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Its a shame he didn't do better for his country and the Marines in the last years of his life.

Yeah there...the Republican Taliban are out in force to cheer and set-up signs to celebrate the death of a great American like they did to Kennedy. Only lunatics cheer and celebrate the death of their own people. Go get your heads checked out and take some meds to fix your insanity.

CNN wouldn't print my first comments, truth hurts doesn't it CNN. May John Murtha, a good human being rest in peace. He served his country well. Republicans are pretty predictable, hateful, mean spirited, like shadow people.

Maybe Limbaugh is next,but he was nothing more than a chicken little coward like most republicans on this post

@Ignorant Rabid Republican Right Wingnut, who's posing as Ignorant Liberal

Liberals would never say "Glad he's gone". Your mother raised the true idiot, and I'm so I'm sorry she bore you.

JEE! ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS GUY AND JOHN McCAIN?? I GUESS HE IS BETTER THAN McFLIPFLOP!!

The comments here by republicans are the reason why I will never vote for a republican again.

They are cruel, disgraceful, racist people who approve of tortuiring other human beings. Nothing but spreading hate and division while obstuctiong everything that may help Americans.

From keeping the health insurance companies from ripping you off to holding those who break international law accountable to anything related to civil rights. They do nothing but spread hate.

They seem to truely hate Americans.

On a side note; 100 percent of all white supremacists polled prefer Fox News over any other news organization.

The same was true for the westboro baptists and Neo Nazis polled.

hmm...go figure......

God rest your soul. While I didn't agree with you, I respect you for stansing up for what you believe. If you are wondering, I am a conservative Independent.

Buh bye

Rest in peace Congressman Murtha.

Keith in Austin: I live pretty close to you. Come on out and take your best shot.

mjm – That ain't what I would call manning-up. Needs a bit of work. I'll start you off: Bill Clinton did some nasty stuff while he was president. Now you say, "Yeah, Bush is a criminal, and he did trash the country." You know it's the truth, so just admit it. Feel better?

RIP for a veteran Who died.

Having said that as a politician he was horrible and corrupt. Do not try to rewrite history.

And for the Bush Bashing, Remember Bush was the one calling for reform on Fannie and Freddie and the Democratic Congress refused. Ask Barney Frank, In addition I hate to break it to you but Iraq is looking up. Hate to ruin your day.

RIP

It's funny how so many here are suddenly singing the praises of Murtha's service in the military during Vietnam. How many of you leftards where were alive then were spitting on our soldiers as they came back to this country from fighting? How many of you called them "baby killers"? (Ironic that Murtha would accuse our soldiers of the very things that he was probably accused of when he came back from Vietnam.) But now, suddenly Murtha has earned his angelic wings just because he fought in Vietnam, when just a few years ago he would have been declared a baby-killing monster.

Murtha was trash, if for no other reason than turning his back on his brothers-in-arms.

RIP, Rep. Murtha. For those of you here who complain about the negative comments of the dead, please refer to the previous article on the (living) Haley Barbour for some truly despicable lib comments.

A war vet and the biggest military back stabber known to man.

If he gets a military funeral it would be a disgrace to our armed forces.

Funny how so many here are suddenly singing the praises of Murtha's service in the military during Vietnam. How many of you leftards where were alive then were spitting on our soldiers as they came back to this country from fighting? How many of you called them "baby killers"? (Ironic that Murtha would accuse our soldiers of the very things that he was probably accused of when he came back from Vietnam.) But now, suddenly Murtha has earned his angelic wings just because he fought in Vietnam, when just a few years ago he would have been declared a baby-killing monster.

Murtha was trash, if for no other reason than turning his back on his brothers-in-arms.

Glad he's gone.

the repubs who r u happy about his death r very sick and very evil people which is 65 percent of the repub party not all of them .35 percent r good people.

Some of the posts here from the right are absolutely disgusting. A man is dead and you only have vile, hateful things to say..

John was a true hero,not some chickenlittle like TCM sitting in his moms cellar,playing war games on his x box.

God will get you for that! It is so sad you can't even respect a man when he is dead. I know you will never respect a Live Black Man if you can't respect a Dead White Man.

Rest in peace, Mr. Murtha, you stood for Justice & Freedom! Thank you!
May our Lord, comfort your family.

What is wrong with some of you people???? BOTH GOPERS & LIBERALS???!!!

THIS IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT ONE OF AMERICA'S HEROES, WHO HAS DIED!

IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE, SAY NOTHING!

Good riddance. That's one less vote in the House for Obamacare.

Oh dear,

So Obama takes office and everybody is dropping dead, left and right. So sad. We need these old-timers to help stabilize the country.

RIP Kennedy'
RIP Murtha

We will miss these donkeys with brains. These brave donkeys who are willing to stand up to stupid things, that do not make sense.

@The Unsub,L

All you ulgy people that are so rude .. even to a dead man! .. you are nothing but a sorry human beings ...... everything you post it will come back to hunt you ... hhmmm maybe you are already hunted by Palinmania that can't make you see right from wrong. DEATH is wrong no matter who happen to die.

Very mixed emotions on his passing...

While I admire and thank him for his service in both the military and public life, I did not like his baseless accusations concerning U.S. Marines murdering civilians.

His liberal politics, pork barrel spending, the smell of corruption the country could have done without.

It's sad to see somebody die from what SHOULD have been minor surgury. I guess there really is no such thing.

My condolences to Mr. Murtha's family and friends. Rest in peace Marine. Semper Fi!

It could have been all that pork he ate?

To mjm:

And who did Bush inherit the good numbers for the jobs created to keep the unemployment % down? Well?

Yes, that would be the same man that handed the Connecticut Cowboy from Crawford the largest surplus in history – Bill Clinton.

That would be the same surplus that fearless Jet-Pilot misused in a New York minute and started the country into the steepest fiduciary decline in history which the current President is going to have to clean-up!

I think Pelosi and reid are nest - and that would make 3 Unsub

His biggest achievement was making many liberal lobbyist and Democraps very wealthy.

"This would be a great time for liberal left wingers to man-up and admit that Obama gave us the worst year last year since the founding of the nation in 1776

Cue the repugnant comments from people like "liberalism is illegal", "Average American" and "Justen in Florida". Be sure to be outraged whenever someone says something derogatory about Sarah Palin. You should be ashamed, but you have no shame.

Semper Fi Johnny

LB Pleiku, Chulai, and DaNang 1966-69

War hero? He served, did that make him a war hero? Did he win the medal of honor, Navy cross, Distinguished service medal, combat medals, Purple hearts, anyone? Come on, 58,000 heroes never came back, let's hold that title for the true heroes of the meat grinder.

"Many of us real Americans would consider taking conservatives back into the human race if they would admit to recognizing the Bush regime for what it was:"

Do you think Ben in Texas knows that Clinton and JFK were fiscal conservatives? Or did he tune into politics just for Obama?

"This would be a great time for right wingers to man-up and admit that Bush/Cheney gave us the worst 8 years since the mid-70's..."

5.4% unemployment.....better than Clinton's average.....and somehow the last 8 years were the worst? If you couldn't make it under Bush, you can't make it.

For people like Ben in Texas, there will never be a good economy.

I think Limbaugh is next, these things happen in 3's.

Repugnant comments here are as crude as expected. Will they also celebrate Bush's death? After all, he did far more damage to them and the country and the world than John Murtha could ever have done. And, Murtha wasn't a draft dodger like Bush, either.

Admit publicly to Bush's criminal behavior in office, wingers. It'll make you more human, and from where I sit, you need to be more human. You're looking like a pack of wolves.

he was a great american patriot and had a lot of common sense,we greatly miss him and i am sure so does the congress.

I thought he had health insurance......How could he die?

RIP John. I pray you did not dis God while trying to dis your own church in political frays. Oh well, another liberal has gone. Will the district in Pa. survive?? You bet it will if it elects a common sense tax reducer and spending cutter and more conservative than ole John ever was. If Russell is running again, blessings on his attempting to win that seat. Voters should appreciate his service record too.

RIP Mr. Murtha!

@Ben in Texas: STFU! Creeps like you using Murtha's death only to bash the GOP is as lame as you are! Wake up from your nap, put on your big boy pants and get a job-LOSER!

Jennifer....you are right.

Laparoscopic excision of the gallbladder is dangerous. It should be done as an OPEN procedure. Too many times the duct from the liver – the bile duct – is actually transected instead of the cystic (gall bladder) duct.....is this what happened to him??????? Ugh.....what a way to go....

sierra whiskey: KARMA might come your way as well be careful how you judge someone.......

Oh, look. I've got a stalker. Sorry, fake Average American...I honor this vetrans service. Rest in Peace Mr. Murtha!

Dear Ben in Texas,

You continue the liberal diatrabe against George Bush.

Funny, the latest Rashmussen poll indicates that Obama only 6% polled think that Obama is a better president than George.

At least George didn't spend his presidency blaming prior presidents for his mistakes.

Laparoscopic excision of the gallbladder is dangerous. It should be done as an OPEN procedure. Too many times the duct from the liver – the bile duct – is actually transected instead of the cystic (gall bladder) duct.....is this what happened to him??????? Ugh.....what a way to go....

You people make me sick! A man died today! A man who had a family and fought for this country. Whether you agreed with his politics or not, you have to be heartless and void of any human compassion to say the things I have seen on here.

You represent everything that is wrong with our society and should take a look in the mirror. You might see all terrible things you are saying about Mr. Murtha are staring right back at you!

Shameful!

Can you spot the "Christian Conservatives" making comments? I can.

Great Congressman.. Rest in peace. I have family member in the Military who respect and admire this man for standing up for our moral and ethical vale.
People like "Obama Victim" get a life. This man gave his life so you can be safe under your blanket and make dumb comment like you have. Least you can do is say thank you.
I hope you dont teach your children Hate. Your just full of hate.

To bad. Gone before he had jail time.

Stay healthy Nancy and Harry.

Ben in Texas @3:20pm

rotflolol

Wow! Yours is one of the most disingenuous, disjointed, untruthful posts I have ever read on here.

You still can't get away from blaming Bush for everything. Get over it. Replace the name Bush with Obama in your post and then you are speaking truth.

God Bless John Murtha for his service to this country.

But as Obama's buddy and mentor, Rev Jeremiah Wright would say, "No no no no no!! God D**N Murtha for accusing American service men of wantonly killing women and children!! God D**N Murtha!" -Rev Jeremiah Wright

I disagreed with his politics, but Rep. Murtha served his nation in Viet Nam and should be applauded for it.

As for Ben in Texas (of course someone had to use this as a Bash-Bush session), go ahead and claim that Bush was the worst president ever. As long as Jimmy Carter proudly carries that (D) after his name, the democrats will always hold that title.

People....repubs/demos alike be careful what you say; for what so ever a man sow that shall he also reap......That includes YOU who spew hurt in the midst of other sorrows........

Oh my! Look at all the so called Patriots and Christians attacking a decorated combat vetran who just passes away. You all should run to your nearest church and beg Our Father for forgiveness.

Why does CNN filter out negative comments when they're aimed at rethuglicans who are ill or pass away, but when it's a dem, all bets are off? Dan at 2:56 and liberalism is illegal (what a stupid name by the way) at 3:00. Honestly, I don't understand how anyone could believe that CNN is "librul". However, I'm sure if I were to visit the faux noise message boards, the comments that are posted WOULD make CNN appear "librul".

For all the people that want to trash this Rep. just remember if you live in a glass house do not throw stones. To be this callus when he has not even been buried yet shows me that most of you are heartless and cold. I will extend to his family and friends my sympathy regardless of what people think or what he has done. How many veterans responded. Give this man one credit; he fought for this country so we could have freedom and bloggers could express their freedom of speech regardless of how callus.

I sorta of like him. It's too bad he's gone but I hope the 12th district gets someone as worthy to represent them.

What a sorry bunch of republican commenters on this site. Hope YOU get what you wish for others.

The King of Pork!! No loss to our pocket books.

Who will take over as the King of PORK??

I can't believe all the hateful comments. I bet some of you call yourselves Christians.

I'm saying prayers for the Murtha family.

"This would be a great time for right wingers to man-up and admit that Bush/Cheney gave us the worst 8 years since the mid-70's."

#1 – Why is this an appropriate to talk about the Bush administration?

#2 – Although I was not a fan of the Bush administration, you should take a history lesson. He clearly was not the worst President of all-time, although I will give you he is in the top ten worst.

I just knew there would be some people on here to cheer his death. YeH!!! one less liberal. These are the crack tea party hotheads. They celebrate a person's death as a way to further their agenda. RIP John Murtha, a true war hero.

RIP Thanks for you service!

He served as a Marine that served in Vietnam, for that I respect him. For his political agenda and dirty deals, well may he rest in peace. You must be able to do four things to be an effective politician. Lie, cheat, steal and tell the masses what they want to hear. He did all and then some like him or not, I guess being a Marine he took it to heart, all gave some, some gave all!

I was never a fan of the man's politics but I certainly respect the years he spent serving our country, both in the military and the House. RIP Mr Murtha, my prayers are with you and your family.

I am appalled at some of the comments being made by some of these people on here. And I'm the one who get's stuck in moderation? You may not have agrees with his ideals or views, but the man served his country "honorably" as a combat veteran. How many of you can say that?

Let's build an airport as a monument to him to remember his service.

(Oh wait! He already DID that for himself!)

My heart does not bleed that this corrupt porker of a rep. has passed away. There is one less crooked politician in D.C. now.

YES !!!!! except for the fact that one more liberal avoids jail time for corruption.

Thank you for your service.

Not so many thanks for your crooked ways in Congress. Truly one of the worst pork barrellers of all time.

The things I will remember about John Murtha are that he fought in Vietnam, vigorously opposed the Iraq war, and was trashed repeatedly by the Repugnant Party. What will they say about him now?

This would be a great time for right wingers to man-up and admit that Bush/Cheney gave us the worst 8 years since the mid-70's. Besides the never ending Iraq and Afghan wars, they destroyed the economy and shredded our constitutional rights. Many of us real Americans would consider taking conservatives back into the human race if they would admit to recognizing the Bush regime for what it was: the worst presidency in history. Fess-up, wingers. You'll feel better.

Ouch! I guess there won't be a need to ask him about resigning or changing his position on some issues. My condolances go out to the family.

I disagreed with many of his comments and positions, but greatly respect and appreciate the dedication and courage he displayed as a Marine. My sympathies to the Murtha family.

isn't this the guy who accused our Marines of murdering civilians??....and was involved in multiple ethics violations??...and was in bed with Pelosi?

People are saying he was murdered by Glen Beck

A huge lose for America.

From what little I knew of him, I certainly felt he was one of the few people in politics that cared more about the people of this country and the country as a whole, than he did about whether or not he looked good in front of a camera as so many seem to

A true loss for this country

Rest in Peace, Mr. Murtha.

Far from any kind of supporter
Couldnt have disagreed more with his politics
But thank you for your military service to this great country sir
Rest in peace

Now, he and saddam, along with benedict arnold, are finally together again, and forever.

Sad.

Also – regarding the comment that western pa was a 'racist area',
as a Pittsburgher, I was kind of shocked at the statement, but as the
campaign continued on, I began to see that what he said was true.
The racist comments I heard from co-workers, and others in the
public, really opened my eyes.

Condolences to Murtha's family, friends, and constituents. He took care of the military, and as a veteran, I will miss him.

We lose a good man. Let's honor his life by celebrating him and his long tenure in our government no matter your party affiliation. Thank you for your service over so many years. I'm glad to have served in the military under your watch.

Now there will be one less person flying from the airport he got all that pork to build. That's significant since the Murtha airport only has three flights a day anyway. This can only improve the balance sheet.

People we are all Americans and I for one am tired of both the left and right bickering. An American who has served his country in more ways than one has died. Please stop with the name calling because its childish and non productive. Respect the fallen and Respect the dead! I don't care if A Repub or Dem passes away, SHOW THEM ALL RESPECT!

My mother had her gallbladder removed by lapro, was sent home & days later almost died because the surgeon cut her bile duct & didn't realize it. This happens all too often with people dying. Hers was not due to a gallstone tearing it, which can happen as well, it was a clean cut. Think twice before this procedure.

k a r m a.

wow...another liberal lion of a man who seemed larger than life...RIP

Rest in Peace Congressman...you fought the good fight. Too bad more didn't listen to you regarding Iraq...you were 100% right!

We've lost a great statesman today. Condolences to family, friends, and staffers.

My prayers go out to Mr. Murtha's family at this very difficult time.

God bless his soul.

While I did not agree with your politics, thank you for your service to our country Marine and may you rest in peace!

Rest in peace sir and thanks for everything your life accomplished for the free world.

Once a Marine-Always a Marine, his new duty station is guarding the pearly gates of Heaven, rest in peace my brother.

A great American and a dedicated public servant. His crucial legislative voting record reflect not only the needs of his district, but also the needs of Pennsylvania and the country. An individual who was never afraid to vote for what was right. Even though he had already announced that he was not going to run in his district again......he continued to support what was for the good of our nation and never said "NO" unless the was an alternative..

king of pork

Rest In Paradise Congressman Murtha. Thank You for your service to our country.

Rest in Peace fine Gentleman!!

Murtha wasn't a John McCain, he stoodup for Veterans and let us never forget. God bless his family, he's a true HERO.

Hope he rots in hell.

RIP, Representative Murtha!

While so might have not liked this man he was a military hero and needs to be remember for that.

wikipedia has already been changed to reflect this, and it's only been 8 minutes.

Karma....after all his shady deals...wonder who took him...

OMG... God help us.. I think the governor of PA is a Republican which means he will appoint a republican to replace him. One more Republican to obstruct any business being completed in Washington..

Damn...

At least it is in the House...

God have mercy on his soul.

But I think Hell just got a little more crowded.

RIP.

one down, 323 more to go.

May he rest in peace!

that is sad. Prayers are with murtha and his family.

Not a fan of his politics but he was a patriot who served congress doing what he believed was right for this country and his state. He was also a veteran. RIP.

R.I.P.

Good riddance!