Posted on 05/25/2008 6:15:15 PM PDT by ricks_place
Of course Democrats in Congress support the troops. But that doesn't mean they have to tolerate being in the same building with them. From a letter an enraged Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark, Jr. (D-CA) recently sent to the Secretary of Defense:
Dear Secretary Gates:Yesterday, while voting on the war supplemental spending bill in the House of Representatives, I couldn’t help but notice a contingent of approximately 20 flag rank Army officers sitting in the House Gallery watching the debate and vote for a couple of hours. I was looking from below so I thought they were Army, but there could have been other branches present.
It’s possible they were on leave time or vacation. If so, I obviously have no concern. However, if they were doing this on military time, I want an explanation of why they were there.
At a time when our nation is at war, our troops are over-extended, and the Administration is literally asking for emergency military spending, what good to the “war on terror” is having US Generals and other top ranked officers - who were likely accompanied by staff and escorted by their chauffeurs - spending hours sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives?
Please provide for me the name, rank, branch, and duties of each of these officers, as well as the number of additional staff and drivers that were used to facilitate their attendance yesterday. I would like this information by Monday, May 19th.
If they were here on official duty, this was an abhorrent misallocation of our military resources at a time of war.
Sincerely,
Pete Stark
Apparently Stark has enough of a conscience not to want American soldiers to witness their ongoing betrayal by his fellow Dems.
F*ck You Stark!
Send him back home where he isn’t needed.
He’s a little fruitcake. I said he is FRUITCAKE.
I am sure the Secretary will find the appropriate way to convey those same thoughts in a civil manner.
Two times
>"abhorrent misallocation of our military resources at a time of war" ?Jeez.
Keeping their eye on subversive Marxists like you, Pete.
Whoa, this is breathtaking.
Democrats believe that it's "a time of war" as it suits their purposes. They have no problem at all associating with people who openly side with the enemy in this "time of war."
I would like an accounting from Stark ... what have you actually done to earn a pay check funded by my taxes. Please respond in detail.
Agreed. If you ask me the military needs to start taking more of a hand in our government. Officers should be present at these debates always.
Who does this arrogant S.O.B. think he is? More importantly, who does he think provides him the cover and the right to be the flaming embarassment he is to any of the brave men he so casually besmirches?
What this country needs, desperately, is for Pete Stark to continue with these idiotic rants and demands until even the dumbest tree-hugging tofu-farter among us gets the message that all RATS loathe the military and the nation as a whole. Outrageoous demands such as Congressman Starks pukes from his pie hole only serve to point out the raging insanity that is prevalent in the RAT party. Our fellow citizens need to be made aware, by the words and actions of jerks like Stark, what the real agenda of the left is. I encourage the congressman to pursue his investigation with all the gusto he can muster, so long as he makes a point of presenting his findings as loudly and publicly as is possible.
I think his being in Congress is an abhorrent misallocation of public resources. Hopefully next time Mr. Stark is up for election he will find himself reallocated to a place more fitting for him.
And this coming from "BipolarBob."
Glad the meds kicked in, man. :-)
There was a time when men like this were asked outside to satisfy honor.
It’s a crying shame that the most satisfaction individuals like Stark are likely to provide these days is based in ridiculing their stupidity.
Shut your gob Stark, we all can see you are a fool, no one needs further evidence.
Love how he puts “war on terror” in scare quotes.
Hey Stark — you can’t have it both ways. You can be cynical about the mission, or you can be serious about the need for the military to stay focused on the mission. But you can’t be both at the same time.
On a “bad” day, I know better than this asshat.
I've added Mr. Stark to my list of people who need to be punched in the face.
Dear Nancy Pelosi,
Yesterday, I happened to be watching C-SPAN and noticed Pete Stark, D-CA, standing on the house floor with his head up his ass - AGAIN!
I am sure you will agree that at a time of crisis in America, our representatives need to be focused on the important business of the day, which is impossible to do with one’s head crammed into his body cavity. Please instruct Mr. Stark that this is inappropriate behavior for a member of congress. In the event I am mistaken, and Mr. Stark was just looking for his brain, then please forgive me.
Is he up for reelection?
What a jackass! If I were Gates, I’d tell him to F-O!
Is that pansy Reid’s twin bro?
I'll probably get a waring for this post, but it's just how I feel.
Hey Stark, lay down and lick your nuts!
Stark—raving mad.
When did so many of our “public servants” become such ingrates and perfidious traitors?
Who the hell is Pete Stark and what the hell is wrong with him?
He should be recalled and voted out of office immediately.
What a rat, what a traitor.
‘I would like an accounting from Stark...’
exactly! as well as from all other Senators and Congressmen/women, since ‘the people’s work’ does not get done in D.C. If the Congress WAS (had been) doing its job, we would not STILL be dependent on foreign oil; they would NOT spend time to vote on giving MILLIONS MORE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS MONEY to the U.N. World Food Program; they would immediately pass the Protect America Act(FISA)to continue to protect Americans against terrorists...etc.
These people have performed in a disgraceful and completely ineffective manner.
LOL!
Bingo.
For my sake, I hope he never has car trouble in front of my place.
YEAH!!!! My sentiments exactly!!! What a sorry POS!!!!!
Dear Pete Stark,
Bite me!
Sincerely,
Secretary Gates
For my sake, I hope he never has car trouble in front of my place.
Typical LibTraitor weasel...Can’t even identify the branch of military the uniforms signal, but he’s positive that they were “flag officers”. Having observers in the balcony...Oh My! He felt intimidated! Perhaps Stark thinks there shouldn’t be *any* observers in the Gallery, so that when Congress enacts Legislation Without Representation, like their amnesty bill of attainder, no one will be there to make them feel “intimidated”, at what they do in the “dark of night”.
Pretty much my opinion of Stark. The really, REALLY sad part is he carried his district by 76% of the vote in ‘06 here in the Peoples Republic of California, East Bay prefect.
He is a godless, America hating communist. I guess 3/4ths of my neighbors are too.
LOL! That’s perfect.
Dear A hole Stark:
Congress has a 10% approval rating because of pannywaist moonbats like yourself. Please explain why anyone should listen to anything you say and why you should continue to hold any type of office. And go kiss your own ass you Communist pig.
Signed,
Real Americans.
‘I would like an accounting from Stark....’
actually, this is a very good point...email going to Mr.Stark and to Mrs. Pelosi asking for a list of the objectives Congress’set forth in 2006 and whether or not each objective was met. The people MUST begin to hold these people accountable. If they worked for a private org they’d be fired!
Yes. The Republicans will run their usual sacrificial lamb and Stark will carry the area by 75%.
He may well be mentally deranged, but I’d still like to see him punched in the snot locker.
That jerk isn’t even fit to tie the laces on the boots a single military person in the U.S. armed forces.
This name is so gay, it's hard to believe that Fortney Sr. consumated sex with the Ms.
They have the same rights as any other American to watch their Congress in action.
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