Adopt a Fat, Drug Addicted Conservative Talk Show Host
If there are people out there that still believe shiny American flag lapel pins and bumper stickers that claim, “I support President Bush and our troops” are all it takes to really support your military, you may want to enroll in Rush Limbaugh’s new program. 
The conservative talk show host who wants to send everyone “up the river” for illegal drug use recently announced his Adopt-a-Soldier program for those serving around the world.
At first glance, the name sounds cute and cuddly, and hey, who doesn’t want to support our troops.
After all, it’s a program that allows people aid in making life easier for those fighting for our freedom in the Middle East, right?
Well, not so much. Here’s a description of the program from his web site:
That’s right. Nothing says thank you more than giving the gift of the very bullshit conservative philosophy that got our troops in this mess to begin with, all penned by a thrice-divorced conservative drug-addict best known for dodging the Vietnam War draft because of a pimple on his ass, straight from his Florida mansion.
Oh, and here are a list of other issues I have with this newsletter giveaway:
* If the irony of one of the wealthiest radio hosts in media history getting people to give him money – lot’s of money – in the name of a program masquerading as charity hasn’t hit you yet, again, I’d encourage you to sign up.
* How exactly does receiving his newsletter help soldiers? Are 18 year-old kids really big Rush Limbaugh fans or conservative hacks that want to be fed bullshit spin on why they’re in the Middle East in the first place?
* Have you ever heard of $49.95 for a newsletter? Considering the newsletter advertises his show, shouldn’t the newsletters be free? Aren’t most newsletters free, or like, $10 a month if they put effort into the publishing?
* How about setting up a program for donating money for armor, protection, food, stamps for mail sent by family and friends?
* Unless they’re made from Kevlar, I don’t think the newsletters can stop a bullet.
* Is it not enough that Limbaugh sells his political point of view for free on a daily basis considering his show is broadcasted on Arm Services radio?
Share your own thoughts about Rush’s ridiculous philosophy on how to support the troops by entering a comment below.
The conservative talk show host who wants to send everyone “up the river” for illegal drug use recently announced his Adopt-a-Soldier program for those serving around the world.
At first glance, the name sounds cute and cuddly, and hey, who doesn’t want to support our troops.
After all, it’s a program that allows people aid in making life easier for those fighting for our freedom in the Middle East, right?
Well, not so much. Here’s a description of the program from his web site:
"Support our men and women in uniform by giving a subscription to Rush 24/7 and the Limbaugh Letter to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Adopt as many soldiers as you like at a discounted price and make sure that our military has full access to all three hours of every Rush Limbaugh Show. Say thank you by giving the gift of Rush to the men and women who protect our freedom.”
That’s right. Nothing says thank you more than giving the gift of the very bullshit conservative philosophy that got our troops in this mess to begin with, all penned by a thrice-divorced conservative drug-addict best known for dodging the Vietnam War draft because of a pimple on his ass, straight from his Florida mansion.
Oh, and here are a list of other issues I have with this newsletter giveaway:
* If the irony of one of the wealthiest radio hosts in media history getting people to give him money – lot’s of money – in the name of a program masquerading as charity hasn’t hit you yet, again, I’d encourage you to sign up.
* How exactly does receiving his newsletter help soldiers? Are 18 year-old kids really big Rush Limbaugh fans or conservative hacks that want to be fed bullshit spin on why they’re in the Middle East in the first place?
* Have you ever heard of $49.95 for a newsletter? Considering the newsletter advertises his show, shouldn’t the newsletters be free? Aren’t most newsletters free, or like, $10 a month if they put effort into the publishing?
* How about setting up a program for donating money for armor, protection, food, stamps for mail sent by family and friends?
* Unless they’re made from Kevlar, I don’t think the newsletters can stop a bullet.
* Is it not enough that Limbaugh sells his political point of view for free on a daily basis considering his show is broadcasted on Arm Services radio?
Share your own thoughts about Rush’s ridiculous philosophy on how to support the troops by entering a comment below.
posted by Jeremy at 1:14 PM
5 Comments:
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Rush pledged a $ to $ match with donations on the day he announced the program in a response to a suggestion from a call-in listener. Twice as many troops can now listen to daily mp3s of his show. All three hours, not just the ONE hour that is aired on Armed Forces Radio. The daily downloads, PLUS the newsletter, PLUS daily streaming dittocam access. You ought to research this stuff and include all the details instead of misleading your readers.
Nobody said it would make them safer. It would help them understand that most of the folks back home support them and their mission, contrary to the impressions that this blog and others like it project, but especially as a balance from the negative MSM and the body count they seem to be interested and infatuated with.
Do you hate Rush so much because of his viewpoint? Or because he is successful? It seems that success is the enemy of Liberals.
Ahh, once again, you've confused wanting the troops home, criticizing the Bush policy in Iraq, and holding the government accountable as "not supporting the troops," and well, that's total bullshit. It plays out each and every day on Fox News, on AM talk radio, and in other right wing corners. It's not only a flawed argument, its frankly a really pathetic one.
The same argument was used during Vietnam, and is used by other nations in other wars throughout history to rally support behind the government during a time of war, and discount any criticism as fundamentally unpatriotic. Its tired, it's old, and it's amazing people like you still play the puppet role for your federal government.
And of course, you were saying the same things to people during Clinton's Kosovo war right? Remember what all the Republican members of Congress said, what Sean Hannity said, what Fox news anchors said, etc?
Many, many soldiers are returning home and running for office as Democrats. Why do you think that is? Many soldiers and military families are marching in anti-war protests. Do you also blame them for low morale and not supporting..themselves? Most of the troops in Iraq want to be out of there in a year. Are they cut and runners too?
Christ if I had a nickel for every rich, pasty, mutli-chinned fuckhead Republican who never served shooting his mouth off about "stay the course" in Iraq I'd have enough money to buy you enough equipment to send you and snooty family to Fallujah for a week.
What's amazing to me is that so many Veterans, so many retired generals, so many soldiers are critical of this war - but you Dick, with your several deferments, and Bush with his dodging, and Rush with his draft dodging, and Sean Hannity, and almost that entire crowd who never served and in fact went out of the way not to serve - they're the ones criticizing the Veterans and talking about troop morale, safely from their offices in Washington.
Want to know what hurts troop morale, Dick? Seeing your buddy get his fucking arm blown off. Serving 3 tours in Iraq when you were told you'd be there once. Owing the Pentagon money after your bullet proof vest that got shot up was left on the battle field. Not having a VA hospital nearby to go to because it was closed by this administration. Not having enough body armor or armor for your Humvee. Not getting that final check to your family when you died in combat. Not having a clear mission, not having an exit strategy, being lied to about 9/11 and Iraq connections, and coming home with post-traumatic stress disorder and having no one ever care or getting proper medication or treatment for one of the worst, silent ailments of this entire conflict. Sending them to a war they didn't need to be part of in the first place, that had nothing to do with terrorism .
That's what doesn't support the troops my friend.
So really - spend more of your time worrying about what will happen during Scooter Libby's testimony, how you can out more CIA agents, how the insurgents are in their last throes, telling leading Democrats to "go fuck yourself" on the floor of the Senate, your secret energy task force, your Halliburton war-profiteering 8 billion dollar missing debacle, or how you are currently campaigning for an anti-gay rights bigot when you have a gay daughter (nice family values richard).
Once you get all that shit straightened out, come talk to me about the war, ok fuckhead?
As is typical with Libs, your sense of history begins the day you were born. Anything that happened before was unimportant or inconvenient to explain. Easier to make up your own facts?
Liberal memories are short.
Your arguments of appeasement WERE NOT popular during WWII. We won. Your arguments of appeasement and disrespect for the military WERE popular during the Viet Nam conflict. We didn't win. Our troops WERE NOT EVER respected by your side then, and your emotional arguments about support for military friends and imaginary friends now may make you think you are innoculated against critisism, but if you REALLY supported the troops, you wouldn't demean the good work they are doing, wouldn't be quick to lump our country as "much like the Nazi's" as Nazi Dick Durbin did. Or saying, "We will never win militarily..." like Murtha.
You ARE sending comfort and hope to our enemies whether that is your intent or not.
DemocRats - The party of appeasement, whose secret motto must be "All hail Allah!" Or maybe it's "Durka Durka, Mohammed Jihad!"
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