Rush Limbaugh hates the troops? (Page 2)

You'd have to ask those other groups why they like to shine the light on Rush when he's at his most stupid. I don't work for those groups but I'll hazard a guess that they like to make all conservative folks Rush supporters look even more stupid by Rush-association. At a minimum, since Rush likes to fancy himself as the Poster Child of the Right then he should expect that people are going to ridicule the Poster Child when he's being ridiculous. But, seriously, serious people don't take Rush seriously. Rush is just an entertainer and he lives by ratings. The more inflammatory he is, the more attention he gets. This is just entertainment. Base, ugly entertainment.

Giving someone press gives them some degree of credibilty? Do you think Britney Spears' press gives her credibility, too? Course not. I think calling Rush out on his more ludicrous statements just points out what a dingbat he is. Personally, I could do without it because it distracts from the real and serious debates that are going on in our fair country. I already know the man is a dingleberry. I don't need more stories to confirm his dingleberriness.

Getting a bunch of press doesn't give someone credibility, but having a large sphere of influence does, for better or for worse, and whether it's deserved or not. Limbaugh is arguably the father of the neo-con movement, and he has literally millions of minions. Legislators listen to him. He *is* influential.

Tell me how a reasonable person is supposed to gather that a man, using plurals (repeatedly) and never mentioning a single person's name in an entire conversation, that he's actually talking about that one, single person?

Here's the Kerry quote to which (I think) you're referring:

"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs. Whether you like it or not..."

Question: If you're in bed, asleep, and suddenly soldiers barge into your house, would you be terrified? I sure as hell would.

Murtha (can't find a direct quote) reacted to the murder charges relating to the civilian killings in Haditha. For the record, a few soldiers murdering civilians is not an indictment against all soldiers.

Limbaugh's words spoke against good soldiers merely saying they want to come home. Comparing the two groups is despicable.

Jimbo, please don't throw apples in the orange cart here by going to another subject posted by me elsewhere. On the subject at hand, your argument with me seems to be that you are certain that I believe NASCAR is rigged? Is that all you are hung up on or is there more? You seem to keep going back to the same line. I thought I made it clear that my request to include NASCAR was strictly for the purpose of completing the stereotype that I felt cracker was shooting for. He seemed to agree that it needed to be in there and he in fact did edit his quote to include the word NASCAR. Do I believe NASCAR is rigged? I won't give you my opinion on that one because I don't think it is relevant to the discussion.

As far as the slooow part goes, I apologize for including that. Getting down to insulting on a personal level is not appropriate and serves no purpose in a discussion.

Dood. Comparing the military career (actual duties performed) of a soldier who was put in harm's way - someone who actually had to use his gun and dodge bullets in a foreign land - to a soldier who never left the safety of his nation's warm bosom is pretty much a case of gross mischaracterization of their military careers. Love or hate either one of them, one of these guys put his life in mortal peril in service to his country, while the other was never in danger of being shot at.

I'm not saying a soldier who never leaves the US is any less of a soldier than one who does see combat. I'm just saying that their 'careers' are light years apart.

Can't believe you tried to argue that their service was similar... in what way were they similar? They both had to wear uniforms?

And this entire line of 'discussion' is what I dislike about Rush. The guy is a giant booob, anything that comes out of his mouth is drivel and people start to actually debate drivel! Likes it's actually a serious discussion or something! Rush sits back and watches the verbal carnage and thinks "Ahhhh my work here is done." The man brings zero value to the public forum but plenty of WWF type of 'discourse' and verbal entertainment. And real issues are ignored. Suckers!!!!

Renee, I think you misinterpreted my statement. I did give Kerry credit for going to the country where the war was being fought. I have absolutely no idea what he did during the war other than the fact that he was Navy, in a swiftboat outfit and he was subjected to combat. W was in the Guard and did not go to VN, no combat, but much drinking and carousing. I'm hung up on the term "military career." I think of a military career as 20 year commitment or staying in long enough to draw a pension. A non-com lifer or a career officer who does more than the minimum requirement. What Kerry and W did was a short hitch that was necessary for their political futures and not what I would consider a career. That was the comparison I was trying to make.

Yeah.

W. = draft avoider. Kerry = not so much.

This has quickly devolved into one of the goofiest threads ever.

Personally, I see statements just within the last 5 or 6 posts that I find offensive in one way or another, from all sides of the argument.

Nicely done with beating the hornet's nest, Jim.

My views might make a little more sense if you merely read what I am writing and take them as and opinion or view that is different than yours, not as an argument. I did not cry foul about the neo con generalization. I was given a warning by BT for using the words" all liberals." I was informed that this kind of generalization was not going to be tolerated. I was merely highlighting the fact that a double standard exists on BT forums. You were not privy to that info until now and I can see why you were confused. My post you went out of the apple cart to retrieve from the orange tree was also a statement to that effect and should have been written in the font. If BT is going to play sides in forum moderation I am forced to be more selective in my wording.

Pie sounds good.......

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Isn't this basically what the issue is all about.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/09/anti-war-youtub.html

Always a pleasure.