Operation Yellow Feather [Day 3 UPDATE] 
BostonJoe, a regular diarist over at Booman Tribune, has quickly organized a grassroots protest that will target a couple of the Chickenhawk Republicans who slandered Rep. Murtha's military service last week.Operation Yellow Feather is in full swing!
Click this link for more information, including downloads for faxes or mailings you can send to Rep. Jean Schmidt and State Rep. Danny Bubp of Ohio.
It is time to stop this new era of McCarthyism where the Chickenhawks in power question the patriotism of any American who disagrees with the lies and horrendous leadership provided by the Bush War Council.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Please spread the word and let me know if you participated so I can alert BostonJoe and the rest of the BooActivists.
Excerpts from BostonJoe's diary below the fold...
In a effort to blunt the effect of Murtha's serious call for a withdrawal of the troops, Republicans hurriedly offered a sham Bill on the issue that had almost no support. During debate on the issue, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), a freshman Rep., called Murtha a coward:A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bubp, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. He asked me to send Congress a message: Stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do.Schmidt's comments were heckled on the floor of our Congress, and she was forced to withdraw them from the record. But she and state Rep. Bubp deserve to know that we were watching, and that we won't stand for neo-McCarthyism, where heroic opponents of this flawed war are discredited as cowards and traitors.
You can help. Please print off one of the protest forms below and send them to the offices of Rep. Schmidt and Rep. Bubp. Take the time to write a personalized note on your form, explaining that the "chicken hawk" tactics of the Republican party will not be tolerated.
Let's bury their offices with "chicken hawk" feathers, so that the next time they feel like squawking in public, they will remember
that we are watching them.
Let's create a firestorm and support Operation Yellow Feather!
Update [2005-11-22 11:56:52 by Man Eegee]: Day Two News and Action
Several developments have unfolded over the past 24 hours. It turns out Jean Schmidt LIED when quoting Mr. Bupb.
Or did she?
When you contact her office make sure you ask her to clearly spell out what she meant when she called Rep. Murtha a coward.
Full details on Day Two Action Items here
Update [2005-11-23 15:5:14 by Man Eegee]: DAY THREE UPDATE Thanks to everyone, the coalition has expanded. Here's my suggestion for keeping this protest going: keep a lookout for any outrageous behavior by local (or national) Chicken Hawks. Here's a prime example:
On the November 21 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Rush Limbaugh asserted that Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA) -- who on November 17 called for the immediate redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq -- is "just the useful idiot of the moment."Limbaugh added that people "portray [Murtha] as a former hawk," and asked: "What kind of serious hawk calls for withdrawals like this?" Limbaugh then added: "I don't think he ever has been a hawk ... in his career ... as a congressman."
(emphasis mine, through uncontrollable spitting, gagging and curses)
From the pill popper's web site:
(hat tip to XicanoPwr over at ePluribus)
YOU can call The Rush Limbaugh Show program line between 12 Noon and 3PM Eastern Time at: 1-800-282-2882You can e-mail Rush at: rush@eibnet.com
You can fax Rush at: 212-445-3963
You can write Rush at:
The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
KEYWORDS: Protest, Activism, Chickenhawks, Jean Schmidt
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