I suggest that everyone who reads this send and email to the mayor and let him know what a complete jackass he is. Perhaps he could have had a "Meet the Marines" weekend festival.

mayor.toledo@toledo.oh.gov

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle

...........I can understand the un-nerving of the fine citizens of Toledo. I'm sure they feel much safer with the corner drug dealers packin their 9mm's.

When they were confronted with the real possibility over losing their federal funds?  I think any one of these looney municipalities should be treated the same, and stop this nonsense.  Enough is enough!!! 

"If a man does his best, what else is there"?

General George S. Patton Jr.

 SInce this is irrational and shows hatred for the troops, can we assume that it is Mayor Finkbeiner (D) of Toledo?  These are the people that want to be in charge, during a war?  Someone has to be kidding here.

Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.

P!ss on the left.

I don't know what has happened to me today, but this is the second email I have fired off! I feel exhilarated! :)

I hope they start building Mosques in Finkbeiner's neighborhood... and may the fleas from Mecca infest Toledo.

I would LOVE to see...

Sorry about that tornado Mr Mayor, we can't send the National Guad to help you as your POOR WITTLE CITIZENS might get scared by te uniforms.

Sorry about that flood of the Maumee River Mr Mayor, we can't help you out without scaring your POOR WITTLE CITIZENS.

Oh, and by the way, I  am sorry we can't help you wout with block grants to assist law enforcement, but the uniforms of the PD are truly frightening.

And while the FBI is generally non-uniformed, we can't have their presence frightening your POOR WITTLE CITIZENS....

As a former soldier, I know how long it takes to plan and execute a complex FTX like what the Marines were planning. It takes months, it takes permits, it takes supplies and coordination with transportation. For the mayor to be so flippant as to dismiss the Marines the way he did was unforgiveable. He destroyed their entire month of training and deprived these men of training that would be as close to real-world scenarios as they can get. I spit on your shoes mayor.

But what else do expect from a cowardly, poll-driven, anti-military official like Carty. As soon as this happened, the City Council should have convened a special meeting and voted "No Confidence" for their mayor.

This is exactly the kind of anti-troop, anti-war on terror, anti-rational thinking that goes on in the minds of Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the anti-military left. It makes me sick to my stomach that people like this are given any kind of power. Well, to the people of Toldeo I say: you voted for this weasel, you can have him. Give the Marines their 10,000 dollars back and say goodbye to federal funding. Let the mayor back up his words with his convictions. If he truly hate the military the way he's expressing it now, let him do it without my money. Screw Toledo, screw Carty.

HEY CARTY: You support the troops by supporting the mission! If you don't support the mission, have the guts to say you don't support the troops.

I saw this on Drudge this morning and I went to the site, read the article and was appalled.  Nowhere in the article does this "reporter" give the PARTY DESIGNATION of this piece of feculant waste! I pointed out the reporters obvious bias in much more polite terms than I'm using here, nevertheless I doubt they'll print it. What are the odds that he might be, oh say, conservative? Between slim and none and "slim" left town. According to wikipedia Carty "the political whore" Finkbeiner, as he's affectionately known, lol, is a DEMONCRAT. WHO'D A THUNK IT? 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carty_Finkbeiner 

Another reason I am glad my daughter told the ever-persistent University of Toledo, "Nope ... No thanks ..."

When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks

I too lived in Toledo for a short time in my youth, and maybe the people of Toledo really are scared, of everything. We lived in TownHouse apartments at the time when there was rioting going on all over the country in the 60's. My Dad heard them on the radio saying something that a huge mob was marching from the Toldedo Airport, rioting the whole way, and they were heading straight for us. He and some of the other men in our complex quickly got together and came up with a plan. Each of the men set up a chair on the small porches we all had out front and sat there with loaded rifles, shotguns, and some pistols. The crowd reached us about dusk. As some broke off of the main group and started to head into our complex all they saw as men on their front porches with guns. They quickly retreated and met up with the main group again. The crowd then headed for a McDonalds that was across the ball fields from us. They were met by the owner and his 2 sons and a few friends all carrying some kind of firearms. The crowd left McDonalds alone that night too. The National Guard showed up later that evening and almost all rioting across the city stopped.

The moral of this story, most people in Toledo are cowards.

I have never in my life been afraid of any of our men and women in uniform. In fact, I always felt pretty darn safe when they were around. Screw Toledo. The next time they have riots, I hope the National Guard stays home.

The Conservative movement is about to be reborn.

Sorry, but maybe people "need" to be a little more afraid.  Terrorism is a real threat.  Terrorism could destroy the entire country if we let it.  It boggles my mind how everybody has forgotten about 9-11 so quickly.  All I can say is WOW.

This idiot made 3 mistakes in one act.

1. If he would have informed the citizens of a training exercise, the residents would then have been aware, so nothing to fear.

2. The he presumes citzens wil be "awfwaid". Most aren't this wimpy, like this girly man.

3. Political dork/weasel/opportunist/weak/follower & professional anti-american.  

(Actually, all cities should, but that is an argument for another day).

The city of Toledo should also be forced to repay the USMC for all of the costs they have incurred in this hideous affair.

As for Mayor Finkbeiner, he should be forced to personally write a 500 page report (single spaced) on the history of the USMC.

Then he should be deported straight to Tripoli.

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe

I am a 5th generation Toledoan now living in Missouri *ugh* and have fired off a memo to this cretin. Their city politics is why they are not in the forefront of cities. It is a great place except for Fink and his smoke filled rooms ala Jersey City, NJ.