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Pelosi: Murtha Won't Campaign For House Post Until After Election (MURTHA SUSPENDS BID!)
Centredaily via AP ^
| 6/14/06
Posted on 06/13/2006 1:03:00 PM PDT by areafiftyone
WASHINGTON - Rep. John Murtha, a candidate for House majority leader if the Democrats oust the Republicans from power in November, will not actively campaign for that post until after the elections, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday.
Pelosi, D-Calif., said that Murtha, D-Pa., was suspending his campaign "in the spirit of unity to achieve our goal of winning a Democratic majority in November."
Murtha's office had no immediate comment and Murtha did not indicate that he was withdrawing from the party race.
Murtha, a pro-military Democrat who has gained prominence in recent months by leading his party in demanding an early troop withdrawal from Iraq, last week said he would seek the majority leader post if the Democrats regain the majority they lost in 1994. The party must gain 15 seats in the election to accomplish that.
The announcement put him on a possible collision course with Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Hoyer, second-in-command to Pelosi, plans to seek his party's support to become majority leader if the Democrats win and Pelosi ascends to the position of house speaker.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: haha; murtha; murthawatch; pelosiwhipped; ushouse
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heh heh! Wimpy Wimpy Wimpy!
To: areafiftyone
LOL...Bela Pelosi put him back in his place...
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:03:51 PM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(Army Wife and Army Mother.....toughest job in the military)
To: areafiftyone
Some Marine! Let a Botoxed Bimbo Beat his Butt!.........
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:04:44 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: areafiftyone
Pelosi has something bad on him... I don't know what it is, but he's not one to back away from something he wants...
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:04:53 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,401+ snide replies and counting!)
To: areafiftyone
". . . Murtha, a pro-military Democrat . . .,/i>"
It finally happened. I have landed in an alternative universe!
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:05:01 PM PDT
by
StJacques
To: areafiftyone
that's right Al Murthawi.. hold on to your britches
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:05:03 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
To: areafiftyone
". . . Murtha, a pro-military Democrat . . ."
It finally happened. I have landed in an alternative universe!
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:05:17 PM PDT
by
StJacques
To: areafiftyone
Sounds like Pelosi took Murtha to the woodshed.
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:05:17 PM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: areafiftyone
I'll be saving some single malt scotch for when the Murthameister bites the dust in November.
To: mystery-ak
Bela Pelosi put him back in his place..She put someone back in their place, but not Murtha. She put him up to this power grab in the first place.
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:05:52 PM PDT
by
CFC__VRWC
(AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - Don't liberals just kill ya?)
To: areafiftyone
Aint gonna happen. Wouldnt be prudent
To: areafiftyone
I guess she figures he won't be back after the elections. hehehehehehe
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:06:35 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(Karl Rove broke DU's toaster.)
To: areafiftyone
Looks like Mrs. America threatened to bitch slap the boi if he didn't straighten out and fly straight!
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:07:10 PM PDT
by
vetsvette
(Bring Him Back)
To: areafiftyone
OK tough guy, ex-Marine are you going to take that from a freak of nature and cut and run?
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:07:23 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: areafiftyone; devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; bitt; Boazo; Smartass
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:08:20 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: areafiftyone
Why wait? I mean, the dems have already won, why not divide the spoils.
(I am so happy that we have Dean, Pelosi, Murtha, Reid, etc. as our opponents)
To: areafiftyone
"Murtha, a pro-military Democrat "
What planet is that on?
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:09:05 PM PDT
by
Jameison
To: areafiftyone
They actually believe they have a chance of winning back the House.
Delusional people are so much fun.
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:09:49 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
To: tiredoflaundry
"I guess she figures he won't be back after the elections. hehehehehehe"
For once, she may be figuring right.
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:10:27 PM PDT
by
Jameison
To: StJacques
Murtha, a pro-military Democrat
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posted on
06/13/2006 1:10:50 PM PDT
by
D-Chivas
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