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Is Murtha's re-election campaign in trouble?

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Posted by Mike 2006-06-16 10:10|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh, pleaseohpleaseohplease....

He was on the news last night - over the top!

Posted by Bobby 2006-06-16 10:13|| 2006-06-16 10:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Babe vs. Blabbermouth.

I'll take the Babe for $500 Alex.

Posted by Thiper Gresh7838 2006-06-16 11:26|| 2006-06-16 11:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Her website is here: http://irey.com/

If you're simply shallow, here's a slogan:
Vote for the beauty, not for the beast

If you look at her politics, and see where she stands on the issues, she's the kind of person the nation needs in Congress.

From her website:

Make sure your friends are informed this year, help spread Diana's message of low taxes, decreased government spending and strong national security.

Remember to put your money where your mouth is: There is a dontaion link on the main web page.

I challenge any and all veterans who are fed up with Murtha's cowardly craven political acts to pony up money for his opponent.

It does not have to be much - money at this point has a lot of leverage - and we can always toss more later. $20 helps, $50 helps - that can pay for a phone line for a month, to help buy an ad in the paper, or defray office expenses, etc. Stuff that keeps a campaign rolling. And we can throw more "poker money" to sweeten the pot later.

Stack a few of those together, and you can get radio ads. Put a hundred of us together and she can put his ugly words and face on TV across his district to show the voters exactly who Murtha has morphed into. Put a couple hundred of us together, and she can put TV ads and billboards that tell her district who she is and why they should vote for her.

I'll ante $50. Who's in?

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 12:16|| 2006-06-16 12:16|| Front Page Top

#4 That OLD BASTARD needs to retire anyway or just GO AWAY!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2006-06-16 12:29|| 2006-06-16 12:29|| Front Page Top

#5 http://vets4irey.com

Retire Mouthy Murtha!

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 12:33|| 2006-06-16 12:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Go read her interview at Free Republic - I'd vote for ANY politician with here stnaces on terror, border, taxes, guns and family issues.

And think, she'd be an ideal candidate for Sanator in a few years too, after she proves herself in the House - IF she can get elected now. I'm really motivated to contribute after reading what she sys, where here philosophical center is. Why can't the Republican party come up with more strong candidates like this nation wide?

On Murtha and the Marines:

"Marines are innocent until proven guilty"
"Murtha has lost his way"

Her reply to "What are your priorities" (On Free Republic)

1. Win the War on Terror.
2. Secure our borders, and address the illegal immigration problem.
3. Reform our cumbersome tax code.

Plus she's not araid to scrap:

Q: The GOP has been very weak in getting [its] message out in a timely manner, often resulting in the media or the Democrats controlling public perception. What would you do/request that would help this marketing/public relations gap on our side?

Her reply?

I think often times Republicans are afraid of stating the facts surrounding an issue. I would simply encourage other Republicans to not be afraid of the fight.

Damn - she's a home run candidate!

We have GOT to get more like her elected to represent the in Congress. And the bonus is that we get rid of a shitbird, Murtha.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 12:45|| 2006-06-16 12:45|| Front Page Top

#7 OK OS I am there next payday for $25.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-06-16 13:06|| 2006-06-16 13:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Sent my money. Use it well.

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-06-16 13:25|| 2006-06-16 13:25|| Front Page Top

#9 There is very little chance she will be elected. Look at a map of Murtha's district. It's a custom designed safe seat. That's why a cluck like him has been quietly re-elected for 32 years.

This is a year of throwing the bums out in Pennsylvania and I hope Irey benefits from the trend. But I wouldn't be too surprised if Son-of-Tip wins re-election.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-06-16 13:27|| 2006-06-16 13:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Irey is like a dream come true.

Posted by closedanger">closedanger 2006-06-16 13:44|| 2006-06-16 13:44|| Front Page Top

#11 If she doesn't win (likely) the donations haven't been wasted. Other politicians will take note of the support for her.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-16 14:01|| 2006-06-16 14:01|| Front Page Top

#12 He's been relected those tiems because he hasn't been an outrageous traitor int he middle of a way those 32 years - and hasn't had a serious and wellfunded challenger.

Plus its not nearly as safe as you make it out to be. It was 51-49 last time, and there are many "Sam Nunn" democrats who will vote against Murtha for his foolishness with the war. And its still split - remember Murtha is allegedly pro-life, pro-gun, so that paints a fairly non-liberal district. So Irey is not that far away from the voter base there - and that she and the district are so well aligned means she doenst have to concentrate on defending her 2nd amendment stance, nor family stance. It will all fall to jobs, taxes, border and the war. ALL of those are places where Murtha is WEAK and her position is quite strong.

Right now, there is plenty of time to drive Murtha's negatives way up - he's doing a good job of it himself every time he opens his yap on national TV he pisses off even more veterans and those in middle america who truly support the troops and are angered by scurrious remarks like those Murtha makes. The national republican party should do what they did in S Dakota, and target him with a flood of negative advertising - his meetings with Code Pink and thier monetary association with terrorists ($650,000 to Terrorist grousp in Fallujah while Mareins were fighting there), and other things like that, maybe Cindy Shithands. It will be cake to drive his negatives sky high given his public remarks, pandering to the left and his voting record that can be parsed for goodies like bad pork votes, etc.

Then introduce Diana Irey as an alternative. Same values as the people in the district, time for a new face, play on the "throw the bastards out" meme after painting Murtha as one of "the bastards". Play up her as fresh for the challenges against the same old stale and worn-out politics-as-usual reperesented by Jack Murtha. He's had a quarter of a centruy in Congress, time for a change!

Then, as the war and the Haditha cases turn agaisnt Murtha, and his political antics inside the Dem party turn even the local editorial boards against him, even a "safe" incumbent can be tossed out on his ass.

Think on this scenario: Murtha is summoned and forced to go on the stand under questiong formthe defense in several of the the Haditha trials - right in the middle of the campaign! The troops are found not-guilty - and where does that leave Jack Murtha? Biggest fool in the public arena.

Once he appears side-by-side and engages in debates, Mrs Irey's energy will be a huge contrast with his sodden sullen jowly manner. Yeah shallow, but telegenic is one of the requirements in modern day media. And her being female and petite willplay against any "hard" talk Murtha tries in person, and anything he does to soften it up can be spun as "out of touch condescending sexist coddling" - that is, she can make the debates a No Win for Murtha if she pays it smart - be nice, dont be a hurt little girl, dont be Ann Coulter and a bitch, just be whatyou are - a profession, a wife and a concerned citizen who thinks Jack Murtha has become someone way different from the opriginal one that went to DC, and its time for him to go because he is wrong on defense, wrong on taxes, wrong on jobs, wrong on border security, wrong on immigration, wrong on the war on terror, and wrong for this district. You're not the Jack Murtha we knew - you're now some creature of Washington DC, not PA. No way he can aswer that without appearing either as an overbearing asshole or a condescending asshole - either way he comes off as an asshole.

If you need any more visuals, try this one:

Murtha with Code Pink

Diana with the American Legion

Diana With Vets

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:09|| 2006-06-16 14:09|| Front Page Top

#13 intial statement with typos corrected:

He's been re-elected all those times because he hasn't been an outrageous traitor and advocatiiong sedition, cowardice and cut-n-run in the middle of a war! This is a unique circumstance.He also hasn't had a serious and wellfunded challenger.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:11|| 2006-06-16 14:11|| Front Page Top

#14 Oh and you miught want to host these pix locally after resizing them,I hate to be a bandwidth bandit to Vets4Irey. The Murth-CodePink picture with flowers might make a good logo for jackjaw Jack Murtha.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:12|| 2006-06-16 14:12|| Front Page Top

#15 Correction - that's a VFW hat - so she's with the VFW on memorial day in that photo if I am correct (just looked in the closet at my VFW and Legion stuff)

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:14|| 2006-06-16 14:14|| Front Page Top

#16 From her Press Conference (Video)

The reason I referenced President Abraham Lincoln earlier in my remarks is because our 16th president once said...
And I quote:
"Congressmen who wilfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arressted, exiled, or hanged."

While I am not suggesting such extreme actions be taken.... Congressman Murtha must at the very least apologize to these Marines, their families, And all of our military serving abroad who he has recklessly put in greater danger.

Wow....

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-06-16 14:45|| 2006-06-16 14:45|| Front Page Top

#17 And before Dave or someone else slips their leash, yes she is a babe, she's "Hawt". Feel free to post up about her looks - I am declarign this to be a PC-Free, old-goat chauvinist zone.

Whatever.

But what I find most attractive is that she's gutsy and RIGHT!

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:57|| 2006-06-16 14:57|| Front Page Top

#18 And I read Playboy only for the articles.

Heh.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 14:58|| 2006-06-16 14:58|| Front Page Top

#19 She is a cutie. And smart. What a pity I live in the wrong state.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-16 15:14|| 2006-06-16 15:14|| Front Page Top

#20 You do realize that if the Marines are as innocent as we believe they are, Murtha is dog meat. He condemned them before the facts were in, and Americans won't except that kind of shithead in Congress unless he's black.

Posted by wxjames 2006-06-16 16:04|| 2006-06-16 16:04|| Front Page Top

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