Posted on 12/26/2013 6:17:07 PM PST by SkyPilot
Chuck Wooten, a military veteran, was already ticked off about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pushing through the bipartisan budget deal, which includes cuts to veterans retirement benefits. So when he got a fundraising email from Ryans office asking for money, he decided to really let the Wisconsin congressman know how he feels.
The scathing open letter, posted on Facebook last week, is going viral and you only have to read the first few sentences to know why. It should be noted that because Wootens Facebook page is set to private, we werent able to review the original post on his wall and had to rely on re-posts.
Please note that this request by you for a cash donation from me is extremely unfortunate and very ill-timed, Wooten writes in the open letter to Ryan. You see sir, I am one of the military retirees your bipartisan budget just impacted. You and every Republican (both in the House and Senate) that voted to pass this travesty betrayed and broke trust with me and everyone like me.
He continued: You may not know us by name, but were the people, Congressman, who answered our Nations call, some of us at a very early age to willingly serve YOU and others LIKE YOU so you could safely attend college and pursue your personal ambitions without fear of harm.
Wooten went on to remind Ryan of the bravery his brothers-in-arms display every single day as they boldly answer the call of duty, without fail, without complaint.
And for that service, we were given absolute assurance our so-called retirement benefits would be protected by law. The very law you shattered in your zeal to impress your Democratic cohorts in your back room dealwith the enemy.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
I am glad I caught it before it was pulled.. would have escaped like Obama’s past (x.x)
Lol! :D
Bachmann didn’t support Ryan/Murray. Your heavy inference from a two-year old article was that she did.
Look, my son is active-duty Army. I myself work on veterans’ issues, including homelessness, where I live. I understand the issues and think Paul Ryan is a disgrace.
But it does no good to mischaracterize one one of the House’s leading conservatives, who is leaving office anyway next year, especially when she didn’t vote for Ryan/Murray, which was the point of the article.
Thank you.
I smell ozone in your future by what other posters have copied and posted. You’ve been on my list since your signup date.
There was no ZOT. The person whose post was deleted is still a FReeper.
It’s my honor.
I bet lafarge couldn’t last five minutes in uniform.
They’d get smoked, then get a blanket party due to how badly they messed up.
I’d donate the socks and soap bar for it too.
Ryno has proved himself to be an enemy of freedom and can no longer be trusted.
FK that morally defective, spiritually handicapped, mentally bankrupt dilatante’.
I know you are like that.
We gave one recruit a blanket party in basic training. He would not take a shower until we gave him one, about the end of the first week. No problem after that.
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