Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) military suicides are "atheists"

Looks like his thought bubble just burst. How dare this man try to blame military suicides on "atheists",,,has he ever talked to them or their families? Does he believe they deserve to die if they are atheist? I was sent a link to Rock Beyond Belief and didn't trust the site so I went looking for where it came from. It was on Gohmert's congressional page as if he's proud of it.

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Gohmert’s Statement on the Tragedy in Colorado
July 20, 2012
Washington
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding the senseless shooting in Aurora, Colorado last night:

“My thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their loved ones because of senseless violence last night in Aurora, Colorado. This tragedy is not only heartbreaking –it is incomprehensible. We should unite together as compassionate Americans to comfort those who are mourning. It is my prayer that we will cling tightly as ‘one nation under God’ and lift each other up in ongoing prayer, as well as, bringing physical comfort and support during this heartbreaking time.”

Below is a transcript of my discussion with former Congressman Ernest Istook on his show, Istook Live. Some of my comments in this interview have been taken out of context. Below is the full transcript in context:

ISTOOK: As promised we have a member of congress that is a former judge. Congressman Louie Gohmert represents the first district of Texas. We are happy to have him with us because everybody is concerned about what has happened with this shooting. Let me see if we have him here. Louie?

ISTOOK: That’s a huge figure. But that’s theirs. That’s about 68 hundred times a day which means that the number of times that they defend people is far greater than the times that they are used to take a life. Ah, but again, there are so many unknowns; I don’t want to get too far afield on this, this Colorado shooting. But, but what was your experience as a Judge, when you were on the bench? This is Congressman Louie Gohmert. When you were on the bench, what was your experience with people who had mental health issues that were involved in crimes of violence?

GOHMERT: Well, it’s always a problem and there are some people that require medication, and when they are on their medication they are not a problem whatsoever. But you can’t require them, you know, to keep taking their medication, and because you can’t follow them around. You can commit them to mental health facilities, but then they put them on their medications and they do fine and then they release them, then you, you know. We had an engineer who was just a wonderful guy, but when he got off his medication – ya know, it came in –our friend was out at a major intersection – eight lanes both ways –he’s running naked between the cars. When he was on his medication, he was a great functioning member of society. But, ya know, I might mention something else that had not been public yet, most of us that follow the military know we have had an extraordinary increase in suicide in the military –and it’s just heartbreaking. And, I’ve sat with families around their kitchen tables and they are going ‘we never saw this coming – ya know, we didn’t know.” And there was a study commissioned…

ISTOOK: And, Louie, we’re gonna have to finish...

GOHMERT: Well, let me say this very quickly – but its six thousand personality index profiles. And, what they found, and I don’t know if they will make it public – one of the participants told me ‘ the results may not go public’; but, all of the people who committed suicide, within their thousands of people studied, were part of the 2-percent most atheistic members of the military . We’ve lost our faith.

ISTOOK: Thank you, Louie Gohmert – Congressman from the First District of Texas.

Congressman Louie Gohmert is the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. He also served as Chief Justice of Texas'12th Court of Appeals.

*****This is from his own site*****
http://gohmert.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=303954

Sailor held in alleged hatchet attack on shipmate at Sasebo

Sailor held in alleged hatchet attack on shipmate at Sasebo
By MATTHEW M. BURKE
Stars and Stripes
Published: July 20, 2012

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan – A sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard is being detained after he allegedly attacked and injured a fellow sailor, Navy officials said.

People who witnessed the July 6 incident, which took place in front of the Chili’s restaurant at Sasebo Naval Base, said the sailor struck his victim with what looked like a hatchet.
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Quadruple amputee Sgt. John Peck gets help from groups

Groups team up to build home for wounded Marine in Virginia
By JEFF BRANSCOME
The Free Lance-Star
Fredericksburg, Va.
Published: July 20, 2012

Sgt. John Peck

BUILDING FOR AMERICA'S BRAVEST

Sgt. John Peck says he remembers everything.

An explosion sent him flying, and he was in excruciating pain. He recalls saying that he didn't want to die.

"I could see four guys working on me, so I knew something was pretty messed up," Peck said.

He blacked out and was on a stretcher near a helicopter when he woke up. A helicopter medic told Peck he was going to be OK, but that he'd be asleep for a little bit.

He woke up about two months later at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.

Peck, 26, who is in the U.S. Marine Corps, lost his arms and legs after stepping on an improvised explosive devise while serving in Afghanistan in 2010.

He's being rewarded for his sacrifice with a new $500,000 home in Spotsylvania County's Estates of Chancellorsville. He and some 50 supporters attended a contract-signing ceremony Thursday at the vacant lot where his house will be built. The land is not far from where the Civil War raged in 1863.

Building for America's Bravest — a partnership with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation — made the project possible.read more here

Sailor among the dead at Colorado theater shooting

UPDATE

Navy Vet, 2 Troops Killed in Movie Massacre
Jul 23, 2012
Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. -- Navy officials say one of the people killed in a Colorado movie theater shooting was a Navy veteran.

Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chris Servello says 26-year-old Jonathan T. Blunk of Aurora, Colo., served three tours of duty between 2004 and 2009.

Military officials have also identified two active servicemembers, 27-year-old Navy sailor John Larimer of Crystal Lake, Ill. and 29-year-old Air Force reservist Jesse Childress Thornton, Colo., as two the 12 victims.

Original report

Sailor confirmed as ‘Batman’ shooting victim
By Jeff Schogol and Mark D. Faram
Staff writers
Posted : Saturday Jul 21, 2012

Relatives of a Navy sailor missing after a theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., confirmed Saturday that he was one of 12 people killed, The Associated Press reported.

The parents of John Larimer, 27, released a statement that Navy officials notified them about midnight that their son was one of those killed. The family said Larimer’s brother Noel is working with the Navy to bring his body home to Crystal Lake, Ill.

Another sailor was among the 59 injured in the shooting at the Century 16 theater complex shortly after midnight Friday. The injured sailor was treated at the scene and released; the nature of the sailor’s injuries is unknown. Three other sailors escaped unharmed.
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From CNN

Jesse Childress
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress was a reservist on active duty with 310 Force Support Squadron.

John Thomas Larimer
Larimer came from a military family; both his father and grandfather served in the U.S. Navy. Larimer himself was a Navy petty officer, third class, officials said.

Bill will aid wounded soldiers

Bill will aid wounded soldiers
The Monterey County Herald
Posted: 07/20/2012

We were pleased to see the U.S. House, once again, approve an amendment to a bill that would expedite innovative treatments for military veterans and active-duty soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Now it is time for the Senate to do the same.

The action would allow those suffering from serious brain maladies to obtain new treatment techniques from private sources when such treatments are not offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

North Bay Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, has been one of the prime forces behind this amendment. Thompson, who was wounded during a combat tour in Vietnam, is co-chairman of the bipartisan Military Veterans Caucus. He teamed with Republican colleague Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas to shepherd the amendment through a successful House vote twice.

Back in May, the amendment was successfully attached to the National Defense Authorization Act, but the Senate failed to act on it, so last week Thompson and Sessions managed to get the treatment-expansion initiative tacked on to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

As Thompson explained to us, the premise behind the amendment is that brain-injured soldiers deserve the best treatment possible, but sometimes that treatment lies outside the federal system.

His legislation could make that treatment available to those soldiers who desperately need it.

The incredible stress of fighting two wars for nearly 10 years has dramatically increased the number of soldiers who need such treatment. In the past 11 years, more than 230,000 service members have been diagnosed with TBI and up to 18 percent of U.S. military personnel returning from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have PTSD symptoms.
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Glad they're happy,,,,,

Congress wasting more money on troops and failures