#Female Vets Push To Get Limbaugh Pulled From American Forces Network

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Female Vets Push To Get Limbaugh Pulled From American Forces Network
March 11, 2012
By Michael Hayne

America’s most impotent man and radio host, Rush Limbaugh, has been
tortuously treading dangerous water following his slanderous attack on
Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke. Advertisers are leaving in droves
and the father of right-wing radio might be the one who kills it, as
ninety-eight big advertisers–including Ford and Geico–appear to no longer
want anything to do with Premiere Networks’ ‘offensive programs,‘
according to The Daily Beast. But the super evil Librul, nanny state
plot to give right-wing radio warrior, Rush Limbaugh, a major spanking
took on a new complexion when female veterans entered the fray.

Think Progress reports that VoteVets, a coalition of Iraq and
Afghanistan veterans, put out a letter this week from a group of female
veterans calling on the American Forces Network to cancel Rush Limbaugh
from its programming.


Here’s the statement:

Rush Limbaugh has a freedom of speech and can say what he wants, but
in light of his horribly misogynistic comments, American Forces Radio
should no longer give him a platform. Our entire military depends on
troops respecting each other – women and men. There simply can be no
place on military airwaves for sentiments that would undermine that
respect. When many of our female troops use birth control, for Limbaugh
to say they are “sluts” and “prostitutes” is beyond the pale. It isn’t
just disrespectful to our women serving our country, but it’s language
that goes against everything that makes our military work. Again, we
swore to uphold our Constitution, including the freedom of speech, and
would not take that away from anyone – even Limbaugh. But that does not
mean AFN should broadcast him. In fact, it shouldn’t. (Source: Think
Progress)

Apparently AFN is owned and operated by the Department of Defense, funded
with your hard-earned taxpayer dollars, and accessible to troops serving
overseas. That’s right–not only are your tax dollars paying for some Lex
Luthor type of military contractor’s unnecessary weapons that are never
even used, but they’re also paying for Rush Limbaugh to commit slander in
the most pig-headed fashion. But Pentagon spokesman George Little doesn’t
share AFN’s sentiment, as he claims the military’s network will continue
to air Rush Limbaugh’s radio program and is “unaware of any plans to
review that decision.” (Source: Think Progress) Nevertheless, it seems al
the efforts of AFN and a melange of other female groups to remove the
pill-popping, rotund rabble-rouser are starting to come to fruition.

Michael is a comedian/VO artist/Columnist extraordinaire, who co-
wrote an award-nominated comedy, produces a chapter of Laughing
Liberally, wrote for NY Times Laugh Lines, guest-blogged for Joe Biden,
and writes a column for MSNBC.com affiliated Cagle Media. Follow him on
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