The target of Islamic hijackers aboard United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001 was depicted in a 2006 film as being the United States capitol building. Investigations after the plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field pointed to a high probability that the place where 535 elected officials – including Nancy Pelosi – are charged with working for the American people, backed up that depiction.
At the time, the current House Speaker was a member of Congress; just one month later, she was voted House minority whip by her colleagues – a position that would have come with a drastically new set of priorities had the Capitol building been successfully hit by America’s Islamic enemy. Lives were saved by a cross-section of Americans she has demonstrated contempt for today.
Then on January 3rd, 2003 Pelosi recorded two firsts in American history. In addition to being the first woman sworn in as House minority leader, she became the first woman to be nominated for Speaker of the House.
After the 2006 elections, Pelosi achieved yet another milestone, becoming the first woman ever elected as Speaker of the House. The form of government that allowed her to become all of these things was defended by middle class Americans on September 11th. The building that houses the chamber she currently leads was protected from attack as a result.
Todd Beamer, the passenger who famously rallied the others with the words, “Let’s Roll” was one such middle class American who worked in the private sector. He was an account executive on a business trip and his words also rallied a nation. His actions directly contributed to the protection of the symbol of our legislative branch of government from harm at the hands of America’s Islamic enemy.
Fast forward nearly nine years to August 17th, 2010. In the midst of a controversy surrounding a proposed mosque being built near ground zero in New York City, Speaker Pelosi not only decided to defend those who wish to build it but she indignantly called for an investigation into the funding of those who oppose it.
Ironically, the Imam being defended by Pelosi – Feisal Abdul Rauf – said the following just nineteen days after the 9/11 tragedy:
I wouldn’t say that the United States deserved what happened but United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened.
In a sane world, this would pose quite the conundrum for Mrs. Pelosi. If she agrees with Rauf’s sentiment, she would be admitting culpability – as a member of the U.S. government – in the deaths of those who defended the Capitol in which she works. If she disagrees, the indignation she is outwardly directing toward those who oppose the mosque would be redirected at Rauf for having the gall to suggest such a thing.
On September 9th, 2009 Pelosi was on hand for the unveiling of a bronze plaque at the Capitol to honor United Airlines Flight 93. On August 17th, 2010 she performed the equivalent of going to Shanksville, PA and spitting on hallowed ground, made so by those who died defending her way of life and possibly, her very life itself – by standing up for America’s Islamic enemy.
In light of that reality, her words could not have been more despicable.