Rep. Baldasaro Applauds Booing of Gay Soldier

And here we thought NEANDERTHALS were extinct ! (4.00 / 3)

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by: tchair @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 06:11:21 AM CDT

What an embarrassment to this state. (4.00 / 7)

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by: Tully Fitzsimmons @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 06:13:39 AM CDT

Honored (0.00 / 0)

That thug Baldasaro came very close to punching me, at the Welcome Bill O'Brien event in Portsmouth.

And watch how you insult those poor innocent Neanderthals, tchair.  

No'm Sayn?

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by: BurtCohen @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 07:58:09 AM CDT

American Values (4.00 / 3)

It is sad to hear that anyone would hate -- or boo -- a fellow American who is fighting to protect our country and our values just because he is honest about who he is.  

American values of liberty and justice for all -- that's a pledge most of us are proud to say -- call for a repudiation of those who don't believe in liberty and justice for ALL.  Those of us who love America should feel ashamed of such vulgar thoughts.  

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by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 08:22:45 AM CDT

Shorthand: (4.00 / 3)

R = rulers

D = doers

Democracy = generous, united, kind

Autocracy = stingy, isolated, mean  

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by: hannah @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 09:06:34 AM CDT

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Authority-- (4.00 / 2)

When authority stands silent in the face of abuse, it becomes complicit.

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by: hannah @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 09:04:24 AM CDT

Al "Bizzaro" (4.00 / 2)

Never fails to entertain.

What an embarassment to our State!!!!!!Who elects this moron???  

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you" - Pericles, 430 BCE

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by: URSUS @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 09:11:20 AM CDT

Baldasaro and Family Values (4.00 / 3)

Al B refers to the Gay Marine's fellow soldiers as "brothers".

Then explains how they'll abandon the Gay Marine in combat. They won't have his back.

And that sums up right wing family values to a "t."

Thanks Al. Now we know for sure.

Talk about treason and betrayal.

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by: Chaz Proulx @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 09:28:55 AM CDT

Baldasaro (4.00 / 9)

is the Chairman of the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee.

He should resign. He has no business being on a committee charged with helping veterans in our state.  

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by: susanthe @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 11:01:27 AM CDT

Hate Groups (4.00 / 1)

Al Baldasaro is just a typical republic party wingnut.  Here's another story about how hate groups work:

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans have agreed to a new contract to pay a private law firm up to $1.5 million to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans same-sex marriage on the federal level.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

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by: mevansnh @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 16:21:57 PM CDT

So is Rick Perry going to stand by his hateful disrespecting supporter? (4.00 / 2)

I'd say the over/under on his handlers deciding to stop the pain is about two days.  

"But, in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." Si se puede. Yes we can.  

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by: Paul Twomey @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 19:16:52 PM CDT

Shira's the only one doing the legwork locally on this: (4.00 / 3)

Baldasaro said he has not heard from the Perry campaign about his remark. A call to the Perry campaign was not immediately returned. But Perry surrogate Matt Gaetz, a Florida state representative, who talked to reporters after the Florida debate, called the booing "unfortunate" and "disrespectful," according to Talking Points Memo.

http://www.boston.com/Boston/p...

birch paper; on Twitter @deanbarker

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by: Dean Barker @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 19:25:58 PM CDT

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There's A Message Of Acceptance... (4.00 / 1)

...in their silence.  

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by: Rep. Jim Splaine @ Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 20:01:11 PM CDT

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Another new website: (4.00 / 1)

http://www.albaldasaro.com/

Check it out!!!

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by: mevansnh @ Wed Oct 05, 2011 at 18:03:13 PM CDT

Drunk with Prejudice (4.00 / 2)

As a veteran it was disappointing hearing the comments made by Representative Baldasaro.

What is happening in his mind is anyone's guess.  Baldasaro is not right for NH or America and should resign immediately.

The military I served in years ago we took care of all of our fellow service members. We had the back of anyone wearing the same uniform, regardless of background.
For Baldasaro to insult the professionalism of the military and to call a Soldier in harms way disgusting is un-American and wrong.

David Robinson
US Navy - 1987-93

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by: Daver @ Wed Oct 05, 2011 at 23:38:48 PM CDT

he is not all bad, but... (0.00 / 0)

He is not all bad: I have seen his good side many times during (and even before) our service together as state reps.  The people of his community elected them, he should keep serving.  Every so often, he does say something ridiculous, but he is not the only state rep who has been known to say dumb things on occasion.  (I myself have been know to say dumb things, to name just one example.)

But, I do question whether he should continue to be the chair of the State-Federal & Veterans Affairs committee.  This controversy does make it hard for him to be taken seriously as the chair of this committee.  O'Brien has apparently not asked him to step down from his chairmanship, but he could step down anyway.

Ironically, the member of that committee with the most seniority and the most relevant experience after Baldasaro is Lee Quandt (whose smiling face can be seen in the video embed in the original post, just over Al's left shoulder.).  

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by: TimothyHorrigan @ Thu Oct 06, 2011 at 07:07:20 AM CDT

once again (4.00 / 1)

Rep.  Horrigan defends the indefensible. I heard Baldasaro testify before a committee last year that the state of NH sells babies to gay couples. Baldasaro is indeed THAT bad - and worse.  

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by: susanthe @ Thu Oct 06, 2011 at 10:23:12 AM CDT

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going all baldasaro on us (0.00 / 0)

I was at that hearing: I actually snuck out and had lunch just as he was about to go on--- I could tell he was about to go all "Baldasaro" on us.  

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by: TimothyHorrigan @ Thu Oct 06, 2011 at 15:17:49 PM CDT

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