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Nancy Pelosi

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 – running time 22:01
Digg CEO Jay Adelson interviewed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi live from the Democratic National Convention. She answered your questions on a wide range of topics, including net neutrality and telecom immunity.

- Please describe what Net Neutrality is and your position on the issue. (+1139 diggs, submitted by maverick999)

- Will the Democrats do the right thing if Obama wins the presidency and vote to repeal anti-freedom measures such as the Patriot Act, ban warrantless wiretapping, and make sure that all prisoners held by the US enjoy the same civil rights (including habeas corpus)? (+774 diggs, submitted by Commodus)

- As a taxable resource, what stops marijuana from being legalized, for medicinal or recreational purposes, throughout the country? (+683 diggs, submitted by adroit)

- Does your support for telecom immunity have anything to do with the fact that your husband has millions invested in AT&T? [Read this for more info on this question] (+582 diggs)

- Why has the Democratic Party failed to stand up to or oppose the Bush Administration on anything of any significnace in the last eight years? (+519 diggs, submitted by disny)

- You were given a mandate by the people of the United States to end the war in Iraq. You did not keep your promise. Why not? (+417 diggs, submitted by nirvanix)

- Why do you not ask the CEOs of Bear Stern, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae to pay for the losses they have created? But instead, you ask the the everyday taxpayers to bear the burden on top of their own burdens? (+349 diggs, submitted by carynyao)

- Many believe that the recently elected Democrat controlled congress has in a sense "rolled over and played dead". As you may know, this is because they feel that this congress has done little to stand in the way of the ever expanding power of the executive branch, and has done little to negate controversial legislation passed by the Republican controlled congress before you. To sum it up, you may remember that Jon Stewart frankly called you a bunch of pussies. And I don't entirely disagree. I've always considered myself to be a Democrat, but the unwillingness of this congress to act has made me question that. Why should I continue to believe that a majority of Democrats in our government can effectively lead? And if you don't believe that your congress is playing dead, explain why. (+296 diggs, submitted by danielrh9)

- How do you explain Congress having the lowest approval rating in history? Are you being blocked by a Republican President? Is the media being unfair in it's reporting of what you have been able to accomplish? What can you do to ensure the voters that the Congress is not in gridlock and can make inroads in the future? [Watch the video question here] (+210 diggs, submitted by ReallyRick)

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