Auction of Limbaugh letter to help Marine kids

[GreatAmerican]

<p><a href=“http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/10/Marine_rush_letter_071018/[/url]”>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/10/Marine_rush_letter_071018/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Finally, a reason for both conservative and liberal Marines to appreciate Rush Limbaugh: Children of Marines stand to receive more than $850,000 for a letter — put up for auction on eBay — that was sent to conservative talk show host Limbaugh’s boss. Signed by 41 U.S. senators, the letter asks that Limbaugh receive a public reprimand for his comments on air last month about “phony soldiers.”</p>

<p>The letter was sent Oct. 2 to Mark Mays, the chief executive officer of Clear Channel Communications Inc. — the parent company of Limbaugh’s show — by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In it, Reid said Limbaugh disparaged soldiers who opposed the war by calling them “phony.”…

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[majmattmason]

<p>With three hours to go, the bid amount is over $2,100,100.00. Not bad for someone accused of “disparaging” our soldiers. Who is the real patriot here, Limbaugh or those who signed? They should be ashamed for their petty grandstanding in the name of politics.</p>

[GreatAmerican]

<p><a href=“http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/10/marine_rush_letter_071018/[/url]”>http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/10/marine_rush_letter_071018/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Finally, a reason for both conservative and liberal Marines to appreciate Rush Limbaugh: Children of Marines will receive more than $2.1 million for a letter — auctioned on eBay — that was sent to conservative talk show host Limbaugh’s boss. Signed by 41 U.S. senators, the letter asks that Limbaugh receive a public reprimand for his comments on air last month about “phony soldiers.”…

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[shogun]

<p>The real patriot was the one who shelled out 2.1 million. Everyone else (including Limbaugh) is tainted by the whole cruddy affair.</p>

[shogun]

<p>Majormatt:</p>

<p>Wow, I just put two and two together—I used to have a major matt mason figure and the callisto figure. I had the major in abt 1968 and the callisto in 1969…I had almost forgot about them. They were COOL toys!!!</p>

[majmattmason]

<p>Yes, I did also when I was a lad. Have used that name for many years before this forum. Causes some funny reactions from time to time.</p>

<p>BTW, Betty Casey was the winning bidder. Rush matched her offer, so the MC-LEF will receive $4,200,200.00 from this incident.</p>

[majmattmason]

<p>Shogun,</p>

<p>Likewise. Everytime I see your listing I think of Richard Chamberlain, what’s up with that? :)</p>

[shogun]

<p>Wife is half-Japanese born in Japan. We read Shogun together when we were first married and a bit later the mini-series came out.</p>

[fencersmother]

<p>I heard Limbaugh say he was going to match, from his personal funds, whatever amount was raised. Shogun, I don’t think that is too shabby. He had called on Reid and other wealthy senators to match the amount as well. Let’s see 'em put their money where their mouths are!</p>

[fencersmother]

<p>Sorry MajMatt, I didn’t see that you had posted the amounts above. Do you know if Reid et al agreed to match it?</p>

[shogun]

<p>Frankly, I think any of these people who want to “bloviate” about the war either on the radio waves, on tv, on the floor of the senate/or House should either put up their blood or their money as collateral. Might result in a bit less bloviation and a bit more competence on both sides. I have heard far enough liberal and conservative BS. Ann Coulter, Rush, Randi Rhodes, etc…they are all part of the problem, not part of the solution. One of the most crucial elections in this nation’s history is about to take place and we have the Republican candidates arguing who is more like Ronald Reagan and the Democrats who want to offer the same “pat” answer—“change”.</p>

<p>I just want someone who is competent to be President. Haven’t seen one yet. Still looking…still waiting.</p>

[GreatAmerican]

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/washington/20letter.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/washington/20letter.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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After Rush Limbaugh referred to Iraq war veterans critical of the war as “phony soldiers,” he received a letter of complaint signed by 41 Democratic senators. He decided to auction the letter, which he described as “this glittering jewel of colossal ignorance,” for charity, and he pledged to match the price, dollar for dollar.</p>

<p>On Thursday night, Mr. Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show host, said he thought the letter would bring in as much as $1 million. He was wrong…

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[Zaphod]

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Frankly, I think any of these people who want to “bloviate” about the war either on the radio waves, on tv, on the floor of the senate/or House should either put up their blood or their money as collateral.

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<p>Rush just did. Still waiting for the “troop-loving” leftists who smeared him (oh, and the troops, too) to do the same.</p>

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One of the most crucial elections in this nation’s history is about to take place and we have the Republican candidates arguing who is more like Ronald Reagan and the Democrats who want to offer the same “pat” answer—“change”.</p>

<p>I just want someone who is competent to be President. Haven’t seen one yet. Still looking…still waiting.

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<p>And we’re not going to get one, so don’t bother. The Democrats continue to be the lying socialist America-hating scum they have always been, and the Republicans stopped doing what they claimed they would do if elected long ago. If they actually did what they ran on, they’d steamroll the Dems every time. That’s the reason why the GOP approval numbers are so low: their own base (i.e. - guys like me) are ticked off at their lack of balls. :mad:</p>

<p>So what are we faced with? Socialism or spinelessness. Wonderful. :(</p>

<p>The election will be between Hillary and Rudy. Even as a family friend of Rudy, I am not excited by the prospects of him, and utterly horrified at what will happen if the Hilldebeast manages to fool the population into voting for her.</p>

<p>I fail to see how Limbaugh was in any way “tainted” by this. He was blatantly lied about, and he not only called the liars on it, but has made them look immensely stupid, cheap, cowardly, and hypocritical in the process (not that it’s difficult to paint liberal democrats that way, but there it is).</p>

<p>Rush: 1,237,432,867
Dems: 0</p>

<p>See y’all later…</p>

[shogun]

<p>C’mon Z! You’re holding back!!!</p>

[Zaphod]

<p>You have no idea. </p>

<p>I think I crashed the CC Censorship Algorithm with my first attempt. :D</p>

[momoftwins]

<p>Z,</p>

<p>You’re back?!?</p>

[Zaphod]

<p>Yes and no.</p>

<p>Limited engagement. Ran across a thread or two of interest and answered a question directed my way. Otherwise, just looking around at all the broken furniture and blood on the walls…</p>