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Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: Gunslinger on January 06, 2006, 11:08:49 PM

http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/004016.html

Before you get your panties in a bunch I'm not calling either of these members of congress traitors or anything of that sort.  They are entitled to their opinions and this soldier is entitled to his.......I just figured I'd help give him an audience

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"Yes sir my name is Mark Seavey and I just want to thank you for coming up here. Until about a month ago I was Sgt Mark Seavey infantry squad leader, I returned from Afghanistan. My question to you, (applause)
"Like yourself I dropped out of college two years ago to volunteer to go to Afghanistan, and I went and I came back. If I didn't have a herniated disk now I would volunteer to go to Iraq in a second with my troops, three of which have already volunteered to go to Iraq. I keep hearing you say how you talk to the troops and the troops are demoralized, and I really resent that characterization. (applause) The morale of the troops that I talk to is phenomenal, which is why my troops are volunteering to go back, despite the hardships they had to endure in Afghanistan.

"And Congressman Moran, 200 of your constituents just returned from Afghanistan. We never got a letter from you; we never got a visit from you. You didn't come to our homecoming. The only thing we got from any of our elected officials was one letter from the governor of this state thanking us for our service in Iraq, when we were in Afghanistan. That's reprehensible. I don't know who you two are talking to but the morale of the troops is very high."

Moran - who is one of the few congressmen supporting Charlie Rangel's call to restore the draft - responded quickly: "That wasn't in the form of a question, it was in the form of a statement. But, uhh... let's go over here." And he took the next question.

 Sgt Seavey is the first man at the mike, at approximately the 34:30 point in the video:
http://www.c-span.org/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=murtha+moran

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: SOB on January 07, 2006, 12:26:51 AM

When politicians meet real people

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: Gunslinger on January 07, 2006, 03:14:04 AM

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Originally posted by SOB
When politicians meet real people

Yup

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: storch on January 07, 2006, 08:07:30 AM

thanks for posting that GS

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: Dago on January 07, 2006, 08:28:09 AM

Seavy comes up at 34:32 on the clip.

That guy is a hero, not Murtha.  He also speaks honestly, he isnt babbling to get any votes.

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: ASTAC on January 07, 2006, 08:31:09 AM

Can't seem to get the video...dang!

Firefox gives me "rtsp is not a registered protocol"

IE gives me a "cannot be diplayed" page

WTF!!

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: Gunslinger on January 07, 2006, 02:58:49 PM

Here ASTAC try this  OK it's on that page:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004240.htm

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: LePaul on January 07, 2006, 04:15:40 PM

Thanks for that link

wtg Mr Seavey...priceless blank looks from Murtha

Title: A Soldier takes on Murtha and Moran
Post by: Gunslinger on January 07, 2006, 04:58:06 PM

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Originally posted by LePaul
Thanks for that link

wtg Mr Seavey...priceless blank looks from Murtha

There's another one, this one a retired General and nam vet who questions the both of them.  During their response (they actually give one) it's evident the stuttering and stammering.  The link for it should be at the bottom of the page.