Michael Malkin, Fellow Idiot

While I avoided posting any pictures or video of Gold Star Mothers and Fathers out of respect for their loss, it appears that Yahoo's #1 wingnut is not above exploiting said loss to fill a couple of paragraphs.

Deborah Johns, mother of William, a Marine who has served three tours of duty in Iraq, condemned the Left's demonization of Gen. David Petraeus and urged Congress to oppose a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. "Cindy Sheehan doesn't speak for me," Johns said. "She has never spoken for me. And she will never speak for me. . . . We are not going to let the domestic enemies at home defeat us like they did" during the Vietnam War.

Debbie Lee, mother of Mark, the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq, rejected the anti-war movement's infantilization of the troops. She was galled at the George Soros-funded ANSWER "die-in" usurping the names and legacies of those who have died serving in Iraq. Describing her son's heroism and her support of the counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq, she said: "You can't 'take' someone's life who gives it . . . and Mark willingly gave his life. . . . God redeployed Mark to heaven."

Chris Hill, Army Veteran

Whew!

Capt. Larry Bailey (Ret.)

He sure knows how to get a crowd going!

In Alphabetical Order

From the little confab as shown on C-SPAN. I left out anyone identified as a Gold Star Mother or Father out of respect for their loss and in order to not feed the concern trolls.


Capt. Larry Bailey (Ret.)


Bradley Blakeman


Merrilee Carlson


Col. Henry Cook (Ret.)


Mike DeLeon


Raoul Deming


Lt. Pete Hegseth


Chris Hill


Rep. Duncan Hunter


Deborah Johns


Kimberly Kagan


Debbie Lee


Lloyd Marcus


Kevin Martin


Melanie Morgan


Catherine Moy


Diana Nagy


Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (Ret.)


Ted Shpak


Hughes Sullivan


Kristinn Taylor