Posted by
flagwaver on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:55:09 PM
So this is what we have come to, members of the United
States Senate taking to the floor of that esteemed chamber to denounce the
words of a private citizen. The speeches made by Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid and Senator Tom Harkin show just how out of touch the members of the
Senate truly are and just how much they are lockstep with liberal media groups
of all stripes. But most importantly, it is a stark illustration of just how
power mad the Democrats in the Congress are, and how dangerous they can truly
be.
Of course by now most everyone has heard about Rush
Limbaugh’s “phony soldiers” comment, and has seen the media and political
tempest in a teapot that as arisen from it. Far be it from me to defend Mr.
Limbaugh, as he has a 3 hour radio show broadcast all over the world that
allows him to defend himself much better than I could dream of doing. No, my
intention here is not to really discuss what “El Rushbo” said on his show, nor
to rehash all of the anti-military statements made by a bevy of Congressional
Democrats. What I want to point out is how this Democrat controlled Congress is
using the bully pulpit given to them by the people to attack a private citizen,
and how this activity is exactly the type of thing that we conservatives have
always known the Democrats would do if allowed to gain power.
There is something unseemly, and a tad bit frightening about
seeing members of the United States Senate going onto the floor of the Senate
and denouncing a talk show host for saying something that they don’t like.
These people, who write the laws that govern this country, have attacked a private citizen in public for saying
something they claim to disagree with, and are sending a letter to his
syndicator to pressure them to publicly repudiate him. And they are preparing a
resolution---legislation, people---to condemn Rush Limbaugh! For a Party that claims to support free
speech, they sure seem intent on stifling any speech that contradicts the
Democratic Party line.
But in all seriousness, it is disturbing to think that our
elected officials are so partisan that they allow themselves to be sucked into
low brow mudslinging against citizens they don’t particularly agree with.
Senator Harkin’s cheap shot at Rush about his past addiction to painkillers is
symptomatic of the Democratic Party’s willingness to say anything, do anything,
or hurt anyone they think is standing in their way politically. And what is
really disheartening is the fact that citizens of this country continue to send
such mean spirited, angry, hateful people to represent them.
And don’t think that this assault on the free speech rights
of one citizen is an isolated incident; it is part of the new Democrat’s DNA.
They have stood behind those that would ban religion from the public square,
which would restrict gun ownership to the point that only the police and
military could possess them, and who have worked to deny the people any real
say in determining who can represent them---and for how long. These people have
no love of freedom, and no respect for your rights; all they see and care about
is political power.
Be watchful of these Democratic demagogues, because it may
be Rush Limbaugh being legislated against today but it won’t be long before it
is you in the dock. After all, opposing the Democrats is a hate crime---right?