OK It's now official. Our congress is now just as useless as the proverbial tits on a bull.
Congressional masturbation persists.
Following on the heels of the scathing denouncement of MoveOn.org's contreversial NYT ad, a representative from Colorado will introduce a resolution "condemning Rush Limbaugh's comments last week. Story here.
On Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show, that soldiers who disagree with US policy are "phony soldiers". I can hardly stand it anymore. In my opinion, Rush Limbaugh is a blow-hard douche bag; and his comments are the silliest things I have heard in some time. But I do not think it is the place of our (paid) leadership to waste time talking about this. In short, who gives a Vicodin-riddled shit what Rush said, or what MoveOn put in an ad.
To borrow a phrase from a fellow blogger:
THE STUPID, IT BURNS.
No longer an intern (The Salt Lake Tribune, 7/6/13)
10 years ago
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Mr. Orwell, your table is ready...
Mr. Limbaugh's 'phony soldiers' story was directed at Army Ranger, Coroporal Jesse MacBeth. MacBeth, a Purple Heart recipient, was championed by the anti-war left for his courage in coming back to the states and speaking openly about US military and the atrocities they are committing in Iraq. MacBeth stated, "We would burn their bodies. We would hang their bodies from the rafters in the mosque."
The anti-war left would lead one to believe that Mr. Limbaugh called MacBeth a 'phony soldier' because he did not support the war effort in Iraq.
A closer look reveals that MacBeth was recently sentenced to five months in jail and three years probation for falsifying a Department of Veterans Affairs claim and his Army discharge record. Seems MacBeth was not an Army Ranger heaping abuses upon innocent Iraqis as he claimed. Nor did he earn a Purple Heart. Nor did he serve a tour of duty in Iraq. MacBeth's 'service' in the US Army lasted exactly 44 days, at which time he was washed out of boot camp.
Thus, the genesis for Mr Limbaugh's comments. I can see how the anti-war left got confused. Never let the facts get in the way of a good smear.
John
John,
I trust you understand the point of my post was to point out the ridiculousness of what has degenerated into playground politics with the worthless resolutions.
As for Limbaugh's comments, I actually did hear the segment in context and I didn't get the impression his comments were directed against just MacBeth. He was talking to a caller who said,
Caller: 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 spout to the media.
Rush then replies: The phony soldiers.
Caller: The phony soldiers. If you talk to a real soldier they are proud to serve. They want to be over in Iraq, they understand their sacrifice, and they are willing to sacrifice fro their country.
Rush: They joined to be in Iraq. They joined, well, I mean, what's frustrating and maddening is why they must be kept in the minority. I want to thank you Mike for calling. I appreciate it very much.
He then goes on to tell the story of MacBeth.
Now I have to assume as a broadcaster that Mr. Limbaugh possesses a certain command of our mother tongue. That being said, I find it interesting that He uses the phrase "phony soldiers" as in plural. Furthermore he complains that "real" soldiers are being kept in the minority. Does he mean to claim that MacBeth all by his lonesome is the Majority?
Come on, this is just spin and damage control.
He and the caller were engaging in the Scottsman Defense. i.e. no TRUE soldier would be against the war. There are certainly more soldiers than MacBeth that have come out against the war; like the group that wrote the op-ed piece in the NYT.
Personally, I think his comment was silly and not worthy of all the flak it has generated.
In any case, my point was: that it is a consummate waste of time for our congress to debate silly resolutions condemning citizens for what they say.
Oh, I most certainly agree with the point you were trying to get across. I'm just defending Limbaugh because I like him and enjoy debating you. :D
The anti-war left has a track record of trotting out 'soldiers' that claim atrocities and it's later proven everything they said was total BS. The media also has a habit of not interviewing soldiers that support the war and can testify to the progress we are making in theater.
Now I don't think all soldiers that support the war are real soldiers and all that don't support the war are phony soldiers. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The whole tempest in a teapot was about only one point of view being presented and it being presented by a spokesman that turned out to be a fraud (to the exclusion of any opposing points of view).
Ultimately though, we're on the same page on this issue with regard to freedom of speech issues and the fact that Congress, as a whole, is totally worthless. We just reach the same conclusion coming at it from different angles.
John-Boy
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