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Skriven 2005-08-18 03:58:14 av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Rush Names Caller of the Year
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Rush's show today was a hard one to listen in many ways, but it also was very
uplifting, and made me proud to be an American.  A lady called who was outraged
over the way Mrs. Sheehan has turned her son's heroic service into a travesty. 
Following is the transcript of her call to Rush.  It will move you as much as
it did me.  The lady almost lost her composure in a couple of places during the
call, and Rush did as well. It was a great call, and should be heard be all
Americans.


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Debbie in Indianapolis, the Voice of America

August 17, 2005




RUSH: This is Debbie in Indianapolis, named after Indians, and it's the
headquarters of the NCAA. Welcome to the program.

CALLER: Hey, Rush we come from a super mega dittos household. When my
13-year-old was born she said ditto before she could say mom.

RUSH: (Laughing.) I'm not surprised. The future of America.

CALLER: Absolutely. I'm a MOM, which stands for, "Mother of a Marine", and I'm
looking for a bumper sticker that says, "Your son got an A in college; my son
got a Purple Heart in Iraq." His vehicle ran over a land mine twice in one day.
We always talk about "if" something would happen to my son, I would never
dishonor him. I'm sorry. I'm getting emotional in this. I would never dishonor
his actions by doing what this woman is doing. My son volunteered to join the
Marines. When he was 18 years, one month, and ten days old on September 12th he
announced that he was joining the Marines after he saw the Twin Towers fall.
When his first orders to Iraq were canceled he told us that, "Bush better not
pull out before I get there." He knew it was something that needed to be done.
He's going back for his second tour next month. What she's doing is not only
dishonoring her son, she's dishonoring mine.


RUSH: Debbie, I can't thank you enough for calling, and I can't thank you
enough for doing another thing. You have just spoken for the vast majority of
Americans in your call. You have just echoed exactly what they think. God bless
you. Thanks so much for your call.

CALLER: I hope so. Thank you.

RUSH: You have, trust me on this. You are far more a voice, a representative
voice of the people of this country than any of the rabble rousing malcontents
that are being given airtime in a failed attempt to destroy the policy by the
mainstream press. Trust me.

 CALLER: It hurts me that she's sending the message that it seems like her son
died for nothing. He didn't die for nothing. He died in the United States Armed
Forces. There's nothing more honorable than that. These kids volunteered. They
were not yanked from their cradle by an evil government to send them someplace
they didn't want to go. My son knew on September 12th he was going over. My son
knew what was in store for him, and my son stepped up to the plate. The caller
you had on Monday, he was talking about, "Gee, how come these senators' kids
aren't volunteering if the war is so great?" We're not going to talk about if
the war is so great, let's talk about these kids who are great who stepped up
to the plate and said, "You know what, I need to do something about this.
There's something bigger than me out there."

RUSH: Debbie, exactly right. Debbie, thank you again. You just heard it, Debbie
in Indianapolis, the voice of this country.

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