Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military

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Once again you have to remind lefties that it's their guy who signs all the bills into law. Recently it seems that Hussein signed a bill that cut benefits for retired Military.

Reagan and Bush



nuf said


then we get the GOP and Newt trying to belittle CLinton signing bills

Clinton and Obama Check Mate!

are you really this stupid?

 

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Getting booed is part and parcel of free speech. You think being in a combat zone exempts anyone from being unpopular with the public?

respect


civility


tolerance


manners


get a life, loser

I'll thank veterans all day long for their sacrifice, it doesn't mean I believe all of what they believe. It doesn't work like that my friend.

Members of teh audience didn't agree with many questions, yet they didn't boo all the questioners. Hmm...


vile hatred of gays serving in the military is a rightwing family and patriotic value?

 

[theHawk]

Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military

Capt. Stephen Hill had a 23-year career in the Army and a secret that he felt he could never make public without throwing it all away

THE HIDDEN MAN

America saw Stephen Hill's face for 15 seconds.
It took him a lifetime to show it.
By Christopher Goffard
Photography by Rick Loomis

December 29, 2013

Stephen Hill's YouTube debate query put focus on gays in military - latimes.com

He turns off his TV. Because of the early hour, it is possible most of the soldiers have missed the debate. Somehow, he harbors the hope that he can escape with his anonymity and melt back into the ranks.

He lines up for breakfast in the chow hall. There are jumbo TVs mounted all over the walls. His face is on every one of them.

...

At a dinner speech, President Obama remarks on the Republican candidates' silence amid the boos: "You want to be Commander in Chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient."

On "Face the Nation," Sen. John McCain — who fought fiercely to keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — says: "We should honor every man and woman who is serving in the military."

On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart flashes an image of Hill and says: "If this guy turned into the Hulk, his arms would stay the same size. They would just turn green."

On HBO's "The Newsroom," a fictional news anchor says: "The only president on the stage last night was Stephen Hill. Godspeed, Captain Hill, and come home soon. A grateful nation is waiting to say thank you."


Not a single GOP candidate stood up for a military man serving in a combat zone.

How could any self-respecting person have voted for any of those schmucks?



Obama fires at Santorum, GOP field: A ?Commander-in-Chief? would have defended ?booed? gay soldier | The Daily Caller

Republican Gay rights group demands apology from Santorum - CBS News

Republican Presidential Debate: Audience Boos Gay Soldier, Sparking Controversy Online (Video) - The Hollywood Reporter

Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate, Santorum Promises To Reinstate Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell | ThinkProgress

G.O.P. Debate: A Brave Soldier : The New Yorker

Gay Soldier Booed at GOP Debate

Boos Heard At GOP Debate After Gay Soldier Asks About 'Don't Ask' : The Two-Way : NPR

Stephen Hill joined the Army just out of Upper Sandusky High School in north-central Ohio. He hoped to pay for college, because in the Hill family you paid your way. And he hoped to win the respect of his father, a former Marine who had come home from Vietnam with scars from the sharp elephant grass, and a hundred stories of peril and friendship. When he put on his father’s combat helmet, it swallowed his head and his large ears.

In basic training at Ft. Sill, Okla., people knew Hill as the spindly, guarded kid who quoted Scripture and never cursed. One night he found himself on fire watch with another recruit, who began to cry and confessed that he was gay.

Stephen relaxes at home with his dogs Macho, a beagle-pug mix, and Gizmo, a boxer. Josh sent one of Macho’s chew toys to him in Iraq as a reminder of home.

Hill didn't know any gay people, but he knew they were definitely not tough enough for the U.S. Army, and so he said, sternly, "You can't be here." Soon after, the gay soldier was gone.

Are you cheering for this soldier because he is an Active Duty military, or because he is gay? Think we all know the answer to that.

Do you really think the GOP isn't praising or defending this man because he is in the military, or because he is gay and wants the rules to be changed just for him?


You liberals on this board don't have a problem attacking other members that are veterans/active duty especially if they are conservatives. Does that mean you liberals don't stand up for the military?

 

[g5000]

Once again you have to remind lefties that it's their guy who signs all the bills into law. Recently it seems that Hussein signed a bill that cut benefits for retired Military.

It was Paul Ryan's budget which cut COLA for retirees.

 

[bodecea]

I see the far left has their new marching orders, looks just like the ones that were used in 2012.

2012...2012...how'd that turn out?

 

[bripat9643]

Principled Republican versus creeps like you:

Republican presidential candidates should have spoken up when a crowd at a GOP debate last month booed a gay soldier, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday.

On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McCain – when pressed by host Bob Schieffer on the issue – said he believed the candidates should have put a stop to the booing

But he said it’s often difficult to react quickly during a live debate.

"A lot of times, you know, when you're in a debate, you're thinking about what you're going to say and what the question is going to be,” McCain said. “It's hard to react sometimes. I would bet that every Republican on that stage did not agree with that kind of behavior."

Saturday night in a speech to the gay rights advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign President Obama criticized the GOP candidates for not speaking up during the debate

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get it?

McCain is "principled?" He has stabbed his own party in the back more times than I can count. He has all the "principles" of a used car salesman.

"My party right or wrong?" is that what you call principle?


loser

ROFL! What "principle" was McCain upholding when he stabbed his own party in the back? He certainly wasn't defending the First Amendment.

McCain is an opportunist scumbag. He's the last person you should be quoting when talking about "principles."

 

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respect


civility


tolerance


manners


get a life, loser

I'll thank veterans all day long for their sacrifice, it doesn't mean I believe all of what they believe. It doesn't work like that my friend.

The far left does NOT care as long as they get their way. If it were up to the far left they would do away with the military so this faux outrage is just a political ploy. They truly could NOT care less about this.

John Kerry, JFK,

George McGovern grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was a renowned debater. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces upon the country's entry into World War II and as a B-24 Liberator pilot flew 35 missions over German-occupied Europe.

Eugene McCarthy was a civilian technical assistant in the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department in 1944

Michael Dukakis served in the U.S. Army 1955–1957, stationed in Korea,

AL Gore shipped to Vietnam on January 2, 1971,

and on, and on,,,,let us compare Republican and Conservative Presidential candidates?

 

[HenryBHough]

McCain did NOT stab his own party in the back. He stabbed The Republican Party but, he being the Democrat he really is........well, it was just nature expressing itself.

 

[bripat9643]

Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military

Capt. Stephen Hill had a 23-year career in the Army and a secret that he felt he could never make public without throwing it all away

THE HIDDEN MAN

America saw Stephen Hill's face for 15 seconds.
It took him a lifetime to show it.
By Christopher Goffard
Photography by Rick Loomis

December 29, 2013

Stephen Hill's YouTube debate query put focus on gays in military - latimes.com

He turns off his TV. Because of the early hour, it is possible most of the soldiers have missed the debate. Somehow, he harbors the hope that he can escape with his anonymity and melt back into the ranks.

He lines up for breakfast in the chow hall. There are jumbo TVs mounted all over the walls. His face is on every one of them.

...

At a dinner speech, President Obama remarks on the Republican candidates' silence amid the boos: "You want to be Commander in Chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient."

On "Face the Nation," Sen. John McCain — who fought fiercely to keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — says: "We should honor every man and woman who is serving in the military."

On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart flashes an image of Hill and says: "If this guy turned into the Hulk, his arms would stay the same size. They would just turn green."

On HBO's "The Newsroom," a fictional news anchor says: "The only president on the stage last night was Stephen Hill. Godspeed, Captain Hill, and come home soon. A grateful nation is waiting to say thank you."


Not a single GOP candidate stood up for a military man serving in a combat zone.

How could any self-respecting person have voted for any of those schmucks?



Obama fires at Santorum, GOP field: A ?Commander-in-Chief? would have defended ?booed? gay soldier | The Daily Caller

Republican Gay rights group demands apology from Santorum - CBS News

Republican Presidential Debate: Audience Boos Gay Soldier, Sparking Controversy Online (Video) - The Hollywood Reporter

Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate, Santorum Promises To Reinstate Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell | ThinkProgress

G.O.P. Debate: A Brave Soldier : The New Yorker

Gay Soldier Booed at GOP Debate

Boos Heard At GOP Debate After Gay Soldier Asks About 'Don't Ask' : The Two-Way : NPR

Stephen Hill joined the Army just out of Upper Sandusky High School in north-central Ohio. He hoped to pay for college, because in the Hill family you paid your way. And he hoped to win the respect of his father, a former Marine who had come home from Vietnam with scars from the sharp elephant grass, and a hundred stories of peril and friendship. When he put on his father’s combat helmet, it swallowed his head and his large ears.

In basic training at Ft. Sill, Okla., people knew Hill as the spindly, guarded kid who quoted Scripture and never cursed. One night he found himself on fire watch with another recruit, who began to cry and confessed that he was gay.

Stephen relaxes at home with his dogs Macho, a beagle-pug mix, and Gizmo, a boxer. Josh sent one of Macho’s chew toys to him in Iraq as a reminder of home.

Hill didn't know any gay people, but he knew they were definitely not tough enough for the U.S. Army, and so he said, sternly, "You can't be here." Soon after, the gay soldier was gone.

Are you cheering for this soldier because he is an Active Duty military, or because he is gay? Think we all know the answer to that.

Do you really think the GOP isn't praising or defending this man because he is in the military, or because he is gay and wants the rules to be changed just for him?


You liberals on this board don't have a problem attacking other members that are veterans/active duty especially if they are conservatives. Does that mean you liberals don't stand up for the military?

Yeah, the libs sure did a great job of standing up for the Swift Boat Veterans, didn't they?

 

[theHawk]

respect


civility


tolerance


manners


get a life, loser

I'll thank veterans all day long for their sacrifice, it doesn't mean I believe all of what they believe. It doesn't work like that my friend.

Members of teh audience didn't agree with many questions, yet they didn't boo all the questioners. Hmm...


vile hatred of gays serving in the military is a rightwing family and patriotic value?

Being disgusted by homosexuality is normal, regardless of how one votes. Being in the military doesn't exempt one from being held to the same social norms as non-military.

If a pedophile joins the military should that mean it's our patriotic duty to honor him as well as his disgusting behavior?

 

[HenryBHough]

Conservatives, invited to address audiences at tolerant liberal colleges, do not expect to be booed.

Picketed? Yes.

Spat upon? Yes.

Shouted down? Yes

Physically assaulted? Yes

But booed? No, that would be uncivil.

 

[Kosh]

I'll thank veterans all day long for their sacrifice, it doesn't mean I believe all of what they believe. It doesn't work like that my friend.

The far left does NOT care as long as they get their way. If it were up to the far left they would do away with the military so this faux outrage is just a political ploy. They truly could NOT care less about this.

John Kerry, JFK,

George McGovern grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was a renowned debater. He volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces upon the country's entry into World War II and as a B-24 Liberator pilot flew 35 missions over German-occupied Europe.

Eugene McCarthy was a civilian technical assistant in the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department in 1944

Michael Dukakis served in the U.S. Army 1955–1957, stationed in Korea,

AL Gore shipped to Vietnam on January 2, 1971,

and on, and on,,,,let us compare Republican and Conservative Presidential candidates?

And just like all the other far left posters you have nothing.

Kennedy increased troops in Vietnam four months before his assassination.

Did Al Gore serve in Vietnam? Yes, he did. He spent five months there as a reporter/journalist. And AL Gore cost his farther an election, even though in his mind that would garner support.

Posting propaganda is what the far left does.

 

[HenryBHough]

I guess my Clinton/Warren question was just too hard......

 

[bripat9643]

Conservatives, invited to address audiences at tolerant liberal colleges, do not expect to be booed.

Picketed? Yes.

Spat upon? Yes.

Shouted down? Yes

Physically assaulted? Yes

But booed? No, that would be uncivil.

Yes, but they aren't a designated victim group that is supposedly immune from criticism.

 

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Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military




He turns off his TV. Because of the early hour, it is possible most of the soldiers have missed the debate. Somehow, he harbors the hope that he can escape with his anonymity and melt back into the ranks.

He lines up for breakfast in the chow hall. There are jumbo TVs mounted all over the walls. His face is on every one of them.

...

At a dinner speech, President Obama remarks on the Republican candidates' silence amid the boos: "You want to be Commander in Chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient."

On "Face the Nation," Sen. John McCain — who fought fiercely to keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — says: "We should honor every man and woman who is serving in the military."

On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart flashes an image of Hill and says: "If this guy turned into the Hulk, his arms would stay the same size. They would just turn green."

On HBO's "The Newsroom," a fictional news anchor says: "The only president on the stage last night was Stephen Hill. Godspeed, Captain Hill, and come home soon. A grateful nation is waiting to say thank you."


Not a single GOP candidate stood up for a military man serving in a combat zone.

How could any self-respecting person have voted for any of those schmucks?



Obama fires at Santorum, GOP field: A ?Commander-in-Chief? would have defended ?booed? gay soldier | The Daily Caller

Republican Gay rights group demands apology from Santorum - CBS News

Republican Presidential Debate: Audience Boos Gay Soldier, Sparking Controversy Online (Video) - The Hollywood Reporter

Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate, Santorum Promises To Reinstate Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell | ThinkProgress

G.O.P. Debate: A Brave Soldier : The New Yorker

Gay Soldier Booed at GOP Debate

Boos Heard At GOP Debate After Gay Soldier Asks About 'Don't Ask' : The Two-Way : NPR

Stephen Hill joined the Army just out of Upper Sandusky High School in north-central Ohio. He hoped to pay for college, because in the Hill family you paid your way. And he hoped to win the respect of his father, a former Marine who had come home from Vietnam with scars from the sharp elephant grass, and a hundred stories of peril and friendship. When he put on his father’s combat helmet, it swallowed his head and his large ears.

In basic training at Ft. Sill, Okla., people knew Hill as the spindly, guarded kid who quoted Scripture and never cursed. One night he found himself on fire watch with another recruit, who began to cry and confessed that he was gay.

Stephen relaxes at home with his dogs Macho, a beagle-pug mix, and Gizmo, a boxer. Josh sent one of Macho’s chew toys to him in Iraq as a reminder of home.

Hill didn't know any gay people, but he knew they were definitely not tough enough for the U.S. Army, and so he said, sternly, "You can't be here." Soon after, the gay soldier was gone.

Are you cheering for this soldier because he is an Active Duty military, or because he is gay? Think we all know the answer to that.

Do you really think the GOP isn't praising or defending this man because he is in the military, or because he is gay and wants the rules to be changed just for him?


You liberals on this board don't have a problem attacking other members that are veterans/active duty especially if they are conservatives. Does that mean you liberals don't stand up for the military?

Yeah, the libs sure did a great job of standing up for the Swift Boat Veterans, didn't they?

Swift Boat Veterans? You mean the men who actually served in the boats with John Kerry?

John Kerry military service controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerry’s crew members who were there that day do not agree with Elliott’s characterization of the event in his 2004 affidavits. They contend that the enemy soldier, although wounded, was still a threat. For example, one of them, Fred Short, said, "The guy was getting ready to stand up with a rocket on his shoulder, coming up. And Mr. Kerry took him out... he would have been about a 30-yard shot... [T]here's no way he could miss us."

 

[HenryBHough]

Kerry's excellent aim was best demonstrated when he threw those medals over the white house fence on the very first go!

 

[jc456]

Reagan and Bush



nuf said


then we get the GOP and Newt trying to belittle CLinton signing bills

Clinton and Obama Check Mate!

are you really this stupid?

I thought you were playing past presidents. I merely replied. What's your point?

 

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Clinton and Obama Check Mate!

are you really this stupid?

I thought you were playing past presidents. I merely replied. What's your point?

go back and put it into context

 

[bripat9643]

Are you cheering for this soldier because he is an Active Duty military, or because he is gay? Think we all know the answer to that.

Do you really think the GOP isn't praising or defending this man because he is in the military, or because he is gay and wants the rules to be changed just for him?


You liberals on this board don't have a problem attacking other members that are veterans/active duty especially if they are conservatives. Does that mean you liberals don't stand up for the military?

Yeah, the libs sure did a great job of standing up for the Swift Boat Veterans, didn't they?

Swift Boat Veterans? You mean the men who actually served in the boats with John Kerry?

John Kerry military service controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerry’s crew members who were there that day do not agree with Elliott’s characterization of the event in his 2004 affidavits. They contend that the enemy soldier, although wounded, was still a threat. For example, one of them, Fred Short, said, "The guy was getting ready to stand up with a rocket on his shoulder, coming up. And Mr. Kerry took him out... he would have been about a 30-yard shot... [T]here's no way he could miss us."

Yeah, like the guys on a boat 20 feet away couldn't see what was going on. That is the lamest of all the lame arguments used to defend Kerry and attack the Swift Boat veterans.

Is that how you defend veterans, by attacking them?

SHAME!

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military

Proof of the power social conservatives and Christian fundamentalists have in the GOP, and the fear the extreme social right instills in its presidential candidates.