Limbaugh Complains Press Didn’t Call Him For Comment, Then Ignores MSNBC’s Call For Comment
Limbaugh Complains Press Didn’t Call Him For Comment, Then Ignores MSNBC’s Call For Comment
On his radio show last Friday, Rush Limbaugh claimed that the uproar over his now-infamous “phony soldiers” comment was “the anatomy of a smear.” As proof, Limbaugh complained that “not one member of the media” had called his office for comment before reporting on his words:
Not one member of the media, not one congressman, nobody has called our office to ask, “Did you really say this? And what did you mean by it?”
But now that he’s further dug himself into hole, calling Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa), a 37-year veteran of the marines, a “phony soldier” and then comparing an Iraq war veteran who denounced his comments to a suicide bomber, Limbaugh is ignoring requests for comment.
MSNBC reported today that Rush was “invited” to “respond” to the story, but that “he has not responded” to the network’s calls:
And of course, we want you to know that we did invited Rush Limbaugh on to respond to this story. He has not responded to our calls.
Watch it:
Though Rush is dodging the non-partisan media microscope, he did speak to one sympathetic reporter, the National Review’s Byron York. Apparently, Rush is only willing to “face” those who won’t say anything critical about him.
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Aaargh! Do we really need another Limbaugh thread???
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:00 pmI agree.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:02 pmWhat?!
Fat boy Lush Rimbaugh whine>?
I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked!~!~!~!
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:05 pmLet’s tell Rush we’ll drop the whole thing if he just goes on The Daily Show. Then let John Stewart interview him like he did Chris Matthews last night.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:06 pmRush on the Daily Show. That would be must see tv.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:09 pm“I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends… that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.”
Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 pmRush must be enjoying all the free pub. more people to listen to his pathetic show.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm>>Though Rush is dodging the non-partisan media microscope
MSNBC non-partisan? Olberman’s network? Uh, sure, TP….
Still looking for that Rush Story destruct button…..
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:11 pmI agree. This is utter infotainment distraction from pressing issues.
Why spend any valuable time expressing formal outrage rather than trying to corral everyone to pass useful legislation? Is it that easy for the right to derail the conversation?
And will anyone be surprised when he says something offensive as soon as this appears to die down? He is ratings driven, and we’re just putting him – and other yokels – in the center of the spotlight.
please, TP – let it drop.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 pmThat fat, whining putz ought to shut the *bleep* up. Forever.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:14 pmGotta go, tell that MSNBC announcer she can call me.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:15 pmAnytime.
About anything.
I see we have moved into the I am a victim phase of the republican mea culpa. Next we will here about how the evil liberals are just like stalin, attacking an honest man.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:15 pmI wonder if he will list all the people who are being mean to him as Bill O’Reilly did one evening. Bullies are the first to cry foul aren’t they ?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:18 pmComment by Shayne
Stew was in rare form. He really must have been horrified by Matthews’ book. He pretty much tore it apart page by page.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:19 pmA cyst in his head, or his ass? He didn’t go to VietNam because of a cyst. Which is it?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:20 pmI was for making a comment
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:23 pmbefore I was against it
“Which is it?”
His knob.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 pmRush Limbaugh is a coward..he has always been a coward. He’s not a nervous nellie or anything like that..he’s just afraid of social responsibility and other people different from himself. He was afraid to serve his country when he was young and is still afraid to serve his country in any responsible way. Remember Rush..a merit in Hell is a demerit in Heaven.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pmCan we just say that Rush is an idiot and a blowhard, spews only vitriol and nothing of substance, and will manage to say something outrageous every time he opens his mouth?
We could look at every one of his transcripts and find something false, wildly exaggerated, inflammatory, or just downright offensive.
When this happens daily, it ceases to be news. We really need to move on.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pmRush as does Cheney will only speak to the soft interviewers like Brit Hume, Hannity etc. That way they never have to use facts.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pmI FOUND IT! I found the Rush Story Destruct Button!
Everytime you feel like posting on a Rush thread, or TP, the next time you want to add one, go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZFU7X3Qjo
and hit play til the urge passes.
You’re welcome.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 pmWho’s that? She’s pretty.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:26 pmRush can’t defend his comments? It’s easy to spin your excuses when you control the mic….get the gasbag out of his weasel hole and in front of a neutral audience – that would take guts. We know this narcotics junkie is never going to defend himself in the MSM. When it comes to cowardice, El Gasbo is no phony.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pmA cyst in his head, or his ass? He didn’t go to VietNam because of a cyst. Which is it?
The cyst is on his ass; his head is up his ass.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pmIt’s best to keep Limbaugh out in the fringes where he belongs. His history of ventures outside the dittohead bubble has been a disaster. I think the poor bastard has begun to crack up after 7 long years of trying to prop up Bush and his failed GOP presidency as well as the destruction of the Republican Party. No wonder he has drug issues.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:28 pmPerhaps his cyst is acting up and he can’t find his oxycontin so he is really, really cranky. By God anyone who talks bad about my employer (Bush) is a phoney soldier.
Rush goes to Kennebunkport and has dinner with Barb and Pop, he mentioned he eats first because Barb doesn’t put much out at dinner. This is for real.
Bet they don’t watch tv tho because Barb might see something that would offend her eyes and beautiful mind. Pop would get upset if someone would say a mean word against his “boy”.
Just had to try and add some humor.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pmMSNBC non-partisan? Olberman’s network? Uh, sure, TP….
And yet when someone says the same thing about Fox news, we’re called whiners???
Consistancy, thy name is right-wingers…. NOT
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:30 pmUgh. Can this Limbaugh thing just pass? Am I the only one that think this makes the Demcrats look weaker, not tougher?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:31 pmKeltoi sez:
Yes, facts do tend to have a liberal bias, don’t they?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:31 pmI disagree with those who say it is just infotaiment and we should let it go. Rush is one of the leading propagandists for the fascist movement in this country, and tens of millions of people listen to him daily. His hypocrisy and lies should be attacked at every opportunity. Anything less is capitulation. And capitulation is precisely what the propagandists want to achieve. They want to wear us down until we can be shocked no more. Then they have won. I think the movement to have Rush removed from AFR is a smart one. It is clear that many soldiers have bought into Rush’s lies. He should not be given a free channel to reach them 3 hours a day with his lies.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:32 pmSeriously, when will this BS end? Isn’t there a WAR going on? can’t this website find anything that is more newsworthy than the travesty that is Rush Limbaugh? why is this still news? Apparently Congress feels it is more important to debate and question the patriotism of two extremists (MoveOn. Org and Limbaugh) than it is to get any serious work done on Iraq? MoveOn.org and Limpballs had every right to say what they said. does the 1st Amendment mean anything to anyone anymore? I’m sick of people trying to silence those they don’t agree with. both parties are now guilty of it and we effectively have no speech rights in this country anymore without fear of retribution by the sissies in Congress. What exactly are our service members fighting for?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:34 pmMSNBC also has Scarborough…
Bias that.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:35 pmWho cares what a draft dodger has to say as he was a weak coward when he was called to serve his country.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:35 pmLike a little girl Rush with other girlfriends GW, Dick,Rudy, Fred, Mitt and fellow GOP girlly men skipped out or used lies, Daddy’s money to make sure they never had to become real men. Yes during Vietnam alot of men were in college but most of the GOP failed and used other means of going home to mommy and daddy. Rush was good he got F’s a grades told by his Mother. Yes Rush’s Dad served in the Military but little Rush was more like a girl except he was a drug pervert too. So he got a doctor to use this illnesses that would keep him out of serving like a man in the United States Military. Now much older Rush is true to his calling a cowardly pervert that molest children and is a druggie. Maybe it was better he didn’t get in the Military. Many of the Vietnam children were saved from being molested by Rush the cowardly pervert. I would rather listen to a real man so Rush can just keep talking to himself and his fellow cowardly perverts.
Seriously, WHAT HAPPENED TO FREE SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY? MoveOn.org made their point, Rush made his. If people are dumb enough to believe his lies, then that is their right to be stupid.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:35 pmRush Limbaugh thought Archie Bunker was real….
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 pmAnother point: what some people here are criticizing as “free advertising” for Rush is not helpful to him and his GOP clients. He is a cockroach who should be flushed into the open, and put on the national stage for all to see. I know that quite a few Republicans, even some fans of Bill O’Reilly, loathe Rush and find him to be a harmful embarrassment to the GOP. He shouldn’t be allowed to work in an environment that consists only of his fans and supporters. He should be placed front and center as the leading voice of the GOP, to further alienate independent voters from the party of rightwing wackos.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:38 pmNO NO I think Rush, Coulter, O’Reilly the rest need to go on and on with their ridiculous stories…even the most dense conservative has got to realize how preposterous they are. Some conservatives will realize it is just a script like the Rush supporters here use.
School yard bullies all of them.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:38 pmBut seriously, lets get to the important issue at hand… Who is that host? We need a name folks!
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:41 pmSeriously, WHAT HAPPENED TO FREE SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY? MoveOn.org made their point, Rush made his.
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 12:35 pm
You aren’t making any sense. This isn’t a free speech issue. No one has said that Rush should be forbidden from speaking. People are criticizing him for what he says. In case you don’t know it, THAT is a free speech issue. Is there some reason you want to urge silence on Rush’s critics that you aren’t sharing with us?
As for “letting it go” and “getting back to real work”, Rush and his ilk play a tremendously important role in keeping the war going by supporting the administration with propaganda. Letting the propagandists operate freely and failing to call them on the carpet for their lies works AGAINST ending the war.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:42 pmPeople on this website care more about questioning the patriotism of Rush Limbaugh than they do about civil liberties. YOU CAN’T JUST SILENCE SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE THEIR OPINIONS. he had every right to say what he did just like MoveOn had every right to print what they did. GET OVER IT. Free speech can only be restricted under the following circumstances: 1) the time at which is said, 2) the place where it is said, 3) the manner in which it is said. The media have no restrictions other than decency standards and it is a place where the free exchange of ideas occurs, whether you like them or not. yes he is a hypocrite, but he has right and his sheep do listen to him and his show brings in money. or is that reality to hard for everyone to comprehend?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:43 pmit is a free speech issue because the winos in the GOP and the Democratic party made it a speech issue when they chose to draft resolutions condemning the two. you can’t say anything in this country without fear of retribution in this country. both parties think they have scored big with these issues, but they haven’t. they have just shown their utter contempt for what Bush called “that g*ddamn piece of paper.” they showed their incompetence to get any real work done on the war or children’s health care. apparently, mustering enough votes to override the Asshat in chief’s veto on SCHIP is not as important as condemning speech you don’t like.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:47 pm“Though Rush is dodging the non-partisan media microscope
MSNBC non-partisan? Olberman’s network? Uh, sure, TP….”
Don’t you mean scarborough’s network? Don’t you mean tweety’s network? I’d throw tucker in, but his viewers double when he stands in front of a mirror.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:48 pmPeople on this website care more about questioning the patriotism of Rush Limbaugh than they do about civil liberties. YOU CAN’T JUST SILENCE SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE THEIR OPINIONS.
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 12:43 pm
Again, you fail to make any sense whatsover. No one here is suggesting that the government ban Rush from speaking. And what do civil liberties have to do with this discussion, anyway? Do you believe that Rush has a civil liberty to be heard for three hours a day on a goverment funded military radio station? People here are simply highlighting Rush’s lies and hypocrisy. Why does that bother you so much? What do YOU have against free speech?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:48 pmLet’s put this all to rest. Are there any soldiers, active or honorably discharged that can be classified as phony soldiers?
All defenders of Rush here please just answer that. Everything else is just hot air.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:49 pmI’d throw tucker in, but his viewers double when he stands in front of a mirror.
Comment by Bobwurst — October 3, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
hehehe!! Nice.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:49 pmKeep talking, Rush. The more Rush trashes our military, the more Republicans turn away from their party. Soon, the Republican party will be nothing more than Christofascists. Why does Rush hate the Republican Party? Why does Rush hate our military?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:49 pmit is a free speech issue because the winos in the GOP and the Democratic party made it a speech issue when they chose to draft resolutions condemning the two.
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 12:47 pm
And, yet again, what you write makes no sense. These resolutions in no way affect the free speech rights or civil liberties of the parties in question.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:50 pmYes, facts do tend to have a liberal bias, don’t they?
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — October 3, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
Facts have a liberal bias…..I am just going to let that one sink in….
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 pmDoped up, lying, fat ass, sack o’ sh¡t.
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October 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 pmKeltoi sez:
Let us know when you’re done “soaking”.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:53 pmDon’t you mean scarborough’s network? Don’t you mean tweety’s network? I’d throw tucker in, but his viewers double when he stands in front of a mirror.
Comment by Bobwurst — October 3, 2007 @ 12:48
Ditto Scarborough. Olberman needs several mirrors. As far as Tweety – that is Matthews, right? – he has as many political personalities as a room full of Sybils, you never know what weird angle he is going to come from. He did staff for Carter and O’Neil, so at heart I think he is a lib but makes an effort at appearing otherwise.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:54 pmRush is nothing more than the cyst on the diseased buttocks that is the republican party. They eat their own, a major split is in the works by the neocon groups, they are running away in droves from Bush.
Rush is just getting a taste of his own medicine and he can’t stomach eating his own words.
Now back to my question Keltoi, Capt and the like. Are any soldiers, active and honorably discharged that are considered Phony soldiers?
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:55 pmThere seems to be some confusion here. Passing good legislation is important, yes, but it takes political strategy to accomplish it. Voting Republicans out of power is important, yes, but it takes political strategy to accomplish it. The failure to realize this is part and parcel of the failure of Democrats to take back this country. It is a play nice approach that is a proven failure. The Republicans realize this, which is why they are in power. So all you people who want the war to continue, and all you people who want the Republican to stay in power, just keep on ignoring the importance of political strategy.
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:56 pmLet us know when you’re done “soakingâ€.
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — October 3, 2007 @ 12:53 pm
Liberal Facts are Biased…? :)
October 3rd, 2007 at 12:56 pmVerbalKint # 45:
I think that Limbaugh is only on Armed Services Radio for 1 hour a day.
At least in the past it was only 1 hr..
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October 3rd, 2007 at 12:59 pmKeltoi sez:
So, done “soaking”, Keltoi?
Nice attempt at creative parsing, but that’s not what I said. Try again.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:00 pmBy the way, if you think this thread is a waste of time, then why are you posting on it? TP staff is likely to assume that threads with lots of posts must be good thread topics, don’t you think? Suppose TP posts another thread ripping Rush, and no one shows up to comment? Wouldn’t that be the best way to encourage TP to move on?
Think about it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:00 pmit makes sense because you can’t condemn speech you don’t like. it amounts to nothing more than slander against MoveOn and Limbaugh. and it accomplishes nothing. and it says to the rest of the world that our government really doesn’t care about what is going in Iraq, but rather they care more about something they KNOW they CAN’T control. why is it even necessary to “condemn” the speech they used? WHO CARES? stop wasting my money drafting all these stupid non-binding resolutions and start doing REAL work. and last time i checked, YOU CAN get Air America on AFR. if they take Rush off, then they take Air America off.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:00 pmNow back to my question Keltoi, Capt and the like. Are any soldiers, active and honorably discharged that are considered Phony soldiers?
Comment by hellinabucket — October 3, 2007 @ 12:55 pm
No. If that was Rush’s point, he is an idiotic a-hole. He had a point about McBeth, but has been spinning and digging ever since. I don’t care for Murhta’s politics, and his summary conviction of the Marines at Haditha was reprehnsible, but he is a combat vet and NOT a phony.
BUT, the Rush Story Just-Doesn’t-Matter, It-Just-Doesn’t-Matter….
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:01 pmYeah, one hour, whatever. It is one hour too long, especially since there is no left-leaning counterweight on the network.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:01 pmI disagree with those who say it is just infotaiment and we should let it go. Rush is one of the leading propagandists for the fascist movement in this country, and tens of millions of people listen to him daily. His hypocrisy and lies should be attacked at every opportunity.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:02 pmI agree. The propaganda that spews out of Rush’s mouth and from FOX News is no different than the propaganda that China, Iran and North Korea feed their people.
VerbalKint:
“No one has said that Rush should be forbidden from speaking.â€
Except on the Armed Forces Network, right?
Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
So you are equating removing him from AFR with forbidding him to speak?!?! Bizarre.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:03 pmRush & Hannity…
-College dropouts
-Never served in the military
-Bush water carriers
-Loudmouthed bigots
Both of these assclowns are suggesting a one party system while complaining about ’socialized medicine’. Hypocrisy at it’s finest.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:04 pmit makes sense because you can’t condemn speech you don’t like.
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
Huh? Why not? Can you point to where the Bill of Rights says that “no one shall have their speech condemned by Congress or anyone else”?
I’m dealing with idiots here, it seems.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:04 pmThanks for the response Keltoi. I agree. The Rush syndrome has gone on long enough.
Rory, I’m not going to waste much time with the crapola you spout about Murtha. You have no understanding of issue and fall back to sophmoric talking points that have no basis in the complexities of dealing with the military and their roles.
Cut and run is a slogan from the runaway republicans. Redeployment of our forces is what Murtha has pushed for. There are very compelling reasons to take heed. When we employ tens of thousands of Mercs (blackwater is just one of many such groups) that are getting paid 3x’s what our troops are, a prudent person would question the rationale of the entire conflict.
You are void of such depth.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:09 pm…yes he is a hypocrite, but he has right and his sheep do listen to him and his show brings in money. or is that reality to hard for everyone to comprehend?
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 12:43 pm
Limbaugh today attacked McGough, comparing him to a suicide bomber and suggesting that someone “pumped him full of these lies about what I said“
Brian McGough, an Iraq war veteran who received the Purple Heart, challenges Rush Limbaugh: “Until you have the guts to call me a ‘phony soldier‘ to my face, stop telling lies about my service.â€
That is what this is about.
You may get as incensed as you like about “freedom of speech.” I do as well. However, when Limbaugh uses the public airwaves as he has, and then doesn’t allow McGough to come on to refute Limbaugh’s words, the “freedom of speech” being violated here appears to be McGough’s, not Limbaugh’s.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:13 pmYou are void of such depth.
Comment by hellinabucket — October 3, 2007 @ 1:09 pm
Niiiice paralel image. I have soaked in Trip’s facts have a liberal bias and found myself impermeable to even a patina….
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:13 pmSpeech that is offensive to one person doesn’t mean that it should be condemned or restricted, which is what will happen if AFR takes him off the radio. The government still made an attempt to suppress speech it found to be offensive without any regard for all the legal precedent surrounding speech. That is the reason why flag burning is not a crime, it is political speech. Rush and MoveOn made political statements. All these resolutions say to the rest of us is that if you make statements they don’t like, you will be targeted. the first step towards tyranny…
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 pmIf you serving honorably in the armed services you are definely not phony.
If you misrepresent your service (i.e. lie about what you did, or your role in service), you are.
This would then include Jake D. Are you on his ignore list?
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:17 pmAnti-war forces have been using soldiers that are willing to misrepresent themselves to further their partisan efforts.
That was the point Rush was making.
Huh? Now that makes absolutely no sense at all. Are you now “swift-boating” the Iraqi veterans and the current soldiers serving in Iraq?
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:17 pmHteryya,
Limbaugh is not the government and radio corporations, or any corporations for that matter can silence who ever they want. as of right now, the bill of rights doesn’t apply to the private sector.
if McGough wanted to, he could probably sue Limbaugh for slander. just an idea…
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:19 pmIt’s okay for Rush to trash our soldiers but it’s not okay to say f**k over the airwaves. I can’t even post the work f%%k on this website.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:20 pmTrolls post here because TP is much more informative and fun than the conservative, one note websites. They are addicted and can’t help themselves and most of the time encourage great info from TP fans.
Thank you trolls and TP fans who supply the facts !
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:21 pmWhy does rush hate our troops?
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:27 pmLimbaugh is not the government and radio corporations, or any corporations for that matter can silence who ever they want
Comment by rjmadrid05 — October 3, 2007 @ 1:19 pm
Radio broadcasters are regulated by the government (FCC). You know that.
Let’s stay on topic.
Limbaugh used public airwaves to slander a decorated soldier. The soldier wants to confront Limbaugh on those same public airwaves. Now, Limbaugh is complaining that other public broadcasters failed to get his side of the story. Don’t you at least see the irony in calling this a “freedom of speech” issue?
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 pmComment by Keltoi — October 3, 2007 @ 1:13 pm
The void comment was aimed at Rory, not you.
Capt. Thanks for your response. I don’t advocate lying about anyone’s service. That does not make them a phony soldier. Only a liar and should be ridiculed for it.
Zimzone, good one. I’m on his ignore list twice.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:31 pmSeems like alot of people have to clarify what Rush said, or mean’t. I thought commentators (talented as Clear Channel said ) should be proficient with words so there wouldn’t be misunderstandings .
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:31 pm“Let’s put this all to rest. Are there any soldiers, active or honorably discharged that can be classified as phony soldiers? â€
If you serving honorably in the armed services you are definely not phony.
If you misrepresent your service (i.e. lie about what you did, or your role in service), you are. Anti-war forces have been using soldiers that are willing to misrepresent themselves to further their partisan efforts.
That was the point Rush was making.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:14 pm
Rush has been claiming this for some time, without any basis in fact. Rush has found one or two instances in which “phony” soldiers lied about their service and has equated them with *ALL* anti-war soldiers in the “minds” of dittoheads. Dittoheads are unable to understand, since they never listen to any other source of information than wingnut blogs and FoxNews, that liberals haven’t done anything of the kind. In fact, virtually none of the progressives here had even heard of the “phony soldier” that Rush was yammering about, although the dittoheads are convinced that he’s been on every liberal blog in the country.
And this: “If you serving honorably in the armed services you are definely not phony.” is bullsh!t. Rush labeled Murtha a “phony soldier”, and Murtha (unlike Rush) served honorably in the Marines, fought in Vietnam and was awarded at least one Purple Heart. So, obviously, Rush or you is lying.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:35 pmNow, what part of my post makes ‘absolutely no sense’? And while we’re at it, what part of my post attempts to ’swift boat’ Iraqi veterans and current Iraqi soldiers?
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
Like Rush, you take a single example of abuse and apply it to “anti-war forces”. Does the IVAW still use the video? Have they apologized for using it in error? Does any other anti-war group use the video? Did they? Or is this all the equivalent of the War on Christmas?
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:41 pmCaptainMantastic sez:
But are you listening? Judging from the content of your posts, the answer is no.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:41 pm“Dittoheads are unable to understand, since they never listen to any other source of information than wingnut blogs and FoxNews, that liberals haven’t done anything of the kind.â€
That’s interesting. I’m supporting Rush and I’m here talking to you. Is this a wingnut blog?
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:39 pm
You see that “listen”? You don’t “listen”, you bloviate. There is a distinction.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:42 pmCaptainMantastic:
I assume you listen to Rush? It seems at least you and I were able to understand that Rush did not equate “phony soldiers†with *ALL* anti-war soldiers. Carry on . . .
Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
Yup. He’s got all the code words down.
I have to admit, I’ve never heard anyone so proud of being brainwashed.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:43 pmSorry for OFT but why do the trolls misrepresent who or what they are? Why bother ? Speaking to one that pretends to have 3 kids but has an enormous amount of time for the internet.
Please, been there done that and had NO time to play.
Just be yourself a paid disrupter, it is ok.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:43 pmThe void comment was aimed at Rory, not you.
Comment by hellinabucket — October 3, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
I know, the phrasing was just nifty, “void of depth”.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:44 pmNow, what part of my post makes ‘absolutely no sense’? And while we’re at it, what part of my post attempts to ’swift boat’ Iraqi veterans and current Iraqi soldiers?
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
It is the part where you ignore Rush’s slander of Brian McGough, an Iraq war veteran who received the Purple Heart. McGough challenges Rush Limbaugh: “Until you have the guts to call me a ‘phony soldier‘ to my face, stop telling lies about my service.â€
Have you written to Limbaugh to ask that he allow McGough to face him?
If not, you have joined Limbaugh in “swift boating” McGough, and you need to answer for it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:44 pmComment by Keltoi — October 3, 2007 @ 1:44 pm
Thanks, that’s probably the depth of my poetic ability.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:48 pmIt’s real easy to understand why nobody asked rush for comment because he would have lied to the query and they knew it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:54 pmRead the transcipts. Don’t let yourself be used as a mindless tool by MoveOn.org.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
Which transcripts, the original ones, or Rush’s edited ones?
As to McGough, thanks for the backhanded honor of his service, followed by the assertion that he’s too dumb to think for himself.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:02 pmRory,
McGough has already responded to that hollow statement by Rush. McGough speaks for himself and would like to discuss it face to face with Rush. McGough heard the words himself and spoke out himself.
The bloviating Rush is doing isn’t worth the electricity it took to create this thread.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:06 pm#93 my comment was to Rory as well, seems that he/she had all day to play on the internet, I am lucky now to get an hour here and there. His/her explanation was he/she was a stay at home mom with kids. Sure I rememer all those lovely hours with nothing to do and 3 kids. NOT !
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:06 pmI honor McGough’s service and sacrifice. But, I’m afraid he has been decieved (sic – i before e, except after c)
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
Who made you God, so you can “decide” that this hero (unlike you, who stays at home with Rush and avoids the bloody occupation you both love so much) has been “decieved?”
McGough doesn’t think he has been “decieved;” he thinks he has been LIED about. He is right.
You and Rush are WRONG.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:10 pmIs anyone else actually LISTENING to Rush Limbaugh live today?
Yup. I am listening to the little rant-jockey right now, too. He is even more hilarious and entertaining than usual . . . throwing a great big “pity party” for himself complete with righteous indignation and pomposity.
I just love it when these rant-jocks get hung out to dry and he’s really twisting in the wind again. Reminds me of his now-famous Michael Fox dust-up. That one cost the republicans a Senate seat. I can hardly wait to see what this one costs them.
The clear irony here is that he is spending so much time defending himself from what he calls a “smear”. He ought to recognize a smear when he sees one — when he’s not talking about himself, that’s exactly all that his BS radio show is all about.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:38 pmA cyst in his head, or his ass? He didn’t go to VietNam because of a cyst. Which is it?
Comment by foreyes — October 3, 2007 @ 12:20 pm
The cyst is sitting on top of his neck.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:39 pmI’ve got the REAL radio (as oppoosed to “phony†radio going). What do you think so far? He hammered Wesley Clark and Ashley Wilkes to the wall, then Sestak and Harry “Dingy†Reid. It was beautiful! I can’t believe that Romney and McCain haven’t come out swinging like Fred Thompson did in his defense.
Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 2:33 pm
Ah, celebrating your hatred of the military with you cystistic Rush. Figures…
Shouldn’t you be beating your kids dear? Instead of listening to Rush? Or can you do both at once?
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:42 pmRory –
So you’re a dildo-head and you think Limpballs “hammered” Clark, Reid and others today, huh?
You’re one tree short of a hammock, aren’t you, sweetpea.
ROTFLMAO at you, babycakes.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:44 pmRush responded in his October 3rd, 2007 broadcast that the omission was made for brevity, had nothing to do with the story, and included the caller talking about a different subject while Rush was working to his program director with his microphone muted. Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 2:19 pm
It was edited for propaganda, because transcripts aren’t edited for any other reason. That’s why they’re called a transcript – duh…
You people are really smart. That’s what you keep telling us. Why not find the missing 1 min 35 seconds of missing transcript to show us the damning information that Rush needed to hide.
That should be easy to show, right?
Comment by CaptainMantastic — October 3, 2007 @ 2:19 pm
I already posted it, a couple of times, as did several other people. Your illiteracy is no excuse, rube.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:44 pmWhy are you labeled a phony soldier ONLY when you are against the war. Isn’t W the highest profiled phony soldier in the country. Nobody is talking about his lying about his service.
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:52 pmShiney pennies . . .
Linbaugh’s “phony soldier” comments and Ann Coulter’s spews that women shouldn’t vote are shiney pennies . . .
they’re designed to divert attention from the death toll in Afghanastan and Iraq, from the President’s veto of legislation providing health insurance for children, from the Blackwater investigation being overseen by Blackwater mercenaries and the final report being written by Betray-ous, from disasterous conditions in American mines and the wholesale destruction of our environment by oil interests.
Focus on what Americans value, not the Rovian crafted comments of right-wing toolies.
Ignore Rove’s pennies and focus on the point.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:05 pmA point I’ve been making since this whole phony soldier krap started. Bush lied on his military records. By the definitions given above he is the poster child for phony soldier.
Rush is calling Bush a phony soldier. That is the message here. Thanks Rush for shedding light on this most disgraceful act of lying.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:26 pmWhy does that Gasbag still have a show?!
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:57 pm#9
“MSNBC non-partisan? Olberman’s network? Uh, sure”
Gee, I thought it was Tucker’s, Scarborough’s and Savage’s network. I guess when they have ONE liberal voice they are considered a liberal network.
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:48 pmWhy would they call you for a comment, Limpie? All hey had to do is read the edited transcript on your web site. Besides, would you have told them anything other than “I’m not guilty”?
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:02 pmRUSH LIMBAUGH IS A COWARD! WHAT WAR DID HE FIGHT IN? OH THAT’S RIGHT HE DID BECAUSE HE’S A COWARD. HOW DARE A KNOW COWARD INSULT OUR TROOOPS!
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:08 pmRush is correct. Hill’reh and her organizations are attempting to knock him and others down prior to her run for President. She fears his ability to cut through her lies, and wants to silence him.
As Rush stated, Hill’reh is attempting a Stalinist approach to grabbing and holding power, and is no longer driven by any ideology. She will say / do anything to be in control, but for what? She shifts her policies with the wind and poorly serves any constituents she claims as her own.
I will never understand a mindset that would be in control at any cost, but fully understand the implications and what is required to defeat them. If Hill’reh is elected, she will move to silence Rush and other radio talk show hosts, because libs cannot compete any other way.
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:41 pmI am proud of the way Fox News and Clear Channel stood up for Rush. Hill’reh and her Stalinist tactics have just hit a brickwall of freedom, so she better retool quick, as her frontal assaults have no affect. I guess she will have to result to killing people, just as Stalin did.
October 3rd, 2007 at 5:44 pmWow can’t wait to hear what my son in Iraq and his friends think about this. Bet they would go on Rush’s show in a heartbeat, but Rory would have to fill in for them on patrol….any takers Rory?
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:11 pmRush is a drug addled coward. The only people that don’t accept that fact are those that are stupid or those who just refuse to pay attention.
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:12 pmAre you aware that Rush has stated he was not calling at least one vet who opposes the war now a “phony soldier?†Here’s what Rush actually said about McGough (quoted by ThinkProgress.org below): “This is such a blatant use of a valiant combat veteran, lying to him about what I said . . . . This man will always be a hero to this country with everyone. Whoever pumped him full of these lies about what I said and embarrassed him with this ad has betrayed him, they aren’t hurting me. They are betraying this soldier.â€
Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 6:04 pm
Rush has already clarified that people like Murtha that oppose his political persuasion are phony soldiers – as have you.
What’s hurting you, is your fascist, unamerican and hypocritical military hating values, child.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:12 pmComment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 6:04 pm
Rory, are you aware that Rush had to edit the tape he used to prove that he was referring to one soldier when he said that soldiers that wanted the U.S. to withdraw are “phony soldiers”? Of course you are. The only reason to edit the tape was to hide the fact that the “phony soldier” comment & the MacBeth comment were two completely different trains of thought, separated by over a minute of other text.
But as we’ve been over before, you don’t really care. Even if Rush just came out & said that all soldiers that want the U.S. to withdraw are phony soldiers you’d still defend him. So cut the b.s. act, it’s wearing thin.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:13 pmIf you disagree with this Administration’s policies, don’t let them rewrite history. Stop the Bush “Think Tank.” For a man who hasn’t got a brain, he has no place starting a brain trust.
Don’t let him start one. Start by stopping the Federally funded Bush propaganda machine:
www. protectSMU.org
Just vote: Don’t.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:20 pmRory,
As we’ve been over before, you don’t really care. Even if Rush just came out & said that all soldiers that want the U.S. to withdraw are phony soldiers you’d still defend him. So cut the b.s. act, it’s wearing thin.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:27 pm“If it only takes Limbaugh 1 min 35 seconds to realize he’s offended soldiers and then introduce Jesse MacBeth as an example of a phony soldier to cover his tracks, he’s a lot quicker on his feet than the management over at MoveOn.org.”
Comment by CaptainMantastic
You’re almost there, Cap. All you need do to rejoin the real world is drop the qualifying “if.”
C’mon Cap, we know you can take this baby-step; it’s only two little letters!
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:38 pmI listened to it all LIVE, Dave C., and even heard the morning update from the previous day. Until this controversy erupted (you know that Media Matters “edited†the transcript as well, right?), that’s all I had thought Rush was referring to. I am glad he extended that to include Jack Murtha though.
Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 7:23 pm
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Comment by Rory — October 3, 2007 @ 8:00 pm
Why are you glad he extended it to Murtha? Do you think Murtha is guilty? Are you and Rush not willing to wait on the outcome of Murtha’s testimony?
It seems that you are willing to defend someone’s right to say wrong things, just as long as it does not defame someone…right?
October 4th, 2007 at 12:40 amRemember, Rory, yesterday you claimed that the MoveOn ad resulted in lower recruiting numbers for the military, and then backtracked and said you couldn’t be sure about that.
October 4th, 2007 at 12:42 am>Is anyone else
Ah.. Rory/Jakette and his “anyone else”? Pray tell, dear mother of 3, are you a lawyer and a war veteran to? Care to dazzle us with your education pedigree? Because there was an alleged war veteran/lawyer who mysteriously dissapeared from this board around the time you started posting who talks an awful lot like you.
> His/her explanation was he/she was a stay at home mom with kids.
Ah. I predicted Jake would reincarnate as a war widow. I guess this was close. Rory/Jakette is probably related to military somehow or other.
October 4th, 2007 at 7:07 amI’d love to have had GW Bush, Chaney, (FOX’s) O’Reily and Rash Lardball in my unit in Vietnam where I served with the Marine Corps Tet 1968. I’d make all four pointmen on the worst night patrol I could find.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:02 pmBut I know what the outcome would be…GW Bush would start crying for his Dadi to get him out of the jungle, O’Reily would curl up in a fetal position and wet/shit his pants, Chaney would just start freak out and start running away…and Rash Limbaugh (Lardball) would start popping all the dope he managed to bring with him. Dinky dau madamies..
end of story………god help us all.