Canada’s Justin Trudeau, who has openly expressed his admiration for China’s “basic dictatorship,” has found his Commie counterpart in America.
Pelosi’s statement was later presented by Drew Hammill, her deputy chief of staff, as a slip of the tongue, but it’s clear from the video that this was no erroneous one-word slip.
“Nancy Pelosi’s tongue slip, calls China one of the ‘freest’ societies in the world,” WION News, August 9, 2022:
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday had a slip of tongue — or did she mean it? — as she called China ‘one of the freest societies in the world’ in one of the first interviews since she returned from her controversial trip to Taiwan.
Reportedly, in an interview with NBC’s ‘TODAY’ show, Pelosi not only put her weight behind the ‘one China’ policy but also made the unfortunate gaffe that has caught the internet’s attention.
“We still support the ‘one China’ policy, we go there to acknowledge the status quo is what our policy is, there is nothing disruptive about that. It was only about saying, China is one of the freest societies in the world, don’t take it from me, that’s from Freedom House, it’s a strong democracy, courageous people,” said Pelosi.
However, soon after Pelosi’s gaffe, Drew Hammill, her deputy chief of staff took to Twitter to clear the air and present her original stance…..
Check Burry says
Tongue slip caught from Ole jo, makes me wonder what they have been doing, getting to close?
CogitoErgoSum says
Nancy and Joe have been living together in La La Land for many years now. When she uses the word “free” she means it in the sense of it’s better to live as a slave than it is to be dead. And she does also have a crush on Joe Biden and thinks he’s “dreamy” – as in the sense of being senile and suffering from dementia – just like her and she loves everything about her.
Barbara says
The late Frank Church D ID made the comment around 1955 “I would rather be red than dead”.
How many WWII veterans were furious about this comment after having been shot at and having their friends killed.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, I remember hearing the “rather be red than dead comment” back in the 1960’s. It’s a bit like the preference to rather be a Muslim than dead – except Islam does give you a third choice of becoming a dhimmi, which is sort of like being dead except you aren’t brain dead like a Muslim. Seems like Islam is mainly just a matter of picking your poison – or having it picked for you, as was the case with Muhammad.
mortimer says
Slip? Lunacy. Communist China has the most POLICE SURVELLANCE CAMERAS in the world. The cameras are linked to facial recognition software.
If people are heading towards a political protest, their cell phones ring to tell them to go home.
Nancy is a liar.
rooare says
Pelosi means free for the CCP elites at the top just like she and the democrat/progressive/leftists want here in the USA.
Hoi Polloi says
I saw that. Free to enslave the world to further her, her fellow “elites,“ and their agenda. That was the left unsaid rest of it.
Tom says
What a freudian slip ….. she probably really meant to say that Taiwan is one of the freest societies in the world. No one in their right mind could even conceive a thought that China is a free society.
Pelosi is, along with Biden, off in la la land and doesn’t have the mental capacity to be on the world stage. They are useful idiots for the CCP and ultra left in the USA but very dangerous for the rest of us.
Infidel says
Yeah, that was also the theory of Frank Gaffney, when he was asked that question 2 days ago on Breitbart by Alex Marlow. Much as I despise Pelosi, I think she did the right thing in this case
somehistory says
She took her son with her…in her words, he was her “escort,” ‘because they all have “escorts.” ‘ She needs to be escorted to a prison cell for her stock trading, and lying like a cheap carpet
the videos of the people trying to get **their** money out of the banks, shows that they are not “free.”
And she says, “Don’t take my word for it.’
Not to worry, “nance,” we won’t take your word for anything.
CogitoErgoSum says
I wonder who was the escort with her husband when he had his recent driving-while-drunk car crash.
somehistory says
has to be someone better looking than nance. Of course, that could be just about any woman.
CogitoErgoSum says
…. or man.
somehistory says
After I submitted my comment, I knew you would come back and write that. Or if you did not, someone else would do so. But, I suspected it would be you. :O
CogitoErgoSum says
👌
Westman says
Sooner or later the media will discover that Pelosi’s son has been on many of her trips, not just one. She has a large entourage and isn’t without a servant for every need.
There have been some hints from media that the son is actually making foreign deals for himself or the family with mom’s connections. We’ll hear soon enough.
somehistory says
Yes, he gets freebees so he can wheel and deal.
Barbara says
Keeping it all in the family; Pelosi, Bidens. Kids after pick where the parents leave off.
Westman says
Pelosi meant Taiwan of course, however, her random bouts of near-dementia and confusion are becoming obvious. Whether natural or chemical-induced, we cannot be certain. She did not recognize using the wrong name or correct it. Both Pelosi and Biden have passed their, “elect-by-dates”, as have too many in Congress.
It is time to set an age where yearly mental acuity tests are required for the US President, Congress persons, Top Brass, and department heads. The danger posed by too many marginal officials is no longer endearing.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, she probably meant Taiwan. It’s like the time Biden said he had put in place the largest voter fraud organization in history, or that the Iranians would rise up against Putin, or that he had cancer or like when he called a person who disagreed with him “Fat”, or when he called Peter Doocy a “stupid son-of-a-bitch” or when he said his son Hunter was the smartest person he knows. Minor slips of the tongue and brain malfunctions like that happen when you eat too much ice cream too fast.
somehistory says
In my opinion, evil thoughts and evil actions, are very detrimental to brain function, esp as the person ages.
James Lincoln says
CogitoErgoSum says,
“Minor slips of the tongue and brain malfunctions like that happen when you eat too much ice cream too fast.”
Oh, that explains Biden’s “brain freeze” gaffes!
And all along I thought that it was due to his dementia (sarc/off)…
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, it is hard to tell the difference between dementia and an ice cream brain freeze but I think in some cases both things can be true at the same time. 🥶
somehistory says
does dementia hurt? ice cream brain freeze sure does…at least for a little bit.
CogitoErgoSum says
It doesn’t hurt until you fall out of your wheelchair and hit your head on the floor because you have forgotten you can’t walk anymore. I know this because it’s what happened to my dad several times at the nursing home I had to put him into the last couple of years of his life. Thinking about it makes my head hurt. Dementia is more sad than anything else and is harder on the people who don’t have it than it is on the ones who do – at least that’s my experience. I laugh at Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi’s gaffes due to old age and I really should not but they should not be in the positions they are in. They are slipping into the abyss and dragging the rest of us with them. They are in bad condition but not so bad that they should still be able to know they need to step aside before it’s too late. Their arrogance and stubbornness takes away any sympathy I might have for them and the sadness I feel is for the rest of us who have to deal with the mess they will leave behind when they are gone.
somehistory says
I have empathy for you. My mom spent a good deal of her last months unable to walk. At least, she didn’t have dementia though, she did spend her final days not being cared for in her confinement more like jail than “elder care.”
I agree that they should step aside. pelosi knows she should, but she’s addicted to the power and money; biden may not know, but his wife and others do, and they should have the congress use the 25th to take him out…though that leaves us with cackler.
Either way, it’s lose-lose for the People.
Wellington says
That’s a good idea, Westman, but, of course, because it is it won’t happen unless drastic changes occur which drain the fetid swamp which is DC.
gravenimage says
Nancy Pelosi calls China one of the ‘freest’ societies in the world
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To be fair, I think she meant to say “Taiwan”, not “China”, but got tripped up mentioning the “One China” policy. Still an embarrassing gaffe.
I thought it was even worse though, and that Pelosi was groveling to the ChiComs. One never knows with her.
Infidel says
Although under Beijing’s Tianxia policy, I suspect that all of the world – US included – are a part of the One-China policy. And I don’t see it going away until China becomes ‘once-China’ ☢️🚀
Roger1868 says
I looked up Freedom House which says, “China is not a free nation”.
gravenimage says
She was likely referring to Taiwan–bad mistake.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, she may have been referring to Taiwan but I still have to wonder if maybe in her confused mind she thinks Taiwan is China and China is Taiwan. We may never know for certain. It’s difficult to tell with dementia because its onset is so subtle at first. I think she has another year or so before it will become apparent to everyone that her brain is shrinking.
Infidel says
Yeah, China is somewhere like #158 on Freedom House’s ratings
Kepha says
China is a free country. Taiwan’s official name is Republic of China. The Mainland broke away in 1949.
somehistory says
Thank you for that information.
Infidel says
You may have missed the last couple of elections in Taiwan. It was won by the Democratic People’s Party – DPP – which may be left-of-center, but it believes in the complete independence of Taiwan from China, and more importantly, it doesn’t call itself the Republic of China. This hasn’t gone down well w/ the KMT, and they are, for the first time in their history, a pro-Beijing party
The only reason Taiwan hasn’t officially declared itself independent has been US support for the one-China policy. But as Gordon Chang advocates, it’s high time we break off all relations w/ Beijing, and have full diplomatic relations w/ Taiwan. That may piss of the WEF, Corporate America and other globalist entities, but it’ll be a major step in the right direction
Johnny B says
Yes, we know what Socialists mean when they use words like “democracy” and “freedom”. NO THANKS, everything is inverted with these crazy kooks 🙁
Kepha says
Or, was she referring to the Republic of China, which is Taiwan’s official name.