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Murtha, Murtha, Murtha

posted at 9:34 am on June 22, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Late start this morning, plus the U.S./Ghana match is coming up (yeah, I know) so I might be phoning it in for a couple of hours. People keep e-mailing me with links to yesterday’s WashTimes editorial and today’s Bob Novak column, each alleging various shades of shadiness on the part of our favorite anti-war Congressman, so enjoy those if you haven’t already. Bear in mind that he’s a decorated veteran, so criticizing him for his stammering anti-war idiocy is roughly tantamount to desecrating Casey Sheehan’s grave. Or something.

Update: Jack Kelly piles on.

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Dirta dirta a 20 million dollar brother Jihad…

Murtha…Long live …Murtha…long live the culture of.uh.sharing…

A great war hero with a great aim to build a great society…with his brother Robert.

Pelosi is at cloud nine now…time for her to put of the makeup again and fame the lime light…poor nancy.

“money makes the world go around..the world go around….”

easy87us on June 22, 2006 at 9:56 AM

You know, if he had lost his legs at the knees during Vietnam, he would look just like Cotton, Hank Hill’s father on King of the Hill.

“Listen to me, Junior. I led a platoon through the jungle of Sai-Ke. I think I can lead a party of four to table six.”

BelchSpeak on June 22, 2006 at 10:01 AM

I’m sick and tired of Murtha and this “decorated veteran” BS. All of my old friends are also decorated veterans and we all served one or two tours of duty in Vietnam. I wouldn’t care if Murtha was the Red Baron himself, his big mouth and his child like, egocentric behavior are damaging the war effort and emboldening the terrorists. The jerk needs to shut up, stop lying and stop undermining the moral of our troops.

rplat on June 22, 2006 at 10:02 AM

Heh. Here is Murtha with Jimmy Carter.

BelchSpeak on June 22, 2006 at 10:08 AM

Murtha, I served with Marines. I knew Marines. Marines are friends of mine. Murtha , you’re no Marine.

Wade on June 22, 2006 at 11:15 AM

Decorated veteran = Wrong Place at the Right Time
Idiot = Wrong Ideas on My Time

Dread Pirate Roberts VI on June 22, 2006 at 11:22 AM

Thanks to Ann Coulter.. its open season on infallible demoncats!!!

RobertCSampson on June 22, 2006 at 11:22 AM

I wouldn’t care if Murtha was the Red Baron himself

Uh, the Red Baron was an honorable man, nothing like the Murtha…….

ScottG on June 22, 2006 at 12:24 PM

Murtha can only hop to amass such a stellar record of tasty frozen pizza concoction…

Kid from Brooklyn on June 22, 2006 at 1:04 PM

Since Novak points out Murtha was an unindicted co-conspirator in ABSCAM, not to mention a rat, can we criticize him if we weren’t unindicted rats?

Coulter makes a great point about this canard about not being able to criticize anyone if you haven’t served in combat. She suggest that if that is to be the standard then we shjould allow only veterans to vote.

That would essentially reduce Democrats in Congress to a couple districts in Massachusetts, NY, and around Berkeley.

JammieWearingFool on June 22, 2006 at 1:32 PM

Murtha is beginning to remind me of that “Beggin’ Strips” commercial on TV – you know, the one in which the psychiatrist is showing the dog an assortment of images in a word-association test, and the dog’s response to each one is, “Bacon!”

When I see or hear the word “Murtha,” it’s … “Okinawa!”

I swear, the man is a walking, talking self-refutation. Karl Rove, you’ve done it again!

Spurius Ligustinus on June 22, 2006 at 2:19 PM

It’s not nice to make fun of a tired, worn out, old man like the unindicted co-conspirator Murtha. Let him speak. He’s doing a fine job of presenting democrat strategic thinking capability wothout any help.

wcarr on June 22, 2006 at 2:59 PM

Wasn’t Murtha in that Abscam bribery deal in the 80’s? Wasn’t he the one who “rolled” on his buddies? Some bribes were accepted but Murtha snitched on the others so they let him go. Something like that. I cant remember clearly what transpired, but Murtha was involved.
He’s been on the wrong side of most things ever since, looking out for himself and no one else. He’s no Marine anymore for sure, plus, I cant see how he has exhibited that he even cares a smidgen about what his own constituents think. He’s way past his prime and just a mean, and mad, old man now. Sad.

shooter on June 22, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Yes, and he thinks he was at Normandy beach!

wcarr on June 22, 2006 at 3:59 PM

The guy never voted for a war that he didnt vote to pull out of. “Shit, they are firing back at us guys, let get the heck outta here!!”