Liberal Anti-War Veterans PAC calls for Arkansas GOP chairman's resignation
By John Lyon, Arkansas News Bureau: A veterans political action committee called Wednesday for the resignation of Arkansas' Republican Party chairman over a comment he made about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that has created a firestorm on the Internet. VoteVets.org, a PAC supported by veterans who are critical of the handling of the war in Iraq, condemned state GOP Chairman Dennis Milligan for his remarks in a recent newspaper interview. . . .
Liberal bloggers have had a field day with Milligan's comment. . . . "The notion that I am calling for more terrorist attacks is nonsensical," Milligan said Wednesday in a statement released by the state GOP. . . . Several GOP officials expressed support for Milligan Wednesday. "Dennis is a new chairman and inexperienced at this point," said Reta Hamilton of Bella Vista, the state party's national committeewoman. . . . "I'm quite sure that if that's what Dennis said, he didn't intend to say that we needed (more terrorist attacks), but that it would suffice, if that happened, to show people that they're wrong about the policy issues that they're pursuing," said state GOP national committeeman Jim Burnett of Clinton. . . . Charles Mizander of Benton, a member of the GOP state committee, said he would have chosen different words but that he concurred with what Milligan was trying to say. He said the veterans group's call for Milligan's resignation was "totally absurd." [Read More]
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Liberal bloggers have had a field day with Milligan's comment. . . . "The notion that I am calling for more terrorist attacks is nonsensical," Milligan said Wednesday in a statement released by the state GOP. . . . Several GOP officials expressed support for Milligan Wednesday. "Dennis is a new chairman and inexperienced at this point," said Reta Hamilton of Bella Vista, the state party's national committeewoman. . . . "I'm quite sure that if that's what Dennis said, he didn't intend to say that we needed (more terrorist attacks), but that it would suffice, if that happened, to show people that they're wrong about the policy issues that they're pursuing," said state GOP national committeeman Jim Burnett of Clinton. . . . Charles Mizander of Benton, a member of the GOP state committee, said he would have chosen different words but that he concurred with what Milligan was trying to say. He said the veterans group's call for Milligan's resignation was "totally absurd." [Read More]
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Posted by Bill Smith at 8:00 PM - Post Link
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Here's the letter to the editor I sent to the NW Arkansas News:
I am planning to move to NW Arkansas in the next few months. Maybe I should reconsider?
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Trust me, it ain't just the liberals having a "field day" with the irresponsible - and factually incorrect comments of Milligan's. It's anyone with a brain who has done even a TINY bit of homework with regard to the debacle that is the war on Iraq.
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I, for one, did not read his comments as him suggesting we NEED more attacks. What he was saying is that IF we had more attacks, we'd somehow come to better appreciate mr. bush's policies/his 'commitment' - and the sacrifice of the armed forces.
[Editor Comment: We do not post letter-to-the editors sent to newspapers as comments. However, we did allow a portion of Carolyn's comments to be displayed. Note. Mr. Milligan does not live in N.W. Arkansas. He is from central Arkansas.]
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