Jeff's Commentary - 3/5 - We Want Something Else

There is an episode of M*A*S*H where Hawkeye is at his wits end with the quality of food being served in the mess hall. He starts a loud condemnation of the food and with his utensils pounding against the table starts yelling, “We Want Something Else, We Want Something Else!” Soon the entire M*A*S*H unit is taking up the call and in time, the quality of the food is improved.

This past week, blowhard Rush Limbaugh got off talking about a young woman testifying about insurance coverage for contraceptives in Congress. Limbaugh used the opportunity to paint this woman as a “slut,” “prostitute,” and demanded she post sex tapes to him since “he” as a taxpayer is paying for the contraceptives and wants something in return. Sex tapes seemed appropriate. Really...can’t make this stuff up.

As a parent, father of a daughter, regular citizen; I am appalled. I have had enough with the so-called standard voice of the Republican Party. Why those in office are so afraid of this buffoon is beyond me? He is nothing more than a bully and a hypocrite. To think this four times married loser is setting the standard for the moral character of the party is just wrong. To think that this man who has had his own addiction issues and probably should have been in jail for his prescription fraud situation now has the audacity to take on a law student who is simply giving her opinion of the health care coverage or lack thereof with contraception. After a day of hysterics, he doubles down the next day and continues his assault on her character. Only after several advertisers have jumped the Rush ship has he realized what a serious gaffe this has become. So we get, “my choice of words was not the best”. Really!!!! You in the bully pulpit beating on a student with condemnation and words that are inappropriate, hurtful and just downright immoral.

So I speak out as a citizen who has “had it” with the Rush dialogue. It’s time we all stand up for civil discourse, take our knives and forks to the remaining advertisers of Rush Limbaugh and demand “Something Else”. Not only does Sandra Fluke deserve it, but all women everywhere who have put up with this bully.

Sandra Day O’Connor has been working hard at creating an environment in political discourse where you have disagreement but can listen to one another and work on solutions in a civil and constructive manner.

We all need to finally take a stand and demand “something else”. We will never get conversation moving in a positive direction as long as people like Rush Limbaugh remains on air. It’s time the bullying stops and we start to get America back on course. “We Want Something Else. We Want Something Else.”

Jeff