Posted on 06/30/2006 8:25:26 AM PDT by Coop
The sound you hear is the sound of election-conscious Democrats tiptoeing away from Rep. John Murtha. As they once did with Cindy Sheehan, whose own Democratic-orchestrated popularity peaked when she demanded U.S. troops leave "occupied New Orleans," Democrats perhaps are realizing their mistake in pumping Mr. Murtha's antiwar views all over the televisions of ordinary Americans who now associate him with their party.
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, at a panel discussion in Miami on Saturday, Mr. Murtha said that the "American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran." ...that's a pretty spectacular claim to make, not to mention spectacularly silly. No offense to the terrorists in Iraq, but one well-placed nuclear warhead in Tel Aviv or Tokyo and suddenly their three-year guerrilla war against U.S. troops and innocent Iraqis looks amateur in comparison. Yet such is the fate of media-made politicians who must ever up the ante of their rhetoric...
This has led not a few to wonder if Mr. Murtha's antiwar extremism isn't entirely selfless. Last week, we mentioned his involvement in the Abscam scandal 25 years ago, when [Murtha] escaped prosecution while still being identified as an "unindicted co-conspirator." That apparently led to the House Ethics Committee's special counsel in the case, E. Barrett Prettyman, resigning in protest...
...[o]nce a Los Angeles Times story about Mr. Murtha's appropriations panel's deliverance of $20 million to his brother's defense firm began to gain traction last year, suddenly Mr. Murtha, who voted for the Iraq war, reinvented himself as an antiwar partisan.
We wonder if Democrats, however, especially their public-relations people, aren't regretting having pushed television networks to air that extremism for all Americans to hear.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I've intentionally been staying away from that. Dementia and the like would provide Jack Murtha an excuse for the terrible things he's been saying. I want him held accountable, especially this November.
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Good point. Agreed.
However,
Marrying the DIMRATS with the mental image of chronic, rampant, shared DEMENTIA at election time would not be all bad by any means.
Maybe I've read too many thousands of pages of gloablist plans . . . etc.
but . . .
sometimes I wonder, how many of these DIMRAT/RHINO IDIOTS are under--truly under--some sort of skillful mind control. Sometimes they all seem to be following the pied piper at the assylum.
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Brave Sir Murtha ran away.
Bravely ran away, away!
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Murtha turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Murtha!
"I think he should be held accountable on the gallows."
Double-Dog-Dittos to that! (However, they might have to reinforce those gallows to hold that tub-o-lard.)
At first glance, I thought the title of this article was, Murfa and Indictments. Wishful thinking on my part that one day Murfa will be indicted for his treacherous and treasonous behavior...
I am in no way defending Murtha, but I understand the Sun-Sentinel retracted the reporting of this statement from Murtha, indicating that they were incorrect in what he said.
BTTT
Here's a link to the correction from the Sun-Sentinel, but once again, I am not defending Murtha, just stating the facts. I hope he get's defeated in the fall elections.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/custom/corrections/sfl-628correx,0,4239586.story
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While it's true the reporter said he was citing a poll, it's clear he cited the poll to support his stance so it seems he must have agreed with the poll. I would say it still puts him in a bad light.
Outstanding and so true.
I read the "retraction." Murtha said it, he knows he said it, we know he said it.
I hope he keeps talking, louder and more often!! Every time he speaks, that beautiful DEM donkey logo/emblem should be prominently displayed. He does wonders for the Republican party. Keep talking John, please keep talking!
Between Jackass Murtha's mouth and the death of Zarqawi, Pubbie fortunes have certainly turned more positive regarding the November elections.
Amen to that. We'll have to be sure to thank the DIMS after the elections. They are losing it for themselves. Now we have WSJ slamming the NYT decision to publish the SWIFT info.
Catfight!
Forgot to respond earlier.
Then you get the credit for jogging my memory with your Supreme Court comment. :-)
Next time drive briefly with your knees so you can give him one for me, too.
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