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This from the blog: The Influence Peddler, Democrats are going down the wrong road on this issue.

House Democrats are apparently considering a resolution to castigate Rush Limbaugh for having the nerve to allege that there are ‘phony soldiers’ bragging about their exploits in Iraq. As long as they’re at it, perhaps they’ll actually denounce the phony soldiers. Fact is, there are thousands of ‘phony soldiers’ nationwide; the problem is so great that Congress passed legislation to crack down on the epidemic. Jesse MacBeth is just the tip of the iceberg.Publications like the Army Times and Navy Times have written about phony veterans many times.

 A sample:

Justice Department officials in Washington state detailed Porter’s story, along with seven other people accused of — or already convicted of — being military frauds, during a news conference Friday on VA fakers.

“We take it seriously because this money is meant for veterans, not for fakers,” James O’Neill, assistant inspector general for the VA’s office of investigations, told Military Times.

“Every dollar that’s lost to a faker is one more dollar that can’t be spent on a veteran,” said O’Neill, whose office is responsible for rooting out those who defraud VA.

More from the same publication:

It’s not unheard of for Marines to embellish their service after leaving active duty or for civilians who’ve never served to pass themselves off as Marines. It’s happening all over the country this very minute…

Posers, in other words, are getting less ambitious. Among the dozen or so cases that have popped up so far this year — including five recent ones in this week’s issue — some are merely claiming to be a Marine, without all the battlefield exploits and mounds of chest candy. Those who do claim valor among their traits aren’t shooting for the Medal of Honor or service crosses. Fake Silver Star cases seem to be en vogue, as are phony Purple Hearts.

Want more? Here’s a whole website devoted to the problem. Here’s another website with numerous news stories about it.

Read the rest here, I’m scanning the blogsphere for additional posts will post as I find.

Michelle Malkin: Rush Limbaugh, phony soldiers, and the Left’s desperate need for its own “Betray Us” moment

Has Media Matter violated IRS Code?

Americans Continue to Choose Unbiased News

Mark Levin: Mark Levin: Media Matters is a Criminal Enterprise

More silly liberals using this “phony” issue for propaganda - From the blog MNblue - Brandon Day: A vet’s measured response to Rush Limbaugh’s “phony soldier” comment

Like every other vet I know that heard Limbaugh’s comment, I was angry. But I recognized it for what it was, a distraction. I didn’t concern myself with putting any energy into responding. The only reason I do so now is to make a point. In the few days since his comments, my email box has been inundated with outrage from the many vet’s groups I am associated with. I have seen ads put forth condemning Limbaugh. There are only so many anti-war vets, and we only have so much money and energy. Rush Limbaugh’s comment was a success in two ways. It drew attention away from the issue at hand, namely ending the war. (Much like the controversy over MoveOn’s NYT ad did.) It also made the vet movement use it’s precious resources to respond.We cannot allow ourselves to be distracted from the big picture. Rush Limbaugh is a draft dodger. Rush Limbaugh is a loud-mouthed syncophant of the 1984ish right-wing media. Rush Limbaugh has no understanding of the words that I hold so precious: “Duty to America.” But we knew these things before he called vets like me “phony soldiers”. We can not allow the likes of Limbaugh, O’Reilly, Coulter, etc… to hijack any of our precious energy that should be invested in ending this occupation for oil. So I offer Limbaugh congratulations on his investment. 15 seconds of bullshit from his mouth and the movement spent three days on something other than ending the war.

Brandon Day
Secretary, Iraq Veterans Against the War - Minnesota Chapter
brandon@ivaw.org

This entry was posted on Monday, October 1st, 2007 at 9:36 am and is filed under Democrats, Military, Democrat retards.
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