I think the problem is that if you read what the caller "mike" said, he was talking about soldiers coming out of the blue....his implication was that the left was bringing out anti-war vets, or people who claimed to be vets (I don't think the fact that there are many Iraq vets who oppose the current policy would surprise anyone), and it was Rush who used the term: The Phoney Soldiers.
Now, it is pretty clear Mike is referring to more than one person. Rush uses the plural...if it is a slip and he meant the one guy, he should have NOT edited the transcript first, and then just said, I misspoke and I meant the one guy. But to edit the transcript to support his claim further.....it won't work for him.
Like the Michael J. Fox business, the left will use the soundbite over and over and over. With the Country's attitude toward the war, it will work for them because, frankly, to a lot of people, Rush is the very image of the "fat cat" insensitive blowhard. That is the way it is.
It plays right into the democrats hands and even Fox News understands that. Rush, it appears, is still oblivious. Sure, his base will love it, but overall it is bad for the republicans...just like the Michael J. Fox nonsense.
Nobody can shoot themselves in the foot like conservative radio guys. Bill O'Reilly being yet another amazing example....Gee..the food in Harlem was pretty good and everybody sat nicely and ate and didn't scream at the waiters. (sheeesh).
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Bill O'Reilly sees world differently
MIKE ARGENTO
Daily Record/Sunday News
Article Last Updated: 10/01/2007 09:04:30 AM EDT
Oct 1, 2007 — NEWS ITEM: Conservative cable news bloviator Bill O'Reilly, speaking about a recent visit to the famous Sylvia's restaurant in New York with civil rights leader Al Sharpton, said, “I couldn't get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” Later, in an interview with National Public Radio senior correspondent and Fox News contributor Juan Williams about the effect of rap on culture, O'Reilly said, “There wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, 'M-Fer, I want more iced tea.' You know, I mean, everybody was - it was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there, and they were ordering and having fun. And there wasn't any kind of craziness at all.” |
