Posted by Pete Souza at 7:01 pm CDT
Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama pay tribute to Tuskegee Airmen from Illinois who participated in today's Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2007. Durbin had a reception for the group in his Capitol office.
(Chicago Tribune photo by Pete Souza)
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I hope Senator Little Dick "Eddie Haskel" Durbin didn't call the Tuskegee Airmen Nazis.
Posted by: Terry | March 29, 2007 7:53 PM
Terry "In the game without a mitt" No Surname,
Congratulations to these fine men in their service to our country.
Posted by: Doug Zook | March 29, 2007 8:09 PM
Hey Crying Jeff,
I had someone whisper in my ear today saying that you're a PAID blogger for the RNC.
I told them they must be lying you're just a regular guy who likes to spend 8-12 hrs. a day telling everyone about the stinking pile of #%&*#!@*^# that the Republican Party is today.
Terry,
Leave it to a redneck Republican like you to diss the Tuskegee Airman,and you wonder why the GOP is flushing its self down the porta potty these days.
Posted by: John E. | March 29, 2007 10:19 PM
If you enlarge the picture,you can easily see none of these Airman wanted to listen to these two socialists.
The only reason why Turbin Durbin is smiling,is because he was thinking about what Rosie said on The View this morning.
Paulo
Posted by: Paulo | March 29, 2007 10:33 PM
Nothing like being attacked on a post I didn't even comment on. Does that mean, John E., that you're a paid blogger for the DNC? Or is it just assumed that democrats do have 8-12 hours a day to spend blogging because they're unemployed and spend the day in mommy's basement?
Anyway, as usual what he says is about the furthest thing from the truth you can find. I only wish I was getting paid for this. Beating a mental midget like John E. in a war of words is its own reward.
Posted by: Jeff | March 30, 2007 6:52 AM
Bush also met with the Tuskegee Airmen. Somehow the Tribune's better sister paper, the LA Times, got video of it on their homepage, yet no mention of it whatsoever by the Swampune. Not even a sentence in this post. Fair and balanced, indeed.
http://www.latimes.com/
Posted by: Jeff | March 30, 2007 9:03 AM
Billy/Jeff,
You think your "beating" me into a corner..........hahahaha!
That "pro-bono" you're looking for is in your hand, Jeff.
Find a girlfriend,and get a life Mr.Yuppie Young Republican.
Draftdodger Bush meeting with real military heroes is an ongoing disgrace to all of the current and former military members.
Posted by: John E | March 30, 2007 12:15 PM
John E., please keep embarassing yourself.
Posted by: Jeff | March 30, 2007 2:12 PM
How is this a fair attack?
You think your "beating" me into a corner..........hahahaha!
That "pro-bono" you're looking for is in your hand, Jeff.
Find a girlfriend,and get a life Mr.Yuppie Young Republican.
Posted by: Jeff | March 30, 2007 2:13 PM
John E.
I see your reading skills haven't improved.
Did anyone see the speech to the Tuskegee Airmen of President Bush when he was talking about them fighting two wars: in Germany against the Nazis and at home against racists. In the background was Senator Bobby Byrd. While these brave airman were fighting in Europe was probably about the same time Bobby was inspiring to be the Grand Keegle.
Doug,
I might be hear without a mitt (it is Chicago after all), but I do have something you don't - balls.
Posted by: Terry | March 30, 2007 8:57 PM
Terry "balls",
My personal email address is dd_zook@yahoo.com
& you want to contact me personally tough guy for a date, time & place - do it!
Posted by: Doug Zook | March 31, 2007 6:27 PM