Three cheers for Frank Lautenberg!

[Jersey Devil]

Defending Kerry, senator blasts 'chickenhawks'
Lautenberg criticizes Cheney for questioning record
Wednesday, April 28, 2004 Posted: 4:25 PM EDT (2025 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg on Wednesday called Vice President Dick Cheney "the lead chickenhawk" against Sen. John Kerry and criticized other Republicans for questioning the Democratic presidential contender's military credentials.

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In a scathing speech on the Senate floor, Lautenberg, D-New Jersey, said that he did not think politicians should be judged by whether they had military service but added that "when those who didn't serve attack the heroism of those who did, I find it particularly offensive."

"We know who the chicken hawks are. They talk tough on national defense and military issues and cast aspersions on others," he said. "When it was their turn to serve where were they? AWOL, that's where they were."

Lautenberg pointed to a poster with a drawing of a chicken in a military uniform defining a chickenhawk as "a person enthusiastic about war, provided someone else fights it." "They shriek like a hawk, but they have the backbone of the chicken," he said.

"The lead chickenhawk against Sen. Kerry the vice president of the United States, Vice President Cheney," Lautenberg said. "He was in Missouri this week claiming that Sen. Kerry was not up to the job of protecting this nation. What nerve. Where was Dick Cheney when that war was going on?"

More - http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/28/lautenberg.kerry/index.html

[rumguy]

1. Cheer!

He's a fighter, an old school dem, who doesn't take shit from repigs...

We need more like him.

[Darkseid69]

2. Hip Hip

Hurray!

[Kahuna]

3. Bravo Frank! You rock! We have the best Senators! Yippee!

:loveya: I called his office to thank him for the chickenhawk presentation. :D

[azmesa207]

4. You rock Frank L

I was wondering when some Democrat would get sick of the attacks against Kerry's military service Great job Now McCain want it all to stop where was he when the re pugs were attacking Kerry He had is nose so far up bush's ass he won't see daylight for years Screw MaCain

[MrBenchley]

5. Don't forget...

A bunch of GOP punks tried to rough him up in the parking lot just before the debate in 2002.

[ramapo]

6. Much gutsier than Torrecelli

I don't miss that sleazy, Bush apologist one bit. Hooray for Frank.

[NNadir]

10. Yeah, I was worried about getting a Repuke when Torrecelli blew up

but Frank is a definite improvement.

When Frank retires again, I'd love Rush Holt to run for that seat.

[alvis]

7. Woot! n/t

[Adelante]

8. I sent him an email

"Thank you, thank you, thank you.

"You are the best Senator we can have in these terrible times. Your outspoken defense of Senator Kerry's honor, your calling a chickenhawk a chickenhawk, your taking no prisoners in the battle for truth; all vintage Lautenberg.

"Combined with Gen. Clark's Op-Ed in The New York Times this morning, you have given us a banner day! I am so proud to be a Democrat today and, especially, a Democrat from New Jersey."


Here's his contact form:

http://lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html

:loveya:

[Doosh]

9. Frankie doesn't take any hanky-panky!

[UrbScotty]

11. Applause! Applause!

You are so fortunate to have a guy like Frank Lautenberg in the Senate.

[Lenape85]

12. We...

...are fortunate to have two liberal democrats in the senate, though Frank Lautenburg stands out among them.

[MusicTVstar]

13. yep, very fortunate.

and we have the democratic state senate and assembly, and i have a dem congressmen too--gotta love jersey!