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The ugly truth about Jack Murtha
NY Post ^ | February 12, 2010 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 02/13/2010 3:29:43 AM PST by Scanian

We are not supposed to speak ill of the dead. But those whom the deceased viciously smeared and humiliated deserve to be defended. Entrenched Rep. John Murtha passed away on Feb. 8 after a botched gallbladder surgery. He has been hailed as a "military advocate" (Associated Press) and "one of the greatest patriots ever to serve in Congress" (former Rep. Harold Ford Jr.).

These obsequious obituaries leave out inconvenient truths: John "Jack" Murtha was an unrepentant smear merchant and corruptocrat to the bitter end.

In May 2006, during an MSNBC appearance that Marines and their families will never forget or forgive, Murtha accused US troops of wantonly killing some two dozen civilians, including children, in the terrorist stronghold of Haditha, Iraq. Bellowed Murtha: "Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: haditha; military; murtha; racism; smears
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1 posted on 02/13/2010 3:29:43 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian

Excellent article.


2 posted on 02/13/2010 3:36:33 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Scanian

Murtha died from “Potomac Fever”........he got so much power, he became a DICTATOR!


3 posted on 02/13/2010 3:37:33 AM PST by Doctor Don
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To: Scanian

He may be dead but thats still going to hurt.ouch.


4 posted on 02/13/2010 3:39:07 AM PST by wiggen (Never in the history of our great country have the people had less representation than they do today)
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To: Scanian

Agree with the start of the article - all of it.

God is not mocked. And HE is at work!


5 posted on 02/13/2010 3:39:37 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: If American ever ceases to be a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: Scanian

I dont think Murtha will be too sorely missed , except by the people who received his largesse.


6 posted on 02/13/2010 3:40:34 AM PST by Venturer
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To: Scanian
He has been hailed as a "military advocate" (Associated Press) and "one of the greatest patriots ever to serve in Congress" (former Rep. Harold Ford Jr.).

A depravity - a travesty - of a commendation; if ever there was. . .

7 posted on 02/13/2010 3:46:50 AM PST by cricket (Proud to be in the 'Party of NO')
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To: cricket

Getting a compliment from a member of the Ford family criminal syndicate is a high honor, indeed !


8 posted on 02/13/2010 3:58:07 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Scanian

Michelle’s article has been making the rounds, but having finally taken the time to read it, it’s jaw dropping just what a shameless scuzball Murtha really was.


9 posted on 02/13/2010 4:13:10 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Scanian
I was having dinner at a restaurant when I checked news updates on my phone and saw Murtha had died.

My obvious pleasure in my demeanor when I loudly announced it clearly surprised not only those I was with and those at the table next to us, but it caught me off guard as well.

Although I wasn't one of his constituents, I'd donated to Bill Russell in the past in an attempt to get this old-school corrupt Democrat out of public office, and was angered at the lack of honor of Democrat "leaders", such as "General" Wesley Clark, who campaigned to keep that old scumbag in Congress because he faithfully carried Democrat water.

Anyone who calls that dirt-bag a "patriot" has a perverted view of what the term means.

And anyone who claims that you shouldn't tell the truth about him just because he's dead is either a fool in general, or a foolish Democrat who would feel no such compunction if he were a similarly symbolic Republican.

10 posted on 02/13/2010 4:17:07 AM PST by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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“He has been hailed as a “military advocate” (Associated Press) and “one of the greatest patriots ever to serve in Congress” (former Rep. Harold Ford Jr.).

Both the Ass Press and Harold Ford, jr deserve to have their asses kicked.


11 posted on 02/13/2010 4:23:09 AM PST by Levante
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

Your views mirror mine in regard to the traitor murtha. He was a lying corrupt POS when he was alive and now in death he is just a dead POS.


12 posted on 02/13/2010 4:23:32 AM PST by RVN Airplane Driver ("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)
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To: Scanian

Enjoy hell Jack.


13 posted on 02/13/2010 4:27:26 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy.)
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To: Scanian
From his character assassination of innocents to his insatiable appetite for pork and power, Jack Murtha embodied everything that is wrong with Washington

I hope he is feeling very hot and uncomfortable at this time as it seems the only punishment he will get is dying. Good riddance is a understatement!

14 posted on 02/13/2010 4:27:31 AM PST by jedi150
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To: RVN Airplane Driver

It is not the “ugly” truth...it is the TRUTH. The EX-Marine was an insult to his past. He was a misguided, anti-truth, anti-military politician. What a loser. Yes, he brought his district money but he sold his soul. I hope he “roasts” in peace, not rests in peace.

signed: a former Marine


15 posted on 02/13/2010 4:27:51 AM PST by hal ogen
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To: fieldmarshaldj

fieldmarshaldj,
Being from Tenn. you should know all too well the Ford crime syndicate.
Course it looks like Harold will be the next criminal N.Y.Senator to go along with chuckie schumer.

Go floriduh, beat Tenn.


16 posted on 02/13/2010 4:30:08 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy.)
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To: Scanian

Jack, thanks for your service in military.

And that statement shows you more respect than you showed our brave soldiers in the field when you accused them of cold-blooded murder.

The people who kept voting him into office should be ashamed of themselves.


17 posted on 02/13/2010 4:30:29 AM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: Joe Boucher
Enjoy hell Jack.

You can wish him damned; just don't wish him dead.

18 posted on 02/13/2010 4:45:11 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("Did I give you carbolic acid? I'd love to.")
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To: Scanian

later read..


19 posted on 02/13/2010 4:47:39 AM PST by mickie
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Glad you like the post. Michelle never pulls any punches.


20 posted on 02/13/2010 4:52:41 AM PST by Scanian
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