Posted on 11/18/2005 4:16:30 PM PST by MikeA
Forgive the vanity, but I just heard that Rep. Jean Schmidt, the newest Republcan congresswoman from Ohio, had to withdraw her remarks in the debate about the bill about withdrawl from Iraq. She was merely quoting a Marine who wrote her and said of Democratic appeaesment "Cowards cut and run. Marines finish the job." Why on earth would she be made to apologize for this? She was not directly calling anyone cowards, but these Democrats are most assuredly that for their emerging cut and run policy on Iraq.
It's amazing, Democrats can make the most outrageous comments attacking the president on the floor of the House accusing the president of lying to get America into war and other such slanders, but Schmidt quotes a Marine far better than any of those low lives on the Democratic side and she's made to apologize?? Nancy Piglosi regularly makes the most ugly and vile accusations against the president and never is she called to account for it.
Amazing, even when the Republicans finally go bare knuckles against these Scumbagcrats, still the Republicans act like wussies and back down from saying what should be said. Heck, what Schmidt said is the least that should be said against these Rats. We should be on the floor calling them seditious liars emboldening our enemies and causing our allies in Iraq to doubt our staying power which will only prolong how long it takes to hand over security to the Iraqis.
Why is it wrong to quote a Marine who is dead-on accurate but okay to take to the floor of the House like Murtha did and give a morale boost to our enemies who today celebrated their big moral and political victories in Congress this week by blowing up Shiites in their mosques and setting off car bombs across Bagdhad. Why is it wrong to call them on this and lay the blood spilt today at their feet? Why is decorum more important than standing up to people bluntly and candidly who advocate for things that will greatly damage American security? Why is it wrong to expose them for what they are but Murtha is worshipped as a hero for giving a tremendous energy boost to our enemies while demoralizing our troops and our allies in Iraq? When will anyone ask Murtha what the cost will be when we're forced to go back into Iraq if we retreat now to end the rogue, Al Qaeda regime that will take over there and turn Iraq into another Afghanistan?
We're living in a topsy-turvy country right now where right is considered wrong and wrong considered right. And we have few moral voices to speak up against it. And when they do, they're swatted down even by members of their own party. Our republic is in jeopardy my friends.
I heard no back up from republicans.
GO JEAN !!!!!
THE LADY HAS GUTS, I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!
She had to withdraw her remarks because she started the Marine's statement with, Representative Murtha ..." On the floor, are not supposed to call out Representatives by name. Everyone got the point.
She shouldn't have withdrawn her remarks
What were the details ?
Who made her apologize ?
how was the apology stated ?
I live in Cincy.... and may have to move to her district so I can vote for her.
The Dims jumped on procedure. At least, that's the way I understand it.
But she, and the Marine, hit the nail squarely on it's hate-America head.
/john
"On the floor, are not supposed to call out Representatives by name. Everyone got the point."
Thanks for the explanation. I sure didn't hear that in the bite that was played on the news. What a silly piece of decorum. I can see if another congressperson's name is used to insult or embarrass them, and I guess some might construe that's what she was trying to do, but her point was bigger than that, it being that our men who are there want to finish this fight. She was right to make it. I would have let them expel me from Congress before I would have retracted a word of it. If only the House had such concern for decorum when it comes to the kinds of slanders regularly thrown out against the president of the United States.
I was ticked at that too, Mike.
What the Marine said was something like "And please address this to Rep. Murtha. Cowards cut and run. Marines never run."
The left went nuts on behalf of Murtha. If the e-mail hadn't had his name in it, I don't believe she would have withdrawn it.
I got in from work too late to have learned about this...have you seen this?
The news merely said she was forced to apologize and to withdraw the remarks. I'll post whatever I can find that gives more explanation than what I was able to give. Maybe Drudge will have something.
thanx...
I was mad about this too but the bottom line is that she got the point across.
I was watching it live when it happened. Look for my explanation a few posts above this one.
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I have only seen the incident on TV once but I thought I heard some cheering and then a bunch of Dem boos. I'll have to see it again to verify though.
thanx....i'm just too darn slow...Freepers posting above to the rescue.
"Cowards cut and run. Marines finish the job."
I'll apologize after hell freezes over.
Oh lordy..sorry- that's what I get for not looking before I post...I'm pretty worked up!
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