Interesting Info: Pelosi Speech
They are working together to protect America, and we, in this House, must also work together to build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
WELCOME TO THE CONVENTION THAT WILL NOMINATE BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
“I accept this gavel in the spirit of partnership, not partisanship, and I look forward to working with you Mr. Boehner and the Republicans in the Congress on behalf of the American people.
“I accept this gavel in the spirit of partnership, not partisanship, and I look forward to working with you, Mr. Boehner, and the Republicans in the Congress on behalf of the American people.
WE CALL THIS CONVENTION TO ORDER TONIGHT TO PUT AMERICA ON THE PATH BEGUN BY OUR FOUNDERS A PATH THAT RENEWS AMERICA’S PROMISE FOR A NEW CENTURY.
We raised our five children in San Francisco, where Paul was born and raised.
“In this hour, we need and pray for the character, courage and civility of a former member of this House President Ford.
The speech comes as Democrats are increasingly torn over how to confront Bush over his plans to disarm Saddam Hussein.
It is the responsibility of the president to articulate a new plan for Iraq that makes it clear to the Iraqis that they must defend their own streets and their own security, a plan that promotes stability in the region, and a plan that allows us to responsibly redeploy our troops.
Nowhere were the American people more clear about the need for a new direction than in the war in Iraq.
“Let us join together in the first 100 hours to make this Congress the most honest and open Congress in history 100 hours.
ALL DEMOCRATS SALUTE SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON FOR HER EXCELLENT CAMPAIGN.
At the same time, Pelosi will urge the United States, the world’s “sole superpower,” to “build a freer, more secure world grounded in democratic values,” including in Iraq if President Bush ultimately goes forward with an attack.
“In this hour, we need and pray for the character, courage, and civility of a former member of this House President Ford.
“I do not believe that going to war now is the best way to rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction,” Pelosi says in an advance copy of her speech provided Thursday to The Chronicle.
WE SAY JOHN MCCAIN HAS THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING WRONG…ON THE FAILED BUSH POLICIES THAT HAS WEAKENED OUR ECONOMY AND TAKEN US FROM THE CLINTON SURPLUS TO RECKLESS BUSH DEFICITS; AND ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WORKERS: BARACK OBAMA IS RIGHT AND JOHN MCCAIN IS WRONG.
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AND ON THE MOST IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY DECISION OF OUR TIME, THE WAR IN IRAQ A CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE THAT HAS COST THOUSANDS OF LIVES OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM AND WILL COST OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS, AS WELL AS HAS WEAKENED OUR STANDING IN THE WORLD AND OUR CAPABILITY TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BARACK OBAMA IS RIGHT AND JOHN MCCAIN IS WRONG…VERY, VERY WRONG.
While many have been openly critical, most of the party’s top leadership including many of those running for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination have supported the White House or muted their criticism just days before a potential war.
Below is the text of the speech Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered at the Democratic Convention tonight.
I want to thank Paul and our children Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra and our six magnificent grandchildren for giving me their love, support and the confidence to go from the kitchen to the Congress.
Staking out a role as her party’s top critic of a war in Iraq, the San Francisco congresswoman will unambiguously reaffirm her opposition to an attack on Iraq in a high-profile address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
I congratulate all members of Congress on your election; I especially want to congratulate our new members of Congress.
“The American people also spoke clearly for a new direction here at home they desire a new vision, a new America, built on the values that have made our country great.
I SAW FIRSTHAND HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP ON ONE OF THE TOUGHEST ISSUES: ENACTING THE TOUGHEST ETHICS REFORM LEGISLATION IN THE HISTORY OF CONGRESS.
For our daughters and our granddaughters, the sky is the limit, anything is possible for them.
“Each of us brings to this new Congress our shared values, our commitment to the Constitution, and our personal experience.
“My path to Congress and the speakership began in Baltimore, where my father was mayor.
Not only is Nancy Pelosi vying to be known as the worst Speaker in the history of Congress , she also doesn’t know her history or geography.
04:00 PDT Washington House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will sharply challenge the Bush administration’s conduct of foreign policy today in a speech that urges the United States to use its influence to promote “democratic values” around the globe.
