Michelle Malkin » Fake war hero Tom Harkin smears Rush Limbaugh; Update: Harkin earns his Absolute Moral Authority card; Update: Rush on Harkin: “I feel like apologizing to his family” for his behavior; Update: VoteVets.org moonbats launch attack ad; Update: Yep, the same VoteVets.org that used a vet who made phony injury claims

Fake war hero Tom Harkin smears Rush Limbaugh; Update: Harkin earns his Absolute Moral Authority card; Update: Rush on Harkin: “I feel like apologizing to his family” for his behavior; Update: VoteVets.org moonbats launch attack ad; Update: Yep, the same VoteVets.org that used a vet who made phony injury claims

By Michelle Malkin • October 1, 2007 04:46 PM

Update 2:40pm Eastern. Remember Josh Lansdale? The left doesn’t want you to…

Full background here.

Update 12:30pm Eastern 10/2. Crikey. The moonbats launch an anti-Rush attack ad campaign.

Update 12:06pm Eastern 10/2. Rush comments on Harkin, top of his radio show: “I feel like apologizing to his family” for his behavior on the Senate floor. “Demeaning.” “So beneath the decorum” in the Senate…”They are trying to distract from their dismal approval ratings and failures.”

Update 11:15am Eastern 10/2. Bryan Preston, the man responsible for our Hot Air Absolute Moral Authority Card collection, adds a new one to the deck:

More: CNSNews.com interviews Senators about the story.

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Update 8:30am Eastern : USAToday’s OnPolitics blog tracks the latest thrusts and parries: “There’s much more likely to be said about all this, we trust.”

Update: The Rush-hating left is almost beyond parody, but Scott Ott, as always, pulls it off: ‘Phony Vets for Truth’ Join Reid Attack on Rush Limbaugh.

Update: Glenn Reynolds wonders: “I noted back in 2004, the last time Harkin made this an issue, that the press was giving him a pass. Will it do so again? And why are the Democrats letting Harkin, of all people, get out front on this issue?”

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Is there any doubt that Tom Harkin is a MoveOn.org Democrat?

None. None at all.

Harkin attacking Rush Limbaugh on the Senate floor:

Well, I don’t know. Maybe he was just high on his drugs again. I don’t know whether he was or not. If so, he ought to let us know. But that shouldn’t be an excuse.

Why is Harkin counter-attacking so viciously?

Maybe this has something to do with it:

Instapundit flashback: TOM HARKIN, FAKE WAR HERO.

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#201

On October 2nd, 2007 at 5:15 pm, dmartin said:

Dealing with the left really has reached “bizzarro-world” status. You hear Harry say we’ve lost the war and call the commander-in-chief a “loser”. Dick Durbin compares our guys to Nazi’s. John Kerry says something stupid almost daily. Murtha refers to the troops as “murderers”. I think Pelosi called the president stupid or something. And that’s our politicians talking. Then you’ve got Hollyweird and the left coast, not to mention the liberal bloggers… that’s where it really gets nasty.
Then there’s Rush who has done nothing but support them from the get-go. Un-freakin-believable!
#202

On October 2nd, 2007 at 5:46 pm, Buck I said:

In Senator Harkin, the dems chose the wrong dog to lead this fight.
I do wish both parties in Congress would quit wasting time with Rush “take the bone out of your nose” Limbaugh. He has nothing good to say about ANY real soldiers who have come back critical about the war in Iraq,because he’s a right wing hack, but so what? Really so what, who cares? Free speech man, let the market and advertisers decide on Rush and Moveon. Democrats want to waste tax payer money to attack Rush, and now some rebublicans are proposing to waste tax payer money to support him. I’m 32 years old, and this is the worse president/congress combo that I’ve ever witnessed. Inefficiency in action. Somewhere Stanley Kubrick is smiling and shaking his head.
#203

On October 2nd, 2007 at 5:54 pm, RyanInSanJose said:

In Senator Harkin, the dems chose the wrong dog to lead this fight.

So you feel that they should be “fighting” this? They just chose the wrong person to lead them?

I do wish both parties in Congress would quit wasting time with Rush “take the bone out of your nose” Limbaugh.

Ah, so you don’t feel they should be doing this.

Which is it? I won’t even get into the “right wing hack” comments.
#204

On October 2nd, 2007 at 5:59 pm, allie said:

Brian72, I went to RadioE and read some of MOP’s howlings. It is of my opinion he is far beyond rational discussion. Gobsmakingly stupid of the 12th degree he is.
#205

On October 2nd, 2007 at 6:20 pm, Buck I said:

Ryan:
Yes, I believe the Dems chose the wrong dog to lead this fight, considering Harkin’s problematic past. Not that they should have chosen anyone,

Because,

Yes, I thing the whole, entire, matter is a complete waste of time and $$$.
#206

On October 2nd, 2007 at 6:35 pm, gayle said:

Gang, when loonie liberals attack Michelle, take it as a compliment.

Let them know that instead of getting angry and wasting your precious keyboarding skills on as such.

We do NOT need to defend Michelle.
It is all about jealously - plain and simple. If you laugh at them, that will make then angrier than anything else you could do.

(of course we really want to slap the batteries outta their backsides!)

Say something like….”Gee, it’ so tragic that you feel that way. Reality is soooo difficult to deal with when you’re mentally disturbed in your thinking.” I will PRAY for you.

That gets ‘em everytime!!!!
#207

On October 2nd, 2007 at 7:03 pm, RetFireman said:

Hey Buck:

Instead of making such a false, libelous statement such as Limbaugh never has anything good to say about any soldier who comes back and disagrees with him, the war or whatever…why don’t you provide proof of him saying such a thing? Oh…that’s right…Lefties never provide facts. It is far easier to make broad, blanket statements and carry on until confronted directly, then change the subject using profanities and insults until coming full circle with “Bush sucks, Iraq was a lie and fought for oil” etc.

It just makes you look to be everything people have said on this thread that Liberals are…not anything else.
#208

On October 2nd, 2007 at 8:07 pm, carole said:

In PROTEST to the FERRY BOAT PILOT - we should send Sen. Harkin a roll of LIFESAVERS & flood his office.

Washington, D.C. Address
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1502

It is akin to the heads of lettuce to Chertoff….
#209

On October 2nd, 2007 at 8:39 pm, Brian72 said:

On October 2nd, 2007 at 6:35 pm, gayle said:

We do NOT need to defend Michelle.
It is all about jealously - plain and simple. If you laugh at them, that will make then angrier than anything else you could do.

You know Gayle you’re probably right, but when I saw the comments he left my angry reaction got the best of me. I’m sick of stupid idiots saying things like that about Michelle. So, I strapped on the shining armor, hopped on my white stallion and charged that knave with the battle axe swinging! I don’t really like to get down in the muck with vile people like that, but his very rude and ignorant words hit me wrong, and out came some vileness from me that I’m not very proud of now, after the fact. The fangs were out, as fighter pilots say when they’ve got a bandit in the sights. At least it’s an honest reaction, if a little intemperate. I did mean what I said to him, and I feel he deserved it. Like I said above though, after fighting in the muck with swine, you really need a shower! Yuck!

I don’t expect to ever communicate with that moron ever again, and all of this type thing gets old in about 5 minutes. Michelle is way above that stuff, and you’re right, she did not need me to defend her from that scumbag. But for a few short minutes chivalry had returned, and honor had to be defended. Now I’ve put the stallion and battle axe away, and I feel much better:)
#210

On October 2nd, 2007 at 9:22 pm, Buck I said:

Gee, Retfireman: I can’t speak for all liberals, nor can I claim to to be one simply, because I think Rush, is a joke, a hack(much like Olberman) and a waste of time.
But whenever I(myself, me, Buck I) have heard him comment in any way on a Iraqi war, veteran dissenting soldier, or they’re surviving relatives it’s never complementary or accompanied with any sense of understanding. If you or, anyone else has any evidence to the contrary, prior to the recent storm(no damage control crap), then I’ll say, “Gee I was wrong, here is Rush being completely civil and understanding to Iraqi War veteran,or surviving relative that is against THE WAR IN IRAQ.” Oh well, go back to your Bush lied, all about oil liberal hating rantings…pinko commie, bad, grunt, grunt. Whatever.
#211

On October 2nd, 2007 at 10:44 pm, Augustine said:

Buck I said, But whenever I(myself, me, Buck I) have heard him comment in any way on a Iraqi war, veteran dissenting soldier, or they’re surviving relatives it’s never complementary or accompanied with any sense of understanding. If you or, anyone else has any evidence to the contrary…

Let’s try it the other way around, how about you cite some examples, what dissenting soldiers? What surviving relatives?! Are you talking about Sheehan. The one you guys used and then threw under the bus when she went on independent ops.
#212

On October 2nd, 2007 at 11:20 pm, Buck I said:

Augustine: He bashed congressional candidate Paul Hackett(I don’t care) I heard him on the radio whining about anti-bush soldiers on Scarborough and Olberman quite a while back( and I don’t care), and yes of course Cindy Sheehan( who cares what Rush has to say). It’s a cowardly, pointless waste of time to try to censur Rush, or force him off the air. I believe Rush has been extremely intolerant of anti war language from soldiers and politicians,and common citizens. So let him, so what. The Dems are only helping his cause right now, and it’s turning into a mess.
#213

On October 2nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm, RetFireman said:

No Buck, you do not get off that easily. You attempt to spin is not going to work. It is YOU that made the statement. You are the one who made the claim that he never does what you said. Therefore, it is not up to me or anyone else to prove anything. The preponderance of evidence falls flat at your feet. Either back up what you have claimed with fact or show yourself to be irrelevant. You must proe what you accuse him of…we do not have to prove anything.

However, I know that you are incapable of doing so…as does everyone else, because he does NOT do what you say. All you are doing is parroting what others say in an attempt to make yourself appear intelligent. You have failed miserably. I assume you are accustomed to it however. I have watched your posts for quite a while now. This is your MO and I believe will continue to be so. You come on in the middle to end of a thread, make huge Liberal standard blanket statements straight from the DU, Kos or other similar Lib sites, and then, hoping that the thread has died, make a last ditch comment so as to appear that you have had the last word and that no one has an answer for your ridiculous statements. Ain’t gonna happen this time.

Put up or shut up.
#214

On October 2nd, 2007 at 11:29 pm, RetFireman said:

As far as Sheehan goes, he was supportive of her, even was concerned considering what the Left was doing to her. It wasn’t until she began the anti-American, anti-Israeli, pro-Jihadi, pro-Islamic, snuggle up to our enemies and speak utter nonsense, lies etc., and made herself a public figure did he begin to speak out against her. She has proven herself to be completely insane and well worth derision. Therefore, the fact that you would bring her up, without acknowledging what he said about her when she first hit the stage, shows that you are incredibly partisan, do not deal in a fair way and immensly uninformed beyond what you get from Liberal soundbites.
#215

On October 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 am, Augustine said:

Buck I -
Point 1) Bashing Hackett, so…

Point 2) “Whining about anti-bush soldiers” Context please! You see we conservatives like to get the whole story so we don’t jump to conclusions and make a$$e$ of ourselves like the current Democrat circus in the Senate.

Point 3) Rush is intolerant of lies of the loser, defeatist Democrats and their kook socialist Soros cronies…and so are we, Buck. But, know this, we’re calling you out to put up your proof. Rush, called out Reid and Harkin to come on his show and say it to his face. But they won’t Buck, because they’re cowards.

For the record…all you libs complain about GW taking away your freedoms. Well your Democrat friends are actively trying take away our freedom of speech under the guise of the Fairness Doctrine…but you don’t care because they haven’t turned on you…yet. Take a look at Sheehan, and Lord help her if she really does try to run against Pelosi.
#216

On October 3rd, 2007 at 9:36 am, pressto said:

Why has no one put a complete list of these false reports by these soldiers together to report. I keep hearing reports mentioning 1 or 2 at a time, but never a full list.
#217

On October 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 am, Buck I said:

RetAug:

I actually listen to Rush…a lot. I also watch Fox News, along with CNN, and MSNBC.
After years of listening to Rush off and on(yes I’m a masochist), I don’t need anyone to explain my opinions, or interpret what I hear. I explained a few examples of what I perceive to be his intolerance on the issue. Make excuses for him, or explain, or deny if you want, you’re clouded by hero worship, but I’m not clouded by my dislike for him. Dittos to you, I guess or whatever. If you continue to think I’m a soundbite liberal, and want Rush thrown off the air, then you simply Can’t Read (my comments). But, don’t let me get in the way of your rants, I’m done on this thread, go ahead, and say what you will with your last words. Just don’t tell me to take the bone out of my nose, or call my daughter a dog, or my friend a phoney. Peace.
#218

On October 3rd, 2007 at 11:16 am, swj719AWG said:

Just don’t tell me to take the bone out of my nose, or call my daughter a dog, or my friend a phoney.

Right after your friends stop calling us racists, sell outs, homophobes, or (in the case of our host Michelle) a slut/whore who sucked her way to the top.

You get that done, and we’ll talk, ok?
#219

On October 3rd, 2007 at 3:28 pm, Augustine said:

Yawn….
#220

On October 3rd, 2007 at 5:56 pm, dmartin said:

Yes, I believe the Dems chose the wrong dog to lead this fight, considering Harkin’s problematic past.

With liberals its all about political maneuvering and how best to destroy their political opponents. Nevermind the truth: Rush supports the troops and has never, ever differentiated from soldiers who support the war and those that don’t. He praises them regularly. Instead, they talk about what he SAID, not what he really thinks.
You call him a phony, but you sound like the phony to me with all this-I’m-not-really-a-conservative… not-really-a-liberal-talk.