[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25789]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     REMARKS MADE BY RUSH LIMBAUGH

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday House Republicans offered a 
motion to recommit condemning MoveOn.org for its advertisement stating 
that General Petraeus had ``betrayed us.''
  I'm wondering if they'll show similar outrage over statements made 
yesterday by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. 
Yesterday, Limbaugh called servicemembers who support a withdrawal from 
Iraq ``phony soldiers.''
  Is Limbaugh serious? Is a soldier who is honorably serving our Nation 
in Iraq any less a soldier if he questions what appears to be a never-
ending war?
  Last month, seven soldiers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division 
wrote an op-ed in the New York Times questioning our continued war 
efforts, but also stating: ``We need not talk about our morale. As 
committed soldiers we will see this mission through.''
  Now, since publication of that op-ed, two of the soldiers have died. 
As this op-ed shows, soldiers may question the war, but that does not 
mean that they're any less committed to their mission.
  And now I wonder if Republicans who showed so much outrage towards 
MoveOn yesterday will hold Rush Limbaugh to the same standard. And I 
wouldn't hold your breath.

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