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Duckworth fires back at Trump: I swore an oath to the Constitution, not 'Cadet Bone Spurs'
The Hill ^ | February 5, 2018 | JACQUELINE THOMSEN

Posted on 02/06/2018 8:44:05 AM PST by EdnaMode

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) fired back at President Trump for calling Democrats who didn’t stand and applaud during his State of the Union address “treasonous,” saying she didn’t swear an oath “to mindlessly cater to the whims of Cadet Bone Spurs.”

Tammy Duckworth✔ @SenDuckworth We don't live in a dictatorship or a monarchy. I swore an oath—in the military and in the Senate—to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, not to mindlessly cater to the whims of Cadet Bone Spurs and clap when he demands I clap https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/960609070075076611 … 7:04 PM - Feb 5, 2018

Trump called Democrats “treasonous” earlier Monday for not applauding when he listed his achievements to Congress last Tuesday.

"Can we call that treason? Why not?" Trump said during a speech about the GOP tax plan in Ohio. "They certainly didn't seem to love our country very much."

Duckworth was referring to Trump’s multiple deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War, one of which was for heel spurs, or bone protrusions caused by calcium buildup.

The Democrat also shared a quote by President Theodore Roosevelt saying that to block criticism of the president “is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democraticparty; democratparty; democrats; duckworth; presidenttrump; sotu; tammyduckworth; tds; treason; trump
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To: EdnaMode

Just what exactly is a Duckworth?

Two chickens?


41 posted on 02/06/2018 9:12:11 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

He wasn’t too bright, that’s for sure. But his smug entitlement did him in.


42 posted on 02/06/2018 9:15:21 AM PST by Heart of Georgia
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To: EdnaMode
What's a duck worth?


43 posted on 02/06/2018 9:15:47 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (What the heck is "Rule 5" ?)
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To: EdnaMode

They say Benedict Arnold was a good American Soldier right up until he sold his soul, too.


44 posted on 02/06/2018 9:15:54 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) ISASHIT-STAINEDHICKEYONTHEHEMORRHOIDOFHUMANITY and a stupid rhymes with squat....
IMHO.


45 posted on 02/06/2018 9:17:29 AM PST by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW...)
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To: EdnaMode

Duckworth? About $12.


46 posted on 02/06/2018 9:17:35 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: rrrod

Many self select out and certainly they self select out of the ‘tip of the spear’. Of course, as I’ve been pointing out for years on this forum, the Burr boys don’t want to serve. Same goes with the males in the Trump, Romney, Buckley, Reagan, etc. families.


47 posted on 02/06/2018 9:17:50 AM PST by MSF BU
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To: EdnaMode

So what do you call a bunch of Democrats who refuse to smile, clap, or stand for anything he said, including record low unemployment for black Americans?

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Close friends of Never Trumpers


48 posted on 02/06/2018 9:19:40 AM PST by Freemeorkillme
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To: fieldmarshaldj; bigbob

That is how I feel. Once they join the Democratic Party, they are signed up to destroy America, pure and simple.

Benedict Arnold was an gravely wounded American Hero...he is my example on how to treat people who follow his path.


49 posted on 02/06/2018 9:29:20 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: EdnaMode

How can anyone with even half a brain reconcile support for the Constitution with being a Democrat?

The two would seem to be mutually exclusive.


50 posted on 02/06/2018 9:39:08 AM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: EdnaMode

I swore an oath—in the military and in the SenateÂto preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

If you swore an oath to defend the Constitution why are you a democrat?


51 posted on 02/06/2018 9:43:26 AM PST by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: EdnaMode

So she directly insults this CiC, but licked the boots of the former CiC that had zero military training, zero respect for the military, zero respect for COTUS, appears involved in federal lawlessness and was of questionable citizenship?

Another proggie poster-child.


52 posted on 02/06/2018 9:53:20 AM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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To: EdnaMode

Too funny and pathetic - the messenger is more relevant than the message to them....and those being helped are totally insignificant to them despite their constant claims to be their “champions”....


53 posted on 02/06/2018 9:54:55 AM PST by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...;-})
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To: EdnaMode

She’s just calling more attention to the bad behavior of the Dems, exactly what Trump wanted.


54 posted on 02/06/2018 9:55:23 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Leaning Right

There are other reasons to many of these LI/DIM losers traitors.


55 posted on 02/06/2018 10:10:17 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: EdnaMode

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is right in the sense that the thugs and losers who are openly disrespectful during the National Anthem have a constitutional right to kneel or otherwise protest as they are doing. It’s not relevant, but at least she’s correct for once.

The President of the United States is also correct that such rights do not come without consequences. If the NFL had fined or if the 49ers had fired 2-14 loser Colin K sooner, the League could have saved billions of dollars. Perhaps then the misconduct would not have spread and the NFL would not have terminal Colin cancer. I don’t think the Left’s reprehensible conduct before each game is treason. I am, however, thrilled every time that Karma bites a SJW who is too focused on posturing for loser fans to pay attention to playing well.


56 posted on 02/06/2018 10:13:49 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: stars & stripes forever
>>>DUCKWORTH, didn’t you swear to respect the office of PRESIDENT while serving in the military?

Nope. She sure didn't. Neither did I. I swore to obey the orders of the president. I swore to support and defend the constitution against all enemies, which outlines the duties of the office of president...but I certainly didn't swear to RESPECT the office of president. That's not in the oath.

Now, decency says we SHOULD respect the office, even if we don't respect the man, as I've had to do with Clinton AND Obama in my 30 years. But I didn't swear on it.

57 posted on 02/06/2018 10:18:16 AM PST by NELSON111
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To: Mr. K

That is the issue. It wasn’t about him, he never made it about him...he says “we” and “our”, unlike other Presidents that do make it all about them. It was an actual State of the Union address, about the state of our country. That is what they had all their hate on for. They are against our country as it is, their vision is far different than those that love and cherish this country.


58 posted on 02/06/2018 10:22:55 AM PST by Tammy8 (Please be a regular supporter of Free Republic !)
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To: EdnaMode

So that’s what soldier Tammy calls the Commander in Chief?


59 posted on 02/06/2018 10:26:59 AM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

You forgot to add John McCain.


60 posted on 02/06/2018 11:16:07 AM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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