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Just a simple Cherokee trial lawyer, Barkman has been forcing his opinions on others in print since, for reasons that passeth understanding, he was an unsuccessful candidate for state representative in 2002. His philosophy: "If people had wanted me to be nice, they should've voted for me."
..but apparently it can be sub-contracted. From TBogg, Jason Mattera of Young (or should that be "yellow"?) America's Foundation on why freedom is worth fighting for...by someone else. Because, you know, he's busy fighting the "culture war." I guess he passes fallafel to O'Reilly or something. Pathetic.
Labels: chickenhawks, Conservative Hypocrisy Watch
posted by The Local Crank | 8:14 PM
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...because now the Right Wing Noise Machine is after him for "shouting about [his military] service."
Labels: chickenhawks, Elections, John Cornyn, Rick Noriega, Senate
posted by The Local Crank | 9:33 PM
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George McGovern (!) pwns Dick Cheney. Film at Eleven.
Labels: chickenhawks, Dick Cheney, George McGovern
posted by The Local Crank | 10:18 PM
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According the Great and Powerful Kos, a recent Military Times poll of active-duty military personnel (as opposed to, say, cyber-chickenhawks safe here at home) shows only 38% support the President's proposed "surge" in troop levels in Iraq; only 35% approve of the President's handling of the war; and only 41% think we should've gone to war with Iraq in the first place. There are two astonishing things about this survey: one, it's skewed towards older military personnel and the officer corps, who are almost always reliably more conservative than short-timers or enlisted men and two, the Main Stream Media is not reporting this at all. Okay, I lied. there's only one astonishing thing.
Labels: chickenhawks, Iraq, Military, MSM
posted by The Local Crank | 12:11 AM
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From Glenn Greenwald, an in-depth and well-thought-out discussion of what it truly means to be a "chickenhawk."
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posted by The Local Crank | 12:51 AM
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Virginia Democratic Senate candidate James Webb goes nuclear on his opponent Senator George Felix Allen, Jr. after being hit with the by-now standard GOP tactic of questioning the patriotism of anyone who failed to support the Anti-flag burning wave-the-bloody-shirt amendment. Yet another important example of why you should not screw with Marines.
Labels: chickenhawks, George Allen, James Webb
posted by The Local Crank | 1:02 AM
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Next, Murtha takes on Karl Rove. Ooo-rah, Marine! From Crooks & Liars.
Labels: chickenhawks, Karl Rove
posted by The Local Crank | 4:56 PM
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Congressman Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) gets his ass handed to him by Congressman Jack Murtha (D-Pennsylvania). Tip of the cranky cowboy hat to Wonkette!
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posted by The Local Crank | 4:24 PM
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Cong. Jean Schmidt is upset because an anti-tax group mocked her with a cake. Could've been worse; at least they didn't, oh, say, call her a coward on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Labels: chickenhawks, Congress
posted by The Local Crank | 12:10 PM
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