(Help Juan Garcia defeat Gene Seaman by donating to his camapign. Donate $10, $25, $50 -- whatever you can -- and show Gene Seaman that Republicans can no longer senselessly attack Democrats on their military history. - promoted by Phillip Martin)
From the Caller-Times, we learn that Republican incumbent Gene Seaman attacked his opponent in the HD 32 race, Juan Garcia, about his naval flight record:"He's not a fighter pilot," Seaman asserted. "He never flew jets, he flew P-3s. He is not a fighter pilot even though he takes his picture behind a jet."
Juan Garcia would have responded directly to the attack, except he is serving his annual active duty requirement from August 12-21. The campaign, therefore, released the following press release in response to Seaman's attack:
- Garcia spent 13 years on active duty as a naval aviator, after receiving his "Wings of Gold" here at NAS Corpus Christi.
- In each of five fleet tours, he was ranked as the #1 officer in his unit (see attached fitness reports).
- He has deployed to the Western Pacific, to the Persian Gulf twice, and served during the Kosovo conflict.
- He has logged 2,500 flight hours in military aircraft.
- His military awards include the Joint Commendation Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, and two Navy Achievement Medals.
- During the last three months, while balancing his full-time profession as an attorney and campaigning across the four-county district, Garcia has flown over 60 pilot-training sorties.
For more about Seaman's attack, read Vince's post at Capitol Annex. Help Juan Garcia defeat Gene Seaman by donating to his camapign. Donate $10, $25, $50 -- whatever you can -- and show Gene Seaman that Republicans can no longer senselessly attack Democrats on their military history.
Perhaps Gene Seaman should spend more time respecting our military, and less time defending and fighting for Viagra on the House floor. Pinkdome has put up an excellent YouTube video showing Seaman pretending to act like...well, you'll have to see it to actually believe it. Watch the video below the fold. |
