Posted on 11/03/2007 3:57:21 PM PDT by chaos_5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2007 CONTACT: Gary Becks (619) 334-1655
San Diego, CA – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today recommended to President Bush a proposal to replace State Department personnel who refuse to be deployed to Baghdad with wounded veterans from military hospitals at Walter Reed and Bethesda . Hunter, who is currently running for President, went to the White House earlier today and met with President Bush to outline and detail his "Wounded Warrior" project.
"My recommendation to the President was simply that we need people in these positions whose top priorities will be to get the job done regardless of the circumstances and I know which individuals meet those qualifications. Our wounded warriors have already exhibited courage, professionalism and work ethic on the field of battle. They have already answered the call to serve in difficult circumstances and they know firsthand the meaning of sacrifice. If the State Department is having trouble with reluctant personnel, I can think of nobody more qualified than these brave patriots to rise to the challenge.
"State Department recruiters should immediately be sent to Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals and application forms should be provided and posted on relevant employment websites. As I indicated to the President, I have no doubt our men and women in uniform will once again answer the call of their nation."
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Gary Becks Media Relations Hunter for President dlhunter08@yahoo.com
Hunter for President, Inc. 9340 Fuerte Drive La Mesa, California 91941 United States
Anyway, I think Duncan has an awesome idea. My only real comment is that I would hope the state department employees who refuse to go to Iraq are FIRED, and then replaced with our wounded heroes. I know that it would be one heck of a good pay raise for our men and women who have to get buy on enlisted pay.
Nowhere near good enough. You need to fire EVERYBODY and bulldoze the agency facilities, and put all the names on some sort of a blacklist so they never work for anything connected with the government again.
Well, here’s a link for you so you can post this story in the News section.
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/462
Notice it came from a Canadian source which says quite a bit about our own press.
I think I heard him say this all on Glenn Beck on Friday.
It’s a nice idea but not everyone is cut out for the job even if they are a vet - that’s simply STUPID!
It’s pure pandering for all the WRONG reasons.
He didn’t say a thing about hiring EVERYONE. It’s obvious that the State Dept. employees are not cut out for the job!! Duncan Hunter is the most imaginative candidate in this race, and has proved it once again. He doesn’t “pander” he gets the job done.
He is pandering ... btw, how do you explain Murtha?
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