I'm Afraid to Say Rush Limbaugh is RightSarah 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."
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