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Nancy Pelosi, CIA Interrogations | 05/29/2009 11:35 am

House GOP Blasts Pelosi, Democrats on Interrogations With 'Explanation: Impossible' Campaign (Video)

Hoping to sink their teeth into Democrats who won’t support investigation into whether CIA lied to Congress about waterboarding, GOP goes on the attack.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
© AP

House Republicans have lobbed another attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — only this time, they’re hoping to take other Democrats down with her.

In their latest anti-Pelosi PR campaign, the GOP has released a new video entitled "Explanation: Impossible" — complete with "Mission: Impossible" music — and launched radio ads and robocalls targeting the California Democrat’s claims that she didn’t know waterboarding was being used on terror detainees in September 2002. The campaign also blasts 17 Democrats who refused to vote to support an investigation into what Pelosi knew and when, and whether the CIA did, in fact, "mislead" the Congress, as she claims. Democrats have dismissed the ads as partisan politics.

Regardless of your party politics, do you think there should be an investigation into whether the CIA mislead Congress on interrogation techniques? 

Here’s one of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s ads, targeting Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-MD:

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S G
Investigate if found necessary prosecute. This childishness is ridiculous. The right wing really runs republicans. They all have their knee pads for rush hog and Dick . More democrats have said the cia misrepresented facts. Even the cia says its records aren’t great. Yikes.
By S G on 05/29/2009 11:51 am
Mel Berg
I agree S G, I would like to see this investigated, it is time to get to the bottom of everything! More than one has come out and said the CIA misrepresented facts, I would like to know who’s facts are correct.
By Mel Berg on 05/29/2009 11:59 am
Victoria J

Of course the CIA lied. They worked for Cheney/Bush. But I am not sure THIS is the time to add another investigation to an already top heavy work load. I have no doubt a torture investigation will reveal the level at which the CIA accomodated the criminal acts of Tricky Dick Cheney.  That administration argued that as long as the President ordered it, IT was not illegal. Does one doubt that same message was sent to all those who were called to do the President and Vice President’s bidding?  Puh-leeze.

The recklessness in record keeping demonstrated by the CIA is a reflection of their watching Tricky Dick, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and the rest of this corrupt administration. Walks like a duck….

By Victoria J on 05/30/2009 7:23 pm
Maggie W
This has been going on too long.  There needs to be an independent  commission to get to the bottom of this.  If the CIA lied, then heads should roll. If Pelosi is lying, hers should roll.  But this silly namecalling and fingerpointing needs to stop.  There are way too many pressing issues Congress needs to be dealing with.
By Maggie W on 05/29/2009 11:55 am
Deborah Kramer
I am always amazed how easily some will blame our CIA, the military, FBI, etc… with just assumption alone.  I believe there definitely needs to be an investigation to see what did really happen.  But for me personally, I look to the CIA to be the one’s who are being honest before I would look for Any Politician to be the one telling the truth!  Since when have any of our politicians been honest- and I mean ALL of them.  Maggie, I sure hope heads do roll when and if they finally get to the bottom of this mess.  We, the American people are the one’s who need to start holding our politicians accountable because they will not choose to be unless their feet are held to the fire.  That is a real shame.
By Deborah Kramer on 05/29/2009 12:33 pm
Victoria J

How naive of you Deborah…never heard of the awful things that happen as a result of group mentality…how individuals in a group would do things, they would never undertake as individuals. If you have never worked in elective politics, you have no idea the rush certain people get with even minimal power. One can only imagine what happens when the sincerely corrupt get elected. Those politicians you do not trust are in charge of the CIA, the FBI and they can tell them what to do?

American voters have chosen to listen to their political party spin rather than using their own brains…we have always had the option of tossing these elected officials, but we have been too lazy. Too many Americans would rather whine about terrible legislators, rather than getting off our butts and working hard to un-elect them. A democracy is hard work…as Obama’s election proved. You have to get out there and work in order to have your voice heard and to make your vote count.

 

By Victoria J on 05/30/2009 7:32 pm
Deborah Kramer
Victoria- Your post is full of contradictions and actually you even made my point in your last paragraph, that only we can change this.  I sure was not talking about Obama’s campaign, that is for sure.  He is just like the rest of them, he promised the moon and change was his motto and he continues to backpeddle and not come out and just be honest and tell the American people, I promised this, knowing I couldn’t get it done right away- that will be the day, now won’t it?  We, the American people, Do need to get off our butts and throw these dishonest and lying politicians out on their ear!  But that was my whole point that I had posted.  Oh well.
By Deborah Kramer on 05/31/2009 5:19 pm
deber B
Well stated, Deborah Kramer.
By deber B on 06/01/2009 8:38 am
Deborah Kramer
Hey deber- It is so good to hear from you!  Just wanted to reiterate what you posted!  As usual, right on the head of the nail.  To just think about Pelosi being Third in line to the Presidency, really gives me chills.  I mean this women can’t even tell the darn truth, when she knows it will all eventually come out!  At least I am hoping it will and believe that it will happen.  Have a great night!!
By Deborah Kramer on 06/01/2009 6:05 pm
deber B
thanks, Deborah!  All any of us want is the truth!
By deber B on 06/01/2009 6:54 pm
deber B

Nancy Pelosi is third in line as Commander in Chief.   For her to even suggest that she didn’t know about waterboarding, when others knew, is ludicrous.   Pelosi has made a fool of herself and an investigation is most definitely in order.

17 democrats refused to vote to support an investigation.   Imagine that!  

The GOP needs to stay on top of this….after all, George Bush and Dick Cheney have endured many years of bashing from the left for enhanced interrogation techniques.   It is time now to find out how many democrats knew about it as well and approved it.  

History will be kind to George Bush.

Hang in there, George.   The longer Obama is in office the more the pieces will fall into place for you and your  eight years of public service to our wonderful country.  Just give it a little more time.    It is starting to look like a dominoe effect is starting to take shape.

By deber B on 05/29/2009 12:38 pm
f p
Keep on dreamin’ Deber and don’t forget the koolaid either-"wink-wink"—just saying
By f p on 05/29/2009 12:57 pm
deber B
f p, I’ll keep on dreaming and I want you to continue to sleep through the nightmare in the White House.    Deal?
By deber B on 05/29/2009 1:14 pm
Libra Lady
Deber…sounds like a good plan to me!!!  :-)
By Libra Lady on 05/29/2009 1:46 pm
deber B
Libra, we just can’t make this stuff up.   We’ve been putting the truth out there for quite a long time now.   I honestly believe the democrats are in a self induced coma otherwise they would be concerned at what Obama is doing to our country.
By deber B on 05/29/2009 2:16 pm