Limbaugh: Service members who support U.S. withdrawal are "phony soldiers"

[babylonsister]

Limbaugh: Service members who support U.S. withdrawal are "phony soldiers"

During the September 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq "phony soldiers." He made the comment while discussing with a caller a conversation he had with a previous caller, "Mike from Chicago," who said he "used to be military," and "believe(s) that we should pull out of Iraq." Limbaugh told the second caller, whom he identified as "Mike, this one from Olympia, Washington," that "(t)here's a lot" that people who favor U.S. withdrawal "don't understand" and that when asked why the United States should pull out, their only answer is, " 'Well, we just gotta bring the troops home.' ... 'Save the -- keeps the troops safe' or whatever," adding, "(I)t's not possible, intellectually, to follow these people." "Mike" from Olympia replied, "No, it's not, and what's really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media." Limbaugh interjected, "The phony soldiers." The caller, who had earlier said, "I am a serving American military, in the Army," agreed, replying, "The phony soldiers."

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On September 12, The New York Times noted: "Two of the soldiers who wrote of their pessimism about the war in an Op-Ed article that appeared in The New York Times on Aug. 19 were killed in Baghdad on Monday."

As Media Matters for America has documented, Limbaugh denounced as "contemptible" and "indecent" MoveOn.org's much-discussed advertisement -- titled "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" -- critical of Gen. David Petraeus, but has repeatedly attacked the patriotism of those with whom he disagrees. For instance, on the January 25 broadcast of his radio show, he told his audience that he had a new name for Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a Vietnam veteran: "Senator Betrayus." A day earlier, Hagel had sided with Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in voting to approve a nonbinding resolution declaring that President Bush's escalation in Iraq was against "the national interest." Additionally, on August 21, 2006, Limbaugh said: "I want to respectfully disagree with the president on the last part of what he said. I am going to challenge the patriotism of people who disagree with him because the people that disagree with him want to lose."

As Media Matters has also documented, on the August 2, 2005, program, Limbaugh repeatedly referred to Iraq war veteran and then-Democratic congressional candidate Paul Hackett as "another liberal Democrat trying to hide behind a military uniform" and accused him of going to Iraq "to pad the resumé." On the day of Limbaugh's comments, Hackett narrowly lost a special election to Republican Jean Schmidt for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District seat.

From the September 26 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

LIMBAUGH: Mike in Chicago, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.

CALLER 1: Hi Rush, how you doing today?

LIMBAUGH: I'm fine sir, thank you.

CALLER 1: Good. Why is it that you always just accuse the Democrats of being against the war and suggest that there are absolutely no Republicans that could possibly be against the war?

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270010?f=h_top

VoteVet's John Soltz's response:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=310355&mesg_id=310355

[Crunchy Frog]

1. You messed up something with your post.

Most of it has a line through it.

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks; just fixed it. nt

[VP505]

3. "phony soldiers"

Now that's funny, guess comedian Slimbaugh thinks those are phony bullets and phony IED'S and phony dead bodies over there in Iraq also.

[MNDemNY]

5. The whole damn war is "phony"

(NO DISRESPECT TO TROOPS IMPLIED!!) My son-in-law is there.

[MNDemNY]

4. That slug is a "phony human".

[book_worm]

6. Was Limpballs ever in the military?

Let me guess another chicken hawk.

[book_worm]

7. p.s. This will make Limpballs a certain candidate for "Worst Person in the World"

[PsN2Wind]

17. Received a deferment from the draft due to an inflamed asshole

something from which he has yet to recover.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Considering that Rush's "anal warts" kept him from being a soldier of any kind...

what in the hell does he know about being a soldier?

[Skidmore]

11. I'm sure he's been cyst-free for some time now and is probably the same

age as quite a few people serving there now. He needs to take his sorry but down to the recruiting office now.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Anyone still listen to that drug-addled asshole??

Back before 2000, I listened from time-to-time and warned my friends that his brand of out-and-out RW lies was a great danger.

Now that all the Corporate Media has followed his lead, I think that warning is now moot.

[Larkspur]

10. So will our "brave" Dem congresscritters sponsor a censure motion against Limpballs?

for attacking our troops patriotism

[Junkdrawer]

12. And force their Republican colleagues to state their position on Limbaugh publicly?

Why, that would hurt the Comity of the Senate.

:sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

13. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! nt

[JHB]

15. That's the "sense of the Senate", according to subtitle E of Title X:

Bang the drum, people.

Rush has openly "attack(ed) the honor and integrity of...members of the United States Armed Forces".

If they want to play this game, knock their teeth in. :mad:
See part (b) below.

H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1070. SENSE OF SENATE ON GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The Senate unanimously confirmed General David H. Petraeus as Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, by a vote of 81-0 on January 26, 2007.
(2) General Petraeus graduated first in his class at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
(3) General Petraeus earned Masters of Public Administration and Doctoral degrees in international relations from Princeton University.
(4) General Petraeus has served multiple combat tours in Iraq, including command of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during combat operations throughout the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which tours included both major combat operations and subsequent stability and support operations.
(5) General Petraeus supervised the development and crafting of the United States Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency manual based in large measure on his combat experience in Iraq, scholarly study, and other professional experiences.
(6) General Petraeus has taken a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
(7) During his 35-year career, General Petraeus has amassed a distinguished and unvarnished record of military service to the United States as recognized by his receipt of a Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Distinguished Service Medals, two Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, and other awards and medals.
(8) A recent attack through a full-page advertisement in the New York Times by the liberal activist group, Moveon.org, impugns the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces.

(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate--

(1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;
(2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces; and
(3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org.

[Initech]

14. Now really, you really expect anything more from a guy whose idea of supporting the troops

is selling subscriptions to his website and keeping all the profits for himself? What a fucking asshole.

[Javaman]

16. so mr ass boil deferment knows how soldiers feel huh?

jerkoff.

[Bentcorner]

18. You've got to admit, if anyone can spot a phony, it's Rush