Democrats Blast Rush Limbaugh for Phony Soldiers Comment

Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, a veteran of the Vietnam War, called the comments a "disgusting attack."

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen is blasting conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh on his outrageous comment that soldiers who support withdrawing from Iraq are "phony soldiers".

“Rush Limbaugh’s personal attack on our men and women in uniform is reprehensible. It minimizes the sacrifice our troops in Iraq and their families are making and has no place in the public discourse. Rush Limbaugh owes our military and their families an apology for his hurtful comments that minimize their service to our country.”

Senator Chris Dodd's Communications Director Hari Sevugan (Dodd is running for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination) released the following statement on Rush Limbaugh's comments impugning the troops: "It's ironic, if not remotely surprising, that Rush Limbaugh - who makes his living shooting his mouth off - would impugn the patriotism and service of American troops simply because they have voiced their opposition to this failed policy. It's clear that he has no idea what the brave men and women of our armed forces are ostensibly fighting for."

Mark Mays, CEO of Clear Channel Communications Inc., which syndicates Limbaugh's radio program defended the talk-show host Wednesday over his controversial "phony soldiers" remark, saying it's "unfair" to assume the comment was directed at combat troops opposing the Iraq war.

"Given Mr. Limbaugh's history of support for our soldiers, it would be unfair for me to assume his statements were intended to personally indict combat soldiers simply because they didn't share his own beliefs regarding the war in Iraq," Mays said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

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Henry Ruark October 5, 2007 10:14 am (Pacific time)

To all: For professional response to Limbaugh "outrage", "see with own eyes" at: www.freepress.net/news/26731

Zyskandar A Jaimot October 5, 2007 5:55 am (Pacific time)

JESSE MacBETH’s original name was al-Zayed and changed his name before he 'enlisted' for 44 days in the U.S. MILITARY where he did NOT serve in IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN and did NOT 'wintess' any atrocities committed by U.S. TROOPS and did NOT 'win' a bronze-star as he originally claimed. Of course the ever-vigilant 'NATIONAL MEDIA' never bothered to check/verify his preposterous tales/stories!!! Way to go RUSH LIMBAUGH - he was a 'phoney soldier'!!!

Henry Ruark October 4, 2007 1:04 pm (Pacific time)

To all: Here,from three wise older Americans, are words of wisdom which may well apply neatly to this ongoing shoot-out re broadcast pretend-punditry and loudmouth lash-outs -- if you can see "the big picture" thus so well illuminated: "We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. " : Ayn Rand in "The Nature of Government" "The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite." --Thomas Jefferson "There is absolutely nothing to be said for government by a plutocracy, for government by men very powerful in certain lines and gifted with 'a money touch,' but with ideals which in their essence are merely those of so many glorified pawnbrokers." ---Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Ruark October 4, 2007 12:46 pm (Pacific time)

Donnie: Ever been in military service yet ? You sound too young and yet-uninformed via experience. Petraeus stated what he had to protecting his career; how do you suppose he could speak otherwise ? Move.On has over 3 million Americans as members; do you expect allathem to "spit on troops" ? Yr syntax a bit confounded so may have misunderstood you, no way to tell by yr Comment.

Donnie October 4, 2007 11:11 am (Pacific time)

Dems are scrambling for any shred of media exposure to help deflect from the Gen Petreus ad bye their pimps @ MOVEON.Limbaugh has always supported our troops.Reid said the war was lost 2 months ago,Kerry called them terrorists,Obama said they were air raiding villages,yet no reprimand for these morons.They are so transparent,when they say they support our troops,but all it is ,is patronising them,dont get caught spitting on the GI's on their way home or it will get caught on camera.Moveon sent one huge luge on or military bye callin Petreus a traitor!

Henry Ruark October 4, 2007 11:08 am (Pacific time)

Z-K: You gotta be on same cruel stuff as Limbaugh...and I don't mean dope for the dopes, either...more like dope for the dupes.

Zyskandar A Jaimot October 4, 2007 10:37 am (Pacific time)

Way to go JOHN'the-Fraud'KERRY say did you ever clean-up how you claimed you were awarded a BRONZE-STAR with a 'V' for valour when that award was not given out in the VIETNAM conflict or how you 'stole/appropriated' the story of how you were in CAMBODIA working for the C.I.A. when it actually was another vet's story you heard in a BOSTON VETERAN'S GROUP meeting??? JESSE MacBETH's real name was al-Zayed and changed his name before he 'enlisted' for 44 days in the U.S. MILITARY where he did not serve in IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN and did not 'wintess' any atrocities committed by U.S. TROOPS and did not 'win' a bronze-star as he originally claimed. Of course the ever-vigilant 'NATIONAL MEDIA' never bothered to check/verify his preposterous tales/stories!!! Way to go RUSH LIMBAUGH - he was a 'phoney soldier'!!!

a soldiers mom October 4, 2007 9:23 am (Pacific time)

Just another slap in the face for those that are serving or have served. If my son dies will it be a phony death?

Bill October 4, 2007 9:12 am (Pacific time)

Why listen to a junky.

Henry Ruark October 4, 2007 8:15 am (Pacific time)

To all: "Talk radio" today has become a malign force directed vs any semblance of liberal values in our democracy by those who own the stations, even though they operate on our commonweal of physical spectrum, for their very obvious corporate purposes. That's a well-documented statement drawn from a variety of professional sources, all available on request. Mays heads up Clear Channel; here's the skinny on them: "The largest U.S. radio station owner owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, eleven satellite radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States, among other media outlets in other countries." Clear Channel is notorious for its wide practice of establishing mutual newsroom facilities for a group of stations, both radio and tv, thus very effectively killing off the very essence of "tal radio" and tv-news --its response to LOCAL NEEDS and PROBLEMS, by substituting pretend-punditry by big-mouth proclaimers for essentially corporate-shaped values and interests. Do you really believe that's the best possible and most democratic usage of our mutual ownership of those essential commonweal broadcast spectrum channels ??

Jack October 4, 2007 8:12 am (Pacific time)

Lets just flush limbaugh.It would be a better world.

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