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Concord Rep's Email Causes National Firestorm
Condord Patch ^ | July 22, 2011 | Tony Schinella

Posted on 07/24/2011 12:59:08 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes

A Concord state representative's email to Republican colleagues at the State House about her Army training is causing national controversy this morning. In the email July 21, State Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker, R-Concord, the city's only GOP rep., described some of the training she was getting at Fort Dix, before she ships off to Afghanistan later this year. Blankenbeker, who is a Naval Reservist nurse, said she was learning how to drive a hum vee for convoys, both day and night, as well as weapons training. Blankenbeker wrote: "Today I got to be the gunner which was fun. The .50cal is quite a gun! I was never ascared (sic) of the unions but they better not F#%k with me again!!! Just saying."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: armynavy; nurse; representative; union
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Lynne is a colleague of mine in the NH Legislature. I have the greatest respect and admiration for her. She has gotten more liberal panties in a wad with this email than anything else lately to which I say "YOU GO, GIRL!"
I tried to post this from the Huffington Post but quickly learned that that publication is not welcome here. You can check it for yourself if you like. It's pretty funny. (Well, it is if you have any sense of humor at all, especially some of the comments.)
Probably after reading this, the Concord Patch will also be banned here!
1 posted on 07/24/2011 12:59:16 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes
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To: Little Bill

NH ping?


2 posted on 07/24/2011 1:01:38 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm sticking with Herman. No more second terms!)
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“Today I got to be the gunner which was fun. The .50cal is quite a gun! I was never ascared (sic) of the unions but they better not F#%k with me again!!! Just saying.”

I don’t see the problem. What’s the controversy about?

I bet they don’t like the word ‘askared’. Wusses!


3 posted on 07/24/2011 1:03:06 PM PDT by passionfruit (When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
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Sounds like Mr. Lang of the organized fire thug’s union is a snively little asshat.


4 posted on 07/24/2011 1:04:37 PM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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“ascared”

Probably some insult to the Prophet, or something.


5 posted on 07/24/2011 1:05:34 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: Past Your Eyes
Palin/Blankenbeker 2014!!!
6 posted on 07/24/2011 1:05:40 PM PDT by ken5050 (Save the earth..it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: Past Your Eyes

The truth hurts. It’s OK for unions to threaten to kill or maim you and your children, break your windows, smash you car, burn down your house, destroy whatever property you own that they do not (all of which has been threatened many times over by unions), but stand up to them and it creates a “firestorm” and it was in poor taste. What a bunch of pansies. Live free or die, my ass. Go Lynne! Twice.


7 posted on 07/24/2011 1:06:36 PM PDT by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of freedom only to see fascism elected at home.)
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Example number 453,783,701 that liberalism is a mental disorder. No need to restate the symptoms — we all know what they are.

I do not know about this lady, but she has my vote!


8 posted on 07/24/2011 1:07:03 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Maybe he needs to brush up on his reading comprehension skills. I read it and laughed. Somehow the union thug thinks she’s going to come after them with a .50 cal. LMAO!


9 posted on 07/24/2011 1:07:19 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm sticking with Herman. No more second terms!)
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To: Past Your Eyes

Exactly.


10 posted on 07/24/2011 1:09:36 PM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: EagleUSA

I DO know the lady and she is A #1 in my book.


11 posted on 07/24/2011 1:09:43 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm sticking with Herman. No more second terms!)
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She’s right, the .50 cal is an awesome weapon. I don’t understand why it would cause a “national firestorm” among the looney libs though.


12 posted on 07/24/2011 1:09:59 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Barry! Compromise this!!!)
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I don't remember dims throwing a big fit when Obama said 'If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun'. It's almost like they are being inconsistent in their outrage. /sarc
13 posted on 07/24/2011 1:10:21 PM PDT by camerongood210
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Great bio...nurse admin AND a lawyer...and previously deployed in Operation Iraqi freedom..

Sounds like a Nicki Haley literally "locked and loaded"

She should go far..what about Congress or state wide office for her?

14 posted on 07/24/2011 1:10:50 PM PDT by ken5050 (Save the earth..it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: Past Your Eyes

The word “ascared” is a perfectly good American word. It needed no damnably slanderous parenthetic “(sic)”. See http://www.grammarist.com/usage/ascared/


15 posted on 07/24/2011 1:10:57 PM PDT by bvw
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LOL! So she’s getting flak about her opinions about unions? Oh, well. I guess she shouldn’t have made that direct connection, with her training on the .50 cal, but I can understand her sentiment. ;o)


16 posted on 07/24/2011 1:11:16 PM PDT by SuziQ
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I don’t see a problem with her remarks. A patriot, training to defend the country, makes a funny remark. This will only be a phoney controversy for the Commie Pinkos who want to stifle all manner of speech from the right.

Tell her she has at least one supporter in PA.


17 posted on 07/24/2011 1:11:57 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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Hehhehheh. I always thought it was spelt “askeered” or maybe “ascairt”, thus the need for the (sic).
“;^)


18 posted on 07/24/2011 1:14:50 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm sticking with Herman. No more second terms!)
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When you see her again, be sure to pass along greetings and best wishes from FR.
19 posted on 07/24/2011 1:15:48 PM PDT by JPG (Palin '12)
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First big weapon I was assigned to: Quad-50...for an impressionable 18-year-old, it was, and still is, awesome!


20 posted on 07/24/2011 1:17:22 PM PDT by jennings2004 (Sarah Palin: "The bright light at the end of a very dark tunnel!")
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