Posted on 11/03/2018 1:09:45 PM PDT by george76
Former fighter pilot Lang Sias, the Republican pick for Colorado lieutenant governor, called out Jared Polis Friday over a televised misstatement about the National Guard.
On KUSA-9News’ Next with Kyle Clark program Thursday, the Democratic nominee for governor said he wouldn’t give President Trump access to Colorado Army National Guard troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border if he thinks it’s politically motivated.
“You could use the same rational to not allow someone to fight in Afghanistan or Iraq,” Clark said to Polis. “Is that dangerous?”
Polis replied: “Well, it wouldn’t be Colorado National Guard units going to Afghanistan or Iraq. It would be, you know, U.S. military.”
Actually, National Guard units have provided a large percentage of the personnel in both wars.
Sias retired as a Navy Topgun pilot and instructor after 12 years, then joined the Air National Guard. He deployed with National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom as an F-16 pilot. In 2005, he commanded a unit of forward air controllers in Kirkuk and Hawija in Iraq.
“I’m appalled that someone who wants to be our next governor and have command of the Colorado National Guard is so ignorant that he doesn’t even know about the National Guard’s involvement in the war on terror,” Sias
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The next governor should recognize the sacrifice these men and women have made to protect our freedom. While Congressman Polis seems to have no idea what the National Guard even does, I know Walker will be a governor who always supports our troops.”
(Excerpt) Read more at coloradopolitics.com ...
Democrats are open borders types.
We have stupid voters in my state. They’re sadly beyond help.
Unfortunately, most of Polis’ voters don’t care.
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Too stoned to care.
Are their enough patriotic Americans and veterans in Colorado to be offended and make a difference at the polls?
Doesn't matter what the gay moron "thinks". If PDJT federalizes the troops, they are going.
Meanwhile, "fact checker" Joe St George on Fox 31 has been working overtime to prop up Polis every night.
I fear that Californians in Colorado will vote Polis in. That would literally suck.
Stopped watching that fool.
Understand that the low information , emotional nuts do.
“...We have stupid voters in my state....”
There are stupid voters in EVERY State.
They’re called democrats.
My daughter and SIL dropped off their ballots today.MAGA. Colorado is in trouble going forward and some residents are politically astute Colorado needs to blast the 2nd Amendment importance 24-7. That is the issue for the young millennial transplants.
Get those CONSERVATIVE ballots turned in NOW!
Colorado is currently the only all-mail ballots - state that has same-day voter registration. This means that as the Deep State is counting their votes during the “election month,” a campaign sees there still aren’t enough votes to win, they can go out and make brand new voters = like ballot harvesting.
With only a utility bill, no photo ID required, a person can register to vote and vote at the same time.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3702268/posts
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Constitution does not give state governors the right to block the call-up of state National Guard units for duty overseas (or anyplace for that matter).
USSC affirmed a 1989 ruling by a Federal appeals court, the Justices upheld a four-year-old Federal law known as the Montgomery Amendment. That law removed the governors’ longstanding power under Federal law to withhold their consent for orders summoning National Guard units to active duty in the absence of a national emergency.
Congress passed the 1986 law after several governors had withheld their consent to sending National Guard units for training in Honduras. The Montgomery Amendment, named after its House sponsor, Representative G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery, Democrat of Mississippi, provides that a governor’s consent may not be withheld ‘’because of any objection to the location, purpose, type or schedule’’ of the active duty assignment.
Perpich v. Department of Defense, 496 U.S. 334 (1990)
Most don’t know he has a “husband” and a child. Sad Sad State of Affairs
Of course, that child is a boy. Poor kid.
It’s all the Californians fault, how many have actually relocated? Since this is the claim about almost every state, it wouldn’t be many.
“Are their enough patriotic Americans and veterans in Colorado to be offended and make a difference at the polls?”
Sure hope so! Dropped off our ballots today. Can’t wait to get this election over with. I’m so sick of the worthless political crap on TV I could scream. Hope Polis and Diane B*tch Much and the rest of the commies all get their butts kicked.
Most don’t know he has a “husband” and a child. Sad Sad State of Affairs
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That’s the truth. I talked to an elderly Dem lady who voted for Polis. She had no idea he had a “husband” and they had a child. She acted disgusted but it was too late.
If he gets elected they’ll advertise their gay family.
Colorado has become Californicated..
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