"Murthanized"

Love the coinage. Via Oliver...

Murtha was criticized during a Pentagon news conference Thursday, when the chairman of the joint chiefs said Murtha’s weekend criticism was “damaging” troop recruitment efforts.

In a statement released by Murtha, the decorated Marine veteran responded that the real damage to recruitment comes from prolonged deployments, inadequate equipment, and the “lack of any connection between Iraq and the brutal attacks of 9/11.”

Reject the premise of the attack, repeat with your original point. Bang. Murthanized.

Seems to me the recruiters were in a bit of a pickle long before Rep. Murtha sounded off, anyway...