disgusting !

What did the Dalai Lama do to deserve this... doesn't he have enough problems than to entertain Democrats trying to shore up their international creds!

I think it's my karma to puke.

Perhaps in the cosmic cycle of birth, death and reincarnation, Peliosi will in the next life come back as a jelly-fish, floating in the sea. Drifting along until she comes upon and stings her ancient foe a barracuda... the reincarnation of Hillary.

All kidding aside... everyone please write to Bush and ask him to reconsider his trip to China unless there is real negotiation with Tibet. We have cut them enough slack... we have used the power of capitalism to loosen their economy... now we have to show them our moral conviction. The athletes may go, but Bush and tourists should be discouraged.

Nancy Pelosi might want to show a little of her leadership within her own crumbling party and quit playing to the Hollywood supporters of the Dali Lama. While what is tranpiring in China is horrific, she is such a grandstander that if she wore platform shoes, she'd get a nosebleed.

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts."
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The Dalai Llama? Did she pet his nice furry pelt?

I agree with Beebop. That's really a Dali-esque mental picture!

PELOSI is so stupid , she knows nothing about China and Tibet, and I think she has no right to comment on China and Tibet, human rights in Tibet is good and better than the time Dalai Lama was there, and in China ethnical Tibetans have more rights than ethnical Han Chinese, the violence , lootings and killings in Tibet thesedays were orgnized by some radical Tibetans, Pelosi should shut up and go back to learn some history and chinese today's social cultures, and then come back to comment !!!

President Nancy Pelosi said she and the ten congressmen will support the Dalai Llama. What can she do? What is the U.S. position on this? Does she know all the facts or acting like a grandmother? "That alright baby I'll help you against those bad people." I wonder if she put on one of those Dalai Llama outfits for a photo shot? Thank you President Pelosi!!

Tibet today is much , much better than Iraq and Afganastan!!!!!so Pelosi , what do u think??lol!!!!!!!!

While I find it mighty big of Ms Pelosi to stand with the Dalai Lama, what does she propose that we do. I think all or most of us have those same feelings. China has persecuted the Tibetians for-ever, no one has ever helped. It's a crying shame to me, that the U.S. helps everyone else in the world, but who dares to confront China? Allow the Tibetians to live in peace. That is all they have ever wanted.

Once again Pelosi is overstepping her congressional powers and is trying to make US foreign policy. Before this, she did with with Syria. Regardless of your stance on Tibet vs China, she CAN NOT be making such policy statements and should be reprimanded!

Does Pelosi really know something about Tibet?! NO. The Pelosi Lama knows nothing about it.

Why don't she come back here an do something constructive for the folks that pay her salary, like the gas prices, pending recession, maybe passing some laws to protect our folks. She has been a poor Speaker an she might have left her brains in SF. My guess she will call for a boycot of the Olympics.

who would want a run for cover coward's support anyway. Polesi cannot be trusted to stay around if the going gets tough.

What Dalai Llama has done is actually betraying buddaha and betraying the common belief of people living in the world-peace.

who would want a run for cover coward's support anyway. Pelosi cannot be trusted to stay around if the going gets tough.

"Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem", Massachusetts State Motto, or read in plain English "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty." Apparently, people of chinese ancestry neither understands nor appreciates the true spirit of America. Tibetans are engaging a fight over the basic value of the American independent war, i.e., "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils."

Pelosi Who???

i think this is a wonderful gesture on behalf of America..i love the Dalai Llama

I am very proud that Senator Pelosi refuses to take China's oppression sitting down, unlike Bush who only cares about commercial interests, not the Tibetans!

I am very proud that Senator Pelosi refuses to take China's oppression sitting down, unlike Bush who only cares about commercial interests, not the Tibetans!

Unless she made this visit as a private citizen, she should be barred from returning to the United States. As a private citizen, she has every right to visit anyone she wants. Anyway, I hope they both had a productive visit.

Nancy Polosi you have done a couragous act. I applaud your leadership. Our present administration has done nothing;as usual. I suppose there no oil in Tibet. Destruction of Tibet and its Buddhist cultue is one of the greatest horrors commited by a big power against a small country. Destruction of Tibetian culture is a great loss to the world. China must get out of Tibet!

So Republicans want freedom for Iraqis, but not for Tibetans? Or has their irrational hatred of Nacy Pelosi blinded them to the reality of the situation? Bunch of hypocrites.

Pelosi thinks if she sticks her nose in everything that she might have a shot at becoming the president.. I just hope it is the president of the stupid of California.. and not the US..

Headline should be: "Pelosi looks for international photo-op". Here closer, in our hemisphere we have Colombia,an ally which has been fighting a narco-guerrilla movement for decades, which now receives millions in aid from Venezuela, and the Democrats give the cold shoulder to Uribe its president.

Pelosi needs to stop interfering in the politics of other countries and use her (elected) time to work on our own country's issues, of which there are sufficient number to keep her occupied 24/7 365 days a year

Hey leftandproud - Pelosi is (unfortunately) a Representative not a Senator. People might take you a bit more serious if you knew what you were talking about.

Moral authority? How arrogant! If you really care about the people in Tibet, help Dalai stop the violence. Oh you won't, because you just want more riots in China, in the name of "LIBERTY" ><

Im a Republican and I think we should take a STRONG stand against China if these Bastards are allowed to continue flexing their power without any response they will only think they can do what ever they want- wake up people they are our enemy and an enmey of all free people- our grand-children ill have to fight the Bastards someday-

Senator Pelosi is to be commended for not bowing to China's thuggish attempts to demonize the Dalai Lama. China's leaders seem unable to understand that no one outside of China will believe such silly lies. Funny, China thinks that outright lying is a diplomacy tool! Of course we have to add Bush/Cheney to that category as well.

Doesnt she have anything better to do than going to India and talk rubbish about independent Tibet? If she really cares so much about freedom of other people, why not call for the independence of Palestine or Northern Ireland or breaking up Spain, Belgium and a host of other western countries. Leave China alone. And for the record, I am not Chinese.

Such vile bile from the Pelosi haters. Relax. If you go back and actually read this article, you’d see this meeting with the Dalai Lama was set up prior to the protests in Tibet – there is no subversive plot to take over Republican diplomacy. Even your beloved George W. Bush recently met with the Dalai Lama, enraging China’s leadership. Freedom is so inconvenient.

i think all of you should learn the actual situation before your comment!
can you put up with the killers,rioter and arsonist? why the innocent were killed? your US is trying to protect the criminal instead of denoncing them?
for thousands of years,tibet is a part of China,as all can learn from history.
can the abruption be connived?

human rights is good for anyone!

Dalai Lama? Talking heads can't even spell. I had a Lama named Dollie. Best galfriend I ever had. Better than a sheep. I ain't sure what Karma is, but if Pelosi likes it, it can't be something I want. Is it some kind of douch or just the gay answer to the redneck bunny hop?
Sure seems to be a bunch of Cali libs here. Is this one of those gay web sites? Cool. Would love to swap pictures of me and Dollie with some of you limp wristed folks. Ya know something to hang in the outhouse right next to the picture of John K with his head bouncing off the front seat in Dallas. Toothless grin.

Hey Anna --
Mitch is talking about the Logan act -- signed in 1799, making it a felony for any citizen without the proper authority, to represent US policy abroad. "Fact finding" missions, like Charlie Wilson going to Afghanistan, are not the same as this. Had Wilson gone to the grand dirka-dirka of Afghanistan and claimed, "We will support you." He would have found himself in hot water, too. Pelosi needs to cut the grand-standing and focus on domestic issues... which is funny because I'm pretty sure that's written somewhere in her job description (ref. US Constitution)

Although, politically inconvenient and perhaps not well thought out, U.S. representatives have the right to meet with anyone they wished and provide an opinion. Unfortunately, our government is not standing unified in its overall position on China.

While Congress makes ill-timed and meaningless grandstand gestures, the entire G.W. Bush Administration has gone out of its way to accommodate Beijing and its Communist Regime... [something I also blame Clinton for] I'm certain Reagan wouldn't have done so much so.

Beijing has demanded the world remain quiet in its opinions and threats of condemnation for China's actions... Mainly because of its current economic might- which may not last long after this. In the East, it's all about putting on a front and keeping up appearances- something old school Britain is keenly aware of.

Beijing is modernizing its military and attacking the Western powers in cyberspace now. They're aiming to rival the U.S. and E.U. in space. They're bribing non-aligned nations to diplomatically isolate Taiwan as if it's a prelude to events similar to that just before the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

Tibet, [much like outer China], are not made up of cultures of indigenous Chinese [e.g. the Han]. China is held together by force more than anything under the Communist regime. Tibet would be willing to be incorporated into a federal republic with China proper- not subjegated under them.

Beijing is attempting to conduct 'cultural genocide' within its closed borders and pull in all of Asia under its dominion not to dissimilar to that of Imperial Japan of World War II. We would be wise to look deeper into the eyes of the dragon- unfortunately, both the Congress and the President are not that deep.

Hey anna --
Cause McCain is a SENATOR. He has the authority to represent the US, as it's his primary function as a SENATOR. You may want to consider boning up on your Constitution, before you start throwing out your 25 cent, bumper-sticker cliches.

Pelosi should stay home and do the job she was elected to. She's not qualified for this international grandstanding and she's going to create more problems for us at a time when we can hardly afford them.

Ask Tibetans if we should trust China

What do the Tibetan people and the American people have in common? They trusted China.

In 1950 the Chinese began an invasion of Tibet under the orders of Mao Tse-tung. The Tibetans were told they were free to govern themselves. The Chinese took nine years to build roads and occupy the country with Chinese soldiers. All resistance was crushed in 1959 and the Dalai Lama fled to India.

China today is still a totalitarian government that rules with an iron fist. There is no room in China for dissent and human rights violations are common.

Today you can’t go shopping without buying products made in China. In fact it seems that just about everything we buy is made in China. All the big box stores are a direct pipeline into your home from China.

Dollars, jobs and our economic independence are going, going and gone into the vast land of China.

Our government treats China like a good neighbor, but in fact it is not a democratic society, has no unions, uses slave labor, child labor, prison labor to make all that stuff and ships poison toys, food and drugs to the the United States.

Did you know that our government is run on credit from China?

Lots of American businessmen are makings billions from this relationship, but is our standard of living and quality of life improving?

Do you trust China? The Tibetans don’t trust China. They were fooled. Are we now going to be fooled?

Not finding Solutions is a lack of good intentions and imagination.

All this talk coming from the Dems on how they will cut back on spending and Pelosi is taking a vacation to Tibet on taxpayer dollars.Now we know why she wanted the biggest plane in the fleet when she took office.So she could take all her phoney Dem friends on vacation with her.Look out Slick Hilly,Slick Nancy wants to take your place as head liar and theif.

Whatever Pelosi's motives it is refreshing to see at least ONE major political figure stand up to China. Americans are too ignorant or naive to realize that of the 94% of chinese who are Han, 94% of the chinese support the crushing of any other race or nationality whether it lives within the borders of China or without. They are incapable of independent thought when it comes to nationalism adn racialism. Does anybody ever think what the purpose fo the Great Wall was? To keep other races and and nationalities OUT. contrast that with the West's immigration policies over the centuries and maybe you start to see a diffrence. The parallel with the 1936 Games is not as far-fetched as some say. Oh, maybe it is, since Hitler was white, so there coudln't be a parallel...could there?

Call it splitting hairs if you want, Anna. Most reasonable people would call it being educated as opposed to...well... you. I think Kristy up there is just copying and pasting blurbs! And for the record, Tibet's human rights were 10x worse under the Dalai Lama's rule than they are now, ask any Han Chinese.
OK, I gotta get back to work now. NO MORE POSTS FOR ME!

David a. may you live a long happy life. your words and wisdom speak great truth!

Hey..good idea Nancy! Let's risk war over Tibet...that has precisely NOTHING that we need, and let's NOT do anything about the middle east, that happens to have something we need a lot of. I may have the wrong philosophy, but if it's wrong to fight....then it's patently wrong 'and' stupid to fight when you get nothing out of it. Or perhaps Nancy wasn't thinking of backing her rhetoric with US force of arms? Yes..I can see China bowing to a silly grandmother from Berkeley simply because she cast her botox manipulated gaze their way. I know that would sure influence me. Oh ...wait...NOT!

This is why the American people are disgusted by their own congress: acting like the state department. Did she consult with her district before wasting our tax dollars and fuel? I doubt highly doubt it.

The quickest way to get rid of this old botoxed crone of a Speaker of the House is to put the Republicans back in the majority. That in itself is not very comforting, but it better that putting up with the overseas shopping trips of that old wrinkled California raisin.

I do think that while Pelosi has the interest of freedom loving people in Tibet in mind, she could not care less about the freedom of people in the middle east. She and her entire party would throw the people of Iraq to the terrorist's as long as it would give her more power in Washington DC.

Pretty stupid to pi$$ off the country that is loaning our government the money to fund all her social programs.

If China turns off the cash faucet, Nancy and the rest of the congress will be without funds to do anything and will rendered irrelevant. Hmmm, maybe that is not such a bad thing...

Go Nancy. Embrace the new worldview. Democrats will transform old racist selfish arrogant America.

Nancy Pelosi is perfect for this job.

She worked very hard to convert the House of Rep lunch room to veggie health food. Prices only went up 20%.

Now the Dalai Llama can visit Pelosi and have lunch together anytime they want.

Perfect!

It is the perfect indication of how woefully pathetic coverage has been in this coutry of Tibet over the years that ABC cannot even spell HH Dalai Lama. that's L-A-M-A. He is a revered teacher. not an Andean animal. So why is it OK for McCain to do a conveniently timed fly in Iraq and pop off about going to Lhasa, but not the leader of the House of Representatives to visit with the Dalai Lama? Just askin . . .

The American People,"We the People", are among the most kind, generous, giving and good hearted people on the planet; dispite the few unkind and frightened trash talkers you find here.

We have become free and stayed free because our souls cry out for freedom. We, by the grace of God and the sacrifice of those who have come before us have given the opportunity for freedom to millions all over the planet in these 200 yeras plus.

Why not the People of Tibet? Is it because of all the cheap stuff we get from China that makes a very few Americans very rich?

Why not these good and kind people? Why do we side with the totalitarian dictators? Is it because we have lost our way and feel more akin to dictators than to the honest, spiritual, hard working, freedom loving people of Tibet?

You may not believe in Buddhism, understand their culture, identify with their leader, but can you idetify with freedom, liberty, and justice?

Would Jesus take sides on this?

Here now is your basic 101 test on being a real American, what side do you take?

Do you really belive what any communist government says?

If they were telling the truth, they would have never blocked foreign media from entering these areas.

Lying is what the communists do best and their media is tightly controlled and directed by themselves.

More violation of the Logan Act by Pelosi? When is some prosecutorial official in the government going to stand up and file charges? I guess the correct answer is, "not in my lifetime." Today's federal government only seems to exist to serve itself.

Nancy come home and help us straighten out our party. We are in a mess and we need to get Barack into the white house so we can leave Iraq and defend Tibet

Nancy Pelosi and our Congressional delegation represents the spirit and soul of a proud freedom loving people.

Those who can so easily trash our own people, our own government, our values, our vision and personalize it in such an ugly and even evil way are not my countrymen.

Who are these people who lurk in the darkness and spit out lies and disgusting remarks, as if they are superior to good people, kind people, just people, people of faith and lovers of God.

My heart tells me these people are just the kind of people who would take away our freedom if they had half a chance. They would imprison us for thinking and hoping for a better world. They would in fact crucify those who got in their way.

How are these people different from the totalitarians we have fought for 200 plus years?

Here is a case where you are either for us or against "We the People".

the westerners ,in the eyes of Chinese are animal,cause they made cruel invasion cases which will be remembered by all of the kind, generous, giving and good hearted people. but how many?
your western countries never taught you their crime in the old China. your US people always claim themslves as free man But say,there are many still in hunger ,not free.
you always denounce the Chinese government is not democratic. But do you know Chinese people do not care about democracy but food,culture, peace and wealth.

Instead of instigating riots when they aren't sitting around their village square stuffing their faces with ice cream and talking on their cell phones, maybe the Drepung Monastery monks ought to be cleaning up the pig sty that surrounds their monastery with literally thousands of styrofoam takeout containers. People have this mystical, mythological idea about Tibet and the people that live there that is worlds apart from reality.

At least the DEM's are offering support, and not playing footie in the toilet at the Senate! The republican senator, visits toilets and not real problems. With International support the DEM's have do a faboulous job.

Weres George Bush, I know spending taxpayers money.

Pelosi,

You are pathetic!
Don't try to get Asian votes know after Obama dumped white people. He has never mention one single word about Asian voters before and now he wants Asian vote for him???
FORGET IT!
I have lots of Asian colleage they are not favor him at all.
Don't even try it..
Make you even cheaper and low.

Gee, I think she wants to be president someday. I think she wants to be the FIRST woman president.

Now you all know why Pelosi hates Hillary because she is the one wants to become president.

She wants to show the world that she is the one has foreign policy rather than Hillary,,,,
Too late,,you have to wait 8 years later Pel!

This is none of the United States business. These same people (Pelosi et al) would pull troops out of Iraq and send them to Darfur!

A lot of people here know nothing about Nancy Pelosi much less about China and Tibet.

When Pelosi was just a low-ranking congresswoman back in the early 90s, she was already the most outspoken member of Congress on this issue. I worked in the House back then and Pelosi was very involved in demading human rights in China, bringing up the issues of Tibet and trade fairness with China, in fact she distinguished herself by standing out from the pack on these issues again and again.

Before people here criticize her for scurrying around to make a convenient of this, look into her record in the House on this issue.

So when is Bush going to grow a spine and have Pelosi charged for overstepping her powers?

This is the second time she has done this since becoming speaker.

Joe T., it's the wrong issue to be that passionate about. She hasn't a clue what the real Tibet is about, except her childish girl fantasies of monks and Shangri-La. The issue on Tibet is extremely complex, no less so than Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan, or just about any other conflict zones in the world. Her fixation on Tibet makes her dangerous and a poor representative of her district.

While she is calling for troop withdrawal in Iraq, what does she propose we do against China? Will be the embargo of 1.3 billion Chinese satisfy Mrs. Pelosi? Will keeping 1.3 billion Chinese in the poverty of China's 1960s satisfy Mrs. Pelosi? Maybe we should have a total war with China too? All for what? Putting an egomaniac god-king, the Dalai Lama, to the throne of Tibet? How is a theocracy a better alternative for Tibet?

I've long came to the conclusion that those who shout "Free Tibet, Free Tibet" all day long are free of the capacity to think rigorously.

What is Pelosi doing over there??? That is not her job. Her job does not involve FOREIGN AFFAIRS!!

I hope that trip is not being paid by tax payers money, but by her own.. and that it is on her own Free time!

The Democrats are like a swarm of ants charging about shouting orders on a log floating aimlessly at sea, each thinking they're the captain. Two things Pelosi just doesn't understand - One, is the Logan Act, and two, the Dalai Lama has no vote.

Since 1949 when Mao invaded Tibet, China brought millions of Chinese inti Tibet.
China is a liar to the whole world. All good jobs are for Chinese, Tibetan college graduates are offered to be tourist guide or to be servants in hotel. All local government positions are offered only to Chinese.
China is lying to the world when they say they treat equally with Tibetans.
China wants to destroy Tibetan culture and language.
The world please help us, poor Tibetans

I think at some point, she should be penalized for these stunts. Our tax dollars are being used irresponsibly. She is clearly doing this for her own publicity and not for our benefit.

PLEASE HELP TIBETANS.
CHINA IS SENDING 15,000 CHINESE TROOPS TO ROUND UP ALL YOUNG TIBETANS IN LHASA AND SMALL TOWN AROUND TIBET.
MANY YOUNG TIBETANS ARE CURRENTLY IN CHINESE CUSTODY.
SOME YOUNG TIBETANS WERE SHOT TO DEATH RIGHT IN CHINESE POLICE STATION.
CHINA IS TRYING NOT LET ANY THIS KIND OF BAD NEWS GETTING OUT OF TIBET
PLEASE, PLEASE THE WORLD HELP TIBETANS RIGHT NOW.
HU JIN TAO IS ANGRY AT TIBETANS BECAUSE OLYMPIC IS ALREADY TAINTED WITH TIBETAN BLOOD.
PLEASE HELP TIBET & TIBETANS.
WE ARE NOT CHINESE, WE ARE TIBETANS.

Jonathan makes pork rinds outta toe bunions! never give communism a sunny day! Han chinamen have no morals!

What kind of support? A photo op? These people with the "Free Tibet" bumper stickers need to realize that the only way a totalitarian regime will let go of anything is through military action. Now who really wants to fight China over Tibet?

Dear Nancy: Please enjoy yourself on your holiday in India. buy some presents, sample the local cuisine and by all means please feel free to express whatever rhetoric you feel should be the US position on an ongoing crisis within China.
But after you have had all your fun, could you please get your butt back to work and start sorting out all these nagging little problems we currently have in the US? You were elected to do a job--one that you have not done very effectively, to date.

Boycott China!

Now if only the great pelosi would stay there...what an incompetent, spineless
leader????? of an incompetent, spineless congress....

Thanks a lot Pelosi.

We need action NOW.

Mark and Hui, if Tibet is better than Afghanistan does it mean China is not occupying it illegally and torturing Tibetans?

Army load of Chinese police and army, why are they sent there if Tibetans are happy.

Boycott chinese goods NOW!!

Economic boycott of China is the only remedy for China to respect human rights and stop meddling in peaceloving peoples' affairs and support nefarious dictators like Sudan. Recently acquired wealth is being used to buy tinpot dictators in africa and also blindfolding some of the good leaders.

It shall end now!!

No, no physical war. No peaceloving citizen of world wants that in this time and age. But economic boycott will not only bring fairer world order..a lot of poorer nations in africa, asia and latin america will benefit with this. China has accumulated enough dollars and dares to bully americans and all others. No fair trade. Now this is an opportunity to empower smaller nations and when there is government change in China, trade can be restored at fairer levels for all members of WTO.

Even expel China from WTO, if it does not change its course!!

Most of the above comments are void of compassion for those in Tibet; and most reflect the political struggle of left and right politics. There is a place for that struggle but not here.

Americans of all stripes need to compartmentalize their ideology and reserve it for those moment when it is appropriate.

Dying Tebetians, at the hands of the Chinese Government should cause reflection of what are values as a people are, compassion for the dead, dying and tortured - and unity.
Bless you all,
Jim

While I dislike Pelosi, I applaud her for speaking out. Something Bush would never do against China. Wish more people would speak out. Wake up America, stop the insane Walmart shopping, boycott the olympics.

I don't care for much of Pelosi's politics, but I have to applaud her here. Tibetens should rule Tibet. Not the Chinese. How would the Mexicans feel if we rolled in there with tanks and started to run things? Yes, the U.S. is now married up with China through our various business deals, but it may be time to get a divorce. I'll take a divorce over an abusive relationship.

Nest time you buy something made in China, please remember you are supporting a brutal regime, and at the same time they are spoisoning your children and grand children. They are been spoisoning asia for the past 20 years. Now it your turn. Even the medicine you take or the new computer (made in China)you buy is infected with virus to steal your information.

What kind of support??? moral??? Religious???

Welcome to America - we love to hate.

Bunch of Tibetan supporters here who couldn't even tell you the name of its capital joining the bandwagon. It appears that irrespective of our own troubles in Iraq, at home and elsewhere, bashing China is always fashionable. Tibet is a complex problem that can't be solved with slogans like "Free Tibet" and Pelosi PR trips.