Uh oh, someone's jealous of all of Bill O'Reilly's Worst Person in the World wins.
Download During the September 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq "phony soldiers." He made the comment while discussing with a caller a conversation he had with a previous caller, "Mike from Chicago," who said he "used to be military," and "believe[s] that we should pull out of Iraq." Limbaugh told the second caller, whom he identified as "Mike, this one from Olympia, Washington," that "[t]here's a lot" that people who favor U.S. withdrawal "don't understand" and that when asked why the United States should pull out, their only answer is, " 'Well, we just gotta bring the troops home.' ... 'Save the -- keeps the troops safe' or whatever," adding, "[I]t's not possible, intellectually, to follow these people." "Mike" from Olympia replied, "No, it's not, and what's really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media." Limbaugh interjected, "The phony soldiers." The caller, who had earlier said, "I am a serving American military, in the Army," agreed, replying, "The phony soldiers."
Rush Limbaugh, dissing our brave soldiers sacrificing in combat??? I am positive that the Republican party in Congress are drafting up an amendment to condemn that heartless Limbaugh, right? (/snark)
Actually, that's a good idea: Here is the Roll Call from the House MoveOn condemnation and the Senate MoveOn condemnation. Clearly, Limbaugh is violating the "sense of the Senate" by criticizing active duty troops. McCain thought that MoveOn should "be thrown out of the country." Lieberman called it "an outrageous and despicable act of slander that every member of the Congress -- Democrat and Republican -- has a solemn responsibility to condemn."
So let's ask them. Ask Lieberman and McCain if they will condemn Rush Limbaugh as they have MoveOn. Let's ask ALL the congress critters who thought it important to condemn MoveOn if they will do the same for Rush.
Jon Soltz asks, "So, I'm a phony soldier, Rush?" as does Iraq veteran John Bruhn.
UPDATE: John Amato: "I'm calling on the Senate to pass an amendment or uphold their latest one and condemn Rush Limbaugh's cowardly acts on our troops! Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne in Iraq wrote a NY Times op-ed---criticizing the war in Iraq, and had the bravery to suggest that it was time to develop an exit strategy. Two of them just died. Are they phonies, Rush? Where's the "sense of the Senate" on this outrage?
Below the fold, I've got some numbers and contacts for Democratic leadership that voted to condemn MoveOn as well.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Did not vote)
Phone: (202) 225-0100
Email: http://www.speaker.gov/contact
House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 225-3130
Email: http://democraticleader.house
House Whip James Clyburn (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 226-3210
Email: http://hoyer.house.gov/contact
House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel (Voted to condemn MoveOn ad)
Phone: (202) 225-1400
