For those of you who don't know, over the past few days, Rush Limbaugh has had a letter sent to his syndicator on Ebay for sale. The letter was sent to his syndicator, then given to Rush. The letter was about how he should be sanctioned and basically have his show cancelled because of a remark he made about a "phony soldier" that you have probably heard about. A large number of U.S. sennators signed the letter (about 40), but the one who wrote it was Harry Reid. The original copy of the letter was sold to Betty Casey for 2.1 million dollars today, and Rush Limbaugh matched that 2.1 million dollars, making 4.2 million dollars and donated it to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. So what do you think about this?
2007-10-19 12:30:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
That's a good question Edge, the REAL one. You can't stand a Republican looking better than about 40 Democrats can you.
2007-10-19 12:37:23 · update #1
you're right master chief, he probably doesn't even know what he's talking about, just another ill-informed liberal on a rant about Rush.
2007-10-19 12:48:57 · update #2
michael S, I don't see the relevance of the link you've cited, you're just trying to take away his glory that he "stole" from Harry Reid.
2007-10-19 12:52:50 · update #3
I think it's fantastic. Not only is the MCLEF getting a massive donation, it showed Harry Reid for the outright moron that he is. The reason it went for so much money is that it's such a piece of history: it sets a precedent that the federal government can use its power and influence to go after private citizens for what they say and think, and the Constitution be damned. I don't care if it had as much effect as anything else Harry Reid has done (in other words, absolutely none); someone will eventually find some way to make it official, binding, and (most horrifying) entirely legal to do this, eventually en masse. The government will be able to shut anyone up who doesn't agree with them. Fortunately, Rush put a rather huge kibosh on that happening that will keep it at bay for a long time: it also set the precedent that private citizens can fight back if their rights are threatened. (Not that that precedent needed to be set, thanks to the American Revolution; I guess it reinforces the idea, then.)
2007-10-19 15:19:37 · answer #1 · answered by Richard S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, I think the caller was searching for a term and Rush helped the fella out. Now the callers vocabulary is increased. Second, I think it is a great thing that has happened for this wonderful (and apropos) charity. And finally, I think I may agree with Edge on one thing. The government here is corrupt. It isn't as bad as other places, but a little seditious voting for Mickey Mouse (or no one voting at all) wouldn't hurt a thing. Why not? Because when we get ALL of the professional politicians out of office, we can finally have a country that is defended and run by people who aren't vulnerable to the lobbyists. Wouldn't it be great if all of the lobbyists (and professional politicians) suddenly had to get a REAL job?
Take it one step farther. If we got real people in office who didn't orgasm at the thought of trillions of pages of laws, we might be able to force lawyers to get real jobs too!
2007-10-19 20:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by Wire Tapped 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did he mean all soldiers? Or was he speaking of the man who got kicked out of basic training?
Did the senators really think he meant all soldiers?
Should Harry have taken credit for the donation?
2007-10-19 20:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by pansyblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You won't see Harry Reid and the 20 democrats putting their money where their mouth is..
like Rush and Mrs Casey did.....
I CHALLENGE THEM AND ANYONE ELSE THAT OBJECTS TO RUSH'S DONATION.....LET THEM MATCH THE SAME AMOUNT....AFTER ALL TALK IS CHEAP WHEN IT COMES FROM A DEMOCRAT...
2007-10-19 20:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by mary 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good for the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.
Dumb of Mrs. Betty Casey.
Any reason why she couldn't have made that donation without purchasing a worthless Senate letter?
2007-10-19 19:34:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋
rush once again makes "dingy harry" look like an *ss. pretty much the whole lib senate. if roles were reversed, would there be hearings on trying to take away free speech on private citizens?
i believe there was laws broken and all 40 signers should be ousted from the senate.
ANYBODY AGREE?????
2007-10-19 19:52:21 · answer #6 · answered by francis g 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Another win for Rush and another opportunity for the liberals to resort to distorting the truth and name calling.
2007-10-19 20:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by hdean45 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hey gunplumber_462, I totally agree with you!!!!
I was listening to Rush today, and I was getting all energized from what he said. That Harry Read guy is just an Idiot.
and caldude1010101....... Do even know whats going on here???
2007-10-19 19:40:36 · answer #8 · answered by Master Chief 3 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Good for him... And notice that it is his money that he is using to match the E-bay sale... unlike Leftist that would reach into your pocket to for the money.
2007-10-19 19:58:49 · answer #9 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like pure Rush B.S. to me. Is he sending it in cash? or OxyContin? Sorry guys, I know how much ditto heads hate Rush's own words being evenly applied even to him!
Oh yea, does that mean that he really doesn't believe what he said on his show about "phony soldiers?" And how exactly will he make sure the money does not benefit the ones that believe we should be leaving Iraq?
Also, if he had done it before this big stink about his big mouth it would have meant something. As it is, he is just trying to manipulate public opinion. There is no doubt in my mind that Rush is one of the people on this earth that cares almost exclusivly about himself.
2007-10-19 19:48:54 · answer #10 · answered by Michael S 4 · 2⤊ 8⤋