Limbaugh apologizes to the troops

[sabra]

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_100107/content/01125111.guest.html

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The bottom line to all this is that last week, with this smear and this phony accusation regarding something I had not said about active duty military personnel, or even those who opposed the war, was that once again the integrity of the US Military was brought into question when the integrity of the sourcing group, Media Matters for America, should have been brought into question.

They're a Hillary Clinton front group. They will continue to be used as an accredited source by the Drive-By Media, despite the fact that they have now been demonstrated to make things up, take things out of context, and embarrass those who report what they say. They will continue to be a source, because this is the '08 playbook that we saw break down last week, and the Democrats may still introduce their resolution in the House castigating me. I don't know. The House doesn't go into session 'til two o'clock. We'll have to wait and see. I don't know if they will do that or not. If they do it, it is just an effort to try to portray themselves as pro-military because they know they have to because they know the impression they have accurately created is that they're not pro-military, from Jack Murtha to Harry Reid claiming defeat, to John Kerry's lifetime of criticism of the soldiers. So they're going to try to deflect the criticism away from their pet organization, MoveOn.org, whose "Betray Us" ad backfired totally on them. It was a Wellstone moment for them, as this will be. But since you will never get an apology from Jack Murtha for mischaracterizing you as murderers, since you'll never get an apology from John Kerry, since you won't get an apology from Media Matters for America or anybody that works there, to all of you in the US Military, I want to apologize to you for them for the, again, firestorm over something that did not happen regarding your valor and your commitment to freedom and democracy last week on this program. I really regret that it happened, and I apologize to you on their behalf since they won't.

:puke:

[BootinUp]

1. asshole. No surprise. n/t

[AX10]

2. I don't accept his "apology" because it is not one.

Rush Drugman is using this to attack mediamatters and Hillary Clinton.

[spanone]

3. well, according to another post, the House wants to make him a hero.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1952926&mesg_id=1952926

[halobeam]

6. incredible, isn't it?

Even an insincere apology from him is better than what they are doing on the floor.

If it wasn't so sad, I'd laugh.

[sakabatou]

4. That's no apology

That's a cop-out.

[sarge43]

8. Yup. Repug "taking responsibility" .... as usual. n/t

[Dukkha]

5. I've heard more sincere apologies from 3 Y/O spoiled brats

Fuck off Chickenhawk! :mad:

[NanceGreggs]

7. "So they're going to try to deflect the criticism away ...

... from their pet organization, MoveOn.org, whose "Betray Us" ad backfired totally on them."

How much cash has MoveOn raised since that total backfire?

Just wonderin' ...

:shrug:

[graywarrior]

10. Last I heard they were 90% to their goal.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. Don't forget

I believe a poll taken after the Petrayus hearings showed most Americans weren't convinced by Petraus' testimony.

All the Republicans did was try to divert attention from the real issue (the continuation of the Iraq War) by crying foul about a newspaper ad.

But will Rush ever admit the truth? Come on, now.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. I missed the apology part

All I see is a drug addled man making excuses for himself.

[Botany]

12. It was John Kerry's fault ... Don't you understand?

.... BTW Why do you hate America?

Rush apologized to the troops for Media matters, H Clinton, and
John Kerry for making him call the soldiers, "phony."

[connecticut yankee]

14. What did they do --

twist his arm?

[Botany]

11. The issue is not media matters or Hillary Clinton but what Rush said.

Media matters just records and transcribes what was said or
written ..... they provide links & transcripts as documentation.

Rush called the troops opposed to the war phony soldiers,
end of story.

BTW Hillary was just thrown in there to help muddy the waters too.

[NewJeffCT]

13. They love to smear Media Maters, I've noticed

O'Reilly & Savage hate them as well.

So, Media Matters must be doing something right!

[gatorboy]

16. Weren't the Democrats suppose to introduce their resolution to castigate Rush today?

Did he beat them to the punch?

[pinto]

17. "Drive-By Media." Ha! It's Rush's raison d'etre.

Yeah, Limbaugh, that's French.

It means you're a bottom feeder in the media pool.

[jgraz]

18. I hear he really wanted to apologize, but was prevented by a pimple on his ass

[Tommy_Carcetti]

19. Rush seems to like the word "phony" a lot

Apparently he's big into his Holden Caulfield phase these days.

[BlooInBloo]

20. Why the false subject line?

[sabra]

21. forgot my sarcasm tag... or maybe I didn't need one this time?

[BlooInBloo]

22. Ah - gotcha.

[11 Bravo]

23. Apology not accepted, cyst boy.

[VP505]

24. Strangest apology

or more accurately non-apology blame fest I think I have ever read anywhere.

[Disturbed]

29. "since you'll never get an apology from John Kerry."

AssClown lies in his fake apology. John Kerry, in fact, did apologize for his remark, even though he shouldn't have. Everyone, even the Repugs knew that his remark was aimed at Busholini & taken out of that context. Rush is an Asshole. He does speak for the Fascist Repugs & their majority lack of condemnation proves this. Didn't Busholini say that Rush is a "great American"?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. "I want to apologize to you for them for the, again, firestorm over something that did not happen.."

How in God's good name is this an "apology"?

How can one apologize for something that he says never happened?

This man, he makes me want to tear my hair out how messed up he is, yet the following he still has.

[KansDem]

26. Phony appology...(nt)

[judaspriestess]

27. thats a pretty poor excuse of an apology

no accountability. He has no shame!!

[Tammie]

28. That's no apology.

What an asshole.

[JuniperLea]

30. I heard that bit with my own ears... over and over again...

Typical GOP bushit... deny, deny, deny! Soon all will be forgotten.

How does one take the phrase "phony soldier" out of context?

This is no appology... it's a blatant attempt to shift blame.

[Arkansas Granny]

31. That isn't an apology. He's just trying to shift blame to someone else.

[Ilsa]

52. That's the Neocon / GOP way of doing things. nt

[Orsino]

32. Apologizing for Media Matters? He can't. n/t

[King Coal]

33. Grab one.

[Beaverhausen]

34. oh god- the right wing will never own up to their mistakes will they?

[donheld]

35. That's called making excuses, not apologizing!

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. A bit presumptious, Rush?

You apologizing for them? Bwahahahahahahaha.

[Mz Pip]

37. What is Kerry supposed to apologize for?

Limpballs is a nothing but a shill for the Repugs everyone knows it. Even his supporters.

He should be apologizing on his own behalf, since he's the one that said the words. :puke:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[karynnj]

44. I guess he can apologize for things like:

- Bringing them together and with eloquence and dignity speaking before the Senate demanding that a war that the leaders knew was already lost was ended, demanded that the country keep their promises to the vets and improve VA healthcare and the other needs of vets

- For being one of the co-founders of Vietnam Veterans of America and the Senator that forced through their acceptance as an official veterans group. (though that designation meant they could not endorse anyone in 2004.)

- was as involved as anyone in legislating improved benefits for veterans.

I would say he has done a hell of lot more that Rush even has dreamed he has done for vets.

[proud patriot]

38. That's not an apology

:thumbsdown:

[Cha]

39. THe Headline should read:

"limpbaugh lies to the Troops AGAIN"

I feel sorry for any of our Soldiers who buy this crap from Toyko-rush.

[yardwork]

40. That's not an apology.

[babylonsister]

41. That's a bunch of shit, not an apology. nt

[karynnj]

42. Maybe Rush Limbaugh needs to read the Boston Herald - a RW paper that knows

that Kerry is a patriot. Kerry has supported the military continuously since at least 1971 - while Limbaugh has supported RW lies.

http://bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1035042

[MasonJar]

43. That's an apology?

[Johonny]

45. I apologize

to the American troops that are forced to listen to his crap on Armed forces radio. What did they do to deserve whatever the heck that was?

[mtnester]

46. That was an apology?

Guess I am dense or something....

sheesh

[lpbk2713]

47. RW hatemonger radio is a GOP front group.

And OxyRush is their front man. What a dipshit.

[flyarm]

48. if that is an apology..i am a pumpkin!! what a blow job..eom

[Ghost in the Machine]

49. Anal Cyst Boy apologizes by bashing Murtha & Kerry, two VETERANS

who served their country honorably and bravely while that fat greasy piece of shit sat on his fat, smelly unwashed ass eating oxycontin and jerking off to pictures of his mom..

FUCK YOU, RUSH! APOLOGY *NOT* ACCEPTED

[hfojvt]

50. unfortunately, this is not as clear as the moveon.org ad

http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270010?f=h_top

"CALLER 2: And, you know, I'm one of the few that joined the Army to serve my country, I'm proud to say, not for the money or anything like that. What I would like to retort to is that, if we pull -- what these people don't understand is if we pull out of Iraq right now, which is about impossible because of all the stuff that's over there, it'd take us at least a year to pull everything back out of Iraq, then Iraq itself would collapse, and we'd have to go right back over there within a year or so. And --

LIMBAUGH: There's a lot more than that that they don't understand. They can't even -- if -- the next guy that calls here, I'm gonna ask him: Why should we pull -- what is the imperative for pulling out? What's in it for the United States to pull out? They can't -- I don't think they have an answer for that other than, "Well, we just gotta bring the troops home."

CALLER 2: Yeah, and, you know what --

LIMBAUGH: "Save the -- keep the troops safe" or whatever. I -- it's not possible, intellectually, to follow these people.

CALLER 2: No, it's not, and what's really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media.

LIMBAUGH: The phony soldiers.

CALLER 2: The phony soldiers. If you talk to a real soldier, they are proud to serve. They want to be over in Iraq. They understand their sacrifice, and they're willing to sacrifice for their country.

LIMBAUGH: They joined to be in Iraq. They joined --

CALLER 2: A lot of them -- the new kids, yeah.

LIMBAUGH: Well, you know where you're going these days, the last four years, if you signed up. The odds are you're going there or Afghanistan or somewhere.

CALLER 2: Exactly, sir."

[SacredCow]

51. He apologizes EXACTLY like my ex-wife....

"I'm sorry..... BUT IT WAS ALL YOUR (or someone elses) FAULT THAT I ACTED LIKE A SPOILED LITTLE BITCH."

the sincerity is just mind-boggling... :eyes:

[walldude]

53. "Phony accusation regarding something I had not said"?

Who are you going to believe, Rush or your lying eyes/ears? Just because he said it, just because it was reported 100% in context and just because the soldiers in Iraq had to listen to it, doesn't mean he did anything wrong. He just got caught.

[Breeze54]

54. He can KMA!!

[Cass]

55. What a jerk.

"...I apologize to you on their behalf since they won't."

:eyes:

[Initech]

56. The Republicans: the party of absolutely no morals.

[Swamp Rat]

57. That is not an apology. It is now very clear how much RASH LIMPBALLS HATES AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

[Squatch]

58. *This* troop says "cram it, fat ass."