Thread: Pelosi Grinning about the passage of the Dream Act

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq5K5afGfuQ

Don't ever forget this moment.

Dixie

I feel a upchuck comming!

This woman has made a lot of her "fortune" on Hotels that were non union and grape vineyards.

Then there is this:
House Speaker Pelosi Accused of Earmarking Funds for Husband’s Benefit, Media Mum
By Noel Sheppard | May 08, 2007 | 11:00


If Democrats had accused former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) last year of earmarking funds that could help real estate investments owned by his wife, would the media have reported it?

Probably on the front pages of every newspaper, and as the lead story of all of the evening news programs, right?

Well, the Associated Press published a story Monday about current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) possibly earmarking funds that would benefit her husband's investments around the San Francisco Bay. Yet, the media showed virtually no interest (emphasis added):

Republicans are accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of including a provision in a water redevelopment bill that could benefit property her husband owns in San Francisco.

[…]

Republicans raised the issue more than two weeks after the bill passed the House.

Pelosi's measure would authorize 25 (m) million dollars to improve San Francisco port areas, and also would put some areas off limits to navigation so cruise ships could dock.

Her investor husband gets rental income from four buildings in a nearby commercial district.

Even though this originally appeared on the AP wire at 4:38 PM EST Monday, it appears that none of the cable or broadcast television networks bothered to share the story with their viewers.

Furthermore, although most newspapers did run the story at their respective websites Monday evening, I have been able to identify only one major print publication that bothered to include this in Tuesday’s edition, the New York Post (emphasis added):

"The appearance is obviously not good, and she needs to be forthcoming about how this impacts her financial interest," Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) told The Post.

[…]

Pelosi's office confirmed that she got the provision included in a water-resources bill, which passed the House April 19.

But House financial-disclosure documents reveal that Pelosi's husband, Paul, owns four commercial real-estate properties near the Embarcadero, which is home to many restaurants and hotels.

The properties earn combined rental income of more than $3 million.

One of the properties is 5,400 feet away from the redevelopment site.

[…]

Speaker Pelosi's role in pushing the project came to light because of new disclosure requirements passed by the Democratic House requiring members to declare when they get special "earmarks" tacked onto legislation.

Democrats put the rules in place after calling to reform Congress in the wake of a series of lobbying scandals and questions about other land deals.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) was criticized for getting more than $200 million earmarked for a highway near Illinois property he owned.

The $15 billion water-resources bill comes up for debate in the Senate this week.

Hmmm. So, this will be debated by the Senate this week, but only the Post felt it was necessary to report?

Well, not only the Post, for Congressional Quarterly published this late Monday evening regarding the matter (emphasis added):

“Situations like these are precisely why conservatives have stressed that transparency is the best way to make the system work,â€

Originally Posted by Dixie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq5K5afGfuQ

Don't ever forget this moment.

Dixie

I DON'T LIKE THIS WOMAN, AND I DON'T LIKE HER LOOKS SHE IS A CORRUPT WITCH, AND I'M SO GLAD SHE WILL NO LONGER BE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. SHE AND HER HUSBAND UNDOUBTEDLY EMPLOY A LOT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THEIR MANY BUSINESSES. SHE SHOULD BE A SHAME OF HERSELF FOR EXPLOITING THOSE WHO HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OUR RULE OF LAW. TO PUT IT PLAINLY, SHE MAKES ME SICK AS DO HARRY REID AND OF COURSE OBAMA. SHE LOOKS LIKE A MADE UP WRINKLED UP OLD HAG.

Maybe she wants illegal hiring to become legal.

Dixie

Dang! LadyStClaire you forgot her nervous twitch, people get when they're about to be investigated.