From Kevin Tracy:
There’s news in California’s 4th Congressional District where it turns out that Representative Charlie Brown (D) not only appeared at an anti-war rally where an effigy of an American soldier was lynched, but appeared in a military uniform! Now, Brown earned the uniform and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force before finally retiring in 1998.
Needless to say, appearing in uniform to hang an effigy of a soldier to show support for the radical anti-war left is so far beyond acceptable that it’s unbelievable. And Representative Brown is banking on you thinking it’s unbelievable as he’s now denying he ever wore a uniform to the protest.
Well, thankfully his Republican opponent, State Senator Tom McClintock, has the resources to run television ads. Take a look for yourself. Look, I’m not really upset with the hanging of an effigy. I’m sure when McCain loses, there are going to be plenty of Republicans wanting to hang effigies of me in their front yards. I mean, go to Israel and ask them if they are ever offended by the Palestinians burning an effigy of a Jew. No, it’s not polite, but it doesn’t really make that big of a deal.
What bothers me about this is Brown wearing a military uniform at an anti-war rally. John Kerry did the exact same thing during the Vietnam War and when I found out, I was just as much outraged as I am now. Brown had absolutely no business disrespecting the military uniform like that. He of all people should know how wrong his actions were on so many levels but he did it anyway.
I don’t care if you’re at an anti-war rally, a pro-war rally, or a what-war? rally - you don’t wear a military uniform when you go. You don’t wear a military uniform there if you’ve never served. You don’t wear a military uniform there if you’re in the service now. And you don’t wear a military uniform there after you’ve left the service. It’s not only illegal, but it’s about the equivalent of burning an American Flag to anyone who’s had to earn the uniform and respects it as it deserves to be respected.
Before this broke, Brown had been endorsed by VoteVets.org, The Circle of Friends for American Veterans, and Veterans’ Press. It’s time those endorsements were pulled and it’s up to us to pressure them to act. Please E-Mail, call, and fax these organizations and encourage them to withdraw their endorsements for Representative Brown for the horrible insult he paid to all troops; past, present, and future.
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