Keller: “Not all of them urged us not to publish.” (Murtha encouraged?)

Michele Malkin ^

[Obadiah]

Zip it, buddy. Newsflash: The President of the United States delegates. That's why we have a Secretary of State. That's why we have a cabinet. Sheesh.

[mewzilla]

But earlier in the conversation, Keller says "I'm happy to tell you who I spoke to, but I'll leave it to them to tell you what they actually said,"

Good advice for those folks who have a hard time keeping their stories straight.

[Mo1]

I sure hope CNN interviews Murtha so that we can here what he has to say

Either Keller is blowing smoke .. or Murtha is toast for not telling the NYT not to print that story

[Obadiah]

I don't know who's crazier: John Murtha, for urging (or at least not trying to stop) the Times for exposing the program, or the fool in the Bush Administration who assumed that Murtha would be a rational advocate, prioritizing national security over his severe case of BDS.

I have a high regard for President Bush, but sending Murtha up to bat for you completely mystifies me.

[Buffettfan]

Jack Murtha deserves a tobacco juice facial just like the one bestowed upon Jane Fonda lst year. He is a traitor to his country.

Semper Fi'
Jarhead

[Russ]

"Keller just gave Murtha opponent 10 points in the polls."

Murtha's hometown newspaper is reporting none of these stories. The most recent story concerning Murtha in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat (aptly named) is titled "Troops agree with Murtha's stance". I'm afraid the voters in his district and Murtha deserve each other.

[twigs]

That video of Murtha with the Sheik in 1980 should be in every GOP congressional commercial.

I have wondered about that. He behaves like a man who is being blackmailed. I assume that at his time and station in life, he's not on the take. But covering up earlier indiscretions that would sully one's entire career, that makes sense to me. Maybe he didn't entirely give up those earlier associations? I don't know, but I suspect the story behind the picture you mention is a story not entirely in the past.

[SE Mom]

Excellent- I've gone back and listened to this on the video- and UNLESS there is some cagey, i.e. the meaning of IS game going on here- it appears that Murtha did NOT ask the Times to refrain from publishing...

If so- I think it's time someone in the media directly ASK Murtha what his recommedation was to the Times...

[EnquiringMind]

Yep, that was my first thought. Set him up and expose the tubby jerk for what he really is, a traitor. And Stupnagel took the bait.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Has anybody considered that Keller is flat out lying and just trying to cover his pathetic ass for this travesty. I think Keller and the Times are taking enormous heat on this. They have sent an entire Army out to perform damage control but it doesn't seem to be going away.

[cpdiii]

Why would the administration contact Murtha, anyway? Just to get him to PROVE he's a traitorous backstabber?

Murtha has just been ROVED by Karl.

[TomGuy]

Rep. Peter King is on Brian & the Judge radio program.

King is saying that Kean, Hamilton AND Murtha called the NYT to ask them not to publish the story.

It would appear that Keller is in self-defense mode and trying to imply that one of those 3 'did not' push to have the story stopped. So why, then, would they contact Keller? It seems that Keller may be doing his own rendition of the Rather-fake-but-accurate defense.

[PISANO]

Be careful people. The story will CHANGE from KELLER and the NYSLIMES divulging TOP SECRET information during a time of war to WHO did NOT encourage Keller to KEEP the story under wraps.

It DOESN'T MATTER who........KELLER published it and that is the STORY we need to exploit!!

[Obadiah]

If I only had a brain!

[Republican Red]

transcript of Keller interview with CNN:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/26/sitroom.03.html

[Roccus]

After listening to the tape several times, the term..."and others" sticks in my craw. IMO, more than these three spoke with the Times. Also, at no time in the tape does Keller say that Murtha spoke with him.

[mware]

If so- I think it's time someone in the media directly ASK Murtha what his recommedation was to the Times...

A very good quetion to ask.

[OldFriend]

Since Kean and Hamilton made a public statement about the Times dastardly act, it would have to be Murtha, who has been strangely silent on this matter.

Just love how the Slimes is hanging him out to dry.

Well deserved!

[JustDoItAlways]

I have wondered about that. He behaves like a man who is being blackmailed.

I believe you are correct. There are similarities in the way Murtha is acting with the way Saddam/Islamist on-the-take people like British MP George Galloway, former weapons inspector Scott Ritter, France and Russia have approached these issues.

[allen08gop]

Exactly.

"Rove for President" button now attached to right lapel.

You can't make this stuff up...