Rep. Pete Stark Apologizes For Suggesting Bush Enjoys Troop Deaths in Iraq

Fox News ^ | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 | Fox News

[mware]

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark of California apologized Tuesday for comments he made last week suggesting President Bush was sending troops to Iraq to get their "heads blown off for his amusement."

The apology came after the House voted 196-173 with eight members voting present to table a resolution introduced by House Minority Leader John Boehner censuring Stark.

[mware]

Brit's showed his apology on his show.

The emails must have been overwhelming.

I guess that CNN poll was not representative to the rest of the country.

[Pistolshot]

Stark should be gone at his next election run. What he said is unforgivable.

[airborne]

He doesn’t mean it.

He’s just covering his a$$ because one of his staff told him the poll numbers look bad.

[mware]

Just like the git, he apologized to his collegues first, than the president, THAN the troops as an afterthought.

Fox News does not have the video up yet, when it come up, I'll post a link.

[mware]

Yeah he jumped the shark, but the shark caught up this time.

[Old Sarge]

My comments previously posted here...

[pissant]

He should hang for treason, frankly.

[dainbramaged]

Your so-called apology is too late, numbskull.

[vietvet67]

Video here: http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=7103

[Cicero]

Fortney Stark?

[Anti-Bubba182]

"Rep. Pete Stark Apologizes For Suggesting Bush Enjoys Troop Deaths in Iraq"

In other words Pete Stark crawls on his belly and eats poop after a severe beating by the Democratic leadership.

[mware]

Sorry about that I should have checked to see if a thread was up.

[mware]

The first apology should have went to the troops and their families, than the president.

[I still care]

I always notice these apologies take a few days to come.

It’s sad that people have to check their polls to see if they should apologize, or not.

[#1CTYankee]

"Yeah he jumped the shark, but the shark caught up this time."

Too bad the shark couldn't have found his manhood in the act, now that would be impossible.

[Mark was here]

Amazing that 173 felt that Stark was just fine.

[Savage Beast]

Not only were Stark’s comments mean spirited, nasty, cruel, and stupid, but they were untrue and provided ammunition for America’s enemies both at home and abroad. They say nothing about President Bush. They speak volumes about Stark. And they reveal—yet again—the basic mendacity of the Left and its Political Machine, the Democrat Party.

[jaz.357]

Should have taken a bite out of his "RAT A$$"!

[digger48]

He was crying because Nancy had her aged, manicured nails dug firmly into his scrotum.

The Rats made a deal. They couldn’t afford this Censure to pass.

[Jacquerie]

Like the Clintons, Stark apologized when he and party leaders realized his comments were politically damaging. For rats, that is what qualifies as “courage.” barf.

[So Cal Rocket]

Amazing that 173 felt that Stark was just fine.

Actually, since this was a vote to Table (i.e., "kill") the resolution, there were 196 who felt it was fine

[JimSEA]

The apology came after the House voted 196-173 with eight members voting present to table a resolution introduced by House Minority Leader John Boehner censuring Stark.

First, however, 196 members voted to support Stark's statement. Not one of them are worth a damn, IMO.

[mo]

“Actually, since this was a vote to Table (i.e., “kill”) the resolution, there were 196 who felt it was fine...”

Now, a REAL GOP RNC Chair (one with a set of testicles)would be all over each news outlet brandishing this vote everywhere...daring the House Democratic leadership to get up and explain their vote ...to each and every voter in their district....

[Hardastarboard]

What he said, in essence, is that President Bush committed mass murder for fun, and used money that should have rightfully gone to children’s health care to do it. It’s no longer political discourse - it’s out and out slander.

[dbacks]

He was a POS, he is a POS and he will continue to be a POS until he dies. Which can’t be too soon!

[Coldwater Creek]

It is not enough! Stark must go!

President Bush is the best CIC that the military has had in a very long time.

[vietvet67]

He initially refused to apologize so we know this act today is not heartfelt. Pressured I suppose.

[bray]

Took him a week for his “character” to decide he was damaging the Party.

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[BenLurkin]

At least it wasn’t the usual politician’s “non-apoplogy apology”.

[listenhillary]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3039881

[Mark was here]

there were 196 who felt it was fine

Thanks for the clarification.

[Bean Counter]

Stark has been an obnoxious, loud-mouthed ass for years, and it’s high time someone had the stones to call him on it.

Good job by Boehner!!

[USMCPOP]

“Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who was one of the members gathered around Stark, told FOX News that the war is taking a great toll on members of Congress who are going to funerals of soldiers, seeing veterans returning from war and not getting the services they need and listening to the views of their constituents.”

I do hope they are not bleeding on any carpets that were paid for by taxpayers. “Taking a great toll”... give me a break! In my mind, a “great toll” is reading my son’s autopsy report. Going to yet another of our troops’ funerals here and facing the family (I’m running out of fingers to count them on). Communicating off and on with well over a hundred families who have lost their sons in Iraq and Afghanistan. Discussing with mothers how one is to best handle it when the second or third shipment of a son’s remnants show up stateside. Meeting wounded troops and their young wives and having them console me. Great toll, indeed. Suck it up, Marcy, there is worse to come.

I think I need to write a few notes to these dingbats.

[maine-iac7]

After his mea culpa, Stark walked walked off the floor to the Democratic side of the chamber and for at least five minutes stood sobbing while fellow Democrats gathered around him. Reporters close to the Speaker's Lobby were not able to hear why he was crying.

The Iraq war The Democrats "takes a great toll on members our troops - Who are the ones carrying the load.

[Lancey Howard]

He definitely doesn’t mean it.
Like communists everywhere, Stark is proud to proclaim his atheism.
Obviously, anybody would have to be a fool to believe a word he says.

[jimboster]

He may be a scumbag but his apology was a class act. It wasn’t one of those “if I offended anyone” wormy apologies.

[mware]

USMCPOP, did you lose a son in the war???

In any case you have a son serving.

Stark owed the first apology to those fighting and the families.

If you listen to the video you can see his comment about the troops came as an afterthought.

[KenHorse]

Rep. Pete Stark Apologizes For Suggesting Bush Enjoys Troop Deaths in Iraq

Suggesting???? Suggesting??? He flat out said it you big dummies!

[TeddyCon]

Pete Stark can straight Go To Hell! And he can take his forced, CYA apology and that party of parasites with him too!

Ps. I did enjoy watching that pathetic scumbag squirm, as he tried to work the "with this apology I will become as insignificant as I should be (aka PLEASE don't make me a campaign issue!)" angle though.

[prairiebreeze]

I wish Bush could counter with something like:

“As Commander in Chief of the finest military on the planet, and speaking for them as well as myself....non-apology not accepted, DEMOCRAT SCUMBAG.”

[Nebr FAL owner]

Pete Stark didn’t imply anything ,he stated it in plain English .

Now the self propelled pile of dog excrement is allegedly apologizing to the Pres.Bush & family .

I may have been born at night but it wasn’t last night!

[Bobbisox]

Sincerity aside...the damage has been done! Our enemies will use this in their recruitment tools. Kinda like when you go hunting for birds...male only. Bang...oops...was a female! Too late...can't take it back!

However, we could gather all this vial they are spewing into great commercials.

[mware]

On the other thread about the apology, someone posted that Stark went over to the side and cried for 5 minutes after apologizing.

This was definitely a forced apology from Nancy. The DU'ers are ticked off BIGTIME with her for forcing his to apologize.

Really looked like a deal was made between Nancy and Stark, you apologize and we will table the censor.

[ssstewar]

Please accept my condolenses for your son. I too have a son saving and I am quite proud of him. We lost his mom a year ago to cancer and I worry about him all the time; but he is doing what he knows is right and I have a father’s pride, as do you, knowing that despite cretians like Peni*, I mena Pete Stark, that he is making America proud.

God bless you sir, and I salute you and your son.

[cubreporter]

He’s an ASS. Probably thought he would get wonderful raves. Like I said...he’s an ASS!!!

[james500]

"I apologize for this reason: I think we have serious issues before us, the issue of providing medical care to children, the issue about what we're going to do about a war that we're divided about how to end," Stark said. "I hope that with this apology I will become as insignificant as I should be and that we can return to the issues that do divide us, but that we can resolve in a better fashion."

He is NOT apologizing for making a disgusting slanderous remark about the President. He is apologizing for being a distraction from the dems legislative agenda.

[Colofornian]

What I want to know is where is the MSM? I mean, when Ann Coulter came out with a comment about some people "enjoying" the deaths of their husbands "too much," the MSM was all over Coulter.

Now, we have a Democrat who send that troops were being sent (& wounded/killed) all for the purpose of the "president's amusement."

Come out, come out whereever you are, MSM critics of Coulter. Show your consistency!

[BallyBill]

I would rather Stark just embrace sobriety. It would do him good.

[mware]

Colo,although it was not picked up by much of the media with the acception of Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, it was enough to make him issue an apology.

This internet thing is the media to be reckoned with.

[i_dont_chat]

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