Unbecoming Levity :: Congressman Patrick Murphy

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Congressman Patrick Murphy

by Abacquer on Thu 21 Feb 2008 07:32 PM EST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

He's not exactly eloquent, but he's clearly a decent, intelligent, man. He's also the only member of the US Congress who is an Iraqi War Veteran, having served the military as a paratrooper captain before running for office against a Republican incumbent in Pennsylvania and winning despite all expectations to the contrary.

One of my favorite NPR/WBUR programs "On Point" had a 45 minute call in interview with Congressman Murphy yesterday, and it was fascinating. Murphy pulls no punches on his opinion of the Iraq war, his informed opinion of some of the hawkish nonsense arguments that crop up whenever getting troops out of Iraq is discussed, and touches on everything from veterans support, to whom he's backing for President.

It was so refreshing to hear a congressman talking so straight and with so much candor and making sense. Just listening to it gave me hope. The interview is available as a podcast, and I recommend you give it a listen.

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Re: Congressman Patrick Murphy

by JPB on Thu 21 Feb 2008 10:30 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

I caught just a bit of this on the radio broadcast. If the rest was like what I heard, it's an interview worthy of a listen by every American.

The sad part is not that most people will never hear these opinions, it's that a lot of them wouldn't listen to them.

Thanks for the link; I'll grab the podcast.

Re: Congressman Patrick Murphy

by Maggie on Fri 22 Feb 2008 09:10 AM EST | Permanent Link

Is there a written transcript?

Re: Congressman Patrick Murphy

by Abacquer on Fri 22 Feb 2008 10:18 AM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

There might be. I think NPR makes money selling them so they may not have released one on the web for free, but I'll check.

No. It looks like if you want a transcript, you must order it. Here's a link to the interview description. Also, Murphy has written a book wherein he discusses his views: "Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad To the United States Congress" on Amazon.com

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