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Posted on 06/24/2006 6:53:43 PM PDT by TexasPatriot8
Well, as is ALWAYS the case, the truth comes out eventually (you'd think the democrats would learn this eventually). And as it turns out, Murtha isn't even as big a war hero as John Kerry, and John Kerry did't see or really do squat in his pathetic three months in Vietnam (You did know Kerry served in Vietnam right?). Got this from a friend of mine, a REAL Vietnam war vet. Don't know how much this has already been sent around and is known about already, and I didn't see an applicable thread on FR already, so I thought I'd post it since it's well worth it and important to know about Murtha. Give this a good read and then pass it around to everyone you know. Are there ANY "war heros" among the democrats who are REALLY war heros, and not just cowards who are rewriting history to make them look like they are. The real war heros don't brag about it to then give them some kind of standing to critique the war. Murtha is a coward and a nothing but a little weekend warrior pretending to be a tough war hero. Only two of his 37 years in the Marines was active duty time, and he wasn't in combat in Vietnam. Read on.
"Double checking press accuracy ...
What is a War Hero?
I've been listening to Congressmen Jack Murtha's negative comments about the war in Iraq for some months now. I've heard him repeatedly described as a "war hero". Thirty-seven years in the Marine Corps.
Wow! I visualize a burly ex-marine, his chest bedazzled with medals, the survivor of countless combats in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. A man who knows war and combat from the inside out. A man with the experience that allows him to see that the war in Iraq is hopeless and we should all quit and go home.
Although I've been turned off by Murtha's remarks, I never questioned his war hero status. Nor has our liberal press which is why Murtha has been getting away with his charade! Then the other day, bingo, I suddenly knew something was rotten in Denmark about Jack Murtha's war hero status. I've been bothered by his comments in the past but his latest remarks about Marines killing civilians in cold blood caught my attention. Whether this turns out to be true or not, something just didn't compute. That was the moment when I woke up and said, "Hey, I'm going to check this guy out." No real Marine who's "been there" would prejudge combat troops prior to the release of a military inquiry.
And what did I find. Did I find a man of vast operational experience with an extensive combat record? No. I found a man whom fellow congressman Don Bailey of Pennsylvania, silver star and three bronze stars, calls a liar and a phony. A man who came to Bailey crying and sobbing, thanking him for saving Murtha from the ethics committee (on Abscam-related charges) at which time he admitted to Bailey that his purple hearts weren't earned. A man with a couple of years of active duty and the rest of his 37 year career spent in the Marine Corps Reserve. A man with one year in Vietnam as a staff intelligence offer. A man who's no more been in combat or is a war hero than I am. Even John Kerry has more combat experience than Jack Murtha.
(I know flight attendants who have spent more time in Danang than either one of these jerks. ... Luke)
So what is a War Hero? Well at the bare minimum, a war hero would have to be somebody who's actually been in combat, somebody who's been in direct contact with the enemy over some extended period of time, somebody who's been shot at and/or had their life repeatedly threatened like infantry or the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force pilots who flew over Vietnam, somebody who has performed his or her duties in a heroic manner.
And what is Jack Murtha? Just one more scheming politician, a Democrat, sensing a change in the direction of the political winds. A man who volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam as an intelligence officer so he could come home and run for congress i n 1968 as a war hero. Barf. Sound familiar? A man who's thinking about the next election and hoping he's on the right side when it comes.
As a citizen and as a congressman Murtha has every right to express his opinion on the Vietnam War - but not cloaked in the mantle of a Marine Corps war hero with vast experience in such matters. His comments are very destructive to the morale of our troops and have only one objective - to get reelected.
Regards, Dick
PS I also think Murtha's a bit unhinged."
Nope. PDF files hate me. What does it say?
Shouldn't there have been a smiley face attached to that comment?
It "doesn't seem right" to rip Murtha, but it is perfectly A OK to rip the President who was just beginning elementary school when Murtha joined the Marines?
he (Murtha) left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines
Then he returned from VN a year before President Bush graduated from college.
he volunteered for Vietnam in 1966-67
So fine...don't disparage anyone's service, including the President's!
See my post #183
Here is a good map of PA District 12 which wraps around Pittsburgh (which is District 14). The western half is basically Ohio River and West Virginia folks, Reagan Democrats, coal miners, steel. Murtha was always considered a hawk, conservative (pro-life, pro-military, etc.). Now he has been exposed. Here is the link:
http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd108_named/ind_loc_pdf/PA_CD12loc.pdf
They are both super traitors. Not sure who's more stupid.
As though Ann Coulter wouldn't blast this info to the moon.
Thanks for the 'LSL&M'!
haHA!
Perfect! Nothing subtle about subliminal, lol.
There is an old Columbo TV show with subliminals used in movie film I believe
I don't recall the subliminal part but my Mother used to love Columbo and we would watch it when I was back there. I think I have a picture of him with his hand to his head.
Thanks for the ping!
OMIGOSH!
ROTFLOL!
Oh, stop it!
Seeing that almost makes me feel sorry for him.
Almost...but not quite yet. ;o)
Someone else said John Kerry got 51% in the 12th district.
Please examine the demographics and see where Diana can find a niche. Soccer Moms? Military people? She has been speaking out about coal mine safety. Are there local issues he is unaware of from his ivory tower? There has got to be an angle to tack this old fart's traitorous pelt to the door.
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