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Nancy Pelosi flees requests to debate Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan´s campaign manager Tiffany Burns drew a brutal response from Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco this morning when she asked the House Speaker why she will not debate Cindy Sheehan.
October 31, 2008
San Francisco
Robert B. Livingston
In a newsletter sent out today, Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign Headquarters described how its candidate´s campaign manager, Tiffany Burns, was rebuffed by Nancy Pelosi at a morning press conference when Burns asked Pelosi why she will not participate in a public debate.
Both Nancy Pelosi and Cindy Sheehan are candidates for California´s District 8 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent, and Sheehan is running an independent campaign to unseat her.
Sheehan blames Pelosi for allowing the Bush administration to escape accountability for the wars it started and for its wanton disregard for the U.S. Constitution. She also accuses Pelosi of caving in to costly financial requests from the administration and from Wall Street schemers who are seeking bailouts from the government after losing untold billions of dollars when their own derivative manipulations began to become exposed.
According to the newsletter, Burns confronted Pelosi three times: twice during and once after an event where Pelosi spoke on behalf of a ballot proposition which favors building a high speed train between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The first time (according to the newsletter), Nancy Pelosi answered Burns´ request for a debate by giving her a “dirty look” and a promise to respond to her privately after the press conference.
A bit later, while Pelosi was praising the high-speed train as a good place to invest tax dollars, Burns asked (according to the newsletter) “how that would be possible since she was currently using billions of tax dollars to fund the ongoing illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
It was then that Pelosi “groaned” and the press event ended. Pelosi said “she had to leave and would not be available for any more questions“.
Immediately afterwards, Burns (according to the newsletter) tried to approach Pelosi to get her earlier promised response.
Instead of explaining why she cannot debate Cindy Sheehan, Pelosi responded by having Tiffany Burns “forcefully removed by security.”
Earlier this week, Sheehan protested the local public broadcasting affiliate KQED for allowing Pelosi to be granted more time than her opponents during a program about the District 8 Congressional candidates. Rather than accept an arrangement whereby Pelosi would get a half hour to speak while Sheehan and two others were to split the remaining half hour, Sheehan decided not to participate like that. Rather than be marginalized and bullied, she sacrificed her allotted time and consequentially much needed mass media exposure.
Sitting outside the broadcast studio, Sheehan nevertheless managed to call the program while it was airing and was allowed to briefly ask Pelosi why she had not impeached Bush and Cheney. She also managed to suggest to Pelosi that it was not to late to impeach them-- before being cut off.
After today´s confrontation between Tiffany Burns and Nancy Pelosi, campaign workers state in their newsletter that “Nancy Pelosi can spend her time ignoring the voters and ignoring the issues - but Cindy Sheehan For Congress won't let her get away with ignoring us. We'll be bird-dogging the Speaker all weekend, if she won't face Cindy we'll face her!”
To read more about Cindy Sheehan and KQED go to:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/10/29/18547364.php
Or watch this excellent video by Clifford Roddy:
http://blip.tv/file/1416286/
Other recent news:
Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign Headquarters is vandalized and a computer is stolen:
http://tinyurl.com/6jg4b5
Key figures in the LGBTQ community, including Gore Vidal, Rosie O'Donnell, and Melissa and Tammy Etheridge endorse Cindy Sheehan:
http://tinyurl.com/64nbf2
Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign website:
San Francisco
Robert B. Livingston
In a newsletter sent out today, Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign Headquarters described how its candidate´s campaign manager, Tiffany Burns, was rebuffed by Nancy Pelosi at a morning press conference when Burns asked Pelosi why she will not participate in a public debate.
Both Nancy Pelosi and Cindy Sheehan are candidates for California´s District 8 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent, and Sheehan is running an independent campaign to unseat her.
Sheehan blames Pelosi for allowing the Bush administration to escape accountability for the wars it started and for its wanton disregard for the U.S. Constitution. She also accuses Pelosi of caving in to costly financial requests from the administration and from Wall Street schemers who are seeking bailouts from the government after losing untold billions of dollars when their own derivative manipulations began to become exposed.
According to the newsletter, Burns confronted Pelosi three times: twice during and once after an event where Pelosi spoke on behalf of a ballot proposition which favors building a high speed train between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The first time (according to the newsletter), Nancy Pelosi answered Burns´ request for a debate by giving her a “dirty look” and a promise to respond to her privately after the press conference.
A bit later, while Pelosi was praising the high-speed train as a good place to invest tax dollars, Burns asked (according to the newsletter) “how that would be possible since she was currently using billions of tax dollars to fund the ongoing illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
It was then that Pelosi “groaned” and the press event ended. Pelosi said “she had to leave and would not be available for any more questions“.
Immediately afterwards, Burns (according to the newsletter) tried to approach Pelosi to get her earlier promised response.
Instead of explaining why she cannot debate Cindy Sheehan, Pelosi responded by having Tiffany Burns “forcefully removed by security.”
Earlier this week, Sheehan protested the local public broadcasting affiliate KQED for allowing Pelosi to be granted more time than her opponents during a program about the District 8 Congressional candidates. Rather than accept an arrangement whereby Pelosi would get a half hour to speak while Sheehan and two others were to split the remaining half hour, Sheehan decided not to participate like that. Rather than be marginalized and bullied, she sacrificed her allotted time and consequentially much needed mass media exposure.
Sitting outside the broadcast studio, Sheehan nevertheless managed to call the program while it was airing and was allowed to briefly ask Pelosi why she had not impeached Bush and Cheney. She also managed to suggest to Pelosi that it was not to late to impeach them-- before being cut off.
After today´s confrontation between Tiffany Burns and Nancy Pelosi, campaign workers state in their newsletter that “Nancy Pelosi can spend her time ignoring the voters and ignoring the issues - but Cindy Sheehan For Congress won't let her get away with ignoring us. We'll be bird-dogging the Speaker all weekend, if she won't face Cindy we'll face her!”
To read more about Cindy Sheehan and KQED go to:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/10/29/18547364.php
Or watch this excellent video by Clifford Roddy:
http://blip.tv/file/1416286/
Other recent news:
Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign Headquarters is vandalized and a computer is stolen:
http://tinyurl.com/6jg4b5
Key figures in the LGBTQ community, including Gore Vidal, Rosie O'Donnell, and Melissa and Tammy Etheridge endorse Cindy Sheehan:
http://tinyurl.com/64nbf2
Cindy Sheehan´s Campaign website:
For more information:
http://www.cindyforcongress.org/
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Pelosi doesn't "debate" because she can look at the polls and see she'll get 85% of the vote, Genius.
God, this is not rocket science. Sheehan is a blip on the radar and will be forgotten in 6 months.
God, this is not rocket science. Sheehan is a blip on the radar and will be forgotten in 6 months.
October 31, 2008
For the second time this week Cindy For Congress was able to confront Nancy Pelosi about debating Cindy. This morning the Speaker was using her valuable time at a press conference speaking in support of Proposition 1A (a real issue for the people, this ballot measure will create a high speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles.) While talking from the podium about her duty to get Democrats elected, CFC Campaign Manager Tiffany Burns asked Pelosi why she won't debate Cindy. Pelosi responded with a dirty look and said she would be happy to answer the question privately after the press conference.
A few minutes later Pelosi was praising Prop 1A for being a part of a plan to someday invest tax dollars in renewable energy. Burns asked her again how that would be possible since she was currently using billions of tax dollars to fund the ongoing illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Madame Speaker groaned and said was she being interrupted while talking about the very important issue of Prop 1A. The press conference was stopped and Pelosi said she had to leave and would not be available for any more questions.
Immediately after the press conference Burns tried to approach Pelosi to get the promised response, but of course was forcefully removed by security.
Nancy Pelosi can spend her time ignoring the voters and ignoring the issues - but Cindy Sheehan For Congress won't let her get away with ignoring us. We'll be bird-dogging the Speaker all weekend, if she won't face Cindy we'll face her!
Come out and join us!
For the second time this week Cindy For Congress was able to confront Nancy Pelosi about debating Cindy. This morning the Speaker was using her valuable time at a press conference speaking in support of Proposition 1A (a real issue for the people, this ballot measure will create a high speed rail between San Francisco and Los Angeles.) While talking from the podium about her duty to get Democrats elected, CFC Campaign Manager Tiffany Burns asked Pelosi why she won't debate Cindy. Pelosi responded with a dirty look and said she would be happy to answer the question privately after the press conference.
A few minutes later Pelosi was praising Prop 1A for being a part of a plan to someday invest tax dollars in renewable energy. Burns asked her again how that would be possible since she was currently using billions of tax dollars to fund the ongoing illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Madame Speaker groaned and said was she being interrupted while talking about the very important issue of Prop 1A. The press conference was stopped and Pelosi said she had to leave and would not be available for any more questions.
Immediately after the press conference Burns tried to approach Pelosi to get the promised response, but of course was forcefully removed by security.
Nancy Pelosi can spend her time ignoring the voters and ignoring the issues - but Cindy Sheehan For Congress won't let her get away with ignoring us. We'll be bird-dogging the Speaker all weekend, if she won't face Cindy we'll face her!
Come out and join us!
For more information:
http://www.cindyforcongress.org/
You may be right about why Nancy Pelosi refuses to debate. But you are wrong about Cindy being forgotten in six months.
If we escape the woes our leaders have heaped upon us, Cindy will be remembered as one of this country´s greatest patriots.
I tremble to think of how we will think of Pelosi however.
I tremble to imagine what she thinks of herself.
If we escape the woes our leaders have heaped upon us, Cindy will be remembered as one of this country´s greatest patriots.
I tremble to think of how we will think of Pelosi however.
I tremble to imagine what she thinks of herself.
A short video is included at a story reported by Luke Thomas at the Fog City Journal:
Speaker Pelosi Heckled During Press Conference
Asked Why She Refuses to Debate Opponents
go to:
http://tinyurl.com/6zb8d5
Speaker Pelosi Heckled During Press Conference
Asked Why She Refuses to Debate Opponents
go to:
http://tinyurl.com/6zb8d5
Your headquarters is between 8th and 9th on Mission ! Pelosi's people didn't break into your office....you have huge widows and tons of equipment just sitting out there in the open. Your place was broken into because that is a pretty sketchy neighborhood. I used to live over on 6th street. I had my place broken into twice in one year. This is no conspiracy its just the reality of having a very open office at 8th and mission.
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How you can help:
Call 415-621-5027
DONATE!
PHONE BANK!
Get out on the Streets with us!
For more information:
http://www.cindyforcongress.org
Probably likely that someone simply wanted to make money fast, and that is why they broke the window and stole the computer.
Yeah. It happens all the time-- all over the city.
If you have been a victim of crime, the first thing you ask is "why?"
We may not know why Cindy's Headquarters was attacked-- but we do know that the media and her opponent, Nancy Pelosi, have stolen her right to engage in public and uncensored debate.
That is a much worse crime than breaking a window and stealing a computer.
You can put a price tag on material things-- but how could we ever put a price on freedom?
Real freedom?
Yeah. It happens all the time-- all over the city.
If you have been a victim of crime, the first thing you ask is "why?"
We may not know why Cindy's Headquarters was attacked-- but we do know that the media and her opponent, Nancy Pelosi, have stolen her right to engage in public and uncensored debate.
That is a much worse crime than breaking a window and stealing a computer.
You can put a price tag on material things-- but how could we ever put a price on freedom?
Real freedom?
That is the true story of Washington... it's all about them, not the "us" in US. I wish more understood the fact that to elected officials we are all reduced to nothing more than a commodity to be brokered... at wal mart.. on wall street.. at the ballot box.
If the citizenry understood what Washington was all about, there would be a second revolution... it's rallying cry would be the same as 1776: no more taxation without representation.
The only word that accurately describes an elected member of Congress is "whore" for we know what whores do... they screw people for money.. and that is life inside the beltway as I once knew it.
I recall a few years ago when Michale Moore visited capitol Hill with a NY Pimp.. they caught Congressman and senators off guard as they were on their way to lunch.. with the Pimp handing out his business card.. telling them they needed a professional to take care of their business efforts for them. he extolled his ability to negotiate the best deals in screwing people... I Loved it.... a very accurate appraisal of our "democracy" and the "whores" that run it.
If the citizenry understood what Washington was all about, there would be a second revolution... it's rallying cry would be the same as 1776: no more taxation without representation.
The only word that accurately describes an elected member of Congress is "whore" for we know what whores do... they screw people for money.. and that is life inside the beltway as I once knew it.
I recall a few years ago when Michale Moore visited capitol Hill with a NY Pimp.. they caught Congressman and senators off guard as they were on their way to lunch.. with the Pimp handing out his business card.. telling them they needed a professional to take care of their business efforts for them. he extolled his ability to negotiate the best deals in screwing people... I Loved it.... a very accurate appraisal of our "democracy" and the "whores" that run it.
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