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Antiwar Protesters Jeer Pelosi at Town Hall Event
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Jan 15, 2006 04:52pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | SAN FRANCISCO — Swarmed by antiwar protesters, Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called the invasion of Iraq "a grotesque mistake" but rejected calls for President Bush's impeachment.
Shouting to be heard above the boos and catcalls at a rowdy community forum, Pelosi — the leader of Democrats in the House — urged her constituents to instead channel their anger and energies into the 2006 midterm elections, when control of Congress will be at stake.
Many in the audience — several hundred people who filled the auditorium at Marina Middle School and spilled into an overflow room — disagreed. They repeatedly challenged the antiwar resolve of Pelosi and her fellow Democrats, in both the written questions they submitted and the criticism they hollered out.
The antagonistic tone was set early on. The first question, read by a moderator, asked why she hadn't supported an end to funding the war. Her response — that she would not undercut support for U.S. troops — was quickly drowned out by shouts and chants of "Bring them home" and "No more money for war."
A group of demonstrators then marched down the aisles and stationed themselves in front of the stage, where — under the close watch of police and Pelosi's bodyguards — they stood holding protest signs, occasionally heckling the congresswoman for the next 90 minutes.
She sidestepped the impeachment question when it first came up, urging those unhappy with the president to work to elect Democrats instead. But moments later, Pelosi was asked directly about a resolution by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to censure Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and launch a congressional probe into possible impeachment. When she didn't voice support, she was again drowned out by groans and jeers. |
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