pawatercooler.com - 10/16/2008
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On the heels of calling his constituents racists, Congressman Jack Murtha (D-Porksylvania) has cancelled his debate with Bill Russell. Email from Peg Luksik, campaign manager for Bill Russell. SURPRISE!! SURPRISE!! tonight’s debate has been cancelled. Apparently, Mr. Murtha does not want ...
post-gazette.com - 10/15/2008
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post-gazette.com —
U.S. Rep. John Murtha said today he expects
Democratic nominee Barack Obama to carry Pennsylvania in next...
month's presidential election
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Murtha expects Obama to win Pa.
michellemalkin.com - 10/23/2008
breitbart.com - 10/15/2008
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breitbart.com —
PITTSBURGH (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Murtha says
his home base of western Pennsylvania is racist and...
that could reduce Barack Obama's victory margin in the state by 4 percentage points. The 17-term Democratic congressman tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...
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Murtha: Western Pa. 'racist' but Obama should win
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Cowardly Murtha Cancels Debate
JammieWearingFool —
I guess he's not up for debating in front of a bunch of racists . SURPRISE!! SURPRISE!! tonight’s debate has been cancelled. Apparently, Mr. Murtha does not want to face his constituents, but is okay with calling them racists. Feel free to call EVERY news outlet/talk show/ blog you can think of and scream about this latest example of his unwillingness to even pay attention to his constituents. This piece of shit pretended to apologize today , but the damage is done, Jack. Too. Damn. Late. It would be nice if his constituents gave this creep a permanent ...
Only Blogosphere Currently Reporting on Jack Murtha Cancelling His Debate
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... is currently unable to find this stunning information in any mainstream news outlet. All reports of this debate cancellation by Murtha has come entirely from the Blogosphere which the MSM has derided for years as being an "unreliable source" for information. Unreliable source? How about the only source? Since the MSM has once again fallen down on their news reporting job, here are the reports of this Murtha debate cancellation flooding in from the Blogosphere starting with PA Water Cooler: ...
Smear merchant Murtha cancels debate
Michelle Malkin —
He smeared our troops and he smeared the voters in his own western Pennsylvania district. No wonder Democrat Rep. John Murtha doesn’t want to show his smug, bloated face. Pennsylvania bloggers are buzzing over the corruptocrat’s decision to cancel his appearance at a debate with GOP challenger and Iraq War veteran Bill Russell. Just call him Congressman Cut and Run. Via PA Water Cooler: On the heels of calling his constituents racists, Congressman Jack Murtha (D-Porksylvania) has cancelled his debate with Bill Russell. Email from Peg Luksik, campaign manager for Bill Russell. ...
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. —
... . The lastest on veteran Bill Russell's bid to win Murtha's seat (scroll down to updates, too). Yeah, the same ex-Marine who called ...
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