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Rep. Joe Walsh Says Iraq War Vet Opponent Talks Too Much to Be ‘True’ Hero

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Rep. Joe Walsh’s Facebook page is flooded with negative comments today after the Illinois Republican said his opponent, Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, was not a “true” hero because she often makes reference to her military service on the campaign trail.
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Jesus Christ, Joe!! She only lost 2 legs over there, in service to her country. What did YOU do to serve your country?

Walsh never mentions his own military service on the campaign stump. He never had any.
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How dare you, Joe!! Go die in a fire!!

And Col. Duckworth - I don't agree with you on many, many things, but on this July 4th, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.

Article is here.
 
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danarhea said:
Jesus Christ, Joe!! She only lost 2 legs over there, in service to her country. How dare you!! Go die in a fire!!

And Col. Duckworth - I don't agree with you on many, many things, but on this July 4th, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.

Article is here.
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People can be really mean, you know.
 
danarhea said:
Jesus Christ, Joe!! She only lost 2 legs over there, in service to her country. What did YOU do to serve your country?



How dare you, Joe!! Go die in a fire!!

And Col. Duckworth - I don't agree with you on many, many things, but on this July 4th, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.

Article is here.
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He should stick to playing guitar for the Eagles and leave the politics to people who actually have a brain.

What's that? You say it's a different Joe Walsh?

Never mind.

What a frickin' idiot. I should have known. The Eagles Joe Walsh is much smarter than that.
 
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Wiggen said:
He should stick to playing guitar for the Eagles and leave the politics to people who actually have a brain.

What's that? You say it's a different Joe Walsh?

Never mind.

What a frickin' idiot. I should have known. The Eagles Joe Walsh is much smarter than that.
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Actually, the Eagles Joe Walsh is supporting his opponent. LOL.
 
When she was called up for Iraq, she was working for a group called Rotary International, working to provide(wait for it...)wheelchairs for those in need in third world countries. She lost her legs, recovered, ran for the house, lost, continued to serve as a Major in the National Guard, then became the Director of the Illinois Department for Veteran's Affairs. Her career is defined by service to her country and veterans. She could be a hardcore libertarian republican and I would call her a hero. Some things are bigger than politics.
 
Constantly touting military service is annoying. Being in the military doesn't automatically make someone a hero (not to say that this lady isn't a hero). What he said was disrespectful, but it's no worse than most any other political attacks in my opinion.

Also, I think his comments were spun. Here is something else he said (from the article)

“Of course Tammy Duckworth is a hero. I have called her a hero 100′s of times in the past four months,” Walsh said. “However, unlike most veterans I have had the honor to meet since my election to Congress, who rarely if ever talk about their service or the combat they’ve seen, that is darn near all of what Tammy Duckworth talks about.
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I would have to agree with him on that in premise. Although I have no idea regarding this campaign so I'm not sure if his comments about Duckworth are true or merited.
 
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digsbe said:
Constantly touting military service is annoying. Being in the military doesn't automatically make someone a hero. What he said was disrespectful, but it's no worse than most any other political attacks in my opinion.
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Digsbe...she lost her ****ing legs serving her country. She has advocated for vets since then. She has not let her war injury slow her down. She is a hero, almost by absolute definition. And if you do not want to hear vets talk about their time in the military, don't hang out with vets. But to ask some one whose military service is a huge part of what she is, to ask her to not talk about it much is just silly.
 
Redress said:
Digsbe...she lost her ****ing legs serving her country. She has advocated for vets since then. She has not let her war injury slow her down. She is a hero, almost by absolute definition. And if you do not want to hear vets talk about their time in the military, don't hang out with vets. But to ask some one whose military service is a huge part of what she is, to ask her to not talk about it much is just silly.
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I never said she wasn't a hero and edited my post to clarify that.

I respect veterans and their service, but when people tout that as a major campaigning point it gets annoying and not productive in my opinion. I'm not saying she shouldn't talk about it or apply it to her record, but if that's her focal point or if that's all she is doing then she deserves to be reprimanded for it politically. Like I said though, I haven't followed the campaign and I won't say for sure if this guys comments are warranted if her campaign really does adequately address issues.

I would also say that she is an incredible hero worthy of commendation. However, that shouldn't make her immune if others call her out on constantly focusing on her military service and not the issues (which may or may not be true).
 
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digsbe said:
Constantly touting military service is annoying. Being in the military doesn't automatically make someone a hero (not to say that this lady isn't a hero). What he said was disrespectful, but it's no worse than most any other political attacks in my opinion.

Also, I think his comments were spun. Here is something else he said (from the article)



I would have to agree with him on that in premise. Although I have no idea regarding this campaign so I'm not sure if his comments about Duckworth are true or merited.
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Then you are as clueless as he is.
 
danarhea said:
Jesus Christ, Joe!! She only lost 2 legs over there, in service to her country. What did YOU do to serve your country?



How dare you, Joe!! Go die in a fire!!

And Col. Duckworth - I don't agree with you on many, many things, but on this July 4th, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.

Article is here.
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Joe Walsh is human waste. I'm donating to her campaign right now.
 
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digsbe said:
I never said she wasn't a hero and edited my post to clarify that.

I respect veterans and their service, but when people tout that as a major campaigning point it gets annoying and not productive in my opinion. I'm not saying she shouldn't talk about it or apply it to her record, but if that's her focal point or if that's all she is doing then she deserves to be reprimanded for it politically. Like I said though, I haven't followed the campaign and I won't say for sure if this guys comments are warranted if her campaign really does adequately address issues.

I would also say that she is an incredible hero worthy of commendation. However, that shouldn't make her immune if others call her out on constantly focusing on her military service and not the issues (which may or may not be true).
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The oversight being that even if she is touting her credentials inappropriately, only a person of similarly impressive achievements would have the moral standing to make the observation. And only in the most tactful way possible.

The problem is that respecting a person for their contributions requires overlooking their grimy bits. Otherwise you aren't really respecting anything. You're just behaving the way you want.
 
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There is a difference between a VFW barstool hero and a true hero who risked their life and damn near lost it in service to the nation.

Someone who announces everyday they were in uniform but miles away from any badguys vs someone who stared face to face with the bad guys and managed to survive.

Those who feel uncomfortable about their life choices vs someone who did step up when others looked the other way.

Some folks who never stepped up can have trouble telling the over the top barstool fool and those who really did risk it all.

Lets hope enough folks in her district can tell the difference between a true hero and a whiny beyotch.

She manned up, she can remind the world of that every day of her life until her legs grow back as far as I am concerned.

Oh and a Happy 4th to all those serving around the globe
 
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She manned up, she can remind the world of that every day of her life until her legs grow back as far as I am concerned.
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To steal a line from my marine friends: OO ****ing RAH!
 
notquiteright said:
There is a difference between a VFW barstool hero and a true hero who risked their life and damn near lost it in service to the nation.

Someone who announces everyday they were in uniform but miles away from any badguys vs someone who stared face to face with the bad guys and managed to survive.

Those who feel uncomfortable about their life choices vs someone who did step up when others looked the other way.

Some folks who never stepped up can have trouble telling the over the top barstool fool and those who really did risk it all.

Lets hope enough folks in her district can tell the difference between a true hero and a whiny beyotch.

She manned up, she can remind the world of that every day of her life until her legs grow back as far as I am concerned.

Oh and a Happy 4th to all those serving around the globe
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The bolded is exactly what I feel is going on with Walsh. He's embarrassed and is trying to bully her into silence. I have nothing but disdain for Walsh.

And I heartily agree, she can shout it from the rooftops for as long as she draws breath.
 
digsbe said:
I never said she wasn't a hero and edited my post to clarify that.

I respect veterans and their service, but when people tout that as a major campaigning point it gets annoying and not productive in my opinion. I'm not saying she shouldn't talk about it or apply it to her record, but if that's her focal point or if that's all she is doing then she deserves to be reprimanded for it politically. Like I said though, I haven't followed the campaign and I won't say for sure if this guys comments are warranted if her campaign really does adequately address issues.

I would also say that she is an incredible hero worthy of commendation. However, that shouldn't make her immune if others call her out on constantly focusing on her military service and not the issues (which may or may not be true).
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Digs, I saw two separate interviews with her today. In her own words, she mentions her service in relation to knowing how voters feel about requiring a lot of medical care and that she didn't let the loss of her legs stop her. She didn't give up and just stay home.

I find her story very inspirational and she has a right to use her experience and her sacrifice in relating to voters and as a demonstration of her commitment to whatever she sets her mind to.
 
danarhea said:
Jesus Christ, Joe!! She only lost 2 legs over there, in service to her country. What did YOU do to serve your country?



How dare you, Joe!! Go die in a fire!!

And Col. Duckworth - I don't agree with you on many, many things, but on this July 4th, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.

Article is here.
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Since her patriotism has been proven, she can say any damn thing she wants, and that worthless Joe Walsh better get about proving his own patriotism with something besides political bullcrap. I'm just happy she's not a "blind patriot," as it would mean she was just a believer, not a thinker.
 
According to MSNBC, libtardian font of wisdom that it is, she is not a hero. They don't feel "comfortable" calling her one, anyway.
According to ObamaNation, she is a "potential terrorist".
According to John Kerry, the Democrat Presidential nominee prior to Obama, she is an idiot.

I'm sure all the leftists were equally outraged then, right? Right?

Yes, Colonel Duckworth is a hero. Yes, Representative Walsh is an idiot for suggesting otherwise. Yes, MSNBC is an intellectual vacuum. Yes, Obama and his minions are anti-American anti-veteran hypocritical suckholes who should have to serve a three year hitch in the Army (all of it on KP/latrine duty). Yes, Kerry should be slapped upside his perfectly coiffed, perfectly empty head. And yes, outrage such as this shouldn't be defined by partisanship.

Thanks veterans. Happy Independance Day, Americans.
 
danarhea said:
Actually, the Eagles Joe Walsh is supporting his opponent. LOL.
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The man has to protect his good name. Every day this idiot serves in Congress is another day that the real Joe Walsh gets a bad name...
 
digsbe said:
Constantly touting military service is annoying. Being in the military doesn't automatically make someone a hero [...]
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According to the incessantly-flag-waving hard core right wing (territory which Walsh firmly occupies) it does.

According to them, if you simply showed up for work at the office one day and got killed by a terrorist, you're also a hero.

And if you're one of them (incessantly-flag-waving hard core right winger), you're a patriot. If you're on a right wing talk media show, you're also a Great American.

Go figure :2razz:

Therefore, the irony is pungent on this one from Rep. Walsh.
 
I saw this Walsh guy in an interview today. First they showed the clip. Not knowing much about this, I was not overly offended by what he said. Now that I am aware of more detail, my original take has been reversed. I don't think there's a bigger douche on the planet. In typical politician fashion, he eluded direct questions and never shut the **** up. He has zero class and no manners. How this guy ever got elected is beyond me.
 
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