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These two are a shining example of what is wrong with the government..two political hacks with fancy hairdos..manicured fingernails..taxpayer funded this and funded that..more interested in playing cover your ass than anything else..THROW THE BUMS OUT!!!

Mr. Hoyer, we agree with you. Leave the lady alone, already. She may be wrong in what she says, but again, she may have thought that as Speaker, she should have received a more cogent explanation.

We The People no longer believe her.

...not that i'm a partisan..

If it is all about the lies of the former administration, why not show the lies of our current political force. There is no change! Clinton lied under oath to congress and the american people. That gets brushed under the carpet and now we try to do the same with Pelosi. She knew darn well what was going on and this form of interrogation was not new when Bush came into power. It is a history of this country. Wake up dems and maybe volunteer to fight so you can get the true picture of our enemy. Al quida and the taliban are enemy combatants in a non declared conflict. Read up on the geneva convention, who signed the updated documents. Does bombing Pakistan not fall into war crimes? You cannot be rightous and fight an enemy.

is this thing on?

What is this she was the minority leader in the congress and the republicans let her know it!!!! Why is this an issue what about the people in charge that lied. Do I care if she calls the CIA liars NO they are absolute liars and we all know it!! Did they not say there was prooff of WMD's. My do the republicans have selective memories and them asking her to apologize for What!! For BUSH and CHENEY was she responisible for this war and all the hate for Americans out in the world. NO THE REPUBLICANS are and they must think we are all so stupid and that we all watch nothing but Limbaugh and Faux news!

great, another fruitcake waiting in the wings....as soon as Pelosi gets the boot, we'll have to deal with this moron

"It continues to be a Republican tactic to distract the public from focusing on what was done, what the justification for doing it was, and for … President Bush's comment that we don't torture."

I haven't heard it stated better or more clearly. Good on you, Mr. Majority Leader!

She knew and that's that.

Congressional Democrats

Here is a definition of torture:
A condition in which the Subject begs to be killed so that they will no longer suffer.

All else is an uncomfortable situation, harassment, humiliation or “enhanced interrogation technique”.

Pelosi lies....

The Democrats are digging a deeper hole for themselves by sticking by Pelosi.

Now we have a prominent Democrat lying to cover for another.
Lies are hard to defend but the truth is not, come clean Pelosi.

Yeah she's telling the truth.....give me a break. She's trying to cover her own rear end, plain and simple. It seems that more people think she is lying than telling the truth.....but the truth in this country isn't worth anything anymore.

I agree with Sten Hoyner, House Majority Whip in his statement that the Bush Administration needs to be investigated for Torture, not interrogation. It was outright torture.

Pelosi lied, and we all know it. This idiot kept contradicting her own statements, much less what others were able to recall.

Pelosi is an embarassment to Congress. She is an incompetent idiot that needs to be thrown out since the fools in the Bay Area are stupid enough to keep electing her.

So we have another democrat that believes the CIA lied to congress.

In political circles, a 'show of support' is the best signal that someone's about to be thrown under the bus.

Hoyer is a complete lacky! Pelosi made a complete fool out of herself and everybody with any sense at all could see that except this jerk!

another LIER backing a BIGGER LIER.

anyone who saw Pelosi's interview knows she was lying and that makes Hoyer equally culpable. Further, Pelosi makes a big mistake messing with the CIA-she better have soneone else start her car for the next 2 years--

Losers...

That's interesting. Democrats can lie to Congress and the American people but when Bush does it, off with his head. The truth is that all politicians need to be held accountable for the lies they tell. I hope the day comes when we actually have people in Washington DC that care about the people of this country as much as they care about themselves.

MY TWO CENTS.

President Obama clearly laid out his case to look forward and move on. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on torture investigations. Now she has been caught in her own web.

I agree that "what Nancy knew and when did she know it" . . . does not rise to the heights of those that broke national laws and international agreements. But Nancy should have followed Obama's lead and moved on.

darn it. . . was hoping the wolves might get to her, but these two knuckle heads interned under the same congressmen (seriously) way back when, I voted for changes . . .tweetle-dee and tweetle-dum wake up, I live in hoyers district, I'm not to sure how I'll be voting in 2010. . .

definition of a "typical" liberal citizen, non-politician: an out-of-work, kool-aid drinking, uneducated, public assistance receiving moron.

Thank you "dominicanmomma 4 obama" for the definition.

Pelosi has Been The One to inflict this on herself! Not the Republicans. She wouldn't stop nor back down so of course the Republicans and some Democrats are going to feed on the issue. For as many Lies Pelosi Used, Said and then to Lie about a Lie, Enough is Enough, always covering up for somebody in Congress and the White House. Start Holding Every Individual Accountable (Prosecute Them) for Their Actions ...............>Pelosi Should and Must follow the foot steps of Michael Martin<...............the Speaker of the House in the UK!

Why should he even have to....newt is a liar big time, the CIA has lied over and over and over about their torture and their techniques. Goodness knows where to begin on bush and cheney and gonzales, so why should they have the air time to call Nancy Pelosi who has been backed up on what she said by the other democratic members of the intel committee.

Mr. Hoyer would be a better speaker of the house..

You have finally found out out that three other Dems say the CIA memos are incorrect.
Sen Graham says he had one briefing, the CIA memos say he had four briefings.
Another Rep today wrote the CIA Director to say that one of his aides that the memos say was present was not.
Sen Rockefeller says the memos are not right and he was not briefed as the CIA says either.
Let's have the Truth Commission and investigate everyone.

As much as I dislike pelosi and know she is not qualified for her job, it is still a little sad to see the president (dictator) of the USA sneaking around behind her back trying to get rid of her and reid will be next. bo wants so bad to replace them with chicago 'yes' men/women.

The issue is not Pelosi saying that she was misinformed. The issue is that the American people were misinformed about the actual treat that confronted this country. Pelosi is just one of many Americans who happens to be working within the government.

Just another attempt to stir the pot by disgruntled Republicans. It's getting old. . . . . . . .

SHe still a huge LIAR the media is covering it up because she a democrat socialist.

Sure am glad you guys printed this...I missed what he had said cuz I was so distracted by all that meaningless torture.

Hoyer would lie,he is a politican..The point is if The Republicans knew,than the Democrats knew,and if they all knew,they are all cupable..If an investigation showed they all knew then what??? You think they would do the Honorable thing and Resign,You would have to be as stupid as Barney Frank,Chris Dodd,Maxine Waters,Diane Fienstein,Chuck Schumer,and the rest of the fools in charge. To believe any thing would happen to any of them.

The Republicans violated the laws of this country and our ethical principles by torturing the captives. Millions of soldiers died over these principles and now the Republicans want to put up smoke screens and lies and try to shift the blame to Pelosi. Get real Party of "NO" this is your mess not Pelosi's.

"Republicans are going to stay on it as long as you guys keep printing it, as long as it continues to be a television item — not about the substance, but about the distraction"

That must have bristled some backs....eh CNN?

Fool, he should go too. She lied, was caught in her lies and continues to lie. Anyone who stands behind her needs a brain transplant. Go back and listen to her words, not the excuses being made by others.

Bush is History, Pelosi is News. Pelosi believes if you say it loud and long enough, people wil believe it.

This is typical Republic party manure. These neo-con morons will do anything to distract attention from their shortcomings. The Republics claim to be conservative but three forths of the national debt was run up during Republic administrations starting with the Republic party's icon Ronald Reagan. They are nothing but a bunch on pseudo religious whakos are nothing but a bunch of losers.

Republics lied, people died.

White House full of nothing but trash......lying trash.

She has plenty of medical procedures (mostly cosmetics) the last one was lobotomy

All this drama, theatrics and the fact that Pelosi changed her story several times only makes Pelosi look guilty as sin!

She should just admit she was wrong and stop lying to the American public.

You know, if they UA my bus driver every 90 days, I think we should get a UA from these politicians. Especially Pelosi.

Good, you dems keep digging your own poltical graves. Elections are only a year away and this will be an issue for many fair minded Americans who want the best for their country and are not driven bu ideology.

He's dumb and stupid if he backs this woman.

Republicans tortured numerous people and now they're trying to make a stink of what Pelosi said.....who cares what she said, she didn't order the torture....the republicans ordered and carried out the torture.
Wise up people and stop being led astray by the republicans and their spin machine.

Ok great....we will just move on then!

No Hoyer, we are calling out Pelosi because she, and the other Congressional leaders knew and approved of the necessary harsh interrogation methods, and rightly so, in the months after 9-11, as we were ALL frightened of what was planned next by Al Q.
And now we are livid that the Dems began to feign ignorance and point fingers and threaten "truth commisions" at the previous executive branch for crass political gain, during a time of profound national security fears. You folks are sanctimonious hypocrites.

The Republicans' newest excuse for past wrongs is that the Democrats knew that Bush and the Republican-led Congress were making mistakes but did nothing about it. Therefore it is all the fault of the Democrats.
Makes sense to me!?!?

Hoyer backs Pelosi – here's a quarter, call somebody who cares!

Everybody should be more worried about TORTURE and not what Pelosi knew..... good grief, people... stop being sidelined by the republicans!!
The republicans tortured people – Pelosi didn't torture anybody. Period!!!
First republicans led us into a war based on lies, then they tortured people, then they nearly bankrupted our country and destroyed our economy. AND, 911 happened on their watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop nit-picking Pelosi and start blaming the republicans for the mess they got our country into.

Before investigating weather nanci pelosi was briefted or not.why don't you just panish those who autorise the torture.

A seeing eye dog would know all along this is about the Republicans attempt to distract Americans from George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who are the masterminds behind torture. Newt Gingrich was seizing the opportunity the strike down Nancy Pelosi because of his own doings that ultimately led to him stepping down as speaker of the house, didn't work and looks like Republicans are distancing themselves from Newt.

""It continues to be a Republican tactic to distract the public" ... Boy does Hoyer have that right!!!!

Since the Repubs have NO ideas other than to say NO and distract the public, they stay their course toward the toilet of history. It is sad, as a registered Republican, to watch.

Leadership in my(?) Party is sorely lacking, ideas are sorely lacking, creativity is sorely lacking, and what is left is right-wing extremism of the worse kind. Their blind followers now represent about 20% of Americans. Someone ought to tell them that the world is NOT flat.

where is Nancy"s smile NOW... Guilty no matter how you look at it. She is a liar and needs to admit it and stop blaming others!!!!
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This is all a tempest in a tea cup blown up by The Party of No, looking for something – anything – to draw attention away from the past 8 years and their torture policies. The more they spout their rubbish and use their typical tactics of fear, the more Americans everywhere will begin to call for their prosecution.

It's about the TORTURE - not who maybe heard what in Congress. It's about changing the name of torture to "enhanced interrogation techniques" and thinking up ways to justify TORTURE.

Dick Cheney and his minions would do well to remember that. Let's prosecute the actual war criminals first, OK?

Great... both the Speaker of the House and her subordinate BOTH suggest the CIA lied.

LET'S FIND OUT!

Either Nancy is lying or the CIA is lying. Let's get to the bottom of this!

When are the Republicans going to realize that they have dug a big hole for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield and the rest.

Saying that Nancy Pelosi "knew" about anything doesn't change the facts. The CIA now says they can't really be sure of what happened and who was told what. Did the media report that? I think it's pretty important information!

Ya, think. Focus on issues not on us. You creeps did that crap for 8 years to Bush. Sucks, doesn't it. Losers.

More and more information on incorrect (misleading) statements from the Bush CIA are coming out. Maybe Pelosi is correct in her recollections. It is a good attempt at diversion, by the GOP, to point fingers at others to try to avoid their own blame in using torture.

This will eventually come back and bite the repubs in the butt. Those who are responsible are the ones who should do the time.

How much you wanna bet hoyer and pelosi are doing the wild thing on that tax payer funded flight back and forth to cali every weekend..why else would he support her..unless he's a stockholder in the botox company she uses

Would anyone expect a different statement from a democrat? Birds of a feather all stand together!

Bush and Cheney lied and should be hung as traitors and war criminals,along with all their supporters.

of course you do. She is in the same party/

There goes hoyer's job. Somebody must not have gave him the secret message that obama is trying to get rid of pelosi. Not that she doesn't deserve it but he shouldn't be so underhanded.

Pelosi didn't authorize or order the use of torture. These illegal acts were committed by Bush officials. Repukes accuse Pelosi of knowing about techniques which they claim were legitimate. This is only a story because the media is pandering to Repukes.

What a tangled web we weave when first we practice revenge...

Whew!!! I feel awhole lot better knowing that "Steny" believes Nancy, don't you?? What a bunch of dopes!!

I am really surprised why everyone is focusing on what Nancy new. She wasn't in charge and couldn't change anything if she did. Bush was the president and he more than new it, he constucted it. So put the blame where it belongs with Bush.

Of course you do. Because your just like her. She was told and didn't care until now and she is trying to deny it. I personally think waterboarding saved countless lives, shoot 3 pirates to save one American life and NOT use EIT to save thousands? Whats wrong with this country!