Pelosi: No Grayson apology necessary

[Jackeens]

Nancy Pelosi is shrugging off GOP calls for a mea culpa from Alan "they want you to die quickly' Grayson.

"We have to have a debate that is not distracted from... Apparently Republicans are holding Democrats to a higher level than they are holding their own members," she said, referring to floor comments by some Republicans who have said Democratic health care reforms would lead to higher deaths among seniors.

"There's no more reason for Mr. Grayson to apologize... If anybody’s going to apologize everybody should apologize," Pelosi said at her weekly press conference.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/1009/Pelosi_No_Grayson_apology_necessary.html


Pelosi: Hot Rhetoric Interferes With Hill's Work

House Speaker Pelosi Says Apologies A Must For Harsh Rhetoric, No Matter The Offending Party

(AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says anyone using harsh rhetoric to raise fears about health care reform should apologize and get on with writing policy _ and that includes people in her own Democratic caucus.

Pelosi was asked on Thursday about Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat who is refusing to apologize for accusing Republicans in a floor speech of believing sick Americans should "die quickly."

The Democratic-dominated House recently voted to reprimand Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during his speech. Pelosi said that if anybody is going to apologize, everybody should, and heated rhetoric shouldn't get in the way of the complex job of overhauling the health care system.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/01/ap/congress/main5355998.shtml

[joeybee12]

1. Someone on nancy's staff should be compiling videos of all the things Repukes

say on the floor and then play them back when Repukes act outraged and try this s**t .

[zbdent]

6. I'd say "play them to the people"

but I don't know one major outlet in the "liberal media" which would give her the time of day to do so ...

[joeybee12]

9. True...

Why show the truth when you can create controversy? The media sucks.

[Cha]

2. repukes always hold Dems to a higher standard

than they hold their hypocritical selves.

Fook 'em if they can't stand the reality.

[ellie]

3. Bwahahahahahaha!

Stick it repukes!

[Omnibus]

4. Way to go, Nancy!

Not only did a Democrat speak up, but the Democratic leadership has his back!

[KingFlorez]

5. Thank you, Nancy

It's good to see the leadership standing some on firm ground regarding this.

[anonymous171]

7. "Everyone should apologize" What!? Pelosi fails at politics

She needs to be more divisive. The GOP, and only the GOP, is to blame for this.

[iconocrastic]

8. Let Grayson talk!! It shows exactly who he is!!

[RepublicanElephant]

10. good on you, nancy!

rep. clyburn just pointed out on randi's show that the parliamentarian says grayson said nothing out of line on the house floor.

[WI_DEM]

11. If it had been Harry Reid he would have said, "well, of course he should apologize to our

esteemed collegues on the other side."