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Home Front: Politix

Crenshaw takes aim at Duckworth's patriotism

2020-07-12

[THEHILL] Freshman GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Texas)

...he lost an eye to an IED during his third tour in Afghanistan, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander in the SEALs before going into politics...

took aim at Sen. Tammy Duckworth

...the Chinese-American child of a military family, she lost both legs when the helicopter she was piloting in Iraq was shot down by jihadis, the first female double amputee of the second Iraq war. She then served in the Illinois National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel while working for the state and federal governments until she ran for Congress in 2012, where she has been ever since....

Wednesday, questioning the Illinois Democrat’s patriotism after she suggested that there should be a "national dialogue" about whether to remove statues and monuments of the founding fathers. Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, was discussing voter outreach to veterans during a Trump campaign "MAGA meetup" event on Thursday when he took a swing at Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both her legs serving in Iraq, accusing her of supporting the "destruction of America," The Washington Post first reported.

Navy Seal vs. Army combat chopper pilot, both injured in the line of duty? The Octagon awaits!

"I think a general message that the left stands for the destruction of America and the right doesn't probably works pretty well with veterans, even liberal ones, because even liberal veterans probably don't agree with that, unless you're Tammy Duckworth," he said.

Crenshaw’s remarks echo comments made by the Trump campaign, which released a statement alleging that Duckworth is "using her military service to deflect from her support for the left-wing campaign to villainize America's founding."

President Trump also recently retweeted a clip of Fox News host Tucker Carlson blasting the Illinois senator for her comments, accusing her of being a "moron," "silly," and "unimpressive." He later called her a coward for opting not to appear on his show.

Duckworth hit back at Carlson for questioning her patriotism in an op-ed published in The New York Times

...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
, arguing that he took her remarks out of context and launched unwarranted attacks.

She also slammed Trump for the allegations launched against her, alleging people questioning her devotion to her country are attempting to distract the president's "failure" to lead during the pandemic.

"Setting aside the fact that the right wing’s right to lie about me is one of the rights I fought to defend, let me be clear: I don’t want George Washington’s statue to be pulled down any more than I want the Purple Heart that he established to be ripped off my chest. I never said that I did," she wrote.

"But while I would risk my own safety to protect a statue of his from harm, I’ll fight to my last breath to defend every American’s freedom to have his or her own opinion about Washington’s flawed history. What some on the other side don’t seem to understand is that we can honor our founders while acknowledging their serious faults, including the undeniable fact that many of them enslaved Black Americans."

Posted by:Fred

#5 Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and Destroyed

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-07-12 17:34

#4 For some.

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-07-12 17:33

#3 I didn't know that intelligence is in your legs!

Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-07-12 15:41

#2 I sure hope now is the time for the reaction to this madness.

Posted by: Clem 2020-07-12 01:30

#1 "I think a general message that the left stands for the destruction of America and the right doesn't probably works pretty well with veterans, even liberal ones, because even liberal veterans probably don't agree with that, unless you're Tammy Duckworth," he said.

An indisputable fact I'd say. Hat tip to Crenshaw for having the courage to speak it.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-07-12 01:11

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