Freshman Rep. Joe Walsh, who has earned a reputation for caustic remarks and spontaneous tirades, this week accused opponent Tammy Duckworth--a double-amputee who lost her legs while serving as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in Iraq--of using her military service to score political points.
The Illinois Republican-- who has not served in the military-- on Wednesday chose not to back down from comments he made accusing his Democratic opponent of talking too much about her time in the Army.
"She is a hero, and that demands our respect, but it doesn't demand our vote," Walsh said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. "All she does, guys, is talk about her service."
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You know... We should probably take the word of a person who went over there and gave both their legs for their country over yet another Republican stuffed suit (Joe Walsh) that never did anything for his country except take more for himself at the expense of everyone else.
Posted by: Ryan | July 06, 2012 at 11:05 AM