I strongly disagree with your statement. As has been pointed out by Okey- Rep. Schmidt DID NOT call Rep Murtha any names..nor has anyone else in the GOP. She was reading from a communication to her, from a constituent of her's, who happens to be a Marine in Iraq.
Now- you may disagree with the Marine, but Rep Schmidt was taking a stand for our armed forces and their mission.
To compare her with MoveOn.org..Michael Moore etc...is inaccurate- what they do is planned, orchestrated and ongoing and based on distortions and lies.
"He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message - that cowards cut and run, Marines never do," Schmidt said."
It's obvious to anyone not blinded by the same blindly partisan hatred that plagues MoveOn.hitler that she was calling Rep. Murtha a coward. It's too bad that's what substitutes for debate now. Instead of making him look like an idiot for his totally irresponsible proposal, he looks like the victim of a personal attack from the Republican version of Michael Moore. When are people going to learn that just because Freepers or DUmmies cheer or excuse personal attacks doesn't mean that most Americans approve?
She was reading from a communication to her, from a constituent of her's, who happens to be a Marine in Iraq.
No matter how many times your repeat this falsehood, it's still not true. She was quoting State Rep. Danny Bubp, who is currently "serving" in Columbus, Ohio as a member of the State House, not as a Marine in Iraq.
Regardless, a Congressman is responsible for their own floor statements. If Jean Schmidt read a message on the House floor from someone that said, "Tell Rep. Murtha he's the next Adolf Hitler," is she absolved from those comments? We Freepers ought to act like personal responsibility still applies to Congressmen.