A United States Marine Goes to a Town Hall Meeting
by Big Hollywood
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How long before the media starts their dirty work on this man?
For those of you who didn’t choose A: They’ve Already Started… first time in America?
UPDATE: The Congressman being addressed here “accusing town hall protesters of ‘brown shirt tactics’ and comparing them to a ‘lynch mob.‘”
UPDATE: Comment left on my Facebook: “The media’s going to discover he’s not really a Marine because he’s discharged.”
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Awesome. He's still protecting me and its a d@mn dangerous job in the homeland!
This is inspirational. I don't know whom to feel sorrier for, though: him – for the scrutiny the media are going to bring to bear on him – or any members of the media who mess with this guy.
One clip is worth 300 million kudos.
A tenstrike! What composure. What a remarkable Marine. What a remarkable American. The GOP needs to track that patriot down and beg him to run for office!
One Marine is worth 535 Congressman.
True hero, this man.
I agree- Awesome! I hope the media messes with him because I think he will tell them where to go………..and they certainly deserve it if they do.
I feel sorrier for the media. If you pick a fight with one Marine, you pick a fight with ALL MARINES!!! (except John Murtha)
I'm not a Marine, but god bless them.
And all Obama's czars!
That ….. was …. AWESOME!
The left is losing the control of the language it once had. We will no longer balk at perceived political correctness … we will no longer hesitate to call this movement socialism, collectivism, communism, statism … and, yes …. even compare it to Nazis when applicable.
To David … with my very best wishes for him and his family (and everyone else who stands and speaks)
http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/downloads/audio/Se...
Baird and his buddies take a tax payer funded vacation to study ~climate change~LOL! What a joke!
The 10 members of Congress gathered at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on the morning of Dec. 29, 2007, along with several of their staff. Those who brought spouses were four Democrats (Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas, Rep. Russ Carnahan of Missouri, Rep. Charlie Melancon of Louisiana and Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee) and two Republicans (Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Texas and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma). Spouses must pay for their own meals, but they don't have to pay for lodging and travel.
Asked about his wife's participation, Mr. Lucas cited a busy congressional schedule that often keeps families separated, even on weekends. If spouses couldn't go along on trips abroad, "then you couldn't travel — simple as that," he said.
Semper Fi, David. Semper Fi!
Per the MSM style book, members of the Armed Services are uneducated Neanderthal thugs who are not capable of understanding the issues and cannot possibly have informed opinion. They are rightfully dismissed as right-wing wackos. And they're baby killers. Same template that John Kerry uses.
Why is this being censored Brietbart? It's legitimate info about the tax $$$ this fool is wasting…
"When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12496750281051526...
Since this politician and sponsor for more government was thoroughly humiliated,this clip won't end up on TV.
We have them on the run,do not let up.
God bless them indeed.
Amen, keep pushing 'em back…Cap&Tax is next, then ~immigration~ or Obama's amnesty plan…
Bravo and well spoken ,Sir! First, thank you so much for your service and sacrafice for myself and the people of the USA. Second, I only wish Madame Botox Pelosi had been on stage when you asked to check for the armband. To see her sputter with indignation, and then melt on the spot would be an absolute riot. God bless you and your family.
Damn Straight! Sam Rayburn, the Speaker of the House in the fifties and early sixties, once described the vice presidency as " not worth a bucket of warm spit." I think we could extend that to all 535 members of Congress also.
Amen…keep hitting them with reality…the cornerstone of a Euro-style socialist state is socialized medicine. Next comes ~Cap & Tax~ then an *Illegal immigrant amnesty* bill.
Amen…keep hitting them with reality…the cornerstone of a Euro-style socialist state is socialized medicine. Next comes ~Cap & Tax~ then an *Illegal immigrant amnesty* bill, i.e. more paid Democrat voters.
Whether he has been discharged or not: Once a Marine always a Marine!
But we're talking about the media here. Expect something like this…
Reporter: As it turns out, Katie, this gentleman did spend some time in the marine corps, but he was discharged and is therefore no longer a marine. So, it seems as if we have another "Joe the Plumber" situation.
Katie: Did he have a weapon?
God bless your sir, GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Speak the truth!
Speak the truth to power!
And thank you SO MUCH for your loyal service!
Semper Fi!
I can see that he still takes his oath seriously. We need more people with his kind of spine. Don't let the media and government intimidate you … ever, or you risk letting this man and others like him down when he needs us to have his back.
If Marine (always cap'd, btw) is discharged with the highest character of discharge, that of HONORABLE, then they are Marines for life. Once a Marine, always a Marine, Ooooh, RAH!
This video HAS to go viral! Pass it on to everyone in your address book, folks. That Marine said what so many of us would love to tell our government.
No screaming, no yelling, no threatening, just a whole pile of AWESOME!
If the media calls him a "former-Marine" I'm punching somebody in the face. WashPost has done that before, and it makes me so mad I could spit. I love Marines. I've yet to meet one that wasn't funny as hell, but everyone of them has a heart of gold. I've always said if I could pick my neighbor, I'd live next door to a Marine. Near the end, when he kissed his wife holding his baby – that sent me over the edge. I can't see the monitor for the tears in my eyes. The Left likes to demean guys like him, because he scares them. They can't fathom someone full of such love, such strength, such compassion, such courage. Semper Fi
So, according to the update, the Congressman accused the protestors of brown shirt tactics and compared them to a lynch mob.
I've noticed the Left/Dems have been telegraphing their next moves all along…using projection. Whatever they accuse the right of doing using the strongest and most outrageous terms they can find, they soon end up doing themselves and to a greater extent than anyone ever imagined. Anyone remember Bush= liar? Or Bush is a fascist?? If he was, he was a mere beginner compared to what has followed.
So this remark by the Dem Congressman should tell us that, in the future, we can expect Lefty Brownshirts in our neighborhoods and that those who refuse to toe the line will be faced with Lefty lynch mobs. Hate to sound paranoid, but this is the trajectory they're following.
I would be overjoyed to be proven wrong; but, if not, Lord, help us….
Bob
At the 13 second mark: I'm a Marine Corps vet
At 1:59: As a Marine, as a disable veteran
Yeah, go ahead MSM, try and go after this guy. I don't think that you will like the results.
Get er done Marine!!
Inspirational…thank-you!
You gotta love a Marine! As the proud daughter of one, I love 'em all – especiallly the one on the clip! Semper Fi!
Don't you love Baird's weasel reply when the Marine said he had called the protesters "brownshirts?" "I did not" followed a few seconds later by "I apologized for it."
Imagine saying to your 6 year old "Billy, did you hit your sister?"
"I did not and I'm sorry!"
Go, Marine – he's fought our foreign enemies – now he's taking on the domestic snakes in our midst.
He did say he was a disabled vet, and you are correct – he is a Marine.
Marines, like us old Soldiers are discharged from active duty, but we have never, Never, NEVER been asked to forswear the oath we once took, and which most of us still hold sacred.
A great video. The kind of courage resounding through the voice of this marine is what we're all going to need. Do you wonder why an $800 million stimulus package that doesn't stimulate, or a massively extravagant budget, or a $10 trillion deficit, or the biggest tax bill ever proposed for supposed control of global warming when the Earth hasn't warmed for the past ten years, or a health care bill that adds another trillion while it up-ends our whole health care system? Because the current president and his counterparts in Congress don't mind if our system blows apart for they don't believe in the way it's set up in the first place. If it all comes unwired they are sitting in the catbird seat (whatever a catbird seat is) to have a panicked citizenry relinquish more power and control to them, the government, which becomes very collectivist…call it socialist, marxist, tyranny, or statist. We need to have the brass balls of this marine, because if we ever needed to fight for our country this is the time. From now all the way through Nov. 2012.
Awesome, and this is coming from ex-Navy, got to love the Marines.
God love the Marines.
Go to YouTube and if you have an account Favorite it, rate it and leave a comment there too. That will help it "top the charts" on YouTube, so to speak.
I like how you end your communications, "Not Over." Gives me a chuckle!
God Bless your patriot heart and God Bless all who are fighting to keep this great country great. May God Bless America. Onward.
Forget brown shirts. They'll probably be wearing black shirts as in "The New Black Panther Party" Obama's little bully boys who can seem to do no wrong,even when there caught on tape intimidating people at a public polling stations.
Thanks. I used to just say, "Over", as in "end of comm." on the radio.
Then after Nov. 4, 2008, (the darkest day for our country), I changed it to "Not Over", as in the "fights not over" till they throw dirt on my face.
So.
Not Over.
Freakin' Awesome!!!
America's the best always has been and always will be thanks to men & women of this calibre.
God Bless America!
Dave
Ontario, Canada
Speaking as a mom of a United States Marine – Once a Marine, Always a Marine. Period. If anyone attempts to slander this Hero by saying he is not a Marine due to a discharge, they will show their ignorance of The Corps & the Heroes who daily live up to the oath they have sworn with dignity, honor & courage. They leave no man behind. Ever. Go ahead. Make their day.
Thanks for telling that "congressman" that they don't get to "let us" keep our health insurance! The hubris of congresspeople drives me to distraction. Get 'em Marine!
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My brother is a Marine. He has done a tour in Afghanistan and when he came home all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins showed up at the airport and waited up till almost midnight to see him and his battle buddy get off the plane. His wife ran through a shuffling crowd beating them away to get to her husband. This Man like my brother has had to spend months away from his family. Missing birthdays, anniversaries, Holidays, and all the little moments that the rest of us take for granted. All to defend what the founding fathers and the militia men before them fought to have. Now they have to fight to keep it that way. Why have them fight two wars? Dont they deserve to have a little time to gather those moments? Cant these people uphold the constitiution or will the constitution be rewritten? Like this bill will be to attempt to make our health care the governments buisiness. Dont have them fight two wars Congressman Baird. Listen to your constituents. Or you wont have to worry about these meetings,because you will not be in office any more.
Also Mr. Congressman. Leave our Military ALONE!
You freakin jarheads rock in so many ways. I am proud to be an American.
And this is not my first time.
kpaint, there was a time when Marines categorized themselves as ex-Marines. They were told that there was no ex allowed in their vocabulary. At that point they began referring to themselves as Former Marines to distinguish themselves from those who were still on active duty. Thus it would be accurate to call him a Former Marine, as I do myself.
Semper Fi, and by the way there is no experation date on the oath we all took who have served in the Armed Forces. The oath did not have any mention of being applicable for only the time under active service. Most of us who have had the privilage of serving under arms know this, but it seems that many who are serving in elected office do not under stand.
What richb313 said.
Thanks to that Marine for saying what we all want to say – when are they going to obey the consitution.
I served 20 years in the US Army defending the consitution while the scumbags in congress were busy wiping their feet on it. They all should be in jail or worse. Soon.
I'm proud to be a part of this mob!
Youtube is pulling down the view count on the video. Almost as many comments as views. Looks like the many instances of their leftward bias creeping into their editorial affairs is quite true.
And then he walks out like the bad ass he is. Nice.
Well done Marine. Short, concise, strong and to the point. You are probably one of the reasons why Baird didn't originally want to hold public forums.
Semper Fi.
I've just come away from a good hour monitoring the vid at the "Tube" and taking on the leaping libtards comments there.
Most of them are saying…"Oh yea….BOOOOSSSHHH!!"
They have NO imagination what-so-ever.
Not Over.
I salute you, sir.
Semper fi
I just posted my 2 cents on that video and have sent it to my friends. I have found on YouTube there are some really dumb leftist commentators (like the one there who wants to blame everything on Bush) – I have taken some on; ignored others. I'll distinguish these people from simply people of the left who are articulate and just as passionate as us – the people I speak of are "libtards" (Love that term; have to add an addendum "Libtard; copyright 2009 1GooDDaDDy)! Arguing with them always results in simply a string of invective (when they have run out of ideas) They remind me of the vampires in Buffy the Vampire Slayer…
Finally I am amazed at all these politicians who take the oath then do what they want – politicians and judges.
I forget where I read it here or YouTube that to us veterans our oath has no expiration date. Kinda cool.
"do not let up."
It bears repeating.
I agree. I loved what he said and did. I loved that last question. AMEN! Semper Fi!
All of you conservatives here want to REALLY do something? Like, be able to vote for the leadership of your Party at the precinct, district, county, state and national levels? Is all this Greek to you?
Want to really change the political landscape?
Then become a Republican Party precinct committeeman (called precinct captain in some states).
Half of the PC slots nationwide in the Party are VACANT! If conservatives came into the Party in droves, when would be able to change the message of our Party overnight.
Go here to learn more: http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Or go to RedState.com and search in the search pane on the words precinct and committeeman.
It takes a little bit of time and effort to become a PC. Probably one tenth the time each of you spend on the net preaching to the choir.
Not get to it.
Thanks.
Cold Warrior
American first, conservative second, Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
And, oh, by the way, I'm a veteran.
All of you conservatives here want to REALLY do something? Like, be able to vote for the leadership of your Party at the precinct, district, county, state and national levels? Is all this Greek to you?
Want to really change the political landscape?
Then become a Republican Party precinct committeeman (called precinct captain in some states).
Half of the PC slots nationwide in the Party are VACANT! If conservatives came into the Party in droves, when would be able to change the message of our Party overnight.
Go here to learn more: http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Or go to RedState.com and search in the search pane on the words precinct and committeeman.
It takes a little bit of time and effort to become a PC. Probably one tenth the time each of you spend on the net preaching to the choir.
Not get to it.
Thanks.
Cold Warrior
American first, conservative second, Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
And, oh, by the way, I'm a veteran.
All of you conservatives here want to REALLY do something? Like, be able to vote for the leadership of your Party at the precinct, district, county, state and national levels? Is all this Greek to you?
Want to really change the political landscape?
Then become a Republican Party precinct committeeman (called precinct captain in some states).
Half of the PC slots nationwide in the Party are VACANT! If conservatives came into the Party in droves, when would be able to change the message of our Party overnight.
Go here to learn more: http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Or go to RedState.com and search in the search pane on the words precinct and committeeman.
It takes a little bit of time and effort to become a PC. Probably one tenth the time each of you spend on the net preaching to the choir.
Not get to it.
Thanks.
Cold Warrior
American first, conservative second, Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
And, oh, by the way, I'm a veteran.
All of you conservatives here want to REALLY do something? Like, be able to vote for the leadership of your Party at the precinct, district, county, state and national levels? Is all this Greek to you?
Want to really change the political landscape?
Then become a Republican Party precinct committeeman (called precinct captain in some states).
Half of the PC slots nationwide in the Party are VACANT! If conservatives came into the Party in droves, when would be able to change the message of our Party overnight.
Go here to learn more: http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Or go to RedState.com and search in the search pane on the words precinct and committeeman.
It takes a little bit of time and effort to become a PC. Probably one tenth the time each of you spend on the net preaching to the choir.
Not get to it.
Thanks.
Cold Warrior
American first, conservative second, Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
And, oh, by the way, I'm a veteran.
All of you conservatives here want to REALLY do something? Like, be able to vote for the leadership of your Party at the precinct, district, county, state and national levels? Is all this Greek to you?
Want to really change the political landscape?
Then become a Republican Party precinct committeeman (called precinct captain in some states).
Half of the PC slots nationwide in the Party are VACANT! If conservatives came into the Party in droves, when would be able to change the message of our Party overnight.
Go here to learn more: http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com
Or go to RedState.com and search in the search pane on the words precinct and committeeman.
It takes a little bit of time and effort to become a PC. Probably one tenth the time each of you spend on the net preaching to the choir.
Not get to it.
Thanks.
Cold Warrior
American first, conservative second, Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
And, oh, by the way, I'm a veteran.
Ten-hut!
… and bravo to an honest-to-God American hero.
already doing so ….
… How long before the media starts their dirty work on this man?
I hope they try, for all our sakes.
I think many more Americans than just registered voters, are now looking on all these events. I think the MSM is losing their Park Place neighborhood on the Monopoly board.
I think this would be a much larger backfire than Joe the Plumber.
Heroes – one by one – all over America standing up to remind those who want to make the rules that they will only make the rules we tell them to make.
Baird is a Democrat lackey living the high life on us, the tax payer!
"When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.
<a href=”http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12496750281051526…” target=”_blank”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12496750281051526…
Let him have it Marine! THANK YOU!…these liberal power usurpers need to be CRUSHED. Leave them torn, tattered and bruised (rhetorically) before they think about rebounding back. Let's send socialism back to the classrooms of Cal and U.C. Davis where it belongs…let Obama be the end of the radical left in this country, before we lose our country.
Guess who? Rep. Baird of Washington. What a fool!
"Lawmakers' Global-Warming Trip Hit Tourist Hot Spots"
Penguins, a Rocket-Propelled Airplane (and Tax Dollars) Also Involved
(He wasted $500,000 with a few Congressional buddies on a New Year's vacation, thanks Brian, you Dem pud!)
<a href=”http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12496750281051526…” target=”_blank”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12496750281051526…
Baird and his buddies take a tax payer funded vacation to study ~climate change~LOL! What a joke! Wall Street Journal; "When 10 members of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole."
..The 11-day trip — with six spouses traveling along as well — took place over New Year's 2008. Details are only now coming to light as part of a Wall Street Journal analysis piecing together the specifics of the excursion.
The 10 members of Congress gathered at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on the morning of Dec. 29, 2007, along with several of their staff. Those who brought spouses were four Democrats (Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas, Rep. Russ Carnahan of Missouri, Rep. Charlie Melancon of Louisiana and Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee) and two Republicans (Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Texas and Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma). Spouses must pay for their own meals, but they don't have to pay for lodging and travel.
Asked about his wife's participation, Mr. Lucas cited a busy congressional schedule that often keeps families separated, even on weekends. If spouses couldn't go along on trips abroad, "then you couldn't travel — simple as that," he said.
That's an excellent point. The silent majority, people like this Marine, have finally had enough that we are no longer to go outside and call "Bullsh*t" on all of this.
"Katie: Did he have a weapon?"
The only ex-Marine I know of is John Murtha.
(I posted this already and it seems to have disappeared, so I am posting it again.)
That's an excellent point. The silent majority, people like this Marine, have finally had enough.
We are no longer afraid to go outside and call "Bullsh*t" on all of this.
The guy hit three home runs in one at-bat.
"Stay away from my kids."
"Well thank you! It's not your right to decide whether or not I keep my current plan or not."
"I've kept my oath. Do you ever intend to keep yours?"
Yeah, it's all over the place. Outstanding!
Get some, brother….
Awesome.
The 3 M's you don't mess with:
Mothers, the Mob and Marines
and chicks dig the Dress Blues…..
heh, heh …trust me!
I just love how he had his say, turned around sharply on his heel, showed his broad back to that congress critter, and marched up to his wife for a kiss.
Semper Fi my brother!
Not Over.
UPDATE: Comment left on my Facebook: “The media’s going to discover he’s not really a Marine because he’s discharged.”
I was discharged in 1969, and I still consider myself a Marine. (With a capital "M" to boot).
So let them b!tch about it libtard Nancy girls.
Not Over.
gotta love seeing a politician being srtongly and sternly called out on his b.s. …. it should have been pelosi, boxer, or obama though instead of this poor stooge.
OK, all you Vancouverites, let's dump Brian Baird in the next election. It's time we fight back and rid our Congress of leftwingers who are out to take away our Constitutional rights. Vote OUT Brian Baird is our rallying cry.
wow what an amazing clip, this marine shows that he not only have the capacity to serve his country but his knowledge for history is amazing. Hitler = Obama. Let's compare:
Hitler – starts the biggest war in history
Obama – try to end two wars (can't remember who started them)
Hitler – kills millions of jews
Obama – try to save lives by ending unnecessary wars
i'm sure there are many similarity between Obama and Hitler but I can't be bother posting. We all knows that Obama is Hitler reincarnation while anyone from the Republican party is an angel descended from heaven.
A Marine in Action is a Beautiful Outstanding Thing and we have alot of them. Semper Fidelis Indeed.
Please go back to HuffPo or whatever Nutroots site you came from, JohnSmith, and stop infiltrating intelligent discussions by dropping the 6th grade liberal talking points.
The reason JohnSmith uses a straw man argument is because he can't refute what David the Marine actually said. I predict JohnSmith's next tactic will include outright lies. No, wait, that was in his first response.
Go Marines!
OK genius.
How exactly is Obama "trying to end two wars (that Evil George Bush started)"?
1) By following Bush's timeline for withdrawing troops from Iraq.
2) By ramping UP the war in Afghanistan.
You've been had. Wake up. Also, you conveniently forgot about the deficit. We must increase the Bush deficit by x3 in order to "fix the mess Bush left". That's kind of like me heading over to Nevada Bob's with my wife's credit card, to "fix" the mess she made on her last trip to the mall.
This guy is not who you think he is.
Sadly, that unholy triumvirate is beyond our reach. By which I mean, we won't be given the pleasure of seeing them voted out of office in 2010.
Baird, on the other hand…
Unlike some of you, I don't see Obama as a one term president. If the DOW bounces back up to 10K+ and we end the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, he wins in 2012. Yes, the public at large is that stupid.
But we can win back congress.
What a hero. And then he walks to the back of the room and kisses his wife with their newborn in her arms…
I love the Marines. What a difference this brave man was compared to the utter incompetence on the stage.
No no no, I completely understand John Smith's line of thinking…work with me here:
Obama sending MORE troops into Afghanistan IS trying to end a war in the same way that Obama spending MORE money is his way of trying to lower the deficit. See? Does it make sense now?
No. It doesn't to me either…
When I click on the link, it says page not available … can you verify? thanks!
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