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No Murtha Ship! (New website)
NO MURTHA SHIP ^ | 1-27-2012 | website

Posted on 01/27/2012 9:01:39 AM PST by smoothsailing

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:

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....


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To: Free in Texas; royal IA; Libertarian_4_eva; The Turbanator; SirTaurus; NoCmpromiz; LilFreep; ...
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!
101 posted on 01/28/2012 7:54:12 AM PST by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: P-Marlowe; Travis McGee; All

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...


102 posted on 01/28/2012 8:10:51 AM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: seekthetruth
let the pig ROT!!!
Who am I... and WHY AM I HERE???

ohh, yeah...
THE PORK!!!

103 posted on 01/28/2012 8:12:27 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: smoothsailing

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..


104 posted on 01/28/2012 8:33:25 AM PST by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: seekthetruth; jazusamo

Perhaps this ship should have been named the USS Wuterich.


105 posted on 01/28/2012 8:38:11 AM PST by Marine_Uncle
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To: smoothsailing

106 posted on 01/28/2012 8:43:39 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: smoothsailing
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.

107 posted on 01/28/2012 8:50:36 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Interesting Times

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


108 posted on 01/28/2012 9:31:05 AM PST by Broker (Every word from Obama is a lie)
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping!


109 posted on 01/28/2012 9:44:33 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: dead

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.


110 posted on 01/28/2012 9:46:22 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

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


111 posted on 01/28/2012 9:57:20 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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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!

112 posted on 01/28/2012 10:22:15 AM PST by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: SouthTexas; BattleFlag; cyberaxe; Lazurus; Paisan; SCDogPapa; upchuck; estrogen; KristenRN; ...

Thanks for helping spread the word!

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


113 posted on 01/28/2012 10:24:26 AM PST by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: Chode; BattleFlag; cyberaxe; Lazurus; Paisan; SCDogPapa; upchuck; estrogen; KristenRN; ...

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!


114 posted on 01/28/2012 10:29:17 AM PST by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: smoothsailing
Actually, I like the idea.

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

115 posted on 01/28/2012 10:38:24 AM PST by Lazamataz (Norm Lenhart knows nothing about reloading.)
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To: stevie_d_64; P-Marlowe; Travis McGee; All

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).


116 posted on 01/28/2012 11:10:43 AM PST by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: Lazamataz
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.

117 posted on 01/28/2012 11:54:05 AM PST by smoothsailing
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To: dead; flying Elvis; .577 Tyrannosaur; Wolf-Lake; burnitup; mrsmel; cavaraba; Jfer30; Ron Russell; ..
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!
118 posted on 01/28/2012 12:13:59 PM PST by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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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.
119 posted on 01/28/2012 12:55:33 PM PST by Happy Rain ("The TSA" teaching fed thugs to oppress and the oppressed to get used to it.")
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To: smoothsailing; DrewsMum; Tupelo; mstar; jdirt; Vietnam Vet From New Mexico; wardaddy; KLT; ...

Save Us from Mabus Mississippi Ping!!


120 posted on 01/28/2012 1:20:12 PM PST by WKB (Anything Obama: "What a revoltin' development this is")
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