Marines pissed off at Felix...great post on RaisingKaine....

[SaveElmer]

I hadn't thought of this angle before...this has gotta piss off vets more than anybody!!!


http://www.raisingkaine.com/showComment.do?commentId=35...

I was talking to a few of my marines an hour ago. one of them is pissed on BEYOND belief.
WHY?????

All of Webb's books are treasured in the United States Marine Corps, especially Fields of fire.

Ask ANY marine, past, present, or future.

I had to tell the capitan to calm down.

I think Allen just barked up the wrong tree this time.

Hearing my military friends bring out the swords, keeps me fucking angry.

George Allen and his campaign in my opinion just disrespected every single person whos worn a uniform especially those who have seen the eye of combat.

Someone send George Allen a message.

You better start World War III because everyone who's wearing or worn a uniform just officially came over to the Webb camp.

Jarding was right, war is hell.

It's not some fucking dude ranch bitch.

[BattyDem]

1. So in just a few days, the GOP managed to ...

- piss off African-Americans, as well as every person who's against racism
- piss off people with debilitating diseases, as well as the people who love them and all other compassionate human beings in the country
- piss off vets, as well as the active-duty military

Looks like they hit the trifecta!

[Kierkegaard]

5. It's an amazing thing to watch.

I think they are deliberately trying to fuck up as much as humanly possible and see if they can still get away with stealing an election.

If they manage to pull this one out of the fire, they are destined to hold onto power indefinitely.

[brer cat]

9. Yes, they did. Do they think all these

folks they are sh**ing on are just Dems? They really hit the trifecta when they managed to piss off Repugs, Independents as well as Dems.

[tsuki]

11. They have even pissed off Andrew Sullivan. Just watched him

on Maher tell everyone to vote for Democrats.

[AspenRose]

12. Probably some hispanics with that wall on the border, too...

Yep, they're looking to alienate EVERYONE.

Fine by me

[frogcycle]

14. well, they had to outdo the previous weekly record

when they were outed for ridiculing the religious right, and exposed for tolerating sexual harrassmant of minors

[DURHAM D]

2. Wow - had not thought about that reaction by vets.

Allen is really steppin' in it.

[Virginia Dare]

3. Trick or treat is over for you Felix...

the fake cowboy shit is wearing thin...

Check out this thread where Felix expounds on how he would have handled being a Virginia colonist in 1609....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Cha]

4. "It's not some fucking dude ranch bitch."

For my FYI..what did felix the allen say about Webb's books?

I know the brouhaha about the so called "sex passages"..but was there anything specific allen said to make this Marine so pissed?

That's so cool that Webb has written so many interesting books and at least one was made into a movie, "Rules Of Engagement".

[williesgirl]

6. Keeped this kicked so everyone's talking about it - recommended

[DinahMoeHum]

7. The Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads) endorsed Webb today.

The newspaper covers the Newport News-Norfolk-Virginia Beach region, where the main source of the economy is the US Navy. Lots of active-duty and retired personnel live there:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. ....

[AnnieBW]

10. VA Is Home To Quantico

One of the major Marine bases. I think that Macacawitz just put his other foot in his mouth - up to his knee.

[frogcycle]

13. not to mention

a ton of retired military in northern va, plus naval installations in norfolk

[frogcycle]

15. who ya gonna call?

http://www.fighting-dems.com/

[mcg]

16. George Allen: You Have Not Earned the Right ... So Just Shut Up

George Allen: You Have Not Earned the Right to Question Jim Webb’s Recollections of War – So Just Shut Up

And to Chris LaCivita, Who Did Serve, You Should Know Better – Shame on You

http://www.webbforsenate.org/blog/node/239

" ... And Senator, you would not know this, but, war is demeaning, war is repugnant. People die and get maimed there. Innocent boys and girls are forced into prostitution, and are forced to perform heinous acts there. Jim Webb witnessed it all. And he wrote about it. You don’t think this is happening in Iraq? ..."

[bluedogyellowdog]

17. Felix Allen is the gift that keeps on giving

Deer heads, spitting, macacagate, attacking books that are highly treasured in the Marines, and something about a big stir about to break (divorce records maybe?)

[GCP]

18. Wait, he's THAT James Webb? ( rhetorical question)