Pelosi Demands An Investigation

For weeks, we’ve been urging members of Congress to join Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in calling for an investigation of the funding for the planned $100 million mega-mosque. A few congressional liberals have been willing to break publicly with President Obama on the mosque, but none have gone so far as to demand an investigation.

The good news is that Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants an investigation. The bad news is that she is demanding an investigation of those Americans who oppose building the mosque. On a San Francisco talk show yesterday, Pelosi got frustrated when the first questions asked were about the mosque. Here is her comment:


“There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded. How is this being ginned up that here we are talking about … something of great interest to [San Francisco] as we go forward to an election about the future of our country, and two of the first three questions are about a zoning issue in New York City?”

Yes, that’s right – Pelosi wants to investigate me and anyone else who disagrees with her. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised. After all, it was Speaker Pelosi who last year called the ObamaCare town hall protestors “un-American.”

Perhaps if her lease on the Speaker’s office is renewed for another two years, Pelosi will launch the House Committee on Un-American and Anti-Liberal Activities. But she’ll be one busy lady. As I noted yesterday, a recent CNN poll found that 68% of Americans, including 70% of Independents and 54% of Democrats, oppose the Ground Zero mosque!

Pelosi would have to investigate Harry Reid, and she would have to investigate Muslims like Neda Bolourchi. And she would even have to go after the 9/11 Families.

I agree with Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who called Pelosi’s comment “a threat.” Responding to the speaker’s remarks, King said:


“I only see it as a threat by the speaker to intimidate people who are speaking out against the location of the mosque. …I’m thinking of the families — the family members … I mean, these are people whose hearts have been broken by Sept. 11. The wound has now been torn open. Are they going to have to face an investigation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi somehow implying that they’re part of a conspiracy?”-Gary Bauer