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Limbaugh: Service members who support U.S. withdrawal are “phony soldiers”
During the September 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq “phony soldiers.” He made the comment while discussing with a caller a conversation he had with a previous caller, “Mike from Chicago,” who said he “used to be military,” and “believe[s] that we should pull out of Iraq.” Limbaugh told the second caller, whom he identified as “Mike, this one from Olympia, Washington,” that “[t]here’s a lot” that people who favor U.S. withdrawal “don’t understand” and that when asked why the United States should pull out, their only answer is, ” ‘Well, we just gotta bring the troops home.’ … ‘Save the — keeps the troops safe’ or whatever,” adding, “[I]t’s not possible, intellectually, to follow these people.” “Mike” from Olympia replied, “No, it’s not, and what’s really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media.” Limbaugh interjected, “The phony soldiers.” The caller, who had earlier said, “I am a serving American military, in the Army,” agreed, replying, “The phony soldiers.”
September 28, 2007
Rush Limbaugh hates the troops
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Looks like you may have jumped the gun. AP reports that what he was talking about actually was a phony soldier: http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/32-09292007-1415257.html
[Macbeth, 23, of Tacoma, Wash., tried to position himself as a leader of the anti-war movement by claiming to have participated in war crimes when in fact he was kicked out of the Army in 2003 after six weeks at Fort Benning, Ga.]
Comment by ByrdBlog — September 29, 2007 @ 8:27 am
Nice try ByrdBlog, but if you listen to blowhard Limbaugh’s spew it is very clear that the drug addict is talking about any soldier who supports withrawal from Iraq. Get your facts straight.
Comment by Mikael — September 29, 2007 @ 11:37 am
Once again, The Mime gets it all wrong. It’s amazing you know how to breathe.
Just google Jesse Macbeth, then ask a real soldier.
You’ve never listened to Limbaugh, not that that matters, just like all the rest of you and your Neo-Commie friends. Parrot whatever your socialist overlords tell you. You’ve been had again, just like all the impeachment promises made by the Dems running both the Senate and the House. Sucker.
Try the truth sometime, it will set you free.
I was a soldier Mime, you can ask me if you like. I’ll help you with your lingo, dillwad.
Comment by Edward Hand — October 16, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
Once again… Mr. Hand proves to be an intellectual giant – reading and writing at a third grade level.
I have listened to Limbaugh. He is a dullard and a chronic liar. A sold-out corporatist bootlicker. A brownshirt. A devoted purveyor of ‘Doublespeak’.
“Social overlords”? You are insane. I am an independent thinker. Obviously you, as a Party Loyalist wouldn’t recognize one if it came up and bit you on the ass.
Uhhhh… what planet do you live on? The Dems run the Senate? Really? With Joe Lieberman voting lockstep with the fascists you worship alone with a number of Blue Dog Southern Dems and with Darth Cheney casting the tie-breaking vote?
You were a soldier? I doubt it. You can’t write a single sentence without a pathetic name-calling tangent. You couldn’t have filled out the application.
Comment by Mikael — November 2, 2007 @ 4:54 am