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1. #1
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:14 am, Terry_Jim said:

   Pansy.

2. #2
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:16 am, thelcabroadside said:

   He can’t make it because he has to have corrective surgery to have his foot taken out of his mouth.

3. #3
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:21 am, NotaSlickFan said:

   Maybe he could get Joe Biden to step in for him. Afterall, Slo-Joe is a really terrific orator and he’ll keep his words to one, uh two, uh three, oh ya, four letters. Like–dumb.

4. #4
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:23 am, ajmontana said:

   the big chicken

5. #5
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:23 am, Trollman said:

   Murtha is everything that is wrong with American politics today.

6. #6
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:27 am, ajmontana said:

   How did this guy ever become a Marine?

7. #7
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:28 am, torabora said:

   Bad Conduct Discharge = Big Chicken Dinner

   It all Murtha deserves.

8. #8
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:28 am, rightwingrocker said:

   Go Russell …

   Mothball isn’t fit to clean up my $h!+, let alone serve in public office.

   Looks like he may finally be going down.

   RWR
   http://www.rightwingrocker.com

9. #9
   On October 17th, 2008 at 12:28 am, On-my-soap-box said:

   He will get reelected if the past is any indication. Stoopid people – too many stoopid people.

10. #10
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:30 am, Send_Me said:

    This is a pretty smart move actually.

11. #11
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:32 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    No doubt send_me. He was going to look pretty bad. He will just make ammends by spending more pork as his monthly BBQ. …and the people will swig beer and praise their demi-god and throw the lever and prove – once again – they do not give a dam_.

12. #12
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:42 am, jencab said:

    I can’t wait until this douche loses. Russell good luck and God bless ya.
    There is no one more deserving than Murtha of an ass-kicking.

13. #13
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:46 am, txvet2 said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:30 am, Send_Me said:

    This is a pretty smart move actually.

    Yeah, for a Democrat. Run away, run away. Cowardice is the Democrat way.

14. #14
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:47 am, PKAmmoTroop said:

    Spineless coward.

    I hope the Marine Corp Legion start stalking him.

15. #15
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:55 am, drivingjack said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:16 am, thelcabroadside said:
    He can’t make it because he has to have corrective surgery to have his foot taken out of his mouth.

    I tend to think it’s anal-cranium syndrome. He’s just examining himself internally!

16. #16
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:56 am, Truesoldier said:

    Hopeully the people of PA will realize that this IS truly how Murtha views them and vote the bum out (and send PA to McCain just to send a message to the D’s).

17. #17
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:58 am, d1carter said:

    I believe this old man has lost what’s left of his mind…

18. #18
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:58 am, SakakiO said:

    Why are there no polls out on this race?! Russell should be KILLING Murtha’s chances.

19. #19
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:22 am, Mike LaRoche said:

    There was a commenter over at Ace of Spades who summarized Murtha’s debate cancellation succinctly: “He didn’t run away… he just redeployed to Okinawa.”

20. #20
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:31 am, Trollman said:

    SakakiO said:

    Why are there no polls out on this race?! Russell should be KILLING Murtha’s chances.

    Sadly, probably not – for the same reason why Robert C. Byrd will die in office before he ever loses an election: you can say racist & off the wall things, but it’s really all about the pork and the dirty money.

21. #21
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:36 am, emjem24 said:

    I absolutely despise this Congress critter. I have some friends who live in PA and they just can’t stand him. This guy is still in office because he buys off his contituents with pork that keeps him in his seat.

    I wish that SW PA would wake the hell up. This man doesn’t care about you or your values. If he’s gonna push a presidential candidate on you who doesn’t share your values, then why vote for him?

    This is the problem with Congress and Washington. They’re addicted to pork, and use it like some kind of drug to keep their constituents mollified. I wonder how well the pork is working for SW PA, an area hit hard by steel mills closing. How is PA’s economy today?

    Americans need to stop voting for the same old swill. If they’re using pork (either Dem or Repub) to buy your vote, then they’re interested in keeping a seat, not helping you out.

    Republicans need to go at Dems hard about the do-nothing Congress that didn’t empty the swamp like they should. Any candidate, of either party, who calls for TERM LIMITS gets my vote. I just don’t know if either party has the spine to do so.

    The Northeast is in bad shape and if its residents would wake up from the overtaxed twilight zone they find themselves, perhaps there wouldn’t be such a stagnant economy and unwelcoming business environment like you currently see in states like NY.

    Yep, I know. Probably won’t happen. However, I wish Mr. Russell the best but I’m betting it will be more of the same reward for not much work for the likes of Mr. Porky Pig himself Murtha.

    Are we a freaking Republic or an oligarchy? Makes you wonder with people like Murtha and all the other lame Dems and Repubs running around shouting:

    VOTE FOR ME!!! I’LL GIVE YOU THE PORK OF YOUR DREAMS!!!! (maniacal laugh)

22. #22
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:40 am, ChicagoRobb said:

    This could be another Michael Flanagan (guy who beat Rostenskowski in 1994). Sometimes the district gets ticked off and gets rid of the old guy. I realize this does not appear to be a Republican year, but stranger things have happened

23. #23
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:41 am, yegor said:

    Thanks for the heads up Michelle, but after reading about this loser Murtha just to keep my blood from boiling, I had to send Bill Russell a donation, and I don’t live in Pennsylvania. Anything to help with cut and run Murtha’s retreat.

24. #24
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:42 am, AlohaGuy said:

    This guy is an insult to good decent hard-working swine.

25. #25
    On October 17th, 2008 at 3:32 am, love2rumba said:

    Michelle …what are Russell’s poll numbers vs. Murtha’s poll numbers right now…?

26. #26
    On October 17th, 2008 at 4:33 am, graysonret said:

    This man needs to take an Ativan and some Seraquil, then retire to his front porch. I don’t think he even understands reality anymore.

27. #27
    On October 17th, 2008 at 5:24 am, St. Louis Blue said:

    Murtha can’t make it because he has a date with Barney Frank.

28. #28
    On October 17th, 2008 at 6:13 am, kcnut said:

    A weak man who will get his one day hope russell win and toss mumbles out by his ear.

29. #29
    On October 17th, 2008 at 7:25 am, Ralph Gizzip said:

    What was it Jean Schmidt said to him? Oh yeah, “Cowards cut and run. Marines never do.”

    If Murtha was a Marine he’s gone from Semper Fidelis to Semper Bardus.

30. #30
    On October 17th, 2008 at 7:35 am, Flyoverman said:

    You shine a light on a cockroach and what happens?

    No one should be surprised at Murtha’s decision.

31. #31
    On October 17th, 2008 at 7:56 am, deedledee said:

    Oh, my gosh, this line brings back memories:

    “Email from Peg Luksik, campaign manager for Bill Russell”
    I’m on the opposite side of PA, but I voted twice for Peg for PA Governor against pro-choice Tom Ridge. She was a third party candidate and I think she got about 10% of the pro-life Pennsylvania vote in her second bid against him. Thanks, Michelle, for the memory of this brave woman.

32. #32
    On October 17th, 2008 at 8:07 am, Boomer said:

    Almost as brave as brave Sir Robin from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. I can’t get the song out of my head. Buggering off and running away!

    I guess Murtha is a little nervous about meeting those racist, gun in on hand bible in the other xenophobes from his district. Personally I think the traitor is more afraid of having to face an American hero that would tear him to shreds in a open debate.

33. #33
    On October 17th, 2008 at 8:11 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Stupid is as stupid does

34. #34
    On October 17th, 2008 at 8:26 am, tre said:

    Again, we ask, how can we believe that Democrats will have the courage to face terrorists when they don’t even have the “gumballs” to face their own constituents?

    Answer: they don’t.

35. #35
    On October 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am, joannmandolin said:

    ajmontana said:

    How did this guy ever become a Marine?

    Two Words:

    FRANK BURNS!!!

36. #36
    On October 17th, 2008 at 8:54 am, almeehan said:

    Some smug commentators on CNN said he would still win just not by 20 points!

37. #37
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am, lgm said:

    What Murtha said is true: soldiers were not properly led. There is racism in his district.

    It isn’t a smear just because you don’t like it.

38. #38
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:05 am, JohnnyAngel said:

    Time for someone to pin a note on Murtha’s shirt and drop him off at the dog track.

39. #39
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:12 am, jbh45 said:

    sad sack. Maybe the civil suit brought against him will wipe him out and shut him up.

40. #40
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:14 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Hopefully this will help Bill Russell in his run for the seat.Tragically there are voters who will sell their vote and very soul for a slice of pork– non-kosher whores as it were. Feed the pigs ACORNS.

    Don’t Feed The Trolls-ignore them.
    —
    ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
    Should be a convenience store
    NOT a Government Agency

41. #41
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:20 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    October 14, 2008, 6:52 PM
    Incendiary New Ad Attacks Obama’s “Wrong Values”
    CBS News’ Michelle Levi reports that a PAC called Our Country Deserves Better is now running an ad that is essentially a compilation of most of the character and association attacks made against Barack Obama throughout the year.

    The ad, “Obama’s Wrong Values,” began running Sunday night in Reno, Nevada and has since expanded across the state. The group plans to air the spot in Colorado starting tomorrow and run it in Michigan – where McCain has pulled his advertising – by the end of the week.

    According to a PAC spokesman, the group has already spent just under $100,000 in Nevada and Colorado to run the spot. The group said its budget in Michigan is “$500,000 or higher.” It said it has plans to expand to Ohio and Pennsylvania, adding that its funding comes largely from a large number of small donors.

    The anti-Obama group says it is kicking off a two week “Stop Obama Tour,” which will include rallies, starting tomorrow.

    According to its web site, the group has one objective: “to defeat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.”

    They promise they “won’t be subtle or vague – America’s future is at stake, and it’s time someone stood up to Barack Obama and told the American people why this man cannot, and must not, serve as our next Commander-in-Chief.”

    The 30 second spot opens with a narrator saying “Barack Obama seems to have different values from most Americans.” As he says this, the Democratic nominee is spotlighted without his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.

    “His supporters put up Cuban flags with the murderous leftist Che Guevara in Obama’s campaign offices,” the narrator continues. “Obama’s campaign received $33,000 in illegal donations from Palestinians living in the Middle East. A top official of the terrorist group Hamas endorsed Obama’s campaign. And who can forget these hateful sermons from Obama’s pastor of over 20 years.”

    At this point, Rev. Jeremiah Wright is shown saying “God Damn America.”

    Watch:

42. #42
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:28 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am, lgm said:
    What Murtha said is true: soldiers were not properly led. There is racism in his district.

    Idiot,

    Proof the soldiers were not properly led? Not forthcoming I am sure. Oh, and by your own measurement; because Murtha said so does not make it true just because YOU like it.

    There is racism in EVERY district to some extent. Murtha has a rep of opening his mouth and making broad strokes with his words his fat arse can’t cover. Of course, you being jewish and supporting terrorists are too conflicted to understand the Murtha’s of the world. That is why we believe liberals like you are diseased. There, I said it and it must be true. If you don’t like it, oh well. Idiot

43. #43
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:30 am, dan708 said:

    OnMySoapBox #9 has it right; the sheeple in his midwestern PA district will reelect him if he commits mass murder. He cut-and-run because he could.

44. #44
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:40 am, Elm Creek Smith said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am, lgm said:
    What Murtha said is true: soldiers were not properly led. There is racism in his district.

    It isn’t a smear just because you don’t like it.

    Murtha lied when he called the Marines murderers.

    He called his whole district racist. Trying to justify the failings of his party’s candidate by playing the race card doesn’t work, even for fat, old, white men.

    I don’t like it because it’s a smear.

    It’s too early to be stoned, so you must be stupid.

    ECS

45. #45
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:43 am, FireBlogger said:

    Murtha is a disgrace to the Corps and rotten to the core.

46. #46
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    I never thought I’d say this about a Marine, but Murtha is a dishonorable coward.

    If the Marines has an “excommunication” process, they should be invoking it in Murtha’s case.

47. #47
    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:59 am, Lan Astaslem said:

    The only poll I could find is this, which says it’s pretty much a dead-heat. (Russell has a slight advantage — 47.4% to 44.3%, but it’s within the margin of error.) Apparently, there haven’t been any wide-spread polls because everyone figured Murtha was a sure bet. I hope Russell proves them wrong! This idiot’s free ride is over!!

48. #48
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:03 am, Savage24 said:

    “A coward dies a thousand times” Murtha must be working on about ten thousand by now.

49. #49
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:06 am, md1964 said:

    Murtha has a foot wide yellow streak up his back, to match his yellow stained drawers.

    What a coward!!!!

50. #50
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:07 am, Truesoldier said:

    This thought just came to me. Congressmen are supposed to be Representatives of their district, so if Murtha says he Represents a district that is racist would that not mean that he bieng their Representative is a racist or at least Representing Racism?

51. #51
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:23 am, ajmontana said:
    the big chicken

    Emphasis on BIG.

52. #52
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:32 am, norm1111 said:

    What Murtha said is true: soldiers were not properly led

    I am kind of new here and I haven’t been on this site for very long, but I have noticed your posts on occasion…my question is: are you a Daily KOS plant or just plain old dumb, could you tell me which it is?

53. #53
    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:46 am, sambo said:

    Trollman said:
    Sadly, probably not – for the same reason why Robert C. Byrd will die in office before he ever loses an election: you can say racist & off the wall things, but it’s really all about the pork and the dirty money.

    McCain should be pounding the fact that there will be no pork for these guys to bring back to their state. So if they sell their vote….they won’t get paid!

54. #54
    On October 17th, 2008 at 11:12 am, TooMuchTime said:

    …are you a Daily KOS plant or just plain old dumb, could you tell me which it is?

    Don’t hold your breath, norm1111. We can’t figure out lgm either. He claims to be a history teacher but doesn’t understand that the most racist party in the history of the U.S. is the democrats.

    The history of socialism is that it fails wherever it goes; yet he supports socialists and socialist policies with National Socialist ardor.

    Personally, I suspect the asylum stopped doing bed checks.

55. #55
    On October 17th, 2008 at 11:30 am, Flyoverman said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am, lgm said:
    What Murtha said is true: soldiers were not properly led. There is racism in his district.

    It isn’t a smear just because you don’t like it.

    How would you know what proper leadership in the military is? I beleive I am somewhat waulified to judge that. If I was his CO, Murtha would not even be allowed to command a police detail.

    LGM, what is the SPECIFIC percentage of citizens required for an area to be racsist? You can always find a few of anything. Since there are homosexuals in western PA, the whole area must be “queer,” right? How does that sound? I hope you said bigotted, because that’s what it is.

    My use of the word “queer” was meant to drive home the point about bigotry. I do not use that term in normal conversation. It was not meant to demean or offend.

    Nice try defending the indefensible.

56. #56
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    Just call him Congressman Cut and Run

    I cal him COWARD.

    aj, every service has their 10% of worthless scum. Maybe we should bring back the term “Feathermerchant” specifically for Murtha and his ilk. I will personally turn my back to him should we ever meet.

57. #57
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    Flyovermom,
    Based on his logic I guess we can say ALL Congressmen are clueless A-holes.

58. #58
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    He won’t appear in public with his opponent because Russell would tear him a new one in the debate, resulting in the voters tearing him a new one at the POLLS.

    bukbukbuk B’GAWK!

59. #59
    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:56 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 10:32 am, norm1111 said:

    Welcome.

    lgm is a math teacher and he believes in fuzzy math. He says he is jewish but defends terrorists. He is an ultra-liberal to the left of Obama and pulls from the latest liberal talking points as he is incapable of an original thought of his own. If you had a face to face conservation with him, he would need a teleprompter to get through it.

    That is today’s lesson on our least favorite troll of all.

60. #60
    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm, mike.musculus said:

    #29
    On October 17th, 2008 at 7:25 am, Ralph Gizzip said:

    Sorry to disagree. his motto, proved by his actions, is Sempter Ignavus.

    Although, you could easily make a persuasive argument for both bardus & ignarvus…

    

61. #61
    On October 17th, 2008 at 2:09 pm, mike.musculus said:

    parting thought:
    I have a friend from PA, (shocking, I know: I actually do have a friend…), who said of Murktha that he was certainly misquoted.

    What Murktha actually said was that he was inadiquately fed on his visit to the Green Zone.

    It seems that they only had 1 transport to send sMurfa’s food over in, and only enough fuel allocted for 1trip/day.

    And a *terrible* diet it must have been… I’ve often wondered if there were stories of food warehouses mysteriously disappearing during his visit…

    Of course, there *was* a plan: a last-ditch, President’s-eyes-only plan to drop Murpha, supply-less, behind enemy lines w/maps to their food depots…

    I heard GWB vetoed it because he didn’t want to be charged w/war crimes…

62. #62
    On October 17th, 2008 at 2:19 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 2:09 pm, mike.musculus said:

    Funny stuff.

63. #63
    On October 17th, 2008 at 3:16 pm, conservativeindian said:

    Ohio Congress woman was right when she called Murtha the traitor who cuts and run.

64. #64
    On October 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pm, rocketman said:

    It’s great when the Left Wing Media (aka MSM) is flying air cover for the dumber democrats–Murtha and Biden.

    This weeks Newsweek magazine evaluated Joe Biden’s great debate performance–they stated that he did a great job and did not commit any gaffes.

    I heard Joe tell how the U.S. and others ran the terrorists out of Lebanon. This never happened–the Lebanese people formed a mob that caused the Syrians to leave temporarily. Meanwhile, Hizbollah (Iranian surrogates) controls the Southern half of Lebanon–from the Litani River to the Israel border, and they are now part of the government–with veto power over military actions.

    What gaffe? Nothing to see here. I can’t wait for Joe’s next pronunciamento when Hizbollah takes over Lebanon.

    John Bibb

65. #65
    On October 17th, 2008 at 11:15 pm, karenhasfreedom said:

    Everytime Murtha opens his big mouth, I find mysaelf on the RussellBrigade website and I donate another 200 to 300 dollars toward defeating this disgrace of a human being, with apologies to insulting the human race here.

    Everyone, if you have even $25, go to his website and donate. He plans to run an ad campaign and a get out the vote drive and needs to have the bucks in place by Monday. I live in a very safe conservative district, so I channel my money where it can do more good.

66. #66
    On October 18th, 2008 at 6:37 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Thanks Soaps for teaching our newbie about our infamous euber-liberal.

    As usual our favorite kapo lgm has graced us with his/her presence about a smear based on truth…Provide some facts or xxx xx xxxx (comment censored for fear of being banned)

    I love an opposing view point as much as anyone else, but he’s/she’s is way past the point of being banned.

    So my lgm beiotch-where’s my beer?
    (unless you consider that comment racist too)!

    GSP

67. #67
    On October 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am, Dimsdale said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 1:31 am, Trollman said:

    SakakiO said:

    Why are there no polls out on this race?! Russell should be KILLING Murtha’s chances.

    Sadly, probably not – for the same reason why Robert C. Byrd will die in office before he ever loses an election: you can say racist & off the wall things, but it’s really all about the pork and the dirty money.

    AND the complicity of the blatantly liberal media, who won’t report anything about liberals, but everything about conservatives (even if they have to make it up).

68. #68
    On October 18th, 2008 at 8:30 am, PatriotRider said:

    On October 17th, 2008 at 12:27 am, ajmontana said:
    How did this guy ever become a Marine?

    I’m not sure. I do know that we have turned our back on him in the same manner that he has on us.

    Semper Fi, John Murtha. You are a low life, scum sucking, ne’er do well, two bit, fly eating, lilly livered, yellow belly, no good for anything, whore mongering, piece of whale feces

69. #69
    On October 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am, davidjamesduprey said:

    Lets hope the “racists in Western Pennsylvania” add John Murtha to the Unemployment lines!

70. #70
    On October 20th, 2008 at 8:04 pm, Lucifer Jones said:

    Lets hope the “racists in Western Pennsylvania” add John Murtha to the Unemployment lines!

    He has just referred to his constituents as rednecks.