Speaker Pelosi and grandchildren bring flowers to honor her father, former Baltimore mayor (photos)

[DeepModem Mom]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks with her grandchildren to visit a statue of her father, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D' Alesandro Jr.
(AP photo)

Baltimore Sun: All signs point to home: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is honored in Little Italy, the neighborhood where she grew up, with a street of her own

Families strolled in under flags of red, white and green. Workers from La Tavola stepped out into the drizzle for a better look. A quartet played Frank Sinatra's "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)."

All of Little Italy seemed to have turned out Friday for what one observer called "The Return of the Prodigal Hon." It was here that Nancy Pelosi learned politics at the knee of her father, Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesandro Jr. On the day after she became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, a crowd outside her childhood home welcomed her back to the neighborhood....

Pelosi returned the emotion, beaming as she addressed the well-wishers -- many of whom she had known for decades -- from a stage set up in front of 245 Albemarle St., the rowhouse from which her father once presided over the city....

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Like other events at which Pelosi celebrated her installation this week, the visit was intended to position the liberal politician in the center of popular imagination. A tea for Democratic women, Mass at Trinity University and a reception at which Tony Bennett sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" had underlined her credentials as a woman, a Roman Catholic and an Italian-American....

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Earlier in the day, Pelosi laid a bouquet of white roses at a statue of her father. Her brother, former Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III, introduced her to the crowd in Little Italy. Mayor Martin O'Malley had renamed the 200 block of Albemarle Street Via Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi....

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-pelosi0105,0,5582149.story?track=mostemailedlink



Mayor Martin O'Malley, right, unveils a street sign named in honor of Speaker of the House Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi at the corner of Albemarle and Fawn streets in Little Italy, next to the house where she grew up. Looking on are (from left): Thomas J. D'Alesandro Jr. (her brother and former mayor), Rep. John Sarbanes, Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Steny Hoyer.
(Sun photo by Amy Davis)
Jan 5, 2007

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Imagine if you will, in years hence .....

.... a statue of Nancy, set into the crook of Big Tommy's arm, with Little Tommy's statue on their Dad's other side .....

(And, in response to some batshit post I saw elsewhere on DU, they were not 'mobbed up'. There is no evidence there was ever any real mob activities in Baltimore. The writer of that post should be ashamed of himself. Low post count and all ..... )

[DeepModem Mom]

2. A lovely thought! nt

[deepthought42]

3. Woohoo! I'm proud to be a MD'er!

And it's Gov. O'Malley now... :D Or whenever they swear him in...I can't remember when it is... Oh well.

[midnight]

4. Wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Her grandchildren are beautiful-just like grandma.

[snowbear]

5. Great pictures and article!

This one is awesome too ~


"Father Michael Salerno of St. Leo's Church kisses Nancy Pelosi after saying a prayer during the ceremony Friday in her honor. At right is retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes.
(Sun photo by Amy Davis)"
Jan 5, 2007

[Eurobabe]

6. Awesome!!

In some weird way it gives me comfort that this woman is 3rd in the line of succession. GO NANCE!!

[JNelson6563]

7. Very, very nice.

I think she will do great! Beautiful pics!

Julie

[Cameron27]

8. Bellissimo!

:)

edited: forgot me smilie!