Q: How tall is Nancy Pelosi?

People keep Googling this question and finding T.A.M.S.Y., but the post they land on doesn't even address new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's height. Meanwhile, the answer provided by Yahoo! users is preposterously insufficient.

So by popular demand, I went on a fact-finding mission to uncover Pelosi's actual height.


A: In the description of a YouTube video, author Milt Shook describes Pelosi as "about five feet tall." This isn't much of an answer -- but it's literally the only specific reference to Pelosi's height I could find anywhere on the Internet, and I looked for a while.

In an effort to pin down some hard facts, I called Pelosi's Congressional office in San Francisco. They can't be too busy today, right?

"I have kind of a strange question. How tall is Congresswomen Pelosi?" The young woman who answered the phone said she wasn't sure. "Could you ballpark it?" I asked.

"I know she's much shorter than me," she said, "but I don't know exactly how much shorter. I've never really thought about it."

"So how tall are you?"

"5'6." A-HA! A clue!

Possibly the only clue. The staffers in Pelosi's D.C. office were less helpful, and treated the question as though I were asking for nuclear secrets. The woman who answered the phone was unwilling to offer an estimate, although she did eventually transfer me over to Pelosi's press office.

"I've been asked this question several times," the flack told me, "but at this time, I'm not at liberty to give you an answer. If I find out, I can let you know."

"Thanks. Should I leave my number?"

"Your best bet is to call back. Even if you do leave a number, I probably won't call you." Oh snap. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned I'm a blogger.

In other words, the mystery lives on. For now, I'm going with "around five feet tall."

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DEAR READERS: If you happen to have any better information on Nancy Pelosi's stature, please leave it in the comments.

RELATED: Measure Nancy Pelosi's height with the Great Women wooden ruler (from the estate of Edith Wharton). You'll need around five of them.

Q: Why is Nancy Pelosi "Standing Tall"?

A: Probably has something to do with the three-inch heels.


She better be careful, though. If the balance of power shifts any further, she might topple over.

(FULL DISCLOSURE: This post is just a flimsy excuse to test out my new screen capture program. Holy crap, is it awesome.)

Q: IS IT MORNING IN AMERICA!?!?

A: Just ask Fox News!



Oh God, the excitement!! I can barely handle it!!!!

(By the way, you've really got to hand it to Fox News. They know how to hammer it home when they want you to think the news is bad. Paired with that photo of a Satanic-looking Nancy Pelosi, celebratory claws outstretched, that headline suddenly looks frightening even to T.A.M.S.Y.)