Purple Heart Recipient Stands Up to Limbaugh's Vicious Attacks

This post, written by Amanda Terkel. originally appeared on Think Progress

In a new Vote Vets ad released today, Brian McGough, an Iraq war veteran who received the Purple Heart, challenges Rush Limbaugh: "Until you have the guts to call me a 'phony soldier' to my face, stop telling lies about my service."

In response, Limbaugh today attacked McGough, comparing him to a suicide bomber and suggesting that someone "pumped him full of these lies about what I said":

This is such a blatant use of a valiant combat veteran, lying to him about what I said and then strapping those lies to his belt, sending him out via the media and a TV ad to walk into as many people as he can walk into.

This man will always be a hero to this country with everyone. Whoever pumped him full of these lies about what I said and embarrassed him with this ad has betrayed him, they aren't hurting me. They are betraying this soldier.

I can assure you that I am no suicide bomber and that I can think for myself. [...]