorry rantburgers, thought I would take the snark shift.
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 02:24  

#5  "He's ready to engage in negotiations for peace with Israel," Pelosi said of the Syrian leader.

Hint: You will never, EVER get the Golan Heights.

Pelosi, you are #3 in charge and look awful. American Idol winner? I think so.
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 02:20  

#4  "We told her there should be some movement on the visa issue because, while we understand the security needs, the situation is unacceptable," said Abu-Holeiqa.

Yup, they got all of that covered pretty well. They give YOU visas and Mexicans a ride back to the border. But hey, world peace, right?
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 02:17  

#3  "The issue has been brought up in our discussions with the Saudis on this trip."

Yeah, an old bit of twisted law thingy no one wants to address, but I did not have to wear a burka on this trip so I guess they are cool.
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 02:15  

#2  "efforts to quell conflicts in Somalia and Darfur."

Is that doublespeak for causing and agreeing to stop said conflict to messiah nancies face but yet ensure no infidel lives past 2025? Hmm, funny. I guess nancy did not get the MEMO.
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 02:14  

#1  Well, Woman, Start with your visit as you dawned a headscarf and decided to be the rep of all that is evil and "negotiate" for just that. Eating from the tree, are we? Though through my experience, Women were the only ones who would have no part with the golden calf. Anyhoo, whatever. You do look modest in a headscarf. Just sayin.
Posted by: newc   2007-04-06 01:39  

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