There I said it, and I am not backin' down!
Seriously though, I do agree with her statement in this article today in the SF Chronicle. Responding to reporters who asked her if she would agree with Congressman Tom Lantos' statement that
"however objectionable, unfair and inaccurate many of (Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's) statements are, it is important that we have a dialogue with him".
Pelosi then sited the fact that Mr. Lantos is a holocaust survivor and that if he did not object to meeting with maqmood imademigod, that "Speaks Volumes". That is the part I agree with, though not for the same reason as Nancy I'm sure. It does in fact speak volumes to the unwillingness of liberals and their elected leaders to acknowledge evil for evil. It does speak volumes to a fairy tale vision of peace and dialogue overcoming centuries of hate and destructive ideology. It does very clearly speak volumes about a possible presidential victory for democrats in 08 and underscores every reason why that can never be allowed to happen. It is the very reason why I was depressed for three days when she won the speakership and cringe every time she opens her mouth. Good intentions are not enough, we have to be right on this one folks. There is just too much at stake.
Let me break this down for you a bit, make it a little more personal. Let's say there is this man living two states over from you. Lets call him Fred. Now Fred hates all Eskimos and their state of Alaska, can't even stand that there are any living in the world. Furthermore, Fred has no reason to hate Eskimos. He will says that Eskimos treated his great, great, great, great, great, great, great Grandfather badly, or at least it says that in a book somewhere. Or that the tiny state of Alaska is bent on world domination and must be stopped. But after some investigation it becomes apparent that Fred is completely disconnected from reality and you wonder to yourself if he might be an insane person. Fred also takes every opportunity to let the media/press in his town know that if he had it his way, all Eskimos would be exterminated (see prior sentence). But there's more... Every time you drive by Fred's house, he is in his garage building a weapon that, when finished will give him the ability to wipe every Eskimo and their home "off the map" and frankly to do significant damage to yours and others homes also if he were to suddenly decide he hates you. Fred says til' he's blue in the face that what he is building is not a weapon at all, but a device that will enable other bigoted Eskimo haters to live a more prosperous life, but all of his actions tell you different. Oh yes, I almost forgot... Many people have seen what Fred is doing and have called the police to stop him, but they will not do anything but issue him warnings and wag their fingers in his general direction. What do you do?
Do you:
A. allow Fred to finish his weapon, all the while talking him out of his hate for all Eskimos, however irrational?
B. Leave it to the police, after all its really not your business anyway?
C. take matters into your own hands and make sure that Fred will never be able to use that weapon on anyone?
I know my answer and I would hope that most of you, for the sake of all Eskimos (and for the rest of us) would choose the same.
