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McDermott first U.S. lawmaker to criticize attack
Seattle Times ^ | 10/9 | Kevin Galvin and John Hendren

Posted on 10/09/2001 7:56:39 AM PDT by ArcLight

Breaking bipartisan solidarity on Capitol Hill, Rep. Jim McDermott yesterday criticized the U.S.-led attacks on military targets in Afghanistan, questioning whether President Bush had "thought this action out completely or fully examined America's cause."

The Seattle Democrat issued a two-paragraph statement that suggested Bush and his military advisers reacted too quickly to the Sept. 11 suicide jet attacks against the Pentagon and World Trade Center. The statement was the first public criticism of the retaliatory strikes by a federal lawmaker.


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Getta loada this!
1 posted on 10/09/2001 7:56:39 AM PDT by ArcLight
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I wonder what part of 'UNITED States' McDermott does not understand.
2 posted on 10/09/2001 8:02:14 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: ArcLight
And so the traitors begin to come out from their holes.

Back!! Back into the darkness you cockroach!

3 posted on 10/09/2001 8:02:27 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush
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To: Quilla
I wonder what part of 'UNITED States' McDermott does not understand.

McDermott used to be on the House Ethics committee, and would regularly leak information. He was one of Bonior's lackeys in the campaign to destroy Newt.

4 posted on 10/09/2001 8:04:40 AM PDT by Hacksaw
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We posted this about the same time. I posted the Seattle PI paper's story at Socialist McDermott Denounces on front page.
5 posted on 10/09/2001 8:05:14 AM PDT by RetiredArmy
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To: ArcLight
Utter flatulence! And I mean utter.
6 posted on 10/09/2001 8:05:40 AM PDT by Quicksilver
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McDermott contact info

1035 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3106
(202) 225-6197 Fax


Can't find his email yet
7 posted on 10/09/2001 8:08:31 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: ArcLight
Seems to be a prime candidate for a freeping. Anyone got an email address for this buffon?
8 posted on 10/09/2001 8:09:09 AM PDT by stefeb
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To: ArcLight
The Seattle Democrat

Nuff said

9 posted on 10/09/2001 8:09:27 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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McDermott is a long-standing sh*t for brains. Before being elected to the big house, he was in the WA State Senate -- where his constant refrain was the need for a state income tax. My sister knew him and did not like him.
10 posted on 10/09/2001 8:16:21 AM PDT by r9etb
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Also:

District Phone: 206-553-7170

All the info pages I've found so far say he doesn't have an email address.
11 posted on 10/09/2001 8:17:22 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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Here's a link to email him - http://www.house.gov/htbin/wrep_findrep You'll need the zip code for Washington State, which is, 98104. The submit form asks for an address. I simply put Main St., Seattle, and was able to send the scum an email.
12 posted on 10/09/2001 8:19:34 AM PDT by stefeb
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Glad he ain't my rep.

My money would have been(Besides Barbara Lee) on Carl Levin or John Kerry.

13 posted on 10/09/2001 8:20:37 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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Here's a link to email him - http://www.house.gov/htbin/wrep_findrep You'll need the zip code for Washington State, which is, 98104. The submit form asks for an address. I simply put Main St., Seattle, and was able to send the scum an email.
14 posted on 10/09/2001 8:21:06 AM PDT by stefeb
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To: ArcLight
Something is rotten in Seattle.
15 posted on 10/09/2001 8:22:47 AM PDT by FFIGHTER
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www.house.gov/mcdermott is the email address

A much better avenue is to call Gephardt and raise Hell about McDermott... Gephardt is responsible for these children and will not want to hear from you... McDermott's office could care less.

16 posted on 10/09/2001 8:22:49 AM PDT by mwl1
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To: ArcLight
Yeah, I guess we should wait and give Bin Ladin and other terrorists more time to develop delivery methods for nuclear & biological weapons so the next attack kills MILLIONS of Americans.
17 posted on 10/09/2001 8:23:07 AM PDT by New Girl
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So, why did he vote to authorize force? And the attack was too soon??

We were about as deliberate as we could be without be rightfully accused of ignoring the attack on America.

Seattle should be ashamed of electing this scum.

18 posted on 10/09/2001 8:26:24 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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Nice handle.

I think some "americans" are over-due for their arclight treatments.

prambo

19 posted on 10/09/2001 8:28:40 AM PDT by prambo
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I don't think that it is beyond the pale to hold this war to the same standards that we have demanded of our gov't since the end of the cold war. "What is the objective, how do we define victory, what is the exit strategy". Too much of what has been going on has members of the administration saying- "we will see what we have to do next" and "we don't know what the schedule is but we can go on forever" (ie. we have patience. What is the exact goal (how do we define victory) and how do we get ouot (are we installing a new gov't in Afghanistan etc)?
20 posted on 10/09/2001 8:32:50 AM PDT by virtualreb
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