Friday Fun Stuff--GOP congressman McHenry calls U.S. soldier in Iraq a "two-bit security guard"

This is just incredible. I'm not sure if the Republican politicians are that stupid, or full of disdain for American soldiers in Iraq. During a public appearance last Saturday, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) belittled a U.S. soldier in Iraq, calling him a "two-bit security guard" after the soldier would not allow McHenry to go to a gym without the proper credentials. The soldier was apparently following orders while guarding the gym. And that wasn't good enough for our arrogant Republican congressman. Here is McHenry's quote from Think Progress:

We spent the night in the Green Zone, in the poolhouse of one of Saddam’s palaces. A little weird, I got to be honest with you. But I felt safe. And so in the morning, I got up early — not that I make this a great habit — but I went to the gym because I just couldn’t sleep and everything else. Well, sure enough, the guard wouldn’t let me in. Said I didn’t have the correct credentials.

It’s 5:00 in the morning. I haven’t had sleep. I was not very happy with this two-bit security guard. So you know, I said, “I want to see your supervisor.” Thirty minutes later, the supervisor wasn’t happy with me, they escort me back to my room. It happens. I guess I didn’t need to work out anyway.

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What can I say, but this guy is a frickin' idiot. You are in a war zone. And U.S. soldiers performing guard duty, in Iraq, will follow their orders specifically as to whether to allow someone to enter a place with the proper credentials. If you don't have the proper identification, you are not getting in. And no amount of screaming at the soldier, or demanding to see his commanding officer, is going to help you. And congressman McHenry, you think you had it bad on your little fact-finding trip to Iraq--how many tours has that "two-bit security guard" of a U.S. soldier have had to endure in Iraq, serving his country so that you, the Republican Party, and the war-mongering Bush administration can continue this destructive war in Iraq? And I would suppose that you are a Republican, you will also continue to support this destructive war in Iraq, which is destroying our U.S. military, and forcing this "two-bit security guard" of a U.S. soldier to endure even more endless tours in this lost war, keeping him away from his family.

I sincerely hope that the voters in North Carolina will kick your ass out of Congress this November.