Sen. Tammy Duckworth

[sheshe2]

When I was bleeding out on that dusty field in Iraq, I didn’t care where the American troops that rescued me were born—I only cared that they had American flags on their shoulders. - Sen. Tammy Duckworth



FYI: Tammy Duckworth is Asian-American. Tammy Duckworth was born on March 12, 1968, in Bangkok, Thailand.

[Cha]

1. Thank you for Senator Duckworth's

poignant statement, she.

Is this in reference to something else?

[SunSeeker]

3. I assume she's referring to Trump/GOP bashing Vindman because he was born in Ukraine.

Vindman's family obtained asylum in the US, arriving here when he and his twin brother were 3.

[Cha]

5. Oh wow.. Mahalo, SunSeeker!

My computer wouldn't connect to the internet for 3 days.. so I'm still catching up.

Thank you for that background on Vindman.. how ironic he's from Ukraine!

[SunSeeker]

8. His family are Jewish refugees (a lot of antisemitism in Eastern Europe).

Trump has been echoing Fox pundits' (like Dr. Laura) suggestions that Vindman is a Ukrainian "spy." It was a disgusting attack on a Purple Heart vet who has served our country bravely and honorably. The US is the only country he has really known.. He is an American, not a Ukrainian.

[Cha]

14. Thank you..

trump & dr pos are disgusting examples of human waste.. not worthy to say Colonel Vindman's name .

[sheshe2]

10. SunSeeker is correct.

It is about LT. Col. Vindman...also about how he treated The Gold Star family. Now tonight there is a photoshopped image of Trump giving the medal of honor to a dog that took part in the raid. It was photoshopped over the face of the medal being awarded to an officer.

Sorry. Can't find the OP here...yet the story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tweets-fake-image-of-him-putting-medal-around-dog-from-al-baghdadi-raid/ar-AAJBlPW?li=BBnbfcL

It is just all to much, Cha.

[Cha]

16. Yes, it is too much.. I just told

SunSeeker that trump & dr pos were not worthy to say Lt Colonel Vindman's name.

Also how the repubs treated Purple Star recipient, Senator John Kerry.

Again.. Thank you for posting Senator Duckworth's poignant response, she.

[crazytown]

19. "I only cared that they had American flags on their shoulders"

What that man has done.

[Cha]

24. I know..

Sometimes there are no more words to describe what he's done

Brilliant response from Senator Tammy Duckworth

[Cha]

29. A tweet from Sen Duckworth on Purple Hearts in 2016..

Link to tweet

[crazytown]

32. Points of Light

Thank you Cha

[Cha]

34. You're welcome,

crazytown

[sheshe2]

40. I know, crazytown.

[sheshe2]

21. Thanks, Cha.

PS...Tammy has a purple heart as well.

The GOP hates the military veterans because they served honorably defending our country. The GOP serves themselves and their pockets.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

26. They serve themselves and that chicken-shit FIVE deferment coward in the WH.

[Cha]

27. Thanks for reminding us about Sen Tammy's Purple Heart,

she!

From back in August 2016..

Link to tweet

Duckworth slams Trump: 'Nothing easy' about getting Purple Heart

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/tammy-duckworth-purple-heart-donald-trump-226596

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. I found it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212638139

I don't know what to say about this. SMDH

[sheshe2]

44. Thanks...

and I am SMDH as well.

[Cha]

31. A tweet from Sen Duckworth in August 2016..

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

42. And this.

Duckworth casts vote holding newborn on Senate floor after rule change

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., an Iraq veteran and double leg amputee, made Senate history as she was wheeled onto the Senate floor Thursday and cast a vote while cradling her tiny infant daughter Maile.

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Just the night before, the United States Senate — a body steeped in tradition that rarely changes its ways — passed a rule change proposed by Duckworth that will allow her, and any woman of the Senate, to bring babies onto the floor and breastfeed them as needed.

Duckworth was met on the floor by a round of applause from her colleagues, who crowded around to congratulate her and greet her daughter.

The resolution, passed by unanimous consent, will allow all senators, men and women, to bring children under the age of one onto the floor.

In a statement released Wednesday, Duckworth thanked her Democratic and Republican colleagues for “helping bring the Senate into the 21st Century by recognizing that sometimes new parents also have responsibilities at work.”

More: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/expected-rule-change-duckworth-nurse-newborn-senate-floor/story?id=54565569

What an amazing woman, Cha.

[Cha]

48. Wow.. I love reading her story! Sen

Duckworth is such a fighter for what she believes in and her aim is true!

Mahalo, she!

[soldierant]

57. It's not the first time

she has said this, or something like it, tailored to an occasion, as it were. It's a shame she ever had to say it, and a damned shame she has to keep repeating it .

[leftieNanner]

4. I think this may be in response to

The BS about the fact that Lt Col Vinberg (sp) was born in Ukraine.

[Cha]

9. Thanks, leftieNanner!

[LakeArenal]

2. Talk about sacrifice. 🇺🇸💖

[Tiggeroshii]

6. Shes a natural born citizen though, right?

Born to us citizens?

She would be a great vp pick if epigible.

[sheshe2]

15. Here is a little more about her.

adda Tammy Duckworth was born on March 12, 1968, in Bangkok, Thailand, to a mother of Chinese heritage and a father of British descent. Because her father did refugee work for the United Nations, Duckworth's childhood took place against varied backdrops—spanning Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and Hawaii.

Duckworth—along with her mother, Lamai, and her father, Franklin—moved to Hawaii as a teenager. After high school, Duckworth earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Hawaii. Afterward, she obtained her Master of Arts in international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In pursuit of yet more higher education, Duckworth then relocated to Illinois, where she enrolled in a political science Ph.D. program at Northern Illinois University.

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Following her injuries, Duckworth was promoted to major and awarded the Purple Heart. During her year's recovery time at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, she became an activist, advocating for better medical care for wounded veterans and their families. Duckworth presented her impassioned views to Congress, testifying on two separate occasions.

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History-Making Congresswoman
In 2012, Duckworth took a second shot at a seat in Congress, as a Democrat representing Illinois, and won. Her victory was twofold: Not only did Duckworth now have the platform to advance her political agenda, but she also became a living example for fellow female veterans, as the first disabled woman ever to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/tammy-duckworth

There is so much more at the link. She is one amazing woman.

To answer your question the article is not clear …mom was Chinese and dad of British decent.

[calimary]

23. She gave both her legs for America.

She’s braver than trump can ever hope to be, in his wildest fantasies or doctored videos, on her worst day.

[Tiggeroshii]

25. Super confusing. One article i found said he was a US Marine

Wikipedia says hes a us citizen whose roots are traced to the revolutionary war, and arlington cemetary has him listed as a us army veteran who served in ww2, korea and vietnam. But there is no confirmation of his citizenship

My guess is even if he was a british citizen, he would have earned his us citizenship through the military.

[whistler162]

38. Here is the UPI Bio, slightly different

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/10/28/Duckworth-shows-off-family-photo-after-Kirk-questions-Thai-Revolutionary-heritage/6141477673311/

[rurallib]

52. She's been my choice for VP for a year

She is a gutsy politician also

[Cary]

7. I am looking forward to "conservatives" being put back under their rock

I am sick and tired of their racist b.s.

[lastlib]

12. (personally, I look forward to them being *crushed* under their rock.....)

I am SO. FUCKING. SICK. of their BS!

[Cary]

18. Yep

[sheshe2]

13. With ya,Cary.

[Cary]

20. With you too she.

Always.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Thank You Senator. Well said.

[brer cat]

17. K&R

[Hermit-The-Prog]

22. Senator Duckworth conveyed "Cadet Bone Spurs" on the Cowardly Don

She speaks with authority.

[sheshe2]

33. This one was epic.

Tammy Duckworth rips IRS contractor for seeking disabled status

“Does your foot hurt,” Duckworth asked Castillo. “My feet hurt too. In fact, the balls of my feet burn continuously, and I feel like there’s a nail being hammered into my heel right now. So I can understand pain and suffering, and how service connection can actually cause long-term, unremitting, unyielding, unstoppable pain.”

Duckworth read from a letter Castillo sent to a government official in which he describes the severe pains from his foot injury as “crosses that I bear in my service to our great country. And I would do it again to protect this great country.”


“I’m so glad that you would be willing to play football in prep school again to protect this great country,” said Duckworth. “Shame on you, Mr. Castillo. Shame on you. You may not have broken any laws… But you certainly broke the trust of this great nation. You broke the trust of veterans.”

“Iraq and Afghanistan veterans right now are waiting an average of 237 days for an initial disability rating, and it is because people like you who are gaming the system are adding to that backlog so that young men and women who are suffering from post-traumatic stress, who are missing limbs, cannot get the compensation and the help that they need.”

“You, who never picked up a weapon in defense of this great nation, very cynically took advantage of the system. You broke the faith with this nation. You broke the faith with the men and women who lie in hospitals right now.”

“Twisting your ankle in prep school is not defending or serving this nation, Mr. Castillo,” the congresswoman concluded.

More: http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/tammy-duckworth-rips-irs-contractor-seeki

[Hermit-The-Prog]

35. OMG! I missed that one. Thanks!

I believe that is called "withering fire" in the military.

[sheshe2]

46. I wouldn't want to be in the line of her fire.

She ripped his butt!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

45. the author of that piece should be informed that she's SENATOR Duckworth

The author references "Rep." Duckworth multiple times.

[sheshe2]

47. Thanks...missed that.

[sheshe2]

62. I reread her Bio.

She was a Rep she won the Senate in 2016.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

63. thanks, I hadn't even noticed the date on the article

The timestamp appears a very light gray on my screen.

I should've looked more closely.

[sheshe2]

64. My eyesight is not what it use to be.

I missed it too.

[AllaN01Bear]

28. for years these people have been patriot shaming to the point it hurts .

now they are showing they arnt patriots at all and many havnt served . wonder what would happen if a lottery draft got started and went after some of these people.

[crickets]

30. She is wonderful for speaking out. Of course, she's wonderful anyway. K&R

[JohnnyLib2]

36. Over and over, she can be counted on to speak up.

[ffr]

37. In the GOP's battlefield invironment, it'll just be white conservative men

No others need apply.

Gov't too.

Big business too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

41. That's my senator!

[MustLoveBeagles]

43. Same here

[sheshe2]

51. I have Warren and Markey.

So I don't feel left out. However Tammy touches my heart in so many ways.

Passed a rule to have a child on the floor of the Senate and....wait for it BREAST FEED AS WELL. And!!!

Tammy Duckworth, Who Lost Both Legs in Iraq, Offers to Take These Fools Hunting to Talk Gun Control
She also hid her phone in her prosthetic leg.

Whenever anyone writes about Illinois representative Tammy Duckworth, they're almost obligated to start with her résumé: She holds multiple doctorate degrees and is the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress in Illinois. She's a veteran of the Iraq war and lost both of her legs when a rocket-propelled grenade took out the helicopter she was piloting, earning her a Purple Heart. And if I had to wager a guess, she's probably the first rep to hide her phone in a prosthetic leg so that it wouldn't be taken away during a Democrat sit-in to demand a vote on gun control.

On Wednesday, Duckworth joined other House Democrats for a 16-hour sit-in to call for a vote on gun measures in the wake of Orlando. When Republicans, led by House Speaker Paul Ryan, opted to turn off the C-Span cameras, Democrats used their phones to fire up Periscope, Twitter, and other apps to distribute their message to the masses. Per the Chicago Tribune:

"Chicago is going through an epidemic of gun violence that is horrific," Duckworth said. "It is absolutely horrific."
The Hoffman Estates lawmaker, who is challenging Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., said there were more powerful weapons on U.S. streets than the standard Army rifles given to soldiers when she served in Iraq.

https://www.gq.com/story/tammy-duckworth-gun-legislation

You have to love this woman.

[sheshe2]

49. Lucky You!

[Botany]

50. Tammy has class, smarts, and she is a hero. Edit I forgot she is a mama too.

Link to tweet

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[FailureToCommunicate]

65. AND the lower photo shows her using the recent ADA accessible entrance to the building!

Several barriers removed into the dustbin of history in that one photo!

[RicROC]

53. Tammy has no bone spurs

....hers were blown off in service to our country.

[llashram]

54. thank you

for showing a true patriot. pResident has been dissing American troops since his tenure in the WH began. All those people that voted for him call themselves patriots but this leader of the republican party can dishonour all who have died and were seriously wounded for our country and the trump voter can ignore this. We have a treasonous bastard giving away the shop to Putin. Nothing. I was so heartened by the boos he got at that World Series game. To see his face drop like that was worth it.

[sheshe2]

60. I thank you for responding.

She is a priceless gem. Lost two and a half limbs. Went on to run for congress, lost by a small margin, Obama hired her for veterans affairs. She ran again and won against a POS that complained that she talked about her amputated legs to much.

Had a baby, went to the floor and got a bill passed so women could breast feed there. Amazing courage.

About the boos. This one is a must watch.

Link to tweet

His obvious pain, gives me immense pleasure. I want his pain as intense for all he has inflicted on us all.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212638269

[George II]

55. She lost two and a half limbs in Iraq, recovered, and has been elected to the United States Senate!!

[sheshe2]

58. She also carried her baby to the Senate floor.

She got a bill passed to not only let men and women bring a young child to the floor as they vote, women can now breast feed on the floor by unanimous consent.

Beautifully done. Brava.

[efhmc]

66. I loved that she did this.

She is a wonder.

[PatrickforO]

56. Thank you! This, and the thoughts below, make the point about this country in stark

terms - ALL of us, with the exception of Native Americans, Alaskan and Hawaiian Natives, are immigrants. To criticize Vindman because his family is from Ukraine is pretty sick.

And Duckworth? An amazing human being. Whenever I see her I think how admirable she is, and how strong her character. What a great example for little girls like my granddaughters!

I think the worm is turning for Republicans. I mean, look at Nichole Wallace calling out Laura Ingraham, John Yoo, and Sean Duffy for being 'chickenshit' at calling Vindman's patriotism into question. They are chickenshit, and people are beginning to see this.

[sheshe2]

61. Hey PatrickO.

You are correct. The worm is turning and people are seeing exactly who they are. The Nationals game was a turning point. He was publicly humiliated. From the expression on his face, priceless. Confusion. Anger. Disbelief.

[patphil]

59. Something Trump doesn't understand is

the loyalty and comradeship that military personnel have for each other, especially in shared combat experiences.
Of course, how could private bone spurs know anything about that.
For him, combat is pulling a hammy while swing a nine iron on the 16th hole at Mar-a-Lago.

What a dildo!

Patrick Phillips