Comments on: John Murtha Dead From Gallbladder Complications

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:00:51 +0000

No, actually he crapped on himself- as I have said, it is not a great way to go, but it still doesn’t change the fact that BD is right- Murtha was a “classless liar”, calling his own constitutients “racists and bigots”, he sounded remarkably like Adam- perhaps they share the same family tree.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:57:54 +0000

BD has smeared some of the worst of the worst here- don’t kid yourself- by dying, Murtha just “saved or crerated” a bunch of money he will never be able to appropriate- that is a plus, in my book.
I don’t like how he died, as I am too familiar with the exact same problem- it is an agonizing death-
Oh well-
Stuff happens, and it happens to the bad as well as the good.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:16:09 +0000

I like the way The Patriot Post put it:

While we praise Murtha’s personal service to the Marine Corps (or as the commander in chief would say, “Marine Corpse”), which spanned nearly four decades on active duty and as a reservist, we cannot condone his behavior once he went from serving his country on the field of battle to representing his district and nation in the halls of Congress. Too often did he epitomize the “culture of corruption” that his good friend Nancy Pelosi hypocritically opposed.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:12:29 +0000

There is no irony. I am not in a position to influence the outcome of a judicial proceeding.

The presumption of innocence is for courts and legal proceedings. People not involved in that have no obligation to presume innocence.

And Murtha said what he did and he exerted undue influence on the judicial process as a member of the legislative branch and a guy who oversaw the armed forces.

By: Darrel

Darrel — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:42:23 +0000

Bigd: “We have this presumption of innocence in this country. Murtha and his ilk will have that for underwear bombers but not for our Marines.”>>

DAR
I wonder if Bigd sees the irony of saying this after what he has said about Murtha.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:29:26 +0000

No Adam, if a Republican had said it I would have felt the same way.

We have this presumption of innocence in this country. Murtha and his ilk will have that for underwear bombers but not for our Marines. Get real.

He should not have weighed in and should have let due process work it out.

He did it to play politics with Bush and the war and he used the Marines as pawns.

Not noble at all.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:20:45 +0000

I know how to research Darrel. Murtha was talking about the entire squad and all but one have been acquitted. We will see what happens but Murtha exerted undue influence to the proceedings.

Murtha was worthless and raped the taxpayer.

He can now spend Satan’s money.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:08:54 +0000

Since Murtha did use the word ‘murder’ at some point in interviews then I’ll take back my argument that he did not mean murder when he simply said ‘killed in cold blood.’ I think he was wrong to make the statements at that time and he should have been more careful.

Yet, to paint Murtha as having smeared Marines is still ridiculous. Murtha believed he was standing up for the well-being of the troops and our country while at war and if a Republican had said those things you would be fine with it. You have different rules for Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the troops no matter what the Democrats service was.

By: Darrel

Darrel — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:52:02 +0000

Update for Victoria. He said murder. See my citation from ABC above.

By: victoria

victoria — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:46:36 +0000

So what is your point and since you and Adam don’t like to think Murtha meant murder when he said “they killed in cold blood.” How about massacre because he most certainly used the word massacre which is actually worse than murder and definitely cold blooded.

Oct. 4, 2007, 2007

Hearing officer: drop murder charge against Marine Wuterich

Marines recommend no murder charge in Haditha case
Thu Oct 4, 2007 4:39pm EDT

[EXCERPT:]

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4 (Reuters) – An investigating officer has recommended that no murder charges be brought against U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich in connection with a massacre of civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha in 2005.

May 19, 2006

Rep. John Murtha: calls Haditha a massacre
THE SITUATION ROOM with Wolf Blitzer
Aired May 19, 2006 – 19:00 ET

[EXCERPTS:]

BLITZER: There’s an investigation of what happened at Haditha. …you’ve suggested this week that there in effect was a massacre. …

MURTHA: Well there was. There’s no question about it…

BLITZER: The Marines say they’re still investigating. They don’t know what happened yet. The pentagon says the same thing. How do you know what happened?

MURTHA: Wolf, you read the “Time” magazine articles. There are pictures, there are photos. You don’t have to talk to the military about the proof.