I'm Afraid to Say Rush Limbaugh is Right

[unhappycamper]

I'm Afraid to Say Rush Limbaugh is Right
Sarah Smiley | October 15, 2007

Lately I feel like a child caught in the middle of a bitter divorce between my "dad" (we'll just call him "Rush") and my "mom" (let's call her "everyone else on the Left").

As many of you may know, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is embroiled in a controversy with everyone on the left over whether or not he said "phony soldier" or "phony soldiers" when he referenced Jesse MacBeth — recently sentenced to five months in prison for falsely claiming to be a veteran when he took up the anti-war side's campaign.

MediaMatters.org, a group that would like us to believe Rush tarnished American servicemembers, explains the controversy like this: "During the Sept. 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called servicemembers who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq phony ‘soldiers.'"

In response, on Limbaugh's Oct. 1 broadcast, he said, "I want to apologize to all of the members of the United States Military, both in uniform and out, active duty and retired, for Media Matters for America … I want to apologize to you on behalf of them … since the beginning of this program … (I) have been one of the most ardent, loyal, in-awe supporters of any and all who wear the uniform — including those who disagree with the mission."

As a military dependent for going on 31 years (first as a Navy BRAT and now as a Navy wife), I feel like a child ping-ponging between two parents disagreeing over who loves me more. My own parents are still married, so I can only imagine, but to put this debate into the context of parents fighting over a child, consider this scenario:

Mom to child: "Your father is a liar. He doesn't love you. He only thinks of himself and what's best for him."


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,152743,00.html?wh=wh

[Didereaux]

1. yeah, well this is the real Limbaugh....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12461951@N03/


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[Demit]

2. That was weird. This woman has to stop thinking in terms of parents/authority.

The whole extended metaphor, yuck. Says more about her than it does about Left/Right stances on issues.

[BrklynLib at work]

3. DUH?????????? What a moran.. Sorry, but that is how she sounds.

As an example, I recently had dinner with a group of people whom I suspected were liberals.

PS. Remind me NOT to watch the TV series based on her columns.

[dogman]

4. If Rush is her daddy, it explains her ignorance.

She has a genetic flaw in her ability to see the truth.

[uberblonde]

5. The problem with talk radio...

Is that people think if what they hears resonates on an emotional level, it must be factual! This is much more true with conservatives, who are rather trusting sorts when it comes to their own kind. "My daddy would NEVER tell a lie!" Authoritarians, to their very bones.

[StClone]

6. She just "Believes Rush is right"

Her's is an opinion column.