Mr. Murtha has been recommending redeployment to Okinawa ever since his rebirth as a dove last year, so what he said on "Meet the Press" was no slip of the tongue.
Let us be clear about the Murtha "strategy." It is insane. It would be easier to defend Germany from Chicago; Alaska from Miami, or Hawaii from Pittsburgh than to defend Iraq from Okinawa.
It would take 10-12 hours -- and six refuelings -- for F-16s to fly from Kadena AFB on Okinawa to Baghdad (assuming China and India would grant overflight rights, a dubious assumption). Mr. Murtha may regard this as "very quickly," but the Air Force does not.
As Bugs Bunny would say: "What a maroon!"
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Because he is a retired Marine Reserve colonel who served in Vietnam, Rep. Murtha is regarded as one of the Democrats' leading strategic thinkers. This, sadly, may be the case.
Mr. Murtha sounds less like a Marine colonel these days, and more like a male Cindy Sheehan. Has he become senile? Or was he always this stupid?
In either case, voters in his district should take a close look at Diane Irey, the Republican who hopes to put an end to the embarrassment to Pennsylvania Jack Murtha has become.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Murtha is Top Dem Strategic Thinker
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"Swift Boat Veterans for Themselves" ignored a couple issues CRITICAL to our troops at war during the run-up to the 2004 election.
First, they sat silent knowing full well that Bush NEVER USED the number of troops he incessantly claims his generals asked for. Turkey would not allow the 40,000 troops of the 4th to pass through and participate in Bush's invasion of Iraq.
Bush waged war KNOWING our troops were 40,000 short.
Second, these same Lookatme! Showboaters sat silent when this very same troop shortage resulted in America's greatest tragedy of the war in Iraq.
EVERYONE who's ever gone through basic training knows that when you find your enemies weapons, you keep them secure.
Hundreds of tons of high explosives that our troops had captured at Al Qaqaa were abandoned specifically due to troops shortages, CREATED by Bush's incompetence in war.
These explosive stolen from Al Qaqaa are the weapons that have been used to blow our troops into too many parts to count each and every day of this war.
When some pasty butt wimp, like Larry Bailey of bootmurtha.com, decides to pass his "gimme' some money" collection plate to support his concept of patriotism for a circus tent performance at The Cambria County War Memorial on October 1st of this year ...
Some would say there's nothing more patriotic than putting a moron who's never given a hoot about our troops at war (or he would have spoke up about those 40k troops left behind and Al Qaqaa IN 2004) in his proper place ...he's a coward.
To make matters even MORE entertaining, Larry Bailey actually thinks having John O'Neill, the original Lookatme! Show Boater, as his surprise guest speaker is a feather in his cap.
You may not like the stand John Murtha has been making, but for anyone who supports our troops at war, there's no way to respond to these idiot Swiftboaters' Reunion in Murtha's home town of Johnstown, Pa, than a chorus of Bronx raspberries.
I hope this clarifies.
Cliff Hancuff
The World of Journalism Is Flat, Too
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Things are JUST NOT GOING WELL for the folks at the "Diana Irey for Congress" camp.
Diana Irey Press Release UPDATE!
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/fo...611/m/911101894
(read first 4 posts, the rest if you fancy to)
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/fo...611/m/631100794
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/fo...611/m/134103794
(click all links found in post, or you will get/be lost)
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38410611/m/197109694
I gather you are not a fan of Swift boat Veterans for Truth.
Pity.
But what you wrote is not a rebuttal to my article. If you agree with John Murtha that "redepoyment" of troops from Iraq to Okinawa is a good idea, you are full of the adjectives you used in your comment. These include: "showboaters" "incompetence" "pasty butt wimp" "moron" "coward" "idiot".
Name calling is not an argument among intelligent people. These may be the choice adjectives of today's journalism community, but that only helps to explain that journalist are today held in lower esteem than used car salemen, pimps and child molesters. (I was kidding about the last two, but I don't think that a polls has been taken recently).
If you have a point to make, you are welcome to make it on this blog. But stupid rants I can do without.
Goodnight.
"If you agree with John Murtha that "redepoyment" of troops from Iraq to Okinawa is a good idea, you are full of the adjectives you used in your comment."
Of the options Murtha offered as locations where our troops could be stationed for rapid deployment ... where did Okinawa fall in his list?
Google it. It will take you 15 seconds.
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Things are JUST NOT GOING WELL for the folks at the "Diana Irey for Congress" camp.
Diana Irey Press Release UPDATE!
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38410611/m/911101894
(read first 4 posts, the rest if you fancy to)
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38410611/m/631100794
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38410611/m/134103794
(click all links found in post, or you will get/be lost)
http://community.cnhi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38410611/m/197109694
No, chanuff, I am not going to do your research of you, why don't you tell us why redepoying to Okinawa is a smart idea.
And please, get a grip on your anger. And while you're at it, you may want to source some of the other claims you make in you original reply. You see, it wasn't "Bush's Invasion" but the coalition's invasion, which was spearheaded by American troops, an action that was approved by the American Congress, and for which Murtha voted. So maybe I could call it "Murtha's Invasion" hmmm?
"And while you're at it, you may want to source some of the other claims you make in you original reply."
you're joking, riiiight?
For all your faux claims for supporting our troops at war, YOU'VE NEVER HEARD of Al Qaqaa?
Sorry, I don't suffer fraudulent lazy dittoheads graciously, You'll have to get off your lazy butt and google that town in Iraq, yourself.
happy surfing
For all your faux claims for supporting our troops at war, YOU'VE NEVER HEARD of Al Qaqaa?
Actually, I have heard a lot about Al QaQaa. It appears that I have heard more about it than you becuae the orginal reporting has been debunked.
This is not a blog that caters to juvenile name calling so those posts that do do are eliminated. One of your just went. Got it?
chanuff, I have given you more latitude than I usually give people. It seem s all of your posts are basically name-calling rants. Beginning with the first words of your first post you sound like a juvenile: "Swift Boat Veterans for Themselves" "Showboaters" Pasty butt wimp" "moron" "idiot" (and there are more).
Look, if you want to have a debate, go at it, but, in Jack Nichelson's immortal words: "do crazy somehwere else."
As most who attended the rally know, I was there. After the dust had cleared created by some moonbat among the bootmurtha crowd who called in a fake police report that a fight had broken out, Larry Bailey came out to speak with me.
I complimented him from the bottom of my heart for the contributions he has made to our country's national security while he was serving active duty in the US Navy.
He made it clear my request to speak would not happen. He then proceeded to suggest he has no memory of the email he wrote me on 8/20/2006 2:59:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time stating that our current Commander in Chief made stupid mistakes in Iraq.
Larry then proceeded to illustrate stupid mistakes made in passed wars. After he mentioned 3 or 4 examples I interjected that there is a difference between those wars and this one.
In the past it took weeks, months, sometimes years for mistakes to be discovered and reported. Today is the information age where mistakes are reported within hours of their occurrence. I reminded him this war was still going on. I also reminded him of the glaring mistakes he had acknowledged President Bush had made in Iraq, and our respective use of the Internet to support our respective views and that is where our conversation ended.
I waited outside the Arena with a Johnstown police officer who had stayed behind after the bootmurtha hysterics caused 3 squad cars and a sergeant to arrive with sirens blaring. I was debating Steeler football with him when a motorcycle officer stopped by, who had been inside. When I asked how many were inside he said, "not many at all" When I asked "500?", he responded, "na ... well maybe 500, at most."
At the end of the event when Larry Bailey came out for a photo op next to the bootmurtha.com sign on the sidewalk outside the War Memorial Arena. I handed Larry the speech I had waited to deliver. He put it in his outside left coat pocket.
This is my speech Larry Bailey has in his coat pocket ... the words he was not man enough to let me say:
"Please join me in Prayer.
Heavily father we pray today for you to continue to protect the men and women of the armed forces of the United States and other countries who are in harms way in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries throughout the world. We thank them and their families for their sacrifices.
We pray for the souls of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in all wars. We pray for strength and courage for the POWs and MIAs and those held hostage.
We pray for protection and safety of relief workers helping those in need.
We pray for the protection of children and innocent civilians. Lord we especially pray for our nation and our leaders."
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Below you will find the press release that went out on October 29th of this year.
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LARRY BAILEY (BOOTMURTHA.COM) OCTOBER 1ST RALLY IN JOHNSTOWN, PA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Cliff Hancuff
September 29, 2006 (202) 247-1418
Journalismisflat@aol.com
"American troops could be home now, except for critical mistakes made by our current Commander in Chief," charges Cliff Hancuff, Director of The World of Journalism Is Flat, Too.
"Media and right-wing bloggers are ignoring this fact. For weeks I have been challenging political activists and journalists to act with a minimum of ethical standards," continued Hancuff.
"I became involved when the Sun-Sentinel in Florida reported that Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) said the U.S. poses the top threat to world peace. I watched in dismay as the media and bloggers worldwide reported on this misquote."
"My involvement continued when I discovered Diana Irey, John Murtha's political opponent, had attacked Murtha using a fictional quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln."
"Larry Bailey of bootmurtha.com is continuing his three year blind support of our current Commander in Chief's incompetence in war. President Bush declared war in Iraq without the 4th Infantry, our most lethal, modern, and deployable heavy division in the world," added Hancuff.
This mistake lead to the atrocity of Al Qaqaa. Iraqi insurgents stole hundreds of tons of high explosives to be used as weaponry.
"These are the explosives being used by Iraqi insurgents and al Qaeda to perpetuate the war in Iraq."
"I am distressed that the same issues ignored by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004 are being ignored again in 2006," said Hancuff adding, "Americans, American soldiers, and their families deserve better."
"Without these critical mistakes made by our current Commander in Chief, our American troops would be home with their loved ones, with honor, right now."
On October 1, 2006 Hancuff be at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena located in Johnstown Pennsylvania for Larry Bailey's Swiftboating of John Murtha rally. It is there Hancuff will continue his wait for Mr. Bailey to recall the values of honor and integrity taught him by our US Navy.
There is a youtube.com video online at:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5jcyHokFyE
The World of Journalism Is Flat, Too
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