Wow, VoteVets is truly big league
So, some dumbass NH State Rep made some asinine comment and should resign. I’m even willing to accept that. Fine. (Actually, no I’m not. The more I read about it the less I care that this guy said it. Especially since this Rep is a Marine Corps veteran and former Sergeant.)
But, let’s put this in context. VoteVets is a supposed national organization of millions of vets and supporters that really has it’s finger on the pulse of the country.
So they go after a state rep from NH? I was going to do my own math, because I actually knew this little factoid, but I wanted to share something from wiki:
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state’s counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300 residents. If the same level of representation were present in the U.S. Congress, that body would have approximately 99,000 members, according to current population estimates. Members are paid a salary of $200 per biennium, as are New Hampshire State Senators.
So, this ultra powerful VoteVets has picked a fight with a dude who represents 3,000 people? This from the same group that endorsed a Congressman who went on to sexually harrass his employees, and VoteVets stood by and said jack shit?
Wow, they sure are powerful. Don’t look directly at them, they can make you disappear. Like Costra Nostra they are.
Category: Politics
That is nice and all but what are they doing to protect my retirement benefits? I went on their website and didn’t see anything other then an article back in August praising Obama for his pledge not to cut Veterans benefits. Oddly enough, there is nothing on there about him coming back a few weeks later and proposing to do the opposite.
The guy is entitled to his opinion, is he not? Why is it okay to say nasty things about the 2 or 3 boos but it’s not okay to applaud them? The answer, of course, is political correctness. I point out, also, that the boos did not immediately follow the unnecessary coming-out statement but came only after Soldier Gay finished. As for Baldasaro, this man is a state representative, not a US senator or, for that matter, a member of the US House of Representatives. If his constituents think he was out of line, they have recourse. Says VoteVets Robinson,“Baldasaro is not right for New Hampshire or America and should resign immediately.” Screw Robinson. That’s not his call. It belongs to Baldasro’s constituents.
I thought the boo’s were for the question, and it’s attempt to push the agenda, rather than just for the soldier. Regardless, it’s supposedly a free country, and this guy is entitled to his opinion. As AirCav said, it’s up to his constituents whether or not he will represent them.
VV can take their “should resign” BS and stick it.
I don’t really care what the boos were for or against. How many times did soldiers get booed for doing a legitimate duty?
As for what he said, since when is having an opinion a bad thing? And why does VV even care?
I visited VoteVets for the first time this morning. They claim membership of 100,000 vets and bill themselves as the largest progessive vets org around. Right. Got it. I looked at their current articles and noted that, as here, a visitor can comment on them. There were no comments. None. Perhaps the articles (dated 6 October) were too new, thought I; So, I viewed the topmost piece in the category of “Popular Posts. That was dated 27 September. It had ONE comment. VoteVets must be a real force. ZZZZZZZZZZZ….
A NH rep did something stupid? Be still my heart. They running joke is that they don’t hold elections but you can be a state rep if you’re the 9th caller. Nice going with those fast fingers, sir.