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August 27, 2010
Democrat Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.) Jokes About Speaker Pelosi Dying and Audience Laughs
Democrat Lawmaker Jokes About Speaker Pelosi Dying
Democratic Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.) on Wednesday ducked a question on whether or not he would vote for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) by joking that she "might even get sick and die."
Bright, a centrist Blue Dog who voted against the healthcare reform law, made the comments in response to a question about whether he'd support Pelosi to retain the Speaker's gavel.
Speaking at a local Chamber of Commerce event, Bright "joked that Pelosi might lose her own election, decide not to run for the speaker’s job or otherwise not be available," the Montgomery Advertiser wrote.
He then suggested "jokingly" that Pelosi could fall ill and die in the coming months, thus preventing him from having to vote for her as Speaker. His remarks reportedly drew laughter from the audience. Bright's comments highlight how Democrats running for reelection in red states are distancing themselves from the Speaker, a liberal icon who is unpopular with many voters, according to several polls
Bright's comments highlight how Democrats running for reelection in red states are distancing themselves from the Speaker, a liberal icon who is unpopular with many voters, according to several polls.
Republicans are using Pelosi as a weapon against many Democrats whose voting records are centrist. In some cases, the GOP argues Democrats should be turned out of office simply because of their votes for Pelosi as Speaker.
For example, Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) is in a toss-up race even though she voted against the healthcare law and climate-change legislation supported by Pelosi. Her opponent argues that Sandlin's vote for Pelosi is the one voters should remember.
Two House Democrats, Reps. Joe Donnelly (Ind.) and Jason Altmire (Pa.), have run television ads that hit at Pelosi.
Advertiser reporter Cosby Woodruff later expanded on his report, telling The Hill that Bright made his comment in response to a question about voting for Pelosi.
"He ran down a long list of reasons that he might not have to vote for her. At the end, he said something about her getting sick and passing away," he said.
"I asked him afterwards and he confirmed — he said, 'heck, she might even get sick and die.' "
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“Moderate” House Dems Running Away from Obama, Pelosi and Reid
Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the House, privately conceding that the summertime economic and political recovery they were banking on will not likely materialize by Election Day.
In conversations with more than two dozen party insiders, most of whom requested anonymity to speak candidly about the state of play, Democrats in and out of Washington say they are increasingly alarmed about the economic and polling data they have seen in recent weeks.
They no longer believe the jobs and housing markets will recover – or that anything resembling the White House’s promise of a “recovery summer” is under way. They are even more concerned by indications that House Democrats once considered safe – such as Rep. Betty Sutton, who occupies an Ohio seat that President Barack Obama won with 57 percent of the vote in 2008 – are in real trouble.
In two close races, endangered Democrats are even running ads touting how they oppose their leadership.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called them her “majority makers” – the moderate to conservative Democrats in right-leaning districts whose election in 2006 made her Speaker.
And now many of them – and other Democrats in competitive districts — are fighting for their political lives in a harsh environment and have found it necessary to distance themselves from their leaders and Democratic policies.
A TV ad for Rep. Bobby Bright, D-Ala., heralds how he “voted against the bailouts, against stimulus spending, against the massive government health care,” not to mention the “trillion dollar federal budget.”
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Wild Thing's comment........
Interesting how there are some democrats trying their best to stay clear of Pelosi, Reid and Obama because they are afraid they will not get elected again.
Posted by Wild Thing at August 27, 2010 07:47 AM
Comments
They speak against Pelosi and Reid now but once they get reelected, they'll prostrate themselves before them.
Posted by: BobF at August 27, 2010 08:53 AM
I agree BobF. They are playing the political wind direction that bill Clinton was so good at. Put a finger in the air and then appear to go in that direction.
Posted by: TomR, armed in Texas at August 27, 2010 10:19 AM
They are like McCain, posturing to get re-elected then like a shit eating dog they go right back to their deplorable eating habits. They haven't rejected the progressives nor have they rejected the way their party has gone Socialist. Look at that Rhode Island Mayoral candidate, it's a big commie tent:):)
Posted by: Jack at August 27, 2010 10:42 AM
