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January 26, 2010 04:53 PM UTC
32 Comments
It is refreshing to see Dems taking AWOL R’s to task for skipping town to take in big bucks from D.C.
…does this mean we get to beat you up?
Actually this is the first year in many years I was not able to attend. Working for a living gets in the way of fun.
And, I definitly do not get big money from the RNC! (or little money either)
What about all those PTA meetings? Education is important, too!
Maybe this is why some legislators always vote against appreciation day resolutions.
Skipping the one time of the year it’s his job to say thank you to those we send in harms way? Many of these people get wounded, some get killed – and he can’t be there for the one day of the year the legislature says thank you?
I don’t think this is a little thing. I think this is a strong indicator of very screwed up priorities. Mo Money comes before our servicemen & women in Cory’s world.
He owes them a major apology. (Unless he truly doesn’t care about them.)
Anyone who knows Cory also knows that this is not a big middle finger to the military. In fact, I would flip this coin, and say that by him missing this event to garner funding to go to Congress, is in fact a step in the right direction to be even more attentive to those in our Armed Forces once he gets to the halls of Congress.
The campaign’s answer to this reeks of inexperience.
he could have chosen to be gone. Such as before the leg opened.
We will be shoving flagpoles up Gardner’s ass from now until election day. Cory, why do you hate our military?
“Furthermore, while it’s hard to argue that I’m not, in some sense, “bitching” about it, I’ve actually kind of bitched my way into a Zen-like appreciation of the beauty of the phenomenon I’m bitching about.” -Steve Harvey
I have to admit that is a little funny.
I think it is what it is: Wadhams’ strategy stood on its head.
It’s a totally valid strategy to shove flagpoles up Gardner’s ass.
The sooner, and the farther, the better.
I’m not sure if there’s any sarcasm or not David, but you’re usually criticizing those who engage in overboard hyperbole.
I think many of the other comments here are justified – it’s not accurate to say he is apathetic, etc to the military.
Nonetheless, it likely could have been scheduled better and/or responded better.
Every time we go to Hawaii I take my daughters to punchbowl, which is the military cemetery on Oahu. It’s our way of paying respect to those who gave their lives for our country.
I think paying respect to our military & veterans in return for what they have done is the very least we can do. To have him skip the one time of the year he is asked to do this as a member of the legislature – I find that repugnant.
I also find it terrible that everyone is discussing how he should respond, based on the politics of the situation. Forget the politics – he should respond as an American in terms of how he truly feels.
And if he feels it’s not important – then he should say nothing. I don’t want false support and thankfulness. But in that case, it does not speak well of him.
That’s the question Todd….
As though missing military appreciation day means he doesn’t appreciate our men and women in uniform. This kind of form over substance bullshit is why democrats are on the ropes nationwide.
This post is right that Gardner needs to be careful about missing days, but the rest of this hatchet job is shamelessly over the top.
It’s Bed Wetters Day at the Capitol on Thursday–hope to see you all there.
That’s a bigger deal to miss.
Gardner has been around the legislature long enough to know that this was not going to go over well. It was stupid, plain and simple, and opens him up to an attack of his own creation. And as we said in the post above, why does Gardner even need to be there in D.C. – can’t his campaign manager deal with that?
From the party of flag burning amendments over body armor and plastic turkeys for the troops.
..I’ve actually changed my position since my snark comment for Pam. Rep Gardner is now on my “list.”
The important to note was 99 other Colorado Representatives and Senators managed to make it into work that day. Not just onto the floor on time for the parlimentary exercises, but for the reception that morning.
The Guv was there (who shook many many many hands of young soldiers and old vets) as well as the tiny amount of state workers devoted to the MIlitary and Veterans of this State. (A special shout-out to Vicki Manley, director of the State Veteran Nursing Homes who just got her staff whacked down to two people, and Bill Conroy, Director of all things Vet and Military in Colorado.)
There were wounded soldiers from Fort Carson, the senior staff of the Colorado National Guard (which is about to deploy a Battalion to The Suck), many Airman, Soldiers, Marines and Sailors.
We had Federal reps, the United Veterans Committee, American Legion, VFW, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and a whole bunch of other Vet & military family organizations to boot.
This was THE big day at the Legislature – and Rep Gardner is either too arrogant to consider showing up, or too stupid to realize the political consequences?
Sorry – this is like the NFL commissioner failing to show up for the Super Bowl. I might miss the UVC’s Candidate forum this fall, but there will be some evil questions for Rep Gardner there, and there will be blood….
the C Street sin shack asking for forgiveness, as his camp will not tell us who he was meeting with. Bet there were not many lobbyists at the event either. Was the GOP anointed one, Scooty McInnis, there?
“Pacifism by those of good will simply cedes the world to the most ruthless.” -Steve Harvey
If he won’t say what he was doing to miss it – makes you wonder who exactly he was meeting with. And why D.C. – if it was a party meeting he probably could have done it over the phone.
I’m shocked, shocked, to find gambling going on in this place.
As a veteran myself, with roots in eastern Colorado, I don’t give a rat’s behind and can’t believe any of Cory’s critics do either, except as a chance to score some cheap political points.
I think Betsy Markey deserves a second term because none of her Republican challengers has demonstrated a commitment to rebuilding this nation’s economy, beginning with strengthening our infrastructure and educational system.
But the “Cory Gardner hates veterans and warm puppies” crap is just that…crap.
you won’t be doing the next Hitler/Gardner vid subtitles?
“Furthermore, while it’s hard to argue that I’m not, in some sense, “bitching” about it, I’ve actually kind of bitched my way into a Zen-like appreciation of the beauty of the phenomenon I’m bitching about.” -Steve Harvey
I’ll definitely watch them.
Little things like this tend to be very illustrative of a politician. Why? Because they generally say & do the expected thing on the big items.
it was a pretty stupid mistake to make, especially for a Republican (yeah, double standards are everywhere), I concur that substance should be more prevalent in the CD4 race than raking Gardner over the coals. Nonetheless, obviously not the brightest campaign move.
about him missing 4-H day.
C’mon, admit it…
🙂
But if he cuts the Group Sex for Lunch Bunch, he’s not the Cory Gardner I know! 😉
while chasing a congressional campaign, his constituents will quickly notice that their state lawmaker is AWOL. He will be seen as an out-of-touch self-promoter, and that will be the end of his political career. Look what happened to Marilyn Musgrave — she lost a very safe district by taking constituent support for granted.
is the similarity between Gardner and his mentor, Senator Penry…both examples of that characterization:
What is amazing is that Penry seems to be able to keep the stars in the eyes of his Mesa County worshippers, even though he was quick to move away to run for Governor.
If you want Gardner to be taken as anything, you can’t rely on the voters to understand that their damned selves.
You need to take that case to the voters, hard enough and often enough so that they get it.