Obit: US Representative John Murtha (Feb 2010)

Subject: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Sawzaw
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 12:28 AM

HARRISBURG, Pa. "Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.

Rep. Bob Brady, a longtime friend, said the late congressman's large intestine was damaged during surgery and an infection led him to be hospitalized with a fever.

"There will never be another Jack Murtha," Brady said. "He went out on top of his game."

The Pennsylvania Democrat died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., where he was admitted on Jan. 31. The gallbladder surgery was performed days earlier at the National Naval Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., which didn't immediately return messages seeking comment.

Subject: RE: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Amos
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 12:40 AM

I hope he gets replaced by someone rational, unlike Ted.


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Subject: RE: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Donuel
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 02:34 AM

So the surgeon stabbed Mutha's bowel allowing shit to fill his body cavity and he died of infection.

Pelosi had a chance to name Murtha to the job that Harry Reid has now. She thought Murtha was too radical and likely to say something controversial. Reid is a milktoast disaster. Murtha would have gotten the job done by now.

Subject: RE: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Genie
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 02:43 AM

This is a great loss, I think, for Pennsylvania, for the Democratic Party, for Congress, and for the American people. Whatever you thought of Murtha's political views, he was the real thing and stood up for what he believed in -- sometimes angering the opposition party but at other times pissing off his own. We do not see the likes of him in Congress anywhere near often enough.

Subject: RE: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Rapparee
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 09:40 AM

I agree with Genie. Make both sides mad and you're probably doing something right.

Subject: RE: BS: Obituary for John Murtha
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 09:44 AM

No, Donuel, you got Harry Reid confuzerated with Stinnie... No matter, Murtha was a mixed bag... Correct on Iraq (after he was incorrect)... But the man could never get enough pork...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: kendall
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 02:33 PM

I had a wife like that.

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: kendall
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 02:34 PM

First Paul Wellstone, then Vince Foster now John Murtha. I'm glad I'm not the conspiracy type.

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 02:58 PM

gawd/dess, keep Barney Franks safe! He's another one who sticks to his guns and speaks his mind.

Well put, Genie.

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: JedMarum
Date: 09 Feb 10 - 04:20 PM

My condolences to his loved ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Feb 10 - 03:04 PM

A sad loss, stupidly unnecessary, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Obit: John Murtha
From: kendall
Date: 10 Feb 10 - 07:44 PM

And thats why we have mal practice suits!