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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (333872)	12/26/2002 4:22:57 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

res-No Bush supporter should ever advise anyone about the use of words in public..... Unless he's reading directly, Jr. is an unguided missile....to the delight of many of us, I admit...LOL Some Americans may get delight when one of our representatives gives aid and comfort to an enemy which has killed thousands of Americans, I certainly do not. Disgust would be a more accurate description of my attitude toward Democrat Senator Patty Murray. Disgust, that she could be so irrespossibly ignorant and still have supporters such as the P-I and yourself admire her.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (333872)	12/26/2002 4:37:02 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

The Patty Murray Whitewash Sen. Patty Murray's outrageous comments extolling Osama bin Laden as a humanitarian continue to draw mostly silence from the national media. Blogger Robert Musil notes that a piece by Adam Nagourney in today's New York Times discusses Democrats who "are beginning to challenge President Bush's record on terrorism"--but makes no mention of Murray. Indeed, a Factiva search turns up no mention of Murray at all since she made the speech. Those who're skeptical of liberal media bias should ponder this hypothetical: Suppose that during President Clinton's Kosovo war, a Republican congressman had sung the praises of "great humanitarian" Slobodan Milosevic. Is it even imaginable that the Times would omit such a comment in an article on GOP critics of the war--let alone that the paper would ignore it altogether? Murray's comments are helping feed enemy propaganda. Taliban Online, a pro-jihadi Web site, excerpts a WorldNetDaily report on Murray's comments. "Pak Taliban," who posted the article to the Taliban site, appends his own commentary: "The rest of the story trie's [sic] to put down Osama with the same old rubbish and a thought, is this why the Kuffar [disbelievers] in Afghanistan are trying to set bases of the so called reconstruction phase, thinking if they look like helping the Afghan's [sic] that they might start to like them or something? No doubt the Russians did the same thing. What would please us is when you pack and go." In Murray's home state, the Seattle Times published a disdainful Christmas Eve editorial titled "Those Silly Attacks on Patty Murray." But the Vancouver Columbian, the paper that broke the story, rightly blasts Murray. "She . . . had every obligation as a U.S. senator and high-level representative of this country and this state to present the United States in a far more accurate light. That she didn't is something voters can consider when she is up for re-election." This reflects a geographical divide in the state of Washington. Seattle is a haven for wacko anti-Americanism; it even sends pro-Saddam congressman Jim McDermott to Congress. The rest of the state, however, is populated by normal Americans. A Seattle Post-Intelligencer poll finds that Seattle residents oppose the liberation of Iraq by 52% to 40%, while the statewide figures (despite including Seattle) are reversed: 51% favor liberation and only 43% oppose it. The Murray whitewash may prove to be an example of how liberal media bias helps Republicans. Murray probably feels vindicated, having won the support of her hometown paper and escaped criticism in most of the national press. Thus, she doesn't appear to have done anything to make amends. If she runs for re-election in 2004, this will be a big problem for her. WorldNetDaily reports that her comments have "generated an Internet and talk-radio firestorm," especially in Washington state. Two years from now, Murray's voters will know what she said about Osama bin Laden--even if most people elsewhere don't. opinionjournal.com

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (333872)	12/26/2002 4:55:51 PM
From: dvdw©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Hey shep...fetch. You have no credibility what so ever. A week ago you rationalized as unimportant and immaterial due to the time passed, the fact that saddam had gassed Kurdish children. Here is what john kerry's wife was heard to exclaim when she found out you were on their team; "look john, what shep dragged home, a cover story for the lefts record". has patty murray resigned yet?