Uh oh, someone’s jealous of all of Bill O’Reilly’s Worst Person in the World wins.
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.”
Rush Limbaugh, dissing our brave soldiers sacrificing in combat??? I am positive that the Republican party in Congress are drafting up an amendment to condemn that heartless Limbaugh, right? (/snark)
Actually, that’s a good idea: Here is the Roll Call from the House MoveOn condemnation and the Senate MoveOn condemnation. Clearly, Limbaugh is violating the “sense of the Senate” by criticizing active duty troops. McCain thought that MoveOn should “be thrown out of the country.” Lieberman called it “an outrageous and despicable act of slander that every member of the Congress — Democrat and Republican — has a solemn responsibility to condemn.”
So let’s ask them. Ask Lieberman and McCain if they will condemn Rush Limbaugh as they have MoveOn. Let’s ask ALL the congress critters who thought it important to condemn MoveOn if they will do the same for Rush.
Jon Soltz asks, “So, I’m a phony soldier, Rush?” as does Iraq veteran John Bruhn.
UPDATE: John Amato: “I’m calling on the Senate to pass an amendment or uphold their latest one and condemn Rush Limbaugh’s cowardly acts on our troops! Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne in Iraq wrote a NY Times op-ed—criticizing the war in Iraq, and had the bravery to suggest that it was time to develop an exit strategy. Two of them just died. Are they phonies, Rush? Where’s the “sense of the Senate” on this outrage?
Below the fold, I’ve got some numbers and contacts for Democratic leadership that voted to condemn MoveOn as well.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Did not vote)
Phone: (202) 225-0100
Email: http://www.speaker.gov/contact
House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 225-3130
Email: http://democraticleader.house
House Whip James Clyburn (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 226-3210
Email: http://hoyer.house.gov/contact
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 225-1400
Email: http://www.house.gov/emanuel
Filed Under: Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Smears, Supporting our Troops, The House, The Senate
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Send this wealthy, drug-infested, bloated, pathetic piece of crap to Iraq.
Now watch them (Congress) cave in and not do anything.
(Lyric to Bush’s “Now watch this drive…”)
Seems to me like his ass cyst should prevent him from declaring who is and is not a phony soldier.
I’ve taken to calling republicans “Pretend Patriots.” Has a nice alliterative ring.
Jim Clyburn voted to condemn MoveOn?
We will make this a part of the CBC Monitor’s report card next session - this is trying to curb free speech and dissent, and we’re not having it:
http://www.blackagendareport.com
Check out the report card on this SOB - he got a decent grade, but we penalized him for continuing to vote money to fund the Iraq war and other messes.
Yeah I was listening to that. Rush said we were fighting the terrorists in Iraq who attacked us on Nine ELeven? What happened to the hunt for UBL? What happened to the hunt for the anthrax terrorist? Freedomwatch.org, Fox “News”, and Rush are suffering terribly from cognitive dissonance.
JM @ 4:
I like that. I think I’ll join you. I hope one these phony soldiers has a chance to meet limpballs alone some day.
is that limbaugh? he looks like a cross between Larry Craig and and Dick Cheney
So let me get this straight. A man who got out of going to Vietnam because of a “persistant boil” on his rear (I’m not making this up) somehow feels he has the right to criticize those who CHOSE to volunteer and go to Iraq as being “phony”? Sounds like fat man is hitting the pain-killers again (which he may need to stay on them if he takes Jon Soltz up on his challenge).
“phoney soldiers” as opposed to what? Fat, f#cking, pill popping, draft dodging piles of shit like Rush who didn’t go to Vietnam because he had a boil on his fat ass? Oh boy, someone needs to take his fat hole to the shed!
IOKIYAR
Never forget.
Let me get this straight. A man who got out of going to Vietnam and serving his country because of a “persistant boil” on his rear (I’m not making this up) feels like he has the right to criticize the view of those soldiers who VOLUNTEERED to go into battle in Iraq and formed their own opions based on actual experience? Sounds like fat man has been hitting the pain-killers again. He should stay on them if he takes Jon Soltz up on his challenge.
Here’s what I think of RUSH — AND THE RIGHT-EOUS BROTHERS
Yea, those phony soldiers with their phony prosthetics, don’t listen them!
Looks like Rush has dropped a lot of weight. Maybe the blowhard drug addict is smoking Ted Haggard’s meth pipe now.
There aren’t any fake soldiers that serve only real chickenhawks that don’t and you Mr. Limpballs are a real chickenhawk.
Does anyone actually listen to this bloated gas bag?
I sometimes listen to him and Mark (the Constitution is God so long as it doesn’t undermine Presidential power) Levin and I honestly believe that the same dozen hillbillies in trailers call in to both shows.
Well, as they say, if you drag enough dollars through trailer parks you’ll find someone to say what you want them to say.
I’ll send a note to Jim Webb asking if he and Cornyn want to sponsor an amendment condemning Rush.
Would love to see the tub of lard walk into a room with those brave men and say that!
Liberal AND Proud @ 15:
I guess the answer to my question is YES…ME! LOLOL!
I really need to read this stuff before I hit “Submit Comment”.
I’ve spared myself hearing the voice of this walking turd for a number of years now, so I’m not going to start. We know what he’s going to say, so why trouble yourself? Why add to the projectile-vomited pea soup that pukes out of that ignorant mouth of his.
Just fuck him. One day he’ll light up his self-satisfied cigar, take a puff and drop purple on the pavement. Fini.
Darth_Romney @ 9:
Pull his fat cowardly ass out of his spider hole, put a gun in his hands and send him to the front lines in Iraq. Then watch him crap his pants.
Hey Rush — FUCK YOU and your anal cyst. You goddamned maggot.
Okay, I believe MoveOn had every right of free speech to say what they did in the ad. They didn’t call Petraeus a betrayer they simply asked if he was one.
This comment by Rush is again his right of free speech but this time he didn’t ask if the soldiers were phony, he said they were. Seems his comment is much more damning than the MoveOn ad was.
Will we hear the same hue and cry about what he said as we did about MoveOn? No
Will BillO be fired for what he said about the black restaurant for the same reason Imus was fired? No
The reason Rush won’t be slapped for his comment is he is on the “right’ side and the “right” side never has to answer for what they say and do.
This comments just reeks of irony coming from a fat bloated drug addled blowhard who got out of military service by having an overgrown pimple on his ass. “Phony soldiers”….you’re a real comedian aren’t you Rush.
The strange thing is that a caller accused Limbaugh on his radio show in December of 2002 of avoiding being drafted because he had a “boil on his butt” and Limbaugh responded by saying that that was simply “internet bs.” If Limbaugh feels that the accusation is not true, then why has he not stated on the record the reason how he was able to avoid being sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam?
* cue God Bless America*
Ah but Rush is a conservative you see,and the unspoken UNDERSTANDING is that a conservative would never,ever wittingly insult a REAL AMERICAN HERO.
Only a Liberal or dirty hippie you see,would resort to such an UN-AMERICAN and low down characterization.
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.”
I know Media Matters is trying to be thorough, but this explanation is a mess. Can barely make out the smoking gun in this fog.
CANDIDATE CALCULATOR by the issues…maybe posted here before, somebody sent me this in an email:
http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html
This was fun, mine came back Kucinich, although at this time I support Edwards or at least I thought I did.
Someone should find Mike from Chicago and have him walk into Limpball’s studio, with the media in tow.
Republicans are cowards and they will not condemn him. And we should point out that most Republicans are more afraid of irritating a talk show host than they are of irritating the US military.
JM @ 4:
I think I’ll stick to calling them “traitors.” It’s true and it has an even better ring.
nsr @ 16:
Speaking of Jim Webb, I would love to see that blowhard chickenhawk chickenshit drug addicted coward tell Jim Webb to his face that he was a fake soldier because he wants out of Iraq or that Jim Webb’s son is a fake soldier. My guess there would be 2 hits, Webb hitting Rush and Rush hitting the floor. I’d pay to watch that over and over again.
Seems like we have a large contingency of “phony soldiers” in the military, including my husband. Actually, not really, he would be a “phony sailor”.
Gort @ 28:
I’d hold the front door for him.
If that’s him, he’s definitely hitting the pills again. Maybe his next meltdown will make the papers again. It’s the picture of Dorian Gray.
Phony soldier, isnt that what we call a rich kid who gets into a national guard unit with outdated aircraft to protect us from mexico and then decides to desert to do some campaiging?
you mean “pimple on my ass Rush” is calling anyone else a phony soldier? Hey, maybe Giuliani will take out a full-page ad condemning Rush for his anti-military view.
Ruthless People @ 33:
…hold it open that is.
Rush who?