{"id":69873,"date":"2017-01-19T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T14:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=69873"},"modified":"2017-01-19T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T14:56:00","slug":"ted-lieu-refuses-to-attend-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69873","title":{"rendered":"Ted Lieu refuses to attend Inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nKABC7 <\/a>report that Ted Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd District in Los Angeles County, joins 60 other Democrats who are refusing to participate or attend the Inauguration this week;<\/p>\n

In a statement, he said it was a personal decision and that he doesn’t dispute Trump’s presidency.<\/p>\n

“Trump – who lost the popular vote – made a series of racist, sexist and bigoted statements,” he said. “In addition, he attacked Gold Star parents, veterans such as John McCain and now civil rights icon John Lewis.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The difference between Lieu and the other Democrats is that he’s a Reserve Colonel. He drills weekly with the 157th IMA Detachment, a Joint (Army, Navy, USAF) unit on Capitol Hill that meets and provides a means for Congressional officials, their staff, and others in DC to earn their points while holding civilian positions not conducive to the traditional Reserve schedule. He loves to talk about being a veteran and to talk about his service. He spent four years on active duty as a JAG officer,<\/p>\n

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Now his commander-in-chief is Donald Trump. In my opinion, someone in his position should attend the Inauguration as a military officer, not avoid it for purely political reasons and set the example for his troops. If he had refused to attend the Obama Inauguration for political reasons, he wold be out on the pavement.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Steve for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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