Talent, Brown warn of possible defense cuts under Obama
Former Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., and state Rep. Jason Brown, R-Platte City, headlined a conference call Wednesday aimed at bolstering GOP assertions that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama might dangerously slash defense spending.
In the call, set up by Republican John McCain’s campaign, Talent and Brown echoed some of the concerns raised earlier by Gov. Matt Blunt, in response to recent published statements by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. Frank was quoted as saying that he’d like to see defense spending reduced by 25 percent, and linked that to the withdrawal from Iraq.
Talent, who used to be on the Senate Armed Services Committee, contended that military cuts of such magnitude would hurt the nation and the St. Louis area. In the latter’s case, he said that the region could face job cuts if defense spending is reduced.
Missouri, said Talent, is “a defense manufacturing state..a defense dependent state.”
Talent called on Obama to disavow Frank’s remarks.
Brown went much further, asserting that Obama likely shares Frank’s views, unless Obama makes clear otherwise.
”The liberal elite has always seen the military as something not to be proud of,” Brown said. “The liberally elite…don’t want us to be successful militarily overseas.”
— BobZ.
We asked about you and only you
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So, your views are the same as Airball.
That’s our only possible conclusion.
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o You agree with Airballs comment that mocked and poked fun at a dead American soldier that gave his life for you, for me, for all of us. A dead American soldier mocked and poked because he was Muslim
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o You have no respect for the fundamentals of our country and for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line for our safety 24 x 7. .
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o You are a real hypocrite, real bigot and real racist
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Nothing you post here has any meaning for any of us
Because you have no honor, as you don’t honor our troops that fight and die for us.
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pox on you Bobz
— STL & D.Walker
Where’s your sense of whimsy … or only when bashing Gov Palin’s baby?
Where’s your outrage at “O” sitting through a jew-bashing event?
Where’s your sense of tranquility … haven’t you already voted for “Him”?
Are you doing the presumptuous “I’m here for Obama” thing again?
Here’s how
a certain
Senator from Illinois
would respond:
It’s true, I do know Airball
We have met at small social gatherings
He’s somebody who lives in my neighborhood
Our kids go to the same school
He happens to be a well-respected xxxxxxxx
He is not an advisor to my campaign
He’s not the man I thought I knew
Uh, er, ah, thank you all for coming.
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— BobZ.
you provided a non answer
you did not denounce
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You are indeed a
- hypocrite
- bigot
- racist
— STL:
“…right wing extremest hate mongers
“… you(‘re) so pathetic
“… real hypocrites, real bigots and real racists”
“… oh slammers of all things Obama
“… you extreme right loonies …”
“- hypocrite”
“- bigot”
“- racist”
:
? is Airball
? did he/she say
? did he/she respond when you corrected him/her
AND
? did Airball make fun of Palin’s baby like you did ?
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Just watch… McCain is gonna carry MO thanks to Blunt. This is a good thing to hit him on because it clearly is at odds with what most MO’ans think. It’s no coincidence that McCain is still up in MO while losing most other Midwest states. The gov sets the tone for the campaign and it’s showing.