As if we needed more proof that liberals have no shame. Spendthrift congressman and coward John Murtha is seeking immunity in a lawsuit brought on by one of the marines that Mr. Murtha accused of murdering civilians in Iraq. Interesting excerpt from the news report:
A government attorney representing Murtha told the judges that the lawmaker has immunity from the lawsuit because he was acting in his official role as a lawmaker when he made the comments to reporters.
So, elected officials can say anything they want, especially with regards to the conduct of the US military personnel in a combat zone?
With power, comes responsibility. Or so we thought. No responsibility from Democrats. Just cut and run. What a coward.
In the heat of suddenly tight Congressional race in Pennsylvania’s 12th District, that’s how Bill Clinton describes Representative John Murtha. Murtha, who slanders our military, who degrades his constiutents as “racists” and “rednecks”, is in the fight for his political life. Bill Russell, an Iraq War veteran and conservative Republican, is challenging Murtha for his House seat. The race has tightened significantly in the past two weeks, as Russell has gained ground in light of Murtha’s ludicrous statements.
In an election where Democrats across the country have the advantage in both money and momentum in Congressional races, Murtha has been reduced to begging for financial support from liberal friends at MoveOn.org; the DCCC has also decided to deploy funds. It says alot about John Murtha and even more about Bill Clinton and the Democrat Party, but we already knew that.
MIchelle Malkin says Bill Russell is leading John Murtha in a new poll.
The race has been tightening in the past week since Murtha smeared his own constituents in the past week, calling them “racist” and “rednecks”.
This is a great development. John Murtha is a disgrace to the US Congress and epitomizes the hate-filled, ignorant leftist ideology that, unfortunately, prevails in the Democrat party today. And we would like nothing more than to see a true patriot and conservative like Lt. Col. William Russell take his congressional seat.
Pennsylvania is still a battleground state, and Murtha might have weakened the Obama campaign there. As we’ve noted before, Governor Rendell is nervous about Obama’s prospects in Pennsylvania and McCain has been campaigning hard there.
Democratic Rep. John Murtha leads retired Army Lt. Col. William Russell by a little more than 4 percentage points, within the Susquehanna Poll’s 4.9-point margin of error. The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted for the Tribune-Review on Tuesday, amid uproar over Murtha’s statement that some of his constituents are racist.
About 54 percent of voters among those polled say it’s time for someone else to represent them in Congress. About 35 percent say Murtha deserves to be re-elected.
“The most important variable here is that a decisive majority say it’s time for a new person,” said Jim Lee, president of Susquehanna Polling and Research. He attributed some of the unhappiness with Murtha to the congressman’s recent comments.
John Murtha is pathetic. Being one of the most corrupt and inept representatives in all of Congress is actually his strongest characteristic. But is it possible to sink below the appeal of pond-scum? Murtha has it in the bag. Earlier this week, he referred to citizens of Pennsylvania as racist, lest they not vote for Obama in the general election. But then again, he’s not the first liberal to smear and race-bait the citizens of Pennsylvania this year.
We don’t think Murtha is smart enough to realize his own idiocy, so his enablers issued a feeble attempt at an “apology” :
While we cannot deny that race is a factor in this election, I believe we’ve been able to look beyond race these past few months, and that voters today are concerned with the policy differences of our two candidates and their vision for the future of our great country
Murtha is a disgrace to his constituents; just to drive the point home, he cancels his debate with Bill Russell, his Republican opponent for Pennsylvania’s 12th District, who we strongly support. As per Russell’s campaign:
Once again Mr. Murtha is using the prestige and platform of public office to make wild, reckless statements about the people he represents in Congress.
Because the people of Western Pennsylvania aren’t wholeheartedly embracing Barack Obama’s values and positions on issues like the right-to-life, taxes and the 2nd Amendment doesn’t makes us racist. That’s the cheapest of cheap shots
Here’s the ad:
According to PA WaterCooler, Russell is PA’s biggest fundraiser in the 3rd quarter.
It should be clear that the only thing John Murtha deserves is retirement.
We knew this was coming. While they and their surrogates in the media accuse the GOP of “inciting hatred”, the extremist fringe of the Democrat party is screaming racism again. This time its oozing from House apologist John Murtha of Pennsylvania’s 12th District. In explaining why Pennsylvania may not overwhelmingly vote for Obama, Murtha bloviates:
“There’s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area,” said Mr. Murtha, whose district stretches from Johnstown to Washington County. “The older population is more hesitant.”
Let’s not for one second think that this dramatic support for Obama is somehow emboldening the Democrat party with some sort of new vision for their party. The congressman is goose-stepping in line with the same liberal mantra: if they don’t vote for us, they must be racist. This is the type of politics that Obama loves to play and the cowardice rolls downhill. Nothing new here, just typical spineless fare from the left. And Murtha has other problems to worry about.
Murtha is being challenged by an upstanding American, Lt. Colonel William Russell, for his House seat. The best thing for our country right now would be for Murtha to lose his job.
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