The Marine Corps Reserve Colonel whom freshman Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (R-OH) claimed she was quoting last week when she delivered his “message” on the floor of the U.S. House that “cowards cut and run, Marines never do” has disavowed that statement and denies having made it to Schmidt.
The comment was directed to 37-year Marine colonel and combat veteran, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA). says she got his comments wrong.
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“There was no discussion of him personally being a coward or about any person being a coward,” Bubp said. “My message to the folks in Washington, D.C., and to all the Congress people up there, is to stay the course. We cannot leave Iraq or cut and run – any terminology that you want to use.”
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“I don’t want to be interjected into this. I wish she never used my name.”
Schmidt’s comment on the floor of the House has caused a firestorm of debate since they were uttered, forcing the recently-elected Congresswoman to apologize and retract them shortly thereafter.
Nonetheless, Schmidt has a long working relationship with Bubp. Schmidt has worked alongside him advocating for far-Rightwing and Fundamentalist Christian causes together over the years as reported by Max Blumenthal.
Cincinnati Enquirer has more on the fallout in wake of Schmidt’s comments pointing to some of her statements, during her swearing in just a few months ago, that she would never do such a thing…She must have just been kidding.
“I pledge to walk in the shoes of my colleagues and refrain from name-calling or the questioning of character,” Schmidt said then. “It is easy to quickly sink to the lowest form of political debate. Harsh words often lead to headlines, but walking this path is not a victimless crime. This great House pays the price.”
And one more point on the shameful Schmidt — a report from BluegrassReoprt.org [linked fixed] yesterday suggests that “Mean Jean” may also be flaunting a few laws and House rules on her own website.
We’re shocked…shocked…to see such behavior by a Republican…from Ohio.
Firedoglake has more on the pride of Clermont County…
UPDATE: Chickenhaw Rush Limbaugh calls Murtha a “useful idiot” and questions his “hawk” credentials. Media Matters has the deets and the audio.
LATE UPDATE: Josh Marshall has more on Schmidt who is now, apparently, playing the victim card! Not kidding. Amongst “the attacks from the Left” that she claims to be getting, she also says, “There’s no way that I remotely tried to impugn his character.” heheh…
Full of Schmidt and a liar neoCon all in one.
Such a sack of schmidt
Look at that picture–what a psycho! She really shouldn’t be messin’ with such a badass Murthafucka!
Hey Brad, the link to http://www.bluegrassreport.org/...n_jean_sc.html at the end of your post is broken. It’s got an extraneous %22 at the end. FYI.
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found this picture posted for Schmidt on a Veterans blog. This disabled veteran is NOT real pleased at the wicked cheating witch. Gosh, she is a horrible evil, nasty person isn’t she?
All due credit:
Blah3.com – Navy Vet’s blog
Warning – A bit strong language, but who can blame him?
GREAT PICTURE OF JEAN SCHMIDT THOUGH!
Maybe Schmidt was actually referring to Dubya’s cowardly AWOL gaurd duty. 😀
Wow! I love the comments on this thread. You guys are a hoot!
#7- I work at the VA hospital. When CNN played the Schmidt sh_t the boo’s and screams were so loud we had to change the channel. Blood pressure was definitely elevated!
I posted this on the "granny" thread below but it fits better here since Limbaugh is part of this thread subject. I guess this makes him a USELESS idiot. (also his diaper is full of schmidt) :0)
"And now the liberals want to stop President Reagan from selling chemical warfare agents and military equipment to Saddam Hussein and why? Because Saddam ‘allegedly’ gassed a few Kurds in his own country. Mark my words. All of this talk of Saddam Hussein being a ‘war criminal’ or ‘committing crimes against humanity’ is the same old thing. LIBERAL HATE SPEECH! and speaking of poison gas… I SAY WE ROUND UP ALL THE DRUG ADDICTS AND GAS THEM TOO!…"
Limbaugh on November 3, 1988
Jo – is that Rush quote for real????? If so, great stuff, can you give us the source?
Look at the quality of representatives you poor Ohio folks get when the one-party machines take over the elections. Oh, reminds me of a great Donald Fagen lyric from IGY talking about a brave new world of sorts: "…just machines to make big decisions"
Dave
Because these idiots in congress don’t understand computers or the Internet, (case in point Schmidt’s attempt at lying – hoping she wouldn’t get caught …) BECAUSE of this is the REASON we are not ready for computerized voting in this country.
Yahoo for the bloggers who stay on these guys butts!!
I got it here:
http://www.deepcaves.net/politi...al_quotes.html
but I googled and also found it here, here and here:
http://www.patridiots.com/001094.html
http://www.mikeschepker.com/wor...1/rushs-words/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/inde...Peace_movement
and I got lots of other hits.
DaveK #11
As much as I hate to do it, I have to say that Rush quote isn’t for real. It was a comic strip [The Boondocks] creation. However, I’m positive there is a cesspool full of REAL rush quotes we can dig up if we can stand the stench.
http://www.snopes.com
PS Jo – I love your comment – Rush’s diapie is full of schmidt!!! Hilarious!
Let’s recap:
1. The GOP stole the election for Schmidt over Dem. Iraq War vet Hackett. 51%-49% victory, when the machines went down in the bottom of the 9th, and came up with thousands of votes for Schmidt.
2. Stealing an election from an Iraq War wasn’t enough for the unpatriotic/anti-military GOP, they then have Schmidt attack military veteran Dem. Murtha from Pennsylvania.
The witch who never served in the military, stole an election from an Iraq War vet, and then attacks a respected military veteran who served decades in the armed forces???
The GOP STINKS ON ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They have Schmidt attacking the military, lying about knowing the Noes, lying about what the reservist said…
They have a chickenhawk VP Cheney who had 5 deferrments, attacking honorable veteran Murtha…
The GOP STINKS ON ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brad – the photo’s a classic –
Where’s Dorthy when you need her – someone needs to park a house on that witch!
I’ve fixed the broken link that Foglio mentioned. Thanks! And sorry bout that!
A marathon runner, elected by fraud with the aid of corrupt people of the party in power in the same district (a party run at the national level by people
who never served in the military), publicly attacks a member of the opposing party, who himself served in the most elite branch of the military, on an issue pertaining to war policy.
I think this happened in Kenya once. But it couldn’t possibly happen in the United States.
If you want to read stupid Rush quotes:
http://www.fair.org
has many. Sorry to lead you astray on that quote DaveK. I confess, I don’t listen to Rush Limbaugh, but from the little I do hear from him, nothing would surprise me. I first saw that quote about a year ago under a picture of Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein. I guess if I had a stronger stomach I could brush up on my stupidrushology.
#17-Yes, she does look like the wicked witch on the wizard of oz. I’m surprised I haven’t seen a photoshop photo of her as the witch on any of the sites yet.
You asked for it:
Wicked Witch of the Hill
Says Pam Spalding of Pandagon blog:
My favorite P’shop wizard Mike Tidmus, who contributes tasty bits to my blog, has a lot to say about the unhinged performance of Congresswoman Jean Schmidt on Friday slagging war veteran Congressman John Murtha. I couldn’t have summed up the vapid, insulting nonsense better than Mike: (**MORE at link**
Or does this look more like schmidt?
Perfect!
fuckin’ brilliant
I knew a current Marine would never turn on his own like that. 😎
Thanks Kira!
This marine cononel who sent congresswoman Jean Schmidt a message about Rep. John Murtha being a coward didnt have the courage to do it himself,so he had to get a female to do his dirty work,now who is the coward.
I have been reading about this Colonel Bubp on several sites (including his) and I think he is hanging her out to dry. The stunt went badly and so he is trying to distance himself from it like all of the rest of the GOP. It’s now just a he said /she said.
Here’s another one for ya…
Courtesy of Daily Dirt, which you should know, before you click on it, is a hardcore porn site. Apparently one (like several that link to me from time to time) with a conscience.
Either Ohio actually voted this whacko in, or the GOP stole it for her. Either way, it doesn’t say much for Ohio. Ohio stinks on ice, too. Or should I say, "Kentucky North".
Brad, Thank you for the daily dirt link. I almost didn’t go there because of the porn warning but decided what the heck, and it was hilarious! Thanks again!
Brad, I think the daily dirt link is in bad taste.
I didn’t take a peek. Is it REALLY dirty?
kira
Lots of boobs in the side bar, but otherwise a fairly interesting article.
The US House has been turned into a sewer
by Delay and people like Schmidt. With luck
Americans will flush this rabble out in 2006.
she also says, "There’s no way that I remotely tried to impugn his character."
what does that mean? "I tried to impugn his character directly"???
just askin’
Just stay on the original link and don’t look around. If you are over 18 you will be ok.
Bwawawawah
Schmidt blames media for storm
"Had the vote been closer, or had it gone down, they would not be talking about me, they would be talking about Congress being less than enthusiastic about this war. We had Democrats and Republicans alike pressing that button, saying basically, ‘Don’t pull out,’ " she said.
Not a f**king clue!
Extreme Position: Pull out immediately.
Risk: We leave behind a civil war in Iraq.
Extreme Position: Stay the course, as long as it takes.
Risk: The insurgency grows (because of our very presence), nothing improves, and Americans and Iraqi deaths continue in perpetuity while the cost of staying the course increases by hundreds of billions per year.
Forget Jean Schmidt, folks. Just ask yourself: Of these two irreconcilable evils, which is the greater?