Nancy Pelosi

[[File:Nancy Pelosi official portrait mirrored.JPG|right|thumb|165px|A mirror image of Nancy Pelosi's official photo.]]{{Uspolitics}}{{expand}}
'''Nancy Pelosi''' {{lived|1940}} is the former Speaker of the [[United States House of Representatives]], serving from January 2019 to January 2023, and previously from January 2007 to January 2011. She was also the House Minority Leader from January 2011 to January 2019. She is one of the most prominent members of a long list of [[liberal boogeyman|liberal boogey(wo)men]]. She is a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] [[Democrat]] from [[San Francisco]], representing the district that encompasses the city, and [[homosexuality|you know what that means]].

She self-describes as a "[[liberal]] Democrat" and has a generally left-leaning voting record. The ever-trustworthy ''National Journal'' has given her liberal scores of 86, 90, 92.3, and 83 for the 108th, 109th, 110th, and 111th Congresses respectively.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/26732#.UFKE2FGQQn0 Representative Nancy Pelosi's Special Interest Group Ratings], Project Vote Smart</ref> She has been specifically singled out by the [[homophobia|principled conservative opposition]] for her spreading of [[gay agenda|San Francisco Values]]. While she does have a highly favorable rating from the [[Human Rights Campaign]] (along with 176 other politicians<ref>[http://ontheissues.org/CA/Nancy_Pelosi.htm Nancy Pelosi], On the Issues</ref>), she has no significant record of pursuing social causes of any kind, let alone gay issues.

Like virtually all politicians, she has a history of [[partisan]] pontificating. In 2008, at the conclusion of the hearings for the original [[Great Recession|bailout bill]], she gave a speech one could expect (but wouldn't necessarily get) from a Democrat on the need for accountability from the banskters and financial elites. Republicans used Pelosi's common-sense words as an excuse to go forward with the bail-out, a rescue of their pals they were going to do no matter what.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/sep/30/creditcrunch.wallstreet Nancy Pelosi's closing speech on the financial bail-out bill], ''The Guardian''</ref> But then again, Democrats, including Pelosi, were pretty much all talk and also never intended to do much, if anything, to rein in Wall Street.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/nancy-pelosi-elizabeth-warren-wall-street-119631 Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party]</ref>

In 2024, she was one of the key voices in encouraging [[Joe Biden]] to step down,<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nancy-pelosi-helped-pressure-joe-biden-end-2024-campaign-rcna162943 As Biden dug in on continuing his campaign, Nancy Pelosi kept the pressure on], Scott Wong and Ali Vitali, ''NBC News'' 22 July 2024</ref> and she endorsed [[Tim Walz]] as [[Kamala Harris]]'s VP pick, joining voices like [[Bernie Sanders]] and Congressional Progressive Caucus head {{wpl|Pramila Jayapal||.}}<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4806591-tim-walz-harris-vp-house-democrats/ House Democrats hone in on Tim Walz for Harris ticket], Mychael Schnell and Mike Lillis, ''The Hill'' 2 August 2024</ref>

==Conservative sex symbol==
In 2013 an image of a "Miss Lube Rack of 1959" supposedly resembling Pelosi was spread around the Internet in "a bit of political tomfoolery,"<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/luberack.asp Miss Lube Rack of 1959], Snopes</ref> despite the fact that Pelosi would have been 11 at the time, as the photo was actually taken in 1951. It makes you wonder why [[wingnut]]s were so... ''adamant'' to find a picture of her in her twenties.

==Attack on Paul Pelosi==
On October 28, 2022, David DePape, a wingnut drunk on conspiracy theories like [[Gamergate]],<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67411189 Accused Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape tearfully testifies of bizarre plot] by Mike Wendling (15 November 2023) ''BBC''.</ref> [[Pizzagate]] and [[QAnon]], broke into Pelosi's residence in San Francisco on a mission to kidnap, question, and torture Pelosi.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/us/pelosi-attack-depape-arraignment.html Suspect in Pelosi Attack Had Other Targets, Authorities Say] The New York Times. Nov 1, 2022</ref> When he discovered that Nancy was not at home, he attacked her 82-year old husband Paul with a hammer. Paul Pelosi suffered from blunt force attacks to his skull but made a full recovery.

Despite confessing to his intents and being found guilty of federal charges, many [[wingnuts]], including [[Donald Trump]] and [[Elon Musk]], pushed a conspiracy theory that DePape was actually a [[homophobia|male prostitute]], and the attack was due to a business transaction gone wrong.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/30/paul-pelosi-attack-misinformation-elon-musk/ Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack] The Washington Post. Oct 30, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/05/us/politics/pelosi-attack-misinfo-republican-politicians.html How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack] The New York Times. Nov 5, 2022</ref>

==Stance on Israel==
[[Inverse stopped clock|However]], much like [[Chuck Schumer]], her stance on [[Israel]] is not exactly a good one. She has clashed with then-newly elected Congresswoman [[Ilhan Omar]] over Omar's stance being for {{wpl|Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions}} (BDS),<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435841-omar-hits-back-at-pelosi-over-bds-remarks Omar hits back at Pelosi over BDS remarks], The Hill</ref> and endorsing AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee). In 2024, she also accused [[Palestine]] protests calling for ceasefire in Gaza as [[association fallacy|being paid]] by [[Vladimir Putin]], and called for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to investigate them.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/29/pelosi-condemned-pro-palestinian-russia-ties Pelosi condemned for suggesting pro-Palestinian activists have ties to Russia] The Guardian. Jan 30, 2024</ref>

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgCle8F_zUk Obamacare Allows The Government to Control How You Pray]
*[http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-26/pelosi-binds-democrats-with-republican-assist Underestimate her at your peril.]

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