Friday, December 16, 2005

Sign of the Times

The Democratic National Committee has launched a billboard campaign in Rep Jean Schmidt's (R-OH) home district (below).


They're taking issue with her comments on the House floor last month in which she called Rep John Murtha (D-PA) a coward. Rep Murtha is a decorated Vietnam veteran. Rep Schmidt was forced to retract the statement. And the person to whom she attributed the quote claims he never said it. (Raw Story)
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2005 1:59 PM

    bullshit, she produced the letter, the guy who wrote it gave his commander permission to accept responsibility for it.

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  2. TexDecember 16, 2005 2:16 PM

    Anon is wrong. Rep Schmidt attributed the quote to a state representative back in Ohio who also servedin the Reserves. He was quick to disavow the claim.

    This is from the Cincinnati Enquirer, November 22, 2005:

    "Danny Bubp, a freshman state representative who is a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, told The Enquirer that he never mentioned Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., by name when talking with Schmidt, and he would never call a fellow Marine a coward."

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