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May 24, 2009 12:14 PM

RNC Video Equates Pelosi With Goldfinger Character

Posted by Daniel Farber
(AP)
The Republican National Committee released a video (see below) that draws a connection between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pussy Galore, a character in the 1964 James Bond movie, “Goldfinger.” The 1.38-second video deals with Pelosi’s accusation from May 14 that the CIA and Bush administration misled her about waterboarding detainees, and attempts to equate the 69-year-old Congresswoman with the fictional Ms. Galore, who was part of the Goldfinger’s evil gang intent on robbing Fort Knox of all its gold.

The RNC’s tasteless video isn’t going over well in the Beltway. Politico reports that Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said that the video was offensive and not in the best interest of the Republican party:

"I thought it was reprehensible, irresponsible and unpersuasive. If we're going to regain the credibility of the American people, we're going to have to stop with silly antics like that. It may get a snide chuckle inside the Beltway, but it offends most people. We have to get away from the politics of personal destruction," Chaffetz said.

Don’t expect the Democrats to respond with their own video equating the former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has called for Pelosi’s resignation, with Goldfinger. The irony in this tale is that in the course of the movie and book by Ian Fleming, Ms. Galore turns on her employer Goldfinger, aligns with Mr. Bond, alerts the CIA to the nefarious plot to rob Fort Knox.

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by antoniof123 May 26, 2009 11:16 AM EDT
Let me see who do you belive the CIA or Nancy.

The CIA gave us the bad information to attack Iraq right why now question them on that one.

So did they lie or did Bush lie. Take you pick but you only have one that could have lied.
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by andylance1 May 25, 2009 11:02 PM EDT
The Democrats could do a lot better in finding another Speaker who doesn't think she is also the Secretary of State and needlessly insults other countries.

That said, the RNC is not doing their party any favors in putting out an offensive, sexist ad. The nitwits must be planning on being the minority party for a long time.
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by politicalczar May 25, 2009 8:08 PM EDT
I live in West Virginia all my state officers are Democrats, my state senate chamber, & house chamber democrat majority big time! Both U.S. Senators are Democrats does the name Robert C. Byrd ring a bell? Dems control 2 of my 3 congressional seats. Plus, my governor is a dem! Funny thing, President Obama could not win West Virginia? If Al Gore had won in 2000 we would have been saying President Gore. Plus, they still would be counting votes in Florida. Dems have label them the party of NO, in the 2006 Congressional election,&last year. Now they got Speaker Pelosi saying No to why she feels the CIA mis led her. The bankrupcy reform act of 2005 help led to this recession. Both political parties would not touch the banks, or the real estate industry until now? The democrats have raise taxes on those who make $200,000 or less that will show once the economy improves. I paid $273.00 in state taxes last year to West Virginia. My Federal Taxes I was given a $280.00 earned income credit my wife,& I was refunded that.
Pelosi will cause a great deal of problems for the dems next year. Again, Stay tuned!
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by the74blaster May 25, 2009 6:01 PM EDT
After watching the U-tube ad, I can understand why the GOP is losing support.

Perhaps they should focus on working with the Democrats to address the economic problems rather than playing games with cherry picking comments to invent a conflict.
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by the74blaster May 25, 2009 5:47 PM EDT
The congressional campaign of 2010 will be interesting indeed.
Posted by politicalczar at 2:30 PM : May 25, 2009

Yes it will. There are two possible outcomes.

The first is another rout favoring the democrats if Obamas economic recovery starts eroding the unemployment and there is not a major terror attack on U.S. soil.

The second is GOP gains that narrow the majority in congress. However, this will depend on economic conditions staying static or worsening and if the GOP can get it act together by moving to the center.

Personally, I would speculate that the GOP is going to have an identity crisis since the far right still has control of the party, so more of the same is probably the 2010 result.
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by politicalczar May 25, 2009 5:30 PM EDT
To the user that said Pelosi is a nitwit, TRUE SOMEWHAT? But the AD is effective they pulled it, but we are talking about it. Trust me the GOP was ready for this one. I am a PR major in college. Last fall they was not ready for Obama's grassroots ground game. McCain pick Palin as his VP pick ect. They was label the party of NO by Dems. Now the GOP is trying to label Pelosi as the Queen of NO meaning, she will keep saying NO I do not want to talk about how I feel the CIA misled me? Stay tuned! The congressional campaign of 2010 will be interesting indeed.
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by politicalczar May 25, 2009 5:16 PM EDT
Pelosi & Dems cannot ignore the GOP! Clever they put it up & take it down. A few GOP House members come out & say how dare them do it? Call Mrs. Pelosi D.C. office & have a different view point, and you will understand her more. Over the years the military, & VA lies to congress not the CIA. Plus, during all these briefings back in you had George Tenant Clinton's pick for CIA at the helm. Now Obama pick had to call her out on the carpet?
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by globalcoolin May 25, 2009 3:06 PM EDT
Our ***** House Speaker will NOT stand behind her lies about her briefings!
When she said she will "stand behind" them it's like Clinton saying the quilty "will be brought to justice" of a terrorist attack. It means : "People! Just forget about it all! Just go back to watching Opra and sitcoms! Just... just... never mind! forget it even happened!"
These clowns are ***** alright, and the way they get away with it is poor and one-sided journalism.
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by jonesjep May 25, 2009 1:29 PM EDT
The facts are true and Pelosi is a nitwit but it is not an effective ad.
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by inventagod May 25, 2009 10:52 AM EDT
That video is so lame it doesn't deserve a comment.
However, the CIA has a long track record of lying to Congress.
The RNC is going, going, gone...
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by omega39-2009 May 25, 2009 10:30 AM EDT
. If the slimy democrats wont even vote to have an inquiry (as they did this week), then we should do what the democrats would do and slime her until she quits. You asked for it democrats.
Posted by irf9

<snicker>..hurumph....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! So tell me, how is this new "strategery" different from what you have been doing since she first came to power?
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by didserve May 25, 2009 9:19 AM EDT
Only thru War Crimes Trials can America purge itself of all those who were in on this toture!

The Trials will come!
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by iam4honesty May 25, 2009 9:05 AM EDT
RIP
GOP


ROFLMMFAO!!!!!!
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by omega39-2009 May 25, 2009 8:58 AM EDT
beckiebest: The GOP has to attack and smear to wake the voters up to reality. The majority of the college students voted us into this mess because they don't have the brains to sit on or a window to throw them out of. We are tuck with a democratic congress until 2012 unless a republican replaces one of them. When he people voted democrat they thought the world was going to change. Well, it didn't. It only got worse. College graduates cannot find jobs and they thought Obama was going to change the economy. Guess again.
Posted by mariannpepit

I don't know where you get your "facts", although I have my suspicions. Here is a breakdown of the last election:

95% of black voters went to the ballot for Obama
43% of total white votes
66% of Hispanic voters turned out for Obama
56% of the female vote went to Obama
The male vote was essentially tied with 49% voting for Obama
66% of under-30's showed their support for Obama
54 per cent of Catholics went for Obama
63% of Asian voters went to the ballot for Obama
78% of the Jewish vote went to Obama
Suburban/Rural voters split at 50%
53% of voters who earned $200,000 or more in 2007 voted for Obama

In short, this wasn't a 5-4 appointment of the president, this was a thumping, a wholesale rejection of the Republican snake oil. You tea baggers are deluding yourselves if you honestly believe the Republican party is going to come roaring back anytime soon. Why don't you turn off Rush, head on over to pollingreport and check the approvals of Obama, the right track/Wrong track number and trends, and congressional approval numbers by party.
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by mariannpepit May 25, 2009 8:37 AM EDT
beckiebest: The GOP has to attack and smear to wake the voters up to reality. The majority of the college students voted us into this mess because they don't have the brains to sit on or a window to throw them out of. We are tuck with a democratic congress until 2012 unless a republican replaces one of them. When he people voted democrat they thought the world was going to change. Well, it didn't. It only got worse. College graduates cannot find jobs and they thought Obama was going to change the economy. Guess again.
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by omega39-2009 May 25, 2009 8:35 AM EDT
Next up, the DNC video linking McConnell/Boehner with Dumb and Dumber
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by mariannpepit May 25, 2009 8:29 AM EDT
Let's face it. Nancy Pelosi cannot replace Hastert when it comes to being a house speaker. In fact, there is not one democrat that can. I live in Chicago, born and raised here and I am waiting for a republican to run for Governor. We had two great governors in this city, Thompson and Edgar. Patrick Quinn wanted that job so bad he could taste it and he is more corrupt than Blago. I hope we can put the republicans back in power in 2012. Bush's biggest mistake was invading Iraq. Obama said he was going to being the troops home by the end of 2010 and now it changed to 2011. Iraq and Afgan should be fighting their own battles.
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by mariannpepit May 25, 2009 8:19 AM EDT
enjoylife: You are absolutely right in your statement. This has been the most corrupt underhanded election in democratic history. And Howard Dean was one of the biggest. Nancy Pelosi and Reid both should step down. Patrick Quinn is a good example of corruption in Chicago and the senate is responsible for letting it happen. I blame the majority of the voters in this country because they are responsible for voting them in.
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by johnb8888 May 25, 2009 8:01 AM EDT
So is Dik Cheney Earnst Stavro Blohard, or Sh*tfinger?
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by oftencensord May 25, 2009 7:58 AM EDT
This video is not very good. SNL could have done a much better job of smearing Pelosi... it makes me wonder why they haven't... or have they? I haven't seen a skit about her.

SNL proved themselves as the most damaging source of propaganda skits during the 2008 election with the social assassination of Governor Sarah Palin. The skits stopped becoming parody when almost all of the prime time news broadcasters edited them, and reported them as news, to the entire world.

If you listened to Pelosi's speech at the 2008 Democratic convention, you were most likely underwhelmed, disappointed, uninspired,... it was bad! I thought " she is the Speaker of the House ? what a bitter old crony ... could hardy even get people to listen to her. "
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