When DUmmies Attack (AFN Soldier Under E-Mail Assault from DU)

Vanity ^ | 01 April 2005 | TxRadioguy

[txradioguy]

It started out when I saw this "Letter To The Editor" in the March 22nd Stars and Stripes:

AFN needs diverse opinions

Rush Limbaugh is not of interest to all. Equal time needs to go to more moderate interests, and, failing that, to progressive ones.

I hereby launch a campaign to hear Air America once, at prime time, for every time Rush is on the air. Please let your local American Forces Network radio station know that you need to hear more than a paid announcement from the party line.

Any other point of view is absolutely necessary. Rush’s sources and motivations are highly suspect, and it would be interesting to look on White House pay records for what amounts go to the “Excellence in Broadcasting Network.”

I would also be curious as to what influence leads this broadcast to be on AFN on prime time four to five days a week, with political balance only from my fellow Texan Jim Hightower, for five minutes, buried somewhere in the early morning.

If we don’t demand freedom of choice, we won’t get it.

Emily Dolan Gordon Grafenwöhr, Germany

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And I replied with this in the March 29th Stars & Stripes:

Air America not the answer

This is in response to the letter writer who demanded “equal time” for Air America since American Forces Network broadcasts Rush Limbaugh (“AFN needs diverse opinions,” March 21). It sounds eerily like a form letter being circulated at the Liberal Web site DemocraticUnderground.com, so the editors of Stars and Stripes should be warned that more letters like this may be on the way. Let me also remind the letter writer, Emily Dolan Gordon, that the Federal Communications Commission’s “fairness doctrine” went away more than 20 years ago, so AFN, if it chooses, does not have to give “equal time” to the hate speech on Air America just to make it “fair.”

Second, why would anyone want to subject the soldiers and their family members proudly serving in all branches of the armed services to the anti-military filth that the hosts of the shows on Air America spew anyway? Besides, the liberal point of view is already disseminated on AFN through National Public Radio.

I suggest that if anyone wants to listen to their kook-theory scare-the-people diatribes, he or she should simply go to Air America’s Web site and listen for free. And if anyone dislikes listening to the things that Limbaugh has to say that much, he or she should simply exercise the greatest freedom we have as Americans, the freedom of choice, and change the channel.

Spc. John S. Wollaston Camp Casey, South Korea

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These started showing up in my mail box yesterday. The original letter writer started first:

Why don't you believe in equal time? Then you could make your own decision instead of someone else telling you what to think? I regularly listen to those I don't agree with...otherwise I'd be living in a bubble. I learn so much that way. When I'm against something or for something.. I KNOW why. When you just listen to Rush...you are just repeating his thoughts..not your own.

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Subject: Hey FreepTard

Must be nice to be sitting in the rear with the gear rather than wearing a flak jacket and web gear with the poor slobs in the Iraqi theater, huh?

Regarding your bullshit letter in S&S (and calling it bullshit is being polite):

"Second, why would anyone want to subject the soldiers and their family members proudly serving in all branches of the armed services to the anti-military filth that the hosts of the shows on Air America spew anyway?"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3380046

You obviously have never listened to Randi Rhodes. She, like me, is a veteran. She served in the Air Force. She is a staunch defender of servicemembers and their families, no matter what your masters told you.

If you weren't a knuckle-dragging freeptard, you'd know that.

Hey, maybe before you open your yap and spew your own version of hate, maybe you should open your ears and actually listen to who is saying what, who is defending who. Bush is cutting veteran's benefits. Rush tell you that? Bush sent the Army to war without body armor. Rush tell you that?

No, you'd rather drink the Bush Kool Aid and believe the lies Limbaugh spews rather than open your d*mn eyes and realize you've been conned.

Oh, and Google is our friend at Democratic Underground.

Dumbass. ---------------------------------------------------------

Subject: What Planet Are You From?

Sir: I am not sure from where your delusions stem, but let's clear up a couple of things: Air America is not 'hate speech;' it's free speech, and small balance to the right-wing venom polluting the airwaves. NPR is highly-censored, 'right-wing lite' news. Rush Limbaugh really truly honestly IS a big fat idiot (and a liar to boot). Also, you may want to get your facts straight, if you want to consider yourself in any way a 'journalist.' There is NO 'form letter' on the Democratic Underground, demanding equal time for Air America on AFN, or on any other issue. Here at Democratic Underground, we pride ourselves on being sufficiently intelligent to write our own letters, in our own words, expressing our own thoughts. In other words, we are not merely 'dittoheads.' I am sorry to hear that you consider Air America's programming to be 'anti-military filth.' You must have a pretty loose standard for what you consider to be anti-military. You must surely despise the Bush administration's cutting of funding for VA hospitals; talk about anti-military filth! And from a deserter to boot. What a black mark in American history to have a Commander in Thief who ran from duty like George W. Bush did (not to mention Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld). Your writing sounds eerily like the hate-filled rants of Rush himself. Or are you simply another paid shill for the Bush administration, like 'journalist' James Guckert/Jeff Gannon? One last thought: if you really value the freedoms of our Constitution, you might want to take a look at the way Bush has violated his oath of office in his attempts to dismantle the First Amendment.

Sincerely Yours, Minnesota Grandmother for Truth ---------------------------------------------------------

Subject: Might Wanna Look John

Your names all over the bloghs John ... Damn!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3380046&mesg_id=3380046

FIGHT WAR, NOT WARS! KILL POWER, NOT PEOPLE!

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Subject: Fatboy Limbaugh

hey, I read your little rant about the Fat, Draft Dodging, Drug Addicted, Wife Trashing Limbaugh and would like to comment.

If a US serviceman wants to change the channel what does he change it to ?

Also, your pic should be changed. I noticed you are out of uniform. I believe being overweight is out of uniform, unless the weight is all concentrated in your necks.

I would also suggest you stop being so political. When I served honorably in the USMC, unlike your draft dodging, alcoholic Commander In Chief, I was told not to be political.

So, get a life. _________________________________________________________

So this is the respone from the "Freedom of Speech" crowd when you dare speak about their beloved little SCARE America. They have been assaulting my AFN e-mail account with this crap since yesterday. I gave NO indication that I worked for AFN, in fact I wrote the letter from my computer in my barracks room. It would also appear that I'm the target of my own thread in DUmmie land. Any advice or ideas for how I should handle this would be greatly appreciated. I need the power of the FReepers to help me on this. Thanks guys.

[roaddog727]

Such myopic self-centered dopes.

Sheesh

[txradioguy]

OMG! I just got a positive ID on who one of the moron's that e-mailed me is.

He's from my hometown. I've crossed swords with him on a number of occasions. He is a classic example of a DUmmie.

Holy Cow. Now I'm scared. My parents and my two teenage sons still live there. My dad is a well respected business man there. This guy is a lunatic.

[roaddog727]

Time to give your SF buddies a heads-up call.

Also, know any spooks? They like fun too.

[txradioguy]

I dunno. Might want to handle this the "Texas Way"

[roaddog727]

That'll work too.

[mojojockey]

http://whywehope.blogspot.com

[arizonarachel]

I would be tempted to send the letters into the magazine (newspaper? unsure of the periodical) to show how "tolerant" and "loving" these people are.

[txradioguy]

I;ve already forwarded them to Stars and Stripes.

[FourtySeven]

Grandmother for Truth said, "There is NO 'form letter' on the Democratic Underground, demanding equal time for Air America on AFN, or on any other issue."

Grandma is perhaps the biggest DUmmie of them all. DUmmie of DUmmies it seems. Petition to get Rush off of AFR. Granted, the thread in question at DUmmieland doesn't specifically state it's a "form letter", but does our beloved Granny or anyone else really believe the petition wouldn't/couldn't be used as a basis FOR a letter to the editor?

The point is Granny, and all you other DUmb@$$es lurking, reading this thread, that clearly there was an organized effort (which failed of course, and what effort on DU DOESN'T fail *snicker*) on DU to get Rush off the AFR.

Also of humorous note, on the very thread lambasting you, txradioguy, one DUmmie actually provided a link to that petition, when asked for the "form letter" by another DUmmie. Well, maybe all DUmmies aren't dishonest.

Sure are stupid though.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Calling out the troop supporters, again!

txradioguy, who served in Iraq and now in Korea needs help now!

[txradioguy]

Yeah and it's funny that a woman who sys she's originally frm Texas who's in Germany who claims to me that DU is not involved in this suddenly has a bunch of DUmmie buddies sending me hatemail.

I posted a thread a few weeks back about the DUmmies petitioning the city of Dallas (I think) to require the new AM station going in there to carry SCARE America.

Something tells me this letter writing to Stars & Stripes is part of that same campaign.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I agree with you Diva!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[beachn4fun]

Then you need to notify your parents and have them let the local police know that there might be trouble.

[StarCMC]

I saw that myself. The vitriol and hatred spewing forth over there is unreal. Some thanks given to our protectors and defenders, eh? Maybe when they grow up we can have a conversation with them that they will understand: they can sit on the sofas in the basement of their mama's house drawing unemployment and smoking weed because heroes like TX went to war and fought and bled and died to give them their rights.

[AZamericonnie]

TX....Sounds like you've gotten alot of good sound advice on this thread. You & your brothers & sisters in arms defend this great nation with dignity & honor....you do not have to defend your character to those who would debase your service or your CIC. The fact is this...it is those like yourself who have afforded them the ability to voice their opinions freely. They owe you all a debt of gratitude, as do all of us, that can never be repaid.

I salute you my FRiend....we got your back.

[Bahbah]

You are clearly doing something right. Keep it up, FRiend.:)

[MeekOneGOP]

Good letter, Tex! You obviously got their attention.

What a bunch of sorry losers they are.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Agreed!

[uncleshag]

Thank God America has real men...

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