McClatchy: GOP Congressman's Iraq tale stirs election anger (McHenry)

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GOP Congressman's Iraq tale stirs election anger
By By Lisa Zagaroli | McClatchy Newspapers

* Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008



WASHINGTON — Being a member of Congress opens a lot of doors, but apparently not all of them.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told Lincoln County Republicans that he got turned away at the gym in Iraq's Green Zone, the fortified area where he and other members of Congress stayed during a recent visit to the war-torn nation.

McHenry said that after a day of jumping on and off Blackhawk helicopters wearing flack jackets and Kevlar helmets, he had trouble sleeping in the pool house of a former palace of Saddam Hussein. So he tried to get some exercise.

"Sure enough, the guard wouldn't let me in," McHenry told the dinner crowd, according to an audio tape of his March 29 speech given to McClatchy Newspapers by his GOP challenger for the 10th District seat, military attorney Lance Sigmon of Newton.

"He said I didn't have the correct credentials," McHenry continued. "It's 5 o'clock in the morning and I haven't had sleep. I was not very happy with this two-bit security guard."

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1. Oh what a shame

The poor conservative with values had trouble sleeping so he confronted a guard who was doing his job. Oh the horrors! He was only there for grandstanding purposes. As a typical fake patriot he has done absolutely nothing for our troops. I did duty as a two bit security guard congressman. Orders are orders!

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2. A suitable comment from a two-bit congressman...

By all means, please send him a sympathy card...

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