Wesley Clark: Take Rush Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio
02 October 2007 3:37 pm by Taylor Marsh
Jane
wrote a piece about this yesterday.
Today Wesley Clark takes the next step.
Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end
to the war in Iraq as “phony.” We challenged Limbaugh through an
email campaign to invite VoteVets.org’s Jon Soltz to his show and repeat these
same insults to an Iraq war veteran’s face. Over 10,000 people responded and
emailed Rush — but to our disappointment, he has refused to respond to our
request.It’s time to put real pressure on Rush Limbaugh. His show is broadcast on
Armed Forces Radio, and this time we are going to go straight to the lifeblood
of Rush’s show — Congress. Congress has the power to remove Rush Limbaugh
from Armed Forces Radio, and it won’t be as easy for elected officials to
ignore our call.Tax dollars are used to fund Armed Forces Radio, and that money is not intended
for radio show hosts to spout insults at our soldiers. These “phony soldiers”
have simply exercised their right to free speech, as Rush Limbaugh does on
a daily basis. Simply because a majority of our troops who return from Iraq
disagree with Rush on Bush’s failed war policy does not give him the right
to dishonor their service. … ..
