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Duckworth rips Walsh over ‘dress’ attack: Mostly I’ve worn one color – camouflage

In a debate stunt gone wrong on Tuesday night, incumbent Congressman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) attacked his Democratic challenger, Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, by showing a photo of Duckworth choosing her dress for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which she neatly turned around by calling attention to her military…

Rep. Joe Walsh sells sexist double standards in his Congressional race

It’s not hard to find things to criticize about Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL): from his time as a deadbeat dad to his failure to file proper disclosures about that debt to his ability to loan his campaign tens of thousands of dollars and take expensive trips abroad with his girlfriend…

Tammy Duckworth fires back at ‘extremist loud mouth’ Rep. Joe Walsh

After he implied she was not a “true hero,” Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth said Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) was just as irresponsible with his words as he was with his actions. “He voted against Medicare three times,” she told MSNBC host Ed Schultz. “When I say my wounds help me…

Rep. Joe Walsh: Double-amputee Tammy Duckworth not a ‘true’ military hero

Tea party-favorite Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) may not have ever volunteered for military service, but he says he can spot a “true hero” and the double amputee running for his seat isn’t one. Think Progress captured video on Sunday of Walsh telling supporters that Tammy Duckworth wasn’t a hero because…

Tammy Duckworth: Rep. Walsh just ‘a megaphone for the tea party’

Lieutenant Colonel Tammy Duckworth said Monday that the residents of Illinois’ 8th congressional district had “buyers remorse” because they didn’t realize Republican Rep. Joe Walsh was going to be a “cheerleader for the tea party.” “They thought they were voting for someone who would go and represent them, which is…