You get what you vote for... (UPDATED)
Which one is uglier? I'd say the real thang...
And just to have your "party" elected - you pick this, a person who "made up" the comments she quoted about Murtha being a coward, instead of an Iraq veteran...you who voted for this imbecile are some pieces of work, that's all I have to say. Say, is her district anywhere near Quicksand Jeezus?
UPDATE BY HOLLY IN CINCINNATI:
According to Blogger Daniel S. at The Kentucky Democrat, Ms. Schmidt may also be ethics-challenged. Note Daniel's follow-up comment today:
It appears that Jean Schmidt's people must read blogs because the addresses are no longer up there.
ANOTHER UPDATE BY HOLLY IN CINCINNATI:
Ohio 2 Blog: Hate Radio Host Talks With Jean Schmidt
ANOTHER UPDATE BY HOLLY IN CINCINNATI:
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer (as linked above by Ms. Julien):
Danny Bubp, a freshman state representative who is a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, told The Enquirer that he never mentioned Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., by name when talking with Schmidt, and he would never call a fellow Marine a coward.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE BY HOLLY IN CINCINNATI:
WVXU-FM: Jean Schmidt says she's not backing down
By Maryanne Zeleznik 11/22/2005 12:32:40 PM
Ohio Congresswoman Jean Schmidt says she’s amazed her remarks on the House floor last week have become such a national story. In a written release, Ohio’s second district Representative, Jean Schmidt says she’s still opposed to a Democratic plan to withdraw troops from Iraq. She was booed on the House floor last week when she said “cowards cut and run and marines never do.” Schmidt directed the statement to Pennsylvania Congressman and former marine John Murtha who introduced the Democratic plan. Schmidt says she never intended to attack Murtha personally. Schmidt says she has been attacked personally, but she is not shying away from her opposition to the minority’s position.
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Cincinnati CityBeat: All The News That Fits
Mean Jean Breaks Oath
The notion that opposition to U.S. policy somehow qualifies as cowardice or disloyalty is noxious, an affront to the very Constitution Schmidt is sworn to uphold. But Schmidt's speech violated another oath, one she imposed upon herself when she took office, according to State Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Mount Lookout), who had opposed Schmidt in the GOP primary last summer.
"When she was sworn in 75 days ago," Brinkman says, "she said, 'This House has much work to do. On that we can all agree. We will not always agree on the details of that work. Honorable people can certainly agree to disagree. However, here today I accept a second oath. I pledge to walk in the shoes of my colleagues and refrain from name-calling or the questioning of character. 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.'
"Boy, she sure forgets quick, doesn't she?"
COMMENTARY FROM SHAKESPEARES'S SISTER: DISGRACE
CLARIFICATION: The photo above is not of Jean Schmidt but rather an actress on Saturday Night Live who is imitating her. Here is the Enquirer's caption:
Actress Rachel Dratch of NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live" portrays Rep. Jean Schmidt of Clermont County as a laughingstock lawmaker.
ANOTHER RUEFUL STATEMENT FROM JEAN SCHMIDT:
'No idea' Murtha was a Marine
U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt said this afternoon she had “no idea’’ when she created an uproar on the House floor that she was addressing a remark to a fellow House member who is a much decorated Marine veteran of Vietnam.
