Let's Get Rush Off Armed Forces Radio!

[jenmarie]

Just got an email from Wes Clark who's taking it to the next level in dealing with Rush. Last week Wes sent out an email for us to send a message to Rush, challenging him to have Jon Stoltz of VoteVets.org on his show to tell him to his face that he was a phoney soldier.

Now, with no response from Rush, Wes is stepping it up. He sent out an email today which follows:

We're far from giving up. Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end to the war in Iraq as "phony."1 We challenged Limbaugh through an email campaign to invite VoteVets.org's Jon Soltz to his show and repeat these same insults to an Iraq war veteran's face. Over 10,000 of you responded and emailed Rush -- but to our disappointment, he has refused to respond to our request.

It's time to put real pressure on Rush Limbaugh. His show is broadcast on Armed Forces Radio, and this time we are going to go straight to the lifeblood of Rush's show -- Congress. Congress has the power to remove Rush Limbaugh from Armed Forces Radio, and it won't be as easy for elected officials to ignore our call.

Click here to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable for his offensive and outrageous comments -- tell your members of Congress to take Rush off Armed Forces Radio today!

Tax dollars are used to fund Armed Forces Radio, and that money is not intended for radio show hosts to spout insults at our soldiers. These "phony soldiers" have simply exercised their right to free speech, as Rush Limbaugh does on a daily basis. Simply because a majority of our troops who return from Iraq disagree with Rush on Bush's failed war policy does not give him the right to dishonor their service.

Unlike Rush Limbaugh, members of Congress cannot casually brush off the concerns of citizens. Since Rush won't listen to us, we're going directly to Congress, who can prevent him from disrespecting and censoring the voices of our soldiers.

Click here to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable for his offensive and outrageous comments -- tell your members of Congress to take Rush off Armed Forces Radio today!

How have Republicans in Congress chosen to respond so far? Congressional Republicans have actually drafted a resolution supporting Rush Limbaugh, "commending relentless efforts to build and maintain troop morale through worldwide radio broadcasts and personal visits to conflict regions."

That's outrageous. Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment should not be commended -- it should be condemned. And it's time to tell Congress to act swiftly to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable.

Click here to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable for his offensive and outrageous comments -- tell your members of Congress to take Rush off Armed Forces Radio today!

Our armed forces have served us honorably in Iraq, and the least we can do is respectfully listen to what they have to say about their experiences and perspectives on the war. To question the sincerity of our "phony" troops is disgraceful and must end.

Thank you for speaking out.

Sincerely,



P.S. After you've emailed Congress, watch VoteVets.org's new ad calling on Rush Limbaugh to stop telling lies about our troops.

[AX10]

1. K & R!

[Lucinda]

2. Thumbs up for Wes. K&R

And cant we just shoot Rush into space or something?

[ellacott]

3. I'm listening to Jon Stolz on Rhandi's show right now

He said they bought ads on Rush's show in Florida.

[Adelante]

4. Oh, wow

Nice.

[jdlh8894]

6. So now we're paying to keep this crap up? n/t

[ellacott]

8. VoteVets is paying

And they're paying to set the record straight. They are challenging Rush, again, to have Jon Stolz on his show and say he's a phony soldier to his face.

[lebkuchen]

5. It's a mockery of military law that Rush is still on AFR

If soldiers had been caught with the drugs Rush was doing, they'd be out of the military, maybe even in the brig. Now he calls soldiers "fake" if they don't want to continue to do the 15 month deployments he said they signed up for. They DID NOT sign up for 15 month deployments, and they did not sign up to fight Bush's illegal war!

[jdlh8894]

10. Guess you were never in,

Vietnam, Cambodia,Thailand,(dare I say Laos)LMFAO!!!

[jenmarie]

7. Through another action alert from Wes

last year sometime I think it was, we got Ed Schultz Show on Armed Forces Radio! This will be killer if we can do this!!

[Adelante]

9. That's right, we did!

There was no alternative before then.

[Cameron27]

11. Oh this is so good!

I signed the first petition, & donated to votevets, and I'll sign this too & donate to Wes. :applause:

[TacticalPeek]

12. K & R

:kick:

[Adelante]

13. Check this out on Kos's front page

About the new ad

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/2/143649/962

[jenmarie]

14. Wow.

What amazing people these are.

From Brandon's kos post you link above -- The wounded soldier, Brian McGough, featured in the newest VoteVets ad responds to Rush's comments on this latest ad:

So, Rush Limbaugh called me a “suicide bomber.” More slander from the high and mighty sitting in his chair nursing the boils on his ass. I can assure you that I am no suicide bomber and that I can think for myself.

Rush, your phony soldier comments pissed me off. The audacity of someone like you who never had the courage to stand and fight for what you believe in makes my head spin. That is what made me stand up and state my convictions in front of a camera. I wanted to point out that you are wrong. I am not a phony soldier. I believe that we are not doing the right thing for national security by staying in Iraq. We are putting too much strain on our military by extending tours and not giving people enough time at home to rest. We have taken our eye off of the real Al-Qaeda and let them regroup to their pre-9/11 strength. We have not developed a political system in Iraq that would enable the country to stand on its own.

I stood in the sand, snow, dirt, mud and dust of both Afghanistan and Iraq. I spent over a week on a side of a mountain in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda. I received The Bronze Star medal for my actions during that battle. I crossed the border into Iraq with the first wave of the 101st Airborne. I sustained an open head injury on the streets of Mosul after a vehicle borne IED exploded next to the vehicle I was riding in. I have seen the aftermath of a real suicide bomber. I had loved ones who died in the 9/11 attacks. I have friends and colleagues who returned from the war in body bags.

How dare you call someone like me a phony soldier and a suicide bomber? In the commercial I just taped, I told you unless you had the guts to say something to my face, stop telling lies about my service. Well you haven’t had the guts to say it to my face, but I am waiting and the offer is still on the table.

[Adelante]

18. On TPM

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/10/wes_clark_launches_campaign_to_get_rush_dumped_from_armed_forces_radio.php

[Adelante]

15. k

:kick:

[HughMoran]

16. I agree - that hateful anti-military RW nut should not ne on AFR

He needs to go.

[HughMoran]

17. I think this is a good cause

...but I think these too often just put me on another mailing list.

[Adelante]

19. Eh, it won't kill you

Set up a Yahoo account just for these things.

[HughMoran]

20. Yeah, I got that covered

Occasionally I go to delelte the mass of messages I get from every liberal in the country - lol!

[Adelante]

21. I have a couple of thousand backed up

Thank God Yahoo has that huge storage thing. :D

[snot]

22. Wouldn't it make more sense to get Randi Rhodes ON? nt