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Paul Hackett shames Rush Limbaugh

by Joseph Hughes, Mon Aug 08, 2005 at 11:33:33 PM EST

Appearing on today's edition of "The Ed Schultz Show," Paul Hackett made several stand-out statements (mp3 file). My favorite came in reference to his being attacked by Rush Limbaugh:

That's typical for that fatass drug addict to come up with something like that. There's a guy ... I didn't hear this, but actually when I was on drill this weekend, I've got to tell you, he lost a lot of Republican supporters with his comments. Because they were coming up to me, telling me, "I can't believe he said that! Besides that, he called you a soldier. He doesn't know the difference between a soldier and a marine!"

So generally, the consensus is Rush doesn't know squat about patriotism. He's typical of the new Republican. He's got a lot of lip and he doesn't walk the walk. The fact of the matter is, I went to Iraq to serve my country. I left my nice house, my nice wife by my choice because I thought it was the right thing to do. And man, if I was good enough to be able to see into the future that Rob Portman was going to step down from Congress, I mean I should actually be running for something a lot more than Congress. I went to Iraq because I wanted to serve my country and be with my Marines.
I think it probably says more about Rush Limbaugh than it does anybody else that he comes up with those thought processes. And I think it's indicative of today's Republican party, which is patriotic lite translated to anybody who serves their country who truly who truly serves their country and demonstrates it by their actions as opposed to their flapping gums.
They want to attack us. But the fact of the matter is they can attack me, but I punch back just as hard as I get. Ask Rush how come he wasn't taking phone calls for the two days when he was on the attack with me. Ask him why his phone lines were clogged up. That's because he was getting thousands of calls from veterans from this war and other wars who were clogging up his phone lines, giving him an earful.

I love this guy!

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Paul Hackett is my hero. (none / 0)

This guy is Howard Dean on steroids.

And I love Howard Dean.

McCain sucks!

by teknofyl on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 04:10:54 AM EST

Of course (none / 0)

Rush wouldn't know a damn thing about patriotism or military duty. He's a disgrace, he's never served, and he has the gall to attack people who have proudly worn the uniform. Reminds me of Bill O'reilly the other day lecturing John McCain on torture.

http://operationyellowelephant.blogspot.com/

by Vote Hillary 2008 on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 04:11:46 AM EST

Hackett for President! (none / 0)

Screw the stupid shit. Let's just pick him to represent the party in 2008.

by Gary Boatwright on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 04:47:37 AM EST

I heard this, too... (none / 0)

Hackett is great. We need Fighting Dems. I hope Dems take the hint from Hackett in their 2006 campaigns.

by cscs on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 11:10:28 AM EST

Way to go, Paul! (3.00 / 1)

I like Paul's chutzpah and I hope that other Dems get some of it. Rush IS a fat ass oxycontin-loving big mouth. From his "special" studio, he can isolate himself from real people and real issues. Paul Hackett is a real American hero. I think we need to get him out to other parts of Ohio and this country and get people fired-up!

by Marie Smith on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 01:25:40 PM EST

Re: Way to go, Paul! (none / 0)

Rush Limbaugh's drug addiction has been a big fat turkey just sitting there and Democrats have treated him with kid gloves. I don't know why thats been so because no one in their right mind believes anything from a drug addict.

by Rowena on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 09:41:49 PM EST
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Where Hackett Should NOT Run (none / 0)

He absolutely should not take another shot at the 2nd. In what could best be described as a perfect political environment for him this year (good publicity, rising angst about the war, a GOP that seemed to underestimate him until VERY late in the game), he still lost by 3,000 votes. He'd have a better shot electorally at any other elected office in Ohio than he would at capturing the 2nd district.

I like him as Strickland's L.G. (he'd be just 52 years old two terms down the line), and if Brown and Ryan (two pretty solid bench players) decline, he'd absolutely be the next best alternative for the U.S. Senate

by Singiser on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 04:52:02 PM EST

Hackett Will Win Back "Reagan Democrats" (3.00 / 4)

I know that the term is outdated by about 20 years, but the mentality it describes still fits. The "Reagan Democrats" of the 1980's had children, and these children, many of them, became Republicans later on.

The reasons for this loss of the male blue-collar vote, (those not in unions largely), was that the Democratic Party was seen as weak and not able to stand up to our enemies abroad.

Also, the wimpy Dukakis campaign did not help, for that began the trend of the Democrats who will not fight back. Even people who are not fond of a hawkish military foreign policy are turned off by spineless Democrats who let the Republicans smear them as anti-family, anti-God, and anti-defense and don't fight back fire with fire.

Hackett represents a return to a Democratic Party which is not afraid to fight. He represents a return to the party of Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. I don't agree with everything these men did, but at least they had some cajones to them.

We need to fight back, and fight back hard. If not, we will lose our country for good.

by MichiganDemocrat on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 08:56:01 PM EST

I Like It (none / 0)

For a while I've been harping about how Democrats are a bunch of whimps. Just look at CNN today. You had Catherine Harris openly saying she was way more conservative then Ed Cox. and using the word Conservative. Can you imagine a Democrat saying I am more liberal then thou? We have let conservatives paint the MSM for too long. I think that is why Hackett did so well. He was unapologetic about being a Democrat. Even took some jabs at Bush. In theory, voters are electing leaders, so we need to start acting like leaders and not let Republicans get away with trashing us.

Next Generation Democrats

by Pitin on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 09:38:13 PM EST
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Good point (3.00 / 0)

In the giant sea change of US politics that basically inverted the Dem and GOP poles, the one thing that goes very overlooked is that not every convert to the GOP converted over the race issue.

For a number of former Democrats, the death of labor forced their choice to be one over the strongest candidate. The line of Carter, Mondale, Dukakis didn't help the party in this line.

Dems need to portray their strength more -- personal, emotional, and physical strength.

When you get beaten twice by a male cheerleader-draft dodger-cokehead chickenhawk it's time to wonder where you are on the strength scale. Especially when that chickenhawk beat not one, but two Vietnam vets -- one in overtime and the other by a field goal.

Hackett hit upon a key point: no matter who you are politically, Americans respect strength and integrity. They pick the GOP because Dems come off as weak and unprincipled.

Worse, they're right! Look at the Iraq vote to know everything you need to know about the Democratic Party when it comes to strength and integrity. You'd think even the genuinely pro-war members would have still wanted to see a better plan. But . . . obviously not.

The 2002 election SHOULD have been the big wake-up call to the Dem establishment.

It's pretty damned bad when an off-year special election with a nobody candidate in an unwinnable district is the big wake up call!

And even that's only because the same rebel wing of the party that forwarded Howard Dean decided to come back and try harder next time!

At some point, maybe the party establishment will "get it".

It is possible, as Hackett showed, to be strong and anti-war. It is possible to run on principle rather than the demographics of a district. It is possible to just put your best foot forward and ask good people to do the right damn thing and vote for you.

Hmmm . . . you never know. As corrupt as the GOP is, this would be a nice time for the Dem establishment to catch on.

by jcjcjc on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 02:37:54 AM EST
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"Patriotism Lite" (none / 0)

Use it! :-)

by Chris Andersen on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 09:26:18 PM EST

Blogswarm (none / 0)

They want to attack us. But the fact of the matter is they can attack me, but I punch back just as hard as I get.

I'd like to see this quote at the top of every Democrat and progressive blog as part of the effort to purge invertebrate Democrats.

by Steve in Sacto on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 10:00:39 PM EST

Good news on Drudge Report (none / 0)

Hey, don't say that you can't ever find anything good on the Drudge Report, looked what I just found on it!!!

http://drudgereport.com/flash3rs.htm

by MichiganDemocrat on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 10:29:01 PM EST

Another Irony (none / 0)

Big Ed is on quite a few stations that also carry Rush.

by Dick Tuck on Tue Aug 09, 2005 at 10:55:47 PM EST

I think Hackett is running again fro OH2 (none / 0)

If you go to http://www.hacketforcongress.com you will see his thank you note sent out to all supporters who was on hims e-mail list. It gives the impression that he will run again in the 2nd district in Ohio. The last couple of paragraph's give the impressing of running again.

by zacilor on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 12:21:30 AM EST

DCCC + Hackett = ??? (none / 0)

Did anyone get that fundraising letter from the DCCC signed by Paul. I might be wrong here, but it seems to me that a deal was struck by Hackett and the DCCC. Hackett gets them money now, and the DCCC back Hackett early when he runs again. At least that's what my Spidey sense is telling me.

Next Generation Democrats

by Pitin on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 12:32:56 AM EST
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Or maybe it's just (none / 0)

Hackett being loyal to the Dems, and the Dem establishment leeching off someone who's gained public attention. As usual.

Yeah, I'm cynical.

by catastrophile on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 12:47:31 AM EST
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Re: Or maybe it's just (none / 0)

Maybe people have good intentions and Hackett has earned their respect and confidence.

http://operationyellowelephant.blogspot.com/

by Vote Hillary 2008 on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 01:38:07 AM EST
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That's basically just (none / 0)

a less-cynical way of saying the same thing. Whatever.

Yeah, I'm cynical.

by catastrophile on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 01:45:06 AM EST
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Re: That's basically just (none / 0)

You are so cynical...

Of course, I think you are right. But it sucks!

Oh well... if Hackett can raise some $$ for them now, hopefully if he does do the OH-2 thing again, this time they'll be there with the HAMMER, smashin' nuts and fuckin' peoples' teeth up.

McCain sucks!

by teknofyl on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 10:54:33 AM EST
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Re: I think Hackett is running again fro OH2 (none / 0)

The correct address is http://www.hackettforcongress.com

by zacilor on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 12:48:37 AM EST
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Senate! (none / 0)

I hope he's going for the Senate.

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think EVEN Paul Hackett can win OH-02 in a regular election.

by ICantBelieve on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 02:35:36 AM EST

Hackett for Ohio Governor (3.00 / 1)

The republicans in Ohio have run the state into ditch with the worst corruption since the Harding administration (also brought on by Ohio republicans!). With Hackett, would be the new sheriff in town that cleans up the city. If he keeps his promises and avoids any major messes, he'd be a very popular Governor who, hopefully, would flip the state.

by bushsucks on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 05:32:49 AM EST

Really great post (none / 0)

thanks for the radio link, that was a tremendous conversation to listen in on.

by Animal13 on Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 11:50:41 AM EST

Boots on the Ground (none / 0)

Hackett made a similar comment on an Air America show about how calling marines "soldiers" is an insult and that Democrats don't ever get that and so it turns off the military people to democrats. I was quite surprised that the host brushed that off (in rather stereotypical lefty fashion I might add) and then came back later and suggested he needed to get over it (after he was off the air.) And maybe folks in the military are over sensative about names and stuff, but come on, it's all about pride and ranks and stuff; what should we expect? So it's really quite amusing that Rush would get it wrong too.

And I guess that's why some people have settled on "Boots on the Ground" since calling off all the appropriate services would take too long (like the opening of the Illiad.)

by David in Burbank on Thu Aug 11, 2005 at 06:50:21 PM EST

good (none / 0)

Good story!
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by kevinliao on Sat Sep 17, 2005 at 11:33:27 PM EST

Hackett for President! (none / 0)

Hackett being loyal to the Democrats, and the Democratic establishment leeching off someone who's gained public attention. As usual.

by Darker on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 03:09:22 PM EST

Re: Paul Hackett shames Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

: "They want to attack us. But the fact of the matter is they can attack me, but I punch back just as hard as I get" Steve, I loved what you said here... it's a great life lesson...a very powerful one!.
Tim Alcohol rehab

by timada on Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 09:11:00 AM EST

Re: Paul Hackett shames Rush Limbaugh (none / 0)

That's a little rough for this kind of action don't you think? I truly recommend Narconon vista bay for drugs addicts! It can solve their problems.

by andreea360 on Mon May 05, 2008 at 04:33:08 AM EST

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