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Home Front: Politix
Defense Contractors Payback Dinner For Murtha
2008-02-17
Perhaps some pork protestors and video logging of attendees?
The annual payback dinner by defense contractors who benefit from earmarks by Democratic Rep. John Murtha, chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, will be held Feb. 27 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Virginia, across the Potomac from Washington.

Murtha, a close adviser of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is one of the leading earmarkers in Congress. The earmark recipients will be paying the $1,500 a person admission to "An Evening with Jack and Joyce Murtha."

Although the dinner is timed to coincide with the anniversary of Murtha's first special election to Congress in 1974, invitations for it were mailed just before the annual deadline for earmark applications.
Posted by:Frank G

#6  Concurrent Technologies Corporation CTC with its headquarters in Johnstown, PA is one of the principal recipients of Murtha's largesse. In fact, I think upwards of 90% of their business comes through earmarks. Further, having had the misfortune to deal with them in the business world, I know first hand that their quality is schlock. If it were not for earmarks, they would be bankrupt within two years.
Posted by: RWV   2008-02-17 18:44  

#5  Poster boy for term limits. Legislative or otherwise.
Posted by: jds   2008-02-17 14:26  

#4  Same reason that having a D after your affiliation is dispensation from racism, classism, sexism, and most of all 'responsibility' and growing up.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-02-17 08:57  

#3  Wow! The mere fact that a member of congress can even have a kickback payback dinner annually is simply amazing.

Must be the magical power of having a 'D' after his name in the most ethical congress ever.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-02-17 07:19  

#2  Gosh, as usual I thought one thing and typed another that should say; Anyone who does "business" with this swine ought to get kneecapped in an economic way.

You can't use much pork if you are run out of business.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2008-02-17 06:04  

#1  Anyone who does "business" with this swine ought to get kneecapped economic way.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2008-02-17 06:02  

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