LIBERAL GROUP TAKES ON RUSH

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http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/02/390750.aspx

LIBERAL GROUP TAKES ON RUSH

Posted: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:22 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Categories: Democrats, 2008
From NBC’s Domenico Montanaro

A liberal group is launching an ad campaign against Rush Limbaugh’s “phony soldier” comment, but will Democratic presidential candidates (not just John Kerry) pile on?

VoteVets.org, a group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, launched an ad today featuring a soldier, who was awarded the Purple Heart for sustaining injuries to his head, saying: “Rush Limbaugh called vets like me ‘phony soldiers’ for telling the truth about Iraq. Rush, the shrapnel I took to my head was real. My traumatic brain injury was real. And, my belief that we are on the wrong course in Iraq is real. Until you have the guts to call me a "phony soldier" to my face, stop telling lies about my service."

The $60,000 ad buy will air nationally Wednesday and Thursday on FOX News and CNN, and a radio version of the ad will air during the Rush Limbaugh Show in DC and in Palm Beach, Fla., where Limbaugh lives.

*** UPDATE *** Dodd Communications Director Hari Sevugan points out Dodd's statement from last week: "It's ironic, if not remotely surprising, that Rush Limbaugh -- who makes his living shooting his mouth off -- would impugn the patriotism and service of American troops simply because they have voiced their opposition to this failed policy. It's clear that he has no idea what the brave men and women of our armed forces are ostensibly fighting for."

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1. Fox News Running These???

I bet not! They will turn them down minutes before they were scheduled to run, making it impossible to get on another station on short notice.

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2. Rec