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US Rep. Murtha says he wouldn't join military now
Reuters ^ | January 3, 2006

Posted on 01/02/2006 5:36:07 PM PST by jmc1969

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To: cmsgop

Only if he went on-line as a hot 14 year old girl.


201 posted on 01/03/2006 7:33:56 AM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: jmc1969

... because the benefits (including the sweet pension) are too good to pass up... right Mr. Murtha?


202 posted on 01/03/2006 7:37:06 AM PST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: jmc1969

Would I every vote for Moutha? Never!


203 posted on 01/03/2006 8:06:41 AM PST by Racer1
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To: ALOHA RONNIE
IMHO Leftist disparately want to bring back America's draft to enable them to profit politically from fanning flames of domestic discord as John Kerry did after his return from Vietnam. After Rangle's ploy to reenact a draft failed we now get Murtha trying to convince people to stay out of the service. If Murtha successfully starves services of fresh volunteers America may need to bring back a draft.
204 posted on 01/03/2006 8:10:44 AM PST by Milhous (Sarcasm - the last refuge of an empty mind.)
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To: vrwc0915

"Good the military wouldn't take him now"

My sentiments, exactly. Spineless sounds good, too.



205 posted on 01/03/2006 8:22:41 AM PST by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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To: AmeriBrit
Good for you.

Which addresses your response, which did not address mine:

During Vietnam MOST members of the services were either draftees or joined a branch they wanted to be in rather than being drafted into Army Infantry.
Pretty simple circumstances back then.

What I said and you seem to have missed was that a LOT of those draftees stayed in because they learned there was something more to soldering than they'd been told. Others stayed in because they got nice jobs in procurement or other support and the pay was good.

Although I got out after seven years (for all the wrong reasons) I'm totally in favor of the former and try to remain neutral toward the latter.

Happy new year and note that, other than schools, I spent only one of those years stationed in CONUS.

(All that said, being Army in the years after Vietnam was not the happiest of careers, I expect Marines remained on the short end as well.)

206 posted on 01/03/2006 8:22:49 AM PST by norton
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To: jmc1969

I've got news for Murtha.

The U.S. Military wouldn't accept him!!!


207 posted on 01/03/2006 9:05:34 AM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
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To: advance_copy

Does he know he is too old to join now?


208 posted on 01/03/2006 9:20:31 AM PST by texassizednightcrawler
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To: jmc1969
I'm well into my 50s and I'd go back in a heart beat!
In fact, I'm waiting for them to raise the age limit for prior service personnel.
Semper Fi ...
209 posted on 01/03/2006 9:29:50 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: jmc1969

If I expressed how I really feel about this loser I would have MIB kicking in my door in short order.


210 posted on 01/03/2006 10:17:26 AM PST by DogBarkTree
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To: big'ol_freeper

Goodness. Do these people just say anything to get the spotlight back on them?


211 posted on 01/03/2006 10:19:52 AM PST by tndarlin
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To: jmc1969

Well, of course not. The military wouldn't take him either. He simply couldn't hack it any more.


212 posted on 01/03/2006 10:31:12 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Justanobody

Real Americans know the truth, and we know that Murtha and his ilk represent a clear and present danger to the unique American form of government and way of life, which was bought and paid for by the blood of men and women far better than they.

We will prevail, but not, methinks, before the blood of more Patriots is spilled.


213 posted on 01/03/2006 11:54:31 AM PST by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: Darkwolf377

"This guy is drunk on media attention."

You got that right! He is suffering from ASS (Acute Schumer Syndrome)!!


214 posted on 01/03/2006 12:08:28 PM PST by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: jmc1969

Reminds me of when someone said to Billy Martin the Texas Rangers are two players away from the world series; Martin quipped, "Yea, but Babe Ruth and Cy Young are dead".


215 posted on 01/03/2006 1:29:36 PM PST by SF Republican
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To: jmc1969

bump


216 posted on 01/03/2006 2:42:52 PM PST by Zeppelin (Stop Global Warming. Shut a Liberal's Mouth.)
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To: RightOnline

"...I have to believe that all Marines, current and former, would just as soon spit on this whiny sumbitch as look at him..."

You'd be surprised if you listened to the opinions of some Marines I know.

It's Democrats vs Republicans.

I have participated on several private listserves and it is truly amazing the amount of veterans whose hatred for Bush has caused them to do their best to undermine the moral at home.

These men were friends of mine, and we used to congregate every Novemeber for Veteran's Day festivities in DC.

Not anymore.


217 posted on 01/03/2006 2:45:52 PM PST by wingman1 (University of Vietnam 1970. Forget? Hell.)
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To: jmc1969

It's good he wouldn't join the military today. Saved us a bullet in the back for desertion.


218 posted on 01/03/2006 3:49:53 PM PST by jw777
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To: wingman1

Very, very sad to hear........on many levels.


219 posted on 01/03/2006 4:31:01 PM PST by RightOnline
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To: jmc1969

So he served during a war (along with me) in which our country was NOT attacted. But now he would not serve when our country WAS attacted.

Gee! What could have changed him? Or, perhaps he never really changed at all and it simply became fashionable in Dem circles to be a traitor to your country.


220 posted on 01/03/2006 4:45:15 PM PST by kimoajax (Rack'em & Stack'em)
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