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Murtha & Abscam & B.S.ing :

The American Spectator: Full video of Murtha's Abscam meeting with the FBI.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2131539854655700584&q=abscam+murtha+video&hl=en

From Murtha & Abscam transcription:
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52965

Mr. Murtha and what he said on tape to undercover FBI agents posing as sheikhs in the Abscam investigation:

..."I want to deal with you guys awhile before I make any transactions at all, period," ... "After we've done some business, well, then I might change my mind. ... I'm going to tell you this. If anybody can do it – I'm not B.S.-ing you fellows – I can get it done my way. There's no question about it."

Murtha about his ability to get things done in Congress to explaining his hesitation about taking money:

..."All at once, some dumb [expletive deleted] would go start talking eight years from now about this whole thing and say [expletive deleted], this happened"...."Then in order to get immunity so he doesn't go to jail, he starts talking and fingering people. So the [S.O.B.] falls apart."....

The FBI undercover officer then suggests:
"You give us the banks where you want the money deposited."

Murtha replies:
...""All right,"..."How much money we talking about?"...

FBI undercover operative says:
..."Well, you tell me,"....

Murtha replies:
...."Well, let me find out what is a reasonable figure that will get their attention,".. "because there are a couple of banks that have really done me some favors in the past, and I'd like to put some money in."....

Murtha says after video cuts off: ( ie audio, but no video ? )
"…You know, we do business together for a while. Maybe I'll be interested and maybe I won't. ... Right now, I'm not interested in those other things. Now, I won't say that some day, you know, I, if you made an offer, it may be I would change my mind some day." ....

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Murtha speaks to moderate “blue dog” Dems :
http://www.wonkette.com/politics/john-murtha/is-murtha-brain-damaged-215027.php
..."John Murtha is sent over to convince the moderate “blue dog” Dems that he’s going to be a good majority leader, and this is what he says about Pelosi’s anti-corruption bill: “Even though I think it’s total crap, I’ll vote for it and pass it because that’s what Nancy wants.”

Then he kept saying, “My agenda will be Nancy’s agenda,” not exactly comforting to the Blue Dogs.

Says an unnamed lawmaker who was at the meeting, “The performance was stunningly awful.”...

On Hardball Rep. John Murtha defends his ethics
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15737141/page/2/