Pro-Murtha rally drowns out swiftboating tactics!

[cal04]

(from Thursday)
News from the front lines! Today we held the pro-John Murtha rally against the "Vets for the Truth" and their false accusations against Congressman Murtha. May I first say that I have never been more proud of Pennsylvania district 12, the city of Johnstown or Congressman Murtha. This truly was Western Pennsylvania politics at its finest.

We had roughly 200 Murtha supporters outside of Jack's office, which was huge for such short notice. It was considerably better than the 10-20 people gathered across the street at Cambria County Republican Headquarters, where the "Vets for the Truth" held their rally. Here is the video to the story. This video, however, cannot even begin to describe the atmosphere at the event.

As I have mentioned before, I am a young activist here in Cambria County. For the past 3 days we have been gearing up for this event in every possible way we could. You name it, we did it. Nothing prepared me, however, for the scene I witnessed this morning as I walked to Jack Murtha's office. It seemed as if people all across the district, many veterans included, had come out to support our Congressman. "I won't back down" was blaring out of several huge speakers and people were pissed and pumped for Jack. I refer to it as a rally, not a protest, because this was truly what a rally should be. It was so very well orchestrated, with powerful speakers, water, and lunches for everybody who showed up. Sen. Max Cleland was terrific and was a great way to end the rally. To roughly paraphrase him, "I wasn't wounded in Vietnam; I just went duck hunting with Dick Cheney."

The opposition was defiantly threatened and their plan backfired.
"Vets for the Truth" clearly had underestimated the strength of support for Congressman Murtha. In one instance, Larry Bailey, the president of the lying bastards, came over to our rally and held an anti-Murtha sign. My good friend and fellow activist, Justin, saw this and got in front of him to drown him out. Larry Bailey then proceeded to shove him and throw his elbow into Justin's face. Bailey was clearly threatened, got into several arguments until the police started to follow him. He left our rally, visually pissed off.

Congressman John Murtha could use everybody's support. We need to end these swift boating tactics once and for all, and I think this is the race that will finally do it! Please help out Congressman Murtha in any way you can!

jimmydean201
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/3/164821/8158

[goclark]

1. Claps and hugs to all 200 of those on the front line of TRUTH nt

[liberaldemocrat7]

34. I have this to say to the REPUBLICANS !

[blogslut]

2. excellent!

kicked and nominated

[marmar]

3. Fantastic...

We need to squash the trashy swiftboaters, once and for all.

[happyslug]

4. Previous Thread about the Rally

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2434114

[HeeBGBz]

5. Thanks for some morning news that made me smile!

Well done!

[bluerum]

6. I can feel the energy just reading your post! Good work! Thank the

powers that be that Murtha has activist support.

[Toots]

7. I would actualy give him a dollar to throw an elbow in my face

I am beginning to have feelings toward these people I never even had against the North Vietnamese Army.

[The Wizard]

20. The NVA never threatened the Constitution

we defended, in my case 39 years ago. Vets for Truth is a well funded gang of malcontents and alcoholics who shed the sheets and pointed hoods. They need to be purged from our midst and sent to Iraq. I'd venture to say the majority never saw a shot fired in anger at them except from law enforcement.
The real question is: Why was the cretin allowed to escape after assaulting another citizen. We knew how to take care of guys like that, but it won't be mentioned here.

[Lowell]

8. Excellent Post

Great job you guys! I especially liked Max Clelands comment about duck hunting with Cheney.

[BOSSHOG]

9. Semper Fi Colonel Murtha Supporters

And thank you larry bailey. You and your kind have awakened a sleeping giant. "Visually pissed." Awwwh!

[Jim__]

10. Great news!

We should all get out to as many political rallies as we can. Especially the ones that are against the lies and smears being spread against decorated veterans.

[theHandpuppet]

11. Way to go, cal04!!!!

Time to stand up to the bullies who have hijacked our country!

[bronxiteforever]

12. hats off to those who fought the sleaze boaters

Vets for Truth-how appropriately Orwellian. They seek to cover up all truth in Iraq.They are pathetic haters who seek the ruin of our Republic. Will you get one word on policy from them? Never! They have no ideas, just hate and dirty tricks. They only sell the broth of character destruction! Send them to the land fill of history!
I salute those who did our country great service yesterday by standing up to these diseased minds.:patriot:

[sinkingfeeling]

13. PA needs to get thousands to support him against these fools on

October 1. Thanks for the video. Good job!!

[exlrrp]

14. How can I help?

I am intersted in forming/joining a resistance movement to these thugs. I think that theyre not the only ones who can play this game and maybe some of us vets could do it better
Any ideas?

[yewberry]

22. Have you considered the veterans for peace?

http://www.veteransforpeace.org/about.htm

They have lots of chapters around the country. If nothing else, it might be a starting point to finding the right fit for you.

Good luck!

[sarge43]

15. Damn. That makes for good reading first thing in the morning

F*chking A.

[Bretttido]

16. Thanks for your support in the event cal

[Nikki Stone 1]

17. God, this is EXCELLENT! (Esp the remark about duck hunting: go Murtha!)

I can't tell you how grateful I am that you guys all showed up and gave the liars a run for their money.

Thank you!

[zbdent]

18. But which group got to be the media's darling?

Just curious ... but I can guess ...

[sendero]

19. Wonderful news..

.... thanks for your work supporting Murtha. If our leaders see that the people are behind them, more and more of them will be as brave as he is.

[chill_wind]

21. Well done! Well done cal04!!

[chill_wind]

23. Bwwwahhh!! :-)

"I wasn't wounded in Vietnam; I just went duck hunting with Dick Cheney."

I sense possibilities for one of many ripping visual Elmer Fudd themes/motifs for the Democratic National Convention in 08.

It's absolutely critical that Dems stop playing "fair and nice."
Much too much is at stake.

"The opposition was defiantly threatened and their plan backfired.
"Vets for the Truth" clearly had underestimated the strength of support for Congressman Murtha. In one instance, Larry Bailey, the president of the lying bastards, came over to our rally and held an anti-Murtha sign. My good friend and fellow activist, Justin, saw this and got in front of him to drown him out. Larry Bailey then proceeded to shove him and throw his elbow into Justin's face. Bailey was clearly threatened, got into several arguments until the police started to follow him. He left our rally, visually pissed off."

GOOD!!!!

[Joanne98]

24. GO MAX!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. "Boat Liars are Wrong (and Mean)"

That sign made my day. Go Johnstown! (My hometown, so I'm proud.) I'm going to try to make it on 10/1, and will get EVERYONE I know in Johnstown to attend. I wonder if this latest group of patriotic pussies will even go through with the October rally, considering the wrath they'll face.

[VotingVet]

26. Bailey and his crew need a "Free Speech Zone" to keep them out of harms wa

I'm just sayin' . . . if he and his are going to set up opposing ideas, they should all be cordoned off in a small little pen, maybe a mile or two away from the rally.:sarcasm:

[WorseBeforeBetter]

27. Ha. I can hear the breathless newsbunnies now...

"Showdown in Johnstown!". It'll be interesting to see how this plays out - whether it fizzles or turns into a huge media circus, perfectly timed one month before the mid-terms.

On edit: Welcome to DU!

[JohnstownDEM]

28. I think it's going to explode

This is going to turn into a huge media debacle. With Bush and Co. increasing the number of troops on the ground in Iraq, and the Pentagon releasing a report that shows Murtha was indeed speaking the truth, this is going to be huge.

For the rally on Oct. 1st, I wouldn't be suprised to see the DNC pull in some huge Democrat names. If Bill Clinton shows up here, I'll pee myself.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

29. Excellent. I need to check the PA forum...

to see if anyone is coordinating a DU presence. I will gladly make the trek from Raleigh. Supporting Murtha and getting an inclined plane/gob fix in one fell swoop!

[Zach_Gates]

42. I'll be there.

I'll be there with my camera again. You can bet I'll work in more with the pro-war folk than I did this time. I was just shocked that they weren't actually mingling in with the crowd. The wimps just stood at their post all the way over there.

[Doctor_J]

30. Well done!

Bravo. :thumbsup:

[opihimoimoi]

31. They swift boated the wrong guy, shows what idiots they are

[LSK]

32. Link to video

http://www.wjactv.com/video/9623784/index.html

[AtomicKitten]

33. America has had enough of the swiftboat liars.

F*** 'em and the chickenhawks they rode in on.

[zbdent]

35. I wonder why the cops won't likely try to confiscate the tapes of

the "pro-war" crowd?

I mean, they could get a lot of recruiters some extra bucks if they ID'd a bunch of healthy war supporters to sign up, right?

[Phrogman]

36. I used to work with Larry Bailey, anyone want to start bootbailey.com?

Cause I can tell ya some things about him.

[joefree1]

37. Glug, glug, glug

The sound of the Swiftbloaters sinking. Great post.

[katinmn]

38. Murtha (and friends) showng Americans how to fight back. Whoo-hoo!

Truth + Backbone = Undying Support

[Joey Liberal]

39. I'm proud of you! n/t

[chickaD]

40. Another video link

The citizen's and veterans of PA's 12th Congressional district TOTALLY ROCKED in fighting against the creeps who are "circling the drain" trying to get Murtha. Don't they realize that we are scrappers here?!? We don't get faked out too easily from big money lies (probably due to our pro-union thinking...we've been lied to before!)

I was at the rally and PROUD to support the congressman...now and forever!!! There is also a great video at www.indisputabletruth.net

One of (few) the swiftboaters actually elbowed one of our guys in the head...maybe we should sue to for an apology!!!

I hope you all can attend the next PRO-MURTHA / ANTI-LIE rally in the first weekend in October. I will post with more details when I have them...(since I live close by, I may know before the papers pick it up). Also, any financial support you may want to donate to the cause (or "revolution" as it is seeming to be!) can be made at the www.murtha.org

ALSO don't forget letters to the editor and simply talking to people...there is a real grassroots effort to take back our country and we mustn't let big, flashy, sensationalized, Limbaugh-type screaming derail our fight. I will also let you know where the VICTORY PARTY is planned in November (in case you want to celebrate with us!!!) DISAGREEMENT AND DISCUSSION SHOULD NOT BE SILENCED!

[Zach_Gates]

41. Video and such.

Whoa, neat. I got linked to. Here's a more direct link for anyone curious http://www.indisputabletruth.net/2006/08/03/the-press-conference-of-john-murtha/

It was really exciting for the most part, but the Vets for Truth were a serious no-show. The hilarious part is that their only real "name" was a guy who used to do the local weather and got spanked in an attempt to run against Wojnaroski. Here's a good summary video: http://www.indisputabletruth.net/video/Murtha's%20Protestors.wmv

Max Cleland and Steve Wozniak were real superstars of the event, and anyone in the audience who WASN'T emotionally moved when Cleland took the stage simply doesn't have a heart. The man is courage defined and his steadfastedness in the face of those who would try to tear him down is incredibly inspiring.

[CantForget]

43. Murtha being sued

What happened to the law suit filed against Murtha for libel and slander by a combat Marine. wondering.