Rush Limbaugh, Roger Ailes, and the Boy Scouts
Posted in Current Events by John E. Pannell on November 12th, 2009 at 11:30 pm Wednesday night (11/11/09) Rush Limbaugh was in New York to attend the banquet at the Westchester-Putnam Council. According to Limbaugh, his good friend, Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of the Fox News Channel, was presented with the council’s “2009 Good Scout Award”. Limbaugh introduced Ailes.
Limbaugh says this about the Boy Scouts:
…I was a Boy Scout once, for a year. But one of the reasons I wanted to go was because the values that are the Boy Scouts are American values, traditional American values. That room last night, as I said in my remarks before presenting Roger, that room was America, and it’s values like that are going to save this country…
Limbaugh also played on his show Thursday a brief quote from Ailes’ acceptance speech:
…Every generation gets called to meet a challenge. This generation will as well. I am heartened to know that what the enemies of America don’t know is that someday they will meet the courage, resilience, dedication of these young Americans we are so proud of, and they will keep America free…
Someone needed how to tell Limbaugh how to pronounce “Westchester-Putnam”. I know he’s deaf now, but I expect he heard those counties’ names at least a few times during his years broadcasting in New York City!
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I found out about this event by chance, from Limbaugh’s page. As an Eagle Scout and active parent of two Cub Scouts, I resent this Council’s decision to include Limbaugh in their event and plan to write them to let them know my opinion: the BSA must not be hijacked by any political group, right or left.
Limbaugh is someone I would not like near my children, as I think he is a bad example for our youth. His attitude towards those he does not agree with show that he fails in at least four of the precepts of the Scout Law: he is certainly not Friendly, Courteous, Kind or Cheerful. He is no example for our children, and we should stear clear of him (and the likes of him) as an organization. For his information, there are people with “American, traditional values” on the Democratic, left side of our political spectrum.
Mark, Rush was only commending the Boy Scouts on their steadfastly held “traditional American values”. I think any Eagle Scout and parent would recognize and agree with that.
I concur with Mr. Gomez. There is some doubt in my mind that Mr. Limbaugh could pass a BSA background check, because of his drug addiction and legal issues. I assume that takes care of Clean and Trustworthy.. As someone who has served his Country, I will always fight for the right for anyone of us to say whatever they want, but there are some who go way beyond civility and strive only to feed their ego.
Mr. Limbaugh probably could pass a BSA background check, unless he has had a relapse. As for legal issues: he was convicted — and not even charged — of a crime. So there would be no problem there.
As none of us know him personally, we cannot speak to Friendly, Courteous, Kind or Cheerful. If expressing strongly held beliefs, and ridiculing the absurdity of what one disagrees with, is evidence that one fails at these traits, then I am probably a bigger failure than he is there. I do not suffer fools well. I am very vocal in my criticism.
Now back to the quotes. Does anyone have any objections to them?
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I would argue that all of these points of the law can be evaluated just as well from public statements as from private interactions.