Fred, Huck, NRCC pitch in to help beat Murtha; Update: DCCC rushes ad money to Murtha
posted at 4:27 pm on October 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
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They must smell blood because the new ads are coming fast and furious. Here’s Huck’s press release and the new radio spot from Thompson. The NRCC, which is strapped for cash, just put out the following this morning, which tells you everything you need to know about how vulnerable they think the old crank is.
If you’re mulling a donation, now’s the time.
Update: Just a squib from Roll Call, but enough to confirm that this seat is most assuredly in play.
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Kick in, so we can kick him out.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 4:29 PM
I’d almost be happy trading a Murtha loss and a Coleman deafeat of Franken for an Obama Presidency. Almost.
BadgerHawk on October 28, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Something to hang our hats on for Tuesday?
We’ll lose the country, but gosh darnit; we can take out 1 democrat.
lorien1973 on October 28, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Donated to Russell; and donated to the PUMA’s for the OH GOTV efforts this weekend.
lorien1973 on October 28, 2008 at 4:30 PM
I love it!
Geeky yet interesting & informative.
jgapinoy on October 28, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Really needs a “Hit The Road, Jack” or “You’re Fired!” tag at the end. But still great.
rockmom on October 28, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Watching that turd get flushed would make my day.
Physics Geek on October 28, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Patrick Fitzgerald has ordered Feds to monitor Chicago elections for voter fraud
Should be interesting.
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Donation given! Time to flush the Murtha!
Hammerhead on October 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Fred and Huck–Good Comination for this area. Adding John Kasich in a spot just might be the final torpedo, unless someone has a better suggestion.
BuckeyeSam on October 28, 2008 at 4:36 PM
You’re missing the NRCC’s other ad against Murtha, Allah.
WolkingsWorld.com on October 28, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Gone now – shhhh, everybody…. Wait a bit longer.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Blackfive is rushing in a group of vets to go door to door for William Russell on the 2nd of November
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Done.
BacaDog on October 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Donated twice over the last 8 weeks- hope Murtha is out and living in a shit hole next week.
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
????
BacaDog on October 28, 2008 at 4:41 PM
I hit that!
gman43 on October 28, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Anyone know what the polls are saying about this election? I don’t believe the polls but I am curious.
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Murtha will lose. Obama will lose.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:42 PM
See my 4:42 post. All you need to know.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Just donated. Oh, please let it be like 2004 with Bush winning and Daschle losing…
Missy on October 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
I gave what I can afford.
Hit the road Jack!
ocbrat on October 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Ed, maybe you should delete my 4:36 post.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
I’m hearing you Manly, but…..
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
I really like that ad. Lord I hope he loses…how can he wein when he’s accused our soldiers of being murderers and calls his own constituents racist rednecks? What the hell is wrong with you, PA? Rusell ought to be 20 ahead…
changer1701 on October 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
The same NRCC that pulled money from more conservative congressmen according to Michelle?
Skywise on October 28, 2008 at 4:45 PM
OT: Dow’s up almost 900. What’s up with that? Is the market hopeful now that McCain has pulled within the margin of error again?
aero on October 28, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Murtha’s going down with Obama! LOL!
OSUBuciz1 on October 28, 2008 at 4:47 PM
When is Fitz going to make that same order for Ohio?
Rovin on October 28, 2008 at 4:48 PM
This old moron will probably survive. His constituents are addicts for his pork.
Speedwagon82 on October 28, 2008 at 4:48 PM
You do not believe. *sigh* Stock up on Prilosec, then, because the next 6 days are gonna suck.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Yes. The markests follows the polls. The more Obama was in front the more the markets were tanking. The moment McCain showed a chance of coming back and winning they came back to life and went up almost 1000 points. Investors are scared as hell of an Obama adminsitration. I hope some talking heads on Fox are going to finally say it as it is and not try to put it on some other external signs like a cut in intrest rates.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Yes. And the Obama campaign and their lackeys will do everything they can to drive the markets back down. Remember…Democrats can only do well when America suffers.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:50 PM
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Wine is better darlin’….
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Suspected rate cut tomorrow. A lot of people who know the market are thinking there could be a short bull run, followed by a longer sell-off as 4th quarter numbers come in looking bad.
BadgerHawk on October 28, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Man, I hope Murtha loses!
CP on October 28, 2008 at 4:51 PM
Cavuto mentioned it yesterday.
But there is the caveat. Correlation does not imply causation. So don’t assume stocks up means the market thinks mccain will win.
lorien1973 on October 28, 2008 at 4:51 PM
They gave out the phone number. How much does anyone want to bet that Obamabots will keep spamming this number to prevent real voter-fraud calls from coming in? Just like they did to Stanley Kurtz on the Annenberg files…
Steve Z on October 28, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Funny, they want to attack Democrats, but not support GOP congresswomen like Michele Bachmann
Pussies.
Sir Andrew on October 28, 2008 at 4:53 PM
And by they, I mean the NRCC, not Huck and Fred.
Sir Andrew on October 28, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Ronald Reagan accepts responsbility, must see, very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUbwnkEPqc&feature=related
winemkr on October 28, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Where’s Romney?
CanadianGuy on October 28, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Fitzgerald as far as I know has no jurisdiciton over Ohio.
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 4:55 PM
That is not quite news. They were talking about this yestarday.
I say that markets hope that McCain has a chance of winning. But if he loses, which I hope is not going to be the case, dow is going to be down more than 1000 points on 5th of november.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 4:56 PM
I think that Michelle exposing the RNCC has now put pressure on them to do something. Fred and Huck step in on their own and I think that forced the RNCC’s hand.
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Nowhere to be seen. Haven’t you learned by now that actually Romney hopes in a McCain defeat? That will clear his bid for another run in 2012.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Obama administration means a higher capital-gains tax rate and it could mean the end of private retirement accounts. McCain should be pointing to House discussions about throwing everyone into a government pension. Those two things will tank the market.
Wealth: Obama will either spread it around or kill it off. But he’ll still have his–he’s fully invested in…tax-exempt bonds.
BuckeyeSam on October 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM
The numbers might NOT be bad (George Will said as much today, though they certainly won’t be good).
They can’t go that much further on a rate cut though. Another .5 percent? .25 percent? How long before we hit 0?
Skywise on October 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Murtha looked out through his fence.
The Rednecks were packed in quite dense.
“How dare you dumb dorks!”
“I’ve given you pork!”
“I’ll get you and spare no expense!”
Limerick on October 28, 2008 at 5:01 PM
He attended an economic roundtable with McCain and others in Cleveland yesterday–one at which, when McCain was introducing the attendees, he introduced Pawlenty (and no one else) with some superlative that I can’t recall.
Besides, do you really think Romney would come off well in ads to constituents in Murtha’s district. As I said above, use John Kasich.
BuckeyeSam on October 28, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Looks as though the DCCC has “earmarked” some money for Rep. Murtha…so to speak.
Blaise on October 28, 2008 at 5:02 PM
I would love to donate, particularly since I know the useless of the pork he’s spread up there in the Johnstown area. However, the donor site requires you to check that you’re not a government contractor. Maybe Obama’s myrmidoms can do that, but I can’t
RedinPDRM on October 28, 2008 at 5:03 PM
I feel for the good Americans of Pennsylvania. I hope the best for them.
For the ones who support Murtha? They can go to he(double hockey sticks).
madmonkphotog on October 28, 2008 at 5:03 PM
I was thinking that Romney would be much more helpfull on explaining the markets not to talk against Murtha. Huckabee is much on Murtha’s constituents like. Country guy that worked his way up. He’s although likebele.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 5:05 PM
an Obama gf story that is juicy, you’d think, would atleast have as much of an affect as the Bush DUI story, heck why hasn’t his Cocaine use come up?
jp on October 28, 2008 at 5:06 PM
alot of its all about the tone and frenzy the MSM has when it reports something, which is Obama’s big asset. sorry rascal.
jp on October 28, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Two or three glasses is the limit, Tara Sue. And by “glasses” I mean wine glasses – not Slurpee cups.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:08 PM
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Who’s limit- mine or yours? I wasn’t thinkin’ Slurpee cups- I was thinkin’ those red or blue Solo cups.
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Then he’s royally farked, because McCain will win. He may try a run against Sarah in the Repub primaries in 2012, but he’ll get destroyed. The branch of Republicanism to which Romeny belongs is dying off.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Where’s Romney?
Nowhere to be seen. Haven’t you learned by now that actually Romney hopes in a McCain defeat? That will clear his bid for another run in 2012.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Romney was on the radio yesterday. On Glenn Beck, I think. He is out stumping somewhere. I forget where he said, but he is doing interviews and talking about John McCain. He’s doing his part.
JAM on October 28, 2008 at 5:13 PM
I chipped in $50.
p0s3r on October 28, 2008 at 5:13 PM
The seat and the whole danged state is in play.
Elizabetty on October 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM
I certainly would like to see your cups…um…Solo cups, that is. I have a fresh box of wine, too.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM
“Watching that turd get flushed would make my day.”
Holy God, so very true.
flyawaybird on October 28, 2008 at 5:15 PM
I donated at the end of last week.
And Mitt was with a cadre of economic advisors with McCain yesterday.
Athena on October 28, 2008 at 5:15 PM
He came late in the game. He should have been all over Nevada and Colorado and leading the a victory comitee. He is not the most avid campaigner for the McCain-Palin ticket.
And maybe ManlyRush is wright. Now that he sees that McCain really can pull this off tries to look like part of the winning team. That after people in the media close to him trashed Sarah Palin as much as they could.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Romney’s no fool. He understands the stakes here.
Matt Helm on October 28, 2008 at 5:17 PM
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM
I don’t drink Boones Farm-
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 5:17 PM
I’d lay that blame on those in the media, not him.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 5:18 PM
You are too kind to Romney. Those people wouldn’t have done it without his blessing.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM
BuckeyeSam on October 28, 2008 at 5:01 PM
John McCain did introduce his entire panel.. I saw it live on Fox yesterday morning.
reshas1 on October 28, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Come on Russell! Term limit the old bag.
dugan on October 28, 2008 at 5:27 PM
I have been very harsh on Mitt Romney for months now but I dont see that he isnt working to back McCain and Palin.
That said Mitt does need to flush a lot of his worthless staff. They are poisoning the well for him and the GOP.
The best thing Mitt can do to prove he doesnt agree with those tactics is to start dumping people who are doing this.
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 5:28 PM
I know, I know…you just live there, right?
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
You have no idea what you are talking about. He has done every single thing McCain asked of him.
He cannot go campaign on his own without McCain’s approval. If McCain choose not to use him that is not Romney’s fault.
Elizabetty on October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Donated to Russell. Hope he wins and Murtha is defeated.
texasconserv on October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Solo cups are great for wine or champagne or whiskey!
Mitt is doing his part. I’m still a mitten.
Domino on October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
The bluebloods who supported Romney (for whatever reason)seem to have bailed, not only on him, but on the republicans in general. The business backers are still around, and are definitely needed in the future. The one glaring weakness McCain has right now is the anti-business stance he takes. That needs to be adjusted.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Domino on October 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Thanks Domino- I know I am not alone
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Yes I do. Don’t you wish you were there too? You know you do, just admit it.
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Celebrate McCain’s victory in moderation, my dear. Hangovers really suck. I speak from experience…painful experience.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:37 PM
I’ve heard stories about those farmers’ daughters…
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:38 PM
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:38 PM
all true…
kareyk on October 28, 2008 at 5:39 PM
I don’t celebrate anything. Not yet. Its still early. McCain is still the underdog.
clemycali on October 28, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Count me in. I just donated to Russell and the GOP.
Eff Murtha, that sack o’ crap. He won’t even apologize for defaming our troops. Eff him and the horse he rode in on way too many years ago.
LickyLicky on October 28, 2008 at 5:55 PM
gggggggggggggggggiddyup
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Follow up now on CNN site by Murtha Spokesman
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Murtha should have been out of there a long time ago. He is a poster geezer for term limits.
Terrye on October 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Time to not only put a nail in the coffin of Murtha’s political career but also a chance to rattle some cages nationally against the Dems.
We need a commercial which starts by showing the statements made by Murtha, against the Marines, the racist and the redneck comments and then make the point that this is somebody the Democrats feel worthy of protecting by rushing to his rescue.
Just A Grunt on October 28, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Matt Mazonkey can go jump in a lake!
Domino on October 28, 2008 at 6:04 PM
William Amos:
I’m working as a GOP judge in Chicago next Tuesday.
That’s one precinct where there WON’T be a fraud problem!
annoyinglittletwerp on October 28, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Why are they shocked that a Dem seat might be in play? Murtha’s said some stupid things, and the Dem congress only has a 12% approval rating.
More seats should be vulnerable not less.
We’re being subjected to a massive psy-op by the Obamabots. Just check Hillbuzz. The Obamabots flooding the polls, especially the online ones, in an effort to skew the polls and demoralize us. They are trying to actively suppress the Republican/Conservative vote by making the election seem like its a done deal and all is lost. Its not, and we can actually win.
Iblis on October 28, 2008 at 6:07 PM
He was on the radio this morning with Laura Ingraham’s sub…..he sounded GREAT on all the questions and issues.
He was taking time out from helping McCain so he is out there.
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on October 28, 2008 at 6:21 PM
Thank you!
Domino on October 28, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Carpe diem.
Claypigeon on October 28, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Nothing would make me happier than to see this old cranky buffoon go down.
pullingmyhairout on October 28, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Just saw a piece on Murtha on Brit’s show on Fox. In it Murtha is talking to a reporter and he calls Russell a G_D carpet bagger in full anger mode and red faced.
Here is my question media. I continually hear about how McCain is supposed to have a temper, he is a loose cannon just waiting to go off, and I have never seen that through this whole campaign, even though he has had plenty of reason to be angry, so will you tell us about how what an angry old man Murtha is and foul mouthed to boot?
Just A Grunt on October 28, 2008 at 7:05 PM
We need to get him added on to here, what are his odds of retaining his seat?
http://linesmaker.com/live_odds/us_president_election_odds.htm
Dr Evil on October 28, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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