House Democratic Leader Pelosi calls Bush 'incompetent'

House Democratic Leader Pelosi calls Bush 'incompetent'

Thursday, May 20, 2004

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(05-20) 01:36 PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "incompetent" and said he is responsible for hundreds of deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

"Bush is an incompetent leader. In fact, he's not a leader," Pelosi told the San Francisco Chronicle in a 45-minute interview Wednesday in her Capitol office. "He's a person who has no judgment, no experience and no knowledge of the subjects that he has to decide upon."

Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, is a frequent critic of the president and led the effort against the war in 2003. But this was her strongest criticism of Bush to date.

"He has on his shoulders the deaths of many more troops, because he would not heed the advice of his own State Department of what to expect after May 1 when he ... declared that major combat is over," Pelosi said. "The shallowness that he has brought to the office has not changed since he got there."


more... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/05/20/state0436EDT0031.DTL

this openness and honesty may mean that some things are returning to normal.

And I think ALL Dems should start saying this because how could the repukes and the GOP Media Whores refute it? They have no facts to back up he's not. The Dems counter if the Whores come up with a little crap, 'OK prove it, Bush have a press conference once a month where the questions aren't submitted beforehand.

was a real fighter.

We want more straight talk from Congress-

TELL IT LIKE IT IS!!

at last we've broken through..I've never heard of a Congressman refer to Bush as incompetent publicly before.

overwhelming that the word is a good fit.

:-)

articles this afternoon I was almost in tears cuz things were so utterly crazy and made no sense whatsoever. Upon reading this, it is good to know there is a little sanity left out there. Bush is imcompetent. How correct that statement is.

And it's sad and odd that such plain-spoken common sense seems so refreshing.

Where has she been the last 3 years?

In case you have not been paying attention, antiwar positions have not been allowed to be broadcast.

...is who exactly has let loose the Hounds of Media-Hell?

We all know that the mainstream media is owned by major, very conservative corporations with strong ties to the NeoCons. Have those corporations made the decision that the NeoCons are now a major liability?

It's starting to look that way, isn't it?

Hopefully the Pink Tutu era is ending!

Keep your head still and eye on the ball, and swing all the way through. Again. Again. Again.

It's the incompetence, stupid!

Has this been done before?

They've spent gobs of money that Dems don't have to create and maintain their PR image. Why not copy their PR ideas and replace their ideals with Democratic/democratic ideals?

Thank you Nancy!

way to go Nancy...keep it coming.

...but when she's hot, she's hot. Has she been listening to Randi Rhodes or something?

and now that our House leader has spelled it out so well, it needs repeating at every opportunity and in every context by all Dems with media access.

Only 25-30% of America (right-wing fascist morons) think that Bush is the best leader ever. Mental illness and delusions must be rampant in that group.

He is INCOMPETENT and CLUELESS and surrounded by neo-cons and fascists. This makes him a grave danger to America.

"Hey, I got an extra $50 on my tax refund"

The increase in gas prices just cost you $600.oo a year. And that just shifts your cash into pukes pockets. How stupid can these people be?

for my GMC Suburban.

a constant theme in this campaign.

Rock the Boat. They are all Cowards for not speaking out about this very inept and incompetent Administration. Hell the whole world knows how incompetent our entire current Government is including Congress. I'm sure that is what you were implying. That one incompetent should know another.

and it's disappointing that many of our reps may have felt this way for a long time (at least I hope they did)and yet they didn't speak up.

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Let the world know - -

Us Canuks said it first!! :bounce:

oh - just for old times sakes - -

Our Apology from 2002

Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes CBC Television:

On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry. I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron.

He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your own.

I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours.

I'm sorry we burnt down your white house during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.

I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we Feel your Pain.

I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you wanna have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons.

And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this. We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.

Thank you.

:freak:

I am not so sure I like having strangers pointing it out to us, LMAO, you should write for Al Franken.

from some spokesman I've never heard of.

The White House dismissed Pelosi's comments as partisan politics.

"It's clear that the election season is drawing near, and there are those who will pursue politics over policy," White House spokesman Ken Lisaius told the newspaper. "That doesn't change the fact that the president is focused on winning the war on terror, protecting our homeland security and strengthening our improving economy."


Accusing the dem house leader of "partisan politics"? duh!

The election season is "drawing near"? double duh!

one, that Bush has made that was NOT polictically based? I'm serious. I can not think of a single one.

And, if she hasn't been...she should be. We've all been saying this for MONTHS!

:kick:

doormat" and "get some spine" recommendations posted on this board.

,...with no division between military and civilian participation. " --Marshall McLuhan

Drops of wisdom.

(Hey, I know who Marshall McLuhan was. I think I read his material back in the 1970s for speech class. It has been a few years)

nt is usually used to indicate "no text" in the body of the post.

Wow. It's about f'ing time.

-MR

selected to do--destroy everything good about our country, plunder our nation's treasury for his family and their rich cronies, and plunge the world into chaos from which they can reap a profit.

I don't think Bush is incompetent. He is a very competent and dedicated cheerleader for Satan.

on edit-changed elected to selected

"Mission Accomplished!"

or as Michael Parenti says, these 'morons' are laughing all the way to the bank with OUR money.

I need to send her a thank you note.

I want every shred of respect stripped from the boy king...

It's a trifecta!

Only took her 3.5 years to notice. Look for Daschle to
get a spine now too.

"In order to lead, you have to have judgment. In order to have judgment, you have to have knowledge and experience. He has none."

Didn't know Nancy had it in her to tell the world the boy emperor is buck nekid

Dasschole in State of the Union reply?

Let one use this record---

Draft Dodger
Criminal Military Deserter in wartime
criminal baby killer
criminal cocaine snorter
criminal drunk
criminal insider trader
alleged adulterer
alleged woman abuser
patholgical liar
member of "sorry group" known as a family

This record would put most behind bars for 25 years.

wear it.

Bu$h IS incompetent, nothing we don't already know, eh? I do try to spread the message every chance I get.

George W. Bush is incompetent.

How could any reasonable person deny it?

Hmmmmmm..........

What are we gonna do.

I would hate to see her back tracking later. She definitely said what needed to be said. It is a good start anyway.

with his serious mental handicaps, inability to verbally communicate, having required aides and assistants throughout his life, but possessing one astounding island of ability and brilliance: his vacationing skills. He has brought vacationing to new heights of grandeur.

The only driving he does is either for photo ops on his ranch or in a cart on the golf course.

could see her way clear to NOT GIVE THE BASTARD A BLANK CHECK FOR 25 BILLION dollars!!!

sorry for the shouting but they ARE going to give that fucker 25 BILLION in Mad Money!!

5 Billion goes STRAIGHT into Rumsfeld's pockets for chrissakes, with NO oversight..

this really pisses me off..

I mean, thanks for setting the record straight Nancy, but put OUR money where your mouth is..

Praying that the rest of her Constituents would do the same.

Or to Martin Frost and Harold Ford, Jr. who tried to get her job.

Does anyone actually think that either of those three men would be speaking truth to power now if they had been House Minority Leader?

Partisan rancor flares on Iraq - (NO, 'incompetent' is exactly the TRUTH!

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5022906/

Slam that hammer down!!!