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‘Attack of the 50-Foot Pelosi’ Ad Launched in PA

May 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“Once Nancy Pelosi was safely confined to liberal San Francisco, but Harry Reid and Barack Obama had other plans.” So begins the latest television ad from RightChange launched today.  The 30-second spot, “Attack of the 50-Foot Pelosi”, aims its message directly at voters in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District where the late Democrat John Murtha served [...]

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Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77

February 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) has died at the age of 77 after succumbing to an infection following gall bladder surgery a few weeks ago. Aside from the fact that he served his country as a Marine in Vietnam, I can’t say that I liked him much.  Still, his passing is newsworthy. Congressman Murtha first found [...]

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Six Important Facts About the Assault Charges Three Navy SEALs Face for Doing Their Jobs

December 2nd, 2009 · 15 Comments

In recent years, I’ve published too many posts about members of the Armed Forces facing undeserved charges: First, it was the so-called “Haditha Marines” who faced trumped-up charges, thanks largely to idiots like Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) declaring them guilty before a mainstream media eager to paint them in a bad light. Next, it was [...]

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Celebs Sport Eye Patches in Solidarity with Pirates

April 13th, 2009 · 6 Comments

More than 200 of the nation’s most-famous people — including actors, entertainers, musicians and politicians — were spotted wearing eye patches last night at a $25,000-a-plate Hollywood fund-raising gala to benefit Somali pirates and their families. The private, invitation-only event, held at the Beverly Hills home of actor and activist Danny Glover, attracted a virtual [...]

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Help Bill Russell Defeat Turncoat John Murtha

July 24th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Lt. Col. William Russell is a decorated combat veteran who served in Desert Storm, the Iraq War and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. In addition, he’s a Republican who came home to run against incumbent turncoat anti-military Rep. John “Jack” Murtha (D-Pa.) in November. After Colonel Russell’s name was removed from the ballot [...]

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Senior ‘Haditha Marine’ Found Not Guilty

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

On six occasions during the past two years, I’ve highlighted the case of Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani and his fellow Marines making up the group that came to be known in the media as the “Haditha Marines.” Today, I offer more news — VERY GOOD NEWS — about Colonel Chessani: Today, he was [...]

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Congressman and ‘Superbug’ Easily Confused

October 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. “Jack” Murtha costs Americans millions of dollars as the largest purveyor of “pork” in the U.S. Congress. Similarly, a multi-drug-resistant staph “superbug” is on its way to costing Americans even more. So please excuse me if I confuse the two when I hear them talked about on television or radio: “Did he [...]

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