Former Dean supporter Tom Harkin (D-IA) calls Cheney a coward and criticizes 'backdoor draft'

AP ^ | August 14, 2004

[kingattax]

harkin is another socialist jackass that the VP needs to

give a "Leahy" to.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Old "Dung Heap" lives up to his name again.

[Texas Eagle]

Tom Harkin is a backdoor draft.

[Defender2]

tom harkin, another pinko in drag!!!!

[zarf]

Former Dean Supporter Tom Harkin

[Viet-Boat-Rider]

Sen. Tom Harkin tries to censor Rush Limbaugh

Gerard Jackson

BrookesNews.Com

Monday 28 June 2004

Rush Limbaugh was certainly taken aback when he learnt that Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) had proudly announced on 16 June that he had sneaked in an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2005 Defence Authorization bill: an amendment designed to drive the Rush Limbaugh Show off the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

Although Rush Limbaugh's show is only one of the 1200 programs that the Armed Forces Radio Network provides the troops, this one program, 0.08 per cent of the total number of programs broadcast, was just too much for leftwing Sen Tom Harkin.

To justify his sordid attempt to censor Rush Limbaugh Tom Harkin hypocritically claimed that he only wanted the Armed Forces Radio Network to "make a greater effort to provide balanced representation of political viewpoints on its airwaves to American service members around the world."

[Eragon]

I live in Iowa. My first vote in a national election two years ago was to oust this loser. We can't seem to shake this Rat.

[gilliam]

This is another guy who voted no on the money to fund military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan.

[concerned about politics]

Sen. Tom Harkin called Vice President Dick Cheney a "coward" for avoiding service in Vietnam and called on President Bush to end the "backdoor draft."

What, oh what, would he say about Bill Clinton? LOL.
When it comes to ANY military service, the Dems have nothing to stand on. They supported Clinton 100% as president. He got his draft card, and ran like hell to Europe. The dems loved him for it.

[Howlin]

I never thought I could hate anybody as much as I hated Bill and Hillary Clinton, but these people are DANGEROUS; the Clintons lied to protect their crimes; these people lie with wild abandon about things that threaten the very foundation of this country.

[Howlin]

Bill Clinton said that he and Cheney and Bush ALL avoided Vietnam.

[BenLurkin]

More panic in the anti-American party.

[NormsRevenge]

"The part of the U.S. code that provides for this anticipates major wars, major national emergencies," Harkin said. "That is not what we're confronting right now. You think about using this law only in (extreme cases), only when we're really in dire, dire need."

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I guess harkin needs to have a review of his voting record done to see if he was also one of those who was cutting the military back in the era of Clinton.. rather than making our military a more hospitable place for folks to serve.

Plus , allowing Rats to say what is or is not a major national mergencies is laughable.

[IrishCatholic]

Don't you love how the scumbags are free to hurl the words "Coward" and "Chickenhawk" around and then squeal like pigs when someone puts their record up for inspection. Did Harkin call Clinton a coward? Will Harkin examine the now demonstrably false stories Kerry has been putting out about his Vietnam experience? Will Harkin apologize? (They love apologizing)

[concerned about politics]

Bill Clinton said that he and Cheney and Bush ALL avoided Vietnam.

And the democrats still love the little man to death! If they can still adore Clinton, they lose all credibility when they bring up the military service of anyone else.

[DoughtyOne]

As I understand it, Cheney didn't do anything that wasn't available to other kids in his day. This is an abominable comment by Harkin. He should resign from office for this statement.

[Conservative4Life]

its very telling when his only friend in the senate was wellstone. This idiot is just like skerry, hides in the shadows and makes noise only when instructed to do so from the dnc information minister

[Not A Snowbird]

Harkin is a small little man. I pay him no mind.

[concerned about politics]

Harkin. He should resign from office for this statement.

Sounds good to me.