Pelosi Calls NRCC Comments "Sad," "Inappropriate"

Republicans don't have to worry about putting Nancy Pelosi "in her place," the Speaker told reporters Thursday: She's already there.

"I'm in my place," Pelosi said at her weekly press conference, responding for the first time to a Tuesday statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee that suggested she be muzzled for daring to voice House concerns about possible troop escalation in Afghanistan. "I'm the Speaker of the House, the first woman Speaker of the House and I'm in my place because the House of Representatives voted me there."

Democrats quickly lambasted the Republican comment earlier in the week, but NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain doubled down. "Nancy Pelosi might think she's a general, but she's playing out of her league and she knows it," Spain said in a statement Tuesday.

For her part, Pelosi seemed almost bemused by the attack Thursday, but didn't mince words. "It's really sad they really don't understand how inappropriate that is," she said. "That language is something I haven't heard in decades."

Comments

[Josie Wales]

What we really need is General Peloski making all war strategy. She has tons of experience. She served in the same unit with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

[Josie Wales]

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[DorianBrandon]

Republican frustration at its worst.

[Reito Hikari]

Now, Liberal Press, take a page out of FOX News and start attacking Spain into resigning... We can't play nice anymore...

[DorianBrandon]

You have not been eversince Senator Obama won the presidency.

Get accustomed to having a black man as President and a woman as Speaker of the House then get on with your sad life.

[Reito Hikari]

Huh? I'm saying the liberal media should start attacking the GOPs into resigning... I have no clue what you're talking about

[zooperman]

"Director Ken Spain doubled down. 'Nancy Pelosi might think she's a general, but she's playing out of her league and she knows it,' Spain said in a statement Tuesday."

Hey Ken. She was elected Speaker of the House by her peers. She must be doing OK if she riles a Republican Byzantine like you. Show a little respect - LOSER!!!

[babaann]

No she's not playing at all. She's dead serious.

[etiennemacchias]

I wish she had waved her left arm and snapped her fingers as she made that response.

[mmgbizgirl]

Certain GOP men think they can bully and pull this sh*t on women. Thanks for putting these idiots straight Nancy.

They are threatened, scared little boys.

[David Litster]

Here's what I think of the whole situation : http://blog.neveroddoreven.us/2009/10/09/pelosi-is-a-liar.aspx

[Kevins]

How can anyone stand to be a Republican anymore.
Isn't it embarrassing?

[Kevins]

Keep going like this and you'll never get another Republican Speaker.
You'll always be on the side-lines, blurting out inappropriate things while the Democratic President--and Speaker--are trying to talk to all of us here in the real America.

Un-effing-believable.

[RickCoMatic]

What are the magic words we need to utter to get Madam Speaker to raise her voice and demand that we start playing by All the rules. The General's 4-Stars are impressive. But, he's not in line to become Commander In Chief. Madam Speaker IS. 40,000 Troops this guy wants sent-over to Afghanistan help turn-over rocks looking for Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden ain't IN Afghanistan. He's going to Happy-Hour, every day, in Pakistan. Before 40,000 Volunteer, weary, over-worked, under-paid, involuntarily extended beyond discharge, deliberately un-promoted E-2's and E-3's, active duty obligation completed reservists, re-re-recalled National Guard Unit's and all the short-timers soon to learn they're not short anymore, ... get the bad news that they are stop-lossed and staying-put beginning immediately and indefinitely; I'd like Madam Speaker to scream NO so loudly they hear it at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/08/pelosi-calls-nrcc-comment_n_313882.html

[OswegoKayaker]

Too bad that Ken Spain didn't pay attention in school when the power structure in the U.S. was explained -- how we are not a military dictatorship and a general does not trump our civilian leaders. I wonder why we even bother to put our hard-earned money into school taxes to pay for every child to go through all that schooling when it seems that even people who rise to leadership positions seem to know nothing about our system of government. I just don't quite get how Americans got so totally uneducated about fundamental things like this. They wave their flags and haven't a clue about the most elementary facets of our system -- and more importantly when we don't want generals running the place. We call it freedom.

It also shows exactly how the Republican leadership views women. Basically sit down and shut up. They have come so far in their views. When they aren't fighting to keep the stars and bars flying over capitols, being boorish to their president in front of the whole world, they are telling woman in power to defer quietly to their menfolk. Maybe someone should tell them:
1. The Civil war is over
2. Woman have the vote now
3. The year is 2009

[sitat]

Completely fanned.

[kris843]

Bravo!

[PC0207]

*standing ovation*

[Josie Wales]

It may very well take a military coup to prevent Obama and Peloski from appointing themselves as dictators for life.

[emlr]

We got rid of the dictatorship ambitions of bushcheney by voting....not a military coup.
That's the way things work in America.

[vancedecker]

On a more serious note, speaking of people who need to be put in their place, when is Nancy Pelosi going to put these Republicans in their place?

...and tell Obama and his pedantic idea of 'bipartisanship' to shove it. Since when does a president dictate the make up of congressional committees? She needs to take charge of things herself.

First woman speaker is just as important as first black president!

[Kalel]

Say what you want about her but Pelosi has more "balls" than any of the men I see hanging out in either house these days.

[BigHound1]

These folks always want to "put somebody in their place." Number 1, she is the speaker of the House for the United States House of Representative. She is an elected official by from the State of California.
Number 2, she was elected to the become the Speaker through an election by her peers. Number 3, Our military personnel has a commander in chief and reports to Congress for any appropriations of fund.

Number 4, being a General is (i.e. Four or Five Star) is the highest rank within the military but elected government officials hold higher rank than any soldier. This was done to protect our constitution such that our nation would never, ever be subjected to a king.