Fed-up Marine has guns blazing to oust Democrats

WorldNetDaily ^ | August 23, 2009 | Joe Kovacs

[RobinMasters]

"Send a warrior to Congress."

"Does this look like a Rino?"

In the battleground of American political power, candidates for office tend to use every weapon at their disposal to be heard above the din.

Now, a U.S. Marine who helped lead the initial charge into Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein is taking that approach literally by brandishing his M-16 assault rifle in some eye-catching campaign fundraising ads.

"I'm taking full credit for that," says 28-year old Jesse Kelly of Tucson, Ariz., a Republican seeking to boot Democrat Gabrielle Giffords from the U.S. House of Representatives. "If you're not going to get anyone's attention, you might as well not waste your time or money."

Kelly, who is married and has a 9-month-old son, is splashing his spots across the Internet on high-profile sites such as the Drudge Report, and offering no apologies about the weapon imagery.

"I think people understand fully well that I'm serving my country," he said. "I'm in Iraq at war for my nation. I'm not posing in my bedroom with a gun."

Jesse Kelly, a U.S. Marine from Arizona running for Congress displays a photo of himself serving in Iraq as part of his fundraising campaign.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks for the link - Go Jesse!

[xsmommy]

very cool!!!

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"I’m sick of the career politicians who have no ideology (think McCain or old Arlen) and just love cutting deals."

Two poster boys for Congressional term limits.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Semper Fi,

I love the part about how his Congresscritter cancelled her town hall and he took it over and led the group in the discussion. That’s great!!

[Impy]

4 vets are running in the Republican primary. 2 Iraq. 1 Afghanistan. And one ROTC vet who never went overseas.

[blondee123]

I’m bumping this thread & I’m going to send him some money too, cause this Ill-Annoy I live in will never vote out the RATS from here!