User Panel
Posted: 2/1/2006 3:33:35 AM EDT
for wearing a T-shirt that said, "Support the Troops - Defending Our Freedom".
From: www.sptimes.com/2006/02/01/Worldandnation/T_shirt_earns_exit_fr.shtml
Also, great article on her work for wounded vets: Young kisses Peter Jerrick, 38, of Fort White at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa. He lost a leg and is paralyzed from an attack in Iraq.
I love this woman. |
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Sounds like she is an awesome lady. But, she of all people should have known that you don't wear a t-shirt to the State of the Union.
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+1 |
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What an awesome woman! She is great.
She shouldn't wear the shirt only because it allows someone like the IDIOT Cindy Shehan to bitch. |
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It's not supposed to be a partisan thing. T-shirts are inappropriate in a coats & tie. Cindy Sheehand was wearing her protest t-shirt and was arrested to prevent disrupting the speech. So the rules should not be bent for her, even though I'm 110% behind her. To me it would've been a great honor and priviledge to listen to the PotUS speech. |
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She was not arrested to prevent disrupting the speech, although that's a nice bonus. She was arrested for demonstrating in the Capitol, which is illegal. A demonstration can be either anti-something or pro-something. Sheehan was told her activity was prohibited but refused to leave, resulting in arrest. The Congressman's wife was told the same thing, and voluntarily left the gallery. Voluntary compliance usually eliminates the need for arrest in order for law and order to be enforced. Cindy needs to learn a few things. |
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What a great American.
She see's something wrong, and won't shut up until it is right. Outstanding. TXL |
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wow, what a woman!!! gotta be that hot italian blood...she sure the hell has my vote!
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She was supposed to wear it underneith her clothing then jump up and yell and interupt like the dems and the libtards do.
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same words the DU say about the kook sheehan |
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Sounds like a damned fine woman. God Bless her. We could use a few hundred more like her.
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same words the germans said about hitler. what's your point??? |
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Bad wardrobe choice.
I guess she never got refused admission to a restaurant with a dress code |
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Fixed it for you. Although I support their right to freedom of expression, Sheehan went beyond the T-shirt bit and was boisterous and hung a banner from the balcony. If just the T-shirt, I would have no problem with either of them staying. It is the conduct beyond that where Sheehan was wrong. Therefor, Beverly Young should have been left alone and Sheehan should have been removed. JMHO |
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Right or wrong, that would have gone over like a fart in church with the press.... |
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Great Lady.
However, only ONE man gets to send a message in that room, and that's The President of The United States of America. God Bless her. |
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Too bad she didn't wear a nice american flag and marine corps pin on her suit...
But, in the end, she did get publicity, although I don't think that was part of her plan. A very inspiring woman. I hope she runs for office when her husband decides to retire. Nice usage of the Bully Pulpit! |
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seems like a great lady
but you have to be consistant and political T shirt is not approtiate in the capitol for the state of the union |
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+1 |
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+2 |
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She sounds like a great woman. I have a lot of respect for her. I'm a little worried about her giving a heavily medicated Marine "whiskey"(that could kill him), but I'm sure it was saved for later.
I think she was a little out of place wearing a shirt that could be inflammatory. Even if I could care less if the people it inflames died in terrible blimp accidents, that isn't the time or place for it. Allowing that shirt and not Cindy (I'm milking my son's death for all it's worth) Sheebitch's shirt would be kind of like gloating, and a bit improper. Don't get me wrong, I agree with her sentiments, and applaud her actions, but that shirt wasn't appropriate attire considering the venue. |
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Hell, we only have what, 438 Congress rats? I meant Congressional wives. But yeah, we need more women with clear vision and unwarped perspectives. |
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Okay, boys.
You're going to have to help me on this one. How is a tee-shirt that says "Support the Troops - Defending Our Freedom.", out of place in Congress? Anyone that doesn't like it ought to be taken out, tied to a telephone pole, and horse-whipped. |
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I appreciate her work for the troops, but it you want to get noticed at the state of the Union, THEN GET ELECTED PRESIDENT and you'll have your chance.
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It is the State of the Union - kind of a dressed down black tie dinner. It is only respectful to wear suits for everyone including the photographers, tv people, ect. |
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OP - I firmly believe that she is right on the message, however this is not about the message, but rather about the time, place and manner of the message. As I said in the Cindy thread anyone who wears a t-shirt to the State of the Union is NOT demonstrating class and respect to the event or the office. For that alone you should be removed, but in the case of the Congresscritter's wife, she does not need to be drug out by her hair. Instead, it sounds like Congressman Young could use a kick in the head for publicly berating the chief of the capitol hill police. That being said, who is going to wear a "Vote from the Rooftops" shirt next year? SBG |
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how much you wanna bet she did that as a counter to what sheehan was gonna do just so they could go "look, see, the law was applied equally and fairly" ?
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