Murtha Stumps for Hillary in PA (w/ VIDEO!)
By Alegre on March 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM in Hillary Clinton, John Murtha, Pennsylvania
| As you know, Congressman John Murtha (Super Delegate and outspoken critic of the war in Iraq) has endorsed Hillary for president. He’s on the campaign trail working the crowds and telling folks in his home state of Pennsylvania why he’s backing her, and why they should too. The campaign created this wonderful video.
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Pretty cool eh?
The campaign put out a press release on this and it includes the text of the video…
NEW VIDEO: Rep. John Murtha On The Trail With Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania
Tells Supporters Pennsylvania is Hillary Country!
The Clinton campaign today released a new video of Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha on the trail with Hillary Clinton in the Keystone State. In the video, Murtha expresses his belief that Hillary is the only candidate who can responsibly end the war in Iraq and restore fiscal responsibility to our government.
Watch the new video here
Following is the script for the video:
Let me tell you something. I’ve served with seven Presidents. I am convinced that we’re in probably one of the worst situations that I’ve seen in the 35 years I’ve been in Congress. We need a person with experience, a person that understands the policy.
When the Clinton administration left, there was a $250 billion surplus. Now, there’s almost a $3 trillion deficit.
The military has been so depleted by this war. We’re spending $343 million dollars a day to build roads in Iraq and we’re not spending money on the projects that are so important.
And who can solve that problem - Hillary!
Finally, a person that listens to the people, listens and works with people, and can get the country together and reunite us, restore our credibility, restore our military, and put us back in a fiscal policy worth the United States history.
The next President of the United States - Hillary Clinton!
This is Hillary country. She’s had a tremendous reception here in Fayette County - she’s going to get that kind of reception all over Pennsylvania. There is no individual that can do this more effectively than Hillary Clinton and I support her wholeheartedly.
Now I live in Maryland and our primary’s come and gone. But there are still ways in which our group of supporters (some 1,000+ strong in our county alone) can help in the upcoming primaries. Philadelphia’s just a couple hours north of here and towns like Lancaster are just over the border. So our steering committee is organizing weekend trips and day trips into the Granite State to help with the efforts up there.
I’ say this not to brag about how hard Hillary’s supporters in our area are working (they are) but to let you all know that there are ways to get involved in this campaign. If you can get the time off work or school and are willing and able to head out to the sates with upcoming primaries then please consider going to Hillary’s website and signing up to TRAVEL FOR HILLARY
Friends of mine have traveled to Iowa, New Hampshire, Texas and Ohio and to a person they’ve said it’s one of the best things they’ve ever done. A couple of friends went to a small town in Eastern Ohio and the said there were treated like rock stars by the hotel staff once they learned why they were in town. Hillary has some serious fans amoong the workin’ folks in that town! Another went to New Hampshire with his homemade banners and ended up with his picture in newspapers all around the state (the banners are really cool!) I can’t do much traveling now with two small children to look after, but I made the trip to Philly every weekend 20 years ago for 2 & a half months and had - a - blast! We phone banked, knocked on doors, helped with visability… the whole nine yards. So if you’ve never done this I would highly recommend it folks - you won’t soon forget the people you meet or the work you do.
Can’t get away for a day or three to help in PA, OR, IN or NC? No problem. You can still help Hillary by going to her website, signing up and logging on to MAKE PHONE CALLS No need to schlep down to a campaign office no-siree-bob… you can phone bank from the comfort of your own living room. Just put the kids to bed, put on your comfies, put your feet up on the coffee table with your laptop on your (cough cough) lap, and get to work. You call into an 800# so it won’t cost you a dime and the program is easy as can be to use.
Lastly… (and you had to know I would eventually get to this) the ads she needs to run in PA and beyond won’t pay for thenselves my friends so if you can’t get to PA or the other states with upcoming primaries, and you don’t have time to make calls then PLEASE consider sending Hillary some love.
Here’s one of her latest ads to hit the airwaves in PA, just to give you an idea as to where your contributions are going…
I don’t always ask folks to pony up but if it’s been a while then please - look at your budget and see if you can spare a fiver for a woman who’s working 24/7 to make sure our next president is ready to hit the ground running on day one next year.
The stakes are too high in this election - we need to let her know we’ve got her back. Thanks! ;o)
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Send Hillary some love - you know you want to.
Thanks!
An inspiring diary. I am getting pumped up having three states in backyard Ohio having primaries. Woo Hoo!
For those of you who doubt that story involving a Balkan airport, the one Hillary Rodham Clinton tells about darting across the tarmac to dodge sniper fire, take note: It really did happen.
Just not to Clinton.
In October 1995, six months before then-first lady Clinton led a delegation to Tuzla, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and six other senators went on a fact-finding mission through war-torn Sarajevo, just before the Dayton accords resulted in a U.S. military presence on the ground in Bosnia.
Murtha as Clinton’s Vice President? I can think of many worse choices.
I just dodged a bunch of sniper fire to say that having Mr. Pork Belly Murtha support Hillary is a good inkling of what I expect America will get for restraint in earmarks.
Murtha was a figure i actually remember standing up to Bush in 2003-04.
Obama was less than a non entity at the time.