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Dems Deny Duckworth a Proxy Vote in Democratic Leader Elections
National Journal ^ | November 13, 2014 | Billy House

Posted on 11/14/2014 5:17:42 AM PST by C19fan

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To: eCSMaster

The Democrat War on (Pregnant) disabled Women Veterans!


21 posted on 11/14/2014 7:05:11 AM PST by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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Donate And Keep The Lights On


22 posted on 11/14/2014 7:12:06 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: TontoKowalski
"Republicans honor family and value the input of women in our caucus. Democrats have denied representation to this pregnant disabled war veteran, and we believe that is just plain wrong. We'd like to offer our friend, Congresswoman Duckworth..."

Yup. That's how it's done.

Unfortunately, the republicans never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

23 posted on 11/14/2014 7:43:46 AM PST by zeugma (The act of observing disturbs the observed.)
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To: C19fan

She should be discreetly approached by the Republicans over this. Though they don’t need to offer her much, anything is better than nothing with the Democrats. And caucusing with the Republicans would be another burn to them.

Importantly, her district has swung both Democrat and Republican in recent years, so it wouldn’t necessarily end her career.


24 posted on 11/14/2014 7:47:22 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: C19fan

She is a woman and suffering from a woman’s infirmity. She should resign if she can’t serve


25 posted on 11/14/2014 7:49:25 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

“”Only if she changes her whole political outlook””

I haven’t forgotten her smarmy remark to the patriot from TX when she gave testimony in the hearing about being targeted by the IRS because her group was a conservative group. Her family business was visited by something like 5 different federal/state agencies and she said it was the first time in 25 years that they’d ever had anyone visit from any state or federal agency. Duckworth said she was “appalled that they had never been visited by OSHA before that.” She had nothing to base that on as there were no violations of any laws found in the visits....just grandstanding.


26 posted on 11/14/2014 8:54:37 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Old Sarge

This witch disgusts me.

Republicans are afraid to ream her because of her “wounded vet” schtick.


27 posted on 11/14/2014 8:57:27 AM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: C19fan
The Iraq War veteran, who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down in 2004, made the request in a letter to fellow Democrats.

What in the Sam Hill is a disabled vet doing in the D party? She must be suffering from PTSD or she suffered some undiagnosed brain injury when the chopper went down.

28 posted on 11/14/2014 9:44:34 AM PST by bkopto (Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.)
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To: C19fan

“At that point, sources say the request began to be discussed. But according to an aide, Duckworth’s request then became muddled with another made by Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin to also be allowed to cast proxy votes next week because she will be out on Tuesday for a funeral.”

Bet they’d allow Gwen’s proxy vote if she were attending her own funeral!


29 posted on 11/14/2014 1:16:13 PM PST by gnickgnack2 (QUESTION obama's AUTHORITY)
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To: C19fan; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty/Retiree/Vet ping.

Democratic Representave Duckworth is prego.

She asked to vote by proxy while she is delivering.

Pelosi denies her.

War on Vets, War on Women.


30 posted on 11/14/2014 8:44:45 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: pepsionice

Never happen, this idiot showed up to a town hall wearing a flippin head scarf, showing kinship with muzzies.

Her over use of her disability is disgusting and she is everything a Vet should NOT be. As a point of fact, every Vet I know would never go around boasting about their time of service. She is so vile there are no words. Oh, and she was under investigation for her stint at with the VA and misuse of funds or some such thing. I can’t recall the details....


31 posted on 11/14/2014 9:16:56 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: Jet Jaguar
Given what we know about Pelosi and the rest of her coven, they probably demanded that Rep. Duckworth have an abortion to show her solidarity with their agenda.



America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

32 posted on 11/14/2014 9:26:30 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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To: jmaroneps37

But they’re letting 3 who haven’t even won re election yet, for sure, to vote.

CRIMINALS!!!!


33 posted on 11/15/2014 3:25:08 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Just keep repeating to yourself, “All cultures are equal.”)
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To: bert

It’s temporary, butthead!!


34 posted on 11/15/2014 3:27:33 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Just keep repeating to yourself, “All cultures are equal.”)
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To: AllAmericanGirl44

In other words, a typical Democrat!!!


35 posted on 11/15/2014 3:29:00 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Just keep repeating to yourself, “All cultures are equal.”)
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To: Shimmer1
Can't say this enough: Read the next to last paragraph!

I'll just post it here.

But another senior aide saw the events a completely different way. The aide noted that the caucus is allowing three members whose Election Day races have not yet been called to be allowed to vote, as if they've won reelection already. DEMOCRATS ARE CRIMINALS
36 posted on 11/15/2014 3:31:28 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Just keep repeating to yourself, “All cultures are equal.”)
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To: Jet Jaguar

A pox on all of them.


37 posted on 11/15/2014 6:49:27 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: AllAmericanGirl44

Greetings AllAmericanGirl44:

IIRC, Tammi Duckworth disobeyed Orders. Tammi Duckresponsibility purposely deviated her assigned aircraft from the controlled airspace corridor for her mission sortie. Tammi took her non-combat aircraft and crew upon a sightseeing joy ride of Iraq before being shot down in hostile airspace. Duckworthless endangered not only her aircraft and crew, but those brave men assigned to extract her from the mess she created. Because of political correctness, Tammi never faced the Court Marshal she earned for demonstrating such inept judgement, untrustworthyness, and conduct unbecoming of an Officer.

One should note that Tammi is one of Madigan’s political punks, cut from the same self-centered cloth as F’n Kerry. Given Tammi’s hand is firmly upon the control stick of our Nation’s purse strings, even the democRats are very willing to risk “pregnancy discrimination” as an excuse to ignore her history (herstory?) of self-aggrandizing follies.

Cheers,
OLA


38 posted on 11/16/2014 3:07:50 AM PST by OneLoyalAmerican (In God I trust, all others provide citations.)
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To: pepsionice
If I were the Republicans....I’d go to Duckworth and just let her know that we’d respect her situation and offer her the Proxy Vote....if she wanted to step across the aisle and become a Republican.

Thankfully you are not leadership, because that's a really silly idea...

Giving her the ability to bash GOP polices from the House floor and vote against every piece of GOP legislation as a Republican for a single vote...

39 posted on 11/16/2014 3:31:58 AM PST by Popman
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To: OneLoyalAmerican

Thank you OLA, I wonder how it is that I didn’t know that
information?!

I am disgusted that she represents my fine district.
Then again, what with how ‘they’ carved us up and tossed
in folks from the city, I can barely conceive how she
was ever elected.

If I were to say what I think of Madigan, I’d be tossed
off this board :(


40 posted on 11/16/2014 7:32:23 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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