A lot has been made of late about something stupid conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said about members of the military that favor leaving Iraq. He referred to them as “phony soldiers”. This comment has got a lot of people upset. So much so that Limbaugh has even gone back and edited the transcript of his show to change the context of what he said.
This is something Limbaugh doesn’t normally do when he says something stupid.
I’m having a hard time understanding all the outrage over this specific comment. Granted, it sounds as though Limbaugh is dishonoring those who serve their country, both past and present, but how is that newsworthy? Why is it so hard to understand that Limbaugh doesn’t have respect for members of the military? What would make anyone think that Limbaugh cares about the troops?
I would think that if Limbaugh really cared about the troops, he would be outraged that so many of them have been killed in a war waged over false pretenses. The last time I checked, George W. Bush went to war in Iraq because Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s) and he had ties to al-Qaeda. Things that turned out to be not true. If Limbaugh cared about the troops, he would want them to come home, especially now that it’s clear they were sent to wage a war under false pretenses. If Limbaugh really cared about the troops, he would speak out against the idea of a never ending war. Instead of speaking out against it, he advocates it.
It seems to me that Limbaugh is being criticized for simply being Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh said something stupid. That’s just what he does.
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“Why is it so hard to understand that Limbaugh doesn’t have respect for members of the military? What would make anyone think that Limbaugh cares about the troops?”
Any evidence of Rush disliking the military? The “phony soldiers” comment refers to the problem of wannabes either impersonating soldiers or beefing up their resumes with false military accomplishments. The situation has been pretty well explained and documented.
Care to share any documentation of Rush’s alleged disrespect for the military?
Mark, Rush was referring to any soldier that disagrees with what’s going on in Iraq as a “phony soldier”. If you read the unedited transcript, you will see that he wasn’t speaking about “wannabes impersonating soldiers” as you put it or people that beef up their resumes.
I didn’t say that Rush dislikes the troops or the military. I said that he doesn’t respect them. There’s a big difference. If he had respect for the military, he would hold the Bush administration accountable for the debacle known as Iraq. He doesn’t do that. Instead, he insinuates that service members that join the military these days join because they want to go to Iraq and have no business complaining.
Rush would have been a “real soldier” if it hadn’t been for that anal cyst of his. Actually, I think they would have just dropped him from a plane on a populated area and watched the carnage from above.
Rush never disrespected the military this is all well documented and you show your ignorance by believing people like Hilary Clinton and clan. You, as well as my fellow Americans need to wake up and find out who your real enemys and disrespecters are. Our entire gov is being filed witha bunch of liberal, anti-american people whose sole position is total control.
Have A Nice Day Sir,
Jason