I love Harry Reid. Today Harry Reid slapped the hypocritical rightwing loudmouth Rush Limbaugh down to his pathetic size, called him unpatriotic, and then demanded that Rush apologize to the troops.
I think I've been waiting all my life for this moment.
Raw Story:
. . . Reid said: "His unpatriotic comments cannot be ignored. During his show last Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh was engaged in one of his typical rants. This rant was unremarkable and indistinguishable from his usual drivel, which has been steadily losing listeners for years -- until he crossed that line by calling our men and women in uniform who oppose the war in Iraq `phony soldiers.' This comment was so beyond the pale of decency that it cannot be left alone."
"Rush Limbaugh took it upon himself to attack the courage and character of those fighting and dying for him and for all of us," Reid continued. "Rush Limbaugh got himself a deferment from serving when he was a young man. He never served in uniform. . . And what's worse, Limbaugh's show is broadcast on Armed Forces Radio, which means that thousands of troops, overseas, and veterans here at home, were forced to hear this attack on their patriotism. Rush Limbaugh owes the men and women of our armed forces an apology."
Limbaugh quickly responded, and as noted at the Drudge Report website, threatened Reid to "say it to my face, Senator." . . . "Ladies and gentlemen, in the last half hour, Harry Reid took to the floor of the Senate and proceeded to spend five-to-seven minutes denouncing me, spreading the smear that started last week on this phony soldiers business," said Limbaugh on his syndicated show. . . The House of Representatives, I have just learned, is going to introduce a resolution this afternoon along the lines of the MoveOn.org resolution . . . He's gotta be a nut. I cannot believe that they are actually going this far with this. . . If anybody in this country has been trying to demoralize the troops, it is you, sir, and your members of the Democrat (sic) Party.
And the lunatic continues, yadayada yadayada.
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