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Joel Mowbray : Iraq War vet’s service attacked in Ohio campaign
When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were also important to him. He ultimately decided to ...
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Dems Bash GOP Iraq War Vet For Serving His Country
Gateway Pundit — Josh Mandel served his country in Iraq. Now, dems are attacking him for it. A GOP Ohio State Representative is being attacked for serving his country in Iraq. The Dems were even caught on tape. Joel Mawbray at Townhall reported: When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state ...

Just When You Thought You've Seen It All
Riehl World View — Dateline Ohio - part of the Heartland of America. And why is a Republican candidate being attacked by his Democratic opponent? Well, that would be because he had the audacity to fulfill his obligation to the Marines ... in Iraq. Oh and did I leave out, he's a Jew? You see, this Jewish fellow was serving Bushitlet in uniform in Iraq, NOT the American people, according to his opponent. Welcome to the would be Progressive Majority folks. Why don't Soros and his MoveOn-like crew just buy the place outright, as the government sure could use the cash? Ugh. Of all the factors he weighed, Mr. Mandel says political concerns were not among them. Now he has been forced ...

Legislator-Marine Gets Attacked For Serving His Country
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Joel Mowbray has a must read column today about a Marine, running for office in Ohio, who is being attacked for serving in the military by his political opponent. Rep. ...

Iraq War Vet’s Service Attacked In Ohio Campaign - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — by Joel Mowbray - (Townhall) When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were also important to him. He ultimately decided to serve a second tour in Iraq “because I didn’t join the Marine Corps to say no when my country called,” Mr. Mandel explains. Of all the factors he weighed, Mr. Mandel says political concerns were not among ...

Ohio Democrat Attacks Opponent’s Military Service
PoliPundit.com — Ohio Democrat Attacks Opponent’s Military Service They do love the Military and America, those Liberals, don’t they? The latest example from the party of “tolerance & compassion” takes us to Ohio and a State Legislature race where the GOP incumbent is being attacked by his Democrat opponent and his wife for SERVING IN THE MILITARY during his term in the Legislature : When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state ...

A Candidate to Support
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Wanted to alert you to a very interesting column by Joel Mowbray, here . It concerns an Ohio Republican named Josh Mandel. In 2006, Mandel (then 31) ran for the state legislature in a Cleveland-area district. The district is heavily Democratic, but Mandel won, in a real surprise. A lawyer and ex-Marine, he had already served a tour in Iraq (as an intelligence specialist). But, during his first legislative term, the Corps asked for another one. He agreed. The explanation he gave was, I didn t join the Marine Corps to say no when my country called. Now Mandel is running for ...

Support Josh Mandel
WizbangJoel Mowbray has an article that should outrage you: When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were also important to him. He ultimately decided to serve a second tour in Iraq "because I didn't join the Marine Corps to say no when my country called," Mr. Mandel explains. Of all the factors he weighed, Mr. Mandel says political concerns were not among them. Now he has been forced ...

Democrats Attacking Repubilcan State Legislator Over His Service In Iraq
Say AnythingThis is just plain disgusting: When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were also important to him. He ultimately decided to serve a second tour in Iraq “because I didn’t join the Marine Corps to say no when my country called,” Mr. Mandel explains. Of all the factors he weighed, Mr. Mandel says political concerns were ...

Democrats Disgrace Themselves in Ohio
Pajamas Media — ... races. [image] As most attention on the battleground state of Ohio has been focused on the presidential race, the battle for control of the statehouse and Congress has flared up in the Buckeye State. But in two particular races featuring Republican candidates who are Iraq War veterans, the Democratic Party apparatus and their left-wing allies have launched vicious attacks incredibly questioning their commitment to serve the people. On Monday, journalist Joel Mowbray published an article looking at the state representative race between Republican incumbent Josh Mandel and ...

Joel Mowbray reports: Iraq war vet attacked again for his service
Power Line — Our occasional correspondent Joel Mowbray (jdmowbra@erols.com) follows up on his column regarding the campaign waged being against Ohio state representative Josh Mandel: When I reported last week that a Cleveland-area Democratic challenger was attacking the military service of his opponent, Iraq War veteran Josh Mandel, the consensus was that it was a losing strategy. Perhaps so. But Bob Belovich has doubled down on that pitch, sending out a f"> f"> f">mailer with the cover asking the following question: "Isn't ...

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