Embattled GOP congressman ordered to stop using Marine Corps emblem after Islamophobic campaign ad

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Embattled Republican Rep. Duncan D. Hunter was issued a cease-and-desist letter from the Marine Corps for using its official emblem and slogan in a campaign mailer that targeted three Muslim officials.

The Marine Corps demanded that Hunter (R-Calif.) stop using its Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and the motto “No better friend, no worse enemy” in campaign advertisements after criticism of the Islamophobic mailer peaked this week, according to NBC News.

The ad’s envelope included photographs of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has become the focus of xenophobic outcry on the right, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democrat of Palestinian and Mexican descent who is challenging Hunter for his seat — calling them “radical Democrats” and accusing them of anti-Semitism and “family-terrorist ties.” The mailer also misspelled Israel.

Omar and Tlaib are the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/18/embattled-gop-rep-duncan-hunter-ordered-stop-using-marine-corps-emblem-after-islamophobic-campaign-ad/

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Perhaps prison bars and an inmate number?

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[atreides1]

1. Just goes to show

Some who wear the Marine uniform...only do it for personal gain...those who do this, are not Always Faithful!!!

[keithbvadu2]

7. Ollie North

[atreides1]

10. John Kelly, too

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kelly-joins-board-of-caliburn-international-company-operating-largest-unaccompanied-migrant-children-shelter/

[SHRED]

2. Wait

I thought all who serve in the military are "heroes".

[riversedge]

3. whow. talk about stepping over a Red Line. This mailer is horrible.

[paleotn]

4. He's panicking.

Rethugs get extra nasty when they're in a panic.

[melm00se]

5. Never realized that USMC (and other DOD entities)

holds trademarks

Aren’t Marine Corps insignia in the public domain?

No, they are not. Please see 10 USC 7881, as well as 15 U.S.C. 1125 and 10 U.S.C. 2260. In addition to being protected by specific statute, Marine Corps insignia are considered to be trademarks and, as such, are not to be used by third parties without permission. While it is true that works (such as written works) created by Federal employees are generally not protected by copyright, and are in the public domain, this does not apply to trademarks. Also, under 10 U.S.C. 2260, the U.S. Marine Corps may license trademarks and may retain and expend fees received from such licensing, to be used to cover the costs of securing trademark registrations, the costs of operating our trademark licensing program, and to be used for Marine Corps morale, welfare, and recreation activities.

https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/ousmcc/Units/Marine-Corps-Trademark-Licensing-Program/FAQ/

[GReedDiamond]

12. I know a guy who sells Marine Corps branded tee shirts and the like...

...on Amazon. He has to submit paperwork along with the artwork to the USMC for approval before he can sell anything. I believe he also pays royalties to them.

BTW, this is the same guy who started the "Ed Hardy" fashion fad several years back.

[Midnight Writer]

6. It's probably time we dispense of the phrase "dog whistle". Perhaps "ringing the dinner bell"?

[Nitram]

11. Throwing chum into the water?

[keithbvadu2]

8. "Tell the Navy to go fuck themselves"

"Tell the Navy to go fuck themselves"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/104019272

[blugbox]

9. He'll have all the branches on his list eventually

How long until the Space Force can go fuck themselves into orbit?

[ROB-ROX]

13. HUNTER IS A SHITTY SQUIRREL

It still amazes me that people voted for this shitty squirrel? What kind of person would continue to support this TURD? A republican yellow turd will always support a weasel........

[Mosby]

14. He can't even spell.