Angry Murtha Confronts Bloomberg Reporter

Bloomberg.com News is reporting in an article today that Rep. John Murtha had some choice words when asked about his comments recently that his constituents were "racist" for not supporting Obama.

From Bloomberg.com (Full Article)

Asked about his comments yesterday, Murtha said: ``Don't write that story -- you just write what I'm telling you.

``What are the issues? Jobs. The issue is the privatization of Social Security, the issue is health care,'' he said. ``I don't want to be distracted.'' Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in September, up from 4.4 percent at the end of 2004.

Don't want to be distracted by the rise in unemployment in your district? Murtha, Nancy Pelosi's biggest ally in Washington, is really showing how out of touch he is with his own district.

John Murtha: "Western PA is Racist."

Article from the PPG. Can someone please get rid of Murtha. So far he's called for the deaths of US Marines who were innocent, taken money illegally for favors and now is calling his own constituents racist because they don't support Barrack Obama's socialist plans.

Murtha expects Obama to win Pa.

Says it has taken time for voters to embrace black candidate

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. Rep. John Murtha said today he expects Democratic nominee Barack Obama to carry Pennsylvania in next month's presidential election.

Mr. Murtha, a 17-term Democrat from Johnstown, told the Post-Gazette's editorial writers he sees momentum building in Mr. Obama's campaign across the state for the general election after he lost his party's April primary to Hillary Clinton. He thinks Republican John McCain's efforts have been stymied by the country's economic crisis.

"I think Obama is going to win, but I don't think it's going to be a runaway," he said. "I think he wins Pennsylvania."

Mr. Murtha said it has taken time for the state's voters embrace a black presidential candidate.

"There's no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area," said Mr. Murtha, whose district stretches from Johnstown to Washington County. "The older population is more hesitant."

Mr. Murtha said groups he deals with regularly, such as military veterans and senior citizens, have come around to supporting Mr. Obama in the past three months. He credited Mr. Obama with being the most organized candidate he has ever seen.

More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

First published on October 15, 2008 at 1:01 pm