Why is Rush Limbaugh still allowed to broadcast to our Military?

[Winterblues]

He is inciting violence with his hatred and trying to do so within our Military...We can not stop him and his ilk from broadcasting to the general public but we certainly can stop his filth from contaminating our Military...

[glinda]

1. I too would like an answer to this from our Government.

[loudsue]

7. So would I.

Is our government (or those who pull the strings) complicit in trying to start this revolution and violence against our citizens?

[goclark]

35. Big issue that is under the rug someplace

In banks and airports - I've seen Fox News on the majoritiy of the time.

That is the "News" America gets to see when they can't change the channel.

[Rambis]

2. Costa Rica has transmitters?

:shrug:

[GKirk]

3. I say...

...let our military people decide what they want to listen to. If he has no audience, he will be dropped.

[KittyWampus]

5. Are there any strong liberal radio personalities broadcast? Further, Limbaugh is propaganda

coming directly from the Rightwing Conservative thinktanks.

Even IF there was a Left counterpart broadcast, that person would not be tied into the Democratic party the way Limbaugh has been.

[Maru Kitteh]

36. Well. BLESS YOUR HEART. Aren't you a clever one?

[Birthmark]

4. It's a damned fine question

Political unrest does not lead to optimal military efficiency. Even countering Rush with a liberal talk show host is unacceptable, imo. Keep politics out of the military --and vice versa.

[Cid_B]

31. Not gonna happen...

We are citizens just like you and some of us take our politics dead serious. We just have certain rules and lines that we have to watch when working in our professional capacity.

[bigwoolymammoth]

6. Sounds like something the Chinese would come up with.

Stupid idea.

[samsingh]

8. because there are still repug idiots in positions of power

[Xenotime]

17. But President Obama has greater power and could fix it with one phone call.

[Enthusiast]

9. It's like Tokyo Rose

being promoted on armed forces radio during WWII.

Obama should announce with great fanfare that Limbaugh will no longer be tolerated as he is undermining the morale of our soldiers. He can put an end to Limbaugh on armed forces radio tomorrow. What would it hurt? Would Limbaugh call the president names? Like magic negro? Would Limbaugh be inspired to criticize the president? Woe is me.

[whistler162]

22. So Rush is a Patriot who is trapped in a foreign country

when that country has attacked hios country? And he is providing material, food and other items, to prisoners of war.

OKAY your are weird!

[Enthusiast]

23. I am weird?

You are missing my entire point, apparently. Must be me.

[KharmaTrain]

10. The Sad State Of American Radio...

AFRTS relies on whatever is produced stateside...including deals with the large American corporates to provide their "most popular" shows. Since rushbo is considered so "popular" (and those numbers can be debunked) and there's little else on American radio his show is aired. On the other hand, they do carry Ed Schultz every day. Sad to say if it wasn't rushbo, they'd fill the airtime with some other right wing asshat cause that's what dominating radio.

[onenote]

11. he may not have had a right to get on in the first place

but once he's on,taking him off because of the content of his broadcasts would run into a bit of First Amendment issue.

If there was a content-neutral basis for replacing him, that would be okay

[crazyjoe]

12. we should remove him from the airways while

we still feel empowered from our health care win!! The constitution doesn't apply to people like him and the teabaggers!!

[Biker13]

13. What The Hell!?

The Constitution applies to every American, like it or not. What a ridiculous statement.

[backscatter712]

20. At least remove him from armed forces stations.

He has First Amendment rights, but we don't have to put up with taxpayer dollars being used to spread his filth using military assets. He and his business associates can pay for their own radio stations.

[crazyjoe]

27. Are you a limbaugh fan? sorry, he is guilty of treason - therefore

he has no right to be on the airwaves. Would we allow Hitler a radio show?

[Abq_Sarah]

14. Uh-huh

Idiot.

[Biker13]

16. Aw Hell, Sorry.

Sorry Sarah, I initially thought your post was directed at me. Guess I should throw a little Bailey's in my coffee!

[spanone]

15. obviously those in charge of programming agree with limbaugh's positions

[olegramps]

18. The majority of military personnel adore him. Especially the officers.

[B Calm]

29. Says who? Trust me, most people in uniform don't

even listen to armed forces radio!

[The Wizard]

19. Some people say

Rash is a traitor. This demands an investigation. For someone to broadcast anti American propaganda to our armed forces is treason. Hang Rash Limpbone.

[SpiralHawk]

21. It's a Republicon Chickenhawk Conspiracy thingy

The chickenhawk republicon 'leadership' pulls a lot of occult strings to get their Chickenhawk agenda in where it has no business.

[branders seine]

24. because this is a fascist country at its core

and he is the voice of "real" America's soul.

godd bless america.

[and-justice-for-all]

25. Shouldn't that fat bastard be packing his shit and leaving the country!?

[Mira]

26. Can we invoke the fairness doctrine here? Could it apply?

Unfortunately our government has such a full plate (see Bill Maher's New Rules video on the home page listing the prime issues) that the muck and filth overrun by maggots on the plate called Rush flush a movement Limbaugh has been allowed to continue to fester.

I wish, I truly pray, that one of the many in the administration could look into it and do something about it.
IT IS WRONG.

[crazyjoe]

28. If this were Venezuela, Rush would be in prison.

[Cid_B]

30. I have an idea...

Lets let the military personnel vote and be surveyed as to what they want to have on the radio.

What? You say that already happens? Well shit....

This mommy/daddy "We don't want your young impressionable minds to be negatively influenced" crap makes me want to puke. You want to block our internet as well? We could see naughty things there as well.

We are citizens just like the rest of you and we vote on what we want and apparantly they want Rush. I'd like to cut out that sissy Ryan Seacrest and his pop top 40 but more people liked it than hated it so it is still on the air.

[Cid_B]

32. Second thing...

I see your SOF association in the sig...

You should know better.

[Cha]

33. K

[mod mom]

34. Very good question. Calling for violence against the Commander in Chief goes against

the order of military authority.

[omega minimo]

37. Because he's speaks for TPTB