Just who is paying for Rush Limbaugh's trip to Afghanistan?

[CatWoman]

more propaganda to follow, that's for sure.

[Stop_the_War]

1. Is he taking an actual "trip" or just stopping by the U.S. embassy?

[Jacobin]

2. U.S. Taxpayers, you can bet.

$1 billion for faith based fundies and now Rush Limpdick flying over to Afghanistan on our nickel

Makes me nauseous

[Career Prole]

3. Probably Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin

...in exchange for the free advertising.

[NAO]

7. Holy Time-Release Narcotics, Career Prole, we posted the same thing

at the same time...ok, you beat me by 1 minute, but that's only because I got distracted and delayed clicking "post message".

[Career Prole]

13. Ain't that a kick in the pants?

Some sort of minds thinking alike, eh wot wot? :D

[NAO]

4. perhaps Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin?

[Downtown Hound]

5. He's going to Afghanistan? What about his ass cyst?

Did it suddenly get better that he can now go into a combat zone?

[CatWoman]

10. There's a link somewhere around here about this upcoming trip

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17299126.htm

[TomClash]

6. Daryl Kagan

or the Conservative News Network

[KoKo]

8. Reports are that Kagan and Mary Matalin are going along too..

:grr: Who IS paying for this? Good Question. I guess CNN since they love the Bushies so much and Kagan is their gal. Maybe ther will share the costs and bunk up together, as someone else suggested...:D

[CatWoman]

11. link to Reuters story

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17299126.htm

[KoKo]

17. Thanks.....I guess the US Propaganda Machine is in full swing with our

tax dollars. We know that Matalin isn't going to "pay out of her pocket" for any part of this trip. Ha!

We all know the Mileage they will get out of this on the "Talk Show Circuit" where they will paint a glowing picture of the happy Afghani Women and Children who've been "liberated."

They won't even get off a Military Base with this trip..it will be hoked up with fake scenery and the only Afghans they will see will be in films or ones who are paid to behave themselves when they are brought to the Limbaugh Thrown for view.

This is really sickening. They just flaunt the damned Payola in our faces now! :nuke:

[TomClash]

28. Ok so imagine that 3some

Mary Matalin, Rush Limbaugh, Daryl Kagan.

I'm sorry if you have now spilled your dinner.

[eleny]

9. Sam Seder was doing a great bit on this just now

He's sitting in for Randi today. Doing a great job. I like him and Janeane together. But he really carries a show very well on his own.

Btw, he said Mary Maitlan <sp?> is going on the trip, too.

P.S. Thanks for the word on the PBS program about Malcolm X tonight. :thumbsup:

[benddem]

12. Just read that

Dayrn Kagn or whatever isn't going. The War Room http://www.salon.com it sounds like they couldn't find a double bed for old Rusho in Afghanistan.

[genieroze]

14. To bad Douche wasn't going to Iraq, then he could make a stop at

Abu Ghraib and see where all those prisoners had fun.

[grumpy old fart]

15. You would think with all the Payola coming to light.....

Someone would be bright enough to realize it's a big deal, and timely, to ask such a question and demand an answer. Anyone in MSM pursuing this? Anyone?

[fooj]

18. Good point! WTF is Limbaugh going to Afghanistan for anyway?

[grumpy old fart]

19. Claims he's been wanting to go for a while, but the USO was too leftist..

but now was presented with this great "opportunity"...but he doesn't say anything about how this actually came about and, more tellingly, WHO'S PAYING.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_022105/content/rush_trip.guest.html

As usual, if we follow the money, the truth usually spills out.

[CatWoman]

20. Anyone have Rep. Conyers email addy available?

I think we need to ask him to inquire about this.

[grumpy old fart]

22. You can locate any Rep's email here.....

http://www.house.gov/

[CatWoman]

25. Thanks, Grumpy

:hi:

I'd advise as many of us as possible email him as well.

[tom_paine]

16. The Imperial Subjects of Amerika

and they/we better shut the hell up about it.

[Swamp Rat]

21. So, Rush is going to check out his poppy fields in person... n/t

:+

[eShirl]

23. bwahaha!

oh thanks, I needed a good laugh!

[Binka]

24. Drug Ditto Inspecting The Crop

What A Fucking Asshat Drug Addict. Where are the fucking charges? This fat fucktard should be staring at four walls right about now.

Any other "average" American would be locked up by now. Now he is gallivanting to Afghanistan? To spread what exactly? Drug abuse?

Gawd I hate this fucking Administration. Justice Justice PLEASE where the fuck are you?

[Deja Q]

26. Did Rush find a mega-supermarket there that he simply had to visit?

Sorry for the crass joke. Everything else has been said. O8)

[CityZen-X]

27. The Amerikan Nazi Party!

And the FDA approved Hillbilly Heroin Drug Store!

[CRK7376]

29. I hope he gets rocketed daily while there

like I did while I was in that lovely country. Actually I don't want that, because the rockets would actually be aimed at service men and women. Rush would be "Collateral Damage" Still it would be fun for him to taste alittle of "incoming"....crap is pants I bet and scream like pig......

[spanone]

30. Wanna bet it's Hugh and Eye????