Murtha to be honored with John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

[NNN0LHI]

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_141090801.html

Murtha To Snag Honor For Speaking Out On Iraq War

(AP) WASHINGTON The first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress, US Representative John Murtha took pride in politicking quietly, behind the scenes, with Republicans and fellow Democrats alike. snip

On Monday, Murtha is to be awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston for his bold pronouncement that U.S. troops should be pulled out of Iraq. snip

Murtha says he should have voiced his concerns about Iraq sooner.

[dogday]

1. He deserves that and more

in my book......

[Spazito]

2. Wow, that's great news!

He certainly deserves it, it is great to see him being recognized in this way.

[Missy M]

3. They sure picked the right one for the award......

he has courage and does not back down.

[vssmith]

4. Murtha is a PATRIOT in the greatest sense of the word!!!!

[Horse with no Name]

5. Outstanding.

Very deserving.
He is the epitome of the award

"The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring...will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize right"...John F. Kennedy

[Judi Lynn]

6. This should be good for several on-air psychotic episodes among hate radio

hosts. A Kansas City drooling idiot spent his time last week attempting to convince local half-wits that Murtha is a dangerous fiend.

Murtha is a true hero, he deserves highest praise. Best wishes for his long, long, accident-free, airplane crash-free, anthrax-free, very healthy life.

[The Wizard]

22. Sean

Hannity will have? (A) a period. (B) a stroke (C) heart palpitations
(D)Tourett's (E)an uncontrollable desire to masturbate and eat his own essence (F) all of the above

[ourbluenation]

7. big k and r for murtha....excellant news!

:kick:

[acmejack]

8. A very fitting honor, IMO!

Courageous gentleman indeed!

[YankeyMCC]

9. Excellent choice

he very much exemplifies the kind of story JFK wrote about in Profiles.

[brer cat]

25. JFK served so briefly..but is still giving.

His family foundation honors his memory by providing more Profiles in Courage, which are sadly hard to find these days.

[Joanne98]

10. This is great news. He really deserves it.

[demdiva]

11. Congrats John Murtha. I heard this news this morning

and was estactic to hear it. I cannot think of a politician more deserving of this honor then John Murtha.

[AX10]

12. Congratulations!

:party: :kick: :dem: :bounce:

[demdiva]

13. Sign Swift Boat Response Petition to Thank John Murtha

I posted this petition awhile and thought given the award tomorrow that it was time for a resurgence.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1250086&mesg_id=1250086

Thanks for the alert NNN0LHI!!!

[me b zola]

14. May others in Congress be inspired by Rep. Murtha

:patriot: Rep. Murtha :patriot:


:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Cha]

15. I'm really glad to see this.

We need to honor our heroes. Hell, whackowingnuts give medals to their failures which is so telling because without this there would be no medal ceremonies.

[stepnw1f]

16. YES, Yes, Yes

Very nice... Thank you Murtha.

[Divine Discontent]

17. YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!

:yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock: :applause: :yourock:

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[BlooInBloo]

18. Congratulations, and thank you for your work...

... ACTUALLY supporting the troops, instead of lying about supporting them like republicans.

[Tiggeroshii]

19. Yay!

God bless the man =)

[zippy890]

20. is a fitting honor - congratulations to a true patriot

:dem:

[madrchsod]

21. boy oh boy are the heads going to explode over this

it`s going to be really hard swift him cause he`s been and still is on the side of the military. only the feeble minded will belief what the talking assholes say

[jwirr]

23. Good, there are many people who are noted for their courage

but Murtha could have easily sat this one out and few would have noticed BUT he did stand up and now we would miss him. He is a true hero.

[Redstone]

24. Good. This is a guy with some serious courage. Unlike the Keyboard

Warriors over there in the right wing.

Punks that they are.

Redstone

[DallasNE]

26. A Well Deserved Honor

To be truthful, I had never heard of Jack Murtha prior to his coming out against the war in Iraq. And when I read the reasoning and the plan behind his statement I instantly knew that this man was a force to be reckoned with. What I didn't know about was just how bad the situation on the ground in Iraq really was.

Over the weekend I heard a news account saying that over 1.5 million middle class Iraqi's had requested and received exit visas. These people are the building blocks for the future of Iraq except now they won't be doing their work in Iraq. There were no detail on where these Iraqi were relocating nor the ethnic composition of those fleeing Iraq. This seems like a natural story to be reported but to learn this you sure can't rely on MSM.

[YankeyMCC]

27. The other recipiant

On Dec. 17, 2002, Alberto Mora received information from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that prisoners at the Guantanamo Naval Base were being abusively interrogated. Mora, a loyal conservative, had been appointed by President Bush in 2001 to serve as general counsel of the Navy. Since the Navy had no responsibility for Guantanamo interrogations, Mora could have referred the report to others in the Pentagon, or simply decided to ignore it. Instead, he chose to investigate. What he discovered was deeply disturbing.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/05/22/in_search_of_political_courage/

[Greylyn58]

28. This is truly deserved

Murtha is an honorable man(unlike so many in this current mis-administration)and he realized his error and has moved to correct his mistake by speaking out about it. As well as trying to bring the troops home.

This is the essence of a true hero and patriot and he does honor to the Marine Corps.

[paineinthearse]

29. Glad to see this is getting home page recognition, but....

See Massachusetts forum from March 10: "JFK library to honor Murtha, Mora with Profile in Courage award"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=158x8044