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Schadow
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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: Frist outs Reid memo |
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Bill Frist sent an email to his VOLPAC members summarizing a memo from Harry Reid to Democrat activists:
| Quote: | Just a quick email to let you know about a six-page memo from Senator Reid’s office to Senate Democrats that surfaced over the weekend.
The memo titled “Real Security” directs Democrat Senators during the Congressional recess to hold events at military bases, with active military personnel to attack President Bush on national security issues. Here are some direct quotes:
“Ensure that you have the proper U.S. and state flags at the event, and consider finding someone to sing the national anthem and lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the event,” the memo states.
“Hold a town hall meeting with state officials and a local National Guard unit at their armory to discuss the security impact of long deployments. Ask National Guard members to offer input on how security and disaster response at home is compromised by long deployments.”
“Visit the home of a military family that has purchased body armor on their own for a family member serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and hold an open press ‘conversation’ on this issue. Ask the family if they would be willing to hold the open press conversation/town hall meeting in their yard, on their front porch or in their home.”
In case Senate Democrats do not know, it is illegal to hold political events at military bases. Not to mention despicable to use the military and their families in this way.
When asked about this memo by the Washington Times, a staffer in Senator Reid’s office said, “It’s an effort to paint the White House and the Republican Congress as having a failed effort on national security issues, which is a direct result of their misplaced priorities and mismanagement.”
Sounds political to me. I also find it interesting that Harry Reid had to remind Senate Democrats to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
In fact, this isn’t the first memo, Democrat “strategists” have written about the military. Many of you will probably remember a Democrat memo that surfaced during the Florida Recount of 2000 that detailed how to disenfranchise overseas, military voters because Democrats feared they had voted Republican.
Americans were outraged in 2000 and they should be outraged again by this memo.
If the Democrats wanted to truly help our troops they wouldn’t advocate cutting-and-running from Iraq, they wouldn’t call for a censure vote of President Bush and they wouldn’t ingratiate themselves with the Michael Moore wing of their own Party.
These three things have only emboldened our enemies and a memo from Harry Reid will never change that.
To read the rest of the Washington Times article, click here <http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060317-110209-4097r.htm> .
I also encourage you to post a comment on my blog.
Bill Frist, M.D.
VOLPAC
Post Office Box 158552
Nashville, TN 37215
Office: (615) 386-0045 |
(some punctuation cleaned up by me)
Schadow
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Schadow
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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OK, here's some update on this. First, Reid encourages an activity which is illegal because political activities such as he suggests cannot be held on military installations. Second, the "events" he suggests could endanger the careers and liberty of the military participants. Quoth the Minority Leader (from the message above):
| Quote: | “Ensure that you have the proper U.S. and state flags at the event, and consider finding someone to sing the national anthem and lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the event,” the memo states.
“Hold a town hall meeting with state officials and a local National Guard unit at their armory to discuss the security impact of long deployments. Ask National Guard members to offer input on how security and disaster response at home is compromised by long deployments.”
“Visit the home of a military family that has purchased body armor on their own for a family member serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and hold an open press ‘conversation’ on this issue. Ask the family if they would be willing to hold the open press conversation/town hall meeting in their yard, on their front porch or in their home.” |
Article 88 of the UCMJ points out the danger to officers and enlisted men who might be persuaded to attend and participate:
| Quote: | Article 88—Contempt toward officials
“Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”
Elements.
(1) That the accused was a commissioned officer of the United States armed forces;
(2) That the accused used certain words against an official or legislature named in the article;
(3) That by an act of the accused these words came to the knowledge of a person other than the accused; and
(4) That the words used were contemptuous, either in themselves or by virtue of the circumstances under which they were used.
(5) That the accused was then present in the State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the Governor or legislature concerned.
Explanation.
The official or legislature against whom the words are used must be occupying one of the offices or be one of the legislatures named in Article 88 at the time of the offense. Neither “Congress” nor “legislature” includes its members individually. “Governor” does not include “lieutenant governor.” It is immaterial whether the words are used against the official in an official or private capacity. If not personally contemptuous, ad-verse criticism of one of the officials or legislatures named in the article in the course of a political discussion, even though emphatically expressed, may not be charged as a violation of the article.
Similarly, expressions of opinion made in a purely private conversation should not ordinarily be charged. Giving broad circulation to a written publication containing contemptuous words of the kind made punishable by this article, or the utterance of contemptuous words of this kind in the presence of military subordinates, aggravates the offense. The truth or falsity of the statements is immaterial.
Lesser included offense.
(See Article 80—attempts)
Maximum punishment.
Dismissal, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year.
Note: While only commissioned officers can be charged under this article, DOD Directive 1344.10- POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY, extend these same requirements to all individuals on active duty. Enlisted members and warrant officers who violate these provisions can be charged under Article 92, of the UCMJ, Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation.
(Above Information from Manual for Court Martial, 2002, Chapter 4, Paragraph 12) |
So, whom should be censured or removed from office? My candidate would be Harry Reid, son of a hard rock miner, youngest of four children, and whose formal education consisted of never graduating from high school. He needs to be sent back to Searchlight to start over. 
Schadow
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USAFE5
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
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We don't want him here either. ( Well Las vegas is why he keeps getting re-elected it sure isn't the folks in searchlight - there aren't enough of them)
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LimaCharlie
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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I have met Harry Reid and talked to him several times. The man couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with the instructions printed on the bottom of the heel.
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USAFE5
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: |
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even then he'd have problems finding the instructions
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Doll
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| LimaCharlie wrote: | | I have met Harry Reid and talked to him several times. The man couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with the instructions printed on the bottom of the heel. |
Even that would take brains to do and he doesn't have a brain and if he did why hasn't anyone declared it braindead yet? Grrrrrrrrrr.........
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PhantomSgt
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Reid takes advantage of cross-border creep from California, Oregon and Washington which has over the years developed a long history of electing Morons to the Senate and House.
How else could one explain the election of:
Pelosi
Boxer
Feinstein
Waters
McDermott
Cantwell
Murray
and many others?
Based on their voting patterns the Far Left of our Nation appears to be "Stuck on Stupid".
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mtboone
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:20 am Post subject: |
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How else could one explain the election of:
Pelosi
Boxer
Feinstein
Waters
McDermott
Cantwell
Murray
and many others?
Based on their voting patterns the Far Left of our Nation appears to be "Stuck on Stupid".
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LewWaters
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Do not forget reelecting Murtha just because he is on the East Coast. |
For that matter, don't forget the reelections of Kennedy and sKerry  |
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