Ian Murphy, of Koch brother prank call fame, is the lowest of the low.
His infamous screed, "F--- the Troops," should make him a political as well as social pariah.
Charlie Sykes informs or reminds us that Murphy wrote the following:
So, 4000 rubes are dead. Cry me the Tigris. Another 30,000 have been seriously wounded. Boo f**king hoo. They got what they asked for—and cool robotic limbs, too.
Likely, just reading the above paragraph made you uncomfortable. But why?
The benevolence of America’s “troops” is sacrosanct. Questioning their rectitude simply isn’t done. It’s the forbidden zone. We may rail against this tragic war, but our soldiers are lauded by all as saints. Why? They volunteered to partake in this savage idiocy, and for this they deserve our utmost respect? I think not.
How could any responsible elected official cozy up to Murphy?
Rather than booting Murphy off the premises, Wisconsin Democrats embraced this lowlife.
DEMOCRAT State Senator Jessica King is seen sharing a laugh with Murphy at Fond du Lac's Democratic office on Saturday.
This is sick.
Does King endorse Murphy's unethical tactics and his unspeakably disrespectful remarks about U.S. troops and our war dead?
She doesn't appear to be the least bit troubled by his history.
From the Fond du Lac Reporter:
Familiar faces lined the hallway Saturday morning at Fond du Lac County Democratic Party headquarters on Portland Street.
State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, former state attorney general Peg Lautenschlager, local attorney Paul Czisny, who ran as a 52nd Assembly District candidate against Jeremy Thiesfelt, and Ian King, [sic] editor of The Beast, who made the now-famous "David Koch" phone call to Gov. Scott Walker, were part of a small crowd gathered for a single purpose.
...Between signing autographs, Ian Murphy described what he was feeling as Walker talked to him at length in the "David Koch" phone call. He was traveling around the state Saturday visiting various Democratic Party headquarters with Fond du Lac resident Steve Reid.
"I thought 'Oh My God.' I was in disbelief. It was probably the closest thing to an out-of-body experience I've ever had," Murphy said of his conversation with Walker.
He said the only notes he had in front of him at the time was the word "coke" written on a piece of paper, so he knew how to pronounce Koch's last name. He spoke a total of one minute during the 20-minute conversation with Walker.
Reid said he met Murphy in March in Madison, and they both spent time with movie producer and political activist Michael Moore.
"I'm retired law enforcement, and I believe in collective bargaining," Reid said. "Walker is trying to undermine the unions so the Democrats can't get the money they need to run against Republicans."
This disgusts me.
Murphy was also in Dodge County, feeling the love from Democrats there.
From the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen:
Ian Murphy, the man who called Gov. Scott Walker imitating a Koch brother in a conversation that was later published, stopped in Beaver Dam Saturday afternoon.
He stopped to greet all of the petition workers collecting signatures as the Jan. 17 deadline approaches.
“There’s something about a governor and something. People don’t like him, I hear,” said Murphy, editor of The Beast, an alternative and at times satirical online newspaper based in Buffalo, N.Y.
“I’m here to say, ‘Keep up the good work,’” he said.
Murphy, a humble and at times self-effacing man, was surprised by the number of people that were excited to meet him and talk Wisconsin politics.
“We were just in Watertown and we were in Fond du Lac this morning,” Murphy said. “I’ve been traveling around the Foxtrot Region.”
Dodge County Democrat Chair Micah Digman described the region as an area reaching from Fond du Lac County down to Jefferson County.
“Going round the Foxtrot Region this morning, people are very, ‘Your call opened my eyes,’ and ‘That’s great,’ and that they’re still talking about it now,” Murphy said.
He has even handed out a few autographs along the way; some on printed transcripts of his conversation with Gov. Walker.
It's nauseating that Democrats consider the despicable Murphy to be a hero.
I hope the autograph seekers enjoy having the signature of the man who says, "F--- the troops."
Dodge County's Democrat Chair and Vice-chair actually posed for a photo with the Left's hero, the shameless Murphy.
The Recall Scott Walker Democrats need to explain this.
They must condemn Murphy's words and actions or explain their fondness for a contemptible jerk.
Wisconsin Democrats are shaming themselves by fraternizing with Murphy. I see them as the equivalent of Hanoi Jane cavorting with the Viet Cong.
Ian "F--- the troops" Murphy. Jessica "F-- the troops" King. Not good.
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Read "Meet Ian Murphy."
4 comments:
"Wisconsin [Republican]s are shaming themselves by fraternizing with [Koch]."
By the way, so glad to see the Eden-branded Disgust-O-meter maintain its run. Not to mention the Sick-O-meter.
As to the subject, they celebrate him for the SELECTIVE feat of embarrassing the governor, sort of like you appreciate the services of the doctor that delivers you child and while being unconcerned with his personal life.
Did Koch say anything remotely like this?
So, 4000 rubes are dead. Cry me the Tigris. Another 30,000 have been seriously wounded. Boo f**king hoo. They got what they asked for—and cool robotic limbs, too.
Likely, just reading the above paragraph made you uncomfortable. But why?
The benevolence of America’s “troops” is sacrosanct. Questioning their rectitude simply isn’t done. It’s the forbidden zone. We may rail against this tragic war, but our soldiers are lauded by all as saints. Why? They volunteered to partake in this savage idiocy, and for this they deserve our utmost respect? I think not.
I think it's highly unlikely.
Your doctor analogy doesn't apply.
Murphy's sickening, disgusting screed about our war dead and U.S. troops wasn't part of his "personal life."
Personal life? You mean like "private life"? Not very private when you post a public blog piece entitled "Fuck The Troops."
Your spin-doctoring is getting a little rusty, spicyjim.
Growing up in a neighborhood with Steve Reid.. a.k.a Ian Murphy's chauffeur I am shocked. Mr. Reid used to tell me not to play with the kids from the houses that butted up against his backyard because "they say bad things and aren't nice to others." My Mr. Reid, perhaps you should follow your own advice as it would seem Ian Murphy says bad things and isn't nice to others. I know it must be tough to have the curtain opened by Scott Walker to expose the terrific benefits you and your friends received and even abused.
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