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| Ousting Jack (Murtha) |
| 2008-07-24 |
| By Michelle Malkin A JAW-dropping political miracle may be on the horizon. No, I'm not talking about the second coming of the Obamessiah. I'm talking about the long-deserved comeuppance of troop-smearing, pork-feasting, scandal-tainted Democratic Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania. The 18-term congressman's challenger, staunch conservative Republican newcomer William Russell, raised nearly $670,000 in the second quarter. Earmark king Murtha scraped together a measly $119,000. Russell's underdog campaign bested Murtha without the perks of incumbency, national name recognition, big PAC donations or mainstream media support. Even more amazing: The challenger, a Desert Storm veteran and Army reservist who survived the 9/11 Pentagon attack, wasn't even publicly campaigning during the quarter. Russell, 45, is on active duty with the Army until after Aug. 1 and is barred from actively campaigning until then. Rest at link. Also consider supporting LtCol. Allen West for Congress |
| Posted by:ed |
| #12 Like Lee Harvey Oswald, Murtha is a EX Marine, not a former Marine like yours truly. His motto is 'Semper Infidelis'. That's funny the Latin word for unfaithful contains the root word Infidel? As far as Murtha is concerned, this works for me. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-24 20:35 |
| #11 "Also consider supporting LtCol. Allen West for Congress" Already got his website marked - waiting for payday. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-07-24 19:07 |
| #10 If there was intelligent life in his district, they'd be aware that Murtha has got to keel over soon enough of natural causes [although in the case of Senator Byrd, it appears the Donks are working hard on keeping the dead in office]. It's better to start your representative's seniority as soon as possible than be assure of the basement for a couple of decades behind other districts in America. Note well, that 'conservative' Donks have beat out 'liberal' Trunks this past year. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-07-24 18:50 |
| #9 I'd hate to be the recruiter that enlisted Murtha. If the guy is still alive, he's probably caught a LOT of grief from his buddies. |
| Posted by: Jomock Platypus9662 2008-07-24 18:24 |
| #8 Murtha is a crybaby. Not good lawmaker material. |
| Posted by: Flemble Henbane3490 2008-07-24 16:26 |
| #7 Murtha better pray he does not see me before he dies. That pi@ce of Sh!t. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-07-24 14:41 |
| #6 It still comes down to votes. & FatJack has bought and owns his district with all his pork. And yes, I'd love to be proven wrong. |
| Posted by: Gliper Darling of the Poles4182 2008-07-24 14:28 |
| #5 Expect every senior executive from Concurrent Technologies Corporation to contribute to Murtha whose pork put them were they are today. |
| Posted by: BlackCat 2008-07-24 13:03 |
| #4 Murtha is one fat, tired POS. Well past time to flush him down the shitter. How about their shiny new Sen. Casey ? What a lefty freak. Have Pennsy voters decided to try and become dumber than their Taxachusetts friends ? |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-07-24 11:43 |
| #3 The guy's a slime, I hope he gets unseated then cleaned out in the civil suits. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-24 11:16 |
| #2 The last time he ran, Murtha was so scared that he got two Democrat toadies to run in the open Republican primary, and told all his followers to vote for them. One of them won, then both dropped out of the race, leaving Murtha unopposed. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-24 11:11 |
| #1 Murtha probably hasn't put the arm on his local pork recipients yet... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-24 10:11 |