No Murtha Ship! (New website)

NO MURTHA SHIP ^ | 1-27-2012 | website

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No Murtha Ship!

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus plans to honor the late Congressman John Murtha by giving his name to the Navy's new LPD (Transport Dock Ship), to be launched in 2013.

In doing so, Sec. Mabus is breaking the Navy's tradition of naming its San Antonio-class amphibious transports after American cities. He is also honoring a man who:

• 1) was one of the most corrupt members of the U.S. Congress, and

• 2) called our Marines murderers who killed Iraqi women and children "in cold blood."

We believe that such a man does not deserve to be honored by the U.S. Navy. If you agree, please help us petition Secretary Mabus to reconsider this outrageous decision....

[seekthetruth]

Thanks for the ping. Murtha’s name shouldn’t be on anything but the inside of a public urinal fixture about waist high.

Now that would make my Nam Vet hubby REAL happy! Sending out a NY Freeper ping. Let's spread the word and put a stop to Murtha's name being put on ANYTHING!

[stevie_d_64]

2 years and he suposedly made LTjg and qualified as a SWO???

Either he was a go-getter and something cause him to go-get out after only 2 years, or something is not right here...

And for a ship of this type to be named after such a detractor of the military services in the country...

I think it would smell better if they nameed a trash barge after this “politician”...And I use that term very loosely...

BTW, took me a while myself (bout 3 years, was slow to get things signed off) to get the ESWS (Enlisted Surface Warfare) badge on just one ship type...

[Chode]

let the pig ROT!!!
Who am I... and WHY AM I HERE???

ohh, yeah...
THE PORK!!!

[Bigh4u2]

Murtha’s name shouldn’t be on anything but a garbage scow..

And even then, I’m not sure garbage scow owners would appreciate the insult..

[Marine_Uncle]

Perhaps this ship should have been named the USS Wuterich.

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This is great work, but is writing to the man behind the idea an effective way to try to get him to stop? Seems to me it might give him additional resolve to ram it through.

I have no suggestions who else to write to, but any guy who would suggest this idea is a party hack and I worry that he'll just toss these letters in the garbage.

We certainly can't write to his boss for help either.

[Broker]

Let the great destroyer DD Murtha wave the rainbow flag off the coast of Somalia forever.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[smoothsailing]

The hope is that this effort will run through the online community and take on a life of it’s own. We’ll see.

You make a good point about Mabus. It is highly unlikely that such a person can be shamed into changing his mind. However, if this effort is seen as the tip of the spear, and large respected organizations such as the American Legion, VFW, etc., get on board; then political pressure could be brought to bear through elected officials.

There’s much work to do.

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I agree and certainly wasn’t criticizing. I was more fishing for ideas to help move the effort.

[seekthetruth]

That is just plain sick, even for a politician.

Agree.

Here's hoping our "people power" will stop a ship being named after one of the most corrupt members of Congress who spent much of his time trashing our military!

Sending out a GA Freeper ping! More people power!

[seekthetruth]

Thanks for helping spread the word!

Sending out a SC Freeper ping for more help in getting this new website more coverage!

[seekthetruth]

You are so good, and so right! Murtha and his pork cost all American taxpayers plenty! Like his airport in PA for only him and his friends to use!

Another Freeper ping, and this one to SC patriots!

[Lazamataz]

Actually, I like the idea.

Perhaps the ships mission could be "To kill innocent civilians in cold blood."

[brityank]

Ensign to Lt.JG requires two years in grade.
SWO must qualify within 18 months, and is mandatory for fleet officers in the Surface Warfare community.
(Wikipedia has the info).

[smoothsailing]

Perhaps the ships mission could be "To kill innocent civilians in cold blood."

The world's first fulltime floating abortion clinic. You could kill alot of innocent lives with a ship like that. Keep it away from the US Navy, make it the flagship of the Democrat Party.

[seekthetruth]

This is great work, but is writing to the man behind the idea an effective way to try to get him to stop? Seems to me it might give him additional resolve to ram it through. I have no suggestions who else to write to, but any guy who would suggest this idea is a party hack and I worry that he'll just toss these letters in the garbage.

We certainly can't write to his boss for help either.

You certainly made a good point. It is my hope that phone calls made along with letters to everyone we can think of from government officials to media would help get this stopped. They can name the ship after a war hero instead! Sending a Freeper ping to Mississippi patriots!

[Happy Rain]

As former Navy I can assure you the squids will call her the Murthaf***er cuz they will know the disgraced well dead embarrassment to the Corps bastard's record.

[WKB]

Save Us from Mabus Mississippi Ping!!