Is Murtha in Trouble at Home?

Gateway Pundit ^ | 6/16/06

[areafiftyone]

Is Murtha in Trouble at Home?

There are troubling signs building for the anti-war, anti-military hawk...

Warren "Bones" Bonesteel Sgt USMC 1976-1983 writes in explaining the position the Representative Hawk finds himself in:

Diana Irey is becoming a serious contender.

Vets for Irey has video of Diana and a place for veterans to sign up to help in her campaign to "Dump Murtha."

The primaries for the 12th District were held on the 16th of May. Most of Murtha's public words and appearances about Haditha occurred afterwards. His allegations are since proving to be less than accurate.

In a portion of the state of Pennsylvania where people have ancestors and family members who've fought in every war from Phillip's War to Iraq, such words and public statements by Mr. Murtha will not be well received. (Think: Patriotic "Zell Miller" Democrats.) Mrs. Irey is quite properly bringing that issue to the voter's attention.

Also, with a quick Google search ("Veterans Irey"), you will see many Veterans and Veteran's groups around the nation who are beginning to mobilize for Diana's Irey's campaign. What is currently to be found on Google tells less than half the story. A number of individual Veterans and groups are presently preparing to visit the district in order to work with and for Mrs. Irey's campaign.

Among other things,

1.) as neither Murtha nor Irey were opposed in the primaries,

2.) and in view of Murtha's ongoing and virulent attacks against (Pennsylvania) military service members after the primaries,

3.) and in view of Pennsylvanian's willingness to "throw the bastards out" over the last two years...

4.) and with her stand on taxation and family issues,

5.) and in view of the fact that on the morning of the 14th of June, the RNC chariman's daily report contained a brief on her campaign,

6.) and that Grassroots.org and other PACS and 527's are now aware of and considering support for her campaign,

7.) and that her campaign has received individual contributions from 46 states,

8.) and that many Veteran's and Veteran's groups and other civilian activists around the nation are mobilizing support for her campaign,

9.) and that a number of members of Free Republic, as well as a growing number of other conservative websites, groups, lists, blogs and newsletters, who have expressed support for her campaign,

10.) as well as evidence arising that questions Murtha's publicly claimed military record,

...Mrs. Irey may just have more of a chance than many might think...

NOTE:
14 June, 2006: Free Republic "Live Thread" with Diana Irey gets 16,000 page views in less than 24 hours.
(average thread gets less than a thousand page views.)

14 June, 2006: Vets for Irey reports individual grassroots contributions to Irey's campaign have been received from 46 states.

DIANA IREY for CONGRESS
600 Park Avenue
Monongahela, PA 15063
http://www.irey.com/
Phone: 724-258-2300
Fax: 724-258-8600
Email: Diana@Irey.com


Warren "Bones" Bonesteel
Sgt USMC 1976-1983

Texas Rainmaker has Murtha's latest reassurance to the terrorists.
Austin Bay has more thoughts on this defeatist democratic.

posted by Gateway Pundit at 6/16/2006 06:10:00 AM

[Coop]

This cartoon smearing those defending our freedom was brought to you by Rep. John Murtha.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Tribune7]

ping

[SamAdams_Lite]

Defeating Murtha would be the most important event in November after retaining Congress.

[The South Texan]

I would love to see a former Marine or some GOP congressman with some Testicles call this clown out on TV and tell him he lost his privliedge of saying "Once a Marine, always a Marine." He is no different than the John Kerry's of the world that came back from Vietnam and spat on our soldiers when they came back.

[Coop]

5.) and in view of the fact that on the morning of the 14th of June, the RNC chairman's daily report contained a brief on her campaign,

Hmmmm. First I'd heard of this. And on the same day as her live appearance on FR. :-)

6.) and that Grassroots.org and other PACS and 527's are now aware of and considering support for her campaign,

7.) and that her campaign has received individual contributions from 46 states,

That was as of about two weeks ago, IIRC.

8.) and that many Veteran's and Veteran's groups and other civilian activists around the nation are mobilizing support for her campaign,

I know that at least one significant group is visiting her district this very week.

9.) and that a number of members of Free Republic, as well as a growing number of other conservative websites, groups, lists, blogs and newsletters, who have expressed support for her campaign,

...Mrs. Irey may just have more of a chance than many might think...

NOTE: 14 June, 2006: Free Republic "Live Thread" with Diana Irey gets 16,000 page views in less than 24 hours. (average thread gets less than a thousand page views.)

[NavyCanDo]

I've never sent a campaign contribution to someone from another state, I'm going to this time. It is that important. I challenge all Veterans living outside of Pennsylvania to do the same.

COUNT ME AS A WASHINGTON STATE VET FOR - DIANA IREY

A Check is on the way.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the post and the ping, it's a great piece and already bookmarked.

It's right on the money and Murtha will rue the day he went on national TV and called our Marines "cold blooded killers" before the investigation was even close to being completed.

He will find out at the cost of his Congressional seat that you don't slander the very people who make possible the right to free speech in our great country.

He is a man without honor.

[12th_Monkey]

TAKE him down Irey! Murtha needs to be sent home, he is a complete disgrace.

[TNCMAXQ]

I will contribute too. There are few Republicans IN my state who are worth sending $$ to, so I will send to out of state candidates. Besides Ms. Irey I have already sent a contribution to Mike Steele, and hope to send more. I should probably also give to Stephen Laffey in RI.

[Leatherneck_MT]

"Whoever drew that cartoon should be shot."

Shooting is too quick. I want an hour with him alone in a locked room.

[Coop]

Defeating Murtha would be the most important event in November after retaining Congress.

Politically, I'd agree.

But viewing it from a veterans' perspective, I'd say it's even more important. What a powerful message we can send our troops and their loved ones if we send this disgusting EX-Marine packing!

[Owen]

What was Murtha's margin of victory in the last election and what do the current polls say?

[Coop]

Thanks for your support. I sent a donation from Virginia. Would you like on the Irey/Murtha ping list?

[Sally'sConcerns]

Money's tight since I'm scheduled for surgery June 28th but I'm promoting her in my tagline. Wish I had more to give or could do more.

[Coop]

Whoever drew that cartoon should be shot.

It was some piece of trash out in Arizona. But the environment was put in place by none other than EX-Marine Jackie Murtha.

[lakeman]

I agree.

[lakeman]

5 minutes in the small gear locker would do.