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The race for the Virginia 8th District congressional seat has seen two candidates vying for the Republican nomination and the opportunity to unseat nine-term Democratic Congressman Jim Moran. This week, I interview one of the candidates, Amit Singh. My interview with his opponent, Mark Ellmore, will be published next Monday. The primary is on June 10. Paul Ibrahim (P.I.): Mr. Singh, thank you for doing this interview. Can you, in one sentence, explain why you are running for Congress? Amit Singh (A.S.): I am running for Congress because our politicians are leading America in the wrong direction and those who...

If whoever plays the Nazi-analogy card first loses, then Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is a double loser. First, for having played the Bush = Hitler card, second, for lacking the courage to stick by his slander. Moran, a member of Congress' Out-of-Iraq Caucus, was a guest on this evening's Tucker. The eponymous host was hammering him over the fact that despite all their inflamed anti-war rhetoric, the Dems have folded like the proverbial lawn chair, caving to all President Bush's funding requests for Iraq. When Moran could take the taunting no longer, he resorted to the loser's strategy. But watch...

No, I’m not joking. Veterans Outraged Congressman Moran calls our soldiers War Criminals“Sure there’s less violence, but that’s because we’ve ethnically cleansed most of Baghdad” - Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) Ethnic cleansing is a war crime, according to the UN and the rest of the civilized world. That Jim MorOn chose to use those words is beyond unfortunate, it is traitorous and back-stabbing and a bald-faced lie. Vets For Freedom has a petition you can sign to call on Congress to condemn these accusations.If you remember, Jim MorOn is the same guy who said “Jewish Americans, as a voting...

In case we forgot Harry Reid's fantasy of al-Qaeda "civil war" in Iraq from yesterday, Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) reminds us why Democrats have gone out of their minds on the Iraq debate. Moran tells Congress during the funding debate that American troops "ethnically cleansed" Baghdad. No kidding (via The Corner): "Sure, there's less violence, but that's because we've ethnically cleansed most of Baghdad." The UN and most of the rest of the world define ethnic cleansing as a form of genocide. Moran believes that American troops have conducted that crime in Baghdad as part of a pacification program. His...

Yes, that headline is accurate. Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) said:"Sure there’s less violence but that’s because we have ethnically cleansed most of Baghdad.” Maybe Moran wants to bring Gen. Petraeus up on charges. His friends at MoveOn would be pleased. More (watch the video of his comments) here.

Defense: Democrats are balking at a White House request to fund the refitting of B-2 bombers so they can carry bunker buster bombs. It seems they're not interested in dealing with a real threat. "The drumbeats of war are beating again, this time against Iran, and we have to step in while there is still time," moaned Rep. Jim McDermott, Democrat of Washington, said through a spokesman. "We are not authorizing Bush to use a 30,000-pound bunker buster." Rep. Jim Moran, Democrat of Virginia, said he assumes the target for the bunker busters is Iran. Expect Moran to use his...

NJDC Blasts Democrat Rep. Jim Moran Criticized For Blaming Israel. -- Steve Rabin While the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) appears to enthusiastically support all Republicans, even those who support loopholes to allow Halliburton to trade with Iran or wish to cut foreign aid to Israel, the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) views its mission as two-fold: First, supporting the vast majority of Democrats who share our values and appreciate Israel's role as an American ally, homeland for the Jews and a beacon of democracy in the Middle-East. Second, holding to account those Democrats who betray these values. We have...

What is it with Jim Moran? The nine-term Democratic congressman from Northern Virginia can't seem to keep his head on straight when it comes to talking about Iraq and the reasons we have ended up over there. In the run-up to the March 2003 invasion, during an event at a Reston church sponsored by a peace coalition, Moran said: "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this." Not stopping there, he added, "The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change...

A well-known anti-war leader has gone public with the transcript of a private conference call that shows peace activists are exasperated with the Democratic congressional leadership and at a loss for a long-term strategy. The Aug. 29 call highlights divisions in the Democratic Party that Republicans are gearing up to try to exploit as Congress debates its response to the report on Iraq this week by Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. ...etc. The article also contains a link to the transcript of the Aug. 29 phone call, which includes Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Rep. Jim Moran...

The Network of Spiritual Progressives Strategizing with leaders of the Anti-War Movement Posted Friday, September 07 2007 Rabbi Michael Lerner This is a slightly edited version of a phone conference call convened by the NSP with the goal of establishing more contact and cooperation between various segments of the anti-war movement, and encouraging long-term strategic thinking. On the call were Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, Rick Ufford chase of the Christian Peace Wtiness for Iraq, Leslie Cagan of UFPJ, Dot Maver of Ept. of Peace, Rabbi Michael Lerner and Nichola Torbett of NSP,...

The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone, distributed to Iraqi officials, U.S. officials and uniformed military of no particular rank. So when Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) asked a soldier last weekend just what he was holding, the congressman was taken aback to find out.

HC-8 in the U.S. Capitol 10 a.m. Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment against the Vice President on April 24, 2007, because “the Vice President actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and Congress about an alleged threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. He has purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive us about the relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda. And he openly lied to the America people and has publicly threatened aggression against Iran,” Kucinich said. There are currently 16 co-sponsors of H.Res. 333: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA), Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep....

When it comes to anti-war politics, Rosie O'Donnell is one bedfellow Chris Matthews would gladly do without. The MSNBC host made that crystal clear on this afternoon's Hardball. Matthews played a clip of O'Donnell's recent slanging match in which she unmistakably intimated to Elizabeth Hasselbeck that US troops are terrorists, responsible for 655,000 civilian deaths in Iraq [itself a grossly exaggerated figure in any case]. MSNBC HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS: While I generally sympathize with her point of view, her skepticism about this war, I do have a problem with her suggestion that we're the terrorists, which is clearly what the...

Key House Democrats plan to insist the Pentagon shut down the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and are contemplating the relocation of many of the 385 or so remaining terrorist suspects to military brigs along the East Coast -- including Quantico, Va., and Charleston, S.C. "It sets us back in the war on terrorism to be maintaining Guantanamo," said Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), who's heading an investigation of the facility for the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. "It will enhance our reputation to close it down and to apply our system of justice to all of these detainees," he added....

ONE MAN'S OBSESSION It was more than four years ago, Feb. 6, 1998, that President Clinton - a Democrat if there ever was one - signed Public Law 105-154, renaming National Airport "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport." But one Democrat in particular, Rep. James P. Moran of Virginia, was outraged. In fact, Moran, whose congressional district encompasses the airport, declared that if Democrats ever regain control of Congress while he's still a member - his own party gives him two more years - he'll introduce legislation to remove "Ronald Reagan" from the name. In the meantime, the Virginia Democrat is...

Arlingtonians Remember 9/11 in Their Own Ways by Kristen Armstrong Sun Gazette Monday, September 11, 2006 ...The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was commemorated Monday in a ceremony that not only honored those who died, but saluted those whose actions on 9/11 made a difference. ... But Moran then maneuvered into more sensitive ground, suggesting that the country was not safer and intimating that the Bush administration's foreign policy was headed in the wrong directions. “More people hate us,” Moran said, a comment that drew an outburst from the crowd. “My brother died on 9/11 -...

Arlingtonians Remember 9/11 in Their Own Ways by KRISTEN ARMSTRONG, Staff Writer (Created: Monday, September 11, 2006 2:03 PM EDT) The fifth annual Arlington Police/Sheriff/Fire 9-11 5K Race drew thousands to Crystal City on Sept. 9. It was one of many events taking place across the county to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Photo by Betty Morales) The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was commemorated Monday in a ceremony that not only honored those who died, but saluted those whose actions on 9/11 made a difference. “Arlington remembers all responders,”...

Democrats are in a solid position to reclaim control of the House of Representatives this November, and could also take control of the Senate, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran told a crowd gathered in Falls Church last Saturday morning at Stacy’s Coffee Shop. Moran held three such town meetings in his 8 th Congressional District of Virginia on Saturday, departing Stacy’s after an hour and a half for similar events in Reston and Arlington. Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner and Vice Mayor Lindy Hockenberry were among those present at the Falls Church event. Moran reminded the crowd that the City of...

O'Donoghue, Iraq War Vet to Face Jim Moran in Virginia Tom O'Donoghue, an Iraq War veteran, will be the next GOP candidate to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) this fall. O'Donoghue, 41, an account executive at LexisNexis, defeated mortgage lender Mark Ellmore in Tuesday's Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District, which spans Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington and parts of Fairfax counties, including most of Reston. 'We had a great way of targeting people and a real clear message,' said O'Donoghue after the victory. WITH ALL 141 precincts reporting, O'Donoghue received 69 percent of the vote, or 3,058 votes....

If Democrats win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran said he would use his position in the majority to help funnel more funds to his Northern Virginia district. Moran, D-8th, told those attending the Arlington County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on June 9 that while he in theory might oppose the fiscal irresponsibility of “earmarks” - funneling money to projects in a member of Congress's district - he understands the value they have to constituents. “When I become chairman [of a House appropriations subcommittee], I'm going to earmark the shit...

If Democrats win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran said he would use his position in the majority to help funnel more funds to his Northern Virginia district. Moran, D-8th, told those attending the Arlington County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on June 9 that while he in theory might oppose the fiscal irresponsibility of “earmarks” - funneling money to projects in a member of Congress's district - he understands the value they have to constituents. “When I become chairman [of a House appropriations subcommittee], I'm going to earmark the shit...

Every once in a while, a politician provides a moment of utter clarity, usually inadvertently, which defines their character so well that further defense is pointless. Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) not only did that for himself but for his entire party, and provided the Republicans with a valuable sound bite for the upcoming mid-terms in every district: If Democrats win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran said he would use his position in the majority to help funnel more funds to his Northern Virginia district. Moran, D-8th, told those attending the Arlington...

Knowing the 8th Congressional District tends to vote overwhelmingly Democratic, neither Tom O'Donoghue, 41, or Mark Ellmore, 47, wants to be seen as a hardline Republican. "I don't have an elephant tattooed on my back end," O'Donoghue said. "I'm reaching out to labor organizations and African-Americans," Ellmore said. "I'm not interested in playing politics, I'm only interested in being the best I can be and spreading my message of hope and unity." The two candidates, both Alexandria residents, are vying for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D) in the fall. But first they will face each...

Free admission to the Smithsonian Institution's museums and National Zoo stands out in the District, where everything has its price. But with deteriorating buildings, a maintenance backlog in the billions and fewer public dollars to spare, one member of Congress says no fees makes no sense. "I cannot understand why we don't charge a fee," Rep. James P. Moran, Virginia Democrat, said after hearing House testimony about insufficient funds for repairs. The Smithsonian in its 160-year history has never charged to visit the museums, stocked with displays of everything from dinosaur bones and the Hope Diamond to the original Star-Spangled...

Earlier this year there was a town hall meeting on the Iraq war, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), with the participation of such antiwar organizations as CodePink and MoveOn.org. The event also featured Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a former Marine who had become an outspoken critic of the war. To this Iraq war veteran, it was a good example of something that's become all too common: People from politics, the media and elsewhere purporting to represent "our" views. With all due respect, most often they don't. The tenor of the town meeting was mostly what one might expect, but...

Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran wants his colleagues to recognize a bunch of bikers. Moran has introduced a bill to honor the Patriot Guard, a national network of motorcyclists who turn out at funerals for US soldiers killed in Iraq to counter a Topeka church's protests. The First-District Republican seeks to commend the group for shielding military families from funeral protests. The Westboro Baptist Church believes soldiers fighting in Iraq die because of God's anger at US tolerance of homosexuality. Last year a small group of motorcyclists revved their engines and waved US flags to serve as a barrier between a...

Al Gore got an endorsement for a second presidential bid in 2008 – from a Virginia congressman who blamed the Iraq war on American Jews. Questioned about the contest, Democratic Rep. Jim Moran said: "I'd like to see him get into the race." "He won the popular vote in 2000, and I think he's even stronger and more committed," Moran said yesterday on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. "But you know, he's got his own life and it's his decision to make." A spokesman for Gore had no immediate reaction to Moran's comments. Moran is not known as one of the most...

WASHINGTON - Democrat Al Gore, who in 2000 lost one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history to Republican George W. Bush, should run for president in 2008, a congressman said Wednesday. Questioned about the contest, Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia said: "I'd like to see him get into the race." "He won the popular vote in 2000, and I think he's even stronger and more committed," Moran said Wednesday on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. "But you know, he's got his own life and it's his decision to make."Gore has retreated into private life in Tennessee since his contested...

Democrat Al Gore, who in 2000 lost one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history to Republican George W. Bush, should run for president in 2008, a congressman said Wednesday. Questioned about the contest, Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia said: "I'd like to see him get into the race." "He won the popular vote in 2000, and I think he's even stronger and more committed," Moran said Wednesday on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. "But you know, he's got his own life and it's his decision to make."

During a Town Hall meeting earlier this week Democrat Congressmen John Murtha (PA) and Jim Moran (VA) touted their call for a withdrawal from Iraq, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Moran and Murtha continued the anti-war diatribes which included their relating talks they've had with military officers and rank-and-file troops in Iraq. Murtha has said the military is broken, morale within the ranks is poor, we need to pullout immediately, and other defeatist rantings.Murtha had just finished his presentation during the Virginia townhall meeting, in which he added that he feared a slow withdrawal may give people the impression...

Last Thursday, an overwhelming crowd turned out at the National Rural Electric Cooperative in Arlington for a town hall meeting to discuss the road ahead in Iraq . Seated in the auditorium to hear my special guest Rep. Jack Murtha explain his reasons for an immediate redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq, were over 500 people. In the two overflow rooms, we had almost 250 people. Almost as many where turned away under the fire marshal’s orders that the building was at capacity. Fortunately, CSPAN covered the event live on radio and television, so those who did not arrive early...

Pennsylvania Rep. John T. Murtha commanded the stage and a live national television audience with unbowed resolve to defend his call for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq last Thursday, spellbinding an overflow crowd of 600 at a town meeting hosted by Rep. Jim Moran in the Ballston area of Arlington. Murtha’s credentials as a respected, veteran member of Congress with a strong record of supporting national defense has given enormous credibility to his call, and he told the audience Thursday that he’s been frustrated by the Bush administration’s reaction. “All they can respond with is rhetoric,”...

http://www.johnnyproctor.com/sqsp2/seaveyvideo.wmv http://www.johnnyproctor.com/sqsp2/wagnervideo.wmv wish we all had been there...

The mainstream news media's favorite anti-war veteran, Congressman John Murtha, has had a bad week. No thanks to the news media, either. The internet and talk radio were the instruments of Murtha's negative coverage. The first incident involved a young Marine back from Afghanistan. The second involved a story that cast doubts on Murtha's military record. During a Town Hall meeting earlier this week Democrat Congressmen John Murtha (PA) and Jim Moran (VA) touted their call for a withdrawal from Iraq, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Moran and Murtha continued the anti-war diatribes which included their relating talks they've...

Congressman Jim Moran is a boxer and he likes to talk real tough. It's all an act. This is a guy who nearly assaulted an 8 year-old black kid and did something that made his bruise-covered wife call 911 and divorce him the next day. Now he's dissing American troops who just returned from fighting al Qaeda in Afghanistan. He can beat up women and little black children, but he can't face someone his own size. At one of Moran's recent town meetings in Alexandria, Virginia, a young sergeant told the congressman he'd returned from Afghanistan and would have volunteered...

During a Town Hall meeting earlier this week Democrat Congressmen John Murtha (PA) and Jim Moran (VA) touted their call for a withdrawal from Iraq, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Moran and Murtha continued the anti-war diatribes which included their relating talks they've had with military officers and rank-and-file troops in Iraq. Murtha has said the military is broken, morale within the ranks is poor, we need to pullout immediately, and other defeatist rantings. Murtha had just finished his presentation during the Virginia townhall meeting, in which he added that he feared a slow withdrawal may give people the...

Click here for a short clip of Sgt Mark Seavey addressing his Congressman at a Town Hall meeting carried by C-Span.

I can't find it on the web. Bret Baier was the reporter and showed a soldier from Moran's district who had just gotten back from Afghanistan, and this dude lit in to both of them exposing both their sleeziness and pettiness. Anyone have access to this video?

Sgt. Mark Seavey was outnumbered, but not alone at the moonbat townhall hosted by Reps. Jim Moran and John Murtha last week. Near the end of the marathon session, a Vietnam veteran, General Wagner, stepped up to the microphone to deliver a message from the mother of an Iraqi war vet who gave his life for his country and for the mission. After reading a scathing letter addressed to Murtha, Wagner talked about his own experience in Vietnam: General Wagner speaks the truth Download the video (.wmv file). A snippet of Wagner's remarks: I visit Walter Reed [Army Hospital] and...

Mudville Gazette has the details on an Army soldier who confronted Dem Reps. John Murtha and Jim Moran at a town hall meeting in Arlington, Va. Greyhawk transcribed the confrontation: "Yes sir my name is Mark Seavey and I just want to thank you for coming up here. Until about a month ago I was Sgt Mark Seavey infantry squad leader, I returned from Afghanistan. My question to you, (applause) "Like yourself I dropped out of college two years ago to volunteer to go to Afghanistan, and I went and I came back. If I didn't have a herniated disk...

At Moran's Arlington Forum, Pa. Democrat Again Urges Pullout In an emotional two-hour public forum in Arlington last night on the Iraq war, one of the Bush administration's chief critics, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), renewed his call for an immediate pullout, saying, "We've become the enemy." Murtha, a blunt-spoken decorated war veteran, has become a hero to the antiwar movement after he was denounced as a coward for his call to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq. Murtha's views had drawn sharp criticism earlier in the day from Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....

Congressman Moran's News Commentary The federal government is spying on American citizens. It sounds like the wild-eyed prognostication of your run of the mill conspiracy theorist, an Orwellian rumor that should be dismissed out of hand. Except that, as acknowledged and authorized by President Bush, it is occurring as you read this column. Under the paradigm of the war on terror, the President has authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to operate clandestine communications surveillance on law abiding American citizens. First reported in The New York Times last month, it has been revealed that President Bush signed an executive order...

Congressman Jim Moran ('Rat-VA), in close coordination with well known leftwing groups Democrats.com and AfterDowningStreet.org, is hosting a so-called "Townhall Meeting" tonight, beginning at 7pm. According to the leftwing groups' press release (linked above), this event tonight is one of more than 130 similar events being held across the US this weekend. From the press release: Out of Iraq events around the country on or about January 7th. Most of the events are town hall forums, and several will feature members of Congress, including Bobby Scott, Diane Watson, Jim McDermott, Adam Smith, Bob Filner, Martin Sabo, Jim Moran, Marty Meehan,...

The Road Ahead in Iraq: Congressman Jim Moran to Hold a Town Hall Meeting on the War Featuring Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Murtha surveys the situation with American troops in Iraq When: Thursday, January 5th 6:30PM to 9:00PM Where: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 4301 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22203 *Congressman Jack Murtha turned the debate over Iraq on its head last month when this decorated Vietnam Vet and one of the most respected pro-military members of Congress issued his call for a redeployment of troops from Iraq. Come hear his reasons for that groundbreaking decision and participate...

22 Congressmen Hate Christmas This year's "War for Christmas" – keeping "Christ" in the holiday has apparently been won. And, like many "wars," there has even been a Congressional resolution in support of keeping Christmas alive and well. On December 15 the House of Representatives passed a resolution "protecting the symbols and traditions of Christmas" by an overwhelming 401-22 vote. Representative JoAnn Davis (R-VA), the resolution's sponsor, said the resolution was necessary to counter "political correctness run amok." "No one," she said, "should feel like they have done something wrong by wishing someone a Merry Christmas." Twenty-two Democrats played Scrooge...

On Friday, December 16th, the US House of Representatives voted on HR 612, Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to achieving victory in Iraq 108 democrats and 1 independent (Sanders) voted AGAINST American victory in Iraq. Here is the roll call of the votes. See how your rep voted.

A mother’s grief for her child has refocused the public’s attention squarely back on Iraq . Cindy Sheehan, the mother of 24-year-old Army Spc. Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq , has planted herself outside of the President’s Crawford , Texas ranch while he vacations this month. It is a protest of a war sold under false pretenses and carried out without the necessary international support, and one without a discernable strategy from the administration for exit. Many others are joining Sheehan, if not physically in Crawford, then emotionally at peace vigils held across the country. These growing ranks...

(CNSNews.com) - Anger over a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the use of eminent domain is now affecting how some constituents in Virginia's 8th congressional district treat their incumbent House member. A small group of Virginians Friday held a mock auction to sell the office of Democratic U.S. Rep. James Moran after Moran refused to denounce the Supreme Court's Kelo vs. New London verdict, which affirmed the right of a municipality to seize private property for commercial use. The House resolution, denouncing the Kelo decision as the nullification of private property rights, passed overwhelmingly, 365 to 33. Thirty-two of...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- As part of a major Pentagon public relations offensive, dozens of lawmakers are being flown to the maximum-security units here for VIP tours conducted by generals who portray the cells as safe and even comfortable places for suspected terrorists to spend their days. The visits, organized by the military in a bid to blunt the impact of numerous reports of inhumane treatment and exotic interrogation techniques, have become such a routine part of life at this spartan, sprawling base that signs on the open doors of two maximum-security cells say "Tour Cell."

Hello, I run a group associated with Townhall.com (which was associated with the Heritage Foundation): http://townhall.meetup.com/561/about/ There are about five of these groups in Northern Virginia and we're organizing a protest this Friday against Jim Moran and his effective support of the Connecticut eminent domain decision (Kelo) -- as you may know he was one of only 33 representative to not vote in disapproval of the decision. We'd appreciate your help in getting the word out, and attendance. Purpose: Protest the US Supreme Court rewriting the Constitution with Jim Moran's acquiescence. We agree with Justice O'Connor that, "Nothing is to...