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Operation Yellow Feather: Day 3 (update)

by Man Eegee

Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 05:34:51 PM EST

Update [2005-11-23 14:29:6 by Cho]: moved the feather to the top, apologies to Man Eegee, but didn't want to run into ilona's commentary. Thnks for understanding!

Ladies, Gentlemen and Trolls:

I think it's safe to declare victory for Operation Yellow Feather's original objective.

We have "Mean Jean" Schmidt on the run!

Schmidt, who sent Murtha a note of apology on Friday moments after her speech, said in a statement Tuesday that she never intended to attack Murtha personally.
"While I strongly disagree with his policy, neither Representative Bubp nor I ever wished to attack Congressman Murtha," she said. "I only take exception to his policy position."
Bubp said in a statement of his own Tuesday that his conversation with Schmidt "was based strictly on the proposal to immediately withdraw our troops from Iraq and the consequences of such a proposal."
Schmidt declined during an interview on Cincinnati radio station WLW to discuss her fellow Republican's denial: "I was repeating words. I am not going to get into that debate."
Neither Schmidt nor Bubp returned calls left at their offices Tuesday.

An update on the protest coalition and links to the downloads below the fold:

commentary :: :: :: buzz-it!

Over the past three days, we have seen this protest spread like wildfire across the lefty blogosphere. Several large blog communities joined forces to say "Enough is Enough!" to the chicken hawks.

We will not take their hateful rhetoric any longer, and if it takes something snarky like a yellow feather to shut their holes, then so be it!

We have expanded our reach:

Booman Tribune - diary on recommended list
DailyKos - made the recommended list and jotter's High Impact Diary list
ePluribus Media - frontpaged the diary
MyDD - still on the recommended list
Political Cortex - still on the recommended list
My Left Wing - still on the recommended list
AfterDowningStreet.org - newest member of the protest coalition, thx to jimstaro for sending them an email to invite
Iraqfact - thanks to Duke1676, he's been a big part of the success

RenaRF's blog entry is also gathering comments, and my site received a decent amount of hits yesterday.

Great work, now the question is: where does all of this lead?

My suggestion is, keep a lookout for any outrageous behavior by local (or national) Chicken Hawks. Here's a prime example:

On the November 21 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Rush Limbaugh asserted that Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA) -- who on November 17 called for the immediate redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq -- is "just the useful idiot of the moment."
Limbaugh added that people "portray [Murtha] as a former hawk," and asked: "What kind of serious hawk calls for withdrawals like this?" Limbaugh then added: "I don't think he ever has been a hawk ... in his career ... as a congressman."

(emphasis mine, through uncontrollable spitting, gagging and curses)

From the pill popper's web site:
(hat tip to XicanoPwr over at ePluribus)

YOU can call The Rush Limbaugh Show program line between 12 Noon and 3PM Eastern Time at: 1-800-282-2882
You can e-mail Rush at: rush@eibnet.com
You can fax Rush at: 212-445-3963
You can write Rush at:

The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Please alert us at the Operation Yellow Feather Central Command if you have participated. Let's go hunting for some Chicken Hawks!

.pdf download list:

Lost Your Chicken Hawk Feather?
The Chicken Hawk Unit Patch
The Classic Yellow Feather (Make sure to explain)
The Ugly Chicken Hawk (Fill in the voice bubble)

Send these to your least-favorite chicken hawk. They deserve ever piece of hate mail they receive.

Crossposted from BooTrib Central Command and DailyKos

Operation Yellow Feather: Day 3 (update) | 36 comments (36 topical, 0 hidden)

Greetings ePluribus Media Community! (5.00 / 4) (#1)

This has become a cross-blog protest as you can tell by the list at the top of the diary. I'll try to answer any questions, but I hope you'll join us in this easy way to send a strong message that we have had enough!

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 05:37:04 PM EST

Thanks for bringing the message here. (5.00 / 3) (#2)

It's a great idea and Schmidt needs to be called on the carpet. Send her your feathers!
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by wanderindiana on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 06:12:38 PM EST
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A commenter over at (5.00 / 2) (#3)

DKos also alerted us to a great tool for LTE Campaigns provided by the DNC. The time is now to send our message loudly that we want our country back!

Feathers! Letters! Faxes! Emails!
Enough is Enough!

Okay, I'm done shouting. Thanks again :)

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 06:27:05 PM EST
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just for fun... (5.00 / 2) (#15)

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:21:06 PM EST
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nice (5.00 / 1) (#17)

we thought the feathers were simple and made a strong statement. At any rate, they're a cool conversation piece.

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:24:54 PM EST
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and a mirrored image as well should you want it (5.00 / 2) (#20)

Obviously I am avoiding the Thanksgiving dinner preparations that are needed to be done about the household! However, it would be cool, Man Eegee, if yellow feathers could be making their appearances all over the internet.

Schmidt may be a freshman, but she's a tool...and this "swift boating" smacks of MacCarthyism. Please feel free to use these images.

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 10:50:21 PM EST
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: Many thanks for your support! (5.00 / 2) (#21)

Since the holiday weekend is upon us, I'm not sure what we'll be coordinated. I will keep you all posted, count on it :)

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 10:55:30 PM EST
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Hey Some Guy -- Man Eegee !! (5.00 / 3) (#4)

Really glad you posted this here...

Hard to believe, but I have been so busy I would have missed otherwise.

Oh, and I like yellow feathers much better than the white ones everyone was sending Jonah a while back.

Yellow, yellow elephants, yellow chickenhawks.

Yes. Yellow.

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 06:34:00 PM EST

: Glad to be here Cho! (5.00 / 2) (#5)

It's hard to say what the impact will be, but it seems that Jean is pretty shaken up by this whole ordeal. According to the Cincinatti Enquirer she didn't know Murtha was a Marine. Can you believe that?
Here's a link to the full article. Outrageous...

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 06:54:38 PM EST
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Yellow Feathers (5.00 / 2) (#6)

So I just print one of these pdf files and send it to her? Cool.

by Chip on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 07:26:46 PM EST

: that's all Chip! (5.00 / 1) (#7)

thanks for participating. Spread the word to other aspiring activists. Feel free to send your local Chicken Hawks a notice that you're keeping watch of their words very carefully.
I sent JD Hayworth a couple of feathers because he engineered the ploy in the House on Friday that derailed Murtha's ammendment. This pack of GOPers is an endless supply of blather.

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 07:33:41 PM EST
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: Welcome Chip! (5.00 / 1) (#8)

Glad to see you posting here.

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 07:42:04 PM EST
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An important citizen activism (5.00 / 2) (#9)

Jean Schmidt, who narrowly defeated Paul Hackett, makes a blunder such as not knowing Murtha is a Marine Vet??

We should send her feathers by the caseloads, not only for being a chicken hawk, but for not doing her research.

by standingup on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 08:00:02 PM EST

I wonder if the (5.00 / 1) (#10)

good people in the 2nd cong. district of Ohio are experiencing ulcers from their buyers' remorse. Hopefully they won't make the same mistake next November.

Talk about out-of-touch, I suppose she learned the tactic from the top of her party's ticket.

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 08:14:29 PM EST
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she was probably set up as the sacrificial goat (5.00 / 3) (#28)

to enable the idiots' 'official sanction' after which they could come back with their bogus alternative "withdraw now" bill that, lacking the considerations Murtha was making, was one that could be voted down and at face value, ascribed to the Dems.

'face value' intended to mean, "as assessed by the average soudbyte-feeding consumer of American media".

unfortunately i missed getting the detail on the whole thing, txj brought me up to speed on key points.

this is probably a bad attitude on my part but with the research efforts in which i'm involved, i've come to assume that GOP used as an adjective with Ohio to describe a politician automatically should indicate at high risk of recidivism.

i expect that Jean Schmidt wanted to fast-track her rise within the party, to the inner circle, and that this was her 'jumping in' moment.

by luaptifer on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 05:15:43 PM EST
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: Luaptifer! (5.00 / 2) (#29)

Of course you would have a very special insight into this! Good points.

by Cho on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 05:26:38 PM EST
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I think we should add another person to the list (5.00 / 2) (#11)

Ohh how about Rush "Pill Popper" Limbaugh how for his silly ass comment:

Murtha "just the useful idiot of the moment"

We all know he is one of the biggest chickhawks. What was that excuse he used to get out of Vietnam? Oh yeah, he had a bum knew.
Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today. - Gandhi
by XicanoPwr on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 08:28:50 PM EST

"bum knew" (5.00 / 2) (#12)

that is the best freudian slip ever, XP!

Love it!

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 08:53:12 PM EST
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: I just saw it (5.00 / 1) (#18)

lol!!! I had smiliar thoughts going through my head, but "bum knew" will do just fine. :D
Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today. - Gandhi
by XicanoPwr on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:46:21 PM EST
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Dig up the (5.00 / 1) (#13)

contact info for Rush and we can add him to our target list. I can't believe how disgusting these fools act when confronted with the truth. Support the troops? I guess that only applies to troops that they agree with...

Thanks for the link XP, from one Xicano to another (i'm of the Arizona variety here, 8 generations)

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:01:58 PM EST
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Man Eegee... Really?? (5.00 / 2) (#14)

I was born in Tucson... St. Mary's...

Anglo Arizonian, back four generations..before statehood...father's family silver mines down near Ajo, mom's ranching country in the San Pedro valley.

by Cho on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:04:22 PM EST
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: ah, you picked up on the Eegee's theme (5.00 / 1) (#16)

hehe, I work right up the street from St. Mary's. They've done alot of work to the hospital, I've been impressed. How very cool, my family roots come from the copper belt area north of Tucson; we were the blacksmiths of the tent cities back in the 1800's :O)

by Man Eegee on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:23:23 PM EST
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here ya go (5.00 / 2) (#19)

From the pill popper's web site:

YOU can call The Rush Limbaugh Show program line between 12 Noon and 3PM Eastern Time at: 1-800-282-2882
You can e-mail Rush at: rush@eibnet.com
You can fax Rush at: 212-445-3963
You can write Rush at:
The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today. - Gandhi
by XicanoPwr on Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 09:49:26 PM EST
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Thank You! (5.00 / 2) (#22)

Thank you to all of you at ePluribus Media for picking up Operation Yellow Feather and allowing Man Eegee to post this diary.

With 6 major lefty communities picking up on this cause it is a great example of how all of the Progressive and Liberal Blogs can all work together to get something done right. (err, left?)

Guaranteed to be plastered all over the Internet
Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 12:32:22 AM EST

Welcome to the community, CTman1. (5.00 / 2) (#23)

Our goal is to uncover the truth. (Check out our timelines -- in the menu upper right -- if you haven't had the chance. Every event in them is fact-checked and sourced to provide honest data in a searchable format.) Although many of us are admittedly partisan, we like to think that we research any government propaganda, whether perpetrated by Democrats or Republicans.

Thanks for posting the news of Operation Yellow Feather here.

by standingup on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 09:30:14 AM EST
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Thanks for the info... (none / 0) (#34)

I used to come in and out of ePluribas Media in "stealth mode" but now that I am logged in you will see who the hits are coming from. :)

I ususally check the diaries here... BUT maybe next time I come I should check out the timeline?

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Nov 28, 2005 at 08:06:01 PM EST
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: The timelines are pretty awesome... (none / 0) (#36)

Do check 'em out... Leftylimblog, Standingup and JeninRI did an amazing amount of work...
If you have any questions, just holler.
By the way, we are all jealous of your user ID -- do you have special connections??

by Cho on Mon Nov 28, 2005 at 10:04:17 PM EST
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ConnecticutMan1 -- howdy! (5.00 / 2) (#24)

There's a bunch of us just up the road from you; we met for dinner in Sturbridge.

Next time we do it, we will send a shout out to you.

by Cho on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 11:54:29 AM EST
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: sure... (none / 0) (#35)

But I wouldn't call over a 100 miles "Just up the road." (100.67 miles and 1 hour and 58 minutes by Mapquest. lol)
Of course, my wife is always looking for an excuse to head to Boston and since Sturbridge is in the right direction I could probably make it there with a little advance notice.

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Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Nov 28, 2005 at 08:22:05 PM EST
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As I've crossed the (5.00 / 1) (#25)

different sites, there's one thing I've noticed that unifies us: we are all looking for a reason to hope. Our country has been under a dark cloud for the past five years and we are starting to organize in a powerful way to sweep the Neocons out of power next year. Thanks to everyone for your help in restoring my hope in our collaboration.

It can be done.

by Man Eegee on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 02:19:42 PM EST

: No problem Cho, thanks again! (nt) (5.00 / 2) (#26)

by Man Eegee on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 02:46:48 PM EST
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: Saw this on Kos and thought it of interest (5.00 / 2) (#27)

It's from Wayward Son's diary: Even more lies from Mean Jean
And as Silence and the other great ePMedia researchers keep teaching me... here's the original transcript House Republicans Respond to Murtha

On Thursday, November 17, she was one of the speakers at a Republican press conference called to discuss the Iraq pullout. At that conference, fellow Republican David Dreier said "I have the utmost respect for my colleague Jack Murtha. My father was a Marine. Jack Murtha was a very proud Marine. And I have worked with him for the last quarter century on the struggle for liberation in Central America and in other spots throughout the world -- in military conflicts. And he was the chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. He's now the ranking minority member of that subcommittee."

by Cho on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 03:01:14 PM EST
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: I posted your link over at: (5.00 / 2) (#30)

http://www.loganselm.blogspot.com/ - Hypothetically Speaking. This Ohio blog has loads on "mean Jean".
I have to personally say that she "owns" her statement. There is no turning back....she needs to go back to Kindergarten and sit with the kids for a while to get a perspective on life.

by avahome on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 06:00:10 PM EST
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Manny.... are you going to add Ann Coulter (5.00 / 2) (#31)

to your operation?

I just saw the Editors and Publishers blurb on her:

Her latest column rips war critics such as Murtha as "traitors." Here are some highlights:

"It is simply a fact that Democrats like Murtha are encouraging the Iraqi insurgents when they say the war is going badly and it's time to bring the troops home. Whether or not there is any merit to the idea, calling for a troop withdrawal - or 'redeployment,' as liberals pointlessly distinguish - will delay our inevitable victory and cost more American lives....

Here's the link:

Ann Coulter: Murtha and His Ilk are "Gutless Traitors"

by Cho on Fri Nov 25, 2005 at 04:58:24 PM EST

that is beyond obnoxious (5.00 / 2) (#32)

I'll let BostonJoe know about it, she is off her rocker.

by Man Eegee on Mon Nov 28, 2005 at 05:37:45 PM EST
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