Rep. Pete Stark: "I'll give Brian [Baird] a gun and let him go to Iraq and shoot whoever he wants."

by: Matt Stoller

Fri Sep 07, 2007 at 13:52


This is terrific to see.

Democrats opposed to the war held their tongues about Baird last week. But on Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., told Congressional Quarterly: "I'll give Brian a gun and let him go to Iraq and shoot whoever he wants."

When asked about Stark's comment, Baird said, "What was that all about?"

Democratic colleagues attacking Baird personally in his local press market is real progress.  And then there's this.

Meantime, Baird has so many requests for interviews that he already has offered a two-hour media availability Monday, after Petraeus and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, testify before the House.

Gross.

Matt Stoller :: Rep. Pete Stark: "I'll give Brian [Baird] a gun and let him go to Iraq and shoot whoever he wants."

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We must challenge Brian Baird in the priomary (0.00 / 0)
I have been following Open Left's Bush Dogs campaign with hope, and now MoveOn is going to put money behind primary challenges. Brian Baird needs to be #1 on the list of those who we challenge very hard in the primaries. We must rid ourselves of these Bush Dogs.

You Know You're A Chickenhawk When... (0.00 / 0)
When asked about Stark's comment, Baird said, "What was that all about?"

...you don't know you're a chickenhawk.

(h/t Bertrand Russell.)

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3


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