Backgrounder: Liberal activist groups and the liberal media have launched an all-out attack against Rush Limbaugh by falsely claiming that Rush called any soldier opposing the war a “phony soldier.” As MRC has documented, the attack is unfounded. Sen. Harry Reid is leading the smear campaign, sending a letter to Clear Channel president Mark Mays (see right) denouncing Rush. The goal of this attack is clear: force Rush off the air and silence the voice of conservatives in our nation. To counter the actions of Reid and the liberal media, the Media Research Center is moving rapidly to rally 50,000 citizens to personally respond to this attack by signing a group letter that will be delivered directly to Sen. Reid demanding he apologize to Rush, the American people and the troops! We will also deliver a copy of this letter to Clear Channel to let them know that we support Rush. Send Your Personal Comments to Rush After adding your name to our Citizen Letter, please take a few additional moments to send your comments of support to Rush Limbaugh. The MRC will print all the comments received and deliver them directly to Rush!   Help the MRC defend the right of Rush and every other conservative citizen to speak freely in the marketplace of ideas!

Harry Reid’s Attack On Rush Limbaugh "Rush Limbaugh took it upon himself to attack the courage and character of those fighting and dying for him and for all of us. … He never served in uniform. He never saw in person the extreme difficulty of maintaining peace in a foreign country engaged in a civil war. He never saw a person in combat. Yet, that he thinks his opinion on the war is worth more than those who have been on the front lines.” --Sen. Harry Reid (10/2/07) “The war is lost.” -- Sen. Harry Reid (April 17, 2007) "Our military commanders are incompetent.” --Sen. Harry Reid (June 12, 2007) “Thousands of active troops and veterans were subjected to Mr. Limbaugh’s unpatriotic and indefensible comments on your broadcast. We trust you will agree that not a single one of our sons, daughters, neighbors and friends serving overseas is a “phony soldier.” We call on you to publicly repudiate these comments that call into question their service and sacrifice and to ask Mr. Limbaugh to apologize for his comments. --Sen. Harry Reid’s letter to Mark Mays, president of Clear Channel