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Republicans Hide Birthday Surprise for Nancy Pelosi in Online Card

Not only is today special for gays across the nation, but it's also darn special for our very own Nancy Pelosi who is turning 73 today. So while liberals (and even some conservatives) are completely focused on the gay marriage hearings that kicked off this morning, a legion of hardcore Nancy-hatin ... More >>

Nancy Pelosi to Appear on 30 Rock Series Finale

For two years now, there hasn't been a more consistent platform for satire than Congress -- what with "legitimate rape," a budget committee chairman who lies about his marathon time, legislation protecting the words "Under God" in the pledge, and a feeble orange-skinned ring leader named Boehner. W ... More >>

Animal Lovers Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Profiting Off Animal Cruelty

If you were planning on a low-key lunch in Mill Valley today, be sure to order the veggie special. Animal rights activists are gathering at Piatti Restaurant in Mill Valley at noon to trash Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi for capitalizing off veal. According to the group In Defense of Animals: Leade ... More >>

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Nancy Pelosi Says She'll Keep Her House Leadership Role (Update)

Update (Nov. 14): Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi announced this morning she will stick around as the House Minority Leader. Nobody in the House is challenging her on this one -- she's loved by her fellow Democrats. San Francisco should be stoked -- she's our powerful pipeline to the White House.(Origina ... More >>

Nancy Pelosi Gets Upset When Reporter Asks if She's Too Old to Be House Minority Leader (Video)

Upon announcing her plans to stay on as the House Minority Leader, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's first order of business this morning was getting into it with a reporter over her age. After the 72-year-old San Francisco Democrat ticked off all the reasons why she wants to continue her leadership posi ... More >>

Kevin Michael Hagan Accused of Burglarizing Nancy Pelosi's Home

Napa County cops have busted the man who they say is responsible for a slew of residential burglaries, including one at Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's wine country house Monday night. According to news reports, police on Wednesday arrested 21-year-old Kevin Michael Hagan after he admitted to breaking ... More >>

John Dennis, Libertarian Republican, Makes Night of The Living Pelosi Film

John Dennis, the Republican vying for Rep. Nancy Pelosi's House seat, grew up in a housing project in Jersey City, New Jersey. The son of a longshoreman and city hall clerk, he remembers those days vividly, remembers how the building deteriorated over the course of his childhood. The broken elevator ... More >>

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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

60 Minutes Expected to Air Investigation of Pelosi Stock Investments

Nancy Pelosi​Indications 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 >>

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 >>

New Bill Would Stop Federal Enforcement of Marijuana

Not feeling it​Congressman 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 >>

Nancy Pelosi's Role in the Fall of Anthony Weiner

A force to be reckoned with ... still​When 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Nancy Pelosi: Elections Shouldn't Matter as Much as They Do

Pelosi doesn't like elections as much as she used to​Well, 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 >>

Pelosi Called 'Sick Woman' By Former GOP Candidate Carl Paladino

We get it...you don't like Pelosi​Defunct 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 >>

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 >>

The Year in Gay, 2010 Edition

What a year it was​Who 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Poll: Dems Abandoning Pelosi. Does Nancy-Challenger John Dennis Have a Chance?

Still just a dream​John 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 >>

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 >>

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Her House Divided

The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.

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 >>

'Attack of the 50-Foot Pelosi' Is Latest Bizarre GOP Attack Ad

Monstrous Pelosi, ruthlessly destroying Republicans ability to concentrate​A 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 >>

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 >>

BREAKING: Pelosi Speaking at City Hall at 11 a.m.

house.gov/pelosiHere to speak​We'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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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