Limbaugh. What a dick.

[slater71]

I heard this ass say this today about Walter Reed. " I spent an hour last year at Walter Reed and talked to 25 or so wounded military personal and asked if they needed anything and they said they did not." Ok, so that comes out to 2.4 minutes per person. Now that makes him an f-ing expert on what wounded personal need. A whole hour. How does this pile of shit ever survive.

[Dr.Phool]

1. I would hve told him I needed his oxycontin.

See if he shares.

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Did he visit the Potemkin Ward?

The same one that Bush does photo-ops in.

[polmaven]

5. Exactly!

You can bet he wasn't anywhere NEAR Building 18.

A whole hour?????? WOW! Certainly put himself out, huh? Must have been completely drained by the end. Do you suppose his ingrown butt hair began aching before he got out of there?

[Ilsa]

7. Visit cut short because nobody wanted to talk to his sorry ass. nt

[Canuckistanian]

15. Probably got the standard "Rumsfeld Tour"

Anyone NOT missing a limb or brain-damaged or suffering from suicidal PTSD.

[mtnsnake]

3. They shouldn't have let him out of there without getting his tongue amputated

[rasputin1952]

4. OH...I thought maybe you saw Limbaugh's dick...he hasn't seen it years

It was all over NPR tonight that the military has put a lockdown on discussions w/pat's/personnel.

Those that are there CAN'T talk about it.

I picture Limbaugh showing up at the recovery room for amputees offering them socks...

[TahitiNut]

6. Out of hundreds, he could only find 25 who'd even talk to him.

Those must've been amputees who couldn't get away - while Rush was looking around for an Oxy hit. If I were there, I'd throw my urine sack at him.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Probably the unfortunate ones in comas..........

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Fat, worthless prick thinks he's an expert on everything

Too bad he wasn't maimed like those poor kids he loves to have fight his battles.

[Hosnon]

10. Uh-oh...you said "dick".

Pejorative names stemming from sex (male or female) do not go over very well. Oh wait...scratch that...

:eyes:

[spanone]

11. A redundant statement.

[KharmaTrain]

12. WIth The Brass Standing Next To Him...

Be assured Rushbo's "visit" was well orchestrated...just like the trips to Iraq and Gitmo and other dog & pony shows. Ya think someone's gonna piss in the punchbowl with lots of brass hovering in the vacinity?

I've been in a VA facility several times and even in the best of conditions it's a depressing place to be. Many of these facilities are in antiquated and crumbling buildings and have only had band-aid upgrades over the past 20 years. Money diverted to the big defense contractors for high tech systems we didn't need and then outsourcing to contractors to run the VA for profit have created this crisis.

[UTUSN]

13. It's always happened. Rich buys Poor to go-military nt

[rasputin1952]

14. The other thing that has always happened is that those who fought...

are the first that are forgotten....

What we get are platitudes w/enough hot air to lift DC off the map... What we don't get is care for what we went through.

I lived on Long Island for many a year, and in the next town East of Southold was Greenport. The rail lines ended there, right at the water's edge. It was at Greenport where TR and The Rough Riders disembarked after their sojourn into the Caribbean. TR went into NYC immediately, leaving orders for a train to p/u the men when they were ready to head West. It took weeks for that train to arrive, and many died of malaria and other diseases before they could get out of the area.

After the Civil War, there were great parades in many cities, then men were mustered out, and far too often left to their own devices. The Veterans Homes that were set up overflowed, and as ghastly as treatment was back then, it was also rare.

WWI used Greenport once again for returning Doughboys, many of them perished while waiting for trains to head West. A caravan was set up to get the soldiers to NYC so they could get home, it took weeks for many to get mustered out and homeward bound.

WWII, things got a little better; the GI Bill went into effect and ensured a nation of literates and many avenues of advancement for those who just months before didn't have a prayer for an education or be mobile in the new workforce.

Between WWII and Korea, soldiers were exposed to massive radiation, and then denied treatment when cancers and major organ systems shut down.

Korea brought great advances in medical treatment, but VA budgets were cut under Eisenhower's watch.

Vietnam brought the evacuation/treatment of the wounded by leaps and bounds. But the warriors that returned were denied medical services for Agent Orange exposure, psychological aspects like PTSD, and a host of other problems. It took a generation to come to grips with what had happened over there, denial was rampant, Vets Organizations did not care to "help losers", until there was enough change at the top of these organizations to ensure Nam Vets would be heard from.

Speeches and Medals only go so far...Every American that has served this nation, whether in Peace or during War, should be given quality medical care for life...We EARNED that by loss of blood, friends, sweat and tears.

I'll get off my now; I just wanted to rant a bit.


edited because I was ranting and nor using the proper keys...:)