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We certainly are hearing a lot about phony soldiers right now, and I agree -- there are some. They are the phony political soldiers of the left, who seem determined to seize defeat from the jaws of victory, or at the very least, seize insignificance from the jaws of consequence. How else to explain the current lease the Excellence In Broadcasting Network has with the Democratic majority in the Senate, for publicity. Tell syndicator Premiere Radio to slash their advertising budget. The Democrats will do it pro bono, or pro Rushbo. Maybe, in fairness, Rush should give the DNC a...

Hillary's phony soldiers The "phony soldier" story won't go away. It's splattered everywhere – on TV, in newspapers, talk radio, and it's all over the Internet. In my business, they say the controversy has "legs." The attack by anti-war liberals against Rush Limbaugh is being fueled by the media elites who despise Rush and have tried ceaselessly for years to get him thrown off the air. The same left-wing activists who have denounced the missions of our troops, and who venomously call our military personnel rapists and brutal thugs, now have the audacity to attack a titan of talk radio...

This whole "phony soldiers" thing is not just about Rush Limbaugh or Media Matters or Democrats or Republicans or troop/mission supporters or anti-war types. It's always been about phony soldiers like Jesse Macbeth and the liberals who really, really wanted what he said to be true. One YouTube poster wrote, "This 20 minute interview will change how you view the U.S. occupation of Iraq forever. I cannot possibly recommend this more highly. An Iraq war veteran tells of atrocities he and other fellow-soldiers committed reguarly while in Iraq. I have never seen this level of honesty from a U.S. soldier...

Since when did it become a bad thing to call a phony a “phony?” Well, since Rush Limbaugh referred to a phony soldier as a “phony soldier” and the antiwar crowd thought it could make hay with it. The idea that Rush Limbaugh would denigrate U.S. troops on the air for millions to hear, and in such an egregious way that it deserved congressional condemnation, is absurd on its face. What’s perplexing is how they ever thought they could get away with something so blatantly ludicrous. Ask yourself a simple question. If you are a soldier fighting in Iraq and...

One of the nation’s top military researchers is angry that CBS News anchorman Dan Rather continues to exaggerate and make misleading statements about his military record. The researcher, B.G. Burkett, says that Rather’s inaccaurate statements about his military service can be found in the new hit book "Bias,” written by veteran CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg. Burkett, co-author of the book "Stolen Valor,” a history of the media’s portrayal of the Vietnam conflict, says he’s tired of Rather’s double-talk and hypocrisy.

Last month the Senate voted on the Cornyn Amendment which not only condemned the "Betray Us" ad, but it also condemned any personal attack on the honor and integrity of our troops. The text of the amendment is as follows: To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces. Several Senate Democrats refused to strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of...

I want to alert everyone here to save the page and associated images from this poser's profile, just to document the poser's real identity.Warning: There is quite a bit of profanity written on it. Here's what I caught as descrepencies: 1.It is so obvious this DD-214 has been edited, probably with MS Paint. 2.The wording in some altered sections is obviously nothing like what would actually be printed in those parts of the document. 3. This is probably part of his actual separation, for failure to complete basic training. Note the phrase "Member has not completed first full term of...

Meet "Jessie MacBeth." He's the latest cause celebre of the anti-war Left -- a "former Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran" who accuses his fellow troops of committing a litany of atrocities against innocent civilians. Anti-Vietnam War veteran John Kerry and the Winter Soldiers cast a long shadow. In his 20-minute Internet video interview at peacefilms.org, which promises that watching the video "will change your life," MacBeth (who also claims to have served in Special Forces) says: --Superiors told him "our job over there is to strike fear in the hearts of the Iraqis . . . to be brutal...

Perhaps this will finally put this sad chapter to bed once and for all. I, through some old connections, have managed to come up with the unaltered DD214 of Jesse MacBeth. This isn't a joke or some funny little photoshop gig. It is the actual, real DD214 of one Jesse Adam Macbeth.

Here’s a “column” Jesse MacBeth wrote for the Arizona State University's student online paper, the Web Devil. It is a response to an earlier ASU article which can be found here.Anyone who has seen his video interviews, heard his (probably paid) anti-war speeches or read his anti-war screeds, maybe surprised at his earlier attitude towards US soldiers:Guest Column: I never wanted to protestby Jesse MacbethSpecial to The State PressFriday, April 23, 2004There are several things I would like to mention that Lucia Bill and Brian Clapp of The State Press failed to mention or distorted to fit their opinions.But before...

From a Pima County Arizona Superior Court record search:   CASE INFORMATION Case No. Caption Case Date C234837   07/09/86 PARTY INFORMATION Party Group 1 (Plaintiff/Petitioner/Groom) Party Group 2 (Defendant/Respondent/Bride) PARTY GROUP NAME PARTY 1 MACBETH, JESSE ADAM PARTY 1 AL-ZAID, JESSE ADAM DOCKET INFORMATION FULL DOCUMENT DOCUMENT TYPE DOCUMENT TITLE FILE STAMP DATE ARCHIVED CASE DOCUMENTS ARCHIVED CASE DOCUMENTS Archived Case Documents - Vol 001 5/6/2003 12:31:20 PM NAME CHANGE ORDERED ORDER NAME CHANGE ORDERED (Judge - 76530 Court - 10401 Judgement - 0) 7/10/1986 NEW CASE FILING NEW FILING NEW CASE FILING - 803 Converted Docket 7/9/1986 If...

You have perhaps heard of the charges against the US troops in Iraq made by the self-proclaimed "Army Ranger" Jesse MacBeth. If not, click here for a video presenting his ludicrous claims: Jesse MacBeth It would seem that before Mr. MacBeth began to decry the Genghis Khan-like atrocities of our soldiers, he busied himself with other weighty issues, such as protesting the service at the local coffee shop.From the Arizona State University's campus paper, the Devil:Jesse MacBeth, right, protests near the Mill Avenue Coffee Plantation on Saturday night. The Free to Camp Coalition organized the protest because it alleges that...

Blackfive already has a good start on this and Protein Wisdom is all over it as well, but any help Freepers can give in outing this wannabe would be much appreciated.

He is facing questions about his service in Vietnam and hasn't been seen for a week. ATLANTIC CITY - Where's the mayor? Not since "Where's Waldo?" and "Where's the Beef?" has such a query caused such a stir. In this resort, where the streets are literally paved by gambling revenues, they're taking bets on what might have become of Mayor Bob Levy and whether his disappearance signals another impending scandal involving the city's top job. Amid reports of a federal probe into false claims that Levy admits he made regarding his Vietnam military service, the mayor drove off last Wednesday...

House Republicans are threatening to launch a discharge petition on legislation that would ensure the future prosperity of conservative radio talk-show hosts but is expected to face opposition from Democratic leaders. On Monday evening, Republicans filed a rule with the House Rules Committee laying the groundwork for a petition that would force action on protecting radio from government regulation later this fall. The move comes at a time when Democrats have launched a coordinated attack on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, accusing him of disparaging American troops critical of the Iraq war as “phony soldiers.” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin...

MICAH WRIGHT: "I WAS NEVER AN ARMY RANGER"On his Delphi forum, Micah Wright has posted a confession – he never was an Army Ranger, something he had claimed since shortly after his debut as a comics writer, as well as the author of remixed Propaganda, a book which lampooned World War II-era American propaganda posters. A version of statement had been on Wright's website since April 25th apparently, however, he opted to post it on his Delphi forum Saturday. Wright began his statement (which has since been edited) with a recap of what he used to tout as his...

MICAH WRIGHT: "I WAS NEVER AN ARMY RANGER" On his Delphi forum, Micah Wright has posted a confession – he never was an Army Ranger, something he had claimed since his debut as a comics writer, as well as the author of remixed Propaganda, a book which lampooned World War II-era American propaganda posters. Wright began his statement with a recap of what he used to tout as his credentials, and then added: “Except that I was never an Army Ranger. I never served a day in a Ranger Regiment. I never went to Ranger School. The closest I ever...

MICAH WRIGHT COMES CLEAN, RANGER STORY A HOAX by Jonah Weiland, Executive Producer Posted: May 2, 2004 Micah Wright at a convention in March of 2004. In a story that broke late yesterday, the writer of the recently cancelled "Stormwatch: Team Achilles," Micah Ian Wright, revealed that he never served as a member of the Army Rangers, a claim he's made since he first came on the comics scene in March of 2002.. Apparently Wright had posted a revised bio to his Web site with the revelation on April 25th, reposting that information to his forum Saturday. The full text...