More Betraying

by: brklyngrl

Sat Sep 29, 2007 at 13:18


I wonder if it's too late to add to that legislation condemning Rush Limbaugh for calling VoteVets phony soldiers? If not, this might be a good thing to add. From Fox News (of course):

Our generals are betraying our soldiers … again

Sorry, but I have to get your attention on this one. In both Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States Army - not the much maligned "LIBERAL PRESS" or BILL CLINTON or the LIBERALS IN CONGRESS - NO, the UNITED STATES MILITARY is prosecuting its soldiers for doing their jobs.

What jobs, you ask? Well, there's this:

The Army rediscovered a trick we used in 'Nam' called "baiting," where you leave ammunition and pieces of explosive devices out and shoot whoever takes them. We used to leave exploding ammo to put in your AK - when you try to fire it, the gun blows up. It worked then and it works now … but guess what the Army is now putting on trial: Ranger Snipers for doing their jobs.

Delightful.

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Shame Rush, flummox GOP all at once (4.00 / 1)

I wish Al Franken were already a Senator, so he could offer the following resolution:

"It is the sense of the Senate that Rush Limbaugh has an absolute 1st Amendment right to insult any troops who disagree with the President's policy by calling them 'phony soldiers'."

How would a loyal GOPer vote on that one?  IT DOESN'T MATTER.  The point of the exercise would be to advertise Limbaugh's words, not least to "the troops".  Sometimes, the best way to make a vile idiot look vile and iidiotic is to QUOTE HIM.  Repeatedly.  In a floor debate.

The GOPers could hardly complain that Dems are sinking to the same level as they themselves did over the MoveOn ad, because the resolution, on its face, is _defending_ Limbaugh's free speech.  If that puts his ideological allies in an uncomfortable position, good! 

A Senator Franken would probably NOT go overboard and add a second clause to the resolution:  "It is the further sense of the Senate that Rush Limabugh is fat."  Too bad :-)

-- TP 


Well, if they did (0.00 / 0)
I would definitely laugh.

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