out of context. The bashers are clinging to the "phony soldier" phrase as if Rush LImbaugh meant it as a slam against all military men and women.
2007-09-28 13:41:06 · 19 answers · asked by vegaswoman 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
FreePress, I don't even like Limbaugh but I have to speak up when it is so obvious.
2007-09-28 13:48:25 · update #1
Univee, thanks for sharing that.
2007-09-28 13:51:10 · update #2
Actually, the ACLU had nothing to do with protecting his privacy rights. That would be the Office of Civil Rights. We don't have to beg them. We all have the right under HIPAA.
2007-09-28 13:54:17 · update #3
As a soldier who served beside Rush in Nam, I want to put in my two cents. We all knew he was suffering with butt pimples, but still, we saw him daily show the kind of bravery that inspired us all. Dressing the wounds of his fellow soldiers and once, I remember the day so well, when he threw himself on a Vietnamese woman who was suspected of having a handgrenade on her person. He stayed there for hours, searching her cavities and reporting in from time to time to tell us he was alright...
he saved our lives.
God bless Rush. The greatest American. A one man reprise of the Greatest Generation.
_____________
edit: you're welcome vegaswoman. It all still brings a tear to my eye...
2007-09-28 13:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 6⤋
*Newsflash!* It's not smearing or spreading lies to quote something that Rush said and that is posted on his own website. By his own words, a 'phony soldier' is any soldier who doesn't see the war as Rush sees the war.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092607/content/01125113.guest.html
--RUSH: There's a lot more than that that they don't understand. The next guy that calls here I'm going to ask them, "What is the imperative of pulling out? What's in it for the United States to pull out?" I don't think they have an answer for that other than, "When's he going to bring the troops home? Keep the troops safe," whatever.
--CALLER: Yeah.
--RUSH: It's not possible intellectually to follow these people.
--CALLER: No, it's not. And what's really funny is they never talk to real soldiers. They pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and spout to the media.
--RUSH: The phony soldiers.
2007-09-28 14:27:55 · answer #2 · answered by sagacious_ness 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't really listen to Rush,but I did check out his site to find out the left did another drive by.
Rush Sets the Record Straight:
"Phony Soldiers" Is a Phony Story
Thank you, George Soros, for demonstrating how the American left, the Democrat Party and the Drive-By Media work in concert to spread lies.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html
2007-09-28 13:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
It's amazing how media matters took what Rush siad out of context.....They take a littel blib and distort it for their own use. If they truly did listen Rush wasn't talking about all soldiers we was talking about one...His name was Jesse MacBeth.... It's also amazing that the liberals haven't even said "sorry" for spreading falsehoods........
2007-09-28 14:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by angie c 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The left hate the fact that Rush is so powerful. They take everything they can and manipulate it until they get their result. The facts and truth mean nothing to the left. Those of you who do not check out what you see or read are all fools.
2007-09-28 14:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
know what's funny...
I went to his site, from the link posted a few questions above... and he's got a picture of kerry on there mocking his "purple heart"
and HE'S crying about things taken out of context? when anyone that's looked into it clearly can see that entire "swift boat" story was taken out of context...
hahaha... and you're crying about lies?
looks like he's a victim of the same tools he uses...
karma... gotta love it...
EDIT: do Republicans think Rush gives both sides fairly?
I'm not saying Michael Moore is fair... but Rush does the same...he just does it on the radio instead of movies?
it's just funny to see someone deffending Rush, yet crying about how Michael Moore "distorts the truth"?
2007-09-28 13:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I am still waiting for Rush to explain how he got on his knees and begged the ACLU to protect him. I suspect he has a lot of medical secrets he didn't want exposed. Sure is good that the ACLU was there to protect Rush the Phony.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/rushmotion1.html
2007-09-28 13:50:06 · answer #7 · answered by expose_neocons 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
These left wing loonys are getting out of hand. They've taken a page right out of Michael Moore's MO and used a few cherry picked words to create a whole different set of "facts."
More disturbing is the apparent number of people who buy into this bull crap.
Sad.
2007-09-28 14:02:30 · answer #8 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
I don't believe you are defending Rush , not only that you are assumin what he said is true!
I don't like to be associated with a obnoxious right wingers.
Any association ith Rush is immoral and unpatriotic.
2007-09-28 15:35:22 · answer #9 · answered by WO LEE 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I quit lessoning to Limbaugh in '93 when I got a new FM radio.
2007-09-28 13:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋