December 03, 2009
— LauraW We're looking for strong challengers. We're looking ahead at what could be a Conservative blowout in 2010. This is an excellent moment to promote our best and get them into office, everywhere.
Going forward, please TELL US when you see a candidate who can confidently and clearly enunciate and defend Conservative principles and who needs some exposure. Tip me, or tip Ace or any of the other cobloggers.
Here is an electrifying address from Lt. Col. Allen West, who would very much like to represent Florida District 22 in the U.S. Congress.
An excerpt from his Wiki page (fair warning):
While serving in Taji, Iraq on August 20, 2003 as commander of the 2d Battalion 20th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, Lieutenant Colonel West was in charge of the interrogation of an Iraqi police officer who was suspected of having information about planned attacks on American forces. According to the Iraqi police officer, Yehiya Kadoori Hamoodi claimed that during the interrogation, soldiers under West's supervision assaulted him attempting to get him to talk.The police officer insisted that he did not know anything about planned attacks and was loyal to the United States Army. However, when the detainee didn't talk, Lieutenant Colonel West fired his 9mm pistol close to the man's head and at this point, the man, according to some mainstream media such as CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/12/12/sprj.nirq.west.ruling/), gave information about a planned ambush, resulting in its being thwarted. According to West, there were no further ambushes on U.S. forces in Taji until he was relieved of command on October 4, 2003.
FRICKIN AWESOME UPDATE: From the CNN article in the Wiki quote. Lt. Col. West's testimony at an Article 32 military hearing:
Asked if he would have act differently if under similar circumstances again, West testified, "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
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Posted by: Hucklebuck at December 03, 2009 06:30 AM (oQLnX)
Posted by: EC at December 03, 2009 06:30 AM (mAhn3)
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 06:32 AM (tHely)
Posted by: RobD at December 03, 2009 06:32 AM (sV3Dv)
Posted by: Old Sailor at December 03, 2009 06:34 AM (/Ft4q)
No teleprompter either which translates to he means what he says.
Posted by: Booter at December 03, 2009 06:34 AM (eimUK)
Posted by: Home of Joe Biden at December 03, 2009 06:34 AM (mN3EM)
Posted by: runninrebel at December 03, 2009 06:35 AM (i3PJU)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at December 03, 2009 06:35 AM (SqAkN)
The 'fair warning' was in regard to Wiki's reliability issues. I would think if this were not true, though, he would have corrected it.
True or not true, that story shows us his character. He want to protect his people and will do almost anything to do that. I don't want some waffler in charge of people's lives.
Do or do not. There is no try.
Posted by: EC at December 03, 2009 06:35 AM (mAhn3)
Posted by: unknown jane at December 03, 2009 06:37 AM (5/yRG)
There's no reference/source for that "assault claim." Unsurprising. Basement trolls spend a lot of time inserting unsourced negative stuff into Wikipedia entries about conservative people. Dunno if they're paid by Axelrod, or they do it because they believe...
Posted by: HeatherRadish at December 03, 2009 06:37 AM (NtiET)
Posted by: runninrebel at December 03, 2009 06:38 AM (i3PJU)
I'm surprised that he wasn't prosecuted. Hell, if the Won had been president then he probably would have been.
Posted by: Vic at December 03, 2009 06:38 AM (CDUiN)
There's a "rule" that people aren't allowed to write/edit their own entry. But if he or his campaign or even one of us removed an unsourced slur, the roving bands of trolls would put it back in.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at December 03, 2009 06:39 AM (NtiET)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at December 03, 2009 06:41 AM (ZGhSv)
He is a former local football hero, played college ball for Michigan State and briefly played in the NFL.
This will probably guarantee a Dem in the Statehouse in 2011 just in time for redistricting. Especially after the newspapers have been non-stop on jumping on Sanford.
Posted by: Vic at December 03, 2009 06:43 AM (CDUiN)
While technically, a mock execution is a war crime, the fallout from it (his career) was a disgrace.
I'll definitely be donating.
Posted by: DrewM. at December 03, 2009 06:43 AM (FCWQb)
Oh, and hopefully the local Repubs will come up with somebody to run against that complete moron Dina Titus. I can't believe she actually holds an elective office. I mean, she shouldn't even be sweeping the parking lot at McDonald's.
Posted by: Hurricane Mikey at December 03, 2009 06:44 AM (TJoID)
So he did get some kind of punishment for it????
Posted by: Vic at December 03, 2009 06:44 AM (CDUiN)
Posted by: GarandFan at December 03, 2009 06:46 AM (ZQBnQ)
I like this guy a lot.
As far as other candidates go, here in CT, I've got to support Rob Simmons in the race for Dodd's seat. The Republican primary contender field seems to be thinning out a bit. It looks to be a three way race between Schiff, McMahon and Simmons.
Simmons is ex-military (Vietnam) and a former spook. He knows who the bad guys are and the lengths that they'll go. I'll admit, that there was a bit of squish as far as his fiscal discipline went in his two terms as Congressman, but in his defense, the entire party was spending money like drunken sailors.
Given Dodd's record, I doubt he can attack Simmons for deficit spending.
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at December 03, 2009 06:47 AM (E0EDC)
A fiery conservative?
No can do.
What will the moderates think? We'll never hear the end of it from the media. Nah, no thanks. We don't need the trouble. We need to run candidates who appeal to moderates and independents; this guy will send 'em running for the hills.
Posted by: a.k.a. at December 03, 2009 06:48 AM (z37MR)
Posted by: runninrebel at December 03, 2009 06:48 AM (i3PJU)
Posted by: unknown jane at December 03, 2009 06:49 AM (5/yRG)
This guy is gonna bring a lot of heat down on us. Do we want that? Do we want to have to defend Bush's war yet again?
Posted by: a.k.a. at December 03, 2009 06:49 AM (z37MR)
Posted by: CozMark at December 03, 2009 06:50 AM (oqYT/)
Yeah.
He held the guy down, told him he was going to shoot hm if he didn't talk and then fired his weapon inches from the guy's head into a discharge box.
Posted by: DrewM. at December 03, 2009 06:50 AM (FCWQb)
Posted by: eman at December 03, 2009 06:51 AM (B+7+o)
Congressional District: http://exurbanleague.com/2009/11/20/a-very-important-announcement.aspxPosted by: ExurbanKevin at December 03, 2009 06:51 AM (a/Ojb)
But was it a mock execution? I remember it as more of a threat used to obtain crucial information about an imminent attack.
Yeah.
He held the guy down, told him he was going to shoot hm if he didn't talk and then fired his weapon inches from the guy's head into a discharge box.
He has my Acorn registered vote, even though i live in Pennsylvania. i remember seeing this story on fox in 2004, i think hannity or someone had him on a couple of times.
Posted by: Ben at December 03, 2009 06:52 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Paul Revere at December 03, 2009 06:53 AM (epgqp)
Posted by: Matt Drudge at December 03, 2009 06:53 AM (9Wv2j)
>>He likely knew it could tank his career and he did it anyway, to protect his men.
>>Perfect.
>>A true leader.
The Present One should learn from Lt. Col. West. He can start by shining Lt. Col. West's shoes.
Posted by: Tushar at December 03, 2009 06:54 AM (DRC3Q)
Posted by: Mephitis at December 03, 2009 06:54 AM (ehXLT)
Lt. Col. West --> Congressman West --> President West
That is the kind of change I believe in.
I think the path to world piece lies in duels between world leaders. Much in the same was Greek armies would sometimes like their best soldiers fight to decide the day, our leaders should challenge foreign leaders to duels over policies.
Obviously we would not institute this policy until obama is out of office because I would be willing to bet he has never fired a gun.
Paul Ryan in 2012!
Posted by: Ben at December 03, 2009 06:54 AM (wuv1c)
@ 33
Get real. Moderates are abandoning the Dims in droves precisely because of guys like Col. West. Moderates, because they have no set values, are easily swayed. They'll follow the crowd, and the crowd is voting for guys with cojones, not Dimocrat Lites.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at December 03, 2009 06:54 AM (ZGhSv)
Posted by: Vet Missing Parts at December 03, 2009 06:54 AM (MCHyX)
Posted by: ExurbanKevin at December 03, 2009 10:51 AM (a/Ojb)
I used Macs at work. They sucked. I'm sending money to your opponent.
Posted by: Josef K. at December 03, 2009 06:56 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Rob in Katy at December 03, 2009 06:56 AM (8x6Zf)
http://williamsfortexas.com/
Posted by: mongerel at December 03, 2009 06:56 AM (YqWfw)
Godspeed... and I pray there are a couple of hundred or so Wests out there to wrest control from the career political class and restore the rule of the Constitution.
A.Men.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at December 03, 2009 06:56 AM (IIQIM)
The 'fair warning' was in regard to Wiki's reliability issues. I would think if this were not true, though, he would have corrected it.
Allen West's story is legitimate.
Posted by: Dirk Diggler at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (niRdD)
Posted by: eman at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (B+7+o)
While we have shit like that going on I could not recommend ANY of my grandchildren, nieces or nephews join the military.
We need a real conservative President in office to clean house and get rid of this PC bullshit. Also, we have far too many GD lawyers in the military now. Need to get rid of about 3/4 of them.
Posted by: Vic at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (CDUiN)
In a past life, this man served at the Hot Gates.
Posted by: Sean at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (9Gi0o)
Posted by: Mephitis at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (ehXLT)
He is going to get clobbered for that event in Iraq.
Personally, I do not have a problem with LTC West pulling out a pistol and shooting next to a guys head. I DO have a problem with him ordering his soldiers to participate in it.
Posted by: blaster at December 03, 2009 06:57 AM (BiphJ)
Posted by: Nobel Committee at December 03, 2009 06:59 AM (+sBB4)
Posted by: Tushar at December 03, 2009 06:59 AM (DRC3Q)
Posted by: Y-not at December 03, 2009 06:59 AM (sey23)
That's a splendid idea!
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 07:00 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: runninrebel at December 03, 2009 07:00 AM (i3PJU)
Col. West will now get his check along with the NRA.
This guy rocks!
Posted by: randomguy at December 03, 2009 07:00 AM (B5RxW)
F'n A! Clone that guy and get him up here to Ohio.
Posted by: Alex's Cabin at December 03, 2009 07:02 AM (kM1vK)
This guy is gonna bring a lot of heat down on us. Do we want that? Do we want to have to defend Bush's war yet again?
Heat? You mean like all conservatives get no matter what? Besides, this is Obama's war now.
Posted by: Hawt at December 03, 2009 07:04 AM (gbCNS)
Posted by: RushBabe at December 03, 2009 07:05 AM (LKkE8)
Spot on. Also, the Ft. Hood shootings punctuate the serious housecleaning needed in the army's administration... that was the worst form of terrorism, and no-body chose to see it coming.
A guy like West would have called the shooter out long ago, and had him court martialed .
Posted by: randomguy at December 03, 2009 07:05 AM (B5RxW)
I hate to say it. But, you may be right. Obama and the radicals are doing a fine job getting us in office.
Posted by: Nobel Committee at December 03, 2009 07:08 AM (+sBB4)
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 07:09 AM (9Wv2j)
Perhaps blogs like this one can actually act in that fashion?
One suggestion though, if any polling/information on the candidate's chance of success is available can we include that? Giving money to a conservative in a 50-50 race is a smart use of our resources, if the candidate has no hope though...
Posted by: 18-1 at December 03, 2009 07:09 AM (7BU4a)
Posted by: arhooley at December 03, 2009 07:10 AM (GKXA7)
I'm not worried about what people will think about that incident. They know he was at war.
Furthermore,
Free Mumia!
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 07:11 AM (tHely)
Posted by: Mr Wolf at December 03, 2009 07:12 AM (fhYDP)
Liberals have vastly miscalculated the American people when it comes to 'war crimes' and 'abuse of prisoners.'
I'm not worried about what people will think about that incident. They know he was at war.
I would have been fine if he kneecapped the sunuvabitch.
Posted by: Alex's Cabin at December 03, 2009 07:14 AM (kM1vK)
Posted by: JeepGirl at December 03, 2009 07:15 AM (bggXE)
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 11:09 AM (9Wv2j)
See the link above at 68 and go to that 10:23 post. It was about a cancelled flight because of 11 Islamic crazies! It'll make the hair on your neck stand up.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 03, 2009 07:15 AM (LKkE8)
Posted by: imtoast at December 03, 2009 07:19 AM (qrMCQ)
Posted by: DaMav at December 03, 2009 07:21 AM (QNU76)
Posted by: Michelle Obama at December 03, 2009 07:21 AM (gbCNS)
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 07:22 AM (tHely)
"If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
Oh my gentle jeezus!!!
JAG Corps: "Col. West...lay down your weapons!"
Col. West: "JAG Corps!!! COME AND TAKE THEM!!!!"
Posted by: EC at December 03, 2009 07:23 AM (mAhn3)
Posted by: Mr Wolf at December 03, 2009 07:24 AM (fhYDP)
Posted by: 141 Driver at December 03, 2009 07:26 AM (LEynS)
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 07:27 AM (tHely)
Can we put that asshole Casey to work cleaning the bathrooms of real men and put this guy in charge of the warriors?
Posted by: george at December 03, 2009 07:28 AM (y0VOX)
Posted by: Michelle Obama at December 03, 2009 07:30 AM (gbCNS)
HELL YES! that's what I'm talking about.
I will support this man's campaign because he proudly and eloquently and passionately speaks about the values I have.
Posted by: exceller at December 03, 2009 07:31 AM (jx2Td)
>>Personally, I do not have a problem with LTC West pulling out a pistol and shooting next to a guys head. I DO have a problem with him ordering his soldiers to participate in it.
Unless you can show that any of his soldiers were punished, I DON'T.
Posted by: Tushar at December 03, 2009 07:32 AM (DRC3Q)
I'm not sure a slate of candidates like this guy would help us win over the all important Hispanic/moderate/swing voters.
Posted by: Michael Steele at December 03, 2009 07:34 AM (7+pP9)
Wow, the more I hear about Col. West, the more I wish he were here to challenge the mentally-challenged Grayson.
West is the type of patriot we need. Unapologetic, with cojones that ring when he walks due to the high metallic content.
Heh, bayonets. I like this guy.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at December 03, 2009 07:35 AM (ZGhSv)
LauraW, you've got Nick Popaditch on the list, too, right?
Wow, look at CA-51 on a map. Now that's a district with border issues.
That said, this Popaditch guy is great.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 07:37 AM (ujg0T)
Jacob Turk is running against Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri 5th district. Good decent man, very conservative. Known him for 23 years. I sent the link to his website to you Laura.
Thanks.
Posted by: Jewells at December 03, 2009 07:38 AM (l/N7H)
Posted by: Michael Steele at December 03, 2009 11:34 AM (7+pP9)
That's the spirit!
Posted by: Wall Street Journal at December 03, 2009 07:40 AM (ujg0T)
"If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
THIS is the right attitude.
After he's elected can we get him to fire the pistol close to Nancy's head?
Close. VERY CLOSE.
Posted by: harleycowboy at December 03, 2009 07:47 AM (JKGfQ)
Lt. Col. West is the anti-Barry in every way.
Posted by: TheQuietman at December 03, 2009 07:49 AM (1Jaio)
I would have been fine if he had gone all Mitch Rapp on the SOB.
Posted by: Vic at December 03, 2009 07:51 AM (CDUiN)
Sholley For Congress
Frank Fumbles
Sholley is an unabashed conservative. This is his second run against Barney, having taken 30% of the vote last time with a green campaign going up against Obama fever. The odds are much better this time.
There is so frigging much ammo to be unloaded on Frank, but it's going to take some money.
Full disclosure: Earl's a friend of mine. Barney is not.
Posted by: Pablo at December 03, 2009 07:53 AM (yTndK)
Posted by: a.k.a
troll, right? "clever."
Posted by: Truman North at December 03, 2009 07:53 AM (e8YaH)
Please see the video on his website. Inspiring, he deserves our support.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at December 03, 2009 07:55 AM (DIYmd)
Posted by: Meaghan McCain at December 03, 2009 07:55 AM (uuZjB)
Posted by: drillanwr at December 03, 2009 07:55 AM (GkYyh)
Posted by: Steve L. at December 03, 2009 08:00 AM (Gkhxf)
The link to her website:
http://tinyurl.com/ycyzt7o
Posted by: Mandy P. at December 03, 2009 08:01 AM (MK6Kx)
I know someone pretty high up in DHS who was an air marshal. I'll ask him about this. Very scary
Posted by: Hedgehog at December 03, 2009 08:01 AM (oQIfB)
Posted by: Mandy P. at December 03, 2009 08:01 AM (MK6Kx)
Posted by: FPC at December 03, 2009 08:03 AM (qZb8X)
Posted by: TheGarbone at December 03, 2009 08:04 AM (RWs+7)
Earl Sholley, former tank commander, current business owner and opponent to Bawney Fwank.
I send Earl Sholley kudos, but I am assuming Bawney's district is so gerrymandered he could be caught running a gay prostitution ring out of his office and still be reelected in a landslide. Oh wait...
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:07 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 11:09 AM (9Wv2j)
See the link above at 68 and go to that 10:23 post. It was about a cancelled flight because of 11 Islamic crazies! It'll make the hair on your neck stand up.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 03, 2009 11:15 AM (LKkE
I read about it. It's probably a hoax. The said flight wasn't cancelled but delayed 3 hours, there is no way a replacement crew could be found that fast, no flights arrived as late as the person said it did, etc., etc.
Posted by: AmishDude at December 03, 2009 08:07 AM (ItSLQ)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:08 AM (81QXy)
OMFG someone's running against Barney again? That is AWESOME!!!
Is anyone running against McGovern?
Posted by: Truman North at December 03, 2009 08:09 AM (e8YaH)
LauraW
You'll want to take a look at Jesse Kelly in AZ-8.
Retired Marine combat veteran and tea partier.
http://www.votejessekelly.com/
Please, Please, Please let someone of a high caliber run against my "representative" H. Fortney Pete "Single-Payer" Stark.
Posted by: Max Entropy at December 03, 2009 08:09 AM (uuZjB)
Hey Meegan,
Main Entry: 1mav·er·ick Pronunciation: \ˈmav-rik, ˈma-və-\ Function: noun Etymology: Samuel A. Maverick †1870 American pioneer who did not brand his calves Date: 18671 : an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf
If you want to be an independant, have the balls to run as one.
Posted by: Rodent Liberation Front at December 03, 2009 08:11 AM (dQdrY)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:12 AM (81QXy)
He's black, but he's not black black
Whoopi Skank Asshat Mofo Ho,
You can kiss my ever-lovin black ass, talkin' 'bout my future real man husband like that. Fuckin' bitch ass. You can have that wimpy thing I'm married to. Just so's you know, my future ex-husband dances like his mama's side of the family.
Posted by: Michelle Obama at December 03, 2009 08:13 AM (gbCNS)
Here's a current congressman that voters need to continue to support. Here's an article he wrote about the climate change fiasco:
by Rep. John Linder R-GA
For the last several years, when people have instructed me that human activity was causing a dangerous increase in global temperatures, my response has been, "Then tell me, what should the temperature be?" Should it be the temperatures that the planet experienced 1,000 years ago during which Greenland was settled as a farming community and during which wine grapes were grown in Scotland? Should it be the temperatures of 300 years ago when the Little Ice Age ended the inhabitation of Greenland and the Thames iced over? Should it be the temperatures of 829 A.D. when the Nile River froze? No response!
read the rest of the article it's worth your time!
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at December 03, 2009 08:17 AM (Vu6sl)
Please, Please, Please let someone of a high caliber run against my "representative" H. Fortney Pete "Single-Payer" Stark.
I have always been saddened by the tenacity of that particular Commiecrat. If you look at CA-13 on a map, well, it is the Bay Area, but it is the burbs (from Alameda to San Leandro to Fremont) and not the commie areas or the ghetto areas.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:18 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 08:18 AM (9Wv2j)
Here's a FoxNews article from October about a small handful of conservative black candidates (from a link on Lt. Col. West's website)
I hate to go Allahpundit here, but if they are running in the kind of districts that gave us Ron Dellums and Sheila Jackson Lee, sadly they will be marginalized as "Toms" and go nowhere.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:23 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:23 AM (81QXy)
"He's black, but not black-black."
Oh yes he is. And that pretender we've got now couldn't carry his jock strap.
Those of you who've been wanting a chance to vote for a real African American: your ship just came in.
Let me just add, hoo-ah.
Posted by: comatus at December 03, 2009 08:27 AM (/VEEI)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:27 AM (81QXy)
Posted by: Chris Matthews at December 03, 2009 08:29 AM (DtTM9)
Posted by: Rob in Katy at December 03, 2009 08:30 AM (8x6Zf)
Posted by: political advisor at December 03, 2009 08:34 AM (DYJjQ)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:34 AM (81QXy)
Posted by: George Soros at December 03, 2009 08:34 AM (DtTM9)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 12:27 PM (81QXy)
Agreed. It's hard to know how others perceive it when a person mentions that they served in the military, but those of us who have served, and I am one of them, we know that it was an honor and a priviledge to do so. As you stated, it's not bragging. It's indicating a love for your country and saying that you would do it all over again.
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at December 03, 2009 08:34 AM (Vu6sl)
2) Anybody supporting Rob Simmons in CT should look at this.
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 08:34 AM (tHely)
Posted by: Senator Barbara Boxer CA at December 03, 2009 08:36 AM (DtTM9)
Posted by: Paladin at December 03, 2009 08:37 AM (XZu3c)
The only problem I have with your post is he speaks from the heart like most Military do, because like I said they learn more stuff in boot than they ever learned in school, but that's just my take.
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:40 AM (81QXy)
Posted by: Michelle Obama at December 03, 2009 08:40 AM (gbCNS)
Posted by: RM at December 03, 2009 08:49 AM (1kwr2)
Cleanup on 159
Are sockpuppets bad? I thought the signature of Barbara Boxer appropriately shows the condescension of the Left.
I have seen many times people reacting indignantly to posts that were to my mind brilliant leftist sockpuppets.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:50 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Michelle Obama at December 03, 2009 12:40 PM (gbCNS)
As I said above, when is a leftist sockpuppet a good parody, or offensive? Here, it seemed we had a sockpuppet reacting to a sockpuppet.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:52 AM (ujg0T)
No, Curmudgeon, not the sock. And you know I love ya, but there's kind of an inappropriate, racist-y term in there - and they're trying pretty hard to avoid that kind of talk.
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 08:52 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Typical Liberal at December 03, 2009 08:53 AM (B5cM9)
Posted by: runningrn at December 03, 2009 12:40 PM (vEclT)
Thanks for the info. That's disgusting that they did that, but it confirms how everything this asshole president does is just one big photo op. I am surprised though that they knew what an F-22 looked like.
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at December 03, 2009 08:54 AM (Vu6sl)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:54 AM (81QXy)
Posted by: logprof at December 03, 2009 08:55 AM (I3Udb)
Are you implying that I'm a racist? I'll have you know, the NAACP were proud to endorse me.
And please, address me as Senator. I've worked so hard to acquire that title.
Posted by: Senator Barbara Boxer, CA at December 03, 2009 08:56 AM (DtTM9)
And you know I love ya, but there's kind of an inappropriate, racist-y term in there - and they're trying pretty hard to avoid that kind of talk.
Yes, but the Barbara Boxer sockpuppet just would not work as well if it doesn't use the offensive term, because the condescension of white leftists so badly *needs* to be underscored.
I understand this may be a gray area, but the delightful use of leftist sockpuppets on AOSHQ is what makes this place so great.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 08:57 AM (ujg0T)
--I agree. Even if it is for mockery, a less inflammatory term can be used. Heaven knows liberal douchetoons have no sense of nuance when it comes to humor.
Posted by: logprof at December 03, 2009 08:59 AM (I3Udb)
Again I don't want accolades nor do any Trainers of Troops but we want you to be proud of the product you see daily in their actions everyday, we have the best in the world and I'm proud of each and every one of them!
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 08:59 AM (81QXy)
Posted by: crosspatch at December 03, 2009 08:59 AM (ZbLJZ)
--Keep that information coming! The more the Obamazoids realize that our soldiers are not mindless, robotic goons, the better!
Posted by: logprof at December 03, 2009 09:02 AM (I3Udb)
Posted by: crosspatch at December 03, 2009 12:59 PM (ZbLJZ)
--I'll have to wait until I'm back in the States. Don't want him to get in trouble for getting a donation from Canada. We all know his fundraising will be held to a higher standard than that of the president.
Posted by: logprof at December 03, 2009 09:03 AM (I3Udb)
Miss ter West should know that the En Ay Ay See Pee are proud to be in the pock it of the Dem Oh Crat Ick Part Eee. He needs to know his place.
Posted by: Senator Barbara Boxer, CA at December 03, 2009 09:04 AM (DtTM9)
Not so much. There's a whole lot of blue collar areas, and those people are unemployed in droves and generally pissed off. It's going to be an uphill climb, but this may be as vulnerable as Barney has ever been with his pants on.
Barney also has the added burden of having to share a ballot with Hopenchange 1.0 next year.
Posted by: Pablo at December 03, 2009 09:04 AM (yTndK)
"I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all."
Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders
Tom
Posted by: marinetbryant at December 03, 2009 09:07 AM (AE0ub)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 09:09 AM (81QXy)
Not so much. There's a whole lot of blue collar areas, and those people are unemployed in droves and generally pissed off. It's going to be an uphill climb, but this may be as vulnerable as Barney has ever been with his pants on.
I am looking at the map of MA-4. Gawd, how gerrymandered can you get? I hope you are right that the blue collar "Portagees" (meant with affection) of New Bedford can outvote the academic pansies of Newton, but I have my doubts.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 09:12 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: SueM at December 03, 2009 09:14 AM (Vq1CB)
The Michelle Obama thing was different because it cast her personally in a insulting racial stereotype. I thought the part where she was attracted to West and planning on throwing over Barack was kind of cute. But when the ghetto-talk started I got pretty pissed off.
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 09:14 AM (tHely)
LauraW,
I'm pretty well aquainted with Simmons' record. He used to represent my district before that commie, Courtney, beat him by like 80 votes. I suppose it gets back to the never ending debate about how much squish you're willing to swallow. Personally, I don't give a damn about abortion and his view on it. From a Constitutional viewpoint, yeah, it should be an issue left to the individual States. Other than that, meh. Ditto regarding gay rights/marriage, so I would applaud his position opposing a Federal DOMA.
His positions on health care, defense, 2nd Amendment and illegal immigration are pretty damned good. I can't see McMahon or Schiff (who I see as a bit Paulian) being anywhere near as good. Of course, we can all just vote for Dodd.
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at December 03, 2009 09:15 AM (E0EDC)
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 12:34 PM (tHely)
heh. What's up with the "Video" section there?
Posted by: blackrockmarauder at December 03, 2009 09:17 AM (8Ipnv)
This guy is gonna bring a lot of heat down on us. Do we want that? Do we want to have to defend Bush's war yet again?
Posted by: a.k.a. at December 03, 2009 10:49 AM (z37MR)
Uh Oh. The women are getting nervous. Oh wait. I'm a woman.
Thank God for men like Lt. Col. West. I predict that we will be thanking God even more for men like him in the not so distant future.
Posted by: baldilocks at December 03, 2009 09:20 AM (rTb71)
If he ran for Prez tomorrow I would vote for him.
Palin/Colonel West 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: krukke1 at December 03, 2009 09:22 AM (GMn5O)
What good is a party if the people who are in it don't support the base? I want a real party dammit. Not some sissy ass 'moderate' fuckin panty waste who 'weigh' everything. If we send them running to the hills, that's fine with me. It's time the GOP pulled its head out of it's ASS and wake the fuck up. You had you god damned 'moderate' candidate McCain, REMEMBER? Look how ell THAT turned out. That guy couldn't even defend HIS OWN VP!
I smell 'concern' troll.
Posted by: MelodicMetal at December 03, 2009 09:22 AM (x4S2a)
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Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 03, 2009 09:26 AM (81QXy)
After exhaustive research (consisting of about five minutes on Bing) I found out who's running against Alan Grayson.
At fist look, she's just what we need in Washington: a regular Jane. I hope she does well.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at December 03, 2009 09:26 AM (ZGhSv)
Asked if he would have act differently if under similar circumstances again, West testified, "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
I'd love to see this guy have a successful career in politics. We need more of his type in the system. People who know the right decision and make it without worrying about what the lawyer scum might have to say about it. A few like him would show the limp-dick RINOs in charge of candidate selection that real men can win.
Posted by: Reactionary at December 03, 2009 09:28 AM (TFsr6)
Oops, here's the main link that serves as an intro to her, and also the link to her blog above.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at December 03, 2009 09:30 AM (ZGhSv)
Posted by: lauraw at December 03, 2009 12:34 PM (tHely)
Seriously, you should scroll down to the "Video" section.
Posted by: blackrockmarauder at December 03, 2009 09:31 AM (8Ipnv)
'Nam,
I was adopted myself back in the mid-60's prior to Roe V. Wade. If abortion had been the law of the land then, I would likely not be here. That said, I still can't get worked up about the issue, other than saying I believe it belongs to the States. It's not a deal breaker for me on an otherwise solid candidate.
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at December 03, 2009 09:33 AM (E0EDC)
See the link above at 68 and go to that 10:23 post. It was about a cancelled flight because of 11 Islamic crazies! It'll make the hair on your neck stand up.
Posted by: RushBabe at December 03, 2009 11:15 AM (LKkE
I posted about it this morning. Click my name and read the post "On Our Own?"
Posted by: baldilocks at December 03, 2009 09:36 AM (rTb71)
Do we want to have to defend Bush's war yet again?
As long as we don't defend Bush's immigration policy, yes. Ignore the LameSM, look carefully at exactly *when* Bush's ratings went into the toilet, and draw your own conclusions.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 09:40 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Roy at December 03, 2009 09:42 AM (cB77O)
Brookline is the real problem. But New Bedford and Fall River are where the population is. If Sholley can do well there, he can beat Barney. In related news, MA is likely to lose a Congressional District next census.
Posted by: Pablo at December 03, 2009 09:51 AM (yTndK)
Dear Friend:
Sincerely,
Jane Harman
Member of Congress
Attached to the email was a press release from 11/3/09 in which she celebrates her support for the wonderful "deficit neutral" house bill.
It's just a hunch, but I don't think Lt. Col. West would treat his constituents this way.
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 09:53 AM (9Wv2j)
Brookline is the real problem. But New Bedford and Fall River are where the population is. If Sholley can do well there, he can beat Barney. In related news, MA is likely to lose a Congressional District next census.
Question from a guy in a state which has never lost a congresscritter yet: What happens if there are ten reps for MA in the 2010 elections, but only 9 districts for 2012? Which incumbent gets sacked, and how?
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 09:57 AM (ujg0T)
Well, there isn't a single R or I, so that's gonna be a tough one, eh?
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 10:05 AM (9Wv2j)
I emailed my poopstain of a congresswoman a few weeks ago
Speaking of Jane Harman, did you know that she only won in 1994 by a few hundred votes, which appeared mysteriously?
CA has not lost a congresscritter yet, even though people are leaving the state in droves, because non-voters, legal and illegal, are counted in the Census. The effect is to create "rotten boroughs", where only a few hundred votes swing elections. This in a state of 30 odd million people.
It used to arguably be the best place on Earth to live, but the once Golden State is proving to be crumbling, tarnished brass.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 10:06 AM (ujg0T)
Posted by: LAsue at December 03, 2009 10:10 AM (gIrH3)
Yup! Plus, very few people bother to vote. I've been voting at the same place for over 20 years. Except for last year's presidential election, I rarely see more than 3 or 4 people in front of me, regardless of time of day. Last year? OMG, they were lined up around the block, between the mocha messiah and the gay marriage thing.
Posted by: Peaches at December 03, 2009 10:11 AM (9Wv2j)
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Posted by: Curmudgeon at December 03, 2009 10:26 AM (ujg0T)
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Posted by: Mephitis at December 03, 2009 Could invite Oathkeepers to the meetup. One of their representatives spoke at the tea party in Knoxville. Afterward, the oath was administered for all who wished to make that pledge.
Posted by: EyeTest at December 03, 2009 11:06 AM (ip+1t)
He is just made of so much awesome.
Posted by: Mary Beth at December 03, 2009 11:39 AM (JPEqm)
Posted by: gDavid at December 03, 2009 12:49 PM (WCxEP)
As for other candidates needing some exposure, Tom Ganley running for Voinovich's Senate seat deserves some attention.
Posted by: Roger Wilco at December 03, 2009 01:03 PM (1V7hv)
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Posted by: yy at December 03, 2009 06:49 PM (bJw7X)
#57 - Blaster - The point is, he didn't order his soldiers to participate. He did it himself. There were lots of joes that would have been happy to do it; LTC West knew it would get him prosecuted, so he did it himself. That is the crux of the issue - he took the responsibility himself, knowing it would end his career.
I would like to think I have the moral courage he does, but I'm probably just dreaming. He was an inspiration to me when his story came out, and when I deployed as a MiTT team chief. I was hoping back then that I would see him again.
It's damn good to see a real leader and a real man running for office. He'll get my money. If he comes back to Atlanta, he'll get my vote.
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