This is just priceless. To watch the actual video download it here.
Sgt. Seavy just got back from Afghanistan and tells off his representatives.
“I don’t know who you two are talking to, but the morale of the troops is very high.”
tip o’ me tam to Michelle Malkin
Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette transcribed this little bit, here it is.
“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.
Love it…cut and run (as Michelle pointed out). That’s what they do best.
Update: Michelle has another film clip of a Vietnam-era Veteran telling them off, too. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth the trouble…although the Cindy-Sheehan-esque response of the reps made me want to gag after what this gentleman said to them.
LOL – that is priceless … and just like any politician who could care less about the men and women putting their *** on the line to protect their dumbasses!
Probably in France or one of his 6 luxury homes somewhere–he’s too busy jet-setting to work, I gather he doesn’t make it a habit to show up. At least that’s the way it was during the election, but it doesn’t seem as though he takes much of this too seriously–except talking against the war, of course.
Hey Cao,
Watch the other video, do not delay. It is one of the most singular ***-kickings of gutless politicians I have ever seen. You will be standing and cheering at the end when the general storms out.
General Warner’s the poop!