This is one area where I cannot understand why anyone would be anti-military. In a time when our men and women are doing so much in the service of our country and are working so hard, I don't know why so many people would seek to demean or degrade them. The link I will provide shows a proposal to make crimes against service members based on their service a hate crime. Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida's 16th District who himself is a veteran put forth the proposal. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz replies that veterans are not victims of hate crimes and states that the population of her district which includes large Jewish and gay populations is made up of real victims. She went further to state that to include veterans in hate crimes legislation would belittle those whom the laws were originally meant to protect. If a member of the military is attacked in any way due to their service, that should be considered a hate crime. Rep. Wasserman Schultz has once again shown herself to be someone that does not respect the military or their service. I hope her comments become known throughout the country so that the average person can get a glimpse of how despicable some politicians can be.
http://vodpod.com/watch/1555481-wasserman-schultz-veterans-are-not-real-victims
Debbie Wasserman Schultz knows nothing. Robert Lowry will be taking her place for Florida's US Congressional District 20 in 2010. LowryforCongress (dotcom) is the web site. Be gone, Debbie, be gone!
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