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In a second attempt at damage control, the first being his spin and refusal to apologize on the floor of the Senate, Dick Durbin once again fails to retract his accusation that U.S. Marines along with other Americans acted like Nazis, Soviets, and the Kmher Rouge at Guantanimo Bay. The Senate must censure him. The damage he has done with reckless and false assertions about Americans is immense. How long will it be before the Senate holds him accountable for such a despicable act?
1 posted on 06/18/2005 3:52:36 AM PDT by advance_copy
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Don't hesitate to let Turbin Durbin know how you feel. You can send him a quick email here:

http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

dung.


2 posted on 06/18/2005 3:56:36 AM PDT by Moose Dung (Soiling the Shoes of the Lunatic Left)
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What Durbin said:   ...our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support.

What Durbin was thinking:   ...our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support, but they're not getting any respect from me.

3 posted on 06/18/2005 3:57:45 AM PDT by jigsaw (God Bless Our Troops)
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Slowly twisting in the wind. I like that.


4 posted on 06/18/2005 3:59:32 AM PDT by wingman1 (University of Vietnam 1970)
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"This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners."

This, after the references to Pol Pot, etc.

No misunderstanding here: Sick Turban.

6 posted on 06/18/2005 4:08:36 AM PDT by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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"I have learned from my statement that historical parallels can be misused and misunderstood," said the Illinois senator."

No, Senator, we understood EXACTLY what you meant. It was as clear as the spit I wiped off my uniform at O'Hare airport in 1970. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was YOUR spit.
7 posted on 06/18/2005 4:08:36 AM PDT by shibumi (This is the strangest Life I've ever known.)
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"I have learned from my statement that historical parallels can be misused and misunderstood.

There are no historical parallels here Senator.
Until he realizes that,any thing he says to try to back out of this is meaningless.
When you throw s##t you always end up with a lot more on yourself than others.

9 posted on 06/18/2005 4:10:21 AM PDT by carlr (The dems slogan "even though we support our nations enemies,don`t question our patriotism")
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How long will it be before the Senate holds him accountable for such a despicable act?

This is largely the same Senate that refused to allow witnesses during Bill Clinton's impeachment trial. The Senate also imposed an artificial "time limit" on the proceedings so the Senators could punt at first down and 10.

11 posted on 06/18/2005 4:11:57 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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"I sincerely regret if what I said caused anyone to misunderstand my true feelings: our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support."

Sincerely regret IF? What kind of mamby-pamby bullspit is that? Only thing worse than this idiots original comments is his half-ass attempt at an apology. I don't suspect anyone "misunderstood" his true feelings.


14 posted on 06/18/2005 4:12:59 AM PDT by BigBadWolf (For every animal you don't eat, I'm going to eat three.)
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Sen. Durbin, add this to your list of mistreatment of the terrorist.....

http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/f-news/1371347/post


15 posted on 06/18/2005 4:18:54 AM PDT by SR 50 (Larry)
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Can ANYONE explain why he isn't being asked by administration and leading GOP party officials to resign his position in the Senate: aka Trent Lott???

Personally, I think he should be charged with sedition

17 posted on 06/18/2005 4:22:03 AM PDT by Popman (In politics, ideas are more important than individuals.)
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Post 15.. try it again.

http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/f-news/1371347/posts


Hope it works this time, one letter sure makes a difference.


18 posted on 06/18/2005 4:28:16 AM PDT by SR 50 (Larry)
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That's a non-apology apology.

Your feelings were NOT misunderstood, Senator.

What you meant came through LOUD AND CLEAR.

19 posted on 06/18/2005 4:30:12 AM PDT by mewzilla
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This is not an apology. It is the usual arrogant statement that he regrets he was misunderstood. We are too ignorant to understand the bigger picture. Dirt Bag Durbin is just the usual arrogant democRAT who has defamed our honorable men and women in the Armed Forces.


20 posted on 06/18/2005 4:30:26 AM PDT by putupjob
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"His hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, also chastised Mr. Durbin in an editorial in yesterday's editions for his Nazi analogy."

I've found no mention of Durbin's senate floor comments in The Chicago Sun Times, his other hometown newspaper. Their DC Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet, hasn't replied to my email asking why her paper is mute on this.

21 posted on 06/18/2005 4:31:20 AM PDT by YaYa123 (@"I Apologize If You're Offended" = Non-Apology Apology.com)
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Durbin is still an nitwit.


22 posted on 06/18/2005 4:34:57 AM PDT by chainsaw
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When you look at the sky and you see pigs flying by, that's the day that the Senate will hold him accountable.


23 posted on 06/18/2005 4:37:26 AM PDT by Mr. Keys
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BULL!!!


24 posted on 06/18/2005 4:50:44 AM PDT by Flavius ("... we should reconnoitre assiduosly... " Vegetius)
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Durbin is another career politician. He was elected to the House in 1983 then the Senate in 1996.

Like so many in Congress, especially those in the Senate, Durbin is not really what he was elected to be. Oh he's a US Senator but that does not mean he is president or someone that dictates our foreign policy. That's not the way it's supposed to be but people like Durbin act like they are much more than what they should be. Because over the years they have grasped at and found power way beyond the confines of whatever group of people they actually represent and who voted them in office.

The problem with these small minded little brats like Durbin is that they are so far removed from the people that vote for them that they might as well be on another planet. That's why I propose one simple campaign finance law. It reads like this:

No candidate running for elected office may accept campaign contributions in any form whether it be monetary or otherwise from anyone other than an individual registered to vote for that candidate directly in a pending election.

That's basically it. I'm sure it could be worded better.

If the only place the bozos in Congress could get money was from the people they directly represent a lot of this garbage like Durbin is spouting would go away. He'd have to be very careful not to PO his voters. And, people like Hillary Clinton who with her HillPac group could not insert themselves into other campaigns like Hillary has done. Same thing for people like George Soros.

Imagine if the only people somone running for office could get $$$ from are the people that can vote for them. These politicos would have to be "home" all the time. More people would vote because now they have real power. These national candidates would not be running all over the country collecting money from people that they don't represent. People like John McCain would not be on TV all the time yapping away like they are little kings because the only people that would listen to them would be their own voters. And no more lobbyist money. Also imagine how easily we could scrap the current tax laws and go to a simple tax system because the politicians would have no motivation to social engineer or support tax legislation for special interests because those special interests could not donate money to them.

This won't happen, of course. But I wonder if the founders saw the way we now have lifetime politicians if they would not have consider such a law or something like it.

27 posted on 06/18/2005 5:01:47 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Get all the incumbents out of politics!)
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I'm sure this freaking idiot is "sorry" now. He is sorry that he created such a fire storm for the Dims. He just committed treason, the most vile slanderous type of treason. How many people witnessed this speech? If the speech was witnessed by three people Durbin's public commentary could be prosecuted. I forget whether the privilege of "fair" commentary on the floor of the U.S. Senate gives him license to commit treason. But he has committed a "high crime" while in office. Whether he ought to be prosecuted for treason is up to the Justice Department now.

The GOP ought to press harder. Time for Republicans in the U.S. Senate to grab Durbin's throat and squeeze. Choke the life out of him. Insist that he be removed from his high office for his vile comments.

28 posted on 06/18/2005 5:13:26 AM PDT by ex-Texan (Mathew 7:1 through 6)
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Sure, Dick regrets his inane, obscene and seditious remarks, because he got flooded with angry emails, calls, faxes, and letters by veterans and other American who love their country and hate lies.
Now, it's only proper that all those Illinoisans who voted for the SOB remember his remarks and cheap regrets when his election rolls around again. He is needed at home, selling 1991 Hondas in a backlot in Springfield. Don't deprive him of a new career choice.


29 posted on 06/18/2005 5:18:35 AM PDT by Winston7000 (Near Chicago)
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