Marine calls Murtha ‘some fat little bastard.’»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/03/murtha-response/

Marine calls Murtha ‘some fat little bastard.’»


The right-wing, led by Drudge, is promoting criticisms of Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) made by Iraq war vet Shawn Bryan. Calling Murtha “some fat little bastard,” Bryan — a Marine — asserted that Murtha’s efforts to reveal the cover-up of the Haditha massacres “betrayed” his service. But VetVoice’s RockRichard astutely notes that Bryan is getting worked up over comments that weren’t even directed at him. That’s because Bryan was not a member of the Marines who participated in the Haditha tragedy:

Shawn Bryan served in the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines in Iraq. That Battalion returned from Iraq in early October of 2005, over a month before the Haditha killings.

Moreover, VetVoice notes that some of Murtha’s harshest critics fail to appreciate that Murtha worked tirelessly in Congress to get more funding for better armor to protect the troops.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Ignorant idealogues. The talk without thinking and without investigating.

There is no hell hot enough for the likes of Drudge, Hannity, O'LIElly, Limpballs and their ilk.

[Bleacher Creature]

2. And they wonder why they are going to lose the WH, 7+ Senate seats and 20+ House seats tomorrow.

[texastoast]

3. knowing Marines like I do, I find this hard to believe

It has Republican plant and Joe the Plunber written all over it. With a B.

[riverdeep]

4. So it's okay when we do it?

Destroying innocent civilians is wrong and justification for war when it happens to us, but when we do it in the course of an unjustified invasion it's okay?

Conservatives care more about loyalty to the tribe, liberals care more about objective standards of applied ethics.

And Murtha was the one fighting for body armor and vet rights when Junior was out segway riding.

[Fenris]

5. That "fat little bastard" earned a Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and a Cross of Gallantry

What a twerp.

[Catch22Dem]

6. Murtha's service

In 1959, Murtha, then a captain, took command of the 34th Special Infantry Company, Marine Corps Reserves, in Johnstown. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for service in the Vietnam War, serving from 1966 to 1967, serving as a battalion staff officer (S-2 Intelligence Section), receiving the Bronze Star with Valor device, two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He retired from the Reserves as a colonel in 1990, receiving the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

Now, Mr. Bryan, you fuckjob, please put up your resume and let the rest of us be the judge.

[ACTION BASTARD]

7. PWNED!

Unfortunate to say, but most Marines are really good at a few things. Introspection not being one of them.

[lpbk2713]

8. If this clown is still an active duty Marine he's in a world of shit.

... for publicly demeaning a Marine officer and a member of Congress to boot.

[Bravo Zulu]

9. aWol sent a guy from Virginia up here to run against Murtha,

William Russell,sadly,he's doing pretty good!