Tammy Duckworth responds.....AWESOME!!!

[tpsbmam]

She made Joe Walsh look like the smarmy POS he is!

DUCKWORTH: If anybody highlights my military service, it’s Mr. Walsh, who actually attacked it on a regular basis. Yes, my wounds do inform my discussions with the constituents when I talk about health care. I know very deeply in a deeply personal way what access to affordable health care means, so when he votes against Medicare for our seniors not once, but three times, he’s voting against the people of the district. So yes, I talk about the fact that had I not had the great health care that I have from the VA [Veterans Administration], I would probably be bankrupt and that’s why we need to make sure we preserve Medicare as we know it.

Military and veterans advocacy organizations have condemned Walsh’s comments, but the Congressman has refused to apologize.

[pinto]

1. Kick

[otohara]

2. Is He Going to Lose?

Him, Michele and Allen West have got to go away.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. Of the three, he's the most vulnerable

Indeed, this badly backfiring attack looks very much like desperation.

[ErikJ]

15. Yes, 3 Loathsome creatures from the Dark side.

[nanabugg]

37. What I don't understand is why any military would vote for any GOPer?? Boggles the mind. nt

[tosh]

3. K & R.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. K&R

Saw that on Martin Bashir this afternoon!

[kwolf68]

5. I missed this one...

True Heroes don't brag about their service?

Oh nooo...they just slap a bumper sticker on their car or get personal vanity plates. Give me a break...Who is this Walsh asshat? I am assuming not the guy who played in the Eagles.

[femmocrat]

7. NO! Not the same Joe Walsh.

Please take a look at LynneSin's post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002898708

[kwolf68]

11. LOL

I know it's not that one. Just funnin'.

[WillyT]

6. HUGE K & R !!!

[Cary]

9. And then here in Illinois we also have a Senator with a stellar military career,

who still had to lie about it and puff it up for some inexplicable reason.

I wonder what Walsh has to say about Mark Kirk?

[spanone]

10. k&r

[GP6971]

12. K & R!!!!!!

[pinboy3niner]

13. Go Tammy!

I could be wrong, but that asshole may be underestimating her.

[calimary]

29. From DUer red dog 1: DONATE!

To donate to Tammy's Congressional campaign go to:

http://www.tammyduckworth.com/

[Doctor_J]

14. Sad that she feels like she can't hit back

Chicken-hawk, deadbeat dad, liar, coward, etc. This is a thoughtful, but typically weak Dem response. You don't get back at bullies by explaining yourself.

[JimWis]

16. K&R

[klook]

17. Her opponent is so low-down

he needs an umbrella to keep the ants from pissing on him -- as Andy Griffith might have said off camera.

[Skittles]

18. I very much admire Ms. Duckworth

Tammy, keeping it real

[SusanaMontana41]

19. Come on, Illinois! Make that steaming pile of human waste pay at the polls.

Ms. Duckworth, thank you for your service in and out of the military. You have given so much to this country. Just wish I could vote for you.

[NoMoreWarNow]

22. sickening that anybody would vote for Walsh

but if he's in a Republican dominated district, he will gets braindead votes and likely enough to win.

[frazzled]

23. Only one district in Illinois gets to vote on this race

It's the Illinois 8th ... up in the top northeast corner of the state (north of Chicago to Wisconsin border). So don't blame the whole state for whatever happens there.

[annabanana]

27. What kind of district is it? Many veterans?. . . n/t

[frazzled]

28. I dunno (it's been redistricted recently), but last time Duckworth ran ...

in another district ... the VFW endorsed her Republican opponent, even though he'd never spent a day in the military!

[KharmaTrain]

33. That's An Old Map...

The northern two thirds of the green on your map is no longer part of the district...and the most red part of it. That's where deadbeat Walsh is from and no longer lives in the 8th.

The new district isn't blue by anymeans but a lot bluer than it was. I live in the district and am seeing a tremendous support for Tammy...including moderate "republicans" who are embarassed by Walsh and want someone who lives in the district rather than a deadbeat carpetbagger chickenshit.

[lonestarnot]

20. Excellent job Lt. Co. Duckworth!

[SunSeeker]

21. K&R

[Chorophyll]

24. It's a good thing I'm not in politics, because I would never be able to keep my cool like this.

Good for her!

Republicans: all wrapped up in the flag until a real veteran happens to be a Democrat.

[Kalidurga]

26. They got some 'splaining to do if they vote for Walsh...

I just don't see how anyone but the most hardcore Republican could vote for the deadbeat dad. Even then it makes no sense. If they are all about personal responsibility they shouldn't be voting for the most irresponsible type of person that is running.

[DCKit]

25. Deadbeat dad is a POS shit all over the map. nt

[calimary]

30. Help Tammy Win!

To donate to Tammy's Congressional campaign go to:

http://www.tammyduckworth.com/

[ck4829]

31. K&R

[SleeplessinSoCal]

32. Any chance that CJ Roberts also knows the value of healthcare owing to his seizures?

Imagine the cost of tests he must have needed. And the fact that he has an "existing condition".

[DaveHee]

34. Talk About spitting on soldiers!

So there is this big meme about hippies spitting on troops returning from Nam. I never saw it or heard of it first hand, and I have no way to debunk or support the meme although servicemen from the time I have talked to say it didn't happen to them (yes, I am old <g&gt . However, this is much worse. Walsh is spitting upon patriotic soldiers doing what they consider their duty to their country.

Congressman Walsh, why do you spit on veterans of war?

Daif

[bayareaboy]

36. I lived in the bay area during Viet Nam ...

and you would have expected that action there first, never did happen here. I recall lines from movies of the time and later who talk about but I have never seen anyone who has seen this scenario happen. I think it ranks with women burning their bra's in front of the Federal Building.

True and utter horse shit.

But we have Joe the fuckhead Walsh being an absolute jerk, and he puts it all on camera.

[Marr]

35. Can you IMAGINE what would happen if this was a liberal politician, saying this on

the Fourth of July? It would define them in the media for the rest of their career-- which would be about 3 days.