allen west is so ignorant and so repulsive his comments about +Rep Tammy Duckworth D IL should be denounced by his employer, fox "news". He is a disgrace, even to fox, and if his supporters and the politicians allied with him (repiglicans & tea-baggers) do not denounce him for questioning Rep Duckworth's loyalty to our nation there is something very wrong with them too. This from +Daily Kos followed by part of Rep Duckworth's bio on +Wikipedia ....
When last we heard from Former Congressman Allen West (R-FL-OfCourse) he was hard at work being a horrible human being. I see he is still at it.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, she is the first Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in Thailand.
Duckworth previously served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from April 24, 2009 to June 30, 2011, and as the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs from November 21, 2006 to February 8, 2009.
An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.[1] Having received a medical waiver, she continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran.[2]
Thu May 22, 2014 at 10:49 AM PDT
Allen West questions the 'loyalties' of Rep. Tammy Duckworth
Professional dumbass.
Fox News contributor Allen West questioned the "loyalties" of decorated veteran and Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth for serving with her fellow Democrats on the Benghazi select committee. [...] West remarked of Duckworth: "I just don't know where her loyalties lie. You know, for her to have been a veteran, a wounded warrior for the United States Army, she should know that this is not the right thing. And hopefully, you know, she will remember the oath of office that she took as an Army officer and not the allegiance I guess she believes she has to the liberal progressives of the Democrat Party."Apparently merely being assigned to the committee is all it takes for combat veteran Tammy Duckworth to have her loyalties questioned by West; a truly loyal American would shut up and let Republican conspiracy peddlers say whatever they wanted about dead Americans. He's all class, that one. I can see why Fox News couldn't bear to be without him.
Originally posted to Hunter on Thu May 22, 2014 at 10:49 AM PDT.
Also republished by Daily Kos.
Tammy Duckworth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tammy Duckworth | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Walsh |
| Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office April 24, 2009 – June 30, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lisette Mondello |
| Succeeded by | Michael Galloucis |
| Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office November 21, 2006 – February 8, 2009 |
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| Governor | Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Roy Dolgos |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ladda Tammy Duckworth March 12, 1968 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bryan Bowlsbey |
| Residence | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii (B.A.) George Washington University (M.A.) |
| Website | duckworth.house.gov |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States ArmyIllinois Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1992–present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit |  106th Aviation Regiment, 28th Infantry Division |
| Awards |  Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters Combat Action Badge Senior Army Aviator Badge |
Duckworth previously served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from April 24, 2009 to June 30, 2011, and as the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs from November 21, 2006 to February 8, 2009.
An Iraq War veteran, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, losing both of her legs and damaging her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war.[1] Having received a medical waiver, she continues to serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard along with her husband, Major Bryan W. Bowlsbey, a signal officer and fellow Iraq War veteran.[2]
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