Asshole of the Week: Rep Joe Walsh!

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(Thought I'd share our Asshole of the Week awards with y'all)


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I believe this is the second time Rep. Walsh has received our illustrous award. Congratulations, asshole!

This week he receives the dubious honor for calling Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a decorated war hero who lost her legs in Iraq, http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/03/510443/joe-walsh-tammy-duckworth-service/?mobile=nc
"not a true hero".

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Though he never joined the military himself, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) disparaged his Democratic opponent’s military service at a town hall on Sunday, saying that she’s not a “true hero.”

Walsh is running against Tammy Duckworth, a double amputee who lost both her legs in Iraq when insurgents hit her helicopter with an RPG in 2004.

The Tea Party freshman opened the Elk Grove town hall by arguing that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was reluctant to discuss his own military service in 2008, which made him a “noble hero.” By contrast, “Now I’m running against a woman who, my God, that’s all she talks about,” Walsh said.
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This is, of course, the same Rep. Joe Walsh who can't pay his mortgage, refuses to pay child support, and is a general scum bag.
 
So the GOP only supports "certain" troops and espouses "family values" conditionally?
 
i don't know...the few military people i know and stories i've read...they all say that those who brag are not "real" or whatever.

that said...pretty dumb comment to make, especially given her injuries.
 
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