Posted on 05/08/2009 2:36:17 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
CBS announcer: Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid @ 5:16 pm by Michael O'Brien
CBS Sports commentator David Feherty drew criticism Friday for suggesting any U.S. soldier would murder House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if given the chance.
"From my own experience visiting the troops in the Middle East, I can tell you this, though: despite how the conflict has been portrayed by our glorious media, if you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Osama bin Laden, there's a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and bin Laden would be strangled to death," Feherty wrote in an a D Magazine piece welcoming former President George W. Bush back to Dallas.
Feherty, a former professional golfer who now helps call golf events for CBS, said that troops love former President Bush by contrast, and praised the former commander-in-chief for having prevented additional terrorist attacks during his time in office.
Liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America demanded an apology for the remarks Friday.
"Mr. Feherty's violent comments about Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid are disgusting," said Media Matters President Eric Burns. "Suggesting that our troops would attack the leaders of the very democracy they've sworn to sacrifice their lives for is an insult to their integrity, honor, and professionalism. CBS Sports should demand its golf analyst apologize to our soldiers."
The left has no humor when it comes to their own. Heard much about Obama on Leno or Letterman?
Only after the fire becomes a smoltering heap?
“Suggesting that our troops would attack the leaders of the very democracy they’ve sworn to sacrifice their lives for is an insult to their integrity, honor, and professionalism.”
First, their oath is to the Constitution and second, this is a republic, not a democracy. The consideration of such an attack isn’t as much an insult as a re-affirmation of their oath.
So, Mr. Feherty, would you care to run for office — ANY office? Please?
I would.
Do we have to wait for that?
Cheers!
“No self respecting soldier would waste the bullets”
Especially of bullets become scarce as obammy seems to imply..
AMEN!AMEN! AMEN!!!!!
“Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid”
“Using that logic, almost any reporter would shoot Bush or Cheney.”
And *they* still have jobs...oh... http://www.newspaperdeathwatch.com/
“NANCY PELOSI IS MY EMPLOYEE. So it DIRTY HARRY! AND BARAK OBAMA.”
Awesomely true. Clearly disregarded by these entitlement mindsets.
LOL
The idiot who wrote this story got the guy’s joke wrong. It was what you said, the soldier would shoot bin Laden twice and strangle Reid & Pelosi.
David Feherty: “I believe in the death penalty, especially for pro-lifers, child molesters, those opposed to gay marriage...”
This guy’s all over the ice - forget about him running for Senate..
I'd say he gets a Pulitzer...
Well, yes, and your point is?
Why use even one?
Strangle all 3.
"Mr. Feherty's violent comments about Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid are disgusting," said Media Matters President Eric Burns.
A sports commentator does a little editorializing via off-color humor yet not a peep is made about the countless ugly, inappropriate statements made by Olberman, Matthews. et al over the years. Typical hypocrisy so glaringly evident from the left.
Uh-oh, I love Feherty, I hope he’s able to keep his job.
He was obviously using humor (this time not so subtle) to make his point. Like when he says of an errant shot into the woods that “Lassie wouldn’t be able to find that ball if it was wrapped with bacon”
Feherty and many PGA pros go and visit the troops overseas. Tour players and NASCAR drivers are the most conservative people in almost any profession and Feherty is one of the funniest writers and commentators anywhere.
I did read it, and took it as a (Keith Oberman type) slight to the troops which at the time seemed the same as the “disgruntled returning vets are potential right-wing extremist terrorists” report put out by DUh-bama’s own Janet Reno wannabe, which is why I thought he’d fit right in there.
After re-reading again this morning I still think the C-BS “commentator” should stick to golf.
I like the way you think Chuck. I can see youre a combatives kind of guy.
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