Rush, I'm not a "phony soldier"

During the September 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq “phony soldiers.”

He made the comment while discussing a conversation he had with a caller, “Mike from Chicago,” who said he “used to be military,” and “believe[s] that we should pull out of Iraq.”

Limbaugh told a second caller, that “[t]here’s a lot” that people who favor U.S. withdrawal “don’t understand” and that when asked why the United States should pull out, their only answer is, ” ‘Well, we just gotta bring the troops home.’ … ‘Save the — keeps the troops safe’ or whatever.”

The second caller, “Mike from Olympia,” who also claims to be a military member, replied, “No, it’s not, and what’s really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media.” Limbaugh interjected, “The phony soldiers.” Mike from Olympia agreed, replying, “The phony soldiers.”

I find it amazing that a guy who dodged the Vietnam draft because of a cyst on his ass thinks he can get away with criticizing REAL SOLDIERS.

God, what a jackass. Service members take an oath to defend the Constitution, not an oath to a particular individual or political philosophy. Dissent from the policies of the Bush administration does not make me or anyone else in the military "phony."

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division serving in Iraq wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing the war in Iraq, and had the bravery to suggest that it was time to develop an exit strategy. Two of them recently died. Are they phonies?

I now DEMAND that all the members of Congress who denounced the MoveOn.org newspaper ad condemn Limbaugh's comments. They said the ad "impugns the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces."

Well, Rush Limbaugh has "impugned the integrity" of the United States Armed Forces, too. Let's go, Senator Cornyn, get that anti-Limbaugh resolution going.