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Democrats blast Gibbons’ comments about liberals
...While praising the efforts of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gibbons accused liberals, movie stars and song makers of “trying to divide this country.”

“I say we tell those liberal, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals to go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else,” he told the crowd, according to the Elko Daily Free Press.

He then said it was “too damn bad we didn’t buy them a ticket” to become human shields in Iraq....

...Gibbons, a combat pilot veteran of the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars, said “Hollywood established a climate that made our returning troops feel ostracized” during the Vietnam War.

“I see similar actions on the part of some members of the entertainment community today,” he said. “Today, such efforts to break our resolve in Iraq are also used to inspire the insurgents to continue their assault.”