Rush degrading the troops.

[wordsmythe]

In a conversation on Rush Limbaugh's radio program, a listener named Mike said that antiwar people never talk to "real soldiers," adding that they take their cues from soldiers who are against the war and "talk to the media."


To which Limbaugh rejoined: "The phony soldiers."

So... if they don't agree with Rush or W then they aren't real soldiers? No matter how they've been shot at?

I don't get it. Why doesn't Rush support the troops?

[Army_of_One]

Dude...you are sooooooooo far out into left field...drinking the Kool Aid...he was talking about PHONY soldiers meaning the guys that posed as soldiers to talk bad about the war.... here.

http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_...AMeDDo_R7bIs7d

Don't just follow the liberal media. The people that blasted rush owe him an apology.

[wordsmythe]

Couldn't get your video to load but from what I've read Rush shoved his head up his ass with his foot in his mouth.

[Demon '84]

Originally Posted by wordsmythe

Couldn't get your video to load but from what I've read Rush shoved his head up his ass with his foot in his mouth.

You need to read something more reliable.

[Highwayman]

Another Winter Soldier and now jailbird.

Friday, September 21, 2007 - Page updated at 03:19 PM

Man who posed as military hero sentenced to 5 months in prison

By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter

A Tacoma man who falsely claimed he was a decorated war hero when he took the stage at demonstrations held in opposition to the U.S.'s role in Iraq was sentenced this morning to five months in prison in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Jesse MacBeth, 23, was also sentenced to three months in a halfway house after his release and three years of probation.

MacBeth claimed that he was an Army ranger who killed more than 200 people, many at close range, including some as they prayed in a mosque. He spoke at an anti-war rally in Tacoma and appeared in a 20-minute anti-war video that circulated widely on the Internet.

In reality, MacBeth made it through only six weeks of Army basic training and never set foot in Iraq.

Conservative bloggers exposed MacBeth in May 2006, destroying his credibility and embarrassing the Seattle company that produced the video about his exploits.

On June 7, MacBeth pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. MacBeth admitted that he filed a bogus claim for VA benefits in 2005, which included a fraudulent military-discharge form.

MacBeth said on the forms that he had been in the Army for more than three years and had achieved the rank of corporal. He also claimed he had been awarded a Purple Heart and that he was discharged because he suffered from post-traumatic-stress disorder.

MacBeth spent 44 days as a private at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2003, but was released "for issues related to entry-level performance and conduct," according to court papers.

PepperSpray Productions in Seattle produced the video titled "Jesse MacBeth: An Iraq Veteran Speaks Out." In the film, MacBeth told nuanced tales of brutal killings he carried out at the behest of his commanding officers.

"They would actually feel the hot muzzle of my rifle on their forehead," he reportedly said on the video, which is no longer in circulation.

Local News | Man who posed as military hero sentenced to 5 months in prison | Seattle Times Newspaper

The spin.

Media Matters - Limbaugh: Service members who support U.S. withdrawal are "phony soldiers"

[Army_of_One]

Wordy doesn't want the facts...just things taken out of context...it helps the Kool aid taste better....

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Wordy doesn't want the facts...just things taken out of context...it helps the Kool aid taste better....

To swallow that stuff requires a willing suspension of disbelieve.

[Army_of_One]

I was surprised Wordy threw this up here to be honest with you. I expected it from a couple of others but not the Wordster because he usually researches what he says. Had he have done this he would have known Rush was taken out of context. The liberal media (it does exist despite what others will say) jumped on this and spun it out of control so fast w/o the facts that some members in congress talked about it on the floor and now they look like jack asses. I just expected more of Wordy...

[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Dude...you are sooooooooo far out into left field...drinking the Kool Aid...he was talking about PHONY soldiers meaning the guys that posed as soldiers to talk bad about the war.... here.

Just curious because I really don't know much about what happened other than what I have read tonight, but if it was out of context why did a White House spokesperson have to categorically state the President disagreed with Mr. Limbaugh's statement?

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by Outofdodge

Just curious because I really don't know much about what happened other than what I have read tonight, but if it was out of context why did a White House spokesperson have to categorically state the President disagreed with Mr. Limbaugh's statement?

They were probably ask about it before the whole story came out.