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I spent some "quality time" with the ENTIRE Murtha video last night. It's like 18 minutes long I think. After some chit chat about real estate and the price of hotels in Washington DC, Murtha makes a strong pitch to get these guys to invest in his home district, to invest in some ailing coal companies so they don't go out of business before new regs will again make them profitable.
He pushes this agenda, and pushes it hard, for the remaining part of the tape. He also tell them over and over that they don't need his help to get their friend in the country. He says this repeatedly, clearly inferring that he has nothing to "sell" them, since they can do it themselves. Then he goes back to get their big bucks "client" to invest in his district. The guy is relentless in seeking to help the coal businesses in his district.
The final 6 or 7 seconds of the tape is him saying he won't take the money, and adds "not now." I think it is clear that he is only trying to keep them at the table to do what he pushes them to do for 99.99% f the substantive discussion -- invest in his district.
Four guys took the money. He's the only one that turned it down.
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