Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attacked at home [merged threads]

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WashingtonCNN — 

Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked at the couple’s home in San Francisco early Friday morning, the Democratic speaker’s office said in a statement. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said the assailant is in custody and a motive is being investigated. The speaker was in Washington at the time of the attack, a spokesperson said.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/paul-pelosi-attack/index.html

 

Not sure it is supposed to work like this.

Edited October 28, 2022 by Boiler

[Mike E 11,739]

SF can’t even protect its elites. 

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At least it was not a Domestic

[Mike E 11,739]

Aren’t the domestic staff at the Pelosi residence mostly spies for China? Or am I mixing her up with a different Democrat?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

She probably is behind it

[Dashinka 24,478]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Aren’t the domestic staff at the Pelosi residence mostly spies for China? Or am I mixing her up with a different Democrat?

I think Boiler was referring to Old Nancy doing a little bit of domestic re-adjustment to Paul.  Now this might happen in a few weeks.

22 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

She probably is behind it

Yep, she wants to replace Old Paul with NB!   

Edited October 28, 2022 by Dashinka

[yuna628 9,670]

I don't think it's appropriate to be making jokes at this time guys.

This was a horrific and brutal attack on an elderly person by what appears to be a very deranged cultist. 

Her husband is not out of danger and is undergoing brain surgery right now and he would be dead if the police hadn't gotten there in time.

It is shocking that such an attack could happen at a house I thought was supposed to have protection at all times.

Good Lord, even the Baltimore mayor had 24-7 security posted at his house all the time back in the day. You'd think better protection could be afforded to the family of officials. 

Edited October 28, 2022 by yuna628

[Ban Hammer 13,326]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

 

Yep, she wants to replace Old Paul with NB!   

NB is younger.   Wooooooooooooo!

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1 hour ago, yuna628 said:

Good Lord, even the Baltimore mayor had 24-7 security posted at his house all the time back in the day. You'd think better protection could be afforded to the family of officials. 

Why?

 

What is so special that they should get such benefits?

[Mike E 11,739]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Why?

 

What is so special that they should get such benefits?

Especially when they have a net worth north of $100M

[yuna628 9,670]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Why?

 

What is so special that they should get such benefits?

You don't believe the family of currently sitting elected officials, such as a spouse or children should receive protection from bodily harm that could result in kidnapping, extortion, or murder?

 

18 USC 115, certainly states it is quite a big crime to do so. Most mayors and governors families receive better daily protection than this man did.

[MarJhi 958]

6 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

You don't believe the family of currently sitting elected officials, such as a spouse or children should receive protection from bodily harm that could result in kidnapping, extortion, or murder?

Is it just an assumption that the Pelosi family doesn't have a security detail whether it is provided to them or paid for on their own? Do we know whether or not they had private security who may have been absent during this event? Seems like high profile people with a 100-200 millions dollars in the bank would have some sort of security plan in place. But it also seems like an 82 year old man could have afforded to pay for an UBER a few months back instead of driving under the influence. 

 

Of course they should have security, nobody should get attacked like that. If it wasn't provided by government, that might be an oversight. If they didn't think to provide it for themselves considering their income and ability to pay for it, that's just stupid.

[yuna628 9,670]

Just now, MarJhi said:

Is it just an assumption that the Pelosi family doesn't have a security detail whether it is provided to them or paid for on their own? Do we know whether or not they had private security who may have been absent during this event? Seems like high profile people with a 100-200 millions dollars in the bank would have some sort of security plan in place. But it also seems like an 82 year old man could have afforded to pay for an UBER a few months back instead of driving under the influence. 

 

Of course they should have security, nobody should get attacked like that. If it wasn't provided by government, that might be an oversight. If they didn't think to provide it for themselves considering their income and ability to pay for it, that's just stupid.

From what I've read when she is not at home there is no security detail. Which is... frankly alarming, if not naive on their part to not be concerned about danger. It's unclear yet how the police got alerted, perhaps there was a silent alarm or some sort of security feature.. just not actual guards. I would certainly also agree that anyone, rich or poor does not belong drunk driving... but yet it happens every day sadly. Is it stupidity on their part to not think of having security, or did they somehow believe their home had some sort of security that clearly wasn't present? So many questions. 

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I can see an argument for Nancy when on official business being made but I ask again why would he who has been elected by nobody be different to someone down the street.

 

If it is a perk wonder if it is taxable 

 

For some reason when I ask Alexa for NPR I get SF version so I know this is not uncommon 

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Well this is getting very strange,  suggestions that the attacker may have been a gentleman friend?