Dem Candidate to Veteran: Military Service Isn't Public Service

Fox News ^ | October 22, 2010 | Amanda Marshall

[khnyny]

Twenty-four years in the military doesn't count as public service, at least according to Virginia Democratic Congressman Jim Moran.

In a video that's gone viral online, Moran is heard telling a Democratic gathering earlier this month that his opponent, Republican Patrick Murray, is just another unqualified GOP candidate.

"What [Republicans] do is find candidates, usually stealth candidates, that haven't been in office, haven't served or performed in any kind of public service," Moran said. "My opponent is typical, frankly."

The trouble is, Murray is a retired Army colonel with 24 years of service--including combat in Iraq. The idea that such an extensive military record doesn't qualify as "public service" has left a sour taste in Murray's mouth.

Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/22/dem-candidate-veteran-military-service-isnt-public-service#ixzz13Q7uptQL

[johniegrad]

Ads, every hour of every day between now and the election. Over and over and over again.

[Repeal The 17th]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9URG8nlvAw

[KoRn]

Can’t say what I feel, because I would be banned! (and possibly arrested!)

[Clintonfatigued]

I hope that the old RINO John Warner speaks up about this.

Incidentally, his opponent is an Iraq War veteran. Here’s his site:

http://www.murrayforcongress.com/

[Blood of Tyrants]

At the very least you would be fired by NPR.

[rollo tomasi]

"What [Republicans] do is find candidates, usually stealth candidates, that haven't been in office, haven't served or performed in any kind of public service,"

Contrary to any rational thinking person, Moran is playing to his useful idiot base, also known as the typical democrat voter (Hint:There are a lot of them unfortunately).

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

He needs to be run into the dirt.....

[Farmer Dean]

Jim Moran can kiss our asses.Better people than him have died so he can express his lame opinions,too bad he can’t come up something more intelligent to say.

[Dr. Sivana]

So, under this reasoning, Frosh Senator Barack Obama is qualified and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower isn’t.

[Farmer Dean]

No one here would make it through the first interview,much less ever work for those left wing loons.

[Tzimisce]

You little people are so cute when you’re mad and uppity.

Now pay your taxes, our government is broke. :)

-your friends on the American Left.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Twenty-four years in the military doesn't count as public service

Fine, then we don't really need "public service."

[TommyDale]

Moran is a MORON.

[khnyny]

Yep. Unfortunately, that's the logic of most voters these days. Right is wrong and left is right...

Moran has done his job - he has brought back the pork to his district. It really is as simple as that. Self interest and greed rule. End of story.

[stevem]

Any time spent as a Democrat politician is a public disservice.

[Cvengr]

As far as I’m concerned, until the Senator has performed his military service, nothing in his experience QUALIFIES for public service. Don’t pass Go, return to sender, address unknown, not a true American citizen with any virtue.

[vpintheak]

Of course only those who have been elected and then entitled to to pissing away our tax dollars are public servants. You betcha.

[2ndDivisionVet]