Posted on 09/29/2007 1:40:32 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
I've just learned that Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) will be introducing a resolution in the House of Representatives on Monday condemning Rush Limbaugh for his "phony soldiers" remark.
This is significant because it has the potential to dramatically up the stakes in this fight. If the Democratic leadership allows it to go for a vote, it will force all the Republicans in the House to either vote for it, against it, or skip the vote -- and to pass judgment on the powerful conservative talk show host's contention that troops who don't support President Bush's war policies are "phony soldiers."
It will also potentially present the Dem leadership with a not-so-easy choice. Many people will naturally call on the leadership to allow the resolution to come to a vote, which is not necessarily something the leadership might want, since it could look like a tit-for-tat reso in retaliation for the measure condemning MoveOn. It also is potentially problematic for some in the leadership because there is an internal sentiment that it's not Congress' job to go around denouncing the remarks, however reprehensible, of private citizens.
Sources tell us that there's a lot of interest in this resolution among rank and file Dem House members, and that it may come up for a vote soon. There's no guarantee by any means that this will end up happening, though it's likely that there will be some pressure on the leadership make it happen. Udall, whose office confirmed to me that he'd introduce the reso on Monday, has powerful incentive to drum up attention for it as a Senate candidate in Colorado.
Either way, it's a key development, because it has the potential to move this from a rhetorical battle to a legislative one, which would keep the story going. Here's Rep. Udall's "dear colleague" letter, which was leaked to Election Central:
September 28, 2007
JOIN AS AN ORIGINAL COSPONSOR OF A RESOLUTION
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES AND CONDEMNING RUSH LIMBAUGH'S ATTACK ON "PHONY SOLDIERS"
Dear Colleague:
On September 26, 2007 the broadcaster Rush Limbaugh told a nationwide radio audience that members of the Armed Forces who have expressed disagreement with current policies of the United States regarding military activities in Iraq are "phony soldiers."
On Monday I will introduce a resolution honoring all Americans serving in the Armed Forces and condemning this unwarranted attack on the integrity and professionalism of those in the Armed Forces who choose to exercise their constitutional right to express their opinions regarding U.S. military action in Iraq.
For more information or to cosponsor the resolution, please contact XXXXXXX in my office at xxxxx.
Sincerely,
Mark Udall
Things could get very interesting next week. More on the media dynamic at play on this story right here at The Horse's Mouth.
Leftists are a remarkable group of scum suckers.
Any questions?
The lie rolls on. Even this article doesn’t mention the context and that will be true from now on. Rush can defend himself but most folks won’t hear what he has to say. If the Republicans don’t stuff this down the throats of those pigs on the left they don’t have any balls left.
Of course if liberals were to treat Rush the same way they treat other liberals when they say something then we should ONLY debate whether or not the person had the first amendment right to speak. And of course all criticisms of Limbaugh could be regarded as an attack on his patriotism. But I suspect they won't do that. Even I know that the first paragraph of this resolution is a total lie and another attempt to smear Limbaugh.
I’m glad that the Congress of the United States is focused on the important stuff.
ping
...or maybe this is a design by the left to take attention away from Ann Coulter and Clarence Thomas’ new books coming out this week.
What district does Udall represent, Colorado’s version of Rio Linde?
Is this payback for the Moveon ad resolution?
ROTFLMBO
Will they condemn the actions of Jesse Adam Macbeth?
This is going to be fun....Rush will make them eat every word of filth they spew.
Its all about taking the pressure off Be Traus.
the only time a leftist supports a soldier is when he’s a soldier in defiance of his command...
lol!
HSU, NORMAN
NEW YORK, NY 10012
BECAUSE.../DIRECTOR
UDALL, MARK E
VIA UDALL FOR COLORADO INC
06/25/2007 1000.00 27020290844
Dear Lord....
They are so desperate for ANYTHING to offset their “general Betray Us” PR damage that....well hey this is a stretch.
If the pubbies in the House had any gonads, doubtful, they’d be playing Rush morning report the same day he said about the “phony” soldier, when he was launching into those soldiers who lied while writing for the New Republic and the one that had never been in the army. Rush had a long diatrab on them which explains what he meant about that phony soldier remark.
It doesn’t much matter because trying to pin the liberal dislike of our military to Rush Limbaugh...heh. Nobody’s going to buy it.
The pubbies should use this occasion to do some damage to the left but they won’t. They never do.
Will this hurt Rush’s chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize?
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