Posted on 05/24/2006 12:27:40 PM PDT by Coop
...Diana Irey and a busload of supporters headed to D.C. to demand Murtha apologize to Marines for recently accusing some of them of being cold-blooded killers.
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"Mr. Murtha's comments, I believe, were irresponsible and they put our men and women serving overseas in greater danger," Irey said.
Murtha recently said several Marines killed at least 15 Iraqi civilians in cold blood last November and said action should be taken.
While the U.S. military doesn't dispute the congressman's claim, Irey said Murtha is in the wrong.
"Being a former Marine himself, he should know they have a process in place to take care of situation that may have happened that should not have happened," Irey said.
"By coming out and calling them 'cold-blooded killers,' he's already tainted the minds and possible jury of those who will be hearing these allegations."
Irey's visit to Washington, D.C., comes on the heels of Murtha receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for speaking out against the war.
Irey said she believes many eye the Kennedy family with suspicions and said she's never heard anything positive about the award.
Stay with Channel 6 News Wednesday evening as we cover this story from Washington, D.C. We will bring you more details on Irey's comments, as well as Murtha's response.
(Excerpt) Read more at wjactv.com ...
Not very extreme, are you?
Uh, I've done all that.
But instead you decided to come on here and spread your gloom.
What gloom? This is merely constructive criticism. Irey supports the troops, she made a statement condemning Murtha already. What does going to D.C. & demanding that Murtha apologize accomplishes?
Please. I've support Irey 100% and have bumped all your Irey threads. Now you're going to label me as a disruptor just because I disagree with what she's doing here?
No, I'm not.
I'm not extreme in the sense that I follow groupthink consensus.
I point out a flaw in Irey's strategy and I'm suddenly a DU troll.
So you've already read the transcript of her statement today? You're ahead of most of us.
As for your other comment, who gives a dern if Murtha apologizes?!? I don't expect that idiot to backtrack now. But I find it unacceptable that virtually no Republican has had the guts to call on him to apologize. Diana Irey showed some real spunk today. And if coverage from the AP, Roll Call, Post-Gazette and a Pittsburgh TV station is overplaying one's hand, then I think she'll take it.
Troll? I thought you said I was calling you a disruptor? Please make up your mind so I can actually call you the name of your choosing, thanks.
I don't believe anyone here thinks you're a troll. The Repubs and President Bush have gotten themselves in trouble and been criticized over the years for not speaking out enough. Now Ms. Irey comes out strong against a Congressman who berates our troops prematurely and she should keep doing it. Her efforts should not be criticized, IMO.
And I admire Irey for that. She made her statement condemning Murtha. She supports the troops. Voters know where she stands. What does going to D.C. & demanding Murtha apologize accomplishes?
Troll? I thought you said I was calling you a disruptor? Please make up your mind so I can actually call you the name of your choosing, thanks.
I see how you are. Apparently anyone that doesn't engage in smooch sessions on your threads don't belong on it. I'll just support Irey without the need to post on your threads, thanks.
Voters in the district know where Irey stands. She made her statement already condemning Murtha - demanding that he apologizes & taking a trip to D.C. isn't good strategy. Murtha is so out of touch that he just doesn't care. He's probably not aware that he even has a challenger.
Thanks for the ping Tonkin
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm so glad you were there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a beauty to be sure!!! Thanks Smooth. I will have to find room on my car. It must be in a prominent place.
Revenge Coop??? tsk tsk ;*)))
ping
We went there, drove around it twice, sat in traffic an hour and headed home. I promised my guest I would have him home by 5:00. Made it within 5 minutes.
I want to defeat him too.
What I don't want to do is do something that will make me feel good and end up electing the jerk again. Don't let your goal get in the way of your strategy, grasshopper.
Ditto! One of them, Warner or Forbes, asked for my address to send a written reply. I told them the only reply I wished to receive would be a public statement of condemnation of the dispicable scum from PA. (Allen's office knows my voice. LOL!)
I beg your pardon, you are so wrong. He's more like a Kennedy driving a car, but he's headed straight for our troops. Friends don't let friends drive drunk.
Sheesh! I'm so tired!
You've already assigned name calling to me; makes sense you'd go right into thought description.
Before you go, what am I having for dinner tonight?
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