Petition Rush off AFN

[bigbrother05]

Petition at http://www.whitehouse.gov/petitions

[Motown_Johnny]

1. Done (correct link)

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/#!/petition/sec-panetta-get-rush-limbaugh-armed-forces-radio-now-no-tax-money-abusive-divisive-insulting/p439GWMm



I had problems with yours

[edhopper]

2. K & Fucking R

there is no excuse for them to keep this POS broadcasting to our troops. It is an insult to our women in uniform.

[edhopper]

3. DU need to put this on the frontpage

and every DUer needs to sign it.

[Sophie22]

4. Armed Forces Radio

I emailed my congressman (Loebsack) and wrote handwritten letters to each of my senators (Harkin and Grassley) here in Iowa. My letters were specifically about encouraging them to do their best to remove Rush Limbaugh from broadcasting on Armed Forces Radio.
Our men and woman serving deserve better.

I encourage others to write to their elected leaders, as well.

[bigbrother05]

7. After Santorum's uproar about women in combat and men unable to control themselves ...

Implying that a woman in combat should expect more than an acceptable amount of rape. The vitriol from the Right has been passed off as merely a differing point of view that deserves a place in the public forum, this has long since passed the point of accepted political discourse.

Rushbaugh has tried to pass himself off as only an entertainer while reigning Hutt-like over any RW pretenders. Why would anyone want to allow such sexist rhetoric to be broadcast on AFN, implying Pentagon/DC support, is beyond the pale. With the mounting evidence that colleague rape is on the rise in the military, there is a huge civil legal liability risk that could be demonstrated by an implied chain-of-command acceptance of an adverse work environment.

Having just spent three years at an overseas base, when there are only one or two radio stations in your native language, it is imperative that AFN take a good look at what goes out over their airways. Not asking to censor anyone's 1st Amendment rights, the government is under no obligation to underwrite lies and slander from any portion of the political spectrum.

[cbayer]

8. Well done, Sophie! Welcome to DU.

[shcrane71]

9. Thank You Sophie!!!

[Owlet]

11. You might want to read about one servicewoman's reaction to Limbaugh

She is my daughter's new idol. Her name is Jessica Scott, and she blogs here:


http://www.jessicascott.net/blog/2012/03/i-am-not-a-slut/

...and welcome to DU..

[cyberswede]

12. Welcome to DU

I'm in Loebsack's district, too (he's been in my house, even!); he's a little limited in how vocally left he can be, given the makeup of the district.

Harkin is good guy, and I hope you hear back from him.

Grassley is a lost cause, I'm afraid.

[MelissaB]

5. Done!

[nolabear]

6. Only 500 signatures? C'mon people!

You know what to do.

[Ship of Fools]

10. done

[Uncle Joe]

13. Limbaugh's toxic, misogynistic propaganda can only serve to undermine troop moral and

increase the likelihood of sexual abuse.

Thanks for the thread, bigbrother.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Now *T*H*A*T*S* the ticket!

AFN is a DoD agency and Panetta can end it. Panetta works for Obama. Sending it to the white house is the right strategy.

[Casandia]

15. Did it - I was # 840 nt

[bigbrother05]

16. Now well over 2000, DU is coming through.

[DippyDem]

17. I just signed! It's 15023 as of now. 9974 more needed by April 3 n/t