Sounds like this is WAR, Rush. At the very least, you deserve to have it declared on you.
Evidently the last straw has finally arrived for many Americans who actually do have a shred of decency left in them about the war in Iraq – and about our troops who are marooned in that hell hole.
I've gotta hand it to Rush Limbaugh. Radio's answer to Jabba the Hutt has come up with a new and different way to slam people – specifically past and present members of our armed forces – who openly object to the war. They're "phony soldiers," whether they're a caller like "Mike from Chicago" or Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org or General Wesley Clark or General John Batiste or any members of the 82nd Airborne who wrote that op/ed piece in the New York Times calling for a change in policy and direction in Iraq (two of whom have since been killed in combat).
Limbaugh says these have earned nonstop derision and condemnation because, despite their actually seeing combat close-up, and sticking their necks out while already in harm's way, they have the gall to speak out against the war. Now, they're not just unpatriotic, un-American, appeasers, Neville Chamberlains, Saddam-lovers, Osama-lovers, and traitors. They're "phony soldiers."
Funny enough, Limbaugh ought to know all about phony soldiers. He burns incense to that guy who pranced around the aircraft carrier in May, 2003, who shirked his Texas Air National Guard duty because strings could be pulled on his behalf from the highest quarters. And he worships that other fellow who got five deferments when he wasn't being busted for drunk driving, because he had "other priorities" than serving his country during the Vietnam era. Rush likes THOSE phony soldiers just fine. They talk tough and push a lot of war on a lot of innocent civilians and armed forces who thought they were doing some good for their country. They strut around in front of banks of servicemen and women so the cameras will record impressive, eye-catching scenes with camouflage and "chocolate chip" fabric patterns forming a stirring, patriotic backdrop.
On a more personal note, Limbaugh knows a good dodge when he sees it. Just check that noble backside of his. It talked loudly and eloquently enough at the draft board, once upon a time, to get him out of Vietnam, too. I suspect from how constipated he sounds on the air that those all-important, life-saving "anal cysts" might still be lurking down there somewhere.
I seem to remember, mere days ago, this fools' rush in the Senate to fall all over Texas war-lover John Cornyn's laceration of MoveOn.org's one-day newspaper ad. MoveOn.org's sin was to ask a simple question – whether General Petraeus's findings on the war would be honest and objective, or a betrayal of our trust in his haste to deliver what his commander-in-chief wanted to hear. Seventy-two Senators collapsed to their knees for this one.
(b) Sense of Senate.–It is the sense of the Senate–
(1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;
(2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces; and
(3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org.
Interesting, don't you think, that Point 2 there? "To strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES."
Mary Lyon is a veteran broadcaster ad five-time Golden Mike Award winner, who has anchored, reported, and written for the Associated Press Radio Network, NBC Radio "The Source," and many Los Angeles-area stations including KRTH-FM/AM, KLOS-FM, KFWB-AM, and KTLA-TV, and occasional media analyst for ABC Radio News. She began her career as a liberal activist with the Student Coalition for Humphrey/Muskie in 1968, and helped spearhead a regional campaign, "The Power 18," to win the right to vote for 18-year-olds. She remains an advocate for liberal causes, responsibility and accountability in media, environmental education and support of the arts for children, and green living. In addition to OpEdNews, Mary writes for Democrats.us, World News Trust, and WeDemocrats.org's "We! The People" webzine. Mary is also a parenting expert, having written and illustrated the book "The Frazzled Working Woman's Practical Guide to Motherhood."
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