Posted on 04/16/2007 2:50:53 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Marine's mom arrested at Pelosi's office
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago
The mother of a Marine who tried to kill himself after two tours of duty in Iraq was arrested Monday while protesting the war outside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record).
Tina Richards of Salem, Ore., was charged with disorderly conduct, said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman. Schneider said Richards would be issued a citation and released.
Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Pelosi, D-Calif., said Richards was with a group of 15 to 20 protesters when she was arrested in the hallway outside the speaker's office.
Gael Murphy, a spokesman for Codepink, an anti-war group that helped organize the protest at Pelosi's office, said Richards was arrested after chanting anti-war statements.
"I have been trying to meet with Speaker Pelosi since November because she needs to listen to the moms and other women affected by the war," Richards said in a statement.
Hammill said Richards' request for a meeting with Pelosi is pending. "She's met repeatedly with staff, and we've passed her concerns to the speaker," he said.
Last month, Richards confronted Rep. David Obey (news, bio, voting record), D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, in her effort to persuade lawmakers to cut off funding for the war. That exchange was videotaped and played widely on YouTube.
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I dont know anything about that.
Ya know I never thought of that,but you are right. If he tried to commit suicide twice there is something wrong with that boy , he must be an idiot.
Suicide shouldnt be that tough for a trained soldier. Why did he fail twice.
I spent 25 years in the DC Fire department and went to many suicides. The ones who really wanted to die were dead.
I may have seen a couple of failures with women who failed to overdose. but bet your butt when they went off the Duke Ellington bridge they didnt come back.
This lady has been running all over DC telling the media that her son's unit murdered thousands of innocent women and children in Fallujah. It's hard to ascertain if she is nuts or just grossly exaggerating in order to raise money. Her son is also in a world of trouble from protesting in full uniform last month.
What in the hell is that sadsack doing in the military...and the Marines to boot?!
She has the advantage of a live son she can medicate up to the eyballs and push around in a wheelchair while he drools at the crowds.
“Idiot Liberals Obey!!” (neo mindless slaves)
If a Marine had tried to kill himself, he would have succeeded. This was either a cry for help on his part, ineptitude, or fraud. Since he calls himself a Marine, then he must have made it through Boot and The Crucible, which means that he isn’t inept. This narrows it down.
Unlike most of the Code Pinkoes she has her very own donate buton.
...and his mother is a key leader of the Code Pinko crowd. And he has participated in several protests since returning from overseas... and... and... and...
Wonder if he really is a vet.... He certainly learned well from his mother how to bash your friends. I’m glad that I didn’t serve with him! Despicable people! Too bad the military doesn’t have the ability to disbar such members like they did in the old days.
Pelosi was overheard saying.... “WTF, don’t these useful idiots know they are only supposed to bother Republicans?”
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