Anti-war activists take Pelosi to task (SF Town Hall Meeting on Sat)

Edited on Sun Jan-15-06 12:58 AM by fed-up

SAN FRANCISCO Anti-war activists take Pelosi to task Minority leader negotiates with lawmakers to her right
Erin McCormick,
Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, January 15, 2006

Her opposition to the Iraq war may have earned her a reputation as a radical lefty in Washington.

But when Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi came home to hold a town hall meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, she was greeted like a pro-establishment warmonger.

Dozens of heckling, sign-toting anti-war protesters tried to take center stage at the congresswomen's town hall forum on national security -- calling for an immediate de-funding of the Iraq war and impeachment proceedings against President George Bush.......

Yet, as she explained that she doesn't want to immediately cut funding for those troops already in Iraq, about 40 protesters marched to the front of the stage. They faced the crowd, waving peace signs and a pink banner saying "Nancy, stop funding the war."...

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