Pelosi's Daughter Says People Don't Support Impeachment or Leaving Iraq

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Pelosi's Daughter Says People Don't Support Impeachment or Leaving Iraq

Pelosi's Daughter Says People Don't Support Impeachment or Leaving Iraq
Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2007-10-01 21:18. Impeachment

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Here is the transcript perhaps not with 100% accuracy but almost word for word from the answer Christine Pelosi gave on Impeachment and a portion of her message on Iraq as well:

"On Impeachment, I have two things to say about that: 1) of course I will deliver your heartfelt message - we had two people on that and those outside. (2 out of a total of about 5 questions allowed). I have recieved two letters delivered by different people, but each letter was by the same person (I believe she was referring to Bruce Garber's op-Ed piece on Impeachment, which he said he got to her). They did their work, in fairness I have to say they did their work, the record reflects that.

Last year when we were doing People Running for Congress, we had the focus groups, polling and door to door, all of that, and what was asked about most was bringing the troops home and the impeachment of the President and Vice President. And I don't know where it is now, but a year ago when the decision was made to take it off the table and not planning on impeachment, it was not there. What happens when you become a legal defendent in this country, in terms of the rights that you get and the ability to stonewall, the fact is that it would take months if not years to get anything out of this Administration.

And look at what the American people want, it's not just a matter of poll studies. When people say they want change and the want to bring all of the troops home, that's the other big one, so why can't we just campaign and say we want to bring the troops home and then then they say that, they get a little nervous that if we pull out precipitously - then what if there's a genocide? We stopped genocide in Liberia, Sudan, Bosnia, and Kosovo then why would we not stop it in Iraq? So we're sorta stuck in Iraq.

And I take the view, with respect to impeachment, I do think that the focus on going forward is what's important from my standpoint anyway. (applauds) Thats just where I stand. Not everybodys with me; I'm just one person. But I think people care about health care, education. People care about their future. They care about their future.

(phrase I couldn't make out) You gotta show growth. There is the burden of history and thats important and there are ways to do that. I have always thought that going back to the fitteen words, that somebody with a really good video camera and the internet could set up a mock trial on the basis of the thirteen to sixteen words - alone in the State of the Union address because it is so clear. First what he said and then the documents. We tried to show that but the people just didn't get it. so thats a fact. So we will continue to have that debate over strategy and its imp action, I'm sure.

But when it comes to Iraq, I really think we should push, we all really should push."

At this point, Ms. Pelosi talked on why stopping the funding for the war would not work and suggested that everyone push for JimMcGovern's amendment on responsible redeployment.

Anyone care to comment?

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