Repuke Campaign Strategy: When in doubt - smear your opponents mil. career

[LynneSin]

Looks like Jean Schmidt (OH-02) is taking a page out of the "We desparate so we'll smear and make innuendos against our opponents military career). Anyone else getting a little nauseous when repukes pull crap like this?

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/26/01838/5261

On her recent appearance on the Speaking Frankly radio show Jean Schmidt stated that Eric Minamyer was advising her campaign. Given Mr. Minamyer’s recent habit of indirectly questioning Paul Hackett’s service in Iraq this site must ask the question does Eric Minamyer speak for the Schmidt campaign?

I understand that Hackett did not participate in combat at all. It is still dangerous over there as I can personally attest. Let’s just not act as though we led marines in combat if we did not, okay…

I have asked the question time and again, what role did he actually play?

Given all the opportunities he has had to say “I served in combat” one fair conclusion is that he did not.

[Deep13]

1. The Rs act as though the choice is a D or Jesus Christ.

I always hear these nit-picky non-complaints against Ds while they ignore grievious shortcomings in their own candidates. Well, yah know a lot of vets were offended by Kerry's remarks thirty years ago. Well, that might be an issue if Bush was perfect, but as it is he is a draft dodger and probably a desserter.

Oh, Hackett didn't actually shoot anyone. (That may or may not be true.) Nevertheless, I think he has a bit better perspective than some asshole who sits around an office all day.

[Sparkman]

2. It would boost enlistment IF you could choose deployment...BUT YOU GO WHER

YOUR F*G TOLD, AND DO WHAT YOU'RE F*G TOLD TO DO!!! This guy is no pacifist, AND he served as he was told. He has no charges of murdering innocents so I say give him his due. IF he wants to run on his war record, he's got as much right as any other vet., with or without purple hearts or bronze stars. The fruit comes if providence puts your GI ass in the shit, not this guy's choice. You sign up at your own risk, and from that point on, you're a hero until you royally F UP. He didn't, so he's a hero. any problems out there?

[Deep13]

3. Schmidt is just pissed because,...

...the Cincinnati paper endorsed Hackett.

:nopity:

[Kber]

4. And, it seems like Dems can't respond in kind

because it seems like, as often as not, the Repub candidate "had other proirities" than serving at all.

[kestrel91316]

5. Yeah, yeah, SUPPORT THE TROOPS ................

until they decide to run for office. Then they are just lying trash.

[Catrina]

6. Why do they hate the military?

I understand that Hackett did not participate in combat at all.

Did Jean Schmidt serve in Iraq? Just asking!

It is still dangerous over there as I can personally attest.

We must assume you were there, then, if you can 'personally attest' to how dangerous it still is 'over there'. Seems you agree with Hackett, so what's the problem? Mind telling us, btw, were you in combat? Again, just asking!


Let’s just not act as though we led marines in combat if we did not, okay…

Let's ask the CIC not to act as though he is some kind of war hero, and that the 'Mission was Accomplished' when he was not, and it was not, okay?

I have asked the question time and again, what role did he actually play?

Consider yourself lucky, we've been asking a similar question for ten years now, 'what role the CIC actually played in TANG considering he was AWOL for 17 months and no one even asked him to put himself in harm's way'! Still no answer! Frustrating, isn't it?

Oh, and if Hackett just went to Iraq to view the scenery, that makes him more of a hero than our CIC, don't you agree?

Given all the opportunities he has had to say “I served in combat” one fair conclusion is that he did not.

Given that logic, one fair conclusion is that George Bush was AWOL.

Every time they attack a veteran, remind of the AWOL status of their hero, George Bush! Like Pavlov's dog, after a while they will learn to anticipate the reminder in response to such attacks and at least cringe a little as they spew their vile talking points.

Once we have them trained to expect to hear 'Bush/AWOL' as soon as they attack a liberal vet, they may avoid pushing the button that elicits the reminder? Who knows, but it's fun reminding them of the AWOL status of their 'super-hero' anyway!

[Sparkman]

7. I have no problem with AWOL'g if the USMIL pulls a fast one on you....

But then you can't go and RUN DOWN SOLDIERS WHO STUCK IT OUT!
Chimp wanted the best of both worlds, and the U.S. public said fine,
to our shame and our great losses. Money can fool most of the people some of the time, just not next time. Any soldier who signed up is a hero, even if he's just dodging jail, because you know the USMIL will stick you where the sun don't shine, if the politicians get us into the hornet's nest again.