Murtha on CNN now...

[kerry-is-my-prez]

Being interviewd by Woofie....

[dave29]

1. Never heard of him before today. A new hero

:)

[kerry-is-my-prez]

4. Every once in a while he gets fed up and busts a gullet

n/t

[kiteinthewind]

2. Call Congressman Murtha 1-202-225-2065

Call his office and let him know we are PROUD of him!!!
:loveya:

[Bluebear]

17. Lines busy, I will keep trying!

Great suggestion.

[Bluebear]

25. Done. They were very glad to hear the support.

[bluedog]

30. I called...lady said "thank-you" very much for calling......YEA

[Armstead]

3. Really ripping into it

Boy when he went through a conversion, he really went through a conversion

[kpete]

5. The Speaker, the speaker (he is shaking as he asks this)

Has the Speaker served in the military?

[CottonBear]

20. Time for a refresher course: here's the list of who served & who didn't:

Who served, and who didn't? (Hint: Hastert did not serve.)

Democrats:

Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71
David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72
Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72
Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade
Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam
Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII
John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V Purple Hearts
John Edwards: did not serve
Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea
Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star &Bronze Star, Vietnam
Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53
Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74
Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-79; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91
Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons
Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier's Medal
Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit
Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart
Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V
Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star
Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
Chuck Robb: Vietnam
Howell Heflin: Silver Star
George McGovern: Silver Star &DFC during WWII
Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received 311
Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy
Walter Mondale: Army 1951-53
John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters
Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg
Wesley Clark: U.S. Army, 1966-2000, West Point, Vietnam, Purple Heart, Silver Star. Retired 4-star general
John Dingell: WWII vet
John Conyers: Army 1950-57, Korea


NOW FOR THE EYE (and hopefully MIND) OPENER!:

Republicans:

Dennis Hastert: did not serve
Tom Delay: did not serve
House Whip Roy Blunt: did not serve
Bill Frist: did not serve
Rudy Giuliani: did not serve
George Pataki: did not serve
Mitch McConnell: did not serve
Rick Santorum: did not serve
Trent Lott: did not serve
Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
Jeb Bush: did not serve
Karl Rove: did not serve
Saxby Chambliss: did not serve because of "bad knee." He's the man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism
Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve
Vin Weber: did not serve
Richard Perle: did not serve
Douglas Feith: did not serve
Eliot Abrams: did not serve
Richard Shelby: did not serve
Jon Kyl: did not serve
Tim Hutchison: did not serve
Christopher Cox: did not serve
Newt Gingrich: did not serve
Don Rumsfeld: served in peacetime Navy (1954-57) as aviator and flight instructor
George W. Bush: six-year Nat'l Guard commitment (incomplete)
Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies
Gerald Ford: Navy, WWII
Phil Gramm: did not serve
John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross
Bob Dole: an honorable veteran
Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam
Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-86
JC Watts: did not serve
Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer
G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese
Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
Antonin Scalia: did not serve
Clarence Thomas: did not serve

Pundits and Preachers:

Sean Hannity: did not serve
Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')
Bill O'Reilly: did not serve
Michael Savage: did not serve
George Will: did not serve
Chris Matthews: did not serve
Paul Gigot: did not serve
Bill Bennett: did not serve
Pat Buchanan: did not serve
Bill Kristol: did not serve
Kenneth Starr: did not serve
Michael Medved: did not serve

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"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country." - Hermann Göring

[kiteinthewind]

31. Awesome!!

Thanks for this post--good reference to have, and quite surprising!! :sarcasm:

[CottonBear]

32. You're welcome & welcome to DU kiteinthewind!

:hi: It is a great list.

We need to remember who the chickenhawks are and who the true patriots and heros are! :patriot:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. He's berating Blitzer - this is good...

n/t

[Connie_Corleone]

7. I hope they repeat it at 7:00 tonight.

[dave29]

9. details!

Farming here in my cube

[Armstead]

15. Think of everything we've been saying and put it in the mouth of a hawk

That's pretty much what it is.

He is ripping the dishonesty, incompetance and the futility of attempting to achieve a military victory in Iraq. Pointing out how everything has failed, and there's no use in staying.

He said the American Public wants us out, the Iraqis want us out and there's no reason to prolong the misery.

[dave29]

19. finally!

and to think it's actually getting covered.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

21. When Wolfie repeated the Rep. talking points he interrrupted him.

AQ basically said that Wolf knew better and that Wolf had spoken to veterans. Re: one fo the Repub. critics "I don't care what he says. Has HE been at war?"

[Bozita]

27. Yep, Murtha was as aggressive as a ...ummm... as a Republican

[oregonindy]

24. Is there a vid yet?

[burythehatchet]

8. I'm fucking weeping with joy and pride

[Armstead]

10. Public realizes the deception and dishonesty

This guy is amazing.

[ClusterFreak]

11. Murtha for President

....this guy's the Howard Cosell of the Congress!!:hi:

edited for stupidity!!:crazy:

[Bluebear]

13. Works for me. nt

[Bluebear]

12. "OH, GIVE ME A BREAK, WOLF!"

Go, John!

[malaise]

16. That was too good

Dems are finding their balls - go Murtha

[blueblitzkrieg]

14. He's ripping Blitzer a new asshole!

That's how you have to deal with media Bush whores like Wolf, just slap 'em down.

[Gabi Hayes]

18. he's one tough Murthafucka, he dat! amazing!

NOBODY, not anybody has thrown it back in MSM's shitface the way Murtha just did

previous posts haven't beGUN to capture the passion with which he dismissed the pugliars and chickenhawks....Hastert in parTICular

truly inspiring

what a man!

[burythehatchet]

22. I had read he shuns publicity

he needs to be out front and center for the good of us all.

[Gabi Hayes]

26. amen to that! he was wearing it on his face, in his voice, especially

in the DISGUST he showed for the admin, the pugs in congress, AND the military leadership

he talked about the soldiers being targets now, how violence has increased over four hundred percent since the occupation...myriad other pertinent points, but the important thing was his PASSION, which has been so SORELY LACKING over the past three years, especially since the occupation began

where have they BEEN?

need more like that man

[Cha]

28. That's one woof interview

I would have like to have seen..thanks to all of you who are so vividly describing what Murtha has wrought on blitzer.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

23. Begala: "These pipsqueak fools that are attacking Murtha!"

Have they been to war?

[Cha]

29. Here's Murtha's Congressional

site..

"U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha has dedicated his life to serving his country both in the military and in the halls of Congress. He had a long and distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990; and he has been serving the people of the 12th Congressional District since 1974, one of only 131 people in the nation's history to have served more than 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and one of only 224 Members of Congress who have served 30 or more years."


http://www.house.gov/murtha/