Shouting down the military.
Shouting down a uniformed servicemember in a public meeting? Sounds like the Daily Kos convention is going just as expected:
As the Military and Progressives panel came to an end, a young man in uniform stood up to argue that the surge was working, and cutting down on Iraqi casualties. The moderator largely freaked out. When other members of the panel tried to answer his question, he demanded they "stand down." He demanded the questioner give his name, the name of his commander, and the name of his unit. And then he closed the panel, no answer offered or allowed, and stalked off the stage.Seems like someone else criticized a war while in uniform... hmmm, who was that guy?
Wes Clark took the mic and tried to explain what had just occurred: The argument appears to be that you're not allowed to participate in politics while wearing a uniform, or at least that you shouldn't, and that the questioner was engaging in a sort of moral blackmail, not to mention a violation of the rules, by doing so. Knowing fairly little about the army, I can't speak to any of that. But it was an uncomfortable few moments, and seemed fairly contrary to the spirit of the panel to roar down the member of the military who tried to speak with a contrary voice.
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8/3/2007 2:30 PM
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The American Prospect: AN ODD CLOSE.
As the Military and Progressives panel came to an end, a young man in uniform stood up to argue that the surge was working, and cutting down on Iraqi casualties. The moderator largely freaked out. When other members of the panel tried to answer his question, he demanded they “stand down.” He demanded the questioner give his name, the name of his commander, and the name of his unit. And then he closed the panel, no answer offered or allowed, and stalked off the stage.
Wes Clark took the mic and tried to explain what had just occurred: The argument appears to be that you’re not allowed to participate in politics while wearing a uniform, or at least that you shouldn’t, and that the questioner was engaging in a sort of moral blackmail, not to mention a violation of the ...
I'll bet this little episode gets avoided by the MSM, as DailyKos is now being anointed as some sort of MIDDLE of the Dhimmi-crat political spectrum.
Wouldn't want their far-left military-hating true beliefs to come out in public, that would be the truth and to be avoided at all costs.
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What we are about to witness is the meltdown of the anti-war left. The dems support for the war will now increase as they do the same things the Iraqis are doing - ditch their Al Qaeda allies.
The dems may have a harder time decoupling their interests with al qaeda than the sheikhs have had. If the surge continues to work as well as it is now the turnaround will be of such a proportion that the media and the democrats will have to eat crow for decades - and they dont do that well. All the liars, truth-benders, and story-makers will have no more outlets to tell their obfuscations. I hope it is the end of the MSM.
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"The dems support for the war will now increase as they do the same things the Iraqis are doing - ditch their Al Qaeda allies."
Nicely stated!
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