Click here to email Congress to take Rush Limbaugh off Armed Forces Radio.
Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end to the war in Iraq as "phony." We challenged Limbaugh through an email campaign to invite VoteVets.org's Jon Soltz to his show and repeat these same insults to an Iraq war veteran's face. Over 10,000 people responded and emailed Rush -- but to our disappointment, he has refused to respond to our request.
It's time to put real pressure on Rush Limbaugh. His show is broadcast on Armed Forces Radio, and this time we are going to go straight to the lifeblood of Rush's show -- Congress. Congress has the power to remove Rush Limbaugh from Armed Forces Radio, and it won't be as easy for elected officials to ignore our call.
Tax dollars are used to fund Armed Forces Radio, and that money is not intended for radio show hosts to spout insults at our soldiers. These "phony soldiers" have simply exercised their right to free speech, as Rush Limbaugh does on a daily basis. Simply because a majority of our troops who return from Iraq disagree with Rush on Bush's failed war policy does not give him the right to dishonor their service.
Unlike Rush Limbaugh, members of Congress cannot casually brush off the concerns of citizens. Since Rush won't listen to us, we're going directly to Congress, who can prevent him from disrespecting and censoring the voices of our soldiers.
How have Republicans in Congress chosen to respond so far? Congressional Republicans have actually drafted a resolution supporting Rush Limbaugh, "commending [his] relentless efforts to build and maintain troop morale through worldwide radio broadcasts and personal visits to conflict regions."
That's outrageous. Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment should not be commended -- it should be condemned. And it's time to tell Congress to act swiftly to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable.
Click here to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable for his offensive and outrageous comments -- tell your members of Congress to take Rush off Armed Forces Radio today!
Our armed forces have served us honorably in Iraq, and the least we can do is respectfully listen to what they have to say about their experiences and perspectives on the war. To question the sincerity of our "phony" troops is disgraceful and must end.
Thank you for speaking out.
I am amazed and depressed that in an age where any and all information you could want or need is right at your fingertips so many people still don't know the truth about the GOP lies and the way they can take different measures on basically the same issue (a Bill to condemn MoveOn and a Bill to commend Rush), this is illogical and hypocritical, but that fact seems to escape them completely. They think it is perfectly natural and okay for people who never served in uniform or war to spread lies about those who did or are presently serving and then proclaim that they are the ones supporting the troops. Fail to provide proper equipment and troops thus causing more injuries and death and still proclaim that they are the ones supporting the troops and anyone who says different is supporting the terrorists. How can they possibly not see how messed up this is?
A few years ago I remember some of the leaders from other countries were asked their opinion of the Clinton impeachment and they said "It must be great for the U.S. to be doing so great that their biggest problem was that the President had an affair and lied about it!" God I miss those days. I'm 51 and came from an age where we had nuclear missiles aimed at our major cities, were we hid under our desks (as if a desk would protect us) when the alarms went off training for a possible nuclear attack from the Soviet Union, but none of our freedoms were taken away because of the threats we faced.
You know many like me don't take this man seriously. Afterall, he is just a fat drug addict who also happen to be a babbling idiot.
Take him off, PLEASE!!!
I don't mind congress taken it up, afterall, they did take up the MoveOn ad, even though it was non of their business.
Limbaugh and his seething mass of maladroit followers are clear cut traitors and should be shown absolutely no mercy.
Limbaugh and those like him are a very destructive force in our country and go far beyond The First Amendment.
Indict Drug Limbaugh Now!
Republicans say that the democrats are to the "FAR LEFT" , but the republican party has moved to the extreme right and anything other then that, is to the left.
What can we say about those in the Senate who condemned Moveon.org for placing an ad calling General Petraeus, General Betray Us? Were they also making much ado about nothing? Was this also a trivial comment made by citizens?
Do you understand what you just said?
Its ok to swiftboat someone, anyone? Lies that have been demonstrably proved to be lies, from men that were themselves unfit for the uniform, used to attack a dedicated public servant? That's OK?
Let me get this straight...John Kerry spoke up as a returned and discharged citizen, and he spoke the truth as Operation Pheonix and MAM have since confirmed.
The swiftboats are a few failed soldiers trying to revise history, gossping and spreading rumors about his medals and his service until even the Dept. of Navy had to intervene to state that his medals were all deserved and fairly bestowed. Turns out they were liars, one of them even got a medal the same day John Kerry did, for the same event that he claimed didn't happen.
The swiftboats are liars, Revisionists, funded by an assortment of Bush supporters.
And you're still supporting them, quoting them, claiming he deserved their attack?
For what .....daring to run against Bush the avoider?
My other point was that soldiers are not children who need to have their listening censored for them.
If Limbaugh was offensive to soldiers, why aren't soldiers asking to have his show removed?
If a majority of Service Members wanted Limbaugh removed from a tax-payer funded radio program, I'd be the first to advocate his heave-ho.
Rush's comment clearly meant soldiers who didn't support administration policy, look at the complete recording, in context.
Rush made up that crap about pretenders to the uniform afterward, and that is why he refuses to have the entire recording available on his site, he only has an edited version because he wants to create a new "context" now, after the fact.
And the MSM is so cowed into pretending there must be two sides to every controversy, even when a literal RECORDING of the statement is available and indisputable in its meaning to any honest listener, that they give air-time and creedence to Rush's ridiculous denials.
I think its much easier than all that.
All the democrats need to do is simply not fund that portion of the Pentagon budget that
covers Rush Limbaugh's braodcast.
Just where would we find someone who could sit and denounce half the entire population of our Nation - a nation at war - and needing all the good opinion and good feelings from the rest of the world that it deserves - day in and day out several hours a day...a steady stream of hate and denigration?
I am a Democrat, I pay taxes. It is unconscionable that anyone would use my tax dollars to further the spewing of hatred against any part of my country, and certainly not our soldiers and not me.
How is this good for our country? How is this good for our soldiers?
It has to stop. If Clearchannel wants to sponsor him, and the neocons and haters want to listen to him, that's ok... and their choice. But to have his hatred spewed over tax paid airwaves is simply unacceptable.
He has to go.
That's why they're taxes. Elsewise they'd be donations.
but off the Armed Forces Radio is a good start
Wesley Clark is a General.
Rush LimpBalls is a Draft Dodging Coward.
WHo's drum do you march to? No need to answer...the cowards your drummer.
Agree with their own narcissist stands or else,you're on the hit list - just like Johm Kerry, Max Cleland, and, even McCain.
General Clark's attempts to answer questions from MSNBC's Tucker was like swimming against the tide.
Tucker should, like Limbaugh, talk to himself. Why do they need aswers? They have their own. They know it all.
Limbaugh and Tucker should both be drummed off the airwaves for their self serving prattle.
An easier way, is to turn them off.
If NBC believes this is the way to conduct an interview, God help us.