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1. #1
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm, uhangtight said:

   what type of character provides oinker earmarks to those who provide the technology needed to fight the War in Iraq and then defames our military out of the same mouth?

   what a pig

2. #2
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm, Jim M. said:

   Nothing like a good old “Swine and Cheese” party!

3. #3
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, MrVIBEMAN said:

   I wonder which face he’s gonna’ eat with?

4. #4
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm, John Ansell said:

   Don’t forget to take white flags to wave.

5. #5
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:29 pm, graysonret said:

   $1500 for an evening with Jack and Joyce? HAHAHAHA. Oh, my sides hurt.

6. #6
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

   Army vet and 9/11 survivor William Russell is challenging Murtha

   GOD help him as I do not think the voters will.

7. #7
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm, shooter said:

   Maybe some kind of ‘iced blood’ costume as well.
   Or a neon ‘COLD BLOOD’ sign like you might see for cold beer?..just murthacize it a bit.
   This scum should never eat another peaceful meal in public again, let alone an earmark fund-raiser dinner for defense contractors at the Ritz.

   How bout a Ritz cracker with some “murtha cold blood” on it?
   Don’t let him rest for what he has done.

8. #8
   On February 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm, MrVIBEMAN said:

   I wonder what (or who’s) pocket the $1500/person goes into? Or is this a ‘charity’ event.

9. #9
   On February 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm, Christian Soldier said:

   This Californian has contrubuted to William Russell —

   I no longer give to the CRP or Rep. Party Nationally -only to candidates individually — Nation-wide - I do not care what state only that they are STATESMEN or STATESWOMEN.

10. #10
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm, notanexpert said:

    Slow news day, indeed. Really, Michelle, this is just muckraking.

    Discretion is the better part of valor — Shakespeare

11. #11
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pm, Ordinary Coloradan said:

    notanexpert - so you’d rather Murtha have a nice compfy payoff dinner wiht his pork beneficieries?

    Fool.

12. #12
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, meatpieandtatters said:

    Murtha is an earmarks HOG OF GARGANTUAN PROPORTIONS! Almost all of Johnstown and Cambria county are a freaking shrine to Mr. Murtha and his largess. Next to “Sheets” Byrd, Murtha can most definitely carry his weight when it comes to selling out to defense contractors.

    Ironically, of course, he’s sold out to the highest bidder in private whilst he’s publicly rebuking our military and declaring unilateral defeat. What a stinking piece of work.

13. #13
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm, whysoangry said:

    lol muckraking?? who cares?!? the man is a despicable human. i hope someone lets live pigs loose in the ballroom.

14. #14
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, Azygos said:

    Well if the food is as bad at that Ritz as it is at the Ritz here in Phoenix I hope he has to eat there everyday.

15. #15
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:23 pm, txvet2 said:

    Michelle, this is just muckraking.

    Not really. It is perfectly valid to point out that Murtha (as well as most of Congress, unfortunately) benefits personally from kickbacks from the recipients of his earmarks, and not just by having half of Pennsylvania named after him. And of course, demonstrating in protest of such activity is a one of the few remaining undiminished constitutional rights.

16. #16
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm, Papa Louie said:

    I have a dream filled with hope and change that one day President McCain will veto all of the Pork King’s earmarks and send Murtha squealing off into obscurity.

17. #17
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm, notanexpert said:

    #15… Sure, it’s valid. Michelle and others have documented Murtha’s corruption quite well. Just… does name-calling and vilification have to be a routine part of the discourse? Sure, it’s fun. Sure, it gets the community riled up. But I wish our hostess would do less of it. Of course, that’s 100% IMHO. It’s a great blog, it’s her blog, and she has every right to run it the way she wants.

18. #18
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm, TexasTiger said:

    Just… does name-calling and vilification have to be a routine part of the discourse?

    Nothing wrong with vilifying the villainous.

19. #19
    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm, gandolphxx said:

    Just pointing out his outrageous behaviour is enough - it is sad that a person with his obvious lack of character is allowed to hold public office, but I am sure there are worse in DC.

20. #20
    On February 18th, 2008 at 4:09 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm, Papa Louie said:
    I have a dream filled with hope and change that one day President McCain will veto all of the Pork King’s earmarks and send Murtha squealing off into obscurity.

    McCain will do away with pork like Ron Paul will fix the tax code. Both are business as usual hollow promises. Neither CAN go away as they are too big and there is not a politician on earth that can fix either problem. As long as people care more about American Idol than how their country is run, these are just hollow promises THAT SOUND REAL GOOD. McCain will not do away with pork - NO WAY, NO HOW.

21. #21
    On February 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm, John Ansell said:

    I wonder if we can get the illegals to demand a stop in the pork. Seems like they are the only group being represented by the politicians.

22. #22
    On February 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, Wade said:

    Freezer Cash

23. #23
    On February 18th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, right_on said:

    Details on the shindig:

    In Murtha’s case, it’s a shinpig!

24. #24
    On February 18th, 2008 at 6:06 pm, blues said:

    Calling a pig a pig is not muckraking.Murtha is the biggest pig in Congress.Not to mention,a bribe-taker and traitor.

25. #25
    On February 18th, 2008 at 6:13 pm, Papa Louie said:

    McCain will not do away with pork - NO WAY, NO HOW.

    Soap, how dare you wake me from such a pleasant dream with the cold, hard slap of reality!

    Why can’t I hope that McCain will change? He’s done it before. He was against tax cuts before he was for them. He was against securing the border before he was for it. He thought Hillary would make a good President before he decided to run against her. Who’s to say he won’t change his past position on pork and now go against it. I can dream, can’t I?

26. #26
    On February 18th, 2008 at 7:06 pm, Jim M. said:

    Murtha is indeed the HOGZILLA in Congress these days.
    The only thing that saved his bacon from being indicted in ABSCAM was that he did not take the bribe right then and there. He did, however, make it very clear in those recordings that he was available for sale to arab interests for the right price. In other words, what they were offering at the time was not enough. Kind of tells you that he not only had been through that drill before, but there were much larger dollars involved.

    As for McCain making good on the promise to veto lard laden bills, I am not holding my breath. Although it would be interesting to hear the collective squeals from the porcine politicos when their slop schedule is interrupted. Now those squeals would be worthy of a Ned Beatty trophy…

27. #27
    On February 18th, 2008 at 7:41 pm, Papa Louie said:

    …it would be interesting to hear the collective squeals from the porcine politicos when their slop schedule is interrupted. Now those squeals would be worthy of a Ned Beatty trophy…

    Thanks, Jim, for turning my dream of ending pork into a deliverance nightmare complete with McCain riding a squealing Murtha around Capitol Hill while dueling banjos play in the background.

28. #28
    On February 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm, rightisright said:

    Swine=Murtha

    February 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm, notanexpert

    If you don’t care for the hosts comments, don’t read ‘em…that’s easy. like changing the channel or turning it off.

29. #29
    On February 18th, 2008 at 8:19 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    On February 18th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, meatpieandtatters said:

    IronicallyHypocritically, of course, he’s sold out to the highest bidder in private whilst he’s publicly rebuking our military and declaring unilateral defeat. What a stinking piece of work.

    Fixed that part for you.

30. #30
    On February 18th, 2008 at 9:20 pm, Hannibal said:

    #25 “Who’s to say he won’t change his past position on pork and now go against it. I can dream, can’t I?”

    Please enlighten us as to what McCain’s past position on pork was. It seems that I read that he is one of the few who do not take earmarks. But perhaps you have knowledge not available to the rest of us.

31. #31
    On February 18th, 2008 at 9:20 pm, ed said:

    Why do people keep putting him in a place where he does not belong.

32. #32
    On February 19th, 2008 at 12:08 am, Lan Astaslem said:

    Wish I lived closer… For those who want a pig snout — clicky!

33. #33
    On February 19th, 2008 at 8:32 am, misterbee241 said:

    My hope is Michelle will continue to hold corrupt politicians accountable to the people for what they do. Shine a light on corruption because evil cant abide with the light.
    If I could I’d move to Pennsylvania just so I could vote against Murtha.

34. #34
    On February 19th, 2008 at 9:02 am, dan708 said:

    Safe to say this event will be a “pig roast”?
    Abscam Murtha is one of the most repugnant politicians ever to come from my home state. I’m only sorry I don’t live in his district so I could vote him out. But too many of my fellow Keystone-staters are dumb sheep anyway; they just vote for incumbents without bothering to actually THINK FOR THEMSELVES!!

35. #35
    On February 19th, 2008 at 11:37 am, CrazyFool said:

    The annualpayback 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

    Hate to point this out but someone misspelled kickback.

36. #36
    On February 19th, 2008 at 12:13 pm, md1964 said:

    Out of all the Incompetent and Ignorant people in our government (And boy there are allot of them)… Murtha is the one I am going to Cheer the loudest for when his Well fed, American hating A$$ is sent permanately back to Beetle-Snot, PA or where ever this Code Pink- Al-Qaeda Supporting Piece of trash is from…..

37. #37
    On February 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On February 18th, 2008 at 6:13 pm, Papa Louie said:

    Soap, how dare you wake me from such a pleasant dream with the cold, hard slap of reality!…I can dream, can’t I?

    ROFL

    Sure you can dream. While you are at it, make him a conservative too.

38. #38
    On February 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm, SirKnob said:

    Love to make the pig party. Unfortunately, I will be on assignment in Tampa for the week. Probably fortunate for both me and the ‘ex’ marine.

    I refer to him as an ‘ex marine’. The saying goes, once a marine, always a marine. Murtha broke faith with the brotherhood. He should now only be known as an ‘ex’ marine. He can no longer identify with the corp of fine men and women he unjustly accused. To The Corp, he should be labled a traitor of the first water.

    Hopefully, he will soon be known as an ‘ex’ congressman as well.

    Have a great day all

39. #39
    On February 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm, Melvin_Udall said:

    I wonder if Sioux Manufacturing Corp. will be in attendance.

    “Underweaving” of the kevlar in more than 2 million “P.A.S.G.T.” helmets.

    DoJ settled for a $1.9 million fine, less than their savings. DoD did
    nothing. No jail time.

    Twelve days before the settlement Sioux Manufacturing of ND was given
    a new contract of up to $74 million to make more armor for helmets

40. #40
    On February 19th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, Papa Louie said:

    Hannibal said:
    Please enlighten us as to what McCain’s past position on pork was. It seems that I read that he is one of the few who do not take earmarks. But perhaps you have knowledge not available to the rest of us.

    Hannibal, I hope you’re right that McCain does not take earmarks. That would make it easier for me to vote for him. But I was refering to his efforts to stop others like Murtha and Byrd from taking earmarks. Earmarks have only increased while McCain has been in office. If he can form a gang of 14 to oppose his own party, why can’t he form a gang to oppose earmarks?

    In recent speaches, McCain takes credit for reducing spending by opposing the Bridge to Nowhere and the Woodstock Museum. According to factcheck.org that is not true. McCain not only did not speak out against these earmarks at the time but he didn’t even show up to vote against them. And, as for reducing spending, every penny for the Bridge to Nowhere was given to Alaska to use as they saw fit to appease Sen. Stevens. So no money was saved! (I wonder if the Senate even knows or cares what Alaska spent our money on.)

    Sen. McCain has promised to veto all earmarks if he is elected. I see that as a good sign and I hope he follows through with his promise. But I’m not going to hold my breath.

41. #41
    On February 20th, 2008 at 1:18 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Since the members of Congress will never agree to term limits, it’s important for voters not to elect incumbents. Using the excuse that seniority and Washington beltway insider information is how things “get done” in Washington, current elected politicians no longer even care about the people they supposedly represent. Seems they all get corrupted (especially Murtha! How long’s he been there???). We need fresh ideas and new people who truly love this country. No incumbents.