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Democrat Pete STARK APOLOGIZES to PRESIDENT and TROOPS
MSNBC ^
| Oct 23, 2007
| Mike Viqueira
Posted on 10/23/2007 9:03:19 AM PDT by rface
Embattled Democrat Pete Stark has just publicly apologized to "the president and his family."
He took the floor after his fellow Democrats successfully killed a motion to censure him in the wake of his remarks last Thursday asserting that American troops were fighting in Iraq to have their "heads blown off for the president's amusement."
"I want to apologize to my colleagues, many of whom I have offended," Stark began. He then apologized to "the president and his family" and "the troops."
"I hope that with this apology, I return to being as insignificant as I should be," he concluded though a voice cracking with emotion.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; apology; appropriategroveling; deeplysaddened; democratparty; eatitpete; fortneystark; petestark; starkravingmad
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To: rface
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posted on
10/23/2007 7:36:59 PM PDT
by
eleni121
(+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
To: rface
Words have consequences, Stark needs to retire and retire now. He is not fit to serve in the US Congress........
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...
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posted on
10/23/2007 8:26:21 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Profile updated Monday, October 22, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
10/23/2007 8:52:40 PM PDT
by
rahbert
To: mmanager; stratboy
Angry, looser liberals. It doesn’t get any worse than that. The whole ‘selfish’ world is to blame they can’t hack in the real world like the rest of us, for ‘selfishly’ and ‘unconsionably’ not sharing the wealth with their self involved selves.
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posted on
10/23/2007 9:05:04 PM PDT
by
farlander
(Try not to wear milk bone underwear - it's a dog eat dog financial world)
To: Long Island Pete
Was wondering the same thing. I think he is a lush and should attend AA. Why would you inflict his psychopath on AA members?
226
posted on
10/23/2007 10:03:51 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: freepertoo
Anyone listen to the Grandy and Andy Morning show in D.C.? I'd rather pour battery acid into my ears.
227
posted on
10/23/2007 10:06:43 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: tennteacher
Did the House join hands to sing Kumbayah? I's a Democrat Congress. They held each other's genitalia.
228
posted on
10/23/2007 10:09:30 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: Albion Wilde
["After his mea culpa, Stark walked walked off the floor to the Democratic side of the chamber and for at least five minutes stood sobbing while fellow Democrats gathered around him. Reporters close to the Speaker's Lobby were not able to hear why he was crying.']
Wow. I didn't know how much he was affected by this. I really feel for him.
OK. I'm over it!
Fortunately for Rep. Stark (D), I hear that lobotomies are still obtainable.
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posted on
10/23/2007 10:18:24 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: SE Mom
Yikes! ..sobbing for 5 minutes...?? What in the WORLD? That boy ain't right.
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posted on
10/23/2007 10:20:04 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: rface
In my email to this reprobate I demanded that he sit down and shut up by retiring
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posted on
10/24/2007 2:55:03 AM PDT
by
Halgr
(Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
To: rface
DinahMoeHum’s post is a classic:
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Sorry for the asterisks, but I left in everything I could!
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posted on
10/24/2007 3:04:27 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Scrape the bottom, vote for Rodham!)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
I really feel for him. OK. I'm over it!
LOL!!
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posted on
10/24/2007 4:11:00 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(America: “the most benign hegemon in history.”—Mark Steyn)
To: SunkenCiv
1. He damn well better apologize!!! Stark said: "I return to being as insignificant as I should be" Correction, Stark needs to return to being far more insignificant than he's ever been!
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posted on
10/24/2007 4:20:03 AM PDT
by
Convert from ECUSA
(Hunter and Tancredo in '08! La Raza - the PLO of the Western Hemisphere)
To: rface
Resign Pete Stark, you insignificant POS.
235
posted on
10/24/2007 4:21:28 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: rface
236
posted on
10/24/2007 7:22:31 AM PDT
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; All
And in other news, A Fox News Military Analyst this morning reported that the Sunni’s are tired of Muslins being killed by Muslins, have given Osama bin Laden the equivalent of “the finger” and are working with U.S. and Iraqi troops to fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq. Yes, it is a VERY VERY VERY GOOD DAY.
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posted on
10/24/2007 8:31:38 AM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division Soldier fighting terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
To: rface
I strongly suspect Stark was beaten down by the DNC, Hoyer, Pelosi, and every political consultant worthy of the title for his remarks.
As for the Democratic Underground types....glad they feel betrayed. At least time its ‘real’.
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posted on
10/24/2007 8:40:02 AM PDT
by
Badeye
('Ron Paul joined 88 Democrats.....")
To: italianquaker
Exactly - the failure of the censure is the real story here.
To: rface
""I hope that with this apology, I return to being as insignificant as I should be," he concluded though a voice cracking with emotion." Insignificant? You got that right Mr. Stark. Oh, and btw, your apology, which is far too late, should have started with the President. You need to make another apology. As they say in Hollywood, "Take Two!"
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posted on
10/24/2007 9:08:20 AM PDT
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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