Jesse MacBeth...phony soldiar... ...left wing hero...spread the word!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Mr. Mark P. Mays
> CEO, Clear Channel Communications Inc.
> 200 East Basse Road
> San Antonio, TX 78209
>
> Dear Mr. Mays,
>
> At the time we sign this letter, 3,801 American soldiers have
been
> killed in Iraq, and another 27,936 have been wounded. 160,000
others
> awoke this morning on foreign sand, far from home, to face the
danger
> and uncertainty of another day at war.
>
> Although Americans of goodwill debate the merits of this war, we
can
> all agree that those who serve with such great courage deserve
our
> deepest respect and gratitude. That is why Rush Limbaugh's recent
> characterization of troops who oppose the war as "phony soldiers"
is
> such an outrage.
>
> Our troops are fighting and dying to bring to others the freedoms
> that many take for granted. It is unconscionable that Mr.
Limbaugh
> would criticize them for exercising the fundamentally American
right
> to free speech. Mr. Limbaugh has made outrageous remarks before,
but
> this affront to our soldiers is beyond the pale.
>
> The military, like any community within the United States,
includes
> members both for and against the war. Senior generals, such as
> General John Batiste and Paul Eaton, have come out against the
war
> while others have publicly supported it. A December 2006 poll
> conducted by the Military Times found just 35 percent of service
> members approved of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq,
> compared to 42 percent who disapproved. From this figure alone, it
is
> clear that Mr. Limbaugh's insult is directed at thousands of
American
> service members.
>
> Active and retired members of our armed forces have a unique
> perspective on the war and offer a valuable contribution to our
> national debate. In August, seven soldiers wrote an op-ed
expressing
> their concern with the current strategy in Iraq. Tragically,
since
> then, two of those seven soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice
in
> Iraq.
>
> Thousands of active troops and veterans were subjected to Mr.
> Limbaugh's unpatriotic and indefensible comments on your
broadcast.
> We trust you will agree that not a single one of our sons,
daughters,
> neighbors and friends serving overseas is a "phony soldier." We
call
> on you to publicly repudiate these comments that call into
question
> their service and sacrifice and to ask Mr. Limbaugh to apologize
for
> his comments.
>
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