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Nancy pelosi is just following that years old tradition of members of congress"hear no evil..see no evil..speak no evil"..the fact that she continues to be re-elected makes me wonder about her constituents..of course all she has to do is jump onboard her taxpayer provided jet and run back to california and hide from reality

I am sorry. I am a registered independent, but voted democratic in the last election....but on this issue I must say that I thin Newt is right and I agree with him. Speaker Pelosi has overstepped her bounds.

Maybe this will be a chance for the Democratic Party to get Pelosi out of the Speaker job and give it to someone a little more substantial and interested in good governance. I don't want her to lose her seniority or the approval of her constituents. I just don't think she is a good choice for Speaker....

Many of you don't seem to get it. What Pelosi knew, and how she responded to what she knew, is VERY MUCH relevant. If she stood by and did nothing while our government carried out illegal acts, she is guilty of conspiracy. We executed people at the Nuremberg and Tokyo War Crimes Tribunals for more peripheral involvement in crafting government policy.

So no, focusing on Pelosi is not a distraction – rather, it's exposing her for the naked political opportunist she is – and it underscores just how politicized this whole process has become. If Yoo, Bybee and crew will face prosecution, so should she.

Pot, kettle, black. I don't care much for Pelosi, but what does Newt know about telling the truth? Maybe someone should poll his ex-wives!

Pelosi is a LIAR.
First and foremost it is NOT torcher.
Second, that broad knew about it and nodded.
She lies.
She has also lied about her congressional mate who made deals with the attorney general over israeli secrets stolen...
Liars, Liars, Liars.

No doubt it's bipartisan. No doubt some Democrats have their fingerprints on this as well.

Torture-Gate needs to be seen in the context of 9-11 . . . which resulted from antagonism between America and the Muslim world . . . which is rooted in American support for Israel. Leaders from both sides of the aisle have done the bidding of the Israeli government and its lobbing forces in the U.S.

Yes and if the Soeaker would of said anything the Bush/Cheney storm troopers would of accused her of being a Traitor too. Let's not get ahead of ourselves it was the Former President and Vice President who ordered this.

I have no respect for Nancy Pelosi. She's a power hungry, lying politician who would generate more respect if she just stood up and said she knew about it and approved it, but after time changed her mind about the usefulness of the torture and the inhumanity of it. To outright lie and say she didn't know is just politics as usual, until they get caught in a lie.

I am scared for this country. All this story is reporting about is Polosi not telling the truth but the far left on this blog would rather talk bad about Gingrich then accept the fact that she lied. These are the sme people that voted for BO without knowing anything about him.

OK. Newt is a cheat and everybody hates Bush & Cheney. It does not matter. There is an official paper trail. Pelosi knew and she went along with it. Now she has lied about it. So direct your hate towards her also. It's OK to shoot 3 pirates in the head to save one man, but it is not OK to waterboard someone to save thousands. It's OK to send drones in to kill innocent civilians, but a few seconds of waterboarding is unacceptable. Go figure.

Newt who? It is funny how these historical republicans want the microphone to stay in office. Let's talk about honesty Newt. How about your previous affairs with your former wives and the nerve of you to have a website with your current wife (the one you cheated with during clinton years) talk about change. Republicans talk about change honesty, integrity, and values when it suits there needs.....when they get caught.......oh let me consult with my spiratual leader and forget. Give me a break.

This is just a case of trying to turn the attention from the fact that the President Bush signed off on this torture and VP Cheney admitted as much today. This is an attempt to muddy the waters. The fact that each on of these men that are trying to go after the Speaker of the House and proven liars does nothing to ensure their truthfulness now in this matter. Newt has broken his marriage vows twice both times due to affairs. Bush and Cheney lied us into war. Choice between them and Nancy . I choose Nancy Pelosi. Every time!

Speaker Pelosi's honesty (or lack of it if Mr. Gingrich is right), while directly related to Bush/Cheney policies, is not dependent on Bush or Cheney. She was either briefed or not. She is either being honest or dishonest. Quit your whining. You are rid of Bush and Cheney. This is about Speaker Pelosi. Does every negative story about someone from the left have to ultimately end up with people trashing the previous administration?

does it matter if she knew? The president made a decision... saying you're the decision maker and then try to blame it on everyone around you is unprofessional. But this is Bush and the republicans, what did you expect?

I wouldn't give you a hill of beans for either of them. One is irrevelant and the other one is a liar. Go figure.

Once again the Republicans are trying to deflect. No proof Nancy knew about the torture and even if she did, was she the commander in chief or was Cheney (whoops, I mean Bush)?

Change we can all believe in. Pelosi is good about changing.

i think pelosi does need to go ,along with reid boehner and mcconnel,,,it is obvious none of them care about the good of the country,,,that said whether newt is telling the truth or not there is one fact that everyone is overlooking,,,,THESE BRIEFINGS WERE CLASSIFIED !!!! if she does say what happened the republicans would want her tried for trason for talking about classified material

So Pelosi continues to change her versions.......Well, taking Obama's words about Geithner, we can say: "Those are innocent mistakes."

The way I view Mrs. Pelosi is........if her lips are moving and a noise is coming out of her mouth, then you can bet your last dime there's a real good chance the noise coming from her mouth is a lie.

Why do we not hold Bush and Cheney to a higher standard when they we governing but blame Pelosi when we have a Demacrat as the President. When were the naysayers of waterboarding when Bush was in office. Is this a case of which Democrat voted for waterboarding or do we say torture of any kind is wrong..... unless of course this is a case of pointing fingers and not getting to the bottom of what is right and wrong, especially a country like ours that prides itself on standing up for what is right.

why can't just all agree that Nancy Pelosi is a menance to this country's homeland security, economic health, andhonesty in government. The person needs to be tossed, She lies; wastes money, and serves no useful purpose in DC

So, Newt, are you saying that Nancy Pelosi should have done something to stop torture from being used?

Should she have violated her oaths of secrecy? Wouldn't you have called for her execution as a traitor if she had done so?

Who cares if it was Newt or anyone else recognizing that Pelosi knew about waterboarding? The issue is that she knew and denied it. That is the disgrace that she acts as if she didn't know. What else will come out in time? The real problem is that there are certain left wing members that will not admit that someone in their party is dishonest know matter how much proof is supplied.

Why is it left to the Republicans to bring to light the hypocrosy of Pelosi's remarks? Why isn't CNN investigating the difference in the CIA's version and Pelosi's? Does the media think we are dumb enough to believe that when the CIA had a meeting to brief Pelosi on EITs she thought they were talking in abstract terms? I guess if Pelosi was on the House INTELLIGIENCE committee anything is possible.

Pelosi lied!!!!! Democrats who demonized Bush gloss over their own parties dishonesty. That my friend is the definition of hypocrisy. If you are still hanging on to either of these two corrupt organization {RNC or DNC} you are doing your country a great disservice. Cut the strings and lets find some new blood to get this country rolling again.

LOL, Hasn't Newt ever heard that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Why does the record holder for ethics charges in Congress and very questionable if not shameful personal history even have a 'voice' that is credible? No amount of 'alternate' history can erase his own failures.

Why is he a 'quotable' source?

Yes, Pelosi failed on the torture issue and also failed on the going to war with Iraq issue. She should be replaced by a democrat with a back bone. Too many politicians are worried about getting re-elected instead of standing up for what is right or their beliefs.

Newt, note that both of these policy failures were republican initiatives.

My Dad Taught me 50 years ago to always tell the truth, Its easy to remember, I think All Of Washington should learn that ,Dems, AND Repubs. Admit it everyone she has gotten caught lying!

This has nothing to do with who is mad at who. The fact is this. Speaker Pelosi was briefed and because it is, at this time, so unpopular (waterboarding and other forms of interrogation), she is trying to get this political hot potato out of her hands as fast as she can. That is the fact. She was briefed, approved of the techniques and now, like Arlen Specter is doing what she can to ensure she has a job in a year and a half. I hope Californians do the right thing, but I am not counting on it.

Pelosi is dangerous to this country and is nothing more than a power monger just as the rest of them are

Pelosi is too typical of what many of these clowns are – lie, distort, etc , just get in power

"she [Pelosi] has a responsibility to say nothing or tell the truth,"

Ok, Newt, so – in other words, she either has to say nothing (if she's lying), or tell the truth (if she's not lying).

Let me remind those who have forgotten, that the Bush administration was the most secretive administration in history (at least as far as I can recall). Therefore, since they very rarely told the truth, by his definition, they were lying most of the time – which is probably true anyway.

So in a wierd way, his logic makes sense. It's just really strange to hear somebody say something like that.

Yuk.

Newt who??? Didn't we throw him out already?? Who cares about Newt?? Don't you guys have something better to do than to write a story about what Newt says?? Don't you get it – nobody cares! Nancy Pelosi had nothing to do with these decisions anyhow. Talk to Bush/Cheney/Rumsfield. Nancy could not stand up to them. So to blame her is fruitless. But that is NEWT!! AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT NEWT

Newtie will never be accused of knowing anything.

Sorta like the pot calling the kettle black.

The subject is Pelosi's lies and many of the commentators above are condeming Gingrich.

No wonder Obama was able to lie to so many – with a confused group as noted above

i'm not a fan of Newt, but don't dismiss what he says just because you're a Dem. Looks as if Pelosi knew what was going on and is just covering her behind. This is National Security and it's a shame it's so politicized.

The people who authorized the torture are the ones who will be convicted, not those who sat in on a meeting where the possibility of extreme interrogation was explained. Contrary to Fox News, the ones to go after are those who interpreted the law based on the needs of the White House.

when is this party gonna wake up? what is it gonna take? Is there any honest republican out there? it's the same old crap. why are they going after Pelosi for something they instituted??? they want answers regarding if Nancy was breifed or not on something they did that was illegal???

This coming from a man who had an affair and lied to cover it up ? He needs to ask the guy in the mirror to start telling the truth. Pelosi may indeed have known, but Newt isn't the one to be pointing out the error of her ways.

Ms Pelosi needs to resign. Its time for accountability in government. Wait, nevermind. The republican version of accountability is to blame lawyers for the ills of the world. Isn't it funny how george w hates lawyers when his lawyers got him the Presidency?

Newt, the lizard, should refrain from moralizing until he develops some morals himself. One should have some ethics before expecting others to. Newt should just fade away!

Well you have to admit that Newt has a first hand knowledge about lying and deceit.

it's obvious & typical the gop is trying to deter the EIT violation by throwing attention on Pelosi. Newt doesn't seem concerned with the fact that what his party did is in viloation?
I'm sorry, which is more important? The people who carried out the violation or the person who may or may not have been briefed? HELLO...?

WITH all the OTHER PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY AND ECONOMY – I CAN'T BELIEVE THE WATERBOARDING ISSUE IS GETTING SO MUCH ATTENTION FROM CONGRESS. This is pure politics on both sides. Dems should leave this issue alone (it's making them look weak and uncaring about all the people who have died from terrorist's actions and the country doesn't want more time and money spent on this – fix the economy!!! – get people jobs) and Republicans should help the Dems fix the economy and all the other problems we have right now or come up with their own plan. Work together on getting people jobs and fixing our economy, health care, etc.

The point is not whether you like or agree with GOP or it's followers, the point is that the 3rd in line to the Presidency is screaming about the use of waterboarding as a Bush era issue when in fact she headed up the committee that agreed to such things. Just because she is a Dem does not absolve her from fault – the GOP and the Dems both need to be held accountable from January 2009 forward and to stop using the past abuses as a reason to not look at current abuses.

Can we please have news instead of one smear after another from disreputable republicans who have shown themselves to be dishonest and destructive in the extreme? Can we please look at this photo of Gingrich – would you believe a word he says? He looks so bitter, cynical and manipulative and his career is full of corruption. He lusts for power, not to help America get on her feet. Gingrich demanding honesty is rich. The republicans have done nothing but lie to us for eight and more years. They wrote the book on lies and now they are trying any angle to mess with Obama's administration. So get off it, CNN, and give us some REAL news, like how Americans have no jobs and are going homeless and we can't afford to educate our kids and the earth is burning up. Get off the bitter lying republican gossip machine. Let it wind itself down and die out like it deserves to do. Let Obama do his job in peace and give us a rest from republican destructiveness and lies.

Pelosi is the one who makes this a story through her costantly changing story and denials. Instead of saying she didn't know about EIT, why doesn't she just say "I was told but couldn't do anything about it?"

Newt is right. He has another Contract On America ready for us. Pelosi needs to come clean on what she knew and when she knew it. Also Cheney needs to come clean on what was agreed to in his Energy Policy meeting.

The weakest speaker in the history of this country has told a lie. From all of the reports she was informed and was aware of the methods used. She is telling a lie to go along with the president and his bumbling ways of understanding war.

It has past time for her to leave the congress and return to her state of confusion.

Wow Democrats really are blind and stupid. If it were ignorance it would be excusable but stupid there is no cure.

Pelosi is either a liar or incompetent. Perhaps both. Just like Bill Clinton was not disbarred from practicing law in the state of Arkansas for a ........ It was perjury and obstruction of justice. aka high crimes and misdemeanor.

Please take note every time the Democrats debated during the primaries the Dow Jones tanked. You voting for your measly $800 a year put six million out of work. Just something about the promise to rob people’s houses on January 20, 2009 those who saw the light moved their valuables out of the house.

Please wake up people all he is saying is if the Dems want to punish everone involved for this water boarding then they better also be prepared to look at there own too. Lets be honest there is no honesty when it comes to politics...

I see you ultra liberals will defend the socialist Pelosi to the bitter end.
She's contributed to the mess in California that has the state falling under it's own weight. She's clearly misleading about waterboarding. She, like most people, in 2002 were more concerned with protecting the country than EIT's on those who whould murder us. I don't blame her for that, but she should admit it.

Mr. "Glass House" himself. I sure hope Newt becomes the voice of the GOP. He'll guarantee a Democratic landslide in 2010 and 2012.

Obama 52% Rep. 48% Gingrich is trying and may move 2 1/2%. He is right on

You Pelosi supporters are all hypocrites. You say that you are for transparency in government, but apparently you must mean only when that transparency is focused on Republicans. What a bunch of morons. Did you really think that you could focus all of your hatred on Bush and the Republicans and that your dirty laundry would never come to the surface?

So, if I have the straight, it's okay for her to lie about what she knew and did nothing to try to stop. Is she on record anywhere in that briefing saying she objected or didn't understand what they meant? Of course, since she's a Democrat that's okay. If she did nothing to try to stop it, should she be charged with aiding the other criminals of the administration?

Her Majesty, Queen Nancy has sooo much on her plate...how can she remember something like this when she is trying to label earmarks for her constituants! She is worried about what is in her back yard vs. worried about DOING HER JOB in DC.

Send her back home, California!!!

Newt, Cheney, McCain, Limbaugh – the 'new' extremely old face of the GOP. Irrelevant.

If Nancy had blown the whistle, it would have triggered a full scale partisan confrontation. Maybe even a civil war.

Hey Jim (the one mentioning Newt Gingrich "making demands" while not holding elected office), since when does a citizen need to hold office in order to demand that our elected officials come clean on the issues?

Does it make it not torture if she was told?

Much of the country and much of the world is still waiting for the 'Patriot' Republicans to finally admit that they were wrong, and that they failed.

Of course the blind followers of the Obamessiah will not care that their minor prophets (Pelosi, Dodd, etc.) are lying about the very things that got the obamessiah coronated. Uh, we knew nothing about torture...well, I guess we knew about it. Uh, we knew nothing about AIG bonuses...well, we added the language to enable taxpayer funding of the rich (but we want to continue the lie that it is the Republicans who are always trying to take care of the rich). As the string of lies, deception, and unethical behavior grows for the democrats, the best that their followers can shout is "who cares what Newt...Palin...or even Justice thinks"

It is funny that The Dems are trying to defend Pelosi and discrediting Newt. The GOP are trying to defend Newt and discredit Pelosi. The funny thing is that both the Dems and GOPs don't know that they are lied to by their own leaders. What a joke !

Hey Gingrich! SIT DOWN AND SHUT-UP! Better to keep your mouth shut and let people *think* you're an idiot then to open it and prove them right.

Nancy Pelosi is a vulagr NorCal liar, so what's new. Gingrich is jsut plain vulgar, has no reason not to spew hate and is really a quite pathetic person. We The People are tired of the attitudes of Gincgich, Pelosi, all of them. There is always time for a new revolution.......

I am a Democrat and on behalf of my fellow party faithful, let me tell you the truth – Mr.Gingrich who was having an affair with another woman while he was married and pulling all strings to impeach President Cliton....now wants to run for President and he wants everyone to pay attention to him! So there you go...you happy Newt?!

Why do you tell us that you got these documents from "Republican sourses"?

Pelosi should just admit that she sat through an important debriefing meeting while her mind was somewhere else and the cameras weren't rolling to record her opinions ... so she missed making some inquiries and connections she would have made if she had she been paying attention or if the cameras been there to put a spotlight on her opinion. What else is new?

mike
come on, are you for real?
Pelosi, as well as everyone else who denies knowledge, is an outright liar! Any citizen who reads for knowledge and information knows that we do this as well as all the other "civilized" european countries. No one on capitol hill can deny this, no one can deny knowing about rendition and no one can deny activities in this country. Someday, you will all know the truth and it won't come from the media.

Odd that the words Gingrich and Truth be used in the same sentence without God sending a thunderbolt down to smite him.

This advice coming from a guy who lied at the alter, what 5 or 6 times. Please, his opinion means squat.

What does Newt know about teling the truth???

Pelosi didn't know what the Repubs were doing as far as waterboarding. She is a Democrat and you know they wouldn't tell her the truth about what they were doing. You Repubs are stupid.

Prove it Newt.
There are no recordings or transcripts of what was said.
It's a he said she said dilemma, and I will believe the Democrat version before I believe the Republican version.

Judicial firings... 9/11... WMDs... Yeah Newt – let's talk about truth.

Newt and Cheney need to find the same rock they can crawl under
NO ONE cares what either of you have to say!
Anyone who endores torture is no better than the terrorists who brought down the towers!!!!
there is no excuse for anyone who is *civilized* to approve torture- Bush Cheney, Conda leeza rice etc are no better than those who were part of 911 .!! Just bc those terrorists acted like a bunch of barbaric human beings does NOT mean the US government has to SINK to their LEVEL with torture and that says it ALL!!
Thats what gets me about republicans they are suppose to be grounded on christian faith but their ACTIONS say otherwise!!!!!

"Pelosi denied being briefed in EIT, according to Republican sources". Or this author comes from another planet, or thinks we are all stupid.
Nanci Pelosi has denied that, once and again in CNN, Fox, and Pravda, that is know by everyone and his sister, we have all seen her on TV denying that.

instead of asking Pelosi for an explanation....the left in these comments attack Newt!!!!! amazing, amazing! there is a lot of hate that blinds ignorant americans

Whether people like it or not, he is correct, nancy is lying. Just because he is a republican doesn't mean he should be blown off. I mean if Osama bin laden said the US needs to admit to its abuses at gitmo, would everyone just blow him off? No they wouldn't. Yes he does look hypocritical saying they need to tell the truth but that shouldn't excuse nancy to be able to lie and get away with it either.

Well, Gingrich sure knows about lying, ya gotta give him that. And considering that the past administration also was familar with lying, I just get myself to believe anything that the GOP says.

I hope people can only see how she only says what is best for her. The policies implemented by her only reflect her flip flop on this issue. The next 4 years will see a flood of bigger government, and self fulfillment of traditional liberalism. We will see how this experiment works.

hey she-devil, pelosi! tell the truth!

and why should you care what newt says? maybe because he was the speaker during the time of great economic prosperity in the 90's??? pelosi on the other hand has just been driving our country down into the dirt

no problem....dems can lie all they want...
look..Pelosi just forgot...she was so distracted bashing Bush..that is a full time job!
give me a break...she should resign NOW!

pelosi is telling the truth when she states I "was ever told explicitly that waterboarding had been used on terrorist suspects".

the EXPLICITLY part gives her the "truth" OUT. if she was just "BRIEFED", then she is not lying.

This isn't about Newt Gingrich. It's about Nancy Pelosi being a sociopath liar. She was proclaiming torture to be wrong all the while knowing all the details about what was going on, while doing absolutely nothing to stop it even though the Dems held the House & Senate.

I still question why he and Mr. Cheney are in the News EVERY Day and when in office you couldn't find them!

first they say there's executive privilege then they say there isn't. first they say we should not investigate any further, then they say release everything. first they say they didn't torture, then they say, "ok we did, but it yielded helpful information".

gop dead yet?

The whole works of these people make me ill. How can one tell if lies are being told ? Watch their lips. One accuses the other ad nauseum. Meanwhile the Country is still going down the drain. It's bad enough to BORROW the stimulus money but for Goodness Sakes at least start getting it out into the Economy. Jobs jobs jobs !!!! Thank you.

Wait. The Republicans say waterboarding is a completely acceptable means of interrogation. So if that's the case, Pelosi not remembering whether she knew about it would be like not remembering what she ate for lunch on 9/4/02.

I am not a big fan of hers, but it seems to me the GOP can't have it both ways. It would seem lying or covering up about something is a big deal only if the lie or coverup was about something controversial or outright wrong.

Since when has Newt Gingrich become the moral compass of this country?. It is obvious the Republicans are attempting the cat and mouse game. Even if Speaker Pelosi had some level of information–how could she possibly act with a Republicn House/Senate and President?

Did everyone miss the point? The pertinent part of this story is that the CIA memo provided to CNN lists 40......FORTY briefings for members of congress from Sept 02 to March 09 re interrogation techniques. Pelosi may have been able to get by with her lie about 1 or 2 briefings, but after 40 briefings...... I gotta think the woman just lies.... And re the previous administration's role. They haven't lied about it. they did it. they said they did it. they told us why they did it. They completely believe in what their role is in the war on terror. Pelosi on the other hand blows with the wind .....one lie after another dependent on how the public perceives the situation at the time.

funny how they go after the ONE democrat name as someone who needs to be investigated further on EIT's. First: she WAS honest about the briefing and said these were methods that the Bush administration was contemplating using but had not yet brought into practice back in 2002. Second: Mr. Gingrich, if you're so concerned about what ms. pelosi knew... why then on that note are you not concerned about who gave these horrendous orders that make us no better than the people we continue to fight and hunt down?!?! why not ask Dick Cheney... seems he has ALLOT to say on this matter!! A truth committee is completely necessary to air this in the open and to further ensure that our values as americans and human beings never fall to the highest bidder ever again i.e. CIA!!!

Not only is Newt right-on on this one, his comments on many issues are relevant and should be listened to. Yes, he has made many personal mistakes in the past but this should not be used to shun his comments under the carpet. You may disagree with his views and comments but he should be listened to because this man is brillant and politically savy. Let's stop the bashing and analyze the issues and be thankful that there is someone who is fighting for America.

tell the truth Nancy

In the interest of national security, "she [Pelosi] has a responsibility to say nothing or tell the truth,"

Hey Newt, who made you the master of the universe to be the "decider" on where, when and what people should say and the fore knowledge if what they are saying is true?

Oh I forgot, your a repuglican't so you think god has personally given you the "divine right" and "special sight" gift.

Go suck an egg Newt baby, you're a has been like the rest of the GOP..

Fox News does the Republicans no favors when Newt Gingrich is given all the airtime he desires....of course, it is Fox News that pays Newt tens of thousands of dollars for his pontificating on-air against the Democrats as if he's relevant...the network that "fair and balanced" only seems to offer employment to all those former Republican congressman who can't find a job lobbying go to work at Fox News ...

Gingrich, Palin, Boehner, Cheney, Limbaugh et al are truly the poster children of a disgraced party....and each time anyone of them opens their mouth, the country moves further and further away from the Republicans because no one in their right mind would want to be associated with these wackos

Good advice- tell the truth or say nothing at all. Since our speaker does not want to tell the truth, she may take the rcommendation and shut her mouth before she lies even more to us- those she serves.

I noticed that all of the mindless liberals that are trolling this article have attacked Gingrich but not his point. Pelosi is lying through her teeth and should be held accountable. If it were Bush, Cheney , Trent Lott or Bill Frist, the MSM would trip over themselves to skewer a GOPer in charge. This administration continues to enjoy God-like worship from their own in the press. Meanwhile, back at Newties
central point, : : : : crickets: : : :

Just like Newt, Nancy lies her butt off all the time.
Who do I believe? Neither. They're both liars.
Nancy will lie to you with a smile on her face.

Unless Newtie has some irrefutable proof of HIS claims, he needs to shut up. The Speaker of the House knows what she was told, and what can be proven. The fact is that no matter what she was told, she could not have influenced what was sanctioned or had already occurred. Next week we'll be foaming over some other issue.

What does this have to do with getting America back on her feet? Nothing. Why is the GOP in terrible shape. Has beens like Gingrich. Dear Mr. Gingrich, please build something and do something positive with your influence.

Censure from an habitual liar and serial adulterer? I don't THINK so!

The current Democrackpipe party is viciously corrupt. It is raping the America as they sleep.

I realize these 24 hour news outlets need to find material, but let's stop scraping the bottom of the chum bucket for opinion by pathalogical liars like Gingrich and Cheney. I suppose this is to be expected in the middle of the GOP power vacuum... a lot of sucking.

The issue that Newt is pointing out is hypocrisy & lying by the Speaker of the House. This is especially relevant since Pelosi always acted shocked and horrifed that this country would use enhanced interrogation techniques on 3 key terrorists to stop terrorist plans that were in process. Pelosi was the most strident politician in her attacks on the Republican administration for this type of interrogation. Turns out that she always knew and accepted waterboarding from the very beginning until it was politically expedient to act shocked to gain the support of her anti-american, suicidal supporters on the left.

There are a few things which I think every poster on this site should try to remember. 1. The briefing which Nancy Pelosi attended back in 2002 was a CLASSIFIED BRIEFING meaning that to reveal or discuss its contains would result in arrest and detention as a violation of United States security. 2. At the time of this briefing the REPUBLICANS were in control of the White House, both cambers of Congress and the federal judiciary so just what power or authority did Nancy Pelosi have? 3. This whole discussion by the master of deceit Newt Gingrich is only smoke and mirrors since it hides behind the real truth that it is those who designed, authorized and carried out TORTURE in the name of the American people that should be held accountable and placed on trail-not those who may or may NOT have been told about it under the gaze of classified national security! It does not really matter if Nacy Pelosi is a liar or not since under the law she cannot disclose what was said in a classified briefing! Let's get real here folks!!!

Anything coming from this man's mouth is immediately in question given his own personal dealings, relationships, and quick withdrawal from the political scene. He should continue to remain out of sight. Why he recently thinks his character is worthy of entertaining opinions is beyond me.

An old Georgia Boy

We can't trust any of them to tell the truth. We need an independent investigation.

How can she tell the truth when she doesn't know what the truth is? This woman has never told the truth in her life on anything. She should be tried right along with the rest of them if that is what happens. If it does it will be a disagrace for this country. What was done should have been done to protect the citizens of this country.

Just another Republican smoke screen to put the emphasis away from the real issue: should America be involved with torture.

Funny how the Republicans always think they are the party of values and defending the constitution BUT only when it is convenient to their own agenda.

Speaker Polosi is one of the most corrupt Speakers in U.S. history and CNN is afraid of her.

Why doesn't CNN demand answers to questions ? She sounds so bloody foolish and CNN lets her skate every time.

SO let me get this straight: these people are defending torture, but pointing fingers at its critics?

Where do these advocates of torture get off acting all high and mighty and moral all of a sudden?

It is terrifically frightening to read the supportive comments that excuse Speaker Pelosi's lack of integrijty because the accuser is Newt Gingrich, a Republican. Her lies have nothing to do with anyone except the current Speaker of the House of Representatives of our country. She is an incredibly powerful person who thinks that it is okay to lie to us, or even worse, she has rationalized that she is telling the truth.

If Pelosi's involved or any other dems, they need to be weeded out along with any republicans, this isn't a party issue. If you twisted the law or were an accessory, what's the difference?

Gingrich is the last person who should be believed in regards to integrity. Let him crawl back in his hole.

Nancy has explaining to do because she is blasting the Bush administration for this, when she in fact knew it was going on and provided no objections. Shame on her for being so two-faced. Thank you to the Bush administration for using these techniques and keeping us safe. Dripping a little water on someone who established the plans for 9/11 doesn't seem like a bad idea, especially given that it revealed the plans for the west coast version of 9/11. People need to use a little common sense. Instead of blasting Bush, you ought to thank him for taking care of you and your family.

Newt Gingrich? The beacon of morality? Finger-pointer of others' adulterous affairs while having his own?

Who would have thought. And that coming from a Republican.

Enough already. Why should we listen to Newt? In fact, a lot of Republicans who are out of power just can't seem to leave the spotlight. Tom Delay, Rick Santorum and don't forget the lovable Dick Armey. These guys are the most dishonest, pompous hypocrites around.

Gingrich wants others to tell the truth!? He should start with himself!

Gingrich hasn't had anything important to do or say for over a decade. He has proven to be a man of the lowest moral character. If the media stopped giving him free airtime, he would simply disappear.

This adulterer is one to call for the truth?

And Cheney, Bush, Rice, Rummsfield, & Co are?

Hypocrisy is alive and well in the Democratic Party. They can't even admit Pelosi lied. After all the liberal agenda is paramount. Lying is ok within the dem party, but called out on the conservative end. Torture is ok if your a liberal

Why are we now trying to make Nancy Pelosi into a scapegoat? Whether or not she knew about waterboarding, does that change the fact that waterboarding is torture? Does that change the fact that torture is a crime? Does that change the fact that we have prosecuted our enemies in the past for this crime? The answer is no. Wanda Sykes gave the best analogy for defending torture last night. It is like robbing a bank and telling the judge that you may have robbed a bank, but look at all these bills that got paid.

For the Liberaly Demented: Stay focused, it's not about the messenger, it's the message.
Pelosi is a liar as are most politicians. She needs to find or be given a hole to crawl, slither or slime her way into.
Term Limits – the only way back to a REPRESENTATIVE government.

Maybe she didn't read the memos and didn't know what's going on. I have heard that when it came to the stimulus package that only a few copies were made available for our elected officials and that no one read it in its entirety. Maybe...you think...we need to elect people who really care what is going on and read what comes across their desks?

Congress... the new high school. He said, she said, blame him, blame her, she called me names, he called me names...

Anyone else feel like the mentality of congress has now completely come back to grade school? Lets give them all snack packs and cookies so they can go back to work.

Way to go Liberals-attack Newt in your attempt to minimize the lying.

I don't trust pelosi, but I don't trust newt either.

I don't think any of us need lessons in telling the truth from one of the biggest gas bags in the history of the Congress. As GOP Speaker, he and his pals dealt more in platitudes than progress. Why can't the GOP come up any new ideas? Because the old white guys won't get out of the way.

Why attack Newt and not the issue? Her silence on waterboarding when she was briefed means she approved of the measure. When it became politically beneficial it became torture. That is the point Newt is trying to make, I think. However attacking him does not answer the issue – why has she changed her story so often and what does she know. I thought DEMS were supposed to be honest with the American people

I dont like Pelosi or Newt both of them should just get lost!

Hmmm...

Newton is a political hack, and a has been. His advice stinks.

His chances of being elected again, to anything, are about the exact same as him becoming the next Pope or Czar of Russia.

He needs to fade away quietly, and take Cheney, Limbaugh and Palin with him!

As a Republican, since 1964, I find that quartet absolutely disgusting.

The Speaker of the House
MS Nancy Pelosi,

She is one candidate forth wit lies between her teeth; on top of these different issues, one would wonder if she doesn't lead a double sort of life styles. She has attained the mantel of men; so now she needs to contact Snap-on tools to complete the mission wouldn't you all agree?

I can't believe the Libs on this board. Saying anything to deflect the fact that the Democrat who holds the 3rd highest seat in our country, has just told a huge lie and all the Dems and Libs on this board are more about attcking Newt. People, stop with the nonsense and realize that your party is not above the integrity and honesty that should be in play in the position she holds. Because you hate Bush and Cheney and the Republicans is no reason to allow this woman to get away with this. Demand the truth from all of our leaders and hold them accountable. The post on this board display how pathetic partisian politics have become in this country.

As much as I hate to admit it, Gingrich probably is actually right about something, perhaps for the first time in his life.

If Newt wants to play the blame game – lets get this ball rolling and start a full fledged investigation of war crimes, with prosecution of those found to be involed being the end game. NO ONE SHALL BE EXCLUDED from the bottom to the top. This democrat was taught right AND wrong. My family values are to take full responsibility for my actions good or bad. Lets see which MEN in the former administration step up and take the hit!!!!! They're a bunch of gutless money grubbing punks. Thats my opinion.

If waterboarding is no big thing, as the Repugs claim, what difference does it make what the Speaker new and when she knew it?

Who the hell cares what this has-been thinks. He's a bitter old man who would rather constantly criticize everything that the democrats do than talk about how republicans could do it better... or even differently. He's a pompous windbag and I truly wonder why the media even covers him. Like the other pompous windbags–Limbaugh and Beck–let him blow away for good.

Pelosi lie? – A politician lie? Nooooo – I can't believe it!!!

Did anyone stop to think that when the CIA told the members about the "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" – they didn't tell anyone what these techniques consisted of ! It would sort of be like what Bush and Cheney told the American Public what Sadam had in his possession.

The big thing that is missing here is that Pelosi was cleared for classified briefings. The waterboard and other "innovative techniques" discussion was in a classified briefing that Pelosi couldn't have said anything about without risk of prosecution.

At the time this was all taking place, the "legal opinions" were written by lawyers who were told how their opinions should read. They had to write that these activities were "legal" to keep their jobs and comply with security concerns created by the Bush aministration. Pelosi and others couldn't do anything if the Attorney General and his team viewed this as legal, no matter what they thought in their own opinions.

The Bush administration was trying to cover their tracks by first having tainted opinions written, then by briefing a large number of Congressional representatives in general terms about what was going on, then classifying the whole thing. It put anyone who wanted to protest at odds with their own government.

Now, in hindsight, everyone is ready to jump Pelosi for not doing anything. Let's jump the correct people. There are a significant number of Bush administration folks (Rice, Cheney, Hassert, Libby, Bush...how many more names do you need?) who were right in the middle of this. It's time to go get them and have them face the full force of the Constitution they so willingly violated.

I hate newt,but hes right on this, and I hate pelosi even more.

Pelosi may not be completely truthful but Oh the Hollier than thou Gingrich who supported these awful policies all along !

If it saved one American life, it was worth it. They are our enemies and fight without the protection of the Geneva Conventions and also target women and children. I wouldn't care if they tortured them a great deal more than they did if we needed.
As for Pelosi, it's clear she is lying as most politicians do. I'm certain Newt isn't any better over his career.

What's truly scary to me are the number of you who live under the liberty that our soliders, CIA agents and others provide, but don't want to see the dirty side of it.

Just keep eating that boneless skinless chicken pretending God sent it down to you that way.

Most of you on here should just start a coop/commune and see how that works out for you weak freaks.

What does this really matter.. who is watching and waiting for newt to speak .. No one I know lol .. we really need to start pushing our constitutional rights as americans. The more and more we sit back and allow our goverment to overtake every aspect of out lives is it any better then iraq or iran ? the only difference is we voted for the person who is controlling us .....

And if she's in error with this issue, the best thing would be to replace her as speaker with Dennis Kunich. I'm sure Newt and the GOP would love that. It would do wonders for their constant partsian attacks.

And Mr. Gingrich knows all about the truth! He tells the truth and has always told the truth. And have I got a deal on a really great bridge that you can buy for almost nothing.

Newt is simply pathetic. He is trying all he knows how to position him self for a run at the Presidental election in 2012. Who in their right mind would vote for this closw? Give me a break.

Gingrich is not being truthful about Spkr. Pelosi....She said that she was told interrogations would take place, but the extent of it was vague....The president (Bush) was to get back to her and other members of Congress regarding the type of interrogation methods; waterboarding, etc.......The president (Bush) and associates never got back to her.....How quickly many listen to the Republicans and believe their words.......I would step back and take their words with a grain of salt, considering how they jumped to the conclusion that Palin was a qualified choice for VP....Just saying.....

This may be true, however, this happened in 2002 - before we had captured combatants and before Gitmo was in use. This was also pre- Iraq war. I would imagine these people are briefed on many different subjects. It's 2009. I wouldn't imagine that after this amount of time had passed and with as much as happened since then, that I wouldn't remember something that was not an issue. Gingrich remembers because war and torture is near and dear to conservative hearts - they can't tell us how many civilians have been killed or how many people have lost their homes or jobs, or how many public schools are without current books or how many neighborhoods and communities are without emergency service personnel or how cities have had police forces and EMT services cut to maintain the Buh budget - you know, the one we're all paying for now. They won't discuss the non-existent regulations of banks and Wall Street. But they CAN remember having mentioned something about plans to torture other human beings are far back as 2002. Pelosi has nothing to explain to you or anyone else, Gingrich. She has a job. Perhaps you should get one as well.

All politicians lie, that is why any incumbent should be voted out. How many thousands of elections will it take for people to finally believe this?
Newt is a crook and a traitor to our country. Nancy is a wicked woman who deserves to be thrown out of office. ALL OF THEM ARE LIARS! It is time for a new party to emerge in this country that comes from the working people, not the rich arrogant idiots. Then we can TAX THE RICH so that we can then pay off the national debt. YES there is enought in their pockets to do this.

Newt is just playing GOP politics. He should just sit down and shut-up. The nerve of him to talk about someone else lying. Adulterous weasel.

Wow

Most of the posters on this site are very hateful and confused against some clear and simple facts, regardless of who pointed them out.

Newt is the 1000th person to make this statement.

You "lefties" are so confused... what happened to "change and transparancy"...?? Guess what... Military Tribunals are starting up again at GiTMO!! you guys don't get it. "The One" lied to you! Just like Pelosi and the others. At least Bush was being honest. The Main Stream Media can keep feeding you the propaganda, but in the end, you'll be disappointed.

In defense of Pelosi, during the Republicans' tyrannical reign, no one, Republican or Democrat, was allowed to question their tactics without being smeared. The Republicans, the Bush administration are responsible for the war in Iraq, failure to capture Osama bin Laden, the economic collapse, the Katrina debacle, the implementation of torture techniques, etc.

The Republicans are now trying to shift this blame to the Democrats. Gingrich, you, Cheney, Bush, Rove are liars, failures, but one thing you are good at-aggressively destroying anyone who disagrees with you. Find a rock, any rock, crawl under it and stay there for the rest of your days.

I don't have a party, Gingrich was great when he turned the Republicans around but has fallen out of favor with many. As much as i don't trust POLS either party , Pelosi Reid i see them on the news i shut the volume off. They ALL LIE for the sake of themselves or their party IT'S ALL ABOUT THEM BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe Republicans should just tell the truth – that they authorized and committed torture- which broke international law and the moral foundation America holds dear.

Torturers are criminals and should be prosecuted as such.

Trying to divert attention from Republican criminal acts, by making up fake stories about others, does not make the wrong and illegal list of crimes you committed against our Constitution and the World any less disgusting or shameful.

Republicans should be apologizing and stop blaming and criticizing everyone else for their failings! And you wonder why none of you have any credibility with Americans?

Who was responsible for waterboarding and who was in charge of it and said we do not torture??

Why do you publish such statements from people as Newt who defend lyers and deceive the american public. How about some real news.

Hey, don't get mad at Gingrich for Pelosi's outright untruths! It's documented, man. Of course, "postmodern" libs believe the truth is whatever they want it to be.

It's not the crime – or the lie – it's the cover up that always get pols in trouble. She seems to be tripping on her tongue a lot about this. Parsing words about whether Abu Zubaydah had already been waterboarded or was about to be, harkens back to 'what the meaning of the word "is" is.'

Of all the people to complain about someone telling the truth Newt is not even on the list. If you could find a more proficient liar in politics you’d have to look a long time to find someone able to outlie Newt. His rank hypocrisy staggers me. Republicans think the country is just supposed to forget all of the lying, fornicating and adultery committing they do and allow them to all of a sudden mount a platform of moral arbiter. It would be OK if the media would hold them responsible for their actions. I do not understand why Newt or Cheney have the unmitigated gall to get in front of camera and say anything to anybody.

Sounds like Newt is speaking out of both sides of his mouth....This is what I am hering... "It's not torture, but if it is then she knew about it too".... sounds a bit adolescent

Wow, people actually defending another politician who has been caught lying in front of the nation... just another example of what is wrong with this country.

Not surprising. Pelosi is ridiculous. There's a reason Congress approval was less than Bush's only a year or two ago before Obama came into office.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has denied she was ever told "EXPLICITLY" that waterboarding had been used on terrorist suspects.

Explicitly. She's a fool.

If Pelosi went along she is just as bad as Cheney. This isn't a partisan thing this is crime and if she was part she should suffer the same consequences. Torture is illegal and immoral.

You don't have to believe Newt. Just open your eyes and ears. Our country is not a football game with teams that we are supporting. The problem with extremists on both sides is that they would destroy our country just to be on what they consider the winning team. Think about where we are all heading and try to act like adults who care.

Pelosi is incapable of telling the truth. She is a liability to the country and ought to be tossed.

Is Gingridge really trying to say "It wasn't torture and if it was she knew about it too" Sounds a bit adolescent.

Pelosi and Obama are both liars, distorting the truth to get more votes. They have put their own democRAT party above the nation. Shame on them !!!

- it has been established beyond a reasonable doubt that Pelosi is a total, unmitigated liar -

Why are statements like this never followed by anything remotely resembling evidence or examples?

Liberals, like all sane, honest, decent people, like examples.

So Nancy Pelosi should get a lesson in honesty from Newt Gingrich who chastized Bill Clinton while Newt was having an affair?

In the interest of national security, war crimes charges should be filed against top ranking Bush administration officials, starting with Cheney.

Let the truth come out, and let them all hangout to dry or more.She seemed scared to bring Bush and Cheney up for impeachment ,this could be why.

I swear I lose two IQ points everytime I listen to or read anything the republicans have to say.

How Ironic. The GOP is demaning the truth from Democrats.

GOP: Start off with YOU guys being truthful. Look it up if you need a description. I know it's been a while....

As for Pelosi, if it turns out she's lying, she should step down.

This is what we should demand of ALL politicians, not just those with whom we disagree.

Now why should Pelosi or the Democrats tell the truth about anything? The Republicans have been lying and distorting everything for the past 16 years. Practice what you preach, Gingrich!

So what if Pelosi knew about? She didn't ORDER the waterboarding! And since the GOP seems to be making a stink about people being briefed on it, is that an admission that is was wrong to administer waterboarding?

Gingrich.....when a liar like Gingrich accuses someone of being a liar, you can be sure that the liar is only covering his lies....sorry Newt, get a life.

Why would anyone believe Newt Gingrich's opinion on Nancy Pelosi's truthfulness? Never mind his own struggles to be truthful or fair, he wasn't there and has no way whatsoever of telling whether she's telling the truth. But it's a good make-believe story that Fox will push and CNN will echo, and it feeds the conservatives' desire not to be accountable at all for the torture they have supported every step of the way.

If Pelosi did lie about what she was told, is that really worse than the Bushists doing it in the first place? You'd have to be insane to think that.

Just one more is a long line of Democrats who believe their constituents are dumb enough to believe their lies....and from the looks of some of the comments on this board, they are right. All hail the Dumbocrats!

Why does this guy still have a voice in anything? His track record tells us the truth.... hypocrite at best. Time for the old school republicans to go home and be quiet.

Pelosi is bound by law to keep her mouth shut when it comes to matters of national security and issues that are deemed classified. Based on how evil the Bush Admin was. I am more inclined to believe her. Until a report comes out that leaves no question how much she knew and what she did or did not do, Pelosi still has my support.

Torture is wrong. and we should be bringing charges against the bush admin for their various crimes

This is coming from a member to the party of the last administration that would not swear under oath.

Regardless of whether or not Pelosi knew, is irrevalent. We still need to know the truth and be able to put this torture in its true context. It is illegal and it should be publicly declared illegal. If is it publicly declared illegal, then Cheney has given himself enough rope to hang himself.

People keep asking why what Pelosi knew is revelent and that we should just hold Bush, Cheny, etc accountable. WRONG. If you think waterboarding is torture then you have to clean out everybody that knew but did nothing about it. You can't have it both ways. Either hold everybody accountable or nobody.

I believe that's all the Republican party is saying right now. Now saying that I believe that there are different measures of guilt and punishment that should be used and determined. But you have to be fair, just because you don't like one side, either Democrat or Republican, you can't say that we are only going after that side.

And you weren't truthful about being a cheat and a liar. Please just
go away. You're time, such as it was, has come and gone. This
administration does not need your short sightedness.

This is just another shiny red bouncing ball from the Republican party to pull the attention of the mindless public from the FACT that George W Bush and Dick Cheney Approved Torture and violated our Constitution. A very weak and failed attempt to connect Pelosi with the Bush/Cheney torture campaign and Newts continued grab at the head of the republican evil empire. It's not going to work.

the hate from the left is staggering. A lie is a lie except when a lib lies.
Please continue to spew your hate and support the libs .

So now that we know the President was ordering these techniques be used, and that some congresspeople were being briefed on what the President was doing, let's blame the people who were told about it, and didn't do it, but were aware of it. Sure, that's fine. It isn't the President's fault, it was Nancy Pelosi, she's the one who did it. That makes perfect sense. Newt, your f-wad Party used it's legal team to suggest that these methods were legal. They are responsible for the lie that allowed Bush to continue using these immoral and illegal tactics. It is also likely that Bush used their knowledge of the use of these methods as a leash to keep them from removing him from office. Miserable failure. Torture is wrong in all ways, in all times, in all instances.

Not totally in Love with the Obama administration over these issue of torture. President Obama, you just spent your first 100 days in office, rejoice, but eventhough I don't wish it but your dark days are coming, you will have to make rough decisions and that's what the presidency is all about, so don't slam your predecessor who did his best to achieve his task. I am not being an advocate of toturne but when we side with the responsibles of our sorrows, who will consolate the Victims? Oh, I forgot, Obama never does anything wrong, if anything goes wrong, then it is because it was already that way when he took office, if it goes well, the he is the hero.... When his days will come he certainly will say he wasn't aware, as much as he wasn't aware of his own service plane getting mother's day picture over Manhattan without any notice to the mayor......................

Nancy, caught in a lie!!! It's only a slippery slope from here. Lies only lead to more lies.

If it can be proved that Nancy took "prosecution off the table" for Bush officials because she knew that she would be implicated, then after the Hague is done with her, bring her back and charge her with treason.

How about it Newt?

If you think any guilt is Mr. Pelosi's what should be done? And then if being briefed on classified security goings on – what then do you say about those that crafted, authorized and implemented the EIT's, i.e. TORTURE????

uh oh, I smell bit of DOUBLE standard.

Newt is sorely mistaken about this since it is HIS party that allowed such practices to occur right here in our country. If anybody should be telling the truth, it should be Republican majority that started this. Don't use Pelosi as a scrapgoat, even though she isn't telling the whole story.

Both Sides Lie all of you haters stop blaming one side.

So all of you responding by attacking the messenger think it is fine that one of our leaders obviously lied for political gain?

That is whats wrong with our country. It is fine if a politician does anything, as long as they are on our side.

This really sickens me.

When it comes to the whole torture issue, Nancy Pelosi is way down the list of people who have a lot of explaining to do in front of a war crimes tribunal so zip it Newt!

Wonder whether or not CNN will use their censorship pen on me for this comment (because you can't elude, with letters, to what you are thinking!)-why do we care what Newt has to say? Funny how the repubs always cry foul when the dems do what they have been doing forever (lying). Why didn't he say anything about Shrub and dick while they were in the WH leading our country in to a war for nothing more than supposed rights to oil and to grease the pockets of their campaign contributors?

Now CNN, will you let one comment be posted? We will see.....

What is a cheater but a First Class Liar! That's you, Mr. G!

And he knows this because - oh, that's right, he's had no legal access to any of the security briefings.

And Gingrich lecturing anyone on telling the truth is as rich as Britney Spears telling someone else to wear underwear.

typical Republican comment. The usual Republican drivel to decry anybody who they perceive as being non Republican just like the very vast majority of people who will not put up with hate and torture.

It just proves the point that the more a political party becomes irrelevant the louder they scream.

Welcome to the death throws of the republican party.

What's really frightening is that it has become apparent to me that numerous Americans are willing to support this woman solely on the basis that she is a Democrat. You don't have to choose between Newt and Nancy. He is gone, and she should be, too.

How, precisely, would Newt know whether or not Pelosi is telling a fib? The man is making these kinds of remarks to maintain his visibility for a 2012 Presidential candidacy.

Treat them all the same, Dem or Rep – if they knew about torture and approved it or did nothing to stop it then send them off the The Hague as war criminals.

If Pelosi had a hand in torture, then she needs to be in jail - along with Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, ... This is not a partisan issue. It is an issue of humanity.

Says the man who was not truthful to his wife...

The Democrats like to travel by bandwagon. They support Iraq until it's unpopular, the supported warentless wiretaps until the NY Times became outraged and now it seems they knew about these enchanced interogation techniques since 02-03 but pretend that they were never consulted. Pelosi is a liar that wouldn't only tell the truth if it benefited her. This lady is 3rd in line to be President?

If Pelosi lies anymore she will be qualified to be President.

That is the problem with cable and internet media. Too many people are asked their opinion when their opinion means squat. You have to fill up space with their drivel. Face it folks we are in a different age and everyone seems to want to put their 2 cents in and the media is willing to publish it

A truthful politician. That is an oxymoron. So who do you believe? You believe the person who you identify with more that is who.

Newt has no credibility! He was a big time ethics violator back in the day! That's why he is known as the " FORMER" GOP Speaker of the House of Representatives he got booted cause he's as crooked as they come! No credibility whatsoever! He needs to close that yapper of his!

If Nancy was in on this she should go to jail as well. Why doesn't the GOP get it? Its not about party. We didn't go after Bush because of party. He was an idiot that broke many laws.
But i seriously doubt Nancy knew they were doing this. The GOP is just trying( but will fail) to shift blame.

Gingrich should shut up and leave Nancy along he's only doing this because she's a woman.

I agree that politicians should be honest. However, most are not. Newt is a total loser. People seem to have a short memory about the Newt. He had to leave office in shame. He lied and continues to do so. He also told his wife he was divorcing her when she was in the hospital. Talk about family values. He is dishonest. I wish the loser sector of the Republicans would let it rest. We are really tired of hearing from them.

Pam in Oregon

of "people who live in glass houses.....".

That sound like a person who never wore a military uniform talking about here say. If you were not present when it taken place it never happen in the real world.

Yes, Newt, we get it. You are running for president therefore you have to call the media each time you have an opinion about something. Now go back to the 90s where you belong old man!

If Nancy Pelosi seems a bit too slippery, maybe its because she s aprat of the corruption that run amok in Washington. Se is, after all, an old, dear friend of President Bush. (Or did you think there was another reason she was so soft on him all those years?)

As for you, Mr. Gingrich, you aren't the most honest politician in the country yourself. We still remember your "Contract on America," which started us on a long slide to corruption and failure. So maybe you shouldn't be throwing stones.

Is that the same Newt that was playing around on his wife while spearheading the Clinton witch hunt for exactly the same thing ? I guess that makes him a liar and a hypocrite too. Hes perfect for the GOP.

Everytime she opens her big mouth a lie comes out..

NOW the republicans care about who's been lying????? One question Snoot- Where are the WMD's your boys promised they had intel on? What about all the lies about Katrina? How about all the Cheney lies? Good thing for the republicans that there's no Pinnochio Effect we would all have to duck and run. Could you imagine if it happened simulteneously – LOL- windows would be blowing out, mirrors would be breaking, people's eyes would be getting poked out, computer monitors would be breaking, tanning bed lights would get shattered, it would be a catastrophy!!!!

Newt hates. Newt hates more. Newt hates the most.

How soon Newt forgets the Boot Newt movement which expelled him from politics, maybe he and Nancy can ride off together because they are both worthless!!!

Even though I am a democrat I have always been disgusted by Pelosi. She is manipulative, vengeful, and wants power simply because she likes it. In the context of this particular issue, she is trying to draw a distinction without a difference. As though the public cannot see that.

Its just typical that the Rush Limbaugh Party would find outrage in whether a democrat knew or not about what crimes the administration was doing rather then being outraged about committing the war crime itself.

Newt may have some skeletons in his closet, but everyone does. He is one of the few that have the backbone to run this country – and is much more intelligent than anyone in power today. Instead of blasting him, listen to some of his words....he is generally right on target.

Newt, just seeing your name in the news is torture to most Americans.

Now just crawl under that big old rock and get comfy..............good boy.

Look !! It's the the Pot calling the Kettle Black !!!

Gingrich and his quests for witch hunting and demagagoury are laughable.....come up with something positive Republicans. America needs to build up not tear down..... you Neo-cons still don't get it !!!

I agree with you fully. Democrats are liars including our president. Barack Obama wants to show that he is a great president but he has borrowed too much form our children and grand-children. He has increased taxes on well-to-do families. It is Democratic agenda and media is backing them up.

Pelosi caught in a lie. She's changed her story on what she knew three times already. Put her under oath and let's have the "truth commission" on her dishonesty?

Yea, like he's creditable.
Newt is a newt... a slimy little ground creature...

This guy doesn't know what _he_ knows until Rush tells it to him. How on Earth can he presume to know what Nancy Pelosi knows? You'll recall Speaker Newt led the rabidly partisan charge in the House to impeach a perfectly good president over an illicit trouser smooch we as a nation spent millions investigating. He has no credibility at all and should slink the frak off toward anonymity.

Pelosi, Cheney, Gingrich..Pigs all 3 of them..Talkabout a pot calling a kettle black..What a trio of losers.

WOW, Gingrich, you'll say anything to stay in the lime light. You can comment on Pelosi but what have you said about the crooks who ordered water boarding...you and your repub buddies are so out of touch with the American people. You guys can't stand the fact that you're not controlling the country, getting freebies on the backs of tax payers, keeping mainstream America out of the loop..well wake up!
Along with all the great things Obama is doing, he's showing the country just how crooked the banks, insurance co, CEO's, and the rich repub are. Mainstream America can now see how the top 1% cheats the system

Gingrich talks out of both sides of his mouth. He is an epic hypocrite. He proved that back in the late 90's.

Remind again why I care about anything that comes out of Newt's mouth?

Newt seems to be making a lot of demands for someone not holding an elected office.

...because Republicans are sooooo honest.

I am baffled. Why are we even listening to this man? Is there such a void int eh 24 hr news cycle that we are willing to fill it with any philandering, disgraced politician crawling for a comeback who is reduced to taking on any trivial controversy so it keeps himself in the game

Bush/Cheney hoodwinked everyone into "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction" just like the torture. Peloski is their scapegoat. Republicans want a democrat's head for this issue being brought up. I am of the opinion the republican party are liars and there is not truth in them. Who woke Gingrich up anyway!

Pelosi is a liar... we need term limits

Newt – the standard of integrity and transparency! I'm sure all of his ex-wives would agree!

Newt is right on this one!

So the GOP things the world should be made at Nancy instead of the jerk offs who authorized the torture, sorry Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.

So again, be mad at the possibility that Dem leaders were briefed, but don't be mad about Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice, and their ilk pushing for and justifying the use of torture, keep forgetting, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.

Newt, you are no longer relivant, were you anywhere near this meeting. Were you briefed, were you asked for input. NO, so shut up!

It just doesn't mattter what Gingrich, Cheney, McCain or the rest of the gang think anymore, they are now all irrelevant!

Nancy Pelosi lie? Noooooo.

Although I am not a big Nancy Pelosi supporter, I certainly don't feel she has any explaining to do for the torture policy of the Cheney/Rumsfeld/Yoo tenure. I mean this is a policy so messed up it causesd John Ashcroft to throw in the towel!

It's just Newt being Newt, trying to stay in the limelight until his time to appear "refreshingly relevant" comes back around for the third of fourth decade.

Why do we even care what "Mr. Newt" thinks? Has someone appointed him the Grand Inquisitor? He's not even in office....
My guess is he's grooming himself to be the Repuglicans savior....yep, he's one place to find credibility.

He's another one who should just go away.

Mike

Does this count the same as blaspheming Obama? Will it really matter in this "let them eat cake" society?

Get with it Newt. The briefings Pelosi attended can not be discussed with ANYONE. Your just shooting out words instead of speaking the truth. I call it sensationalism.

Yes, Mr. Honesty, New Gingrich, is evidently going to try to hold Ms. Pelosi to a standard he himself has never considered worth achieving. The pot is certainly calling the kettle black here.

Gingrich, go find a real live issue of your own. And some principles, while you're at it.

Just like every other politician (Republican or Democrat), she's a filthy liar. If she get's re-elected, I will lose all of my respect for voters in her district...and CA in general (they keep voting in idiots like Pelosi, Harman, and Feinstein). There's no excuse for them to be re-elected to office knowing how corrupt these officials are.

Until we start throwing incumbents from both parties out of office and into prison, we're not going to see any positive changes in this country.

And Newt Gingrich should knows, after all he's a master of deception.. ask his first or was it his second wife. Hey ask all of them how truthful they think he is.

Before the Repugs start complaining I also think Pelosi should be replaced as speaker of the house.

This man is dishonest and disloyal, who cares what he says?

Somene needs to explain to The Newt that the people with the "explaining to do" are the ones who ORDERED the torture, at the top–Gonzalez, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush. What Pelosi was told by others is IRREVELANT.

If he thinks she is guilty of something then what does Newt think the consequences should be? That would be interesting because it would tell us what Cheney/Bush/Rummy/Yoo should face.

How about it Newt?

Get serious, Newt. Nancy Pelosi "has a lot of explaining to do"!?! I think the people who signed off on legalized TORTURE need to explain THEIR actions. Hopefully, that will occur in a courtroom during a criminal trial.

I think it is pretty clear Pelosi is being evasive when questioned about EITs. Perhaps this will blow up on her similar to the banking crisis on Chris Dodd. I personally wouldn't be all that disappointed if that happened. Her views are too divisive to be the Speaker of the House. We need a Democrat that is more mainstream if we are going to see any bipartisan work done in the House.

And we are suppose to believe him, the man of the truth...HA!!!!!

So, the Republican defense of torture rests on the fact that a few Democrats might have known about it, but there's no actual evidence to support this? Any chance of them actually dealing with the torture authorized by the Republicans, or are we just going to get more of these distractions? I suspect the latter.

This coming from "Mr. Truth" himself.

And the MSM with their liberal heads deep up the colon of the Democrat party will just continue to ignore Nancy's lies.

I am discouraged that Pelosi lied to us.

Newt is looking for a platform. He's just more of the GOP. His time has come and gone.

If you were not at those briefings yourself Mr. Gingrich, by what right do you have to call our Speaker of the House a lier?

In my opinion, it has been established beyond a reasonable doubt that Pelosi is a total, unmitigated liar, even by Congressional standards. That being the case, she would be obligated to be placed under oath whenever and where ever she speaks, on an subject.

This coming from Mr. family values himself. Tells us puffy Newt, were you honest with your wife about your affair while you were at the time impeaching Clinton for the same thing? This man makes my skin crawl the same way that Delay, Barbour, Rove, and all other priveledged little loudmouth frat boys from the south do.

" GOP Not Truthful About Anything Say's America"

If there is nothing wrong with waterboarding, as Republicans maintain, why is Pelosi under any obligation to say anything? I agree she should say what she knew and when, but conservatives like Gingrich, can't have it both ways. If it was nothing, then she really isn't obligated to say anything. If she should "tell the truth," as Gingrich says, then it must have been something negative and the GOP wants to tar her with that brush. Republicans, hypocrites to the end.

I am a progressive but I do believe that Pelosi is not being truthful on this. She looks bad either way: denying she wasn't informed or being the impotent leader that she is by knowing about this and giving Bush and his cabal a free pass. Failed leadership.

this women can not be trusted. She will lie and put anyone down just to obtain more power. Politicians like her have to go!

The holier than thou serial philanderer who has multiple affairs, obviously an adroit lair to keep them secret, tells his cancer ridden wife at her hospital bedside that he is going to divorce her and within days of the divorce remarries. This is the scumbag who calls Nancy Polosi a liar? The guy who goes to the White House with Al Sharpton and smooth talks the President in person then goes on FOX News and bad mouths him calls Nancy Polosi a liar. I call him a Republican which is interchangeable with the word liar.

Hot diggty dog.....we are supposed to believe any thing Newt says. Correct me if I am wrong but isn't he the guy who denied denied and denied that he was diverting money illegally from a school he was allowed to even have in the first place.

And he wants people to believe him. And by the way....tell me this what makes republicans of all people experts on whether or not people are telling the truth when all we have had from them in the past is lies, lies, lies. Think torture for just one. Think wiretapping for another...give me a break. Why is this guy even getting news time.

not only should she not have been elected to the house, she should never have been elected speaker; she serves only in her own interests and is a pure politician that is blocking the recovery of our Republic...

Does this really matter if she knew about it or not? You'd think that it would be a lot more productive to punish the people who actually authorized this torture, not try to attack every potential political bystander.

pants on fire. Nancy--you bad.

I stopped reading after: Gingrich says . . . Everything that always follows that introduction is sheer nonsense. The GOP has a major problem when Newt is the face of the party. He is one of the most divisive and partisan people in all of politics. Hey, GOP keep these fossils coming back and you guarantee that Democrats will keep control of the White House and Congress!

this is coming from who. newt we all have not forgot about your forthcoming on all issues your were involved in.

I'm missing the point of this "controversy," I think. A crime is not a crime if someone tells Nancy Pelosi about it? Given that Nancy Pelosi has approval ratings way down in the neighborhood of poison ivy, psoriasis, and Dick Cheney, does anyone think Nancy Pelosi's foreknowledge makes torture not a war crime somehow?

This comment from a guy who was busted for ethics violations. And we're listening to this old fart because.....?

gee gindrich, are you for or against torture because your dick cheney is for torture and he should go to jail I guess for telling our government servants to break the law.

And Gingrich has a lot of explaining to me and the rest of the country as to why he matters at all. Yet another little fat white rich man that wants to live in Federalist splendour while the rest of us serve him mint juleps under stately live oaks.

Of course Pelosi's lying–she's a politician, isn't she?

I cannot recall a position taken by Pelosi that I could classify as courageous. I can't see the talent in our current Speaker that her colleagues must see. I would prefer to select a new Speaker by drawing lots than keep this one. I think our chances of ending up with a more capable person are pretty good.

By her own admission she was informed of a terrorist being waterboarded. That is if all of the information on techniques used were made available in the Sep 4, 2002 meeting.

Mr. Gingrich,
The GOP has claimed waterboarding was legal and more efficient up to present day, based on the Bush administration's legal opinions that have yet been determined legally valid. If Nancy pelosi was briefed at a time when legal orders existed for the torture...her knowing or not knowing by briefing becomes irrelevant...because nothing could have been done by her without a dissenting legal reversal of that decision, at that moment in time. And everybody knows the Bush Administration wasn't legally challenging their own decisions in Court at that time. Further, if those legal decisions really were valid, as the GOP claims, because of increased efficiency and results....why leak the briefings to the press about Nancy pelosi's briefing over what the GOP already ruled was legal??? The GOP is playing a game that their losing....and now their looking to take others down with them. Only Nancy pelosi knowing or not knowing the legalities of an undecided decision become irrelevant to the party of irrelevancy.

This person cannot even manage his own personal life, why is he continuing ot comment on political matters? He needs to go home and try to manage his own life, which is filled with lies and deception. Gingrich you are a washed up politician who is no longer relevant.

Newt should be the president.

What do you expect to hear from an arrogant, two-faced liar? She is only acting the only way she knows how to act when caught.....lie.

What do you expect from an habitual and arrogat liar?

I find it really ironic that CNN often has to quote the right-wingnuts from some FOX show. These guys won't accept invitations to other networks, CNN included, where their accusations might actually be challenged. Why oh why CNN do you get snookered into this lame trap every time. You're promoting their propaganda and you don't even know it. Wise up and please do your own reporting next time.

The he said,,she said is getting old. Does anyone in Washington take responsibility for their own actions? Gingrich is another one who has risen from the ashes. Please just go away! As for "Rush"..I am so sick of his vicious talking..Please just go away too!

"In the interest of national security, "she [Pelosi] has a responsibility to say nothing or tell the truth,"

Wait a minute she can't! she left the country. Maybe she should try being the speaker for the Iraqi Parliament, she would be doing us a favor.

We are supposed the believe one of the biggest liars in politics – Gingrich – give us a break you hate spewing liar that is grabbing at any camera you open your mouth in front of. Mr contract on America is doing nothing more than preparing a 2012 presidential run – what a joke!

In her defense, the Speaker thought the CIA was referring to a slide at the water park.