...by lining his own pockets http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/rush_24_7_adopt_a_soldier.guest.html so he wants you to pay him $50 and he will CC: a soilder his hate-mail, er i mean his newsletter, how exactly does this help support the troops again? Instead of raising money for more body armor or to lobby Congress for stronger veterans' benefits, maybe even paying for the artificial limbs wounded soliders need, he wants to send them a newletter paid for by other people
I have no love for Rush's politics (though I do find his schitck entertaning), but I don't think there is anything terribly wrong with this. He is running a business. If people want to buy his product and give it as gifts to others, more power to them. Of course, he can't help but take a dig at the Libs while promoting himself:
If he was marketing this as a gift idea, then sure, I don't have a problem with it, but he isn't It is the marketing direction of this that is disgusting to me
Well, I personally think a better marketing plan would be if he gave away his stuff for free. Great PR and it doesn't really cost him that much, since I doubt that many people will pony up the money to purchase these gift subscriptions.
Yup. He obviously has a fan base. And if someone who is getting shot at all day wants to listen to his stuff, that's fine by me. Of course, I'll bet they'd prefer this instead (NSFW).
Hey, Kerry and company were the ones who voted against the money to support the troops with armor/equipment. Nice work after you voted for the war, Johnnie. Maybe that had something to do with you losing the election. Oops!
Including the one who made this Rush song: http://bootnewt.hostingzero.com/imanazi.mp3 Announcer: Ladies and gentleman... Rush Limbaugh! (Marching music starts) They say that I'm sleaze An elitist, if you please Everybody disagrees with my rap (with his rap) I'm horrendous, I'm appalling My ratings now are falling 'Cause I'm so full of bull, so full of crap (full of crap) With condescending cries, Making money selling lies, You might say everybody hates my guts (hates his guts) I'm offensive, I'm a bigot I'm a fraud - Can you dig it? I'm a sexist, racist, homophobic, fat, pathetic putz I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) That's right, I really am, 'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) That's right, you're being scammed I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) I don't care about the middle class 'Cause I'm a fat conservative butthead With the face of a horse's ass (He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey! (With the face of a horse's ass) I have a sub-human figure, a huge rear end My brain? That's another story (it's quite another story) I have a face the size of a wash tub And my ass is as big as Missouri - Yes! (This b*stard is sick, he's a fat, pompous prick, And his ass is as big as Missouri) Yessiree, Bob! Manipulating statements, exaggerate the truth, I can't believe the hate my show inspires (the hate his show inspires) It's not just because I'm stupid (oh no) It's not just because I'm dumb (uh huh) It's just because Republicans are liars (those dirty, filthy liars) I am heartless, I am vain, insensitive, insane They say that I'm a national disgrace (disgrace) I am nasty (yes!), insulting (no!), basically revolting (uh huh) I'm a concentrated pile of human waste (he's human waste) I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) (Sieg heil!) I really am 'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) That's right, you're being scammed I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) I don't care about the middle class 'Cause I'm a sick Republican sleaze ball With the face of a horse's ass (He's a sick Republican sleaze ball) Ho! (With the face of a horse's ass) They say that this is not about my vanity They doubt my sanity They think I'm nuts (so nuts) I am a cyst on the ass of humanity (eww!) New Republican slogan: "Read My Putz" (read his putz) From the bowels of Adolf Hitler Comes the voice of Rush Limbaugh, heh heh In closing, let me say: that each and every day I'm an evil, rotten, egotistical snob (evil, rotten) I'm the cop of the cop of Joe McCarthy-like gestapo The right wing, foam-at-the-mouth, jackbooted slob The Democratic-trashing years of liberal bashing With the equivalent compassion of a grommet (of a grommet) With the I.Q. of a pig; I'm a fat, obnoxious pig And the truth of the matter is... I'm vomit (he's vomit) 'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) (Sieg heil!) I really am 'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) (Sieg heil!) You're being scammed I'm a nazi (he's a nazi) I don't care about the middle class 'Cause I'm a fear mongering scum bag With the face of a horse's ass (He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey! (Sick Republican sleaze ball) Ha ha! (Fear mongering scum bag) Ho! (Egotistical ass wipe) Yes! (Mean-spirited, hog wallowing, fat, conservative putz) (With the face... of a horse's ass) Mega-dildos, Rush!
He voted for it. The GOP led Senate voted down the fiscally responsible version that would say how it would be paid for. Various Senate Dems signalled that if the GOP would refuse to account for the expense they would register protest votes against a fiscally irresponsible bill even while they knew it would pass. It was a brave vote (one of few from Kerry during the Iraq debacle) followed by a stupid soundbite statement. And technically nobody voted "for" the war. As Byrd has rightly pointed out (here, as usual, you guys will dismiss the entire post based on Byrd's past, ignoring the substance of his speech) the Senate shamefully abdicated their responsibility to hold a debate on the war. Kerry was one of many who voted to authorize the use of force after Bush said that would be the only hope of "keeping the peace." Upisdownism at its finest.
So Kerry is as weak a politician as Bush. I'll agree with you on that one. The last presidential election was a lose (Kerry) versus lose worse (Bush) situation.
An argumentum ad populum, in logic, is an argument that concludes a proposition to be true on the grounds that many or all people believe it; it alleges that "If many believe so, it is so." This is a logical fallacy because the argument is not valid in general. In ethics, this argument has the form "if many find it acceptable, it is acceptable." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_majority
Ok, right, so he did in fact vote against the final version. So he gambled and "hoped" that enough other people were going to vote for it to make sure our troops had equipment/armor. That's not a responsible gamble.
More lies. (Don't you ever get at least a little ashamed?) Everybody in the Senate knew exactly how the vote was going to go. Calling it a gamble is a lie. You know it and everybody here knows it. Who are you trying to fake out?
