Monday, November 28, 2005

Quotes from Duke Cunningham

I can't vouch for the accuracy of these comments, so if you want to check-out their veracity, back-track the sources. (The source is usually accurate.)


HaloScan.com - Comments: "Referring to President Clinton's anti-war activities during the Vietnam War, Cunningham once said Clinton 'would be tried as a traitor and even shot' if he lived in another nation. [San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/9/1998, pp. B-1,8]'[The leadership of Congress] ought to be lined up and shot. I'm talking bout the liberal leadership.' (to a Washington Post reporter)

[Washington Post 'Reliable Source' column, 10/6/1992, Blade-Citizen, 10/10/1992]Mr. Cunningham, who underwent prostate surgery, compared prostate cancer treatment to gay anal sex before the same group of elderly cancer patients at Alvarado Hospital. Cunningham said no man would enjoy prostate cancer treatment 'unless he's Barney Frank.'Mr. Cunningham then made an obscene gesture in reference to prostate examinations. The reference is to fellow Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), an openly gay Congressman.Rep. Frank replied Cunningham's 'not a guy who's taken all that seriously. He does not have a high reputation for the thoughtful, analytical content of his remarks.' Rep. Frank also said 'He seems to be more interested in discussing homosexuality than most homosexuals.' [S.D. Union-Tribune, 9/9/1998 B8, editorial, 9/10/1998 B10]

On the floor of the house, during debate of the Clean Water Act, Cunningham said backers of a defeated amendment to make the military comply with water pollution rules are 'the same people who would vote to cut defense $177 billion, the same ones that would put homos in the military, the same ones that would not fund BRAC, the same ones that would not clear up . . . No, I will not sit down, you socialist [Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO)].' [audio] [Congressional Record, 104th Congre"

How do these people get elected?

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