Did you hear what the Illinois VFW did to Tammy Duckworth?

[in_cog_ni_to]

THE BASTARDS ENDORSED HER REPUKE OPPONENT WHO HAS NEVER SERVED A DAY OF HIS LIFE IN THE MILITARY! Tammy Duckworth fought for this country and lost 2 legs doing so and the FUCKING VFW endorsed the REPUKE CHICKENHAWK!:grr:

[TexasLawyer]

1. It says WAY more about the VFW

than it does about Tammy.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. It sure does!

Shame-on-them!

[KingFlorez]

2. I think it will backfire

[Cha]

17. Because the voters will be

smarter than that?

[JitterbugPerfume]

4. F##k

the VFW

[Bluzmann57]

5. There are a number of local VFW chapters

which are angry about this. This was a decision of the state VFW and in no way reflects all VFW chapters across the state of Illinois.
Ok here's a link to check out. www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/11/04/ap-state-il/d815t4cgO.txt. If this doesn't work, then just go tyo www.qctimes.net and then click on Illinois news.

[demwing]

6. Can you say "Backlash"?

I knew that you could.

[Cha]

18. Yeaaah! It's like what does the VFW

stand for? Veterans of Foreign WAR..ya can't get much more Foreign than I-RAQ.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Then they need to REVOLT and let it be known they do NOT

stand by the State VFW endorsing a damn chickenhawk. Have you seen the clip of her when she heard about this? I thought she was going to cry. It was HEARTBREAKING. They slapped that woman in the face and I-AM-PISSED about it!

[beltanefauve]

8. Any explanation given?

Because she's female? (just conjecture, on my part)

NPR's "All Things Considered" "reported" this yesterday. They say Duckworth held a news conference, and went on to paraphrase her. But the story previous was about Ted Haggard, and they went full-on with his voice and comments.

Shameful, indeed.

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. They said it was because they agreed with the repuke's "policies."

Meaning.....they want to leave our soldiers over in Iraq to die.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. ONE "interesting" point on the "female" angle..

the spokesperson for the VFW was.....A FEMALE veteran.:grr:

[TAPat]

25. Was she blonde too? No offense toward

blondes, but man do these f*cks like their bearer of bad tidings to be blonde women!

FU Illinois VFW!!! :grr: (drunk bastards - at least at our local IL chapter...)

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. You may not believe this, BUT

YES! she is a blond!:grr:

[sarge43]

23. Definitely a factor. n/t

[Rainscents]

10. Truly disgusting.

[BeatleBoot]

11. Why Does the VFW Hate America?

They won't endorse an Iraq War veteran who lost both limbs to the insurgents in Iraq?

Does every VFW Post think this way?

What has happened to our country?

This makes me sick to my stomach.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. Well, according to a post above,

some LOCAL VFW chapters do not agree with the State VFW doing this....I expect to see them saying so BEFORE THE DAMN ELECTION.

[datadiva]

13. I emailed the DC office

I was so mad yesterday when I heard about this. I just picked a name in their communications office in DC and emailed my disgust. I guess it went straight to this guy's blackberry because he emailed me right back and said he would forward my email to the people in the right office and thanked me for caring. Actually, it was a nice email and he seemed to really care.

[in_cog_ni_to]

24. Thank You for doing that.

I hope they pay dearly for this!

[MikeNearMcChord]

14. Well there is AMVETS and some others.

To the Illinois VFW, don't bitch about Vet benefits when they get cut, as the GOP has done since the so called "freind of the Vets" took office.

[Cha]

16. I saw this over in GDP and I wrote

.."is roskam even a vet?

Sounds like a good ol' boys club.

[karlrschneider]

19. Most VFWers I've met are chickenshit booze-swilling REMFs.

I :puke: in their general direction.

[Monkeyman]

20. They are paying for it today

Veterans are calling for them to lose their charter. Plus Veterans For Progress IL has endorsed her today. The Major from Veterans from America has made a hard hitting article calling them the shame of America. IVVA has endorsed Tammy and other veterans groups are doing the same.

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. GOOD! I hope they DO lose their charter.

This has got to be one of the most shameful things I've ever witnessed. KUDOS to the other Vet Organizations who have come out in support of Tammy.

[Jack Rabbit]

21. Is anybody surprised?

The VFW supports those candidates who will pursue policies that will assure a strong and vibrant membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars for many years to come.

[Justitia]

27. I read, in another thread, they endorsed George Allen over Jim Webb too! -eom

[photogirl12]

28. I am just dumbfounded

What are these people smoking???

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. I was too and MAD!

I thought my head would explode. WTF are they thinking??? Sheesh. Is it not LOGICAL that VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS would actually SUPPORT a Veteran who actually FOUGHT in a FOREIGN WAR and lost 2 legs!!!!! instead of a CHICKENHAWK who has never served a day in his life???*&^%$

[Golden Raisin]

30. Despite the best efforts of Bush/Cheney

and their gang of thugs, this is still a semi-free country and people can endorse & vote for whom they want to. They are also free to be f#@king, stupid, repulsoid assholes.