Rush Limbaugh on supporting 911 Families vs supporting the troops

Rush Limbaugh on the air, 3/11/02:

I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty, and those who die serving our country in Uniform, are profound. No one is really talking about it either; because you just don't criticize anything having to do with September 11.

[go, Rush! Maybe there's hope for you yet.]

Well, I can't let the numbers just pass by; because it says something really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country .

If you lost a family member in the September 11 attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000, all the way up to $4.7 million.......

[AH, BUT BEFORE YOU RUSH TO CONCLUSIONS -

THIS WAS NOT ENTITLEMENT, IT WAS HUSH MONEY.

YOU KNOW FROM THE MOVIES, THAT KIND COMES IN 6-FIGURE SUMS AT LEAST.... ]

However; if you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in action, the first check you get is a big $6,000 direct death benefit, half of which is taxable.

Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry. And there's a payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt.

Keep in mind that some of the people who are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough. Their deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But our military men allow themselves to be put in harm's way FOR ALL OF US , and they and their families know the dangers.... ( a willing sacrifice...)

[ON THE OTHER HAND --- WE WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE NEXT 9/11 TOO CHEAP FOR THE NEOCON PERPS --- AND IT HAS COST THE USA A LOT MORE TO KILL 3,000 GI'S IN IRAQ THAN THE 3,000 VICTIMS IN NYC.... ONE AT A TIME AND ALL, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE! ]

Rush's rant authenticated by http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_rush_limbaugh.htm

no, there is no hope for

no, there is no hope for Rush, i can assure you of that.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Former Director, CIA

Additional

.........Our firefighters,and first responders get SQUAT! My son has asked me this question yesterday.(He knows all the things we do)....Dad he said.
Would you do everything you could, including lose
your job ,and pention if you were a fireman,and you lost alot of your friends and co-wokers if knowing
the chance was slim to impossible in getting them justice? I am wondering how everyone would honestly answer this question.

Letter to Rush Limbaugh

Letter to Rush Limbaugh
Posted: June 4, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Dear Mr. Limbaugh,

Last November, you said you were done with "carrying the water" for the Republican leadership. While one could argue that this was six years of the George W. Bush presidency too late, better late than never. And it was very heartening, indeed, to hear you denounce Amnesty II: 21 Years After as the Comprehensive Destroy the Republican Party Act, although it could just as accurately be described as the Comprehensive Destroy America Act.

I do not, of course, suggest what is good for the Republican Party is always good for America, or vice-versa, but in the case of ongoing Mexican migration, there can be no doubt what the Republican leadership is currently pushing is bad for both the Republican Party and America alike. It is encouraging to know there is at least one major conservative commentator who is neither politically insane nor culturally suicidal.

I also agree with you that Rep. Ron Paul's chance of winning the Republican nomination bears no little resemblance to the proverbial chance of the snowball in hell. And yet, as you well know, even the most wildly improbable event can take place. After all, we are reliably informed by physicists that the mere fact we are here on this planet today is in massive defiance of universal odds.

You are aware that you possess the power to dictate the Republican nominee, especially in this election cycle when the Republican leadership is trying to force Republicans to choose between three Democrats wearing away jerseys. And, you surely also recognize that Hillary will be the Democratic nominee, and Sen. Obama is merely media candy to keep reporters occupied until the two-horse race begins in earnest.

I very much doubt you believe either Giuliani or McCain can beat Hillary, given the way in which they share her views on headline issues such as immigration, national security and foreign occupation. As for Romney, I'm sure you recall how former governors of Massachusetts didn't fare particularly well in previous national elections, even when they ran as Democrats. I don't know if you're holding out any hope for Fred Thompson, but in light of the disdain he holds for the First Amendment, it is pretty clear that he is a conservative mirage in the mode of George W. Bush in 2000.

So, the probability is, regardless of which of the four "major" candidates are nominated, Republicans will not only lose in 2008 but lose in a landslide of epic, Reagan-Mondale proportions that will kill their chances in 2012 as well. In this case, aren't you free to make use of your power without any concern for "electability?" After all, "electability" means nothing but the approval of the mainstream media.

It's true that without your endorsement, Ron Paul cannot win the Republican nomination. But with your endorsement, I believe he has a shot. If you are willing to take him seriously, who else can refuse? And wouldn't you like to see a man who respects the Constitution in the White House for once? Can America really afford one more president who is willing to sell out the country to foreign interests and turn the American military into U.N. mercenaries enforcing United Nations' resolutions? Doesn't America need a genuinely principled leader who will put the rights and liberties of American citizens before everything else? Don't the American people at least deserve the right to choose between their historical freedoms and the socialist vision of Hillary Clinton?

You are 56 years old. You have accomplished many of your goals, and yet the country you dearly love is rapidly spiraling towards its ultimate destruction. If you do not make use of your power to save it now, will you truly be in a better position to do so in 2016, after eight more years of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton rule? How much longer does America have before she is irretrievably caught in a web of transnational treaties violating her national sovereignty?

Mr. Limbaugh, I am urging you to do the right thing. I am asking you to set aside all of the pragmatic political considerations that have reduced the Republican party to its current state and to endorse the only candidate who is genuinely devoted to returning conservative principles to the party and liberty to the people.

I am asking you, Mr. Limbaugh, to publicly endorse Rep. Ron Paul for president.

With respect,

Vox Day
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Hey Rush, what are dead

Hey Rush, what are dead Iraqi civilians getting?