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Last weekend, it was widely reported, Jack Murtha was one of a handful of political leaders who called senior officials of the New York Times to urge them not to publish the story. But in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Monday, June 25, New York Times editor Bill Keller seemed to suggest that Jack Murtha had NOT, in fact, urged the newspaper not to publish. So the following day –- Tuesday, June 26 -– we asked Jack Murtha a simple question: Did you or did you not urge senior officials of the New York Times not to publish...

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."...

NANCY PELOSI WHACKS JACK MURTHA (MONONGAHELA, June 29) – Washington County Commissioner and Pennsylvania 12th district Republican Congressional nominee Diana Irey – responding to a statement by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in which Pelosi says the Supreme Court’s decision in the Guantanamo Bay case “reaffirms the rule of law” – today released the following statement: “A little while ago, Nancy Pelosi released a statement to the press regarding today’s Supreme Court decision on military commissions trying detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Here’s what she said: “Today’s Supreme Court decision reaffirms the American ideal that all are entitled to the basic...

Warmest greetings from the organizing committee of Vets for the Truth (VFTT), which was established for the express purpose of assisting in the redeployment of John Murtha from the US House of Representatives. For the record, VFTT rose out of the 2004 campaign by Vietnam Vets for the Truth to inform the American voters of the lies told in 1971 about Vietnam military personnel by John Kerry. We had a great deal of success, especially in conceiving of and implementing Operation Street Corner, a program by means of which everyday citizens can make their political opinions known and point...

...Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker were kidnapped, tortured and slaughtered...Were there rushed resolutions put forth by Congress condemning this animalism? Of course not. What we saw was John Kerry lecturing the newly formed Iraqi government on its need to engage in self-help – while lecturing America on its need to "cut and run." ... ...Durbin... Kennedy... Reid... et al expressed not one word of outrage at the swine who perpetrated these atrocities – not one – zip – nada. John Murtha... wasn't even willing to acknowledge a half-ton of ordnance was responsible for killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...

There he goes again. U.S. Rep. Jack Murtha..."American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran" ... "We want as many Americans out of (Iraq) as possible" because "we have become the enemy." ... his ... comments deserve clarification insofar as they can easily be construed to be, if not anti-American, a comfort to this country’s enemies. ...there is evidence progress is being made. On the flip side, there is not a lot in the way of evidence that America’s soldiers have "become the enemy" of anyone in Iraq other than...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Eight months ago, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) choked back tears when he called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq saying the "military has accomplished its mission and done its duty." It was a stunning statement from this decorated Marine veteran, who had established a long record in Congress of being a hawk... Murtha continues to speak out against the war, but his words now have a sharper political edge. "To all the Republicans who sit in their air-conditioned offices and talk of the courage it takes for them to keep young kids in harm's way...

...A Pennsylvania woman is determined to do whatever it takes to retire 17-term incumbent John Murtha from Congress. Diana Irey, who has served ten years as a Washington County commissioner, believes Murtha is out of touch with his constituents. Now she wants to move to Washington, DC, to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Irey says Murtha has angered many members of the military with his unsubstantiated accusations of Marine atrocities in the Iraqi village of Haditha. Murtha "declared as fact that some of our United States Marines had killed innocent civilians in cold blood," Irey contends. "He said that before...

Have you been wondering whether you should support the Democrats or the Republicans? Do you think that both parties have some positive traits and some negative? Let me introduce myself. I am Amanda Doss, web designer by profession. I have created websites for many different businesses and people. I have created websites for child care centers, autobody shops, Catholic churches, Methodist churches, screen-printing businesses, and more. I have also created websites for both Democrats and Republicans. At the bottom of each the websites I design, I put copyright information as well as designer information, including my email address for professional...

Dear Mr. Murtha, I've had it. I've had enough sanctimonious hyperbole from you. This has been boiling inside of me for weeks and weeks now. As a retired Marine, I have to speak-up... or my conscience will not let me rest. I've been hoping against hope that you would wake-up and stop the dangerous nonsense... but I know now how foolish that was. You are badly damaging our military's effectiveness with your irresponsible and completely false rantings. You have become one of the key "useful idiots" that our enemy relies upon for assistance. You are now standing on the same...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - While Staff Sgt. Randy Myers was dodging roadside bombs in Iraq, his congressman was calling the war a lost cause...Myers said he backs Murtha, an opinion echoed by a number of other troops and their families. Several share his frustration with the conflict. Said Sgt. 1st Class George Wozniak, 36, of Murtha: "He's definitely for a strong military and he definitely supports the troops." Patriotism runs deep in Murtha's district in the Allegheny Mountains, where joining the military is a family tradition and often an economic necessity. Many served in Vietnam and that war exacted a heavy...

After appearing on Fox News Live yesterday, Commissioner Irey is following that up with an appearance today with the morning crew. Please post details here for the TV-impaired. Thank you.

...[n]ational Democrats aren’t too worried about losing the seat, citing the district’s safe Democrat rating, Murtha’s record, and his long-term incumbency. Jon Delano, a one-time Democratic congressional candidate who is now a political commentator for KDKA TV in Pittsburgh, said beating the 16-term incumbent would be tough for any candidate,... “Most of his time isn’t spent in the district talking about the war in Iraq, he’s handing out checks,” Delano said. “Because of his national image, people outside this region might think all Jack Murtha talks about is the War in Iraq. Locally, he’s identified far more with helping entities,...

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - When it comes to opinion polls and raising money in the race for governor, Republican Lynn Swann is suffering a pretty decisive shellacking at the hands of Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell. And now the White House wants to turn the tide. President Bush has agreed to appear with the Republican NFL Hall of Famer at an Aug. 16 fundraising reception in Lancaster County, a Swann campaign official told the New Era. “It is confirmed that we are going to get the president,” Joel Mack, the regional political director for Swann and running mate Jim Matthews, told...

Dear Coop, As you already know, the Diana Irey for Congress campaign is in full swing, and has been generating a buzz across the nation. Diana will be on national television today discussing her campaign against John Murtha. You can watch Diana live today on Fox News at 12:45 EDT. What: Diana Irey Live Interview Time: 12:45 p.m. EDT Where: Fox News with Bill Hemmer

......[t]here's a link on the congressman's Web site documenting Murtha's leadership against the errancy of Bush's ''failed'' Iraq policies. It's titled, ''Jack's Stance on Iraq.'' Clicking on the link allows you to peruse no less than 14 of congressman Murtha's press releases, where he lists in detail everything that he finds wrong with the way George W. Bush and company are handling the war in Iraq. Murtha also lays out his own strategies, including the ''redeployment'' of America's troops, because, as the retired colonel stated on May 18, ''We have done everything we can do militarily in Iraq.'' The 15th...

On MSNBC's Countdown show on Friday, substitute host Brian Unger featured a softball interview with Democratic Congressman John Murtha during which Unger queued up Murtha to attack the Bush administration's Iraq policy and Republican critics. The Countdown host bolstered Murtha's credibility by referring to his war record and labelling him a "traditional hawk" while he discredited White House advisor Karl Rove by negatively labelling him as a "partisan attacker trying to squash discussion about Iraq," and proclaimed "the Swift-Boating of the 2006 election has begun." ...Murtha: "Well, it's just, it's a slogan. That's all. Here's a guy [Rove] sitting on...

...Murtha said his stature in defense, and especially his ongoing battle with President Bush and top Republicans over the war in Iraq, makes him a strong candidate for the House leadership role. “So much on the national level right now is related to defense that it is a logical step,” Murtha said. “And what we have to do now is show the public that there will be change.” Some Republicans see Murtha’s war activism and his push for the high House seat as being divisive in his own party. The GOP’s position: Keep it up, Jack. A divided Democratic Party...

A moderate Democratic representative is on the phone, relating a thought he had a few days earlier about his party's prospects for winning back the House in November. "Things look really good," he had mused to himself. "You've got to wonder how we're gonna screw it up." As if on cue, House Democrats--who had been coasting on GOP scandal and disunity--turned against one another. Last Friday, Pennsylvania Democrat Jack Murtha picked a leadership fight over the central issue that splits his party: Iraq. Murtha, who wants a near-immediate withdrawal from Iraq, announced plans to challenge House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer,...