Pelosi and Cali Cohorts Flip the Bird

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has hijacked a long-standing Capitol tradition -- Thursday Fried Chicken -- and some people are crying fowl!

A TMZ source says that Speaker Pelosi and her cohorts in the California Democrat delegation have moved the beloved fried chicken on the Capitol dining room menu to Wednesdays so they can have some bird in their weekly lunch meeting. What's more, we're told, they're having the bird shlepped to their own conference room during the midday rush, causing all sorts of havoc for the Dining Room staff, who are said to be "furious" about the hassle.

A Capitol dining room manager didn't know why, but confirmed that the switch went into effect in January, when Pelosi and Dem guys took over the House. A Pelosi spokesman just clucked at our account, saying that the change was just "a regular part of ... soliciting members' input, and [the day] just got moved around."

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16. Ms Pelosi's skill is incredible. Without any difficulty she manages to change the day on which a particular menu item is served! Wow! And this benefits our nation HOW?

I had little respect for this idiot before hearing about this, but now I have even less. Does her elevator go all the way to the penthouse or does it get stuck halfway?

Posted at 8:29PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Marge

17. Nancy thinks she is Queen don't you know?!

Posted at 8:50PM on Jul 20th 2007 by anonymous

18. this makes so much sense to me, these congress people only work 3 days a week. they certainly wouldn't want to miss fried chicken day!
we need to call them to task, are we all assleep!

Posted at 8:58PM on Jul 20th 2007 by margaret

19. I didn't vote for those lying, media hog Dems!

Posted at 9:18PM on Jul 20th 2007 by wed1984

20. why does this surprise anyone. We all know that the Dems are suffering an identity crisis.The economy is doing great....but it's not ours they say, so let's change it. "The surge" may actually be working in Iraq, so let's cut off money to the troops because the surge wasn't our idea we can't allow it to succeed. The cafeteria menu was approved during a Republican administration, so let's show our power and rearrange it,,,,,who cares if it's good or bad, right or wrong....it isn't ours or our idea so let's change it............we have a few years to blame it all on someone else anyway,....we always do.......
Hey it's more important to worry what's for lunch and when.....don't matter none how many meals our troops miss.
GIVE ME A BREAK PELOSI & FRIENDS..............YOU ARE OUR (the American People) EMPLOYEES GET IT ? ULTIMATELY THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALWAYS BE BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.....it's about time Ms Pelosi stops validating the meaning of her name by her actions............ PELOSI means HAIRY in Italian......her thought process is frighteningly HAIRY and Hairbrained in my book.

Posted at 9:50PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Very FORMER Dem.

21. meat iz murder!!!maybe the should phase chicken murder day out 4 those who can handle maybe sum pizza instead lol.

Posted at 9:56PM on Jul 20th 2007 by todd lissner anti adult anti wholesomeness activist(kadintodd2@aol.com)

22. Typical. The Dems think they can do whatever they want, but let a Rpublican do somethign similar, and we will never hear the friggin' end of it. Maybe she could choke on with the chicken like Mama Cass did the ham sandwich.

Posted at 9:54PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Trevor

23. whew.I will sleep much better for having read this news breaking story.
I was worrying about this all day

Posted at 10:42PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Colby

24. I don't recall the Dems promising a change in the bird day as a high priority item once they took control of the Senate. But who am I to say. Pelosi is so lacking in original thought, she probably changed the bird day simply as an attention getter. She's so disgusting!

Posted at 11:14PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Joe Isolep

25. Those darn democrats--how dare they mess with a chicken menu item? I mean, this is treason! Oh--wait a sec--the Repubs lied us into Iraq, screwed the middle class, OK'd monopolies, bent over so the oil companies could rape us all, and the Rep sleazeballs just lie lie lie and could care less about the American people. They don't even respect Congress. Yep--we need to watch those pesky democrats and the all important Chicken Menu Issue.

Posted at 12:21AM on Jul 21st 2007 by hope

26. Stock market at all time high! It's all Bush's fault!

Unemployment at 4.5% (full employment) It's all Bush's fault!

No terrorist attacks on american soil since 9-11! It's all Bush's fault!

Taliban removed from power in Afghanistan so girls can go to school and women can be have a job, get medical treatment, etc! It's all Bush's fault!

North Korea shuts down nuclear reactors! It's all Bush's fault!

Pelosi moves Chicken on the menu to Wednesday? Well, thank God she did SOMETHING!

Posted at 12:41AM on Jul 21st 2007 by face it -- pelosi lied to you to get elected

27. Its not a question of where our priorities lie, its a question where Pelosi's priorities lie. Thank god she finally accomplished something....... I was getting worried there for a while.
lol

Posted at 12:58AM on Jul 21st 2007 by ted

28. Hey, at least she can add this into the "accomplishments" columm for the liberals...along with other outstanding feats such as a minimum wage hike, endless investigatios and subpeonas of the Bush administration, passing a buttload of non-binding resolutions, and trying their best to screw over and demoralize our troops in Iraq...all-the-while bolstering the enemy! Woo-hoo! You go dems!!

Posted at 1:26AM on Jul 21st 2007 by KT

29. For Gregory E. Thomas

I do have a life. I do spend a little time though laughing at losers like you! Strike a nerve did I Liberal Gay Loving Loser? Bet you make minimum wage huh?

Posted at 2:35AM on Jul 21st 2007 by Independant

30. For Beth

You are obvious uninformed. Fried Chicken made with 0 trans fat is actually good for you, as is evident by the Speaker's choice of eating it. Are not the Democrates the party of the people? Do they not speak for all of us? Please stop spreading rumors about a perfectly fine dinner option. As well as a stead fast meal for this nations minority community.

Govern youself accordingly

Posted at 3:09AM on Jul 21st 2007 by THE Colonel Saunders

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