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"...or like Speaker Pelosi, who has been busy, uh, sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying...."
Senior Pelosi aides immediately reached out to refute Bachmann's assertion as totally false:
“Speaker Pelosi does not drink alcohol. There is no alcohol service on the domestic flights the Air Force operates for travel from Washington to San Francisco for the speaker."
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It doesn't matter Madam Speaker whether its true or not, because these Hater Voters will believe what ever is spoon fed to them by the Wachmans out there.
Once the right-wing crazies embrace a lie that they really, really like, they will not let it go.
The Pelosi jet story is pure rubbish - here's the the link:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/pelosi/jet.asp
The Republican party(whats left of it) has been HiJacked by a bunch of Women, Druggedout on ZANAX. Listen to how they talk.
I want the GOP to keep this up, just to show the WORLD & the American Electorate what happens when you're in a drug induced State of Mind.
I left those days behind me, but can remember some of it.
I mean comeon now,if this was My Mother speaking the Stupidity that hese Republican Women Speak publicly, i'd be taking her to the nearest hospital for a phycilogical evaluation.
Quick, fast, and in a hurry!!!!! Michelle Bauchman is a lunatic of the first order. This dingbat will say anything that wanders into her head, seeing that's there's plenty of empty space, and blurt it out. I'm sure that she's embarassed her family on many, many occasions. These are the types of people that the gop is fielding in their hunt to regain political power? No wonder that they are experiencing a civil war within their ranks. The establishment members are being out lied and out crazied by the monster that they created, the teabaggers. I'll bet that Mitch McConnell isn't grinning now that the tables have been turned on them. Rush Limburger is now the leader of the gop without a doubt. Even Karl Rove was made to heel and he was their lie meister and king maker just a few news cycles ago.
So this is basically proof that mainstream Republicans will say and lie about anything if it serves their party and their individual chances of getting re-elected, right?
Didn't I see a bunch of hard-line conservatives screaming about how Islam is evil because it condones lying and distorting the truth provided one does so for the sake of advancing Islam?
Christ, the hypocrisy coming out of the loudest members of the far right is so thick you'd need a 12-inch bore and 30 weeks to drill through it.
Knock Pelosi as you will, but if the stories about Boehner are true, and he becomes Speaker of the House - Hell, that man's gonna need a tanker to refuel the in-flight bar.
If what Pelosi says is true and can be documented then where has she been for a year or more. Sean Hannity repeats this line almost daily on his show. He's never asked to prove anything. A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth. Vince Foster dieing was the best thing that ever happened to the GOP - it proved them that they can create alternate universes and make the electorate live there. They even made Democrats blieve in WMD's. They must also be the power behind the boogey man - someone I've never seen, either.
Wm.-375815
Sean Hannity repeats this line almost daily on his show.
LOL, and he illustrates those lies many times on each of his fingers; just like he does with his litany of President Obama being the most radical president in history. HannKKKity kills me with the hand jive. LMAO.
Wm.,
I think Speaker Pelosi has been a bit to busy with her job as a legislator and tring to herd Democrats (it's like trying to herd cats) to vote for our welfare. She doesn't have time to deal with or expose fools, they do that quite well on their own.
With all these new rules here on First Read, I don't know if I'm gonna make it. Lol. You know, a person can only take so much. We can only be respectful for so long.
Michele Bachmann and alcohol? What is this prohibition now? Maybe she should have a drink occasionally. It might do her .... Oh never mind.
I'll leave all the good stuff for Rachel and Keith.
Love it, Pat, thanks for the chuckle!
Pat, Boston, MA
A drink; Pat?
She can't handle a drink; she's too crazy. She'd be swinging from the balconies in the meeting places of the United States Congress . Ha Ha!!
Yeah, Beverly, but she is a good looking woman . . . swinging from the chandelier . . . hmmm . . .
Darn it! See what ya'all did! Now I've got these images that would earn me a collapse at the minimum and possibly a delete. ;-))))
Matthew, Houston, TX
Darn it! See what ya'all did! Now I've got these images that would earn me a collapse at the minimum and possibly a delete. ;-))))
I think you'll do fine. No one can argue with the possibilities. If you just look at her and that blank stare on her face; plus all the insane things she says, one can imagine almost anything. Hey, Republicans love to celebrate!
Boy, every time I think the right wing nuts cannot slip further away from reality, they manage to do it. Like Limbaugh repeating a bunch of lies about a sitting judge on his radio show that was found on Wikipedia. They don't verify a thing, whatever fits the story line they want to present, they run with it. Bachmann owes the Speaker an apology, which the Speaker will never get because Bachmann can never admit that her hamster slid off the wheel years ago. For such a good "Christian" she sure has an aversion to truth telling. Isn't she constantly breaking one of the Ten Commandments? Or are those just for the "little people".
NewDay, I can't wait till June 31st-2011. A new summer will be here.
I'm sure Rush's calendar has That date marked.
"There is no alcohol service on the domestic flights..."
Hmmm...
"...domestic flights..."
Why the distinction?
What about Madame Speaker's trip to Copenhagen on the taxpayers' dime for the climate summit in December 2009?
Just askin'...
Well, I tell ya what, Mixed Quarter Bag, if anybody (much less an thin, older woman) can drink up 100k worth of booz in one flight to Copenhagen then they have my utmost respect!
Just sayin...
I couldn't even pull that off in college. If Pelosi really has managed this, she deserves an Achievement and 100,000 automatic GS.
From CBS News, January 25th 2010, on Pelosi's Copenhagen climate summit junket:
"Total hotel, meeting rooms and 'a couple' of $1000-a-night hospitality suites topped $400,000.
Flights weren't cheap, either. Fifty-nine House and Senate staff flew commercial during the Copenhagen rush. They paid government rates-$5-10,000 each-totaling $408,064. Add three military jets-$168,351 just for flight time-and the bill tops $1.1 million dollars-not including all the Obama administration officials who attended: well over 60."
And;
"...considering the size of the deficit, and the fact that no global deal would be reached-critics question the super-sized U.S.delegation-more than 165-leaving the impression there's dollars to burn. In this case, more than a million."
Not sure what was spent on booze, though...
Why should anyone believe Michelle Bachman. However, Speaker Pelosi should show proof that no alcohol is served on Air Force flights - should be easy enough. Then see if Bachman has the decency to apologize. The GOP is getting more and more outrageous. It is a shame though that a person has to answer to stupidty - but it seems one must in this political climate. Say whatever you like whether it's true or not. Values Summit by behind.
They LIE far too often for decent people to knock each dishonest smear down - particularly when there is no penalty for lying loudly and often.
I wonder why these right-wing "love-to-claim-loudly-they're-Christian" liars do so well breaking the "Thou shalt not bear false witness" directive. False prophets or just warped sociopaths?
I believe in freedom of speech - but would support criminal or civil charges for politicians who intentially lie and deceive their constituencies to get elected. Of course, Republicans would filibuster that . . . -sigh-
I wish every voter in the country could read this statement by Michelle Bachmann and ask themself why anyone would impugn the integrity of someone who has served her nation as Nancy Pelosi has. You can agree or disagree with Ms. Pelosi's policies, but she has worked hard for the American people and deserves better than to be lied about. Especially a stupid lie that can be easily disproved.
integrity? are you serious? she hasn't worked hard for me, and i would be in that group of 'the american people'. all she does is try to pass unconstitutional legislation (health care) and further entitlements for those who don't carry their weight. that's not integrity, that's stealing from my family. wsj this week reported how half of the households in this country now receive some sort of government aid. and pelosi wants to give more. you liberals are ridiculous and out of touch with people who actually work for a living. looking forward to you not being in power. then in 2012, anyone else in the white house will be an improvement.
getting your news and info from olbermann and maddow is no better than people who get their info from rush or fox news btw. they are as tilted left just as much as the others are tilted right. please use your brains for a change.
ltp, healthcare is something we will have to pay in to, unemployment benefits were something you had to pay into to receive, and actually had to have worked to receive. The only one stealing from you are the ones receiving large corporate subsidies, no-bid contracts with no-performance necessary, offshore tax havens, offshoring of jobs, nation building, and those proposing pi%&ed on economics, etc.
Have you noticed that the right are always speaking as if they are the only people in this country who work or pay taxes? I don't know where they get that dilusion from, oh wait, Rush told them that as he sits on his 300 lb behind spewing out ignorance.I'll bet if those entitlements were to disappear today it would be the righties that are at the head of the line complaining about it because they want their social security, medicare/medicaid, unemployment checks, welfare checks, farm subsidies, and student loans/grants.
ltp - Some of those households you speak of are seniors receiving social security and medicare. Are you suggesting that they not receive those benefits? Why are you so angry at seniors, the disabled and those that are out of work because of the greed of powerful, wealthy businessmen and corporations?
Crazy born Michelle Bachmann? What about her sticking the tax payer with her Abilify medications she needs for paranoid her schizophrenia and delusions? Or the grants she got.
"Bachmann's financial disclosure forms indicate that her personal stake in the family farm is worth up to $250,000. They also show that she has been earning income from the farm business, and that the income grew in just a few years from $2,000 to as much as $50,000 for 2008. This has provided her with a second government-subsidized income to go with her job as a government-paid congresswoman who makes $174,000 per year (in addition to having top-notch government medical benefits).
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/michelle_bachman_welfare_queen_20091221/
Notice how the crazy one's eyes flare open and that blank stare is on her face everyday. Michelle Bachmann is one crazy Welfare Queen.
Especially the crazy part, don't forget the crazy part!!!!
I wouldn't mind having a few drinks with her ,great rack!
What is more stupid? Bushman's reckless charge, or the medias response? My vote goes to the media. In my opinion this goes way over the line, if fact i would go so far as to call it yellow journalism.
Patrick, what you point out is the very same Stupidity, Domenico was on this board Defending, just 3 days ago. Heck, he's there today among the Religous Zealots, today.
They put this Crap up here to Comment on, then Silence You for Commenting on it.
They wonder why thier buddies within the MSM have a 13% approval rating among the public.
Insanity, thy name is Main Street Media.
Rick, Ky:
I had an immediate visceral reaction to this post!
Here we go again. The MSM reporting on the obvious lies and distortions of the right-wing hatemongers as if it is fact and we're supposed to be impressed.
It took FR (Domenico notwithstanding) only two days to go back to business as usual... wingnut says something crazy, they report it as 'Breaking News" and we're off to the races.
God help us all!
Why are the folks at First Read even posting such garbage? Does everyone at First Read have the IQ of a
"brain-dead" Rhesus Monkey? Wow, consider the source for GOD's sake...Michelle Bachman! Can you say
"drug test?" Clearly, that b!+ch is on something! If she wants to report on something, she should
address the home foreclosure rate in her district...Report on that First Read!
...a flight that was mandated by President Whats-His-Name back in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks when Dennis Hastert was Speaker.
...a flight that ABC found was used less often by Speaker Pelosi than by Speaker Hastert.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7057198&page=1
Hey, I thought the real drinker in the House was John Boehner? Nancy Pelosi is not a drinker, she's a worker. John Boehner is not a worker.
He's a golfer and a drinker. Who does nothing. People tried to get away with saying Dean Martin was an alcoholic. He wasn't. He did movies, Vegas, records, plus his own tv show. He couldn't have been that successful if all he did was drink like what was said.
Boehner CAN drink and DOES drink alot, because he doesn't work. He has the time. Nancy doesn't.
Neither did Dean.
Is that clear to you pretend do-gooders in the GOP?
Is this the same Michelle Bachmann that made taxpayers pay $14,000 for a political rally for her and her Tea Bagging buddies by calling it a "press conference"?
http://minnesotaindependent.com/57574/bachmann-anti-health-care-reform-rally-cost-taxpayers-14000
Valued Voters Summit? These talking shmucks have got as much values as the Jimmy Swaggert's, the Pat Roberts's, the Tammy Faye Baker's and the multitude of evevangelicals (evil angels) trying to con you that if you send them money they will save you all. True values will be coming from those who live it (by example), not from those that speak it (forked tongue). Got to love the rhetoric from the nut jobs who live their life without any values at all. All talk, but opposed to walking the walk. But hay, listen up you peons and peasants , "do as I say, not as I do" Have,nt you realized, we up here don't have to live by any values because we have more money than god, and we're above it all. So all you little people (sheep) stay in line and "do as I say" for "In God $$$$$$ We Trust. Values Voter Summit? What a joke!
Hey, American Joe, did you hear? They scrapped all the makeup off of Tammy Faye Baker and found Jimmy Hoffa underneath.
It would'nt suprise me at all Matthew.
See Folks, this is the reason why this values summit is a Joke. A bunch of Religous Hypocrits, who need to hear some Redmeat to laugh about. I got more values in my little finger, than this whole room of zealots combined, & I aint nowhere close to being a Christian.
But I tellya what, if this is what Christianity is,Satan sure is a happy person.
Michelle Backman is an Idiot & the Folks in her district evidently don't have much to choose from, if this is all they can put up to represent them.
Fake Values from Fake Christians!
You Betcha!
Actually she spent over $101,000 over two years but it wasn't just for booze as it did include other "in flight" expenses.
Prostitutes ? Botox injections ?
How do you know that? Where did your information come from?
I think he was asking a question not stating a fact. Is it possible that the monies were spent on P or B?
(I don't mean peanutbutter and jelly)
MIchelle Bachman needs to put down the crack pipe before she makes these wild accusations. Besides, $100K would cover an average 3 day drunken binge for John Boehner.
Oh Goody !!! Here's the story that Liberal Wacko clique has chosen to comment on today...Remember to tell each other how smart they are and what a nice pile of liberal poop they made today...
How cute. Another rightard with a poop fetish!
Anyone with a poop fetish would certainly know where to come for their daily fix of wingnut Liberal poop....maybe you should advertise your little group of sheep...new members would have to understand that they must compliment everybody else's little pile of Liberal poop...
By the way, Nice poop, er ...post.
And for those of you keeping track: Here is a post that actually violates the COH. I won't report it, I will bet you that my Liberal friends won't either. Why? We believe that people like this have the absolute right to make a fool out of themselves in public any time they want to.
Hey, you know I never realized that Obama and Osama sound similar until I read your moniker. Wow, that is clever! You must be pretty smart.
Bachman has a case of the crazies! But then again, how is it she got elected to congress? Are her constituents also suffering from the case of the crazies?
I see Bachmann is sticking to the Republican mantra of lie early lie often,...
what a useless waste of space.
PS. I didn't notice the following story being covered out here in Poli World today:
http://politicmo.com/2010/09/16/fox-news-wallace-sue-carnahan-campaign/
Talk about suppressing speech. Apparently Fox Interviews aren't in the Public Domain. When are they going to have to start paying franchise fees to protect their ownership of the airwaves? I'm just curious.
WorldNetDaily said that Pelosi spent more than $100,000 for "food [and] booze." That’s false. The total includes expenses other than "food and booze," though it’s certainly true that international CODELs routinely show receipts for hundreds of dollars worth of top-shelf alcohol — brands like Maker’s Mark, Courvoisier, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire. Pelosi herself does not drink alcohol, her staff told us, but she’s not the only member of Congress on these trips. The ones who do drink are well-supplied
Well if Michelle is upset about a Speaker Pelosi having a few drinks she must have been furious over the drunk georgie in the White House!
Interesting to hear all of the lies coming from a 'Values Voters' convention. How ironic.
Hay Matthew,
Lies and Values, Values and Lies. It seems to work for them, kinda like bitching about Deficits and Wealthy Tax Subsidies, Wealthy Tax Subsidies and Deficits. See how well that works together? Ironic?
Thanks FR, I appreciate that, I forgot my manners! I Apologize.
Bachmann's such a weirdo, i just assumed she was always drunk or high ! I guess she is trying NOT to shed light on the " female staffer issue".
Bachmann's such a weirdo, i just assumed she was always drunk or high ! I guess she is trying NOT to shed light on the " female staffer issue".