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Joe Repya, a Republican activist and military veteran, plans to stage a rally in support of the Iraq war on the first day of the Republican National Convention . The "Victory Over Terrorism" event is billed as a counterbalance to anti-war protests that are expected to draw 50,000 people to St. Paul on September 1.
But Repya has been forced to drop a key sponsor from signs being created for the event: the Minnesota chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars. According to Repya’s blog, the VFW requested that the organization’s name not be included on the placards. The reason? It doesn’t support the ongoing war in Iraq.
"I have long experienced the Democratic Party leanings on the Minnesota VFW," Repya writes. "Shamefully, partisan politics has no place when the nation is at war."
Repya unsuccessfully sought to unseat state GOP party chair Ron Carey last year and is a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
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Comment posted August 15, 2008 @ 12:08 am
Considering the VFW endorsed Paul Wellstone for his third term run (after backtracking on his two term promise) this is no surprise.
Comment posted August 13, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
It’s Repya who asserted the VFW was involved and then pulled support due to its stance against the Iraq war. Paul’s followup story, linked above, corrects Repya’s wrong assumptions.
Comment posted August 13, 2008 @ 1:32 pm
I believe if you had done some research before printing the article you would have found that the VFW did not pull it’s support. It had never agreed to support the program because it was a political statement. The VFW always has and always will support our military. As an organization it will not take a stand for or against the war, but will support the military at all times.
Comment posted August 12, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
I love the irony that he accuses the VFW of playing politics by refusing to sponsor a political rally. Like Stephen Colbert said, reality has a well-known liberal bias.
Comment posted August 12, 2008 @ 11:59 am
I love the irony that he accuses the VFW of playing politics by refusing to sponsor a political rally. Like Stephen Colbert said, reality has a well-known liberal bias.
Comment posted August 13, 2008 @ 8:32 am
I believe if you had done some research before printing the article you would have found that the VFW did not pull it's support. It had never agreed to support the program because it was a political statement. The VFW always has and always will support our military. As an organization it will not take a stand for or against the war, but will support the military at all times.
Comment posted August 13, 2008 @ 8:45 am
It's Repya who asserted the VFW was involved and then pulled support due to its stance against the Iraq war. Paul's followup story, linked above, corrects Repya's wrong assumptions.
Comment posted August 14, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
Considering the VFW endorsed Paul Wellstone for his third term run (after backtracking on his two term promise) this is no surprise.
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