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Jim Webb Threatens to 'Slug' President Bush
Newsmax.com ^

Posted on 11/30/2006 8:53:43 AM PST by Dark Skies

Newly elected Senator Jim Webb, D-Va., was so infuriated by a remark from President George W. Bush that the former Marine officer was tempted to punch the commander-in-chief.

The confrontation, disclosed in the influential Washington, D.C.-based publication The Hill, came shortly after the midterm elections at a private White House reception for newly elected lawmakers.

Webb, who defeated Republican Sen. George Allen in Virginia, ran a campaign critical of the administration’s Iraq policy, and has a son, a Marine lance corporal, serving in Iraq.

At the reception, Bush asked Webb how his son was doing.

Webb answered that he really wanted to see his son brought back home, a source close to Webb reported.

The Associated Press quoted Webb as saying, "I told him I'd like to get them out of Iraq."

"I didn’t ask you that, I asked how he’s doing,” Bush countered, according to the source.

Emily Heil wrote in The Hill: "Webb confessed that he was so angered by this that he was tempted to slug the commander-in-chief, reported the source, but of course didn’t.”

Webb’s spokeswoman Kristian Denny Todd confirmed that "Jim did have a conversation with Bush at that dinner. Basically, he asked about Jim’s son; Jim expressed the fact that he wanted to have him home.”

Todd wouldn’t comment on Bush’s response.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: deranged; jimwebb; lunaticfringe; senatorass; senatorthinskin; thinskin; webb
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1 posted on 11/30/2006 8:53:44 AM PST by Dark Skies
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To: Dark Skies

Damn like ole Jimmy need anger management counseloring if he want slug US President HELLO ROFL


2 posted on 11/30/2006 8:54:36 AM PST by SevenofNine ("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: Dark Skies

He sounds like a classless impolite boor. He doesn't have to agree with the President, but a little common courtesy wouldn't hurt. Sheesh.


3 posted on 11/30/2006 9:00:31 AM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: Dark Skies

Another class act of a Dem shows his true colors.


4 posted on 11/30/2006 9:01:35 AM PST by Melinda
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To: SevenofNine
Why does Webb need a spokeswoman? Isn't he MAN enough to speak for himself! Hey Jim, your son signed up and wasn't forced into the military. Also, what part of how is your son doing don't you understand! Anser the question asked! Another fine U.S. Government official! Let's buy the guy an inflatable punching bag to slam so he can release his anger. LMAO
5 posted on 11/30/2006 9:02:16 AM PST by tuvals (America First - Support Our Troops!)
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To: Dark Skies

It's always comforting to know that (yet another) one of the 535 members of our Congress, sent up there to make decisions for us, has "issues."


6 posted on 11/30/2006 9:02:21 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (We'll be back.)
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To: Unam Sanctam

I thought Democrats were peace loving intellectuals who say war is not the answer and are against violence of any kind.

I thought a Democrat couldn't lower himself to such a level with Pres. Bush, since the Democrats are at such a high intellectual level, they would look down on the President and not sink to his level.

I guess I'm wrong.


7 posted on 11/30/2006 9:03:29 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dark Skies

I'd be thrilled, if Webb came out and whined that the Secret Service had visited him.

It would serve him right.


8 posted on 11/30/2006 9:03:30 AM PST by Darnright
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To: SevenofNine
"Damn like ole Jimmy need anger management counseloring if he want slug US President HELLO ROFL "

He can visit the House every once in a while and get into fights with/against the other POS NoVa elected, Jim Moran. It might even make C-SPAN watchable.
9 posted on 11/30/2006 9:04:39 AM PST by tfecw (It's for the children)
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To: Dark Skies

Sounds like a threat to me. The Secret Service need to keep an eye on this guy like they do with other deranged kooks.


10 posted on 11/30/2006 9:05:46 AM PST by ElkGroveDan ( What does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul?)
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To: Dark Skies

"Jim Webb Threatens to 'Slug' President Bush"

No he didn't. Webb is a pomous ass who commented that a remark by the president made Webb want to slug him. That's not a threat.

Webb is a tactless lib jerk and NewsMax is a rag.


11 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:01 AM PST by L98Fiero (The media as a self-licking ice-cream cone)
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To: Dark Skies
Scumbag is as scumbag does. This one will turn out to be the most ridiculous of all the senate losses. George Allen being turned out by the cut and run conservatives in Virginia in spite of his 92 lifetime ACU rating tells the story of how foolish these people really are. Well gang I hope you are proud of the dunce you helped to elect.

I voted for victory in Iraq so this ash hole aint my fault.
12 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:17 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Millions of Democrat babies aborted in 1988 or earlier did not vote this year.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Another threat to President Bush simply ignored.

Apparently the SS is still too busy with movie stars.
Didn't they alrady find Ms. Jolie's movie camera?

13 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:34 AM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: tfecw

You got point there show average American voter what they elect their Demos for LOL! hey it be more intesting than brit House of commons or Taiwan Parlaiment they get into fight there all the time


14 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:39 AM PST by SevenofNine ("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: Darnright

I'd be thrilled to see him on the Senate floor with a black eye proclaiming that W gave it to him.


15 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:45 AM PST by DarthVader (Conservatives aren't always right , but Liberals are almost always wrong.)
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To: Dark Skies

Might have been one of the first times a senator "served" his constituants from behind bars. That would have been really classy for the DIMS.


16 posted on 11/30/2006 9:06:53 AM PST by GoldenPup
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To: Dark Skies
No one should be surprised that Webb is an asshole..
Just about everything he's done the past decade pointed to that fact.

Folks need to learn to deal with a person as he has proved himself to be during the past several years --- not the man he MAY have been 20 years ago.

Semper Fi
17 posted on 11/30/2006 9:07:37 AM PST by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Dark Skies

I'm just disappointed he didn't actually do it.

That would have been a great way for the D's to start out the D's control of congress.


18 posted on 11/30/2006 9:08:48 AM PST by zbigreddogz
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To: Dark Skies

George Will's column today rips Webb for his rudeness. Sounds like this guy may be little unstable.


19 posted on 11/30/2006 9:10:26 AM PST by Courdeleon02
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To: Unam Sanctam

I was thinking the same thing. Of course, this is anecdotal, but all the liberals I personally know have always been short on the manners side. It's one of the things that really bothers me about them. They are so RUDE!! Didn't their mother ever teach them anything?


20 posted on 11/30/2006 9:11:24 AM PST by SpookBrat
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