Posted on 09/28/2007 5:37:09 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Dems Hot Over Rush's 'Phony Troops' Comment Talk Show Host Draws Fire
POSTED: 7:54 am EDT September 28, 2007 UPDATED: 8:22 am EDT September 28, 2007 The war of words over the conflict in Iraq took a new turn Thursday as Democrats in Congress excoriated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh for calling some soldiers "phony troops."
Limbaugh had argued with a caller on Wednesday about when U.S. troops ought to be brought home. The caller, who identified himself as "Mike" from Chicago and said he was an a Iraq veteran and a Republican, pushed Limbaugh on whether the occupation in Iraq would last forever.
Limbaugh and his next caller, who also said he was in the military, both referred to soldiers who criticize the war and urge that troops be brought home as "phony troops."
The exchange came a week after the Senate passed a resolution condemning the anti-war group MoveOn for an ad in the New York Times that asked whether Gen. David Petraeus, in testimony before Congress, would be "General Betray-us." The House passed a similar resolution this week.
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., an Iraq veteran critical of the war, scolded Limbaugh in a Thursday column on the HuffingtonPost.com Web site.
"When someone like Rush Limbaugh says that soldiers who disagree with the failed strategies of President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld are 'phony soldiers,' you have to consider the source," he wrote.
"Rush Limbaugh, who, in January, called Vietnam veteran Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., 'Senator Betrayus' for disagreeing with President Bush, has made no secret of his disdain for those who serve and speak out. Where was Rush Limbaugh when it came time to serve his country?"
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To me, Hagel is “Benedict” Hagel. There are many ways of serving one’s country, such as warning the public about the plans of the Democrats to LOSE in Iraq.
It does this old Nam vet’s heart good to see the myths being destroyed-better than any VA med.
Yet, the saga of desperate wannabes continues. In 2000, DoD estimates indicate an in-country Vietnam vets population of slightly over 1 million. At the same time the census indicated a Vietnam vet population of over 13 millions.
If we were so troubled why do so many want to be us?
Radio Researcher
1st Inf. Div,, Di-An RVN 1966-67.
Murtha and Kerry despise the military. They both continuously accuse our troops of “atrocities” and demean our soldiers. Kerry compared our soldiers in Vietnam to “Genghis Khan” (with his patrician Boston accent).
I was making a point about the semantics, among other things. My AFSC was 2T451 - General Purpose Vehicle Mechanic Craftsman.
Lies on top of lies.
That’s the drive by media for you.
If you’re taking flak, you must be over the target.
Keep hitting them, harder!
His book, Stolen Valor, is one of my favs. It’s a must read since the anti-war crowd is using Vietnam as a playbook for this war.
That POS Rep Murphy apparently does not want to hear from anyone outside is district. I got this message when I tried to email him from his website:
“Access to the requested form is denied, the zip code which you entered does not provide access to this form.
Use your browser’s BACK function to return to the previous page and enter a different zip code.”
Hello dRATS, if the shoe fits ......
(you know the rest)
My buddy is doing a huge project for the USAF. He is computerizing the “dream Sheets” and making it more streamline. He told them my story, I wanted to go overseas to Asia (Japan, Korea, Thailand whatever) or Italy, UK, germany.
if I stayed in the states, I wanted east coast. I did not want to stay in Texas. I got Texas.
They loved it. Thought it was a great story and they promised if I reenlisted, this time, they would let me go to Asia!
I’ve often thought that the reason Saratoga/Ticonderoga has not been much more greatly celebrated as the turning point in our revolution is a lack of a suitable hero as a focus of attention - Gates was an embarrassment, Arnold later became a traitor, and Washington and other key leaders were not there. So it’s difficult to celerate such a triumph on a national level without anyone to ‘personnify’ the triumph. Why else would such a crucial battle, which evidently swayed France to support our cause, be almost unknown to the general public? It’s certainly very well-known to historians, but when I have mentioned it to friends or acquaintances I have often drawn a blank stare - What battle? Where?
Sorry, there will be no “winter soldier” lies and BS on this war... Dems can take their non vets or non combat vets that make up stories and “noble” lies and stuff em.
No John Kerry’s this time.
Googled and found zip codes for Levittown in his district are 19054 thru 19059.
Because he was fighting the Nazis who invaded his beloved Soviet Union.
Yes, he served valiently in the opinion of most historians.
A few may be missing the real point on Rush's 'phony troops.' For the most part, they don't exist except in the imaginations of a few Dem callers on his show.
Just as I believe it was none of the Senate’s business to comment on the NYT/MoveOn.org ad, they have no business worrying about what some radio talk show host says.
It’s called “Freedom of the Press,” deal with it.
Well, you make good points, but I liken Saratoga to, say, St. Lo in WW II-—an important victory, without which the final end would have been impossible-—but not the “knockout” blow of a Yorktown or the “turning point” battle of a Midway.
Well said, that seems like the best way to think of it..... I yield to the superior historical insight! :^)
‘Where was Rush Limbaugh when it came time to serve his country?”’
The same place 95% of all living Americans were, at home and working, not in the military.
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