Limbaugh falsely implies Bush visited Dover to honor soldiers

[unhappycamper]

Limbaugh falsely implies Bush visited Dover to honor soldiers
By Stephen C. Webster
Friday, October 30th, 2009 -- 4:37 pm

Dissecting President Barack Obama's recent visit to Dover, where he saluted America's war dead on camera, right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh echoed the words of Elizabeth Cheney, falsely implying that President George W. Bush had done the same, but without the cameras.

"I don't know why he went to Dover," Cheney said during a Fox News radio interview on Thursday. "I think that it is clearly important for a commander in chief, whenever he can in whatever way possible, to pay tribute to our fallen soldiers, our fallen military folks. But I think, you know, what President Bush used to do is to do it without the cameras. And, um, I don't understand, sort-of showing up with the White House press pool, with photographers, and asking family members if you can take pictures. That's really hard for me to get my head around."

"President Bush used to do it!" said Limbaugh, as though to imply that the former president would visit Dover to honor the war dead, much as President Obama did earlier this week. "Boy, we didn't know it! She just told us something we didn't know. Bush used to do it, but there were no cameras. He did it privately with the families."

While Cheney's statement that President Bush used to "pay tribute" to fallen soldiers "without the cameras" is technically correct, it is deceptive in the context of President Obama's actions. Speaking about Obama's visit to Dover, then claiming that Bush "used to do it" sans media, is wrong because President Bush did no such thing.

"Mr. Obama's predecessor, President George W. Bush, visited the families of hundreds of fallen soldiers but did not attend any military funerals or go to Dover to receive the coffins," CBS News reported on Friday.


Rest of article at: http://rawstory.com/2009/10/limbaugh-falsely-implies-bush-visited-dover-honor-soldiers/

[AndyA]

1. Limbaugh and Cheney are both LIARS. They have a long history of DOCUMENTED

lies.

Neither of them should be given any credibility (or air time) whatsoever. They both cater to the uneducated, bigoted Americans who don't check facts for themselves.

[From The Ashes]

2. isn't that pretty much...

...what Liz (Darth, Jr.) Cheney said yesterday? Almost word for word too.

[Historic NY]

3. They can't prove it can they?

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. The author is a bit fuzzy

Limbaugh did not IMPLY that Bush had visited Dover, he declared it. Limbaugh rarely is constrained by having to imply things. He simply lies about them.

[zbdent]

5. wow ... Bush used to "pay tribute" to the fallen is technically correct ...

yeah ... Limbaugh's statement could cover:

secretary: "Mr. President. There were x more casualties in Iraq today."

Bush: "Oh. Well, the usual."

[burning rain]

6. I don't really care how much Bush & Cheney paid tribute to dead soldiers.

And I'm quite sure it didn't make any difference to the dead soldiers. What's much more relevant, is that Bush and Cheney sent a lot of Americans to an early grave, and needlessly. But I'll leave it to Limbaugh's audience of airheads to get all caught up in personal interest stuff like whether a president gets misty-eyed and holds little ceremonies or not.

[gratuitous]

8. Bush, like most chickenhawks . . .

Like most chickenhawks who delight in sending other men to an early grave, isn't interested in inspecting the results of his handiwork too closely. Doesn't fill the old coffers to get too close to filled coffins.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. I remember Bu**sh**'s "tribute" -- "Don't go sell it on eBay!"

http://crooksandliars.com/2007/06/01/trading-a-son-for-a-coin

By Nicole Belle Thursday May 31, 2007 7:21pm Why Compassionate Conservatism is a lie---example-53987 Chicago Tribune: (h/t bascombe)

Several mothers who have lost children at war in Iraq took part in a new talk show today on National Public Radio.

One of them, Elaine Johnson, recounted a meeting that she had with President Bush in which he gave her a presidential coin and told her and five other families: "Don't go sell it on eBay."

An excerpt from the interview on NPR's Tell Me More can be heard here.

[lpbk2713]

9. BushCo prohibited cameras from taking pics of returning KIA's.

That made it easy for them to say they were there when they really were not.

These people lie through their damn teeth. It's a way of life for them.