I agree with you. However, the question is whether or not Rush should be kicked off AFRTS. Do you think he should?
That should be up to those who listen to AFRTS - the military - not the politicians in Washington. They think that if they snap their fingers and put some of Air America's shows on AFRTS that the military will listen to them. Give me a break! During my career in the military I wanted to listen to entertainment, not treason.
No, I don't think Rush should be kicked off of AFRTS. In fact, they should carry his entire program, because that would balance out several other liberal NPR programs they carry. After all, didn't the Repubs and Dems BOTH want fair and balanced coverage on AFRTS? I only wish they'd apply the same standard to NPR.
As for other replies to my earlier statement, I was listening to Rush when he discussed Abu Ghraib. None of us knew at that time how far the soldiers had went, and I still think Rush's comments were improper (I usually agree with him). Those soldiers literally detonated a nuclear bomb on US public relations, far beyond any college hazing. I remember thinking at the time that those soldiers had handed the terrorists their first win of the war, because we'd won everything (militarily and politically) before then.
To me, Rush shouldn't have excused the abuse in any way. I'm sure I'm not the only person who felt that equating the abuse to college hazing (in an attempt to put it into perspective) came across as though Rush was saying Abu Ghraib was no big deal.