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Posted on 06/23/2008 11:13:53 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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In dismissing the very dubious war crimes charges against Marine LTC Jeffrey Chessani, his trial judge, COL Steven Folsom, said this:
To be added to the Murtha Watch ping list please notify myself or RedRover.
Let's play with this a bit...How about "Semper Ipsi" (always for himself)?
Murtha’s motto should be “Semper Fido”....always just a dog!
Murtha’s new motto: Semper Invisus
Always Hated
Well, perhaps I’m waaaaaaaaay behind the curve, but for those of you who haven’t heard, I just did on last nights show, Bill Russell, who is Murtha’s opponent for the House seat, has been reactivated.
I do not have details, but he has indeed been reactivated.
This ain’t about me, I assure you, its about Bill Russell.
I am having his Campaign Manager on Freedom Radio Sunday night and we need your help. Anyone who can do it better, and there are several, can take over and do this with my gratitude!
Please be in attendance and call in and lend your support to Russell through Peg Luksik his conservababe campaign manager, an accomplished woman in her own right, former R candidate for Gov. of the state of PA.
Please, please, please, let everyone you know, be they a public figure or otherwise and lets send Bill and that Egg Sucking Dog, Murtha, a message, that it ain’t over til its over!
(my apologies to dogs).
He is still running to the best of our knowledge, but this certainly makes it more difficult.
good.
thank you smooth.
I am relieved. Still, I want to keep the MO going.
From Bill Smith, Dr. Bill of ARRA
A National Grassroots Effort of Veterans, Veteran’s Family Members & Friends To Unseat Rep. John “Jack” Murtha By Commending Lt Col William “Bill” Russell For Congress (Pennsylvania 12th Congressional Dist). We are not part of the Russell for Congress campaign. | © 2007 | Not Authorized or Paid For by Any Candidate, Committee or Campaign.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Lt Col William Russell Back On Duty
Bill Smith, ARRA Editorial: Two local papers in Pennsylvania’s 12 District besmirched William (Bill) Russell (Republican for Congress) after their primary. The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown PA said in a spurious editorial: “William Russell - Missing in Action. 12th district candidate strangely silent. . . . And what we see now is a candidate who has been all-but-invisible . . . But we suspect Russell has done more damage to his election chances through his own lack of action . . . “ The Herald, Sharon, PA carried the same story (word for word). Who ever wrote the story wrote without getting the facts or failed to reveal the facts. The facts show the papers owe William Russell an apology.
After winning a write-in primary effort to place him back on the November ballot, Lt Col William Russell, a member of the US Army Reserves, returned to “active duty” for the period April 30, 2008 to July 26, 2008. He has been working at the Pentagon. During this period William Russell is not permitted to campaign. Russell has been in the process of relocating his family from Virginia after his prior long term period on active duty. While he returned to PA and campaigned prior to the Primary, he allowed his children to finish school at his former duty location and for his wife to prepare for their permanent return home to PA. Now that the family is relocating, Russell makes the trip home on weekends to work on their home.
Today, I caught up with Russell today in his home in Johnstown, PA. He was back for the weekend and was working on their home. He made it clear he could not talk about his campaign until after July 26 and referred me to his campaign manager Peg Luksik.
Being a retired Air Force officer, I enjoyed swapping some old war stories with Lt Col Russell and sharing about our concerns for the security of our country. Russell never complained about the false comments made in the above reference articles. He said while others outside the district may not have know where he was, many of his future constituents knew he had returned to active duty during the lull after the primary. As a responsible person, he has to earn a living to care of his family. And as an Iraq veteran, he provides unique experience in addressing military contingency operations. However, Russell looks forward to being back full-time in the 12th District on July 27.
Peg Luksik, campaign manager for the William Russell for Congress, says she is preparing for Russell’s return and for a “front porch” campaign as they meet with voters through out the district. She realized that voters attention wanes after a primary, but said Russell is ready to address voters concerns on the economy, energy, and the many other needs of the district. Although their opponent has a larger war chest, she believes the voters of District 12 have even larger hearts and are concerned about change including electing Russell to Congress.
It is disheartening that the local press could easily have learned of William Russell’s return to “active duty.” They used his absence from the area to promote sensationalism. But even worse, what if they actually knew Lt Col Russell was back on temporary active duty? In either situation, they insulted both their readers and Russell and they assaulted Russell’s character by using military terminology like “Missing in Action” and “strangely silent.” There is no excuse for not reporting Russell’s return to active duty to “serve his country and the residents of the District 12.” While an apology would be appropriate from the papers, I expect that none will be forth coming. It is hoped that voters of District 12 know well Murtha cronyism when the see it.
In closing, I have been asked why should I care about the Lt Col Bill Russell and the voters of the PA District 12. It is because literally millions of military and veterans like myself feel dishonored by Rep. John Murtha. He is such a disgrace, we cannot fathom that the voters in his district are not ready for a change. And this week again brought Murtha to our attention, when for the seventh time, charges against one of the eight Marines accused in the incident were dismissed, leaving just one case left. It was Rep. John Murtha who proclaimed without evidence that our Marines “killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” and now Murtha remains “strangely silent” with no comment on the dismissals. In addition, Murtha greed in controlling pork in Congress has led to his being called the “King of Pork.” Not just for representing his district but for his internal hand in manipulating wasteful pork barrel spending across the United States. We hope that the voters of the 12th District will elect an honorable man like Lt Col Russell over the failed character and bad performance of “Jack” Murtha. It is Time for a Change!
Labels: ARRA News Service, Bill Russell, candidate, change, Election 2008, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Media, media bias, Pennsylvania, US House, William Russell
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Haditha investigation - More charges dropped
ARRA News Service - The Patriot Post: Seven down, one to go. The case of the “Iraq My Lai Massacre,” in which U.S. Marines were accused of illegally gunning down Iraqi civilians in Haditha, continued unraveling this week. For the seventh time, charges against one of the eight Marines accused in the incident were dismissed, leaving just one case left. Military judge Colonel Steven Folsom dismissed charges without prejudice against Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Chessani after finding that a general who was overseeing the Haditha investigation was improperly influenced by one of his investigators. “Unlawful command influence is the mortal enemy of military justice. In order to restore the public confidence, we need to take it back. We need to turn the clock back,” Colonel Folsom said in a not-too-subtle rebuke of the Haditha investigation. Colonel Folsom also barred the Marine Forces Central Command from future involvement in the case, another indication of his obvious displeasure with how the case was handled. This leaves only Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich to face charges of voluntary manslaughter. Given the prosecution’s 0-for-seven record thus far, chances are probably good that these charges will be dismissed as well.
Here we would point out once again that Rep. John Murtha (D-Haditha), who said at the time that our Marines “killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” has had no comment on the dismissals. And the Leftmedia, which wanted another My Lai so badly that they rushed to condemn our Marines before the facts were known, have been shamelessly silent about how the case has turned out. Apparently, being treasonous means never having to say you’re sorry.
Labels: ARRA, Haditha Massacre, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Marines, military justice
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Roll Call of Vets & Friends Against Murtha!
Roll Call of Vets & Friends Against Murtha
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Gregory Anderson, 1SG, US Army - Ret.(1968-1980) SD
Carl Andrews, Plymouth, PA
Kevin Beacon, NY
Franklin K. Brumfield, SSgt, USAF (1964-1968), CA
J Burkholder, SSgt, USAF (1971-1977), TX
David B. Cormier, E6, US Navy, (2001-Current), VA
Patrick S. Corning, CPL, US Army (1984-1991), IL
Oliver P. Ditch, Col, USAF (1959-1983), VA
John R Dobson, Jr, CPL, USMC (1964-1968), WI
Dwight Doolan, Capt, USMC (1951-1959), NY
Carl D. Duda, CPL, US Army (1988-Current), PA
Ryan Evans, AT2, US Navy (1999-1904), WI
Joshua R. Findney, AFROTC Cadet (2007-2011), MI
John Foresman, US Army (1942-1971), CA
Linda J Fraioli, Father Army WWII; Brother USAF Ret;
Others Family members active USAF NJ
Danny R Garner, SFC, US Army Ret. (1977-1999) GA
Douglas V. Gibbs, PO3, US Navy (1984-1988), CA
John Gilham, Lance Cpl, USMC (1988-1992), CA
Mark L Harvey, A1C, USAF (1980-1984), TX
Deborah B Leonard, Proud Army Mom, VA
Gordon J. Johnson, Col, USAF (1951-1973), CO
Johnny L. Johnson, CWO4, USN (1969-1990) TX
Dr. Stephen Maloney, PA
Marc G Miller, LTC, USA (1978-1998) IL
Reynier Negron II, SPC, USA FL
Novis E. North, SFC (Korea & Vietnam) US Army (1948-1968), & SGM/E9, USAR, NC
Sharon C. North, HM3, USN (Korean: 1952-1954) & SFC, USAR (1972-1981), NC
James L. Olin, PFC, USMC (1967), IN
Louis G. Papp, MI
Leo Pusateri, MN
James Edward Sistrunk, E-4, US Army (1996-2002), TN
Jeff Smith, Nescopeck, PA
Steven M. Smith, MSgt, USAF (1979-2005), WA
Dr. William (Bill) Smith, Major, USAF (1966-1988); 2 Fathers WWII Europe & Asia;
Son Capt, USAF-Inactive AR
Karen T. Swanson, Daughter of WWII Marine PFC James Elmer (1942-1945), AZ
T.R. Thompson, US Navy (1967-1969), PA
Lewis A. Waters, E-5, US Army (1969-1977), WA
Doug Welch, Father Army & Grandfather Army, WWII & Vietnam, IL
Daniel Wells, NC
Labels: Bill Russell, Candidate for Congress, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, military, PA, Pennsylvania, Roll Call, US Congress, veterans, Veterans for Russell, William Russell
# posted by Bill Smith @ 1:30 PM 21 Comments
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Never Mind!!
by Leo Pusateri at Murtha Must Go and on Grizzly Groundswell:
Never Mind! Is that what John Murtha will say upon hearing this news?
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A court martial has acquitted a US Marine for his role in the deaths of 24 civilians in Haditha in Iraq in 2005, the sixth man to be exonerated in the affair.
Lieutenant Andrew Grayson, 27, was declared “not guilty on all charges” by a jury, said a spokesman for the Camp Pendleton military base in southern California where the hearing started on May 28.
Grayson had been charged with making false statements and attempting to fraudulently separate from the Marine Corps. He was also charged with obstruction of justice, but the military judge dismissed this charge Tuesday.
I phoned Jack Murtha’s office this morning promptly at 8am (EDT) to ask if there would be a forthcoming retraction or apology, but the staffer who answered the phone call appeared clueless about Haditha, much less whether Jihad Jack would issue an apology.
Today’s news harkens back to the gasbag’s pronouncement of guilt that fateful day of May, 2006, without any official briefing, all to advance his own sorry political career:
Notice when Murtha proclaimed, “I know there was a coverup someplace.”
Notice that Murtha said, “The commandant didn’t say it was murder, but what was it?”
(It was called following Rules of Engagement (ROE), Congressman).
Notice when Murtha said to Charlie Gibson, “Don’t make excuses for the military!”
But also notice that when Murtha is called to task and is called to account, he always has excuses for himself:
Although a dunce, at least Emily Litella had the humility to admit she was wrong. Murtha, it seems, needs a refresher course of what it means to be a Marine. The list of Marines waiting to be exonerated in the Haditha case grows slimmer and slimmer.
Will Jihad Jack Murtha, a veteran Marine, have the honor to admit he was wrong, apologize, resign, and/or make reparations to the Marines whose lives were ruined as a result of his political ambitions run amok? It would be advisable not to hold one’s breath in anticipation of the answer to that question.
Labels: Haditha, Jihad Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Marines, Murtha Must Go, Pennsylvania, Representative, US Congress
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Murtha rival wins GOP nod as write-in
SANDRA K. REABUCK, The Tribune-Democrat: (extract of article) U.S. Rep. John Murtha will have a Republican challenger on the November ballot after all. William Russell of Johnstown received enough votes in Cambria County alone to win the GOP nomination for the 12th Congressional District, an official tally shows. In Cambria’s official tabulation, Russell’s write-ins totaled 1,489 under various spellings of his name, including 1,256 with the correct spelling. A person staging a write-in campaign for Congress needs at least 1,000 votes to win a party’s nomination, said Fred Smith, Cambria election supervisor. Results in the other counties in the district still are being tabulated.
On Tuesday, Russell said he believes he’ll end up with 3,500 to 5,000 write-ins from all of the counties. Under state law, counties are to have their official tallies in to the state by May 12 – 20 days after the primary. “I want to thank all the people who worked to make this happen and to those who voted for me,” he said. To get the 1,489 votes in Cambria alone was a good omen for his campaign in the fall, Russell said. “People tell me that it was quite significant to get that many write-ins,” he said. The Murtha campaign did not return an e-mail request for comment.
Labels: 12 District, John Murtha, PA, primary, Republican, William Russell
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
King of Pork John Murtha Squealing
Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: The Pennsylvania (PA) Secretary of State has not official certified last Tuesday’s primary elections. However, Republican candidate William “Bill” Russell is reporting a victory in his efforts to get on the ballot as the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District.
Russell, a Lt. Colonel and decorated Desert Storm and Iraq War combat veteran and who was at the Pentagon on 9/11, returned home to run against Congressman John “Jack” Murtha. However during the filing period in PA, a candidate must submit a petition signed by enough voters to show that he is a viable candidate. Although Russell submitted enough signatures to be on the ballot, a legal challenge by two republicans allegedly beholden to Murtha resulted in Russell being denied the right to be on the primary ballot. Without a contender, Murtha, known as the “king of congressional pork,” would have returned to Congress again without competition.
But fortunately in Pennsylvania, there is a big difference between signing a petition subject to review and criticism by “King” Murtha and the sanctity of the secrecy in the voting booths. Russell an experienced combat veteran did not give up. He launched a campaign for voters to write-in his name during the primary as the Republican candidate for 12th District US Representative. In PA, Russell needed at lease 1000 write-in votes from his fellow voters to be certified as the Republican candidate for the November elections.
The Russell campaign reports that unofficially over 4000 voters in the Republican primary wanted a choice in November and wrote -in William Russell’s name as their candidate of choice. In addition, almost 1000 Democrats displeased with “King” Murtha also wrote in William Russell’s name in the Democrat primary. With several National races on their primary ballot. PA County officials cannot certify the election results until 10 days have past to comply with the Federal law permitting additional time for absentee military ballots to be received and counted. Do you suppose those military absentee voters preferred Murtha who called them murders or Russell who served with them in honor?
Even with this outpouring for a write-in candidate, the Pennsylvania Secretary of State media relations office could not confirm today the current estimated number of write-in ballots in the 12th Congressional District. Until release of the official results, one can only wonder what devious plots are underway by Porker Jack Murtha and his squealing cronies to protect his bacon.
Labels: 12 District, Bill Russell, congressional pork, Congressional race, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Pennsylvania, Porker of the Year, veterans, Veterans for Russell, William Russell
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
CBS Skewers Murtha’s Earmarks Without Mentioning He’s a Democrat
by Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters: Can you imagine any major television news network doing a report on a Republican Congressman’s history of exorbitant earmarks without mentioning his Party affiliation? The words “Republican,” “GOP,” “right-wing,” or “conservative” would likely appear in almost every sentence, correct?
Well, as amazing as it might seem, the “CBS Evening News” on Friday did a fabulous segment about Congressman Jack Murtha (D-PA) and his free-spending ways when it comes to his own district, but never once informed viewers that he was a Democrat (video below, h/t Hot Air via NBer Blazer):
Labels: congressional pork, earmarks, John Murtha, NewsBusters
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Murtha rival soldiers on, even off the ballot
By Mike Faher, The Tribune-Democrat: Although his name has been struck from the April 22 primary ballot, William Russell isn’t giving up. Russell, the GOP candidate attempting to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown, participated Monday in a Washington, D.C., press conference with other Iraq War veterans who are running for Congress.
They gathered to show their support for U.S. troops and for Gen. David Petraeus, the nation’s top commander in Iraq. Russell, who is trying to gain 1,000 write-in votes in the primary to become his party’s nominee, said the veterans’ message stands in contrast to Democratic congressional leaders’ calls for a troop withdrawal. “We’re all about supporting the troops,” Russell said. “. . .
Murtha has argued that the war has been mismanaged and cannot be won militarily. . . . Russell must vie for write-in votes because a judge ruled that he did not have enough valid petition signatures to appear on the ballot. . . . [Read More]
Labels: Iraq War, John Murtha, US Congress, veterans, William Russell
# posted by Bill Smith @ 9:30 PM 0 Comments
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
John “Jack” Murtha & Time: Wrong Again!
by Phil Brennan, NewsMax: Last week’s development in the Haditha case — the dropping of all the charges leveled against Lance Cpl. Stephan Tatum for actions related to Haditha, Iraq — drives another nail into the shameful accusations made by Time magazine and Rep. John Murtha. Time magazine, with an assist from the Pennsylvania Democrat, sparked a legal and media inquisition against eight courageous United States Marines. Both Time and Murtha claimed these Marines committed cold-blooded murder in Haditha during a 2005 engagement. They also alleged the Marines participated in covering up their alleged atrocities. But after years of litigation and estimated $40 million in taxpayer funds expended, none of the Marines have been found guilty of committing murder or war crimes. . . . [Read More] See also: Will Marine Show Trials End?
Labels: Haditha, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Marines, US Congress
# posted by Bill Smith @ 11:09 AM 0 Comments
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
PigFoot barred from presenting Murtha with 2007 Porker of the Year Award
H/T to ARRA News Service: Thomas A. Schatz, President, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW): Check out what happens when CAGW’s mascot, PigFoot, tries to present Rep. John “Jack” Murtha (D-PA) with his 2007 Porker of the Year Award? After earning a whopping 63.4% of the vote in the CAGW online poll, Rep. Murtha, who serves as chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, received CAGW’s 2007 Porker of the Year title for inserting special-interest earmarks whenever and wherever he can to serve himself and his district. In fiscal year 2008, Rep. Murtha brought home 72 pork-barrel projects costing more than $149 million, many benefiting the defense contractors in attendance at last month’s fundraiser.
P.S. If you have not already done so, please tell your Senators to support the DeMint-McCain Amendment to the Fiscal 2009 Budget Resolution, which would place a year-long moratorium on earmarks that benefit “Porkers” like Rep. Murtha. A vote on this key earmark reform measure is expected this week!
Labels: 2007, CAGW, Citizens Against Government Waist, congressional pork, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, Pork, pork-barrel spenders, Porker of the Year
# posted by Bill Smith @ 11:02 PM 0 Comments
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Support William Russell; John Murtha is unopposed
Posted at The Cassandra Page: I previously wrote about William Russell’s campaign against John Murtha this year in Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district. It appears as if John Murtha has found a technical defect in Russell’s filing papers and is using fake Republicans to file a challenge to keep Russell off of the ballot. Atlas writes more. Russell can get back on the ballot if he receives 1000 or more write-in votes on April 22.
The larger issue is that of the existence of the “Republicans” who would agree to be Murtha’s front men for the purpose of denying the voters a choice this fall. History is full of examples of individuals who pretend to be what they actually oppose so that they can destroy their enemy from within. . . .[Read More]
Labels: Election 2008, Jack Murtha, John Mutha, PA, PA-12, Pennsylvania, William Russell
# posted by Bill Smith @ 12:41 PM 0 Comments
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Defeat John Murtha!
by JennSierra (VRWC-OK): The Republican challenger to John “The Marines killed innocent civilians in cold blood” Murtha is William Russell, and his name had conveniently been tossed off the ballot in his Pennsylvania district, the Johnstown, PA Tribune Democrat reports, because it was determined he only had 993 “valid” signatures on his petition, seven short of the 1,000 required. Without him on the ballot, Murtha will have no challengers, and he doesn’t have the funds for a legal battle to fight the petition decision.
He can still run as the Republican nominee if at least 1,000 people write him in, and he has the most votes of any write-ins, so it is imperative that Republican voters in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District (map) go to the polls and write in Bill Russell, if they want to see Murtha defeated. Pamela, of Atlas Shrugs has all the details, here. William Russell’s campain site is here, and if you would like to donate to his campaign via Slatecard, go here.
Labels: John Murtha, politics, primary, Republican, William Russell
# posted by Bill Smith @ 11:51 PM 0 Comments
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Murtha’s Tentacles of Corruption run deep in PA-12
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” -William Pitt the Younger, The Earl of Chatham and British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778
by Leo Pusateri, Grizzle Groundswell:Nowhere does this phrase ring with more clarity and truth than in PA-12, and in no heart more so than the soul-less Jack P. Murtha. After making this post, I took the liberty to telephone Lt. Col. (ret) William T. Russell and get his take on the slimy she-nanigans afoot to remove him from the ballot to challenge the perennial political boss of PA-12. What I found was nothing less than nauseating.
As the Johnstown Democrat stated, The challenge was filed by two local Republicans: F “Former Johnstown Mayor Don Zucco and attorney Jeanne McKelvey.” In what was an ominous statement that could have otherwise been uttered by a Stepford wife, Zucco said only, “There are lots of ways to support the congressman.”
Aside from being totally non-sensical, what could drive a former Republican mayor, one who actually signed the petition to put Russell on the ballot, to initiate a petition to recall the ballot? Zucco reportedly lives across the street from Murtha. What kind of quid pro quo would make Zucco turn tail and not only run away from Russell, but attempt to derail the nomination of a viable candidate from his own party? The answer, my dear readers, is found in the climate of fear created over three decades of immoral, corrupt, political powerbroking in PA-12 that would make the likes of Don Vito Corleone seem like Albert Schweitzer in comparison.
The history of corruption that has been Murtha’s decades-long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, time and time-again chronicled on the Murtha Must Go blog, has resulted not in a constituency representative of a free people, but rather a fiefdom of serfs afraid that any action against their liege would turn into certain repercussions by a nefarious network that could easily be labeled the Murtha Crime Syndicate. Rather than utilizing his office in a manner befitting a public servant, Jack Murtha has displayed a clear pattern of abuses that has allowed him to cleave onto power just as surely as the legendary hydra clung onto a sinking ship as its hapless captives drowned.
It just so happens that Murtha’s corruption has bought the allegiance of nearly half of the Republican party structure in PA-12, not to mention countless professionals who are afraid to sign a public petition, or be on a list of contributors to a contender, lest they face retribution at a workplace in which Murtha’s largesse has been a benefactor. William Russell recounted a number of occasions of talking to professionals who would like nothing more than to see Murtha go, but at the same time are afraid to be publicly seen supporting an opponent.
PA-12’s allegiance to Jack Murtha, while certainly bringing about a booty of baubles and beads, has at the same time left them captive to the whims and fancies of a bald-faced, ruthless tyrant. The venerable Thomas Jefferson once acutely observed, “A government afraid of it’s citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!”
It is time that the citizens of PA-12 renounce this travesty of government that has been the Murtha tenure in the U.S. Congress. It is time for men of character to stand up once and for all and declare that the emperor has no clothes, and once and for all break free of the fiefdom resultant of decades of greed and corruption. Good citizens of PA-12. It is time to cast off the golden-fleeced shackles of servitude and to once again restore honor to your seat in the House of Representatives. Good citizens of PA-12, Murtha Must Go!!
Labels: congressional pork, Corruption, Election 2008, Jack Murtha, John Murtha, PA-12, US Congress, William Russell
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
John Murtha Porker of the Year (2007)
H/T ARRA News Service: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today announced the final results of its online poll for the 2007 Porker of the Year. Rep. John “Jack” Murtha (D-PA) won in a landslide victory, receiving 63.4% of the vote. A distant second, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) received 10.6%, while Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) came in with 9.9%, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) had 6.7%, and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) both finished up with 4.1%. The finalists were chosen by CAGW staff from among the 12 Porker of the Month winners for 2007.
Rep. Jack Murtha has long been known inside the Beltway for using threats, power plays, and backroom deals to control spending decisions. There is an area of the House floor known as “Murtha’s Corner,” where the legendary appropriator dispenses earmarks. The overwhelming vote for Porker of the Year vote shows that his shameful behavior is attracting attention throughout the country. The congressman inserts pork whenever he can to serve himself and his district. In fiscal year 2008, he brought home 72 pork projects worth $149.2 million. . . . [Read More]
Labels: ARRA, CAGW, Citizens Against Government Waist, government waste, John Murtha, Pennsylvania
# posted by Bill Smith @ 11:47 PM 0 Comments
Monday, February 11, 2008
Murtha Still Demanding Defeat
Hat Tip to Lew Waters, Right in a Left World: Aging Democrat Rep. John Murtha (D-PA 12th Dist), known for his anti-war stance towards the current Republican led war, still demands the Troops be withdrawn, even though he admits the ‘Surge’ has been working. Murtha said that he is preparing legislation that would give President Bush the war funding he wants this year, but on the condition that troops leave Iraq by the end of the year.
Murtha, chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee and feeling confident he has the necessary votes to pass his proposed spending bill, and who has no trouble packing bills with needless pork, said he will propose that the House vote this March for other conditions on the Troops funding besides a mandated withdrawal date. Other Democrats have indicated their desire to wait to hear from General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq, before approving the funding. Murtha indicated he doesn’t want to wait for General Petraeus before starting his next round of anti-war legislation: “What I told General Petraeus is you can’t continue to spend money like he’s spending it over there. The public is fed up with it.”
Murtha, once named in a lawsuit brought by U.S. Marines whom he had accused publicly of having “killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” took an unusual step in clarifying his earlier comment that he felt the “surge was working,” after having said he felt “most encouraged by changes in the once-volatile Anbar province, where locals have started working closely with U.S. forces to isolate insurgents linked to Al Qaeda.” Informed that his earlier proposals of a Viet Nam style bloodbath likely would occur should he win his withdrawal demands, Murtha simply replied, “Many have threatened that there will be chaos, a bloodbath, when the United States redeploys from Iraq, and this in fact may be the case. If they continue to choose to spill blood, it will not be on the conscience of the United States.” If America suffered another devastating terrorist attack after his proposed retreat, whose conscience he would consider that one?
Since the Democrats assumed power in Jan. 2007, Rep. Murtha as Chair of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, has toyed with funds for our Troops in harm’s way in order to force a withdrawal of Troops even though there were clear signs of their winning and that the Troop Reinforcement (troop surge) was achieving remarkable success. Failing in his attempt, Murtha proposed Troops funding be held in two month increments, with Congress caving in December and funding quarterly, leading to this latest round of funding votes.
Asked if they felt supported by the American public, a dozen or so Troops in Iraq replied “yes,” with helicopter pilot Chief Warrant Officer Mary Rone adding it was ‘superficial.’ “I think sometimes soldiers feel like possibly people back home are not thinking about it, and I think that’s the biggest form of not supporting, is forgetting what’s going on,” said CWO Rone.
In May 2007, a petition of nearly 3,000 signatures from American Troops was delivered to Congress begging them to support the Troops efforts in Iraq who desire to finish the job they started, believing they have made a difference and desiring to defend America from further attacks as we saw on Sept. 11, 2001. Apparently, Representative John Murtha has decided to ignore the very Troops he claims to support in their defense of America.
mark
Thank you.
5th or 6th good editorial!
LOL! He’s not all that far off the mark. That reminded of something I have to check out, I’ll get back.
Richard Mellon Scaife must be an admirer of Dean.
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