GOP Raising Money Off Rush's "Phony Soldiers" Remark

[kpete]

NRCC Raising Money Off Rush's "Phony Soldiers" Remark
October 4, 2007

Here's an amusing postscript to the whole Rush Limbaugh flap: Far from conceding that there's anything wrong with Rush's remark that troops who don't agree with Bush are "phony soldiers," Republicans in D.C. are now raising money off of Rush's sliming of antiwar troops.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has just sent out a blast email to supporters asking them to sign a petition protesting the Dem persecution of Rush. At the top of the email is a link back to the NRCC's donations page where you can contribute money. The petition -- sent our way by a D.C. pal -- was written by GOP Rep. Eric Cantor, a leading Rush defender. It says, in part:

It is at moments like these when we need to band together as conservatives and fight back.

This issue is bigger than you or me, it is bigger than Rush Limbaugh. With the recent liberal effort to resurrect the "fairness doctrine," we have to recognize that free speech -- conservative free speech is under direct attack. These are issues that speak directly to the core of the modern conservative movement – are we going to allow ourselves to be pushed around by liberal extremists, or are we going to fight back?


I want to send Washington Democrats a message that their attempts to distract aren't working – I stand with Rush Limbaugh against liberal attacks.

And the link to donate to the NRCC, while not explicitly embedded in this text, is at the top of the email.

Just to be clear, I'm not hitting the outrage button here. I'm just pointing this out because it's such a perfect illustration of the way your modern GOP functions in these situations. To fully grasp this, try to picture the Democrats reacting to the GOP's assault on them over MoveOn's anti-Petraeus ad by refusing en masse to condemn the ad and then blasting out an email, complete with a fundraising link, lamenting the persecution of MoveOn.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/10/nrcc_raising_mo.php

[judaspriestess]

1. they bask in their filth

hypocrites, liars, cheats, thieves. I could go on all day.