Reliable Sources: Pelosi's presser performance
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) performance at Thursday's press conference received a harsh evaluation from Reliable Sources’ political panel Sunday morning.
Pelosi said Thursday that the CIA "was misleading the Congress."
Roger Simon, chief political columnist for The Politco, told CNN's Howard Kurtz that Pelosi may have dug herself in an even deeper hole.
"If she had hung a sign around her neck saying 'I am lying,' she could not have done worse...She was terrible."
Pelosi has been under fire this week for conflicting statements she made on whether or not she was briefed by the CIA about so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques," such as waterboarding, being used on terror suspects.
Simon said the media's performance wasn't any better than Pelosi's.
"She didn't know what she said. She couldn't decide on what she didn't know what she said. And I think the media this time was just neutral filters for what she was saying."
Michael Medved, a conservative radio talk show host, said the media has done a good job of pressing Pelosi on what she knew and when she knew it. He added, however, that the press is ignoring the trouble this could cause the Obama administration.
"I think they're being pretty tough. And I think it's appropriate. The big story here that I don't think people are picking up is the splintering of this unified Democratic party... President Obama does not want Congress or the nation obsessed with the interrogation issue," Medved said.
Liberal radio talk show host Stephanie Miller said the chronology of Pelosi's briefings should not be a central issue.
"The issue is not what Nancy Pelosi knew or when she knew it. It's who ordered the torture and torture is illegal."
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I'm a democrat, can't stand our smirking ex-president or his underhanded policies, and I'm glad he's gone. But I do think in all fairness that Pelosi is no better, and she ought to be held accountable.
I enjoy your program. I feel Pelosi should resign. Republicans have RUSH and the Democrats have Stephanie Miller. Tell her to keep her top on and don't invite her back. I guess to be a radio host your IQ is only exceeded by your shoe size.
Newts out of office Dicks out of office and Lezzy never has been elected to office but thats not stopping them from all running their mouths.
Pelosi IS telling the truth. Wait and see. The CIA is lying.Dick Cheney is lying. Newt Gingrich is Lying. The only one keeping quiet is George Bush. He might not be a dumb as we first thought.
She's a politician, therefore, subject to that disease (lying) that seems to come with the territory. She and her fellow Americans, I mean Democrats, should be ashamed once again.
The Republicans have nothing to offer in solving the problems our country is now facing so they have to bring up inconsequential matters to try to shift the focus from their own inadequacies.
Newt, one of the biggest liars ever, has no grounds to challenge anyone's truthfulness. He was a failure while a member of Congress and was even disciplined by the House so his accusations are like the pot calling the kettle back. Newt should make like a lizard and slither back under his rock.
How can you tell when Republicans is lying? Their lips are moving!
Just yet another reason to have a investigation and get to the bottom or TOP of this.
Im so happy the libs opened this can!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!
To Ed in Santa Fe: Blaming the prior administation is getting as old as your misguided fanatical left wing support of Pelosi. She personifies everything wrong about your Party and politicians that will lie about anything for political gain. Wake up and smell the coffee man!
The Bush Jail Team vs America. Ms. Speaker you was a EZ mark! Dick Cheney and his team had 1 Women to work! Ms P, they told you what was good or bad, BUT it was going on any way!