jimnyc
09-11-2017, 04:30 PM
I wasn't aware that this guy had even made such comments about Gen. Kelly. I suppose people can easily and lightly toss around such comments, but I'll reserve things like that to others in uniform, not some schmuck politician who's not getting his way.
I'm also posting an earlier article underneath to kinda understand how we got to this reply.
I thought Kelly gave a direct and yet respectful reply.
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Gen. John Kelly Fires Back at Democrat Who Called Him ‘Disgrace to the Uniform’
In an email to Fox News, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly responded to Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who called the General a “disgrace to the uniform.”
Fox News reports: (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/11/john-kelly-fires-back-at-democrat-who-called-him-disgrace-to-uniform.html)
In an email to Fox News late Sunday, Kelly responded by saying Congress did “nothing” to help so-called Dreamers when they had the chance.
“As far as the congressman and other irresponsible members of congress are concerned, they have the luxury of saying what they want as they do nothing and have almost no responsibility,” Kelly said. “They can call people liars but it would be inappropriate for me to say the same thing back at them. As my blessed mother used to say ‘empty barrels make the most noise.’”
He concluded, “The congressman has a right to his opinion.”
Gutierrez was arrested last month, along with 30 other protesters, outside of the White House during a DACA rally.
The Daily Caller reports: (http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/dem-lawmaker-arrested-protesting-outside-white-house/?utm_source=site-share)
Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois was arrested along with roughly 30 fellow protesters outside the White House during a gathering commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The protesters were arrested for sitting on the sidewalk outside the White House after attending a rally in Lafayette Square across the street, according to The Hill. Gutierrez, a well-known immigration advocate, defended the protest shortly before his arrest.
“The same values that I inculcated in my daughters, that my wife and I raised them, [Dreamers] are an example and exemplify them. Their dreams are just like my kids’ dreams,” Gutiérrez told The Hill shortly before his arrest.
Rest http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/09/gen-john-kelly-fires-back-democrat-called-disgrace-uniform/
Rep. Luis Gutierrez calls John Kelly 'a disgrace to the uniform'
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., accused White House chief of staff John Kelly of lying about his desire to protect children brought into the country illegally from deportation.
"General Kelly is a hypocrite who is a disgrace to the uniform he used to wear," Gutierrez said Tuesday.
Gutierrez based that denunciation on Kelly's past support for DACA, a program that former President Barack Obama established to confer the benefits of legal migration on people who were brought to the country as children. President Trump announced Tuesday that he would phase out the program, which most Republicans regard as an unconstitutional, but he urged lawmakers to provide a legislative fix.
"I have a great heart for these folks we're talking about, a great love for them, and people think in terms of children but they're really young adults," Trump said Tuesday. "I have a love for these people and hopefully now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly."
That's consistent with the views that Kelly outlined during a private meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in July. He endorsed the goals program, but echoed the idea that Obama's procedure for establishing it was unconstitutional. "He's personally for it," Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said after the meeting, per the Los Angeles Times. "He thinks it will not hold up [in court], according to the attorneys he's spoken with."
Rest - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-luis-gutierrez-calls-john-kelly-a-disgrace-to-the-uniform/article/2633474
I'm also posting an earlier article underneath to kinda understand how we got to this reply.
I thought Kelly gave a direct and yet respectful reply.
---
Gen. John Kelly Fires Back at Democrat Who Called Him ‘Disgrace to the Uniform’
In an email to Fox News, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly responded to Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who called the General a “disgrace to the uniform.”
Fox News reports: (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/11/john-kelly-fires-back-at-democrat-who-called-him-disgrace-to-uniform.html)
In an email to Fox News late Sunday, Kelly responded by saying Congress did “nothing” to help so-called Dreamers when they had the chance.
“As far as the congressman and other irresponsible members of congress are concerned, they have the luxury of saying what they want as they do nothing and have almost no responsibility,” Kelly said. “They can call people liars but it would be inappropriate for me to say the same thing back at them. As my blessed mother used to say ‘empty barrels make the most noise.’”
He concluded, “The congressman has a right to his opinion.”
Gutierrez was arrested last month, along with 30 other protesters, outside of the White House during a DACA rally.
The Daily Caller reports: (http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/dem-lawmaker-arrested-protesting-outside-white-house/?utm_source=site-share)
Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois was arrested along with roughly 30 fellow protesters outside the White House during a gathering commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
The protesters were arrested for sitting on the sidewalk outside the White House after attending a rally in Lafayette Square across the street, according to The Hill. Gutierrez, a well-known immigration advocate, defended the protest shortly before his arrest.
“The same values that I inculcated in my daughters, that my wife and I raised them, [Dreamers] are an example and exemplify them. Their dreams are just like my kids’ dreams,” Gutiérrez told The Hill shortly before his arrest.
Rest http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/09/gen-john-kelly-fires-back-democrat-called-disgrace-uniform/
Rep. Luis Gutierrez calls John Kelly 'a disgrace to the uniform'
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., accused White House chief of staff John Kelly of lying about his desire to protect children brought into the country illegally from deportation.
"General Kelly is a hypocrite who is a disgrace to the uniform he used to wear," Gutierrez said Tuesday.
Gutierrez based that denunciation on Kelly's past support for DACA, a program that former President Barack Obama established to confer the benefits of legal migration on people who were brought to the country as children. President Trump announced Tuesday that he would phase out the program, which most Republicans regard as an unconstitutional, but he urged lawmakers to provide a legislative fix.
"I have a great heart for these folks we're talking about, a great love for them, and people think in terms of children but they're really young adults," Trump said Tuesday. "I have a love for these people and hopefully now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly."
That's consistent with the views that Kelly outlined during a private meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in July. He endorsed the goals program, but echoed the idea that Obama's procedure for establishing it was unconstitutional. "He's personally for it," Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said after the meeting, per the Los Angeles Times. "He thinks it will not hold up [in court], according to the attorneys he's spoken with."
Rest - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-luis-gutierrez-calls-john-kelly-a-disgrace-to-the-uniform/article/2633474