(See previous: Murtha to pro-Hoyer Dems: Stop swift-boating me!)

Murtha “Swiftboated”?
Bruce Kesler

There’s continuing arguments whether the new verb “swiftboating” means a baseless or a well-founded attack on a politician’s purported record. As used by the MSM, it usually infers any attack that liberals disagree with, regardless of facts.

The MSM may have to reconsider its use of the term after John Murtha’s latest use of the term to distract from his trail.

"I thought we were above this type of swift-boating attack," he said… "This is not how we restore integrity and civility to the United States Congress."

John Fund punctures Murtha’s pompous posture with facts as surely as John O’Neill did John Kerry’s. This time, however, with so many of Murtha’s Congressional colleagues being witness to Murtha’s self-awarded earmarks, the MSM must pay closer attention and investigate than their purposeful ignoring of Kerry’s lies when exposed by his fellow Swiftees.

Speaking of which,  ...

You know, if we were talking about anyone but Mad "Semper I" Jack I'd say he's entitled to a trial before we find him guilty of anything. But then, "Once a Marine always a Marine" and Mad Jack doesn't think Marines are entitled to trials.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on November 15, 2006 at 03:04 AM in Bill Faith, Mad Jack Murtha, Politics | Permalink

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