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For days I have watched the laughable attacks on Rush Limbaugh. I am an avid listener of his radio show and I have never known anyone more devoted to our troops or more supportive of them. His words were totally misconstrued and taken out of context. To read the transcript of his show in question, click here.

Senator Harry Reid however, has repeatedly claimed how we have lost the war (a blatant lie) and now is attacking conservative radio show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh in an effort to shut them up. The liberal left does not seem to be able to get anyone’s attention with shows such as Air America, and out of obvious frustration they take their leading talking heads who are goaded into throwing insults, and proceed to pitch libel and slander at those who do not agree with them. Mr. Limbaugh’s words were twisted and the attempt at using them to propagate an agenda to stop the war and silence the right is the lowest of dirty pool tricks.

Thanks to a tip from Kathy T, I learned that ads were being run on Fox News Prime Time by VoteVets.org smearing Rush Limbaugh and attributing things to him that he didn’t say. Here is what Kathy said:

Tonight is the 3rd night in a row that I have seen a commercial on FOX PRIME TIME (during the Special Report with Brit Hume Between 6 and 7pm Central) where a military vet (Brian) against the war in Iraq tells his opinion and then lambastes Rush Limbaugh for his remarks about the *phoney soldiers.* Has this guy even read the transcript of that show? Can he read?

The website in the top right of the screen says “votevets.org”

However when I attempted to go to this website, this is the message I received: Template File Not Found! Looking for template:votevets2

Here is what I found on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKM_NsTswco

Here is what else I have found:

http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2007/10/anti-rush-limbaugh-smear-campaign.html

Who is funding this group? Can you find out?

…thanks (and sorry if this has already been dealt with)

We would like to know as well. The first place I looked was the Way Back Machine -
http://web.archive.org/web/20070702034527/http://www.votevets.org/

http://web.archive.org/web/*/VoteVets.org

This shows old snapshots of the site before it went away…

Here is their last known Board and Advisors:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070513062427/www.votevets.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=45

And although I can’t say they are connected to Wes Clark with any certainty:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070513062311/www.votevets.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=63

Interesting… Very interesting… Below you will find the duplicitous YouTube video for VoteVets.org.

“Real” - VoteVets.org TV Ad Responding to Rush Limbaugh

Other background can be found here:

ROLLING ALONG

Media Matters leads dishonest smear on Rush Limbaugh’s “phony soldiers” line Video added

Rush Limbaugh, phony soldiers, and the Left’s desperate need for its own “Betray Us” moment

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

Fairness Doctrine Watch: The Crush Rush Democrats’ agenda; Wesley Clark crusades to kick Rush off of Armed Forces Radio; Update: Daily Kos wants in on the action!

Crush Rush Democrats can’t make up their minds

Crush Rush: Now they want to censure him?

New Column: Actual Malice

It is fascinating to watch the left grasp at straws. There are no teeth to their accusations and no doubt Harry Reid would never meet face to face with Rush. Media Mythbusters would love to drag the people who are funding these ads and supporting these smears into the light of day. If you have any information on this subject or other media malpractice, please feel free to send it to us. Truth thru transparency…