Will Lawmakers Now Condemn Limbaugh?

[Canuckistanian]

A Challenge For Lawmakers Who Voted To Attack MoveOn Ad: Will They Now Condemn Limbaugh?

On September 20, 72 Senators voted for the highly politicized, “bait and switch” resolution that condemned a newspaper ad by MoveOn.org. The amendment, offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), expressly stated that the Senate would condemn “any effort to attack the honor and integrity” of “all members of the United States Armed Forces“:limbaugh

(b) Sense of Senate.–It is the sense of the Senate–

(1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;

(2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces; and

(3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group Moveon.org.

On his radio show yesterday, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh attacked the “honor and integrity” of some members of the Armed Forces. Limbaugh attacked troops who hold a different viewpoint than his own as “phony soldiers.” Iraq war vet Jon Soltz writes that Limbaugh’s comments are directed at “the majority of troops on the ground in Iraq” because they “do not back the President’s failed policy.”

For all the Senators who rushed to make political hay over an empty resolution, the spotlight is on them. Will they now enforce their “sense of the Senate” and condemn Rush Limbaugh?

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/27/limbaugh-moveon/

More at Crooks and Liars:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/27/limbaugh-troops-supporting-us-withdrawal-phony-soldiers/

[KamaAina]

1. Not only that, get the OxyMoron off Armed Forces Radio this instant!

that's right, your tax dollars are paying for the troops to hear the Three Hours Hate! :grr:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. OxyMoron! I have never heard that - brilliant! nt.

[Mr. Ected]

3. Will the Dems Have the Balls To Return This Volley?

Something tells me, NO.

But I await being proven wrong.

[Captain Hilts]

10. Why do they need balls to do this? nt

[rusty quoin]

4. I going to call my senator tomorrow,

And demand he applies this stupid 'sense of the senate' thing to Lintball. I know nothing will happen, but my senator voted for it.

[babylonsister]

5. Rec'd. nt

[Breeze54]

6. We need to write all our reps now about this abomination by Limpballs!

I want him chastised on the house and senate floors, post haste!!!

And BO for his racial insults the other day!!

Where's congress when we need them?????? :sarcasm:

I'll write a letter to everyone of them that voted for that resolution!!

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Question: On the Amendment (Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934 )

http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00344

Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus,
Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate
and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and
all members of the United States Armed Forces.

Vote Counts: YEAs 72

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---72

Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)

Yesterday, 341 members of the House voted to pass a companion resolution to that of Cornyn’s.

They, too, face the same question.

UPDATE: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/27/limbaugh-troops-supporting-us-withdrawal-phony-soldiers/">Crooks and Liars and http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2007/09/rush_says_iraq.htm">Dave Johnson have more.

Find all their e-mail addresses and phone numbers here!!
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/index.htm">Congress Merge: Online Congressional Directory

I'll write a letter of outrage to each and everyone of them!! :grr:

[HughMoran]

7. We don't want him to raise $2M from the publicity!

Condemning MoveOn was the best thing that ever happened to them!

[Zandor]

8. Can we just slap his fat mouth instead?

He'd love the resolution.

[rodeodance]

9. Greg Sargent -Democrats Blast Limbaugh For Saying That Antiwar Troops Are "Phony Soldiers"

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/democrats_demand_rush_limbaug

Democrats Blast Limbaugh For Saying That Antiwar Troops Are "Phony Soldiers"
By Greg Sargent - September 27, 2007, 6:16PM

As we reported earlier today over at The Horse's Mouth, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show that soldiers who favor U.S. withdrawal from Iraq are "phony soldiers."

The assertion -- reminiscent of MoveOn's attack on Petraeus, which generated enormous controversy when Republicans attacked the group -- has the potential to be equally explosive, since some troops who are currently fighting in Iraq, and a handful who have died there, have questioned the war in the media.

Now Dems are stepping forward to blast his remark. First up: the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Here's the statement just released by DCCC chief Chris Van Hollen:

“Rush Limbaugh’s personal attack on our men and women in uniform is reprehensible. It minimizes the sacrifice our troops in Iraq and their families are making and has no place in the public discourse. Rush Limbaugh owes our military and their families an apology for his hurtful comments that minimize their service to our country.”

[Canuckistanian]

14. Your link doesn't work

Here's the right link:
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/09/democrats_demand_rush_limbaugh_apologize_for_saying_that_antiwar_troops_are_phony_soldiers.php

[brentspeak]

11. Patrick Murphy in the House and John Kerry in the Senate are calling Limpsmog on it

Here's John Kerry's statement:

"This disgusting attack from Rush Limbaugh, cheerleader for the Chicken Hawk wing of the far right, is an insult to American troops. In a single moment on his show, Limbaugh managed to question the patriotism of men and women in uniform who have put their lives on the line and many who died for his right to sit safely in his air conditioned studio peddling hate. On August 19th, The New York Times published an op-ed by seven members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division critical of George Bush's Iraq policy. Two of those soldiers were killed earlier this month in Baghdad. Does Mr. Limbaugh dare assert that these heroes were 'phony soldiers'? Mr. Limbaugh owes an apology to everyone who has ever worn the uniform of our country, and an apology to the families of every soldier buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He is an embarrassment to his Party, and I expect the Republicans who flock to his microphone will now condemn this indefensible statement."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1924820&mesg_id=1924820

[BlooInBloo]

12. No.

This has been another episode of Simple Answers To Simple Questions.*

* (c) Atrios

[Purveyor]

13. K&R Kick it up, kick it up! eom

[Chemical Bill]

15. If they're phony do they get to come home right now? n/t