Good God,
I simply posted something (that a Vet friend of mine sent me) in support of our troops, and how we agree that our Vets aren't given the consideration - financial or social - that we feel they deserve, especially compared to those who don't actually fight, but send our troops to war.
Where did ANYTHING in my post charge a "racial reaction"? Where was race even mentioned?
I posted about our troops, our politicians, and the unfair compensation of both.

How can someone fight for a country where freedom of speech is a cornerstone of our democracy, and then try to censor something said by one of the people he was fighting for? Especially when the person was voicing opinions about getting better benefits for Vets - like him?

Now we have statements being taken as "threats"? WHY?

Prejudice works in many evil ways. The word itself connotates a rush to judgement, baseless, without individuality.
Martin Luther King Jr said in a speech "I had a dream that one day, men will be judged by the content of their character and NOT the color of their skin". I agree with that statement as much as I agree with what I posted before that was credited to Rush Limbaugh.

Can I take the value of what a man says, or should I rush to judge before I've heard it and ignore everything he says simply based on the fact the HE said it?
This wasn't intended to get anyone's colon in a knot.
Sorry Paladin if you don't like Rush Limbaugh. The words have value, especially for all of our service people. Would you have been more receptive to them if the quote was credited to someone else? I don't think it would have made the message any less meaningful, either way.