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May 2, 2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Petition Nancy Pelosi to End Federal Crackdown on Pot Clubs
Pot patients are marching to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office as we type to deliver a petition demanding she do something to stop the ongoing and significant crackdown on local pot clubs. The petition, which you can find here, asks Pelosi to defend medical marijuana users who rely o ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Nancy Pelosi Is Least-Liked Congressional Leader, Poll Shows
Remember that scene in the The Sandlot when Smalls said he didn't know who the Great Bambino was, prompting all the other kids to incredulously list off the rest of Babe Ruth's many nicknames? The Sultan of Swat! the Colossus of Clout! The King of Crash! And so Smalls, not wanting to seem ignorant i ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Mitt Romney Will Win Republicans Over By Teaming Up With Nancy Pelosi
Mitt Romney is all set to be the Republican nominee for president, except for one stubborn hitch: Republican primary voters -- like most people -- don't like him, perhaps because he's actually an actor playing a presidential candidate on a soap opera in 1986. Instead, lately, lots of Republicans se ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein Are Stinking Rich
Here is something that might inspire the dwindling Occupiers to return to their tents: While our very own Nancy Pelosi was pushing to extend unemployment benefits that will, ideally, keep Spam on the tables of the 99 percent -- and provide a boatload of jobs! -- the San Francisco Democrat h ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Pelosi Takes Shots at GOP, Lobbyists for Targeting Occupy Protesters in 'Message War'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to defend the sundry Occupy movements that have sprung up across the country, appealing in a fundraising e-mail for money to help combat a "message war" against protesters orchestrated by GOP-connected lobbyists.Pelosi's e-mail was provoked ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
60 Minutes Expected to Air Investigation of Pelosi Stock Investments
Nancy PelosiIndications from the Beltway media world are that 60 Minutes is preparing to air a segment exploring legislative actions House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi oversaw that might have benefited her husband's stock investments.According to multiple news reports, 60 Minutes reporter Steve K ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Newsweek Retracts Pelosi Quote Slamming Obama, White House
The days might have passed when U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was the most powerful woman in Washington, but the San Francisco Democrat and House Minority Leader is still one of the capital's heaviest hitters. So many eyebrows shot up yesterday when Newsweek and the Daily Beast published a story in whic ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
New Bill Would Stop Federal Enforcement of Marijuana
Not feeling itCongressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) defines the word "maverick." His stance on hemp farming and his position against the Federal Reserve earned the 2012 presidential hopeful the moniker long before the Republican establishment hijacked the label in 2008. The hero of political independent ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Nancy Pelosi's Role in the Fall of Anthony Weiner
A force to be reckoned with ... stillWhen Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi was the Speaker of the House, she was fighting big battles like healthcare reform and bank bailouts. But since being demoted to the minority leader in Congress, her political agenda contains far less pressing items, like bringin ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Nancy Pelosi's Wealth Just Keeps Growing
What the hell does she know about being broke?While the rest of us have been languishing in what seems like a never-ending recession, one of top San Francisco lawmakers just keeps getting richer. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's (D-San Francisco) personal wealth grew by 62 percent over the last year, ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Nancy Pelosi Calls for Ethics Investigation of Congressman Anthony Weiner
Pelosi tells Weiner to be a man, like the one in the photo he sent It didn't take long after New York Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted he was sending sexy tweets to women for the official dog piling to start on Capitol Hill. San Francisco's most vociferous Democrat, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Guardian Loves it a Carpetbagger
Ready to take on Pelosi, sir? In serving as the self-anointed standard bearer for progressivism, The San Francisco Bay Guardian does well to never exactly explain what progressivism is. In this way, progressivism merely becomes whatever the Guardian deems it to be. If progressivism is whatever th ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Nancy Pelosi: Elections Shouldn't Matter as Much as They Do
Pelosi doesn't like elections as much as she used toWell, it's probably easier to say after losing the most powerful position in Congress, but Nancy Pelosi is now claiming elections should not matter all that much. Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, pulled this about face during a recent sp ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Pelosi Called 'Sick Woman' By Former GOP Candidate Carl Paladino
We get it...you don't like PelosiDefunct New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino made the unfortunate and embarrassing mistake of hitting send on an e-mail where he called Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi a "sick woman."In that scenario, there's only two things to do: apologize or get defensive. ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Pelosi's Waning Power Felt with Republican $15 Million Cut for The Presidio
Thanks, Republicans.House Republicans delivered a gut-punch to their nemesis Nancy Pelosi Thursday with a proposed $15 million cut in funding for the Presidio, a national park that's long been Pelosi's pet project.In order to wean itself off federal funding, the former U.S. Army base has become a ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2010
The Year in Gay, 2010 Edition
What a year it wasWho Will Be The Uppity Fag Of The Year?Let's face it -- this was a messy, messy year for the gays. Much of the news was good, ultimately, but shit dragged on! There were three major federal trials (four, technically -- but two were sorta merged in Massachusetts), promises ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Nancy Pelosi Running for Minority Leader
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's team has been relegated to the minor leagues -- but she still wants to be the manager. In an announcement made via her Twitter account, the Speaker of the House announced she will be running for Democratic Minority Leader. Win or lose, it seems @SpeakerPelosi will be needing a ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Red Dawn: What's Next for Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco?
Scott AndersonWhat's next for her -- and us? Two things are all but certain in the near future. We'll be hearing, ad nauseum, about angry voters' rightward swing. And, as in the past, some number-cruncher will point out that shifting a few tens of thousands of votes the other way nationwide would ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Poll: Dems Abandoning Pelosi. Does Nancy-Challenger John Dennis Have a Chance?
Still just a dreamJohn Dennis may live in Pacific Heights, but his similarities to fellow posh neighborhood resident Nancy Pelosi end there. The Republican challenger to most-powerful San Franciscan Pelosi supports Proposition 19, wants a repeal of the Defense of Marriage act, and is even OK with ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Democratic Candidate Portrays San Francisco as Haven of Dirty Hippies
Dirty hippies! It's a bit odd for a Democratic candidate to use, as a selling point, how little he has in common with the Democratic Party. But, if that's the chosen route to electoral success, it's not very surprising that said candidate should portray San Francisco as a den of bizarre, gyrating ... More >>
News
September 8, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
Dirty hippies! It's a bit odd for a Democratic candidate to use, as a selling point, how little he has in common with the Democratic Party. But, if that's the chosen route to electoral success, it's not very surprising that said candidate should portray San Francisco as a den of bizarre, gyrating ... More >>
News
September 1, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
Dirty hippies! It's a bit odd for a Democratic candidate to use, as a selling point, how little he has in common with the Democratic Party. But, if that's the chosen route to electoral success, it's not very surprising that said candidate should portray San Francisco as a den of bizarre, gyrating ... More >>
News
August 25, 2010
Her House Divided
The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Nancy Pelosi: Investigate Funding of Ground Zero Mosque Opponents
Nancy Pelosi says: Show me the money! Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi yesterday didn't quite manage to sidestep igniting a firestorm with Right Wing media types over the contentious plans to erect a mosque and Islamic Center not far from Ground Zero in Manhattan. Her vanilla answer about whethe ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
'Attack of the 50-Foot Pelosi' Is Latest Bizarre GOP Attack Ad
Monstrous Pelosi, ruthlessly destroying Republicans ability to concentrateA new National Republican Congressional Committee ad airing in states such as Pennsylvania uses Pixar-style 3-D animation to depict Nancy Pelosi as a crazed 50-foot monster, once "confined to liberal San Francisco," but now ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2010
Will SF Pride deliver a message to Pelosi on Sunday?
The Town Hall meeting held in San Francisco last week may be the first of a series of contractions that give birth to a litter of community forums where the general public can meet with the advocacy groups and political leadership that represent the LGBT community. Even though the mee ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
BREAKING: Pelosi Speaking at City Hall at 11 a.m.
house.gov/pelosiHere to speakWe've just been informed that most-powerful San Franciscan Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, will make an appearance at City Hall in about 20 minutes.
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Pelosi's Visit: Speaker Speaks Softly, Plugs Children, Walks Out Fast
Chris Roberts/The SnitchCares about kids!Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi provided we miserable media wretches a small spark of excitement Monday morning when she visited San Francisco City Hall for a rare visit. Her focus: "Our children, our children, our children."In between ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2010
Report: FBI Arrests S.F. Man for Scores of Phone Threats to Pelosi
'Hello, Nancy...'The Associated Press today reported that the FBI has arrested a San Francisco man for scores of threatening phone calls he made to Rep. Nancy Pelosi's California and Washington, D.C. homes. It is alleged Gregory Guisti -- who will be arraigned tomorrow -- also dialed up Pelosi's ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2010
Nancy Pelosi Victory Tour Continues at Commonwealth Club
Guess what the topic of discussion will be? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "You like me! You really, really like me" post-health care Bay Area tour continues with an appearance at the Commonwealth Club. We've made some calls, and, guess what? It looks like Pelosi wants to talk about health care. Wh ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Ash Wednesday Makes Mark on Pelosi Photo-Op
http://www.ucsf.edu/We were visiting U.C. San Francisco's Web page the other day -- you never know when you'll stumble across something amazing -- when something hit us right in the forehead. Specifically, Rep. Nancy Pelosi's forehead hit us in the forehead. We were glancing at the above photogra ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
Republican Committee Accuses Nancy Pelosi of Cutting Sweetheart Deals for Her 'Nephew,' Gavin Newsom -- Who Is Surprised to Discover He's Pelosi's Nephew
No use hiding it, Nancy! We know your secret!A blustery Friday release from the National Republican Congressional Committee accused Rep. Nancy Pelosi of playing hardball politics to wrest Treasure Island away from the Navy. No surprise there -- that's not the first we've heard of that. But the Re ... More >>
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May 8, 2009
Human Rights Watch: Pelosi Has Some 'Splaining To Do About Torture Briefing
Oh, that waterboarding...Oh, for a return to the days when a troupe of miscreants breaking into Democratic Party headquarters was the source of our national angst -- and not nightmarish, government-sanctioned torture techniques. A memo released yesterday by the Director of National Intelligence and ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
Uncle Sam Wants You... To Check Out Nancy Pelosi's Adorable Cats!
New media maven?Several years ago, an episode of the satirical cartoon South Park poked fun at the dumbing-down of network news with a parable of the modern television viewer's tastes: The most popular program on a fictional elementary school's amateur TV station was, it turned out, looped videos of ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
Economic Magic: USPS Makes Tenderloin's 'Full-Service Post Office' Disappear
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
Calendar
November 26, 2008
Is There a Speaker in the House?
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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November 3, 2008
News & Booze Pre-Election Analysis: Who Should We Be Laughing At?
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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August 6, 2008
Who’s Your Mimi?
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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July 18, 2008
We Read Nancy Pelosi’s Book So You Don’t Have To
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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May 30, 2008
This Morning: Pelosi Talks about Hunger, Blames Bush for Rising Food Prices
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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April 1, 2008
Dalai Lama to Pelosi: Get Rid of Your Negative Attitudes
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
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March 31, 2008
Ammiano Calls Pelosi and Fenstein "Moms"
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
Blogs
December 10, 2007
Cindy Sheehan For Congress, John Lennon Shot Dead: Connect The Dots
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
News
February 7, 2007
Face It
Eh, it's a little-known fact that if you lost as much money as the Post Office loses in a day, the coins would fill all the couches in America -- that ever existed. It's true, Normy.Is it possible to miss something you never had? That's a question Elaine Zamora is pondering right about now. Not quit ... More >>
News
January 10, 2007
Drive-by Reporting
A primer for out-of-town journalists flocking to the Pelosi power story
News
January 3, 2007
Porkmistress Pelosi
Madam Speaker says she wants to tame pork-barrel spenders. Takes one to know one.
Culture
May 25, 2005
Sneaking Into the Flying Circus: How the Media Turn Our Presidential Campaigns Into Freak Shows
Nancy Pelosi's daughter explains how (but not why) running for prez became so miserable
News
October 30, 1996
State and National Candidates
Nancy Pelosi's daughter explains how (but not why) running for prez became so miserable
News
January 10, 1996
Off-Base (Part II)
The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es
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