A list of the Senators that signed the Clear Channels letter chastising Rush Limbaugh concerning the phony “Phony Soldiers” Controversy.
Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader
Senator Richard Durbin, Assistant Majority Leader
Senator Charles Schumer, Vice Chairman, Democratic Conference
Senator Patty Murray, Secretary, Democratic Conference
Senator Daniel Akaka
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Joseph Biden
Senator Barbara Boxer
Senator Sherrod Brown
Senator Robert Byrd
Senator Benjamin Cardin
Senator Tom Carper
Senator Bob Casey
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Senator Kent Conrad
Senator Christopher Dodd
Senator Byron Dorgan
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Senator John Kerry
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Mary Landrieu
Senator Frank Lautenberg
Senator Patrick Leahy
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Blanche Lincoln
Senator Bob Menendez
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Barack Obama
Senator Jack Reed
Senator Jay Rockefeller
Senator Ken Salazar
Senator Bernie Sanders
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Jon Tester
Senator Jim Webb
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Ron Wyden
Reid’s Letter:
October 2, 2007
Mr. Mark P. Mays
CEO, Clear Channel Communications Inc.
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, TX 78209Dear Mr. Mays,
At the time we sign this letter, 3,808 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq, and another 28,009 have been wounded. 160,000 others awoke this morning on foreign sand, far from home, to face the danger and uncertainty of another day at war.
Although Americans of goodwill debate the merits of this war, we can all agree that those who serve with such great courage deserve our deepest respect and gratitude. That is why Rush Limbaugh’s recent characterization of troops who oppose the war as “phony soldiers” is such an outrage.
Our troops are fighting and dying to bring to others the freedoms that many take for granted. It is unconscionable that Mr. Limbaugh would criticize them for exercising the fundamentally American right to free speech. Mr. Limbaugh has made outrageous remarks before, but this affront to our soldiers is beyond the pale.
The military, like any community within the United States, includes members both for and against the war. Senior generals, such as General John Batiste and Paul Eaton, have come out against the war while others have publicly supported it. A December 2006 poll conducted by the Military Times found just 35 percent of service members approved of President Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq, compared to 42 percent who disapproved. From this figure alone, it is clear that Mr. Limbaugh’s insult is directed at thousands of American service members.
Active and retired members of our armed forces have a unique perspective on the war and offer a valuable contribution to our national debate. In August, seven soldiers wrote an op-ed expressing their concern with the current strategy in Iraq. Tragically, since then, two of those seven soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.
Thousands of active troops and veterans were subjected to Mr. Limbaugh’s unpatriotic and indefensible comments on your broadcast. We trust you will agree that not a single one of our sons, daughters, neighbors and friends serving overseas is a “phony soldier.” We call on you to publicly repudiate these comments that call into question their service and sacrifice and to ask Mr. Limbaugh to apologize for his comments.
Clear Channels’ Response Here (PDF file)
t/b: Stop The ACLU , Hot Air , Michelle Malkin
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I’m offering a multiple choice regarding the 41 Clear Channel signatories (all Democrats). From the facts we can tell that they’re:
a) All completely stupid.
b) All completely corrupt (as in the pocket of Media Matters and Move On.org),
c) Don’t know when to quit digging the hole they’re in.
d) All the above.
Personally, I’m choosing “d” since there’s ample evidence to support all three options. We, the people of the United States, need to start recall proceedings for these illustrious 41 senator-traitors.
Thanks for posting the list and the letter. I can now see for myself which 41 senators believe that, “Our troops are fighting and dying to bring to others the freedoms that many take for granted.” They’ve got a lot of other condemning to do now that they’ve singled out Rush Limbaugh for an “affront to our soldiers.” They could start within their own ranks.
This is a big reason why Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joseph Biden cannot be trusted to be our next President. If they cannot first get all the information regarding the context with which Rush Limbaugh was speaking, how can we trust them to do so with other world leaders? Right now, a mistake such as this just makes them look foolish. As President, a similar mistake may have dire consequences.
Thanks for posting the list of pantloads! I was going to dig a little to post them myself as they should not be allowed to live this down easily, but caught you at RCP, glad I clicked; the liars swayed by lies have lost track of the truth (if they ever really knew what it was).
Ok, sorry and sad to say I hadn’t read Reid’s letter; WOW, what a piece of work…
Interesting to see that the 22 Senators who couldn’t bring themselves to condemn the moveon.org ad all found time to jump on this bandwagon. Living in New York State, I’m stuck with Schumer and Clinton- Dumb and Dumber (I’ll let you decide who’s whom..). When I called their offices after the moveon.org ad, Schumer said he didn’t support the Senate resolution because he didn’t believe in abridgement of First Amendment rights. Clinton, predictably, had no answer. When I called each office about this, neither had any comment- shocking. I guess when George Soros tells these two (and the other 39 idiots) to jump, they only ask how high.
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