Posted on 01/06/2006 5:57:25 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Mudville Gazette has the details on an Army soldier who confronted Dem Reps. John Murtha and Jim Moran at a town hall meeting in Arlington, Va. Greyhawk transcribed the confrontation:
"Yes sir my name is Mark Seavey and I just want to thank you for coming up here. Until about a month ago I was Sgt Mark Seavey infantry squad leader, I returned from Afghanistan. My question to you, (applause)
"Like yourself I dropped out of college two years ago to volunteer to go to Afghanistan, and I went and I came back. If I didn't have a herniated disk now I would volunteer to go to Iraq in a second with my troops, three of which have already volunteered to go to Iraq. I keep hearing you say how you talk to the troops and the troops are demoralized, and I really resent that characterization. (applause) The morale of the troops that I talk to is phenomenal, which is why my troops are volunteering to go back, despite the hardships they had to endure in Afghanistan.
"And Congressman Moran, 200 of your constituents just returned from Afghanistan. We never got a letter from you; we never got a visit from you. You didn't come to our homecoming. The only thing we got from any of our elected officials was one letter from the governor of this state thanking us for our service in Iraq, when we were in Afghanistan. That's reprehensible. I don't know who you two are talking to but the morale of the troops is very high."
Moran - who is one of the few congressmen supporting Charlie Rangel's call to restore the draft - responded quickly: "That wasn't in the form of a question, it was in the form of a statement. But, uhh... let's go over here." And he took the next question.
Cut and run. It's the only way the Dems know.
Murtha would have said "Can I shake your hand?" and done so to applause and tears, and then gone on for five minutes about how we were the enemy and that crap.
I'm a son of a vet, though I haven't served myself, and such disrespect always burns me.
Thank God that young man confronted those two with truth.
Jim Moran wouldn't know the truth if it hit him in the mouth. He's unfortunately my Congressman and that meeting needed disruption.
The Dems know how to handle this stuff. A Republican would have been daunted by the statement but Dems have no souls and no stature and stupid people still vote them into office.
Good. I like the idea of military personnel confronting these congressional idiots.
Murtha amd Moran should be spit on when they show their facees in public.
"That wasn't in the form of a question, it was in the form of a statement..."
Maybe Moron is a candidate to replace Alex on Jeapordy.
Got to seriously hand it to this trooper for having the guts to stick it in and break it off.
I agree. All these "traitors" in suits on the Hill need a good dose of reality. Why not send them to Iraq and come face to face with the enemy. Betcha they'd be asking for military intervention then huh?
The DNC and MSM HQs need one big zot from the Death Star.
Maybe Moran's military constituents can do enough to get him "un-elected".
LoL..
You call what Moran did "handling it?" He made an idiot out of himself!
does anyone have a correct link to the C-Span video??? The one in the article at the Mudville Gazzette does not work...
"I keep thinking - what would turn an old soldier like he has turned??"
Dementia
Nah, that called 'a coward'
one for whom is reserved the little 'm', not the capital.
God Bless sgt. Seavey. He is a patriot and a gentleman.
Did he yelp like a whipped dog when he said that?
I tell you what, the only thing worse than cutting and running, is tucking your tail and running.
Modern day certified snot-faced liberal, socialist, democRAT. The phrase that leaps to mind.
Murtha is a crook and has been for a long time. He hides behind his service as a Marine in VN as if that excuses his behavior since.
Moranus is a pu$$y. He likes to beat up little kids and women.
They are both traitors and a disgrace to this country and are members of America's permanent criminal class: Congress.
By the way, did you know they are Democrats?
Me speaking to Murtha:
"I find your lack of faith... disturbing."
*Pinch*
How do these pathetic creatures look in the mirror? Sickening!!!!
Of course it wasn't in the form of a question. These fine soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen don't have any questions about what they are doing. Seems pretty clear to them. Only the fatheads in DC have questions.
The military has the answers.
Me speaking to Murtha:
"You have failed me for the last time"
Murtha drops like a sack of potatoes on the House floor. All the Rats are terrified.
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