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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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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 Boot Jack Murtha From Congress!

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I learned through a comment on this post that an effort has been launched to help Pennsylvania Republican Bill Russell raise $200,000 by Sept. 11 en route to ousting turncoat Congressman Jack Murtha from the 12th Congressional District seat he’s held far too long. Not familiar with Murtha?  He’s the Pennsylvania Democrat who described the [...]

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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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Headlines Paint Poor Picture of Murtha’s Past

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. “Jack” Murtha (D-Penn.) and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition about his comments alleging “cold-blooded murder and war crimes” by unnamed soldiers in connection with Iraqi civilian deaths, according to an Associated Press report over the weekend. This [...]

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