Posted on 10/14/2007 2:05:44 PM PDT by blam
Rush Limbaugh Earns Big Money From Senate Letter Chastising Him
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Rush Limbaugh
WASHINGTON — A letter sent to Rush Limbaugh's boss demanding he be chastised for comments he made on the air about "phony soldiers" is now on the auction block, and the latest bid is a cool $41,400.
One hundred percent of the money raised from the eBay auction will go to educate the children of Marines and law enforcement officers who died while on duty, the auction says.
Bids will continue until Friday for the letter signed by 41 Democratic senators and sent on Oct. 2 to Mark P. Mays, president of Clear Channel, the parent company of the conservative talk show host's radio broadcast. The winning bidder will get the letter, the "Halliburton briefcase in which this letter is secured 24 hours a day;" a letter of thanks from Limbaugh and a picture of the talkmeister announcing the auction at a speech in Philadelphia delivered last Thursday.
"This historic document may well represent the first time in the history of America that this large a group of U.S. senators attempted to demonize a private citizen by lying about his views. As such, it is a priceless memento of the folly of (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid and his 40 senatorial co-signers," reads the eBay announcement.
As of midday Sunday, 95 bids by 36 bidders had been made on the letter, whose opening bid price was $100.
Playing up the controversy over comments Limbaugh made last month in which he used the term "phony soldiers," seemingly to describe U.S. troops opposed to the Iraq war, Limbaugh told his audience last week
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Rush is vetting all bidders to insure that no Dems may bid.
The article also neglects to point out that Rush has challenged Dingy Harry to match the amount raised by the auction
I should check. I’d wager Feinstein and Boxer are on that list.
And many days remain for this auction still!
I know I saw Boxer on that list. Can’t say about Feinstein, but I bet she is on it, too.
“This historic document may well represent the first time in the history of America that this large a group of U.S. senators attempted to demonize a private citizen by lying about his views.
such a fine move by Rush. It is indeed an Historic Document. go ebayers go!
btw: directly from the e-bay web site, where the current bid is $41,300:
The entire proceeds of this auction.. the entire high bid... will be donated to The Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation, a registered charity which provides financial assistance to the children of fallen Marines and federal law enforcement officers. Rush Limbaugh serves on the Board of this organization and has been active on its behalf. All costs of this auction will be paid by the seller... every dollar of your winning bid will go to this charity, which has to date distributed over $29 million.
Can’t get much clearer than that. Mega-kudos to Rush. This is brilliant.
Will there be a Senate hearing or perhaps an investigative panel of has beens to make political news out of an issue not worthy of the time of day?
Sort of looks like the dims brought a pea-shooter to a gunfight!
You gotta know this is grinding on em.
Dims are great at re-loading and shooting the other foot.
I wish a high roller would come in and bid a million bucks or more as a donation to these causes. Ried and the other forty would be mortified.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Impossible, as they have no shame.
As much as I dislike Feinstein, she does seem to avoid making an ass out of herself nearly as much as Boxer. She’s a dyed in the wool liberal moonbat, but she doesn’t waste her efforts on things that don’t matter. I wouldn’t be surprised if she steered clear of this nonsense.
“I wish a high roller would come in and bid a million bucks or more as a donation to these causes”
Could happen.
I agree that they wouldn’t feel shame. They’re incapable. But it would grate them something fierce that they had handed Limbaugh $1 million dollars to help the families of people they loathe. It would be grand to see this happen.
Someone might do just that. But don’t expect it until the auction is almost over. That’s when you’ll see many people, some who haven’t bid even once, enter the fray if this follows the pattern of other auctions.
Consider this $41,000 a nice deposit on thr final numbers.
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