Posted on 06/27/2006 6:33:29 PM PDT by ncountylee
Looks like Webb has a short fuse and a very nasty side too.
Still, Webb finally "went over" to the NLF ~ well after the war, of course, but he definitely started carrying their water.
I hear he's behind in the polling too...nothing worse than a "R" gone over to the darkside.
What a freakin child.
If this is an example of Webb's professional demeanor and staff expertise, I'd say George Felix Allen doesn't have a thing to worry about.
If this costs Allen the presidency, we will have to blame his mother. And it goes to support my rule for baby names:
NEVER PICK A NAME THAT YOU DON'T WANT READ OUT LOUD BY THE GYM TEACHER
I'm very surprised that Webb was so stupid as to oppose the flag burning amendment when it's irrelevant to his candidacy. It's coming up now. It probably won't come up again, so he will have no occasion to vote one way or the other. You'd think that with that situation, he'd see no downside to taking the popular position.
On the other hand, this is the guy who ran an anti-Semitic commercial against his Democratic opponent. He obviously has a tin-ear.
That short fuse won't play well in Virginia.
"Born Fighting" might sell books. But it won't win elections.
FWIW
1) George Allen's draft number was 229.
2) He was eligible for the 1971 draft for 1972 induction.
3) Nixon was already withdrawing troops in 1971.
Well, his mother ~is~ French...
It seems a lot of Dems in the last few years are using the words liar and coward pretty loosely. Not too many years ago a person could get flattened in a hurry for such behavior.
"....Webb, a decorated Vietnam veteran...."
oh man.....here we go again. Did this one toss his "decorations" over the fence, too?
Because it's the only way they can drag the issue of his having served into the campaign. They are sitting there, waiting for an opportunity to portray him or any democrat as a Victim (which they love and can get behind with much more gusto than they can get behind a veteran). That way they can pound their chests about military service without supporting the WOT AND it lets them say "Here's a guy with military experience and even he is against the war."
Webb's temper makes McCain look like Gandhi. I would say he has a short fuse, but I don't think he has any fuse at all. He's going to meltdown in this campaign, again and again and again. If he makes it to the debates, Allen just has to tweak him slightly and Webb will cover the TV cameras in spittle.
Any veteran who served a day in, over or offshore Vietnam gets a foreign service ribbon. Yeah? So what? This guy, like thousands of others who think military service excuses their assholism, should have stayed home. He's probably another Murtha or Kerry.
Webb's service was fine, he turned rotten recently and became a Sandy Berger butt boy.
3) Nixon was already withdrawing troops in 1971.
true.....he began withdrawal before the end of 1969.
for instance, the First Infantry Division was completely out by Apr, 1970
Sounds more like a sociopath.
Virginia voters will see through this and re-elect Allen handily. Allen shouldn't respond to this third-grade tripe. Webb is just trying to make him lose his cool so the MSM can go "GOP Presidential candidate loses his temper to political newcomer."
right now I can't remember exactly how Webbs name got in the 2004 kerry/medal/discharge saga, but it seems like he didn't tell what he knew
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