Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:46 pm
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That's right Soup. Nobody held them at gunpoint to sign on the line!
Here's a guy that DID, and he's gonna run for public office in CA:
(H/T to Marine Corps Times and AP)
Decorated Marine Announces Run For Congress
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO ? A decorated Marine veteran who was famously
photographed smoking a cigar after the fall of Baghdad announced
Tuesday that he is running for Congress in California?s most southern
district.
Nick Popaditch, 42, said he will seek the Republican nomination to unseat
Democrat Bob Filner on a campaign that promotes limited government, a
strong national defense and secure borders.
Known as ?Gunny Pop,? Popaditch was awarded the Silver Star for combat
actions in Fallujah, where he was blinded in one eye by a rocket-
propelled
grenade to the head.
That April 2004 attack came nearly a year after an Associated Press
photographer captured a smiling Popaditch smoking a cigar, with the
just-fallen statue of Saddam Hussein in the background. The photograph
landed on newspaper front pages, garnering Popaditch worldwide
attention.
Popaditch was a Tank Commander during the Persian Gulf War, was
honorably discharged in 1992 and rejoined the Marines in 1995. He took
medical retirement after his injury in Fallujah.
?Irresponsible spending, intrusive regulations, and a growing deficit are
crippling our children?s future,? Popaditch, who announced his bid
Tuesday, said on his Web site.
California?s heavily Democratic 51st Congressional District stretches along
the Mexican border from south San Diego to the Arizona state line. Filner,
who was first elected in 1992, was re-elected last year with 73 percent of
the vote.
Carl Luna, a political science professor at San Diego?s Mesa College,
predicted Popaditch?s appeal for strong borders will not sit well with the
district?s large Hispanic population.
?It?s a nice exercise, but he doesn?t have a chance [against Filner],? Luna
said.
Filner did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
That's right Soup. Nobody held them at gunpoint to sign on the line!
Here's a guy that DID, and he's gonna run for public office in CA:
(H/T to Marine Corps Times and AP)
Decorated Marine Announces Run For Congress
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO ? A decorated Marine veteran who was famously
photographed smoking a cigar after the fall of Baghdad announced
Tuesday that he is running for Congress in California?s most southern
district.
Nick Popaditch, 42, said he will seek the Republican nomination to unseat
Democrat Bob Filner on a campaign that promotes limited government, a
strong national defense and secure borders.
Known as ?Gunny Pop,? Popaditch was awarded the Silver Star for combat
actions in Fallujah, where he was blinded in one eye by a rocket-
propelled
grenade to the head.
That April 2004 attack came nearly a year after an Associated Press
photographer captured a smiling Popaditch smoking a cigar, with the
just-fallen statue of Saddam Hussein in the background. The photograph
landed on newspaper front pages, garnering Popaditch worldwide
attention.
Popaditch was a Tank Commander during the Persian Gulf War, was
honorably discharged in 1992 and rejoined the Marines in 1995. He took
medical retirement after his injury in Fallujah.
?Irresponsible spending, intrusive regulations, and a growing deficit are
crippling our children?s future,? Popaditch, who announced his bid
Tuesday, said on his Web site.
California?s heavily Democratic 51st Congressional District stretches along
the Mexican border from south San Diego to the Arizona state line. Filner,
who was first elected in 1992, was re-elected last year with 73 percent of
the vote.
Carl Luna, a political science professor at San Diego?s Mesa College,
predicted Popaditch?s appeal for strong borders will not sit well with the
district?s large Hispanic population.
?It?s a nice exercise, but he doesn?t have a chance [against Filner],? Luna
said.
Filner did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
