Beating A "Dead Horse"

You'd think Democrat Senate Leader Harry ("Dingy Harry") Reid would "see the handwriting on the wall" and stop digging himself deeper into his hole. I got a tip for him; when getting deeper and deeper in the excrement, stop digging. "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has sent out a mass e-mail Thursday asking recipients to demand that Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays order talk show host Rush Limbaugh to apologize for his remarks about 'phony soldiers.' As he did earlier this week on the Senate floor, Reid said Limbaugh's 'phony soldiers were men and women in uniform who oppose the war in Iraq [They were actually 'phony soldiers.' -RT]. But Limbaugh has already pointed out on the air that the 'phony soldiers' he referred to were just that -- Americans who falsely claim they have been in the Armed Forces and in some cases say they have been to Iraq [When they haven't. -RT]. He was specifically referring to Jesse Macbeth, who appeared in a widely seen YouTube video in which he claimed he had been a corporal serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded a Purple Heart. He also described how he and other U.S. soldiers had killed innocent civilians there. But it was all a lie, Rush said. He had never served in Iraq or Afghanistan. In fact, he had been discharged from the Army after several weeks of basic training." As for his being a corporal, forget it. Somebody ought to tie Reid up and put a gag on him so he doesn't embarrass himself further. Reid wrote to Mark P. Mays, CEO of Clear Channel, which carries Rush's program, demanding an apology from Rush. Mays wrote back, telling Reid in effect, to "stuff it." (News Max, 10/6/07)