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As far as I'm concerned neither party honours the vets except with their cheap lip service. The VA is a disgrace, wounded warriors get very little for their sacrifice and what they do get they usually have to fight for. It's a real crying shame how these folks get treated once their "Usefullness" is over.
My country, Canada is equally if not worse in this respect.
He never said she wasn't a true hero. He was stating that she never shuts up about it.
For those with reading disabilities...
I’m running against a woman who — I mean, my God, that’s all she talks about,” said Walsh, in video posted by Think Progress.
“Our true heroes, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about. Our true heroes, the men and women who served us, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about. That’s why we are so indebted and in awe of what they have done.”
If the argument is that "true heros"™ would not talk about their services or heroic deeds then the second sentence is clearly intended to exclude the person of the first sentence (Ms Duckworth)from the category of "true heros". The implication is as clear and unmistakable as one can get.
Even politics aside, one would think that talking about what happened in war is a healthy way of dealing with a past that one is reminded of every minute of her day, especially because of those kinds of physical injuries.
Frankly I don't see where it is the place of someone who has never served to question how a veteran deals with such a thing.
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Originally Posted by mackinac81
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel"--Mark Twain
Yes, the kind of patriotism manufactured by politicians and newspapers, not the "[p]atriotism reasoned out in the man's own head and fire-assayed and tested and proved in his own conscience" (Twain, "As Regards Patriotism). I'd say a veteran who has literally given her limbs is one whose patriotism is not merely manufactured but is tested through and through.
OR on the other hand, he was telling her to be like the other true heroes and stop bragging. That ever cross your mind?
Yeah, stop bragging about losing your legs in service to your country.
You're right, Sour D, she shouldn't be allowed to talk about the sacrifices she has made for her country. It's just not fair, because Joe chose not to serve. Therefore, the subject should be off-limits.
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I’m running against a woman who — I mean, my God, that’s all she talks about,” said Walsh, in video posted by Think Progress.
OK, another point here, I'd bet any odds that this statement is a LIE. "That's all she talks about"??????. The guy is just another lying ignorant piece of crap. Karl Rove has made it an honourable profession to be nothing but a lying, scheming, SOB in the GOP.
THE GOP'S ARE SOB'S. NONE FOR ME, PLEASE!!!!!!
"Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), knocked his Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth — a veteran who lost both of her legs as a helicopter pilot in Iraq — for talking about her military career too much. Discussing her accomplishments, Walsh suggested, meant that Duckworth was not a “true [hero].
I’m running against a woman who — I mean, my God, that’s all she talks about,” said Walsh, in video posted by Think Progress. “Our true heroes, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about. Our true heroes, the men and women who served us, it’s the last thing in the world they talk about. That’s why we are so indebted and in awe of what they have done.”
Says the man who never served a day in his life. I guess only Republican vets are heroes...
I am surprised he did not pull a Murtha and accuse his opponent of being a mass murderer. Oh yea, I forgot, only Democrats are allowed to denigrate our troops with impunity.
Anyone who lost two legs while in the service of their country deserves far more respect than Walsh is showing this woman and it doesn't matter if she talked about 24/7. She and other veterans who lost limbs paid a price than few of us can understand.
OR on the other hand, he was telling her to be like the other true heroes and stop bragging. That ever cross your mind?
He was trying to make a political attack on her military service. He himself didn't serve, and he knew that she had this experience that she could point to as a differentiating aspect, and he wanted to tear it down as best as possible - because he felt threatened by it. So he tried to spin her asset into a liability.
This is what little people do.
A big person would have had the personal grace and savvy to say, "You know, I'm proud of my opponent's military service, and I sincerely thank her for it. We should all recognize great service to our country, regardless of which side of the aisle we come from. But I respectfully disagree that this alone qualifies her as the better candidate. We need to have a debate centered around the issues of our constituents and the policies we will enact to help them."
He didn't do that, obviously...because he is a little person and couldn't resist going for the cheap shot. And now it blew up in his face and is transformed into another liability for him.
I am surprised he did not pull a Murtha and accuse his opponent of being a mass murderer. Oh yea, I forgot, only Democrats are allowed to denigrate our troops with impunity.
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Originally Posted by helenejen
In November of 2005, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) attacked Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA), a Vietnam veteran who had recently called for an orderly U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. On the House floor, she declared in a message to Murtha “that cowards cut and run, Marines never do.”
Now stop deflecting, and address the topic of this thread. Do you find something wrong with what Walsh said about Duckworth or no?
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