We Got Your Back Jack (Murtha) - Max Cleland Counters Swifties

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_464730.html On right of link look for audio of Max Cleland!

The political battle that has resulted from the war in Iraq was center stage across a busy street in downtown Johnstown on Thursday morning as two groups of veterans gathered, one supporting and the other against U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha.

On one side of Main Street, in front of Murtha's district office, about 200 veterans held a rally in support of the Democratic congressman's re-election bid and in defense of comments the longtime lawmaker has made in opposition to the Bush administration's military policy in Iraq. Supporters brought in Max Cleland, a wounded Vietnam veteran and former senator, to speak on Murtha's behalf.

Across the street, a much smaller group called Vets for the Truth convened for a news conference at which members denounced Murtha and announced plans for a national veterans rally to be held in Johnstown on Oct. 1.

Veterans who turned out to support Murtha blasted organized opposition to the congressman's criticism of the Bush administration and singled out Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the national organization that formed two years ago to campaign against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

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"They should be over there with the flak jackets on instead of their kids in college. They've ruined a hero's reputation, and that's what they're out to do to Congressman Murtha," Fulton said.



Love it even more that it is Dicky Mellon Scaife's Rag reporting this story.

[snowbear]

1. AWESOME !! ... I wish everyone of our Fighting Dems could go!

All 61 who are running for Congress http://www.fighting-dems.com/ .. along with General Clark, Paul Hackett, Senator Kerry, etc., etc., etc...

[saltpoint]

2. Max Cleland is a champion's champion. I am thrilled that he showed

up to speak for Congressman Murtha and counter the Swiftboat liars.

Put this man Max Cleland on our ticket in 08.

[snowbear]

3. Notice how it says a "group of Veterans" and "a group called Vets"

pppssssttt: Swiftboaters, your dirty tricks don't work anymore!

[Ammonium]

4. Proud to have CleLand represent us Georgians :)

[MarkDevin]

5. Max Cleland: Patriot

I salute you, sir! Unlike that swiftboat vermin, you are a true-blue American. :patriot:

[pecwae]

6. Glad to give this a 5th. nt

[Vickers]

7. "a much smaller group called Vets for the Truth"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Was this another instance of freeper Port-O-Lets outnumbering the freepers? :spank:

[Donald Ian Rankin]

8. I'm afraid I don't think we have.

The SVfT episode demonstrated fairly clearly that there's no way to counter this kind of mudslinging. I think Murtha's reputation is likely to be fairly effectively besmirched, and I doubt there'll be much his supporters can do about it. Denial might as well be a river in Africa for all the good it does, even if you can offer proof.