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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 11:35 PM
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"...he would never call a fellow Marine a coward..."
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS01/511220352

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Three days after Rep. Jean Schmidt was booed off the House floor for saying that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do," the Ohioan she quoted disputed the comments.

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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Bubp, who has served in the Marine Corps Reserve for 27 years, including three years of active duty, said he called Schmidt on Friday afternoon to discuss the resolution that called for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq - not to talk about Murtha.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 11:53 PM
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1. Murtha's so gracious and it makes
schmidt's accusation even more Glaring.

"She immediately took back her remarks. It's against House rules to refer to a fellow lawmaker by name or to criticize them."

It's right there in black and white..

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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 11:54 PM
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2. What's the difference, asshole?
Stick to killing, because letter writing is not your forte.
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