Bidding Over $2M for Dems Anti-Rush Letter

According to Rush’s own website, he’s matching the bid to go to charity. Anyone out there with an extra 10-20 million out there that can bust the bank of this big mouth?

ABC does it again, it’s not the Democrats who put the letter up for auction, it was Limbaugh himself. He got the original letter from Mark Mays, the CEO of Clear Channel. Limbaugh has also pledged to match the amount raised by the letter and donate his own funds to the same charity. I just don’t understand why an average citizen with Internet access can get the facts right and ABC can’t.

Hmmmm…no mention of the fact that Rush is matching the winning bid. ABC, part of the “Drive By” Media, clearly wants ignorant readers to think that Reid and the Dems actually had something to do with this. Typical. Liberals and the henchmen in the left wing media are all liars.

Wow. Way to go, Dingy Harry. Who would have thought you’d lower yourself to the point of taking credit for the brilliant PR – not to mention charitable – move Rush and the EIB Network made by putting your ridiculous and illegal letter up for bid on Ebay?
Well, I didn’t see it coming, but I’m definitely not surprised. However, you may surprise me even further by offering to match the winning bid yourself; that might give you an ounce of authenticity as far as your sentiments regarding this letter. The only thing you’ve had to do with it is drafting and signing; money to the military didn’t occur until RUSH decided to auction it off.
Remember – the DEMOCRATS did NOT intend for this letter to ever raise money for any charitable purpose. And y**t is going to be in possession of a hard copy of evidence that proves why Congress has an historically low approval rating, if this is how they choose to spend their time. Bravo, Mr. Limbaugh. Harry Reid, on the other hand, can kma

Let’s see if I have this right. Rush refers to an imposter that ABC first brings to light as a “phony soldier”, Harry Reid gets all haughty and condems Rush for his perceived “unpatriotic” speech and gets 40 of his (Harry’s) cronies to send this letter to Mr. Mays of Clear channel.
Rush put the letter on ebay and pledges to match what ever it brings. Now that the bid is over $2,000,000 “Old Dingy Harry” decides to take credit for the letter being on e-bay to begin with!!! Absolutely amazing!!This is so typical of ABC’s trying their best to put spinless people like Harry Reid in the best possible light. They and He should be ashamed!!

The EBay page was LITTERED with the TRUTH that this letter was a SMEAR LETTER from Harry Reid who attacked a private citizen from the floor of Congress! Harry Reid is DESPICABLE!!! The people of Nevada must wake up and demand a RECALL election! Who in their right mind would want someone like him to represent them now he has sunk THIS low?

Would this charity be recieving four million dollars if Harry hadn’t written the letter? NO

Hary Reid needs to resign, he’s a disgrace to the Senate. Heck, evry senator who signed it should resign. That means you Mrs. Clinton.

Harry Reid should get ZERO credit for this. It’s terrible enough that members of the US Senate attempted to silence an American citizen’s right to free speech, but to now try and take credit for the charity auction is staggering.

Credibility in news reporting has to be at an all time low! This is the reason you run into people making erroneous comments on stories; limited media outlets restrict individuals from getting the truth! In a perfect world, differing views about a particular story helps in having an informed dialogue. After it is all said and done, people are manipulated into believing a lie. Had I not follow the whole story and actually listen to Mr. Limbaugh; I too would have been grossly misinformed. Though this kind of reporting has been going on for years, lately it has been even more out of control. We live in such a media bias era that authentic news reporting is becoming a thing of the past. There should be a law against this kind of practice…shouldn’t it?

ABC needs to rewrite this article. It is all wrong. Whether intentional or not it is misleading at best.

As William and Well Informed stated. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING THAT THE DEMS DID. Rush Limbaugh is the one that deserves the credit to break the news of how pathetic the Dems are. Rush asked Harry Reid if he would match the bid, Reid was silent. He said nothing and will do NOTHING. The reporter needs to pull his head out of whereever it is and get the story staight. The charity will be getting an amazing 4.2 million for an amaging and wonderful cause. And the credit does NOT go to the Democrats, it goes to Rush Limbaugh, Clear Channel, Ebay, and Betty Casey. They are the ones you should pay tribute to. If the dems try to capitolize on this it will be one more straw to the camels back that will eventually come back to destroy them. That is what they do best…destroy. Get the facts straight ABC!!!

If the bid is actually legitimate, I would suspect that someone figures on a hellatious deduction for charitable contributions. Imagine their surprise when the IRS takes the position that they didn’t make a contribution… they bought a historical document at fair market value.

These idiots think they are above reproach….they will not match the bid…at least not unless they pass themselves a big raise…mmm..maybe teddy will say he left his in his wet pants?

This is classic liberal democrats. When in doubt, take someone else’s credit for their work. Harry Reid is a disgrace to this country. He’s nothing but a partisan who thinks nothing about the people of this country. He needs to resign. The bid about the “phony soldier” had to do with a literal phony soldier – he claimed credit for the sacrifice that others made for him. I cannot stand people like him. ABC news needs to rewrite this story to set the record straight, that is if you care to be anything beyond “phony journalism.” It’s up to you. This is a free country and Rush is taking advantage of the freedom to take something aimed at him to turn it into a blessing. God bless this nation.

Wow. I don’t hear you whiny conservatives boo-hoo when your propaganda channel Fox “news” distorts information. I also don’t hear any Repubes running home crying to mommy when your President Dubya lies on a daily basis.

At least ABC mentioned it, the Others do not even have it at all.
Reid, ABC both are wrong, ClearChannel’s Head is MR MAYS not May, so I guess Harry ‘s close “friend”…ooops nope, he even got his name wrong in his speech…say Harry, Match the offer, like Mr. Limbaugh

Harry Reid is a complete Jackass. He is now trying to take credit for Rush Limbaugh’s smart action to turn Harry Reid’s abuse of government letter into a charity for our troops. Harry Reid who tried to get a “private citizen” fired for something he didn’t say is now trying to take credit for Rush Limbaugh turning it around on him. Harry Reid is dispictable and you people in Nevada must be the dumbest people on Earth to send this guy to Congress. Please take him back, he is a total creep.

I can’t believe people actually take what Rush Limbaugh says seriously. You people know he’s a drug addict right?

Harry Reid is an out and out liar. He had nothing to do with the letter going on eBay. NOTHING! The lib media is running with the Reid version knowing the letter has been on eBay for SEVEN FULL DAYS yet have been ignoring it. This is about an abuse of power by Senate Democrats and ALL Who Signed (yes, Hillary Rodham Clinton signed it too) should be fined the bid amount or forced to leave office. The Senators are dispicable and Harry Reid just raised “dispicable” to a new level. And the lib media (ABC included) just joined them.

LOL LOL
Rush and Clear Channel’s show of mockery & disrespect sure did backfire.

So John – what’s your point? Sen. Byrd was a grand dragon of the KKK, Al Gore lied about inventing the internet, Harkin lied about serving in Vietnam. Because he was an addict, does not discredit him from responding to attacks and turning it into a benefit? The fact is that liberals cannot have compete in the arena of new ideas. Because everytime they do, they lose because no one wants a Stalinist socialist state.

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
Huh? ‘Democrats’ are going to make? Let’s be honest here shall we? Democrats didn’t make A THIN DIME! Rush Limbaugh is the SINGLE PERSON who saw the opportunity to throw in the FACE of these losers and he ALONE made and he ALONE is also giving the ‘ton of money’. Saying democrats had anything to do with it is like giving Hitler credit for the heroism of our troops when they landed at Normandy!
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Kerry signed the letter. He’s worth over 800 million; did he match the fund? A lot of the signers have money – NOTHING from them but silence.

How does ABC come to the following conclusion “Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol” when it was Rush who put up the letter for auction and made the matching funds commitment. Maybe they know that the 41 senators, who signed the letter, are going to do the right thing and match the bid price like Rush! Next we will probably see ABC claim to be fair and honest in it’s reporting.

ABC please have the integrity to note that you have changed the post. The original post was incorrect giving the democrats credit for putting the letter on ebay. It is now correct. This has caused some confusion in the posts. I agree that there are still significant facts omitted. Without such notification, it is not much wonder that the media is not trusted.

OldTrooper,
Rush became irrelevant when he was busted for illegally acquiring prescription drugs. When he takes a moral hard line and then is busted for immoral activity, he becomes a hypocrite, he is no longer relevant, his moral/ethical authority is completely gone. Only fools believe the words of hypocrites?
Because of Rush’s irrelevancy, Reid and the other signers embarrassed themselves by even bothering to address the situation. Rush is free to say what he wants, and people who favor hypocrites are free to listen to him.

Getalife,
I guess you’re one of those people who believes the words of hypocrites. You can see my previous post about people who favor hypocrites. The fact that there are 20 million listeners proves nothing about their intelligence. Far more than that believed the lie about WMD in Iraq. That certainly didn’t make it right. I saw right through the administration’s smoke screen, just like I see through Rush’s rhetoric. How about you?

Z. Byron Wolf…….YOU should check the facts and leave your liberal bias out of work you represent to be accurate! This piece is disgustingly and most likely purposely “flat out wrong!” ABC should be ashamed!

OK, whoever wrote this is a moron… My fellow democrats didn’t “make a ton of money for a charity.”
What a idiotic statement. The bidder and Rush made the money for the chairty. All my representatives did was make fools of themselves and play right into Rush’s hands.

Did anyone notice that after Harry Reid offered his support, the bidding died? His support did nothing to help raise money and might have actually served to kill it, hurting a charity. Just goes to show, even when the Dems loose on an issue they always find a way to piss on your shoes on the way out. Kind of like how Clinton pillaged the White house in 2000, Classy

Hillary could never represent the middle class. She’s to busy trying to win a power struggle and keep the lower class beholden to the socialist state.

When it’s time for the American Citizen to reclaim our government the names and signatures on this list will be the ideal place to start! Term Limits Now!

At least we do police our own side. Yes Sen. Larry Craig is a disgrace, but all republicans are calling for his resignation. We do try to hold ourselves to a standard. We don’t live up to it all the time, but at least we have one. How about William Jefferson Democrat who hid thousands in his freezer? How many democrats came out against him? He isn’t the only one either.

ABC shows how liberal they really are!!
Way to go Rush and keep up the good work!

Does anyone have a copy of the original text of this embarrassing piece of work? They changed it faster than John Kerry’s voting record when it started getting slammed for its string of inaccuracies, distortions, and outright lies. It was the Dems idea to auction the letter? They selected the charity the money would go to? That the Dems would make money for a charity…? Wow.
Does anyone really wonder why the credibility of ABC, CBS, CNN, et al is in the toilet? (Swirling right next to the moral fiber rich intellect of all the libs who commented above)

I’m not sure I understand why everyone is so upset. Harry raising over 4 million for a charity is a good thing, right?

Dingy Harry should be “drubbed” out of office. He used the power and prestige of the U.S. Senate, and taxpayer money, to attack, and to silence, a private citizen.
This is exactly the kind of event that our forefathers were trying to protect us from. A government that has morphed itself into a tyrranical body. Not, a government of, for and by the people.

Mike D — Excellently put, my man…excellently put.

Hey abc democrat “news”, your reporter forgot to mention what is happening to the millions of dollars? What is the total amount raised and where is it going? Maybe get a real reporter to “dig into this story” and do some actual work for a change. I’m sure you didn’t leave out 90% of the facts because you’re democrats promoting other democrats and unable to writing anything that is unflattering to the democrat party. ….and where are the quotes from the call? If you “insist” that he said what you’re claiming – lets see it? ….oh, that’s because you’d have to alter his words and then you’d be the one in front of a judge paying the millions of dollars to Rush? Good work – free interns are fine as writers for most stories but you may consider employing adults eventually.

To Jesse:
You wrote: “this is flat out wrong. Limbaugh put the letter up for auction, not the Dems.”
What are you smoking?
The article even quotes Reid acknowledging Limbaugh putting the letter up for auction (on Ebay): “But without qualification Mark May, the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they’re auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a worthwhile cause.
Jesse: please read or read carefully before posting.

once again, you, the left media, get it wrong..the dems did not earn this money for charity..it was rush, and it’s because the us gov’t was going after a private citizen..it has nothing to do with the dems and their political clout..is it any wonder we, the american people, don’t trust you..for god’s sake (hope that didn’t offend) get it correct..god bless rush and betty..for you, it is shameful you can’t report the actual facts..

This Reagan Republican couldn’t care less about that drug addicted blowhard.

Harry Reid got smacked down really good, and he should stay down, as down as his approval rating in Nevada.

ABC is one of the few networks to cover the Harry Reid letter purchase, but only to infect the story with a liberal spin. ABC sank so low, it criticized the previous donations by the buyer, a patriotic American citizen whose money will go to the families of servicemen who gave their lives for our country.
And Reid has the gall to try to take credit for the donation, when his only contribution was an attempt to silence a private citizen’s free speech.
Media left-wing hate has reached a new level of malignancy.

The details were reported accurately.
You’ve been so blinded by Faux news & the conservative biased media, that when something doesn’t go your way, the tantrums begin.
Rush is a disgrace.
When the repub party insists on using the likes of Rush and Coulter to speak for them, then you can expect to be judged harshly.

I believe this letter is worth the millions of dollars it’s going to fetch. Just as the Articles of the Confederation is an early historical piece of US government legislation, predating our Constitution. The Harry Reid letter that Rush is auctioning could possibly be an historical pre- document as well, being the earliest document on record of the United States Democratic Party transitioning into (pre)United States Communist Party, symbolizing it’s earliest efforts to silence free speech.

Chris,
You state: “Far more than that believed the lie about WMD in Iraq” …
Chris, please review Iraq’s own admissions to the UN regarding WMD (weapons of mass destruction: chemical, biological, nuclear).
Here’s one of many excerpts from the UN on Iraq and WMD:
13. In February 2003, Iraq invited UNMOVIC to witness the excavation of the
remains of R-400 series bombs that had been unilaterally destroyed. Eight intact R-400 bombs were recovered, together with components from 96 additional bombs of the same type. As noted in earlier reports to the Security Council, subsequent laboratory analysis of liquid samples collected by UNMOVIC from two of the intact bombs revealed evidence of fragments of the DNA of Bacillus anthracis and of the chemical compounds Iraq used to neutralize the biological agent.
Chris: facts, details may be disturbing but once you accept them into your life you will find them refreshing.

Get the facts straight!
“For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”"
THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED! Rush was referring to actual phony soldiers. Look it up!
The second time -
Back on October 1st, Harry Reid brought the letter to the Senate floor and asked Republicans to join him condemning Limbaugh for saying that soldiers who oppose the Iraq war are “phony soldiers.”
THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED! Rush was referring to actual phony soldiers. Look it up!
GAG what a bunch of CRAP -
The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.
THE DEMOCRATS DIDN’T DO THIS. RUSH DID.
Start using and writing facts!

Here’s the original text from ABC’s story. Judge for yourself what changes were made by ABC.
Bidding Over $2M for Dems Anti-Rush Letter
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October 19, 2007 12:34 PM
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Who says the political fingerpointing in Washington is all for naught?
Back in September, when Democrats and Republicans were sniping at each other over the Iraq war, Republicans passed a nonbinding resolution in the Senate condemning Moveon.org for calling David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, “General Betrayus” in a newspaper ad.
For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”
The furor seemed to have died down as the Senate moved away from voting on a string of Iraq resolutions to voting on domestic spending bills.
But today comes word that someone on Ebay is going to pay over $2 million for a letter Senate Democrats wrote to Mark Mays, President of Clear Channel, asking him to condemn Rush Limbaugh for the “phony soldiers” comment.
All proceeds from the auction of the letter will go to the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation, which distributes aid to the families to the children of fallen Marines on behalf of law enforcement officers.
It is unclear at this point who the high bidder is, though they go by the Ebay username y***t. Its unclear if anyone will go beyond the $2,100,100.00 bid (the 211th bid on the letter). But time is ticking down.
Rush Limbaugh himself put the letter up for auction on EBAY. Limbaugh sits on the board of the foundation.
Back on October 1st, Harry Reid brought the letter condemning Limbaugh for saying that soldiers who oppose the Iraq war are “phony soldiers.”
This was a line of political rhetoric that fed off Republicans and their condemnation of Moveon.org for the “General Betrayus” ad. There were nonbinding resolutions and letters written and that was supposed to be it.
At the time, Reid called on Republicans — who had condemned Moveon.org for the General Betrayus ad — to sign the letter condemning Limbaugh. But only 41 Democrats, including Reid, signed the letter.
Today, Reid was more conciliatory to Limbaugh and whoever is paying for the letter. Though he said on the Senate floor that as he had watched the bidding throughout the week, he never thought it would get to $2 million.
“Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don’t agree on everything in life and maybe that is kind of an understatement,” Reid said.
“But without qualification Mark May, the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they’re auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a worthwhile cause. I don’t know what we could do more important than helping to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education,” he said.
The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.

THIS is the example that republicans are using as “HISTORIC ABUSE OF POWER”
Oh, that’s classic. Such victims…ha..
LOLLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

So is it officially impossible to verify the facts before putting an article in print? I, as millions of others were, was listening to the show in question, and now hold this media outlet to the journalistic integrity of a cheap tabloid.

NO WAY! ABC NEWS JUST CAN’T GET IT RIGHT !!!!
The “Phony Soldiers” comment referred to specific “soldiers” who falsely claimed to have seen atrocities in Iraq.
In fact, one of these liars spent 5 months in the pokey for his lies.

Congratulations to ABC News. Try to find any mention of this story on the websites for NBC News or CNN.

sez right there in the original version what so many ,evidently cant read themselves ,and i quote yet again…
“Rush Limbaugh himself put the letter up for auction on EBAY. Limbaugh sits on the board of the foundation.”
i really cant believe how stupid people are,not to mention how happy and quick they are to show/prove it. i guess its like my buddy george used to say, ” no sense being stupid if you cant show it…”
actually there should probably be a minimum iq requirement of about 100 or so to vote, only problem with that is it would disqualify about 95% of the american people.
all abcnews really did was edit the original piece so light bulb iq readers could comprehend it easier. run spot run,see spot run…you know,get that difficult to process quantum physics level information down to the avg joes’ intellectual level.lol! no wonder people vote for republicans! so easy to fool…abc news did and they werent even trying!!
thanks abc,and although your editing was dearly needed by some/most of the rather dense readers here , i got jist of the original story just fine, i personally dont need the “short bus rider” version.

ABC got the story wrong. Why am I not surprised! “Senator” Reid (aka backstabbing idiot) had nothing to do with putting the slanderous letter on ebay to raise money. RUSH LIMBAUGH DID IT HIMSELF. Nor did “Senator” Reid tell others that Rush was also donating $2.1 Million. ABC–you’ve done as I expected–kissed the left wing’s butt.

If this little stunt of Reid’s doesn’t clearly show the American people just how stupid these Democrats are, I don’t know what will. It’s a shame that the American people were fooled into electing these do-nothings anyway.

Want to have this kind of fun every day?
Watch news conferences on C-Span then change to CNN real quick to see then distort the story.
It’s a riot.

Thank goodness that within a few years network news will be irrelevant. America will be better for it.

Discrace. I thought ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN were places to go to get the NEWS. Ok maybe they are but they are NOT accurate. No wonder people don’t watch them anymore.
Thank God for FOX. Get your facts right BEFORE you put a story to bed.

ABC’s report seems accurate. I don’t see where this is bias in this.

This is Rush and Clear Channel going after free publicity.
Wake up and see it for what it is.
They are the phonies.

“Phony Reporting at Its Best!” Democrats would sooner spit on our military than give them any support.

May I also ask that you inquire as to when all of the Senators who signed the letter will contribute, or is Senator Reid’s letter a real “Declaration of Incompetence”? Oh, and by the way, contribute their OWN funds, not the Taxpayers. They already steal enough from us!

ABC is ridiculous. Please don’t tell me you actually think America is stupid enough to read this and think the Dems are the ones who are charitable.

I apologize to abc for my negative postings. I finally read the article and it is totally correct. It does say that Rush listed the item on Ebay.

The reason the letter sold for two million dollars is NOT because Harry reid wrote it and 40 senators signed it. The real reason is because this letter represents the bigest abuse of power ever taken by the United States Senate(Government). That is why is a historic document.

I figured the democrat’s were the one’s who bought the letter.. Since they were stupid enough to send it in the first place… (purchase it to burn the damned thing) Their kids and grandkids are going to get beat up at school in the future for something these 41 senators did.
smearjay

ABC, you should be ashamed of yourselves. This is a VERY misleading account of what really transpired. If it were up to Harry Reid not a penny would have been raised. What a bunch of FOOLS!! Rush totally embarrassed the do-nothing dems.

Pretty funny. Blantant example of the media showing their bias and getting the facts wrong at the same time.
Rush put the letter up, not the Democrats.
Congrats to Betty Casey. The money will be going to a good cause.

Hey ABC…you are a willing LIAR here. Reid LIED about Rush Limbaughs comments. Reid and company signed this fraudulant document in total knowledge of the truth. Rush was CLEARLY speaking about soldiers who LIED about their status as soldiers, what they had done and what they had been involved in as well as medals they received. And now, ABC WILLINGLY comes along and does its part to falsly make it appear as if the Rush LIE was equal to what Move On dot Org did to Petraes.
SHAME ON YOU ABC! The country will hold you accountable for perpetuating the lie and showing the true colors of always being the liberal bias organization you really are.

News we cannot trust!

I love how the Dems are trying to spin this to be THEIR idea. Rush challenged them to match the donation out of their own pockets. I wonder how much they parted with? I’m guessing ZERO.

Please, ABC – you can do better than this. The Democrats never intended for the letter to be auctioned, they were trying to get Limbaugh canned. No matter what you think of Limbaugh’s views, this is over 4 million dollars going to charity because Limbaugh is matching the winning bid. The Democrats are the “phony fundraisers”!!

OUTSTANDING! The Democrats eat crow and the US Marines benefit from it.

Typo: Wasghinton, D.C.

I really, really love it when a plan comes together like this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Senator Harry Reid — and the 40 other Democrat patriots who came up with this brilliant idea to earn money for a worthwhile charity.
And shame shame on you Republicans for not joining in. Certain proof that Republicans don’t give a hoot what happens to our military and their families.

The letter is put up to make a mockery of the Dems, (along with raise money for a good cause), and Reid gets up and takes credit. Classic.

This headline is ridiculous and misleading, as usual. The democrats did nothing for the troops. Rush Limbaugh raised 4 million bucks and made fools of the democrats to boot! LOVE IT!!!

Anyone notice that no Dem Senator offered to match Limbaughs donation. Limbaugh is matching the 2.1 Million. Where are the VERY WEALTHY DEMS? Kerry, Kennedy, Lautenberg,Hillary, Rockefeller and others. Harry Reid loses again.

the idiots that vote these Hypocrats into office will continue to blindly follow them because they have no capacity for individual thought. It is blatant across the country.
Rush is a freaking genius and outsmarted the Hypocrats again and not one of them “put their money where their mouth is”!
Hey Hillery where are the cancelled checks for the $800,000 you were supposed to give back to Hsu? Did you forget where those files were as well or are they in the same place the Rose law firm records were!
Shameless! But what is even more scary is the 50% of this country that puts them in power!
GOD HELP US!

And Liberals are worried that the goverment will not get the taxes from a 4.2 million dollar tax deductible contibution that will actually help someone.

Silly Statements by Left Wing Wackos
RUSH is a Drug Addict for ex.. \
RUSH doesn’t vote in congress. But Dem Patrick Kennedy does. A Drug Addict Congressman should be your concern.

ABC, how in the world van you turn it around and credit the Dems for raising all that money for charity????? The articles ok until you read the last paragraph and wonder if Harry Reid is on your payroll. Who posted the letter? Who matched the bid? Who’s donating the money? I’ll talk real slow so even ABC can understand. It was a republican. You big dummy!

ABC’s spin is laughable. As is Harry Reid’s
insistance on inserting himself into the story.

This report is just as discusting as Harry Reid’s letter and his comments today on the Senate Floor.
Lastly, WHY DON’T YOU READ THESE COMMENTS AND GET OFF YOUR AGENDA.
IT STINKS

As a former marine it sickens me that punks like Reid are in the position they are in!You should be ashamed to be a lib today! The arrogance of Reid to try and take credit for Rushes good works is totally sickening! So keep spouting your crap, it only helps with our cause so thanks! loser.

“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
Tell me again how FOX news is biased?

I’m not even a conservative Republican, yet I agree with the majority here (who appear to be). By any standard, this is a stupid use of wit.

Ordinarily, there are more liberal posters on this website.. Moveon.org must have given all it’s staffers the day off to celebrate Chairman Ho Chi Minh’s Birthday…. Or maybe they are all working the phones raising money for Hillary….
smearjay

The letter will stand in history as the first open (in writing) attempt by the democrats to destroy the 1st amendment and install a communist syle government. Take on a democrat and the party will destroy you, is that Communism or Nazism? It sure isn’t a constitutional government that guarntee’s every citize the right to speak. Dems have now proven to the world that they are nothing more than the slime of the world. They back this up with a ‘Stark’ raving lunitic from Ca. Aren’t you dem’s ashamed to be called a dem?

I am confused, the article states that Rush was responsible for the EBay auction AND that he is matching the donation. Why are all the comments saying that the article does not have this info? Did these folks read a different article as me?

So how much money did Dingy Harry put up? Millionaire (by way of Theresa) John Kerry? Hillary? What exactly is Reid taking credit for? The lies and fraud that went into the letter and is the sole reason for the 2 Mil bid at auction? Do you think any antiwar nut put up any money to preserve this great act of courage by Reid and the Democrats?

SENATOR REID SHOULD CONDEMN EBAY FOR ITS BIAS AUCTION. NO ONE IN AMERICA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR THESE SIGNATURES

Would they have received 4Million if the Dems had not written this letter? Yes. The charity that Rush is on the board of has already raised 29 Million and much of that is money Rush has donated.

Reid is a shameless, lying, pitiful man. He is an embarrassment to this country. A weak , weak desperate man.

Rush Limbaugh raised the money, the Democrats didn’t.

Come on Harry Reid, pony up some charity money to match Rush Limbaugh’s donation. I know you just made some money on that “crooked land deal” you just did… Do it for the Children…Do it for the children… (classic libera line…)
smearjay

How can you possibly write that the “Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol”??
This had nothing to do with the Democrats–it was Rush and his staff turning an outrageous and slanderou attack on him by the Dems into something positive and beneficial for the children of our military.
And by the way, you need a new proofreader–you misspelled “matters” in the last line.

Let’s USE this to get out the vote and defeat HC or BO. Hey, BO…get it? More political speak makes me sick.

This story ends all wrong. Democrats raised nothing for Charity, Republicans and in particular Mr. Limbaugh raised over 4 million. Democrats are challenged to match Rush and his generosity toward these children. The author of this story may wish to ask the 41 Senators as to which are going to take the challenge and actually help children. I suspect not a single Democrat. So for helping children, it is millions from Republicans and nothing from Democrats. How typical.

To quote Rush:
“Senator Reid, let me be clear about this one more time: it wasn’t your letter that raised this money — it was your abuse of power.”
Giving Democrats credit for this is a pathetic attempt to deceive uninformed readers. Also unlike the letter to moveon.org the letter about Rush was based on a lie, Rush never said that anti-war soldiers were unpatriotic.

Reid is a piece of crap along with the rest of the Democrats. Those of us in the military know who supports us. The news wonders why we in the military do not like them. This is a perfect example. The truth right in front of them and they still can not get it right.
Rush is our biggest supporter and always has been.

If you dittoheads want to do something for Marines, you can always go ENLIST.
No, no, let me guess. You were in Vietnam. You were in Beirut. You have 17 Purple Hearts….
Any vet that supports a draft dodger like Limbaugh or Cheney, or an AWOL like Bush, is a disgrace to their uniform anyway. Even a pretend one like most of you have.

To Dennis the Menace and Reality and others who think this letter is being misinterpreted you need to get past his attempt to whitewash the smear and join the cause. Now I did delete a sentence so those of you who need help reading between the lines can get it:
“Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don’t agree on everything in life and maybe that is kind of an understatement,” Reid said.
“I don’t know what we could do more important than helping to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education,” he said.
Mrs Bridget
88 with the spunk of a 47 year old

ABC has been modifying the article. Its different now then when it was released earlier.

This is totally ridiculous, the Democrats were trying to cause an Imus style firing of Rush not raise money, this article is not only completely biased, but total fiction. How could any news organization expect to be take seriously when they print total fabrications because of their political beliefs.

“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
WWWWHHHHHAAATTTTT????????
That sound you here is the thin veiled curtain that denies liberal bias falling to the ground.
What an out right bold face lie. Maybe this is just a mistake.

Nevadians! Please recall Reid!

I’ve been following this story from the beginning. From the day that Rush used the word “phony” until today. The inability of the “mainstream” media to accurately report on a story that takes no more than an hour to do background on, is shameful at best. There are two obvious conclusions: spin or incompetence.

The letter was full of lies. The forty-one nitwits who signed it used their positions to try to intimidate freedom of speech, clearly a violation of their oaths. ABC never reports the truth about sleazy democraats. These arrogant liberal creeps don’t deserve to be serving as animal control officials, much less making laws tht we have to obey. Pathetic himan debris is what they are.

Last line in this article:
” No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol”
This reporting is nuts !! This auction was in essence a statement AGAINST the Democratic Senate leadership and their interpretation of “free” speech -

Too bad, you were the only one of the big three (four if you count CBS) that I still watched. Now you go down the toilet with the rest. Not as bad as exploding gas tanks, but still a pretty good stink. See ya later, kids! Say bye to Charlie for me!!!

dear ABC
Your statement “No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol” is completely and totally wrong. the democrats had NOTHING to do with the letter making a ton of money. rush limbaugh was the driving force behind this donation and deserves all the credit for it, not to mention his matching the sale with his own money. i don’t see any of your precious democrats opening their wallets, and they won’t.

So let me get this right. Murtha wrongly convicts troops of war crimes. All of Hollywood – while saying they “just want to bring the troops home” continue to talk about them killing mothers and sisters. DePalma makes a movie about a few bad soldiers and portrays it to be what all soldiers do. The group dictating policy for congress (moveon) calls our general in iraq a liar. Where the hell is the letter signed by reid and clinton, et al condemning these people? This is why it’s wrong.
And to the dolt who says Rush is no longer relevant – 20 million listeners makes him relevant. if you knew how to use the english language you would be questioning his credibility – not his relevance.

There is nothing more ridiculous then when people who never served in the military, Harry Reid and his friend “Reality” on here, run around accusing others of having never served in the military. It is so retarded and laughable. They are just too stupid to be embarrassed by themselves.

“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
You really believe that the democrats are the ones responsible for making the money here?
There’s a reason that you and the other networks are losing viewership and this is a fine example of it!

Look, whther you agree with his politics or not, Rush has done a great thing here, depite the Senate Dems. trying to take some credit for it just because they signed it.
Senator Reid, man up and admit that what you said was a boldface lie, taken out of context, and grossly misrepresented or get out of the Senate. Plain and simple. That goes for ANY public official, regardless of party affiliation.
As for the news agency’s, this goes for all of them including Fox to some extent, stop playing politics with us all and just REPORT the news, not distort the news.
When did American politics stray from what is best for AMERICA and move to what is best for me and mine. As Americans, we all hold a portion of the blame for allowing things like this to continue and not stop it by using the ballot box. If you don’t like them, vote them out or shut the hell up.

THE PERSON WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS MORAL COMPASS, SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY SHORT MEMORY. AT LEAST NONE OF THE REPULBICANS THAT HE LISTED HAVE NOT DISRESPECTED THEIR OFFICES LIKE PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON DID WITH THE INTERN MISS MONICA. WHICH WAS IT, (ABOUT SEX OR LYING TO THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY) WHICH IS A FELONY. SO WHY DON’T ALL OF YOU GREAT DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING THE OLD TROOPER SEND OVER YOUR 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS TO VISIT WITH FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON. SINCE IT WAS ONLY ABOUT SEX IT SHOULD NOT BOTHER ANY OF YOU.

The letter was auctioned as an anti- Rush SMEAR. The MSM and Drive By Media know it. And the public knew they were ignoring the story and would twist it today. They play dumb when they want to, make up the news, twist facts, pretend they are god when they want. Oh yes ~ and they are phony reporters when they want. They cry first ammendment rights when they want and ignore them when it suits their agenda. Proof is in this article. Rush, thank you for your stellar patriotism. America needs you now more than ever!

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
What sleezy biased BS!

What A disgrace!! Harry Reid Should be ashamed of himself! He Had Nothing to do with the money raised By Mr Limbaugh and now he and other democrats are trying to take credit….SHAME on them! Why not do what Rush did, MATCH THE FUNDS!!!!!! Put their money where their mouth is. ABC, shame on You too for making it sound like the Dems helped out, They did NOT and You know it….Get it right so the country can maybe start to trust the network news again or are You just too tied up in the partison politics. No network political bias, give me a break!!!

To all of you liberals, just read the last line. Where are your reading skills? It is an outright lie and yet you seem ok with that. It is really telling about you and the media that is on your side in everything.

I dont understand this story I thought Rush was th one who put the letter up for auction. Well just gives me another reason not to trust ABC.

How did the Democrats raise any money here? They were invited by Mr. Limbaugh to match the winning bid, thereby increasing the amount given to charity. None of the 41 Senators elected to match the bid. Give credit to Mr. Limbaugh for the smarts to use a political hack-job’s ill planned personal attack to benefit the families of true heros.

Wow, I am amazed by the number of people who cannot comprehend this article/blog. Many of you just saw the link from Drudge and assumed the headline from Drudge was accurate. Learn to read!
Wolf credits the political vitriol of Democrats. Much like it was said money was made for the Humane Society off Mike Vick, money was given to charity off the Democrats.
Read and then decide, people. Don’t wait for Drudge to tell you what to think.
Go on and support the man calling any soldier who disagrees this war a “phony soldier,” though. That’s a great way to treat the men and women who have sacrificed so much for us.

ABC = Democrat mouthpiece. At least try to be objective and accurate.

The democrats contributed nothing to the marine law enforcement fund. Harry Reid crossed perilously close to the line in slandering and lying about a private citizen then trying to get him censored by writing that letter to his boss, Clear channel. Harry Reid is digging his own grave with his mouth everytime he opens it. Veterans of Nevada don’t feel that he represents them anymore. It’s time for HIM to go – vote him out.

What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Not much. Way to go dittoheads, and way to go Rush! In your eye, Dingy Harry. In your eye, you dolt.

Once again, the drive-by media lies for the stupid Democrats – what else is new. Notice how the story mentions that Rush matched the $2.1 million, but leaves out the part that Limbaugh challenged these gutless worms of Senators to also match the winning bid and none of them will.

As usual the drive-by media are wrong – they did not even report on the auction of the leter – and it was for a charity – and now they give the credit to dingy harry reid. That is why I am glad there is somewhere else to get my news other than the 3 networks – they have only one agenda… we all know what that is…………………..

Okay Morons listen up. I was listening to Rush when he made the non-comment about soldiers against the war. He never said what he is being accused of by the dems. Gees, where do you start. For those of you too young to know any better, during the Vietnam war a number of people represented themselves as soldiers and talked about how they commited attrocities. The thing was none of them were ever in Vietnam. Lately, another bozzo representing himself as a soldier talked about attrocities being committed in Iraq. Like his predecessors he was never there. This was the phony soldier Rush was discussing.

I’ve read many of the comments here. People on the right, this is what Rush has been saying about the MSM and Drive By Media for many moons now. This is an object lesson for us all to observe and take to heart. They are INTENTIONALLY twisting the story. They intentionally ignored it and now they are twisting it. They took their cue from Harry Reid on the Senate floor today. Any of this ringing true to you?? ABC loves all these negative comments. They rally the base for the left ~ and in doing so, they hope to glean a few more votes from the right. Don’t be so shocked. Truth no longer has value in the media.

There is so much said already on this blog regarding this disgraceful piece of journalistic distortion, I can’t possibly add anything really new, other than to add that although I do not always ‘buy-in” to everything Rush pontificates, THIS article clearly attempts to deflect the central point of WHY this was a successful eBay auction – that the Senate of the US has essentially sanctioned a private citizen for his speech. And to make it even worse, they didn’t even get it right, having totally distorted his “phony soldier” comment. This is really disgusting Senatorial leadership AND journalism.

Did Dirty Harry Reid offer to match the auction price as a donation ?
Nope it was Rush who is matching the auction bid, not Dingy Harry.

Democrats didn’t make a ton of money for charity, what a pathetic thing to say…
Rush Limbaugh is the one that raised the money. The reason it fetched so much was because he put on there an example of the government and democrats trying to silence a private citizen.
Rush Limbaugh deserves credit for this, not the idiot Democrats.

The problem with the article is simple. It gives credit to Sen. Reid for raising funds. The reason why the letter attracted the attention and bids it did was because of how outrageous it was… it attracted attention because of its felicity with the facts of Mr. Limbaughs statement. To say the Democrats raised this money is a little bit gauling.

Byron Wolf, you should be ashamed of yourself for perpetrating these lies. No Republicans signed the letter because they knew the truth: Reid’s allegations were based on a lie ginned up by a liberal attack group.
ABC News, you have a choice: you can continue to spread lies, or you can act like a real news organization and tell the truth: this whole thing was an attempt by Media Matters and Senate Democrats to censor Rush Limbaugh, and he threw it back in their faces.

Harry Ried had NOTHING to do with the charity aspects of Rush’s brilliant ebay event. You people in the “newsroom” live in an alternate universe.

Dingy Harry Smear Letter Now Worth $2.1 Million (UPDATE): Cheesiest Stunt Ever From Dingy Harry

Unbelievable.
The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.

It’s really mature to accuse people who disagree with you of being incapable of reading.

THIS REPORT IS DISHONEST!!!
The Democrat Senators specifically sent this letter to DESTROY RUSH LIMBAUGH. (a la Don Imus)

Amazing the amount of comments that have already been made.

Hey, don’t call this guy a “phoney journalist”, that’s unpatriotic! How many of you have ever served as a journalist? yeah, I thought so!

Thank God for the Democrats raising this kind of money–it’s going for a great cause!

Fake story. There are no writers at ABC

Yo Mr Cee read this:
“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
That makes it sound like Dems raised the $ which they did not. ABC has it wrong.

Rush was the one who put the letter up for auction and then matched the 2 million dollar donation! None of the democrats are matching it.

The Democrats had nothing to do with this auction except that they attacked a privite citizen by lying about him before Congress and before the people of the United States. The Democrats should be ashamed first for allowing the MoveOn ad, then attacking citizen Limbaugh, and then trying to use the letter to make themselves look good.

You all know the real story. ABC News or Ministry of Truth? You tell me.

POSITIVE PROOF OF THE EXTREME LIBERAL BIAS OF THE MEDIA…… Democrats had no involvement in putting this letter on Ebay nor in matching the funds that occurred because of Rush Limbaugh. How any so called journalist could write this article and GIVE DEMOCRATS CREDIT FOR THIS IS OVER THE TOP. Let’s see…GWB caused the hurricanes that ravaged New Orleans but Democrats are saving the world thanks to Al Gore and now Democrats get credit for Rush Limbaugh’s putting this on Ebay for charity???? The bias just keeps getting worse.

I guess we will be seeing Harry Reid and Hillary on “The View” monday morning discussing how much money “they” raised for the marines familes….. Liar’s at ABC..
smearjay

ABC is making CBS look good.
Rewrite the story and this time, get it right. This is why most Americans no longer pay attention to network news.

ABC, this is sleezy, lying reporting…,kind of like Harry Reid. Now you see why you have the reputation for being in bed with the Dems. Now, not only Harry, but you too, need to apologize to Rush. I wonder if that will ever happen. Hmmmmm.

No surprise here. ABC took Reid’s bait from earlier today and put it out as news. This article is no more than a recitation of Harry Reid’s talking points from his speech on the Senate floor. There is now no doubt that the leftist media does not research their stories. Rush predicted this on his show and, amazingly, a few hours later it comes to pass.
You should be ashamed of yourselves, ABC. Try doing a little research next time so you don’t embarrass yourself again. Reid turned this whole thing around to make himself look better. He’s trying to diffuse the situation by making it look like he somehow deserves credit for these funds being raised. How foolish and cowardly. And this guy thinks he’s qualified to help run our country? Shameless!

Last time I ever tune-in to anything related to you. I praise Rush Limbaugh for being what you or any Democrat can claim to be- honest.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rebuked a fellow San Francisco Bay-area liberal Friday for what she said were “inappropriate” comments about Iraq during a congressional debate.
Your turn Reid!!!

Nice job totally mixing up the issues and turning your story into something so complicated so as to confuse the useful idiots you write for.

Finally my Democratic Party has stepped forward to put our money where our hearts are! This is just fantastic for Hillary and the whole party! God Bless the USA!!

Dan Rather got hired on at ABC, eh?

Why doesn’t ABC take the time to find out the facts before the publish the story. ABC should be embarrassed by such shoddy workmanship.

AMAZING. Maybe when reporters start reporting on stories by actually researching the facts rather than projecting your view, you might, and I say you MIGHT get some viewers back. I haven’t watched ABC, NBC or CBS nightly news for over 5 years just for this type of unreporting.

It’s a shame all this partisanship is obscuring the fact that ABC has done a god-awful job of reporting this story. Honestly, politics is politics and there is slime on both sides. But the truly disgusting aspect of this story is the utter incompetence of ABC and their inability to get even the simplest story correct.

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol”
Whoa, whoa, whoa…Mr. ABC reporter, are you high? The dems had NOTHING do with this. They never intended for this to happen. This was all Rush Limbaugh. And no mention that he is matching $2.1 million for the cause. You are disgrace to your profession.

As an independent voter, I was horrified that Congress attempted to censor a private citizen. Sounds pretty threatening to me.

ABC news. What a joke. They don’t even mention what the democrats said was a pure lie. Rush NEVER said phony soldiers about real soldiers, only ones who lied about actually serving in the military.

Limbaugh, who then coins the term ‘phony soldiers’, agrees with him. Thus insulting every soldier that disagrees with this position by referring to them as being a phony soldier.
It’s RIGHT THERE, and throwing a bunch of money at a charity won’t make it disappear.

What??
Where is the part about the “signing senators” matching the bid to show their support for the troops as they were challenged to???
Oh… that’s right.
They didn’t donate a single PENNY! (and yet ABC has the gall to claim democrats were the reason for this act of charity-I suppose so, from a self-absorbed and perverse perspective, after all… it was they who signed it).

And to the un-educated few, reading AND comprehension is a must for intelligence to thrive.
If you can’t listen to a transcript, nor read it, nor understand the context, nor read 2 minutes prior to, or after a specific statement – go back to your public grammar school and demand a recount.
Perhaps you can explain (I know, it takes longer than 30 seconds to hold a coherent thought, stinging more than one together could get tough) how it is a man calling soldiers “phony” has donated more money, time and honor to our soldiers than ALL leftwing Democrats combined? You can’t explain it because it’s not real. You can fantasize about it all you want – the left has a chokehold on fantasy.

It brought me to tears when I read what Harry Reid has done for our country–$4.2 million! And now I know why old Rush won’t invite him on the program–Harry was an amateur boxer before he joined the Capitol Police Force!

This poor excuse for a human being deserves to be kicked out of the senate, and furthermore, kicked out of this country. He is a disgusting, dispicable, crooked creep.

guys, the quality reporting on this page is the product of the layers of fact checking that goes into a mainstream report. How dare you independent bloggers in your PJs criticize this report. It is 100% accurate and the truth. Do you really think the layers of editors and fact checkers could get wrong who sold the letter or why it was written? those are basic facts. Of course this the correct version of the truth. Ah, who’s John Galt? there’s no way of explaining this to you.

How can he end the article with saying that the democrats raised all this money for charity? ABC has just lost another viewer.

ABC is part of the new-McCarthyism.
“Sir, have you no shame!”

All this talk and little mention of the fact that what we have here is the government, or at least 41 Senators, attempting to silence a private citizen by pressuring a radio network that is licensed by the government. Can you imagine the outcry about the attack on the first amendment if 41 republicans wrote a similar letter to say, CNN, trying to silence one of its talking heads? It is truly frightening that the media is willing to ignore this aspect of the story. The latent fascism on the left is enormous.

Since when is a request for Clear Channel to repudiate Limbaugh’s comments censorship? I cannot believe so many people are supporting Limbaugh for calling any soldier who disagrees with this was a “phony soldier.”

JJ,
Bill Clinton is not respected around the world – he’s liked. There’s a big difference. Travel the world, experience different cultures and you’ll see how real world leaders act.

This story is a joke.

Man you people at ABC are complete morons, can’t you get anything right? We the people out here know whats what. It won’t be long and the alphabet networks will nothing but a bad memory.

HAS ANYONE BEEN WATCHING THIS FOR A WHILE??
I’m not sure, but I think ABC has just added the “off their political vitriol” to the article.
I’m pretty sure that 15 minutes ago it read, “No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for charity.”
Anyone else see this change??

This article is just sad.

Hey Slim,
Rush has invited him on the program

Your comedy shot is just hanging at the end of the article. (What else could you expect from the alphabet channels.) An other example of the slanted position that has driven viewers away from the nightly news.
The only reason that I picked this up was a link from Drudge – otherwise it just be part of the background “noise” from the left.

Haha Great job Rush!! You are the best!!

This article is another example of the mainstream liberal bias. These 41 Democrats were abusing their power to attach Rush Limbaugh, a private citizen, because they don’t like his conservative philosophy. They lie about Rush’s comments in the letter and you repeat their lie in this article. Rush never called REAL soldiers “phony soldiers.” If you did any research at ABC, you would learn that he was referring to someone who was thrown out of boot camp and has since been critical of the war. Harry Reid did not write this letter with the intention of raising money for the Marines’ families. This was Rush’s idea. Harry Reid is disingenuously trying to take credit for the way Rush turned their hate into good.

Shanoe, maybe you are talking about a different Limbaugh show, but the one in question was regarding anyone who disagreed with the Iraq war. Look up the transcript.

The ones who did not sign wanted no part of such an idiotic letter and Reid knows this.

This article is a disgrace and a deliberate attempt to mislead the America public. If there was such a thing as journalistic ethics this “reporter” would be a proud recipient of an unemployment check.

Reid and the democrats who signed this letter blundered badly. They now desperately try to spin the story to suggest that they were somehow involved in a worthwhile charitable cause. In fact, it is the historic attack of the majority leader of the senate on a private citizen’s free speech rights that made this letter sell for so much. The whole story will continue to come out and those who signed the letter will be haunted by it. It seems like everytime the democrats try to pull another one of their dirty attack tricks, they just step in it all over again.

Honestly! Traditional media are the Pavlovian dogs of the current Democrat congress. Don’t worry – the vast majority of existing media is on life support and once they realize their monopoly on information and spin is over they’ll just fade away.

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
TYPICAL DEM PHILANTHROPY…, ALWAYS WITH SOMEBODY ELSE’S MONEY!!!

Yeah, um, so if the Wolf or some other highly educated editor of ABC News can come on this thread and explain that last sentence and tell us how, exactly, the Democrats are going to make “a ton of money” for the Marine Law charity, that would be grrreat. mmm-k? yeah.

ABC stands for “all biased coverage”. Sadly their news programs have become part of the liberal smear macine. Media bias is disgusting.

The real news here is that ABC and the other major news networks did not call Sen. Reid on his initial lie, point out Sen Reid’s attempt at intimidating Rush, report about the brillant auction while is was occuring, or honestly report Sen Reid’s pathetic attempt to take credit for Rush’s work.

vitriol – abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
….while I am no writer, and wouldn’t pretend to know the “ins and outs” of writing….I don’t think the writer was giving dems a compliment w/ the last comment. …I would read it more as a “regardless of what the dems do their venomous language (..ie..intentions) makes money for charities” ….I do believe I’ve heard Rush himself say “lemons into lemonaide” …granted I’m assuming those in an uproar over the article are focusing heavily on the last comment…maybe not. …and I am a conservative by the way, and found his lies and comments regarding Rush and his “involvement” in the raising of the money appauling.

It is clear that trying to silence ONE conservative is worth $2.1M, I propose that Sen. Harry Reid send letters threatening the 1st amendment rights of conservatives (its a living, breathing constitution anyway) to each and every conservative in the country. Imagine the windfall charities could then receive.

Reggie,
ABC has changed the article from how it first appeared here. Also the reason it took so much in at the auction is because Reid was trying to smear and silence Rush by repeating a lie about what was said on his show. If you want to say that Rush was calling all troops that don’t agree with the war “Phoney” then you don’t know Rush. maybe you should listen to him for a couple of weeks.?

Folks, when truth is no longer of value, the core of our civilization will crumble. For on what basis can the rule of law have value if truth is not at the core? We have “truth” laws. Truth in lending, for instance. Where is truth in reporting? Getting this story factually straight had to be one of the easiest assignments a reporter could report. But, this was not meant to be a truthful story. It is a story w/an arrogant agenda. Hear that crumbling sound? It is our country crumbling from the center.

This is incredibly misleading, and the reason that I no longer watch or read ABC news (for for that matter, NBC or CBS.) This is why most THINKING Americans look for facts and form our own conclusions instead of having some incompetent news commentator tell us what to think.
Harry Reid is an incompetetent leader, and Rush Limbaugh has every right to crow about his coup against the U.S. House Democrats. And Kudos to Rush for his dedication to a worthy charity.

giving Democrats credit for the money raised. Rush put the letter up for auction!! Another drive by media hatchet job.

I can’t stand listening to Rush. His arrogance – whether merely a schtick or not – is so far over the top I can’t tolerate more than maybe 5 minutes of the man.
On this issue, though, Rush is in the right. There is a rash of wannabes who are claiming to have served in the military and, like in the case of that pathetic Jesse MacBeth, doing extraordinary things. Rush called these clowns out. In the process, he also called out the liberals who have so whole-heartedly latched on to these phony soldiers. That didn’t sit too well with Harry Reid and cohorts, so they tried to go on the offensive and tried to spin Rush’s comments into something anti-military. Instead of addressing the issue of these wannabes, Senators such as Iowa’s own Tom Harkin went public with attacks on Rush. Anyone with half a brain and who is willing to learn the truth about what Rush said should be disgusted!
The liberals are so desperate to prove they aren’t anti-America and anti-military, yet they stand idly by while a bunch of pathetic excuses for humans try to take credit for being something they could never measure up to being…an American soldier, sailor, airmen, or marine. These phony soldiers are a disgrace and a danger to those who have served, yet the liberals, the BIG supporters of the military, stand by and do nothing to bring this issue to public attention. Instead, they’d rather create lies about something someone said that they don’t agree with. Pathetic!
And then on top of all of it, morons like Reid try to take credit for an action that is almost completely opposite of what they tried to accomplish. The really sad thing is the sheep who blindly follow what media outlets like ABC tell them to believe. Wake up people! Use your brains…learn the FACTS!
At the same time, I find it absolutely hysterical that Rush took an attack launched on him by liberals and spun it around to something so positive that the liberals who launched the attack are now trying to take credit for the positive results! LOL
Sorry liberals…if that’s the mindset and capabilities of your “leaders”, you’re not only NOT going to win the White House, you’re going to lose Congress and the lofty 11% approval rating you’ve led it to, too!

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
It is spelled MATTER, not MATER!!!!

Actually ABC News coined the phrase “phony soldiers” and “phony heroes” 3 days before Rush ever uttered it.
Saying that the Democrats are going to “make a ton of money for charity” is crediting them, not Limbaugh. Maybe you should learn to read, did you miss that last horribly spelled sentence or what??

“For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”
Good lord. It’s been WEEKS and you appropriately named DRIVE-BYs still don’t have it right! You never point out how the charge in the letter was a complete falsehood as Rush was never talking about soldiers who opposed the war. But then you go on to say:
“For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”"
Oh is that right? Which Democrats are donating to MCLEF? Where’s that in your report. How much is Harry Reid donating in this ‘join venture’ he’s imagining between him and Mark “May”? He’s not donating a thing. And he’s not because he’s a Senator. It’s not his responsibility because he has the authority to tell other people what to do with their own money.
Fortunately this media is becoming more and more obsolete since probably 90% of the people here came from Drudge.

There are those still trying to claim that Rush was directing the phony soldier phrase toward real soldiers who happen to oppose the war. This is patently false which the record shows. But nevermind that. let’s say for a moment he did say that. When will the US senate write letters to my employer suggesting he punish me for saying things they don’t like? Chilling. Pretty soon people will get the real point of this story and then the 41 signers will really squirm.

Hey- Harry and your “wanna be’s”… a word to the wise. “It is a fearful thing to be in the hands of the living God”. Hebrews 10:31. The end is near… have a nice trip!!!

Our Democrat friends in government and media are incapable of dealing with life as it is. They really do live in an alternative reality comprised of wishful longings, hyper egoism and bile for those that differ.

Lennin, Who do you think makes 90% of the contributions to charity in this country? It is certainly not the liberals.

Is it true Harry Reid is going to match the donation?

One question, Z. Byron: If Dingy Harry hadn’t tried to grab credit today, would you have even bothered to report on the outcome of the auction?

If James Watson would just take a look at the media he would realize the least intelligent people are reporters. It has nothing to do with DNA, just bias.

You should put Rush’s quote for what he said up here before you decide to just reinforce what Reid and his buddies accused him of. He directed the comment at those who falsified their war records, not every soldier who opposes the war. Some of you reporters are such pinheads. Try objective reporting some time. You might have to do some research to figure out what objective reporting is. Reid is just trying to salvage a situation that has made him and his buddies look really petty and stupid and that will be preserved for posterity.

Typical of the Democrats and MSM, especially ABC News, to get wrong again!
Please do your own research next time.

More evidence that Journalist need to be Licensed, they went to J School at best because they would fail at anything else they did. These are the same people that fail the Rorschach test

Posted by: Reggie | Oct 19, 2007 7:01:06 PM
Rush Limbaugh’s comments were neither “TREASONOUS” or “UNAMERICAN”. And for someone that claims people here are not paying enough attention to details you are being hypocritical.
Get your own facts straight before trying to call out others on theirs.

HE NEVER SAID SOLDIERS WHO OPPOSE THE WAR. You are a News agencies aren’t you? Why can’t you tell the truth? HACKS!
For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”
HE NEVER EVER SAID SOLDIERS WHO OPPOSE THE WAR. EVER! GOT IT!

Yes, the article mentioned Rush is matching the winning bid. Yes, it did mention Rush was the one who put the letter on Ebay. However…the overall tone of the article is “Oh lookie what the Dems did for the good of the charity!” which is a load of crap. AND it never mentions the fact that Rush’s original comments were made about idiots lying about their service record. Btw, liberals continue to hollar about Rush and his prescription drug problem. Like they know anything about what actually happened. Geezus. Get a life.

Harry Reid is an idiot. All he did was raise the influence of Rush Limbaugh all over the world. He even helped eBay with their presence, like they needed it. I think he is personally giving the 2008 election to the Republicans because he is just the most incompetent person ever to run the D senate. Every democratic senator who signed the letter has just fallen in line and that will be and always has been their demise. I wish there was something else to believe in but I think the Republicans just received a real shot in the arm which will bring them to power again.

The slant and bias of this story is just another reason that the media is our enemy within.

These weasel senators put their lies about Rush on paper and accused him of things he never did. And it is easy to proove that David Brock is a serial liar. So the dims all fell for the carefully edited tape and tried to use the power of the senate to punish a private citizen. When called on it they refuse to apologise and try to pretend they were raising money all along. although it is so obvious to anyone.

This is a quote from the story. “Rush Limbaugh himself put the letter up for auction on EBAY. Limbaugh sits on the board of the foundation and he has reportedly said on his show that he will match the winning bid — a total of $4.2 million for the foundation.” So ABC did mention this fact, however, I watched to see how MSNBC would handle this, an it seemed to get the same coverage, but leaving off the part where Rush matched the funds, also, no reference to the content of the letter, which as Rush has stated today, will be worth much more as years go by. It was so sad to see Mr Reid on the Senate floor trying to take credit for this. Shame on him. It would be nice to get the full story from the MSM, just once.

Reid is a slimy little twerp and network news is irrelevant

just when it appears the message is so clear, and laughable that the Dem’s might catch on, their spokespersons and leaders show a scary strange, narcissistic bending of reality. We may need to Move On to a third party. My Dems are leaving me.

Reedo or any other Dem would never know how to contribute their own $dollars. They spend our $$$ that they steal with tax hikes.
Yea, Betty for giving money to stop Hillary on one side ( to Barrack) while boosting support for our fallen solders and law enforcement families.
Harry ain’t going to contribute any more than penniless words.

I have a correction for this article and the reporting for the past weeks.
The news in one sentence:
A literal reading of the Sept. 26 show in question shows that the controversial host did not say that soldiers opposing the war are “phony.”

How can this article be published with a straight face?

Democrats had nothing to do with this. Shame on ABC news. Good for Rush and Mrs. Casey.

Reid (and 41 co conspirators) smeared a private citizen. RUSH LIMBAUGH turned a government smear into a blessing for the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Charity.
REID is a bumbling fool. RUSH is a Valiant Generous Citizen. GET IT Right.

As for the wmds, it seems to me there were satellite photos of large trucks leaving Iraq en masse for Syrian soil while the DEMs stalled any military action by demanding another vote to approve the war. But of course that was only on fox, and not for long- so any “well informed” lib couldn’t believe that.

What is amazing is that ABC is generally the least lib-biased news org.! Thats how bad the public is being lied to. Maybe the lies arent working. Hows that 11% approval rating, Harry?

So who is worse? Reid or ABC? Tough call for sure.

ABC “News” LOL…stick with sports.

Rush predicted this on his show today: Reid’s comments were only made to give liberal reporters a chance to spin the story.
I am only here because Drudge linked to this page.

And to the idiot from Media Matters that keeps posting the Rush transcript that precisely and without a shadow of a doubt proves Rush NEVER, NOT ONCE said “Soldiers that oppose the war are Phony Soldiers”.
Thanks! We have been saying that from day one! Rush merely commented on the callers remark that there are Real Soldiers, and Rush confirmed there are Phony Soldiers. How freakin hard is that to grasp?
Go back to Media Matters and find some new talking point non-scandal to drool over.

ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PMSNBC…..you’re all so predictable.

Scott Thomas Beauchamp is a phony solder.
He wrote first person accounts that never happened while serving in Germany and Kuwait. Before he even saw Irag!
Report that ABC

the article is correct when it states: “Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.” Those are (factually) the words in the letter, but ABC conveniently leaves the impression that it is a fact that Rush did so; rather than clarify that Rush was referring to those who conjure up military service credentials without ever serving.
Further, Dems not only can’t admit they were outwitted by Rush, they want in on the auction’s success. Harry Reid must believe that all of America is as ‘dim-witted’ as those who elected him. I have notified him that after he ‘retires’ from the Senate, if he visits any town that needs a ‘Village Idiot’..he’s got the job!

This is the worst written article that I have read in a long time. It is all over the map, and then give credit to the disgusting folks that signed that letter, rather than to Limbaugh. What a pathetic joke!

Lets face the facts .. Good News for the USA = Bad news for Liberals/Progressives/DEMOCRATS/SOCIALIST……But bad news for the USA = GOOD NEWS

Nice Job Senator Reid, you finally joined a good cause, backing Rush Limbaugh’s efforts.

Rush made the democrats look SOOOOOOOOO SILLLLLLLLLY!
Senate Majority vs. Rush Limbaugh
Democrats-0 Rush-1

Rush merely commented on the callers remark that there are Real Soldiers, and Rush confirmed there are Phony Soldiers.
————-
Limbaugh said what he said. It’s right there on the tape. He had plenty of time left on the show that day to say he didn’t mean soldiers that disagreed with him.
Limbaugh didn’t say anything until after people started complaining. Then, he tried to change everything around and even posted an EDITED version on his website which Fox News (of course) broadcast.

Let’s face it, Harry Reid and his ilk were pulling their hair out while this smear letter against Rush was climbing up the high money mountain!
Another stupid failure from the democratic hacks who signed onto it.
The reporter is clueless as well since this article is biased!LOL!!!
Way to go Rush!

ABC = HUGE Liars
All week Rush Limbaugh lampooned Harry Reid’s letter. He enclosed the letter in a Haliburtin titanium briefcase to add emphasis to his lampooning. And Harry Reid tried to take false credit and ABC supports his huge lie….. Pathetic journalism… Absolutely pathetic journalism. Rush claims the ‘drive by’ media is an extension of the Dem party and this article proves him right..

The story is an example of the press knowing it’s wrong and trying to make itself right by lying. Rush did not call the soldiers opposed to the War or the sodiers anywhere Phoney soldiers.
The Press knows this and ABC lies about it. Someone wrote that rush is irrelevant. You wish. 2 million plus is very relevant

The really, really sad part is that the voters that put the dems in office don’t pay any attention to any of this. They just fall in line.
How do you make a free thinker out of someone to lazy to think?

ABC – Seriously – you must fix your incorrect story – you look like a fool.
You reap what you sow. Good luck with this.
God Bless You.
Please fix it to the report the truth.

BIG DIFFERENCE: MoveOn actually DID make the dispicable comment about the General….but Rush DID NOT make the comment that the Democrats are lying about!!! (And if you don’t believe me…go back and listen to his whole show from that day, the democrats are caught RED HANDED trying to lie and slander him!!!)

And ABC wonders why no one trusts what is reported??? ABC news you can’t depend on…. Even when it’s spelled out for them!!!
Show me ONE write up ABC did before the closing bell!!!
Totally biased reporting only terroists and democrates can depend on…..

You guys (abcnews) are a pack of liars.

The author of this story should be fired. The story is wrong. To suggest the democrats had anything to do with the money raised, aside from being made to look like fools for giving Rush the amunition to do what he did, is a complete and utter lie.
Harry Reid knows that he has egg all over his face because of his stupid letter. He is such a clown and again looks idiotic. So now he is trying to save face by suggesting that he was in on it or that this is what he expected or that he and Rush were in cahoots.
Make no mistake, neither Harry Reid nor the democrats had anything to do with raising the money except being made to look foolish.

It is also interesting that the article doesn’t specify that Rush challenged each of the 41 senators (who financially could) to match the bid. He has been doing this since he revealed the auction last week.

EVERYBODY CONTACT HARRY REID AND ASK HIM TO MATCH THE FUNDS!!

ABC gets it wrong again. What ever happened to journalistic accuracy? What ever happened to objective journalism. This an example of why I no longer tune into ABC news programs.

I do not know where to start – I guess the first thing is – Where was ABC when it came to taking credit for the phrase “Phony Soldiers” in the first place? ABC didn’t want in, when the spine-numb Liberals first hammered away at Rush for his secondary usage of YOUR phrase. Why is that? Couldn’t stand the heat? Thought it would be more fun to utter and run – Hey, ABC isn’t a Liberal Bastian is it? Hmmm I wonder. Never mind I see that the hundred or so responders before me already painted that portrait of ABC in bed next to the entire Democratic Party. How much money, implied or expressed has ABC placed in the Liberal coffers? Does anyone at ABC care to hazard a guess? Oh ya, by the way … IF or since there will be no response forth coming from ABC, the public is safe to answer that question absentia and say that millions and millions of dollars from ABC have or will find their way to subservient members of the Liberal Democrat Party. BUT, on the other hand IF ABC would care to attempt to deny the contributions, please feel free to comment.
Quoting ABC as of October 19, 2007, “Back on October 1st, Harry Reid brought the letter to the Senate floor and asked Republicans to join him condemning Limbaugh for saying that soldiers who oppose the Iraq war are “phony soldiers.”
No Republicans signed the letter and Limbaugh has made light of it. Also on Ebay, you can buy a t-shirt that reads “Phony 41″ on the back. 41 Democratic Senators signed the letter to Limbaugh.”
Is it just me or does anyone else find it the least bit odd of ABC, the above direct quoted comments are devoid of truth and factual information? ‘Condemning Limbaugh for saying that soldiers who oppose the Iraq war are Phony Soldiers’ You (ABC just like the Liberals took these words out of context and added in a place where you (ABC) wanted it to be for the Affect of it all, but not the facts. Why, after all, should facts get in the way of a good story? And you people in the thing formerly thing known as ‘the media’ know perfectly well that there is a huge difference between FICTION and FACT – In case you have forgotten, FACT indicates TRUTH, Fiction on the other hand indicates 99/5% of the rest of the ‘stuff’ that you print and say on the air.
Oh ya, I almost forgot to comment on the other part of your quote “No Republicans signed the letter and Limbaugh has made light of it.” Why should or would they? After all – It was a sham and a ruse not to mention … “A Story”
IF I watch another ABC program event it will be a cold day in Hell – I believe that the populous of this Great Nation should take a page from the Al Sharpton’s and Jesse Jackson’s of the world and completely refrain from supporting any of the advertisers on ABC…. Think people, we may have too.

ABC news is disgraceful for crediting Dems. No wonder you continue to lose marketshare.

Are you really that miss informed? No wonder everyone is watching FOX NEWS!

For those who think Conservatives can not read:
“Today, Reid was more conciliatory to Limbaugh and whoever is paying for the letter. Though he said on the Senate floor that as he had watched the bidding throughout the week, he never thought it would get to $2 million.
“Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don’t agree on everything in life and maybe that is kind of an understatement,” Reid said.
“But without qualification Mark May(s), the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they’re auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a worthwhile cause. I don’t know what we could do more important than helping to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education,” he said.”
He being Sleazy Harry Reid, from the Great Sleazy State of Nevada! He is attempting to assert himself into the CREDIT of this Auction, and Fundraiser.
Facts are facts. I know the Dems have been twisting them for so long, they no longer understand them… I have seen them over and over LIE, and if the do it enough, it somehow becomes fact… Sad, but true…
Independent!

I would say that there is no one alive that isn’t somewhat of a Hypocrite! That is such a widley used term. I would say he who is without sin cast the first stone and if you say you don’t sin you are a fool and the truth is not in you. The man was smeared from one of the highest bodies of government and a referance was made that he was still a drug user from the Senate floor even though he is tested by the state of Florida as part of his trial results. Unlike God who forgets sin, humanity can’t especially if they have a preconcieved attitude (prejudice).

Very interesting. Is seems the facts are now out.
First, I’ll agree the credit for posting the letter on eBay goes to RUSH.
Second, the reporter got that right.
PHONEY SOLDIERS has nothing to do with soldiers serving anywhere, anytime, anyplace. It is simply a reference to some people providing FALSE documents or impressions they are or were in the military when in FACT, they were not. Those are the PHONEY SOLDIERS and the only ones ever referenced by RUSH.
Finally, the complete factual story was readily available to anyone, including this reporter. Sorry you didn’t check your FACTS.
I am just another voice making the point that the MAJOR media outlets like to CREATE the news, fact or fiction, not REPORT the real news.
Best to all for the holidays.

Surely this writter is not as ignorant as his statements in this column suggest.

It is easy to see why there is little respect for Harry Reid or ABC news for trying to once again mislead the public. Only the dim bulbs will not see the dishonesty of the Democrat leadership.

What the hell do they teach you in journalism school? It is disgraceful that the people at ABC News can get the facts so wrong after this much time.
You really are the drive-by media.

“Senator Reid, let me be clear about this one more time: it wasn’t your letter that raised this money — it was your abuse of power.”

Reid, ABCNews, and Democrats are harmful to the Americans.

I guess you dittoheads missed the results of the last election, and are ignoring how the Repubs are running FAR BEHIND in the polls for ’08.
Hell, even HILLARY CLINTON might win. That’s how far behind Repubs are. The best you can do is dopey Guliani and Flip Flop Romney? LOL
I look forward to voting for Hillary Clinton in Nov ’08 just to make you dittoheads cry.

This is just one more example that you “news” organiztions are Democrat lapdogs willing to distort the facts for them. Hopefully, someday, even the simple minded will realize it.

Notice how the article left out that Rush challenged all the Senatorial signers to match the winning bid? How many did? Zero.. That’s why it was not mentioned…

This is one of the worse spins I have ever seen on a story! ABC should be ashamed. Here is what the “philanthropist” who bought the letter said “The Eugene B. Casey Foundation believes freedom of speech is a basic right of every citizen of this country. Their purchase of the smear letter was to demonstrate their belief in this right and to support Rush Limbaugh, his views and his continued education of us.” So she bought the letter to protest stupid Harry’s stupid letter. Why wasn’t that in the story? Don’t you fakers at ABC have web access yet? This is going to be bad for you ABC. Remember what happened to Dan? Keep spinning the news like this and you’ll you’ll realize that you will pay in the ratings.

History will remember the fraudulent attempt of Reid to take credit and ABC’s unwitting ? effort to support it.

The article sounds accurate to me. Thank you Dems.
Why should Rush slime his way in ad get the credit.

You know that your a quality news organization when you get the vast majority of your internet traffic via the Drudge Report on an article that you botched.
Well done ABC, you must be so proud.
I’m sure that once this story fades over the weekend your traffic & ad revenues will rebound back to nil.

I’ve been listening to Rush for about a year and had previously always taken what he has said about the “drive by media” with a grain of salt. I honestly felt that the media liked to pick on whichever party controlled the White House, just like the comedians do. I was listening to Rush’s show the day he made the “phony soldiers” comment, and I was genuinely surprised to see his words so obviously misrepresented. When this story first broke about Reid’s letter, it should have been reported by all news agencies that Reid’s accusations of Rush’s patriotism were not true. Now, here it is weeks later and this story, which apparently has already been edited for inaccuracies, still fails to mention this fact. Why is that? If the writer, Mr. Wolf and ABC are trying to continue to discredit Rush then I’m afraid they are failing to reach me. Every story I read about this confirms what Rush has been saying about the “drive by media” for years. Inaccurate reporting is doing nothing for your cause, ABC, and I sincerely hope you realize that that you are pushing more people to listen to him, more people to quit listening to your point of view and more people away from your news broadcasts and this will ultimately result in fewer viewers. I could say that your organization should be ashamed, but I doubt very seriously if you have any shame. You should rethink your strategy.

What do you expect? This is the “DRIVE BY MEDIA” This kind of reporting is what makes talk radio so successful and the “Old Media” more and more distrusted.
KUDOS to EL-RUSHBO

I’m sorry, what? Democrats are going to make a ton of money for charity off of their vitriol?
How much did any of those Democratic Senators contribute? None?
Well, I guess that’s par for the course – Democrats always take credit for spending other people’s money.

Once again ABC lies. Truth is a foreign language to LIBERALS.

Dingy Harry Reid just today PROVED … HE DOESN”T GET IT! Go ahead and take credit for your letter.. a letter which makes McCarthy look like a LIBERTARIAN.
Reid is a moron AND a Disgrace. Reid did EXACTLY the same thing McCarthy DID … he should be taken away in a straitjacket!

I love you, Rush!
Nancy
Texas

Limbaugh insulted soldiers that know what a disaster Iraq is, and then tried to change everything around after some of those soldiers complained.
Let’s see Rush meet those soldiers face to face. He was invited to, and he declined.
All he had to do was apologize, thank them for their service, and then it would have went away. Now, it never will.
The only people fooled are the same ones fooled by all of the right wing scams. Hell, they even believe Bush really won elections. Pretty far gone group of people.

Rush exposed Reid and his gang of misfits for who they really are. Why didn’t Ried and the 40 Democratic Senators of the smear letter, match the amount that Rush raised to support our troups. Their phoney supporter of our solders, that’s why. Are they only generous with taxpayers money?

First, I had to listen to Harry Reid spread lies about Rush Limbaugh and attempt to malign him. Then today I had to listen to Reid stand on the Senate floor and attempt to take credit for Rush Limbaugh’s brilliant idea. Now this support by ABC News of Reid’s distortion of reality. Outrageous, no wonder the mainstream media is in such a decline. You do not report the truth. Lie down with democrats, come up with distortions. You are pathetic!!!!

You control what your wife watches on TV, Hawaiian Style? What a control freak.

Hey, Pablo…if you ‘secular humanists’ are going to quote one of your non-sensical gurus, you should at least spell his name correctly..it is Dr. Laurence Britt, not Lawrence. That is what you get for doing a ‘cut & paste’ from elsewhere on the net. I get a real kick out of your ilk: “hey, look everybody..see what a deep thinker I am?” No original thought or ability to think for themselves..only a ‘cut & paste’ skillset. Please, log out of your Starbucks ‘hot spot’ and get another overpriced latte.

Its important to note that this piece has been edited since it was originally posted @12:34pm. The original credited democrats with the fund raising as per the last paragraph. It was edited after the bidding was over and the winner announced @1:00pm. Does anyone have the original piece cached somewhere so that we can determine if ABC added a mention to Limbaugh having been the one organizing the charity auction after the fact?
This question would not be necessary if ABC had some better practices, including keeping edits separate from original pieces and time stamped.

Someday I hope those who report the news will find a way to keep their personal views separate from the truth and report what actually transpires -vs- what is perceived. Granted Reed and company wrote the letter. But it took someone who cares about getting real results to put another person’s arrogance towards a good cause. Bravo Zulu Rush

this is absurd!!!! rush is responsible for putting the letter on eBay, not dingy harry. You guys at ABC need to stop letting the facts get in the way of your reporting…

ABCF(raudulent) News

ABC Newsshould now be required to add an F for fraudulent to their logo:
But without qualification Mark May, the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that theyr…

Go Rush. Boo Reid

What is wrong with you people at ABC? Are you stupid or just so far to the left you can’t find the truth if it bites you in the rear? I’ll make it simple for you: Reid made an ass out of himself on the house floor condemning Rush for something he didn’t do. Reid wrote an equally asinine letter of condemnation. 41 Senate morons signed it. Mays and Rush laughed at it. Rush put it up for auction. It pulled in $2,100,100 dollars for the Marine Corp Law Enforcement Foundation. Rush is matching it out of his own pocket. Now Reid wants to be included. GOT IT?

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.” The first time you report this story and this is the coverage you give?? At least make an attempt to not look biased!!

LIES!
HOW CAN ABC GET AWAY WITH THIS!?!
Rush should sue! Dems had nothing to do with putting this letter up on Ebay.
And people say there is no left wing bias in the media.

Ho funny is this?
Liberals just can’t help but lie can they?
What else would you expect from the All Bs Channel.

How funny is this?
Liberals just can’t help but lie can they?
What else would you expect from the All Bs Channel.

Posted by: Mike M. | Oct 19, 2007 1:33:15 PM
Would this charity be recieving four million dollars if Harry hadn’t written the letter? NO
SO… following your logic if I donate money to a charity then the government should get credit because they printed the money. My company should get credit because they payed me the money.
If I choke and die on a cookie then the cookie manufacturer is responsible because they made the cookie.
Please show us some more moronic logic of the left it makes me laugh and I feel all warm inside.

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
The Dems? What the hell are you guys smoking???

Thanks, Democratic Party, for setting this up to create such a great donation for a deserving group of people.
It’s too bad Mr. Limbaugh had to be so reactive rather than proactive on this issue. It reaks of him covering his backside. Are his matching funds hush money?

So, the same Senator who does not support the troops attempts to cancel funds for their equipment while they are fighting on the field of battle, tries to take credit for the good works of a Radio personality that is beloved and listened to daily by those very same troops!!!
He can only be a Democrat.

EVERYONE CALL ALL 41 SENATORS ASK THEM TO MATCH THE 2.1 Million!!!

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
I am guessing that this is the statement that you nutjobs are reacting to. Anyone without a political agenda who reads this sentence understands exactly what it means. But for some reason, most of the folks here don’t. Now, I know you are all intelligent enough to understand it, so why is it that you trying to claim that it means something different than it does? Do you not “get it”??

The last thing the Dems need is for George Soros and their masters at MOveON see them supporting military families. Rush has backed them into a corner

well i always wondered about abc.. now i know. they are only in it for the democrats. how dare u take a story as what rush did for our marines and turn it completely around to make it sound like democrats are the reason for the money raised. everyone one of you at abc should be ashamed at yourselves.i guess they only thing abc stands for is tryin to make the democrats look good. which i guess from what the democrats have done here lately, they need all the help they can get.. abc makes me sick to my stomach.

Yep you are right they are as left wing as you can get. The last time I watched ABC news was the night they opened with twelve minutes of Bush getting arrested 25 years before for DUI. They totally ignored the fact that Ross Perot
Had just endorsed Bush untill the
very last where it got a token
mention. Haven’t seen another ABC
news program since and don’t
intend to.

As a lifelong Democrat I am ashamed of my party today that someone such as Harry Reid is allowed to be its spokesman.
While I cannot stand Limbaugh, clearly he did something magnanimous for a good cause. And for Harry Reid to try to claim credit and then ABC to parrot that is a disgrace and makes ma ashamed to be a Democrat.

Harry Reid is a disgrace, he got skunked on his anti-free speech letter. Then, at the last minute tries to, in some way, take credit for the generosity of Rush’s listeners. This is disgusting.(By the was I listening to his comments on CPSAN2 at noon.) I pains me to see a grown man attempt to take credit for another mans work. As far as ABC “news” is concerned, I am not shocked at all. The Drive-by media is in the business of giving liberal, antiwar, kook, democrat elected officials cover. That’s how they roll.

$2,100,100 FOR DEM LETTER BASHING LIMBAUGHREID TRIES TO TAKE CREDIT FOR AUCTIONABC NEWS CREDITS DEMOCRATS FOR RAISING MONEY

So the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, its now official, is going to get in excess of $4.2 million. This quote from Harry comes as a surprise to Rush:
Never did we think that this letter would bring money of this nature. And, fo…

ABC news has become a joke. This letter was Harry Ried trying to get Rush off the air or at least discredited. The “Phony Soldier” comment Rush was talking about was one of ABC NEWS story’s!!! by Brian Ross did Harry Reid sent him a letter!!! Maybe you should ask him.

Mr. Wolf knows no truth! Thanks for helping the Republican Party gain in the race for the White House in “08″. The country can only get better when we remove the 40 Senators from office that sign this letter on taxpayers’ time. What about the troops and the mission? Who really supports them?

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
That sentence is a LIE.
It is a pathetic attempt to give credit where ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT is due. Harry Reid and the other 40 senators had absolutely nothing to do with raising money for the charity. NOTHING. Their intent was to have Limbaugh’s employer censure him and elicit an apology. Limbaugh alone turned it into an opportunity to raise money for charity. The reporter is either stupid, or a partisan hack.
This type of agenda-driven “reporting” is why “journalists” are held in such contempt by most of the American people. The mainstream media is headed for the ash-heap of history. The sooner, the better.

Dave wrote “If you want to say that Rush was calling all troops that don’t agree with the war “Phoney” then you don’t know Rush. maybe you should listen to him for a couple of weeks.”
Actually I have listened before and I listened to this particular broadcast. It was very clear what he was saying, and now he is trying to backpedal, and you Limbaugh-lovers here are trying to distract with the same old tired “liberal media” crap that just doesn’t hold water. I have heard Rush call out soldiers before who have come home and spoken out against the war. And this from a man who never served his country no less. How do you know the article was changed? Did you get an official word from ABC, or just make it up? The real story here is why it is big news when conservatives like Limbaugh give to charity yet no publications bat an eye when someone like George Soros or Michael Moore give to charity.

My Third grade teacher warned me that the world would not be a better place when baby boomers (exception for Rush) finally got to run things. I would forget about this hack reporter not writing the truth of the matter and would just like to see them grow up.
A truely dispicable generation, most of them.

I gotta quit reading this. Deal or No Deal is on.
Plus, the USA is fairly well split between US and THEM.
So it doesn’t matter which side you’re on.
The truth is irrelvant to THEM.
So, DEAL OR NO DEAL,,,
Howie would be proud.
BG OKLA EARTH UNIVERSE
Not Smokin’ Nothin’

Fols. It is important to learn to read. It’s a good place to start.
and listening to Rush likely isn’t helping (apparently LOL)

Baghdad Bob!
You said you would write if you found work.

You need to RELAX
LOL

ABC News has once again shown that, in journalism, there are no minimum standards!
Regarding Harry Reid, he is Nevada’s embarrassment!

Thank God for this means of communication to expose stupid Senators, ABC, and the rest of the Left Wing Liberals.
Mega Ditto’s Rush.
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March on the media! You don’t have to go to New York, LA or DC as there are ABC, NBC and CBS television stations in every city in the US. Let your local station managers know how you feel about the lies and liberal dis-information that they are helping to spread and ask them to stop. By snailmail, email, website or IN PERSON. Have a pro American values rally in the parking lot of your local ABC affiliate station and tell them RUSH IS RIGHT at the top of your lungs. These ’60s hippie program directors really only understand protesters with picket signs so let em have it! And say DITTOs for me!

Did not read all the pro-Limbaugh commnents but I’m sure it’s 99%. Did not your own Charlie Gibson do a report on the “phoney soldiers” only a few days before the whole episode? Are you people brain dead?
Congrats to Rushbo for bringing this to the attention of the Lame Stream Media (that’s you ABC) and the country. this is your reward to the libs who hate America and the military.

Drudge has it wrong. This article does not try to credit Dems for raising the money. I think the money quote was supposed to be the last sentence of the article, but I read it as implying the Dems indirectly are causing money to be raised for a charity. So us Repubs can stop bitching now please.

This is crazy. This author is just as bad as Reid. It is clear that the author of this article does not even have the name of the Clear Channel executive right. This is why the Old Media is terrible and is loosing to talk radio, Foxnews and bloggers. It is sad that a journalist cannot get the facts right.

Rush “reportedly said he was going to match the money?” What a prime example of LAZY journalism!It is either that or the author is as dishonest as they come. Anybody wanting to find the truth can go on Rush’s website and find out whether he said it or not. Forget that assinine “reportedly. You are a disagrace.

Reid is Pathetic

Why is it that most who are coming to Rush’s defense cannot seem to spell?
Are they dense or just so grumpy that they can’t relax enough to slow down and proof what they’ve written?
It’s not the first time the conservatives have adopted the ready-fire-aim method.
Funny stuff…

check mate big fat Rush Limbaugh ha ha ha ha ha!!! great move Harry!!

I can’t beleive the lieing Democrats are now trying to take credit for their “Smear letter” on ebay. These people know no shame. Words can’t discribe how sick I feel for these pathetic sick people (the Democrats). The fellings I have now are beyond words to express it!

Democrats trying to take credit for this is as bogus as can be. Their effort was to silence Rush Limbaugh, an obvious and blatant violation of Limbaugh’s First Amendment Rights.
Where was ABC coverage of this last week when it was announced? Where has ABC been as the bidding crept upward? Where has ABC encouraged Democrats, who at the last minute try to take credit for the auction, to match the winning bid to be donated to the Marine and Law Enforcement Foundation?
In fact, which signer of the smear letter will accept the challenge and match the winning bid? Limbaugh did.

This is nothing!
Wait till Reid and the Dems take credit for winning the war in Iraq.
tThis is just a warm up.

Reid was hilarious on the floor today. Damage control was never in such high gear. Kudos to ABC for reporting something newsworthy (and kudos for that is testament to the credibility they’ve squandered over the years). Unfortunately, seems this reporter was one of the few who swallowed Reid’s damage control mode.

How about a dose of reality here! Did any of these sheep who are defending Rush’s comments actually listen to his broadcast? He said phony soldiers PLURAL. It was almost 3 minutes later before he mentioned the one soldier he is now using as an excuse. The article never says any Democrat put the letter on eBay. “Rush Limbaugh himself put the letter up for auction on EBAY,” that’s what the article says yet folks here are attacking ABC for giving the credit to the Democrats. At what point do the facts begin to affect your arguments? It was President Bush that made General Petraeus part of the political process by using him as a policy spokesman. The fine people that make up our military are drawn from the ranks of ordinary lower and middle class Americans. More than 70% of the country is against this war and my many friends and family who are currently serving assure me that similar numbers are found in the military ranks. These are not phony soldiers! Not a one of them choice to forgo military service like a certain hawkish talk show host!

HA HA HA HA…
So Rush said he would match the bid?
OOPSI
so if the winner doesn’t pay, that would mean that RUSHIE has to pay the 2 million… ouchi
That must suck

THANKS DRUDGE!!
WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW ABOUT THIS CRAP OTHERWISE!

Another perfect example of the collusion between the not so main stream media and the clueless democrat “leadership”. My God, you people make one want to puke!

Thank you ABC News for letting everyone know who REALLY raised the cash. Are you hiring in the News dept? I’m a good speller……………

“Democrats are going to make a ton of money…” ??? Nice spin. Get your story straight. I recommend a retraction.

I seem to remember when the Dems put this letter out to get rid of Limbaugh that they were sending out copies to raise money for the Dem Senators… These guys were doing their fund raising business on the Floor of the Senate….isn’t that a no no. But of course ABC couldn’t be expected to check anything out. Everyone of these Dems should have a picture of Soros in all their campaign ads because he is that bought and paid for them.

Here we go again…The liberal media distorting what Limbaugh said. He did not refer to people who opposed the war as “phony soldiers” but to the patsies who never fought in the war and made up lies that the “drive by media” bought without confirming the information. I wish that the media could be held liable for the garbage that they publish as fact. I don’t think that the dems would want credit for helping families who have lost loved ones in the war since they oppose it anyways. I hope that the people in media matters report the fiction that ABC and these other outlets report, but we know they exist to help Mrs. Clinton…

ABC is a perfect example of the “Drive-By Media” that can never get it right. The only thing the Democrats can take credit for is the biggest failed attempt at a slam against a private citizen. Unbelievable. What ever happened to the truth?

Rush Limbaugh, like or dislike him… I like him, deserves credit for the auction and his kindness. ABC needs to correct this story to be considered a serious non-partisan news company.

ABC News?
Is that still on the air???

Scott,
I’m with you politically but Limbaugh really did not bash any REAL soldiers. The comment was obviously and clearly about those who criticize the war and claim to be soldiers and then it is discovered that they never even served.
Please don’t just hear what our leaders want you to hear. We are not sheep. If you look at it objectively, you will see that Reid and the other Democrat Senators tried to pull the wool over your eyes. I think they succeeded to some degree to the embarassment of Democrats everywhere.

Hey ABC, don’t get too excited and think your audience share just went up, the only reason you’re getting all this activity is because we’re all coming over from a Drudge link!
Remember the old line that was drilled into us by the the old Valvoline ads,
“those who know”…….
go to Drudge (and Fox News) for the real story….!
Regarding this ABC story, hey folks, don’t get too worked up. I mean ya gotta laugh and enjoy it, it’s gonna be a great week next week! Talk about them so obviously and openly showing their true colors! I mean we have to be positive here and enjoy this. Remember folks, in the end, truth and optimism always win! That’s why we listen to Rush!
It is hard to believe the higher ups at ABC could be ignorant enough to actually let this story be reported with this much bias though. My gosh, go look at Fox News and their ability to be able to correctly report on this story. Talk about a complete scam on ABCs part! Guess we’ll be looking for a flip-flop CYA story next week on this story?? And they wonder why Fox News is kicking their butt in market share!
And as for Dingy Harry, coming in at literally the last hour like he did, look at what an idiot he looks like!
I sure hope ABC was able to firm up the ratings with all that’s left of their viewers (ie the whacked out liberal left) with this story, because if ever there was a clear case of media bias, this has to be it!
And we thought Rush made Harry look like a moron last week? Boy is Rush gonna eat ABC alive next week with this!
Smile and enjoy life!

THANKS DRUDGE!!
WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS CRAP OTHERWISE.

You have got to be kidding. I mean really though. Seriously? This is how you report on this event? Geez. Morons.

I have to say that as a disgrunteled Republican who has been tcked off on the way the Repubs have handled these last few months, Dirty Harry and his lap dogs at ABC have definatley gotten me off the fence.
Its crap like this that reminds me of why I voted Republican and always will.

Harry Reid, in his latest comments before the Senate, sought to confuse the public regarding his role in the letter sent to Clear Channel Radio.
When he used the term “we” in describing what happened and the money that went to charity, he has probably offended 100% of those who serve in the military and their families and most of mainstream America. If voices could be given to those who served and are no longer with us, I’m thinking Senator Reid would hear what he needs to hear.
The letter was based on inaccurate information provided by Media Matters. If any of the Senators had actually listened to Rush Limbaugh’s comments or read the actual transcript, there would be no room to come to the conclusion that Rush was criticizing soliders for speaking their minds. We all know that was not the case. Reid counted on the major media outlets to roll out the highlights of his comments and knew that there was a good chance his comments would overshadow the reality of what was actually said.
What is true is that Media Matters and these Senators perpetuated a lie in an attempt to destroy the credibility of a U.S. Citizen; someone they don’t agree with. Morever, they have sought to bring back the Fairness Doctrine, and have been engaged in rhetoric that seems to have the aim of silencing talk radio. What is more important is that these Senators engaged in an abuse of power – an abuse of their office. This should be viewed with great concern for it portends an errosion of our liberties and the right to free speech.
No matter which side of the isle one supports, our citizenry and our country deserve better from our elected officials.
I hope that everyone, regardless of political affiliation, will take the time to voice their concerns about the ongoing erosion of the right to free speech, and the attempts to silence people who voice a contrary opinion.
Last week Rush Limbaugh was the target. In the not so distant future, it could be John Q. Public who can no longer voice an opinion.
Reid and his minions sought to perpetuate a bold, bald-face lie. I don’t agree with Rush Limbaugh on everything, but in this case I’m glad he met the challenge and did so with style.
Given what transpired with this attempted smear, I’m very thankful for talk radio, and alternative news sources on the net and elsewhere.
Most Americans see this for what it was; a shameless lie perpetuated by the Majority Leader of the Senate – a smear that failed. If it weren’t for people like Rush Limbaugh who stand up for what is right and not for what’s politically expedient, I would be afraid for the future of the country.
God Bless Rush Limbaugh.

People cannot be this stupid before they
enter journalism school. They must be taught to be this idiotic.

QUOTE FROM THE WINNER OF THE LETTER:
“The Eugene B. Casey Foundation believes freedom of speech is a basic right of every citizen of this country. Their purchase of the smear letter was to demonstrate their belief in this right and to support Rush Limbaugh, his views and his continued education of us.”
ABC ~ get your news right!

No offense, BAH, but I got like halfway through your rant before I fell asleep. YOU ARE BORING AND REDUNDANT!! No one cares.

ABC, this kind of mendacious lying by omission is why so many people believe the sooner the Main Stream Media dies, the better.
It’s taken decades of systematic half-truths, liberal spin, and outright dishonesty to destroy the near-reverence your audience once had for you.
This latest piece crosses the line into the shock-jock territory of Howard Stern.
I urge everyone as disgusted as I am to let this be the first and last time they comment on, or reference to, a Main Stream Media web site, much less link to it.
Please do not reward them for their ill repute.

A liberal hack and snow job.

It’s articles like these that make the mainstream media (like the NY Times, *cough* *cough*) loose credibility.
Everybody knows Rush didn’t call troops who oppose the war “phony soldiers”.
Everybody knows he was calling persons who lied about seeing combat “phony soldiers” (an accurate moniker).
And everybody knows that it was Rush who raised the money and that the dems have egg on their face.
Once the mainstream media stops running as lackeys for the dems they can begin to regain credibility.
Ugh!

HEADLINE WRITERS LIE!!!!!!!!!

The last sentence of your article says this:
“No mater (sic) what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
Which is inaccurate. Can you please correct it to this:
“No matter what, Rush Limbaugh is going to make a ton of money for a charity off of the Democrats’ political vitriol.”
The Democrats didn’t want to raise money for charity, indeed on several web sites they started a campaign to bet the auction taken down as “hate speech” and accused the charity of sending the money to the RNC. They deserve not one ounce of credit at all for this.

Lies Lies Lies.
Shame Shame Shame.
You should be ashamed of yourselves for giving the Democrats credit for this. Why don’t you read the actual text of what Rush said and report the truth. Just more evidence of your bias.

All the mainstream media outlets with the exception of Fox News have conveniently ignored this because they know it makes their friends the Democrats look like bad (I’m being nice).
Rush challenged the Senators who signed this letter to put their money where their mouth is and contribute to this very worthy cause. As per usual when it comes down to actually doing something Constructive and meaningful the Democrats are missing in action.

Typical liberal mindset, cause the problem, take credit for it when a Conservative fixes the problem.

This article is unconscionable. Lies, Lies, Lies. When ABC and Liberal Democrats stop lying, I might start listening to you.

“If the bid is actually legitimate, I would suspect that someone figures on a deduction for charitable contributions. Imagine their surprise when the IRS takes the position that they didn’t make a contribution… they bought a historical document at fair market value.”

Why are we surprised at the slant of the coverage on ABC? To do anything that would make Rush Limbaugh look good would go against their good conscience. Regardless of that, to actually CREDIT the Democrats for raising this money is utterly ludicris, regardless of whether you are on the left or the right. Too bad, ABC and media outlets as such as them continue to fulfill their own legacy of total bias to the left.

The Democrats had no interest in raising money for the military. In fact, all they wanted to do was to use this “scandal” they created to raise money for their campaigns. Now that is sick.

The last paragraph of the article is the most “PHONY JOURNALISM” reporting I have ever read. Wonder why the average person doesn’t trust the media for unbiased stories. Totally pathetic!!!!!

The 41 senators do not have the guts to match any charity that Rush supports. They are all talk about how they support it, but you will NOT see them prove it with money out of their pocket.
Rush DID.
The 41 should be run out of Washington. They no longer deserve ANY respect.

Why was dingy harry the ONLY ONE quoted in this article and not Rush?
…bias…shame on you abc.

Is it really necessary for ABC to lie to it’s readers by suggesting that Democrats had something to do with raising money for charity? You, I and everyone else in the world knows that they has nothing to do with it/ Rush has just raised close to 4 million dollars for charity and your network refuses to accept the fact that it was a Republican that raised it. Now, I’m not a Republican but as the Democrats become the party of liars and classless politicians that obviously pull your networks strings I must reconsider my party affiliation now. Being a Democrat is starting to make me feel dirty and unintelligent.

Did Michael Moore write this article? ABC News is a joke.
I will never watch ABC again.

ABC and the rest of the liberal media are such liars they don’t even know when they can’t hide it anymore. That’s the true meaning of a pathological liar.

Funny how all you libs mention his drug use. You will excuse any form of behaviour no matter how sick of depraved and yet you pull this out every time showing you have nothing more to offer. Face it, your idiots in the Senate got trumped.
You wanna talk corrupt, look closer to home. YOur party is so corrupt it is sad. Reid himself is a total crook, and shall we mention Feinstein? Hoe about Jefferson, LA.
Rush takes a drug test every month. Do you?

If the democrats raised this money; then hurricane Rita raised money for New Orleans.
Seems both are about as good for this country. . . . . not!

You Democrats are really getting creative with your name calling. You sure are making all that intellectual superiority pay off.
Good Show!
Keep up the good work.

duh?

ABC news is despicable. Stop lying to the American people and report the truth rather than protecting democrats for a change

I was listening to the original broadcast that started all of this. It is amazing to me that Reid and the driveby media intentionally miss-quoted Rush or outright lied about what really was said. The Democrats have on a number of occasions presented persons who were supposed to be in or have been in the military, and who were against the war. A large number of these persons turned out to be either not ever in the military, lied about having been to Iraq, lied about being wounded, lied about awards and decorations, etc. These were the people that Rush called “phony soldiers”, the those who really are in the military and serving in Iraq or anywhere else.

How much did Harry Reid contribute? How much did the other 40 Democrat buffoons contribute? Nothing. Zip. Nada. Leave it to the Democrats to take credit for someone else’s good works and blame others for their own stupid mistakes. Morons!

We all know the libs were trying to get the last bid!
They would have paid 10 million to prevent anyone but a Rush ally get this letter!
Soros himself probably tried to get into the bidding process.
But Rush wasnt going to have any of that.

Way to go ABC. You now made a story that would have gone away over the weekend, into a story that will last another week. This time you are Harry Reid. Enjoy your public relations nightmare.

Fact Check, Spell check Please!!!!

Are you kidding me? You people are an embarrassment to this country. Please for the love of all that is sacred. Shut up!

This is disgusting!
ABC you cannot report a news story accurately that EVERYONE else knows. It was Limbaugh who put this up on Ebay, not Reid.
Reid could not even say the name of the President of Clear Channel correctly but he pretended that he had talked to him about this auction.
Please… all you are doing is proving Limbaugh correct when he says you guys are biased. Ugh… I give up on you guys.

What are those snails without shells called, you know – the Democrats in Congress?

This story is only too typical of ABC “News” and much of the rest of the media — unfettered spin unrelated to the actual facts of the situation, misleading, ideologically-motivated drivel without utility or worth of any kind.

Can ABC be a little more blatant in its Leftist-leaning bias?

The abuse of power of these 41 Senators is breath taking. To attack a private citizen and try to do him harm is below the dignity of the U.S. Senate. Shame on each and every one of them. Go Rush.

THANKS DRUDGE!

The “revolution” is on it’s way. ABC et. al. are just priming the pump. See you all at the next swearing in ceremony….

Harry Media Matters Reid had about as much to do with auctioning this embarrassing letter as I had to do with discovering Penicillin. This kind of Soviet style news distortion is why so many people are going to other outlets to find out what is really going on. I said bye-bye to CBSNBCABCPBSCNNMSNBC and most of the major newspaper rags for the facts long ago.

Harry Reid is caught cold stealing the credit for a good deed by Rush Limbaugh, and ABC wants to pat him on the back. Harry Reid wrote his infamous letter with one sole objective, to attack and destroy a man who’s views he does not agree with that. Did Harry write the note on personal stationary, NO? He wrote it as the majority leader of the U.S. Senate and then to make sure that the attack was clearly understood by Rush’s media partner, he got 40 of his fellow Democrats to sign it. To think that Harry now wants credit for Rush’s good deed, is like saying that you can’t have a hero without a villain, so thank God for the villain. Heh Harry, I gave a hundred bucks to the Marine charity – how much did you give?

ABC’s report is precisely reason I don’t watch the network news anymore…or for that matter CNN, MSNBC, et al…and precisely the reason their ratings are tanking.
ABC conveniently neglects to mention the Senate Democrats’ abuse of power in this matter, abuses that will be far worse if Obama, Clinton or Edwards takes (note the term is not “wins”) the White House next year. Just remember Hillary and her illegal use of private citizens’ FBI files in the 1990′s.
And when ABC, et al are no longer useful to the Democrats, then they will be silenced as well.

My apologizes James Boles.

ABC and the4 Dems DISGUST me.
The Dems, used the US Senate to attempt to censore and silence a private citizen, in direct violation of the constitution.

The only thing the Democrats did was create an opportunity for a better man to do some good. Not only did make lemonade out of those lemons, he’s contributing immensely himself. I’d like to see Harry Reid and collectively be just a good a man as Rush is, and match the money Rush is contributing.

A Bunch of Crap. ABC news, are you for real????

CRAP journalism at its text-book best! This article is a PERFECT representation of skewered journalism.
ABC has long been taken off of my TV, and this is precisely why.

Where is David Brinkley when you need him?

This is great! ABC News and Harry Reid taking credit for Rush’s fund raising. Both ABC and Reid can’t help lying and misleading the public on this – the Democrats and Reid did nothing to raise these funds – it was ALL Rush! No wonder ABC News (and all networks for that matter) are losing viewers at an alarming rate. Reid has no morals and ABC is too biased to have any integrity or credibility. Both are beyond (below?) pathetic. RIP ABC News and Reid’s career. Most alarming is that the Senate Majority Leader would call for the silencing of a radio show host – Reid, you fool, ever hear of the First Amendment? ABC News – your very existence is dependent on a free press – do your job! (time to leave the comfort of your air conditioned offices and become a real news organization).

I remember when the democrats actually stood for something, such as strong unions to build a solid middle class, strong and PRINCIPLED public schools that actually taught our children to a level not seen in the rest of the world, a caring shown on all levels, from the public to officials we could trust in.

All I can say is this: if you really believe the Democratic line, at this point you then must consider yourself a foolish American. We deserve honest people in government, and these folks show themselves over and over they are not. What kind of example does that teach our kids? What kind of country does that make us? Stronger? Or weaker? Their games are wasting our money, hurting our country, and we need them OUT!

yup ,i really want those kinds of people to be the moral compass of this nation
those honest, respectable republicans and their loyal intellectual constituents with their upright american values and ethics… …snicker snicker…

That’s it……that’s all you got to say
I won’t be able to sleep a wink from the verbal lashing I just got.
Dominant

The anti-military liberal Democrats were made a fool of by Rush Limbaugh.
No matter how the mainstream liberal media tries to spin it, Democratic lawmakers wasted taxpayer time and money attempting to smear a popular and very influential personality…….but it backfired big time.

Democrats and their MSM pimps no longer have any redeeming value to our nation whatsoever. They have voluntarily established themselves as the enemy within.

Rush beat the democrats at their own game, again. Auctioning “the letter” was a truly brilliant idea.

I am in total disbelief. I live in Nevada and have never been so ashamed of a public servant from this state. Harry Reed never served in the military and should not have any opinion on military matters according to his own criteria. Rush bills himself as a commentator. He makes no bones about his bias. He is conservative and proudly proclaims it. ABC “news” claims to be an organ of journalism is beyond reprehensible. You report lies knowingly in order to further your unstated agenda.

Interesting comparison of articles, one from CNN, no less. They actually got it more or less right.

Of course Rush and an his Boss Mark Mays “know” that this letter will benefit a worthwile cause! It was their idea an their doing! You, Dingy, are the one who doesn’t “know” what what patriotism and charity mean! You and ABC News ovbviously misssed getting on this bandwagon!
p.s. Do you see an ogoing theme of all these readers’commemnets? God Bless The Unites States of America!

ABC,
YOU FAIL!

What a Joke, ABC is on the way out. Was not even on the evening news. Then to put the story here, grossly wrong, full of liberal lies and deciet, bad, bac, bad. And you know there are millions of us who will not watch you anymore. No wonder you are going down in the ratings. You cannot report the truth because it proves you are morons. I surfed abc cbs and nbc tonite during the news and no mention. Morons Idiots Imbeciles. HA HA any business who sponsers you are in the same boat. Fools all of you.

The great irony is that ABC blue coats will be pleased to see all of these posts, and conclude that this story must have been thought provoking or insightful. They will pat each other on the backs and say, “job well done.”
A more accurate conclusion: Readers see dishonest reporting for what it is…an insult that demands a response.

It must make life so easy when you can fling out accusations of ‘hypocrisy.’ Conservatives hold themselves to a standard, and therefore they can be publically flogged for failing to meet it. Whereas Democrats have no morals whatsoever, so at least they’re never hypocrites. Adulterers, thieves, liars, traitors, and profligates, but by God they’re not hypocrites.
Hope that works out for you.

Just a publicity stunt by comedian Rush Limbaugh. Some fringe lunatic, probably Rush, just paid 2M + for the signature of the next president of the united state, Hillary Clinton! The jokes on Rush. HA HA HA HA HEEEE HHHEEE!

Hey, blah….I do like FOX news and I really don’t care for Rush, however, I’m in this conversation for the mere fact that he is right on this one. (Right is right and wrong is wrong) Rush is a blow hard like you…I do hope us Republicans take a beating ….maybe the Republicans will go back to their roots. This is the statement of a real Republican: we eat our own young, unlike Dems who make excuses for their parties’ leaders.Dominant

I love these Democrats that go on and on about Rush Limbaugh and OxyContin while they’re out screaming for Obama and his love of cocaine.

Actually Reid had everything to do with it. Had him and other Democrats let Rush of the hook once again there would have been no letter to auction. The Democrats deserve thanks for calling out the foolish Limbaugh. Limbaugh only auctioned the letter to create a smokescreen to get his unamerican comments off the front pages. It worked as far as our moronic left-wing media is concerned, a shrewd political move it was, but any citizen with an ounce of brain matter can see through it.

‘m sure since the Dems love the soldiers suddenly then they will all whole-heartedly support this lawsuit.

The “journalist” who wrote this story and the editor(s) that passed it are either inexcuseably ignorant of the topic or inexcuseably partisan and shilling for the Democrats. There is no middle ground. Both possibilities are justifications for holding ABC news in contempt.

God, I’m so sick of people being called unamerican and unpatriotic. Lord, that is childish and annoying. I love how if Rush Limbaugh said something you don’t like it’s suddenly unamerican, who gets to decide these things? I guess that would be the monitoring police at Media Matters.

UPDATE: Matt Drudge has removed the false link from his web site that claimed this article “credited Dems” for the auction. As anyone who can read knows, the article clearly credits Limbaugh. To all the right wingnuts on here- please retract your false and libelous statements claiming ABC News wrote something they did not!

Lol Tina, that’s hilarious considering how many times Limbaugh and other wingnuts in the news have called anyone who disagrees with the war traitors or unamerican. But when the accusation is reversed you wingnuts all of the sudden get tired of the words. Hilarious.

Saying “No matter{mater in the article}what,Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.” is like saying “No matter what, the 911 hijackers made a ton of money for charity {victims families}.The democrats only intended to inflict political damage not do charity work.

hey reggie – difference is – repubs are unamerican because we disagree with libs. libs are unamerican because they call our troops killers and rapists; they “protest” by burning effigies of soldiers and burn the flag; and those they elect into office do much of the same right from the floor of the house and senate. so – small difference, but means the world.

Slow down Cowboy. You need an editor. You lost me.

ABC News. What a bunch of lies.

ok reggie – let’s put this to the litmus test. is murtha unamerican? reid? is edwards unamerican? we can go on and on – because all of these have spoken to the horrible acts of the troops in iraq.
is hillary unamerican? barack? they both signed a letter that attempted to take away the 1st amendment rights of limbaugh (by the way – i’m not a fan of the guy). but let’s hear your views on these folks.

Don’t I hear the FOX mother ship calling?

“No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
Au contraire. That’s misleading Mr/Ms ABC Writer. Although indirectly the Dems’ whining to Mays (and it’s MAYS, Reid, not MAY) about Rush has brought in money for this charity, they had nothing to do with it directly. They have made no money for this charity; Rush did by making it public and putting it up for auction. Reid and his posse tread dangerously close to abusing and misusing their power not to mention doing all their bullying on taxpayer time simply because they can’t stand the heat in the kitchen.

Alright, well I’ve hit my limit of arguing with people that have/make no sense

Wow, you are almost as funny as Tina. Republicans, both in office and out, have tried to silence media organizations and personalities for many years if they do not parrot rightwing talking points. What Limbaugh said was disgusting and these Senators have every right to say (it’s that first amendment thing, it covers democrats too) they don’t feel such spew belongs on the airwaves. The difference between the right and left is the left will write a letter about their views on someone like Limbaugh and stop there- the right would prefer there be laws that allow them to forcably remove people from the media they don’t like.

The issues here.
Media Matters started the smear against Rush Limbaugh with a false assertion that he was denigrating troops based on opposition to the war.
Media Matters is at this very moment posting new items standing behind their flawed premise.
Media Matters is also still posting flawed premise items that Rush Limbaugh smeared the Frost family and in particular one of the children.
Harry Reid drafted a letter based on the false premise that was being put forward by Media Matters.

Unbelievable . . . . I just remembered why I stopped watching abc so many years ago. Talk about your democratic propaganda WOW!

And who got Imus kicked off the air? Wake up.

I had a friend that is now a “dead soldier” and he, and most soldiers, would never agree with the liberal BS you’re spewing. You have nothing in common with American soldiers so stop using them for your agenda.

There was an attack by a U.S. Senator against a private citizen. Democrats have talk radio in their cross-hairs. The issue is the right to free speech.

The notion that Harry Ried should share some glory for the money Rush raised for this charity simply because he wrote the letter is stupid Get it straight ABC!

To Bah….your stinging comments about the possessions of the rich, taxing the working man, and getting your health care paid for, reveals your true colors!……..

reggie – i don’t mean this to sound mean or to start making fun. but really, stop posting. you have no idea what you are talking about – it’s like you are just parroting what you’ve heard from somebody else. go get educated on this stuff before you look any worse. please.

clooneyg, rather than insult me, why not respond to the points I made? For example, I directly refuted your claim that people were growing tired of Clinton when he left office and that’s why Gore lost by showing you what Clinton’s approval rating was at the time. I guess I’ll just take your insults as a lack of anything with which to counter?

ABC gets it wrong AGAIN. This is just another example of one of the outlets in the MSM completely misrepresenting a story. Is it any wonder why no one listens to ABC, NBC, CBS or CNN any longer. The reporting is laughable.
The story is about the leader of the Senate slandering an American citizen, lying about what he said and then attempting to get his employer to “talk to him”.

Dear Mr. Wolf:
If the torrent of letters has not clued you in yet, you screwed up one of the biggest stories ever to come your way. The leader of the Senate Democrats joined by 40 other democrats, slandered Rush Limbaugh and attempted to improperly use their influence to force the CEO of Mr. Limbaugh’s syndication partner,to silence Mr. Limbaugh. Only the tables were turned when Limbaugh put the letter up for public sale on E-Bay, listing it as an historic “Smear Letter” demonstrating the worst abuse of Congressional power in our lifetime – not their everyday corruption, but an attempt to use the power of the Senate to silence freedom of speech. The letter sold for more than $2 million dollars which Mr. Limbaugh donated along with another $2 million of his own to a charity for our military and police families. Today Senator Reid added to his disgrace by rising to the floor of the Senate and insinuating that he and his colleagues participated in raising the $2 million dollars from the sale of this dastardly letter and promoted the donation to military charity. Now that is news ABC.

Harry really outdid himself in representation of how phony and shallow he and his party really are. Unbelievable was all I thought when I heard his remarks. The socialists are truly a very sad group of individuals who hold the power in the democrat party and are shallow beyond my expectations.

I grew up in an age where reporting was actually factual and news anchors didn’t “analyze” the news. I think that we as a nation need to insist that our news is simply and fairly reported and let us draw our own conclusions. Frankly, I gave up watching the “news” many years ago and also gave up taking a newspaper at the same time. Now I look for my news on the internet, read both, or all sides and draw my own conclusions. I absolutely refuse to let anybody else do my thinking for me. How about it America? Let’s tell these “reporters” to either do it right, or don’t do it at all.

Pink Pig, a great example is the right wing-invented “no protest zones” that are established when right wing leaders go to a town.

Pink Pig-
Don’t forget the way conservatives are treated when they go to speak on our wonderful campuses. They’re either shouted down or have pies thrown in their faces, etc. I don’t recall Republicans behaving in such ways.

Actually Don, you need to go back and have another look. More people voted for Gore than Bush in 2000, not fewer. Its an official fact, check the official vote tally. Because more votes came from particular states, as per our electoral college system Bush won the election. That’s our system and I have no problem with this system, but you cannot use the 2000 election to argue that American citizens themselves wanted a change. Had Bush received more votes than Gore, that argument may have merit, but that’s not what happened.
In 2004, Bush received more votes than Kerry, primarily because Kerry was an idiot. Not as big an idiot as Bush in my eyes, but I don’t blame swing voters for going with the devil they knew.

Rush 4.2 Million, Dems 0 – They (the dems) think they know what they are doing, but does the american public? Seems not to be the case. Wake Up America – The dems are taking us down to be slaughtered and they think we are going to be better for it. Go RUSH!!! Would ask u to run for president but we need u 3 hours a day, right where you are!

Hillary won’t get elected so I don’t need to worry about her Kelly. I’m worried about the people that have power in this country.

Whoa Reggie, loud on blogs? Republicans haven’t tried to silence anyone. As for liberals only being loud on blogs, are you serious? TELL me you’re not serious. You guys OWN the media. The ONLY media you DON’T hold a pseudo-monopoly to is talk radio……and you’re trying your damnedest to rectify that issue. Sorry, Republicans aren’t trying to silence anyone.

And this is called objective journalism? What a crock of dissembled steaming manure. Good Lord! You can’t go out of business quick enough.

Who wrote this? “What Limbaugh said was disgusting and these Senators have every right to say (it’s that first amendment thing, it covers democrats too) they don’t feel such spew belongs on the airwaves.”
This is a perfect example of someone who has not done his or her homework.
Do us all a favor and listen to the show and read the transcript.
I did and Rush said nothing that was offensive. He was speaking of a phoney soldier who is now serving time because he claimed benefits he wasn’t entitled to and did NOT serve as he said he did.
Did you know that? Evidently not.
Did you listen to the show? Evidently not.
Did Harry Reid listen to the show or read a transcript? Evidently not.

The French doing so well???? Their socialist idea of a utopian society has failed so miserably in the view of world economics that they have had to rescind their 35 work week as totally unproductive. Regrow their society and economy???? Ever heard of the Marshall Plan funded with U.S tax dollars. If the French were so happy with their socialistic, utopian society why did they REJECT the socialist candidate and elect the CONSERVATIVE candidate, Get real.

What, Fox News? What do you think made them so popular? It’s a FREE MARKET. People WANTED to watch it and apparently you have a problem with it. How freedom-loving.

Did you read about the woman that impregnated herself with her dead soldiers sperm?
The baby was born 2 years after they shipped his dead carcass back from Iraq.
Kathleen Smith is doing what ever republican wants. To breed new soldier to replace the dead soldiers.
We should freeze the sperm of every soldier serving under George Bush so that their genetic code won’t be lost.
It is becoming more and more difficult to find people gullible enough or with the appropriate level of intelligence to sign up for these pirate missions. Oil will become even more profitable in the future and the need for this special class of people will become even more pronounced. Preserving their seed and securing a proper incubation womb will go along way in re-growing suitable soldiers for our future oil wars.

Um, there weren’t any no-protest zones at the RNC. They occurred at the DNC.

No, Reggie, you didn’t say they originated from the right, YOU said they were at the Republican Convention. This is patently false as I have shown. As for Bush using them, when? Democrats are the ones that want to squelch free speech, not Republicans, and for damn sure not conservatives. Liberals think they’re about freedom, but they are only supportive of freedom when they get to DEFINE freedom. Nope, not for me. My grandfather is a Purple-Heart recipient, my father a Marine, and me an Army Veteran. I didn’t serve so I could be controlled by liberals.

Oh yeah Reggie, there were no protests at the RNC! Are you kidding? ARE YOU KIDDING?? They were EVERYWHERE. The DNC then kept their protestors away after seeing the mess in NYC. LORD.

It’s refreshing to see so very, very many people who realize what journalistic malpractice ABC is engaging in here.
They’re as clueless as they think we are.

Now you KNOW that the Left doesn’t believe in the free market! They are socialists. They want a nanny state so that our whole lives depend on the government. Very “progressive”, isn’t it? I guess they didn’t get the memo when the Soviet Union fell and China was forced to enter the Free Market too. Communism is anti-freedom, anti-productive, anti-innovation, and the most depressing system in the world. And a FAILURE everywhere it’s been tried. It cannot survive for the long term. I have been to many Communist nations in my line of work. Always made me kiss the ground when I got back to America.

I can’t believe people are actually referring to The Nation, that self-proclaimed socialist rag. That’s just sad. And the ACLU? Yeah, they’re not liberal extremists that represent every anti-American, anti-traditonal cause they can 99% of the time.

Wolf reports, “Limbaugh sits on the board of the foundation and he has REPORTEDLY said on his show that he will match the winning bid.” [Caps added]
Reportedly?? REPORTEDLY?? Isn’t Wolf a reporter? Why didn’t he check Rush’s website to confirm the fact?
The answer is obvious: Wolf wanted to put a question in the reader’s mind about Rush’s intention although Wolf knew the facts himself.
Stingy Harry got whupped 4,200,200 to -0-. He didn’t volunteer a penny in his ‘attempt’ to get others to donate.
Stingy Harry has gone from being a penny stock to a laughing stock.

By the way Reggie, I CLEARLY recall anti-war protestors complaining that the DNC was more restrictive with them than the RNC and they were whining about it incessantly. To be honest, I DON’T EVEN CARE about this so I don’t know why I’m arguing about it. If that’s your best example, it’s weak.

Rush mentioned Jesse MacBeth both before and after the “phony soldier” remark. That was in reference to an ABC report about phony soldiers.
Meanwhile, Jesse MacBeth is in jail for…being a phony soldier, having been convicted of such under laws passed by the Congress of the USA.
How can Congress condemn Rush Limbaugh for calling Jesse MacBeth a phony soldier when Congress itself has put him in jail?

ABC News, supposedly is in the “News” business. That is bringing “new” information to your customers. You should be concerned, because you customers know more about the “News” than you do and they’re not getting paid for it. You are. Why should your customers continue to pay you for “Olds” and olds that they know is wrong, a lie or flat out disinformation.

Reggie-
Saying the ACLU has represented MANY conservatives is just laughable. Again, the DNC and Democrats in general keep protestors away as much as Republicans so really just get off the damn soapbox. You’re only deluding yourself.

My first posts weren’t controversial, Reggie.

This is why independent blog and forum sites are better. Problem with them is while you can disagree some, you can’t disagree too much with the site owners or you get banned for something.

I think its a great thing that the Democrats and Rush could come together for a good cause and give millions to a worthy charity. I dont see what the big deal is.
I think Democrats should stop bashing Limbaugh then, but also that Limbaugh should stop calling soldiers that oppose the war “phony”. Both sides need to give a little.

Jonesy, Rush never said: soldiers that oppose the war are “phony”. The dems and liberal press said that!
Dominant

If a major news organization can’t even get a story like this accurate, how can one view stories on the war objectively? This is such a major story and I have seen media outlets not cover it at all or get the story absolutely wrong. As a Canadian, I find that if I want to know what is really going on in America or the world, I have to read conservative American websites. And I’m a liberal! ABC, and the rest of the media, is it impossible for you to write a story objectively?

Rush Limbaugh is a great American. And 4 plus Million dollars to the charity he chose is a wonderful thing.
Harry Reid is now a lame duck Senator.

Interesting that the republicans passed the bill about Gen Betray-us. Since they had fewer than 50% of the senators, just how did they do that? It had to have the support of at least a couple of democrats or it would not have passed. The republicans might have proposed the non-binding resolution but they did not pass it; the Senate passed it.
This is such a small-minded and dishonest story as written that ABC should be ashamed to put it out on the web.

Harry Reid should be censured for using my TAX DOLLARS to reprimand a private citizen for exercising his free speech. Mr. Reid clearly took words out of context in order to create drama where there was no drama. He over-reacted and should apologize for his error in judgment to the American people and to Limbaugh.

I don’t think WABC would censor your comments.
They hired IMUS didn’t they with just a 40 second delay. Not bad for another of the Democratic targets.
Don’t miss his first Radio program on December 3, 2007 on WABC 770AM at 6AM
The ABC radio line up is dynamite. You have to listen.

This breaking news just in: ABC sucks.
Really you should be embarrassed. Agenda journalism at its finest. Rush is the hero. Democrats the goat.

I usually don’t come to this ABC website, I just wanted to see how ABC would report it…and sure enough true to their depraved souls, they could not
tell or report the truth that Harry Reid and the democrates got their own egg blown back in their faces.

Interesting how Rush’s critics site his addiction to pain meds and label him a drug addict and resort to name calling in order to minimize his impact. Rush did admit to it on the air and took a sabbatical to go into rehab. Why is it everytime a liberal type goes to rehab for alcohol or some drug addiction the whole world goes ga-ga? They’re praised and held to high esteem for it. Yet Rush isn’t. Yes conservatives do have standards and sometimes we fail. But we pick ourselves back up and try again. This doesn’t make for a hypocrite, rather it just shows our human frailty and condition. Very selective these liberals when it comes to acknowledging a person’s misfortune.

Reggie, I see………I don’t cuss…yet my intent was not to use a bad word such as He##
Only a proper word such as he##.
Thanks for the info.
Dominant

No liberals support the fair tax. They only support taxing the successful while exalting the poor. No wonder so many are atheists, when you’re so busy worshipping and enabling and excusing the poor and their ridiculous choices and litters of children they can’t afford, there’s not much time for anything else.

I can’t wait until we have a shrew for a President. That will be fantastic! At least most wives will have someone to compare themselves to when their husbands complain.

malclave, the Democrats did nothing but waste taxpayer’s money and time by chastising a private citizen. I mean, damn, spending time on Rush, on criticizing the Ottoman Empire, hell, what next? Don’t they have something better to do? Hell, the fools actually waste time on BASEBALL investigations for Pete sakes. If they don’t have anything better to do, why in the hell do we need’em?
Kevin Burns
Veteran, US Army

Yes, Kevin I don’t like the terms moderate or centrist either. I am a libertarian in terms of issues, but a registered Democrat for the purposes of primary voting as I tend to agree more often than not with Democrats over Repubicans, at least Republicans like Bush who have no fiscal discipline. I have yet to find a politician that agrees with everything I do. I liked this Huckabee fellow from Arkansas, and would have considered crossing the “party line” there because of his fair tax support, but from what I read he has no chance to get the nominee. It will be a long time before any democrat supports the fair tax and that is unfortunate. No way would I vote for someone like Romney, Giuliani, Clinton, or Edwards. It looks like four more years of BS.
All disagreements aside, I do appreciate your service. While I have great respect for those (including myself) who disagree with the administration and question the deployment and use of the military in various circumstances, the military is utilized for foreign policy purposes under both Democrat and Republican administrations and soldiers should be commended for doing their jobs no matter how one feels about their deployment.

Wow, what an embarrassing article. You journalists really believe this pile of dung?

Yeah, that Lieberman thing was nuts. There is a similar attitude on the right toward Chuck Hagel, though the feelings are not as deep. I never liked Lieberman to begin with though, thought he was an awful VP choice for Gore. You are right about parties, they’re not good for much. You’ve got some politicians who choose their party based on the likelihood they can run for election or win on that ticket.

Have you ever been to a college campus when a group of college Repubicans meets? They behave exactly like that. They go a step too far in my opinion by trying to get every single professor they don’t like blacklisted as a liberal professor. Maybe democrat college kids have a similar list, I don’t know. We had some conservative professors when I was in school. I was more Democratic back then, and did not love their ideology, but appreciated learning the views of other people. College republicans these days, at least their spokespeople, expect that all professors must share their same views.

What? Uh..no I have never hung out at college Republican meetings. I’m talking about when speakers come to give a speech and are verbally and physically attacked by the liberal lunatics that are manufactured by universities today. I’m sorry but I wouldn’t compare that to organizing against someone whose salary is paid by their tuition that says that 9/11 victims deserved to be killed.

Well you said you knew all about college Democrats and what they do, a little surprising then you have never seen how college Republicans behave. The heckling of liberal speakers, its just as bad if not worse than Democrats. Our group sure never behaved like that when I was in college. I am not talking about churchill or whatever his name was- nearly every college republican campus has blacklists- they can’t stand professors that don’t pledge allegiance to the right. Check out local papers in university towns, you can find a lot of them in google news. The main goal of college republicans is to make sure school professors are conservatives so they can indoctrinate their beliefs into young students. They do not want a culture of open beliefs.

Reggie-
Apparently you are the only person left in this country that doesn’t know how liberal college campuses are with all of the baby boomers warping kids’ minds. And liberal speakers are RARELY heckled. Republicans tend not to heckle or protest in the streets, it’s not our style.

What is is with this argument that the whole world is liberal Kelly? College campuses, all the tv networks, nearly every musician and actor, all journalists, every media owner, most business owners, oh and now the Clintons are murderers too? Okay, I think this is where I get off the train. Your posts have lost any semblance of reasonable discussion in my eyes and are now pure comedy. I’m going to call it a night.

…now, if you wanna ask me what’s wrong with that profile, I’ll be happy to oblige.

Jesse Metcalf is from Desperate Housewives.

No wonder ABC hates the free market. It can do to ABC what they had hoped would happen to Rush

His birth name is Jesse Adam Al-Zaid.
Kevin Burns
Veteran, US Army
“Rebel”

The Democrats learned a wonderful lesson here. Smear a prominent conservative, if that person manages to turn it all around on you, the media will give you credit for it all anyway. Fantastic.

I was just on Drudge and I don’t see the link to here that everyone is talking about but maybe I’m blind at this hour. I heard about this “article” on the radio and came here to check it out.

I usually like Charles Gibson but the the weekend version of World News Tonight is just awful. The liberal bias on the weekend version is out of control.

Maybe ABC News should rewrite the article and make it accurate.

Let’s cool it, folks. There’s much drift from the main issue and, on both sides, far too much of our un-esteemed author’s “vitriol”.
Let’s review: During a phone conversation, Rush dropped a phrase (phony soldiers) drawn from his previous day’s “Daily Update” (and the previous Monday’s ABC Nightly News!), then clarified it about 2 minutes later by discussing the lying imposters who claimed to have committed or witnessed U.S. atrocities in Iraq. Senator Reid chose to misinterpret this as impugning the honor of any soldier who spoke out against his (or our) involvement in the war against Islamo-fascism. This shows either the ignorance and/or incompetence of the senator’s staff, or deliberate lying by the senator on the floor of the Senate. (The choice is his.) The time elapsed until the infamous letter’s signing and delivery absolutely assures that he and his forty Senatorial friends knew they were signing on to a lie, compromising their integrity for reasons only they can, but assuredly won’t, explain.
Senator Reid’s Friday theatrics on the senate floor were a loser’s assertion of self-importance. Limbaugh turns Reid’s lies into financial support of warriors’ survivors. Reid stretches to take credit for the raised cash.
Ain’t the first amendment great? It encourages the ignorant to stand up and identify themselves. It also allows the intelligent and informed to illuminate the illogical and incompetent

I’m not so sure we’re doing that well, Steve. The Democrat Party has fallen prey to the moonbat fringe. Enough reasoning former Democrats have switched to the Republican party, to drag us well to the left. By trying to slip us Rudy for ’08, the GOP has become what the Democrat party used to be. Who’s winning? Did we win when we got Ahnold in CA? I’m happy about all of the wins you cite, but the trend overall looks like we’re fighting a slow slide into socialism, big government, gun control, shamnesty and consequent depression, while ultimately making conservatism and Christianity into “thought crimes”, all with the aid of a complicit media.

The conservatives are in an uproar because the voters are jumping of their ship of fools by the millions! Even the average voter is realizing republicans are nothing but NUTS and WAR MONGERS!

ABC is trying to turn a triumph for Rush Limbaugh over cowardly Democrats trying to curb free speech with a lying threat letter into some sort of Democratic plan. The Dem Senators are liars in their own published letter, as Limbaugh was referring to impostors PRETENDING to be soldiers, not ones protesting the war. Too subtle for lying trash like Reid?

The New York Times just tanked, largely for being grossly unfair. The LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle are in a free fall. All the network news are crumbling.
Can someone in American media get a story right any more?
I am no spokesperson for the right, but if the media cannot begin to be fair, it cannot expect anything more that collapse.
I’m pleading, for the sake of journalism in America, somebody step up to the plate and stop this crap.

If you correct nothing else about the article, correct the final paragraph. Democrats had nothing to do with raising money for charity, and it’s “matter” not “mater.”

“…Today, Reid was more conciliatory to Limbaugh and whoever is paying for the letter….”
O, man! What a twist! This makes Reid look like he is the kind one.
Reid said he has watched the bid the whole week!? Did he do it at his work hours too? So, tax payers not only have to pay for the time for them to type up that letter and signed, but also have to pay for him (or his staff)to surf ebay!!!!

41 dishonest senators wrote a letter regarding something which demonstrably did not happen. They did not smear a private citizen in order to raise money for charity. A dishonest reporter seems to want people to believe they did.

Once again, ABC shows itself to be in the DEMS hip pocket and an unworthy source of accurate news. The DEMS had NOTHING to do with this VICTORY. Wolf should quit trying to be a journalist, and retire on his DEM pension. What a joke!

There is something that has bothered me for quite some time. I’m sure most of you know what I mean. Those nagging little questions that hover at the edge of reason on those rare occasions when you watch the old media or try to read any of the twaddle they try to pass off as “news”. “Why,” I always wonder, “has the media gone obtusely insane?” “Do these people live in the same nation I do? Or even on the same planet?” “How can these hacks get so much of what they’re trying to shove down our throats so obviousy, factually wrong and still proclaim themselves as the watchdogs of democracy?” “Hasn’t anyone told them we live in a new world where the information dynamic has shifted dramatically and anyone who cares to take the slightest effort can go straight to the source and verify for themselves if what was just presented to them as fact and truth was, in reality, just a load of bullsh*t crafted to reinforce the presenters’ biases and political agendae?” It really is astounding in its hubris.
So, we’re left with the quest of finding the answers to these questions on our own. We look back in our history in the hope that perhaps some of the answers may lie there. And what do we find? Well, take the media coverage of the war on terror as an example. You have “journalists”, many who have never set foot in the theater of operations, much less left their desks in Manhattan for the duration, expounding on what a disaster it is. You have “jounalists” who have never served a single nano-second in the armed forces second-guessing military professionals who have devoted their entire adult lives to the defense of this nation and her freedoms. On the flip side, their are a handful of real “journalists”, such as Michael Totten and Michael Yon, who have actually placed themselves in harms way to find the “truth” whom the old media have resolutely ignored because the reports they file from the front lines don’t echo the old media’s predujices against the men and women who fight for something larger than themselves.
I have just read a letter from an NCO to his father about his perceptions of the world the rest of us live in and the world the old media wishes we lived in. The young man was disheartened, to say the least, that when he returns to civilian life, the country he thought he grew up in will no longer exist because the media has created two nations: A nation of people who are at war against Islamic Fascism intent on world domination, and a nation of people who are at war with the nation of people who are at war against Islamic Fascism intent on world domination. Well, that young NCO doesn’t have that worry anymore. He was killed this past June doing what he knew to be right and the “truth”. He died a hero to us all by placing his body in between an ideology more insipid and dangerous than Nazism and and the rest of us.
Then it struck me like a lightning bolt. That’s the answer. Well, maybe one of the answers, but a big one, nonetheless. The old media doesn’t have any skin in this game. Unlike previous wars, the media has insulated itself from the daily grind and dangers of serving this nation to the fullest measure. And why is that? (I know. Another nagging question.) I’ll tell you why. They don’t “have to”. There is no military draft anymore that would force them to face the reality of this brave new world. Just think a second about this. If the people of the media were forced to pick up a weapon and stand a post or hump a patrol, would their perceptions and knowledge of what we are up against alter? And would this change in perceptions and knowledge change the words and images they choose to document this conflict? There can be only one answer to this question. Damn right it would. Once it was their backsides on the line, those who denigrate their betters and deliberately mislead and lie to this nation as a daily routine in their columns, in on-air reports, and in op-eds, would be whistling a different tune. They would know how that young NCO felt before he gave his full measure to ensure our freedom. They would be the first to scream “Foul!” whenever some agenda driven hack tried to pass off fantasies as facts in the press or knowingly propped up some fraudulent, malcontent losers as dissident soldiers.
So, I propose we reinstate the draft. But not the same old draft we used to have. No. But a targeted draft. Only old media and their enablers in government and the blogosphere go first. And they don’t get to pick what branch of service they go to either. And they don’t get to pick their posts. No Stars and Stripes assignments like Al Gore’s daddy finagled for him during Viet Nam. They all go in as grunts and stay grunts for the duration. And they all go immediately to the front lines.
Who knows, maybe an Ernie Pyle is waiting to emerge from amongst them. The only question left then, is do they have the stones to do it?

I hope I never need Z. Byron Wolf as an eye witness. He couldn’t even accurately report this story that had unfolded over a week’s time. ABC must have very low standards for employment not to mention a complete lack of integrity.

The only ones that are actually benefiting are the kids of fallen Marines and law enforcement.
Those Senators misled the people. ABC News misled the people. Z. Byron Wolf misled the people. Those mentioned are pitiful and dangerous.

How many posts have you altered, ABC?
How many posts have you deleted?
Why do you never mention that ABC news itself ran a story abou “Phony Soldiers” two days prior to Rush’s statement?

You want to know why only 14% percent of Americans think journalism is respectable profession? Look no further than the gall of ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf. That’s right, 86% of Americans think Mr. Wolf’s profession isn’t worthy of their respect. I agree with them. He’s either an uneducated buffoon or a dishonest reporter. Either one explains and justifies Americans contempt for the media.

Ironic how ABC News, touting themselves as a Champion of the First Amendment, would conduct such insidious and brutal attacks on the First Amendment by tainting and despoiling protected speech.

When I read this story, I feel like I am in some sort of bizarro world.
It is a shame that journalism has reached such a low. ABC forgets that the monopoly is over for good.
There is a reason that Fox and AM radio command such a huge audience. It is because the drive-by media is actually driving the audience to them with stories like this.

Look, I know it’s important for ABC to believe that the Democrats are the white hats. But speaking truth to power is what journalism always claims to do and crediting Reid and his colleagues for the happy results here is absurd.

Maybe this report can point out which Democrats donated the $4.2 million to the charity.
Anytime now.

No ifs ands or buts. The statement that Democrats are making money for the charity is factually incorrect, and ABC owes its web readers a retraction and correction.
Congratulations, Rush, on your charitable works. Pity we all had to pay the price of Democrat demagoguery.

This was an absolute and complete slam-dunk for Limbaugh over the Demosocialists. Love Limbaugh or hate him, be glad of the fact that when 41 powerful politicians tried to interfere with a private citizen’s rights to speech and gainful employment, they got their heads handed to them.

I’m a moderate, and not a Limbaugh fan, and I can clearly see what happened here.
Limbaugh won this round, hands down. Reid comes off as spinning desperately after losing badly and ABC doesn’t look too good at this point, either.
The old ways of politics and the media are dead. They’re not coming back.

Unbelievable.
I don’t think Harry Reid could write a more misleading, inaccurate recap of the events.

It doesn’t take a genius to see that ABC is trying to slant this in the Democrats favor. And this continual drumming of “Rush is a drug addict so he’s no longer credible” is sad. It certainly dismisses anyone who has ever recovered (and still recovering)from the disease of addiction. Guess I’ll have to throw out all my Beatle and Eric Clapton CDs because they were all once “addicted.” Have Democrats ever really considered the possibility of revovery and redemption? Too bad Bill Clinton never addressed his addiction (sexual, remember?) maybe the Dems could’ve learned something from their so called mentor…

The real story has now switched from Rush and Reid to ABC. This is utterly unbelieveble!!!

Limbaugh insulted soldiers and believes that he can buy his way out of it.

Harry Reid is a pathetic little worm. And this article is a pathetic little lie.

Some of the comments from liberals on this thread are absolutely incredible. Liberals will never be called hypocrites on moral issues because they don’t have any moral standards in the first place. But Republicans do have moral standards…therefore, any time a Republican makes a mistake, he or she is automatically a hypocrite. See how that works? It’s much easier to stand for nothing so you don’t have that problem.
Also, I find it interesting that libs made snide remarks about Sen. Craig’s allegedly homosexual encounters or Rush’s substance abuse problems, when these are the very types of issues liberals purport to empathize with. There have been at least two Democrats accused of pedophilia in the last ten years or so, and I seem to remember something about a young Kennedy and some pill popping a while back. So, what’s your point? Oh, I get it…you have to resort to insults in order to change the subject when you don’t have a legitimate argument on the issues.
The comments on this thread have been a mind-boggling display of the tolerance and open-mindedness about which liberals are so self-congratulatory.

Hairy needs to be Daschle’d.

This is Journalism? This is selective reporting of the facks to try to persuade the reader. What is going on here? Not one mention why the “phoney Soldiar” remark was in despute. Not one mention that Rush matched the money out of his pocket and the grand total was $4mil+. This story is huge and it is not getting covered. The story behind this also is that Rush is loved by the military and has for years donated and work to help them any time he could. Now we have ABC trying to report on this and piling more lies on top of lies. Try reporting the news rather than shaping the news to push an agenda!

Harry got EXACTLY what he wanted from Mr. Wolf, after he went on the floor of the Senate and ATTEMPTED to take credit for raising money for a military charity.
Harry kept using the word “We”, as if he was in on the “PLAN”. Haaa-ha-ha. You know, as well as I do, he had to have been “furious”.
HARRY’S LIKE A REPORTER WHO LOOKS OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND STEALS YOUR NOTES FOR A STORY AND THEN PUTS HIS NAME ON IT.
“UNETHICAL AND SLIMY” ARE TWO WORDS THAT FIRST CAME TO MIND TO DESCRIBE HARRY’S ACTIONS.

I’m with Ted Koppel on this one. With everything that is happening in the world right now, when the Majority Leader has nothing better to do than take to the floor of the Senate to smear a private citizen, we’re in trouble! This is blatant abuse of power, and at taxpayer expense to boot! But that is precisely the reason that the letter brought such a high bid at auction.

Wow! Limbaugh made complete national fools out of Reid and the other 40 Senators. The weasel Reid tried to spin it. Z. Byron Wolf and ABC in true liberal fashion missed the true bullet points of the story entirely. Liberals abuse their power in the senate and they abuse their power in the media. Fortunately, millions of people across the land know the true story.

I can’t believe how wrong this story is and that you have the gall to leave it up as is.
“Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
How do Democrats have anything to do with this? Rush initiated the auction, and Betty C, who contributed $55K to the RNC won.
Priceless bias.

If you’re ever wondering how sleazy the left is, just take a look at “Dead Soldier’s” posts. If I had the money I’d put his posts on billboards nationwide with the title, “The Face of the Democrat Party”. THAT is why conservatives don’t want you idiots silenced. We WANT you to get your word out. It only helps conservatives.
Kevin Burns,
United States Army Veteran,
Augusta, Georgia (Ft. Gordon)
Administrator of USMILNET

This is who the Iraqi Veterans Against War (IVAW) pimped last year
Jesse Macbeth. Now, what’s wrong with that military.com profile? He has 3 “Mustard Stains”, better known as combat jumps, on his jump wings. This is impossible given the fact that there haven’t BEEN 3 combat jumps since WWII within the duration he’s said to have served. Next is his Combat Action Badge, second award (Meaning 2). Sorry, this award isn’t given to combat infantry or Ranger qualified personnel. Then he has a Combat Infantry Badge, second award. Wrong again. Next is his Special Forces tab. Sorry again, he states he’s a corporal and a requirement Special Forces, upon selection from SFAS at Camp Mackall, is WLC, the predecessor to PLDC, the first NCO leadership course. I.e., you aren’t going to find a tabbed SF Corporal. Next you have his “hobbies” listed as “Killing Haajis”. Excuse me? Isn’t he a peace freak? Next you have an overseas ribbon. This isn’t given for deployments, it’s given for a PCS.
Wrong flash, wrong way to fold a beret, and NOT an authorized roll for his sleeves per AR-670-1, the Army’s regulation governing the wear of the uniform. He also has his arms crossed. LOL. Rrriiigghhhhhhh….t.
The “real” issue here is if IVAW is some high-speed organization stock-full of supertroopers, how in the HELL was is so easy for this idiot to fool them? What were their backgrounds? You telling me out of all those supertroops, NONE had a little lightbulb going off above their head? I picked up on is just as SOON as I saw the first picture. My guess? They’re a political organization with an agenda. They didn’t CARE about the truth. The first time they heard about this guy they jumped on him like stink on you know what thinking he could help their cause.
I challenge YOU, IVAW, to provide a reason for NOT verifying claims by people you pimp for your cause. Until then, if you are against the war, there’s a simple solution, don’t enlist.
Kevin
United States Army Veteran,
Augusta, Georgia

Could this article be any more factually incorrect? It’s amazing how you guys can screw up something so royally when the facts were easily attainable to anybody with half a brain.

does anyone know how much”media mutters”celebrated phony soldiers like jesse macbeth and scott beachump?im sure they did..all the lefties did..until they were discovered to be..well..phony…then they just acted like nothing happened,never heard of the guy,etc,etc.id dirty myself by checking out their site,but i know,beyond a doubt,they deleted that kinda stuff immediately.perhaps a blog has screencaps saved or something?????????????

to: TheOldTrooper
Sorry, typo there.
JKD should have been JFK (John F. Kennedy) – the well known Democratic druggie that was President during the 60s. This is a most appropriate comparison because Rush and JFK were both hooked on pain killers.

As a regular listener of EIB I heard and understood every word that was spoken by Rush regarding the phony soldier. Dingy Harry and his
cohorts trying to take credit for the $2
million is so outragous that had this happened back in my younger days These
would have been tarred & teathered and road out of town on a rail.

Some of those “Senators” that signed the letter were some of the very ones that REFUSED to denounce Moveon.org for their trashing of an active duty General. ..if that tells you anything. Congress has more important things to do than trashing and denouncing private citizens. They want to do it “as” citizens, fine, on the floor of Congress, in the building that WE pay for? Hell no.
Kevin
United States Army Veteran,

Bidder pays over 2 million for Rush letter. Harry Reid takes credit.

This is why the main stream media can not be trusted. ABC News pretty much gives all the credit for the money raised for the Rush letter to Reid. First of all none of the MSM covered the story when it first came out except for Fox News. They only begin…

Congrats Harry Reid, Comrade Stalin would be proud, Stalin always said his goal was to control the truth as good as the the American MEDIA,CBS (Clinton
Broadcasting Service, NBC (Nothing But Clinton, and ABC (Always Bout Clinton, are able to take an absolute lie about Rush Limbugh and turn it into a Democatic PR plus. Good work Comrades!

O, man! What a twist! This makes Reid look like he is the kind one.
Right on LisaM:
Reid said he has watched the bid the whole week!? Did he do it at his work hours too? So, tax payers not only have to pay for the time for them to type up that letter and signed, but also have to pay for him (or his staff)to surf ebay!!!!
I say let’s impeach 41 Senators for bashing our troops, harrasing a private citizen, taking credit for work they didn’t perform, and surfing Ebay on tax payers money time.
the tower of of Democratic party and main stream media is crubbling down.Quick, Someone please make a Halloween movie “fall of Main stream media and Democrats”
ABC is out FOX ‘ed again

Rush did his part by matching the winning bid. He called on the Democrats, or any of the senators that signed the smear letter to also match the winning bid. None of them did. It would have been great to see Harry Reid do something positive and give money to this charity, but I guess he is just going to have to be happy knowing that his unintended actions raised money in spite of him.

One day some adult at ABC/Disney is going to wake up and realize that it’s ‘news’ department is doing major damage to the rest of the franchise. I read baloney like this Wolf wrote, and tell the kids: sorry, no Disneyland this year. And the oldest one now gets why.

“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol. ”
WHAT?!?!?!?!
Do you at ABC get all your “news” from the DNC, or what? No wonder no one believes a word you people say, !!!
Tell the truth, dammit!!!!!!!!!

As a Cold War-era veteran, I remember hearing PRAVDA and Radio Moscow on HF radio overseas. Run no doubt by seasoned kommissars, the outright lies and blatant omissions of truth were horrific. It was all about the party line and demonizing political enemies.
Im glad we don’t have news organizations like that in America.

ABC should be embarrassed by this article. Even when the facts are widely known they try and mislead the readers just like Reid. I wonder if ABC will attempt to set the facts right since so many people called them on this propaganda article.

Wow. ABC takes a DRUBBING in the reader comments!! Scan of the postings looks like about 98%-2% that they totally blew the story. Main Stream Media has to HATE the internret tand the fact that their version can be fact checked by readers in nano-seconds. Yet they don’t seem to catch on that they come off as buffoons?
Maybe they don’t have internet access for the lackey reporters in the ABC newsroom?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

This paragraph in the article is nothing but misinformation:
For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers.”
Rush called phony soldiers “phony soldiers.” That’s right, people who claimed to be something they were not.
It is reporting like this that stops me from watching ABC newscasts.

Thank heavens for the internet!! This should be considered journalistic malpractice–The reporter should be fired–Rush Limbaugh DID NOT call the soldiers who opposed the war “phony soldiers”–read the transcript–it’s on the internet on Rush’s site!!!! There is no wonder the public has little faith in what you report!!! You see, the media elite think we are dumb as stumps!!!

Just rechecked, he retired as a Staff Sergeant.

Censorship is, by definition, an action of government. Individuals and private entities have the right to pick and choose which information, if any, they disseminate.
For government to silence(censor) an individual is a violation of that individual’s first amendment right to free expression.

You guys at ABC must think that we are all idiots-ever hear of the internet?
I never read(or watch) ABC and I guess this is one of many reasons. I was directed here from Confederate Yankee blog.

“…All proceeds from the auction of the letter will go to the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation, which distributes aid to the families to the children of fallen Marines on behalf of law enforcement officers. …”
At least you could have gotten the mission of the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation correct. A simple internet search and 5 seconds of reading would have thickened the superficial factual veneer slapped on this pig.
“…This assistance was primarily rendered to children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed on duty or died under extraordinary circumstances while serving our country at home or abroad. …”
AND THIS..
“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST HEINOUSLY ARROGANT DISTORTION I HAVE EVER READ!
“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, [ RUSH LIMBAUGH IS ] going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
That would be a factual statement. I suggest you save it as an example for future reference.

He should email, make t-shirts, print fliers and bumper stickers quoting his comment. Americans need to witness this soul-destroying hatred that has infected the liberal psyche. And he is a perfect example of this diabolical malevolence that replaces reason and kindness. The problem is-he thinks he has no problem.
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Who wants to wager some money that ABC pulls this post? I bet they will soon pull this utterly embarrassing blog post?
Any takers?
Pretty soon somebody in upper management will get wind of this post and demand it come down.
Don’t get me wrong. I hope it stays up forever.
This truly will go down as a “milestone!” a “turning point!” or the “death knell” of the mainstream media’s slow slide into irrelevancy and onto the ash heap of history.
I can hear the screaming and gnashing of teeth as I’m typing this comment.
But seriously, this post is a perfect illustration of the conscienceless, intentional abandonment of the truth and somebody will demand it come down.
Any bets?
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Here’s my favorite:[And it's good]
“ABC, this kind of mendacious lying by omission is why so many people believe the sooner the Main Stream Media dies, the better.”
“It’s taken decades of systematic half-truths, liberal spin, and outright dishonesty to destroy the near-reverence your audience once had for you.”
“This latest piece crosses the line into the shock-jock territory of Howard Stern.”
Timewaster is currently calling them on it.

Get the facts straight please, “phony soldiers” referred to are just that. Not what you refer to as those who don’t believe in the war!

I’ve started saving this webpage and will continue to do so as soon as I see a post I’ve made deleted. I advise you guys to do the same. These idiots are deleting our comments to protect their own agenda.
http://usmilnet.com/smf/index.php?topic=10926.0
Open to All
Kevin Burns
Veteran, US Army
Administrator, USMILNET.COM

thanks James. I knew they would delete it again. check out how times I have had to post this deal (at bottom)
OK. Since my comments keep getting edited by faceless liberal hacks I will continue to post this:
How it all started:
1. ABC News runs a story on phony soldiers on Monday or Tuesday.
2. Rush does a morning update on the ABC Phony soldiers story.
3. Wed. caller on Rush’s show complains about Jesse Metcalf, a true convicted phony soldier.
4. Rush says “yeah the phony soldiers”.
5. Media Matters take two words out of context in an attempt to paint Rush as unpatriotic and unsupportive of anti war troops. All not true.
6. Media Matters (A Hillary Clinton 501c3)flashes CBS, NBS, ABS, CNNBS, PMSNBS, and the democratic leadership in congress. No one contacts Rush to ask him what he said.
7. The drive by media run with the Media Matters smear.
8. Dingy harry, in order to deflect some of the bad press from the Move-on Betray us ad in the New York Times, (That really backfired on the democrats by the way) decides to write a letter urging a private citizens’ business partner spank Rush for his outrageous words that he never said. 40 other democrat senators also sign. (See the usual suspects)
9. Mark Mays gets the letter from Dingy Harry and offers it to his friend Rush. It was Mays letter and he can do that.
10. Rush announces that he will put the smear letter on ebay for Charity.
11. Letter to go to the highest bidder in a Zero Haliburton brief case. (thats to tick off the libs and energize rush listeners and supporters)
12. Bids go higher and higher for the smear letter.
13. Rush vows to match high bid. Challenges Dingy Harry to do the same.
14. at twelve o’clock on the final day of the auction, one hour before it is scheduled to end, Dingy harry takes to the Senate floor to make himself look like he was apart of the whole process. he, of course was not. the outrage of the abuse of power is what drove the auction, not to mention republican disgust with Dingy Harry over the issue.
15. Dingy Harry uses the pronoun we in his remarks and constantly mispronounces the name of Mark Mays, not may Dingy Harry, on the Senate floor. (watch the video on cspan2)
16. Media Matters flashes the reporter on this left wing democrat mouthpiece “news” outfit.
17. An article gets posted on the blog that has specks of truth, but kinda make Dingy harry look like a good guy. Instead of the impotent, power a busing hack that he in fact is.
18. Many posters try to correct the information in said article and some of their posts are edited and deleted. Especially the ones that mention the Media Matter- ABC connection. You see, these reporters have their leg work done for them by Media Matters. It is easier that way, and you don’t have to deal with the fact that Dingy Harry is a complete tool.

“Would this charity be recieving four million dollars if Harry hadn’t written the letter? NO”
Would this charity be getting this money if we hadn’t invaded Iraq? No. What’s your point?

Churchill,
“What kind of example is Dingy Harry setting for his grandchildren, and this man is the leader of the democrat party in the senate. Disgraceful. Shame on you dingy Harry. I predict a Daschelesque future for the esteemed gentleman from Nevada.”
I’m from Nevada and this statement is EXACTLY what is going to happen in 2010. Only in SPADES!!!!!
K/H D

ABC The MC-LEF is also for the benefit of law-enforcement officer’s children, for those killed in the line of duty. A little fact checking would be nice.

How in the hell is this:
“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
accurate?
Open to All who support the military
Kevin
Veteran, US Army
“Rebel”

How in the hell is this:
“The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.”
accurate?
Open to All who support the military
Kevin
Veteran, US Army
“Rebel”

ABC is not interested in the truth of this story. The point was and is to smear Rush. If a democrat senator shows his arse while driving the story line (Rush hates the troops) then, they (CBS, NBS, ABS, CNNBS, PMSNBS,) will cover for him. That is what ole Z Byron was doing. I know that it is difficult to believe, but I have seen it over and over. I bet Z Byron never even called Rush.

Kudos to Rush for raising money for such a worthwhile cause. It’s unfortunate that so many in the media misrepresent the facts and mislead people into believing that Harry Reid or any of the Democrats had anything to do with this auction. If Harry Reid wants any credit at all, he would agree to also match the winning bid as Rush is doing.

When are the 41 idiots that signed the letter going pony up thier 2.1 million to match Rush’s ????
Never, because the truth is it is THEY who don’t support our troops, or thier families.

Re: Brian | Oct 19, 2007 7:09:53 PM
Give credit where credit is due. The Democrat-controlled Congress has passed several bills to give names to federal courthouses and post offices.
Among the bills signed into law by President Bush is “H.R.342: To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ‘Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse.’” Named after the first Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Rush Hudson Limbaugh III’s grandfather.