Teabaggers backing candidate who allegedly shot two unarmed Iraqis 60 times

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Tea Party backing candidate who allegedly shot unarmed Iraqis 60 times



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/gop-candidate-killed-unarmed-iraqi/

A Tea Party-backed candidate who allegedly murdered two unarmed Iraqis could win a seat in the House of Representatives, The Guardian reports.

Thirty-nine-year-old Ilario Pantano, who is running for North Carolina's 7th congressional district as a Republican, was charged with the premeditated murder of two Iraqi civilians in 2005 while serving as a second lieutenant with the US Marines.

In April of 2004, Pantano and his platoon stopped and detained two Iraqi men in a car near Falluja. While the majority of his platoon was away, he and two others ordered the detained Iraqis to search their own car for weapons and then allegedly unloaded two full magazines of his M16A4 rifle into them.

Sergeant Daniel Coburn, who was 27 at the time and one of the three soldiers at the incident, recalled wondering "when the lieutenant was going to stop, because it was obvious that they were dead."

"I believed that by firing the number of rounds that I did, I was sending a message," Pantano told the New York magazine.

[donco]

1. OF COURSE….

he should be in KY helping Rand out soon.:sarcasm:

[marmar]

2. Hell, that's a badge of honor among Teabaggers.

nt

[somone]

3. And for that heroic deed, the Tea Party gave him $1 million

according to the article.

[littlewolf]

4. the key word is is ALLEGEDLY ...

[glitch]

5. I'll see your keyword ALLEGED and raise you a keyword MONSTER.

Of course, alleged.

[littlewolf]

6. somehow this isn't passing the smell test ...

if this happened in 04 ... their would have been a trial
or at least an inquery .... there would be evidence
at this stage ... with what is being presented
not buying it .....

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. Try to keep up.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/03/717616/tea-party-warrior-targets-mcintyre.html#ixzz11JNrZoHx

[WorseBeforeBetter]

7. "He shot them, using one full magazine of about 30 bullets,

then loaded a fresh magazine and emptied that one, too. Then he hung a sign on the bullet riddled car that read "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" - a slogan that he had heard from another Marine officer - and left it as a warning."

Tea party warrior Pantano targets McIntyre
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/03/717616/tea-party-warrior-targets-mcintyre.html#ixzz11JNrZoHx

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9246700

Fuck Pantano, and anyone who supports him.

[1mookie]

9. I live in this district in Southeastern NC

and this definitely happened. The guy is a piece of work. The Dem, Mike McIntyre is a Blue Dog Dino who I detest, but I could not possibly vote for Pantano. Truly creepy dude. McIntyre is up in the poll and I really hope he wins much as I can't stand him.

[Lance_Boyle]

12. How many teabaggers are going to vote for someone with a (gasp) Hispanic-sounding name?

In my district they're all in a tither trying to unseat David Price to put in not-quite-teabagger BJ Lawson. Here's hoping it doesn't happen. Lawson didn't even come close last time he tried.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. Probably just shored up his base

I'm sure all the teabagging Medal of Honor players in his district think that's hella cool.

[Blue Owl]

11. A few head stomps thrown in would really seal the deal

n/t