I love how people justify the crap Rush says by saying he's just an entertainer then turn around and whine when actual entertainers like Bill Maher or Sean Penn push ultra liberal agendas. I'd like to see all three of those guys thrown into a lion cage myself, ****ing *****es.
I could care less about Maher's and Penn's agendas.
How much of American income tax goes Haitian aid and does it cover the 3 million dispossessed haitians from the quake, because if it doesn't Rush is spreading misinformation.
Its a tactless comment and he deserve to be criticized for it, freedom of speech doesn't protect him from criticism.
It's not a tactless to point out the truth. The fact is that every American who pays income tax has already donated to Haiti and shouldn't be criticized for not donated money. America will likely be the country that spends the most to clean up that country, all of that comes from our tax payers.
How did it take Bush to address the shoe bombing incident?
Also did anyone die in the Christmas incident? Are you saying American lives are more important then Hatian lives? Because no one died in the Christmas bombing incident and thousands of people have died in this quake. Let's put that in perspective.
So is Rush suggesting Obama cares more about Haiti then America or not?
The Bush comment is so obviously irrelevant I'm not going to address it.
To an American President yes, the Christmas Day attempted bombing is more important than Haiti. Again, though, Rush is correct about Obama's reaction being quicker to Haiti than Christmas - so criticizing him for saying so is absurd.
No, Rush is not suggesting (not in the quotes I have read) that Obama cares more about Haiti than American. A point that I think is furthered when you consider Rush's entire stance is that Obama is going to USE Haiti for political points.
He presents his show as public discourse and it deserves to be held to that standard. He wants his show to be taken seriously and that comes with a price. Rush is selling infotainment, presenting entertainment as public discourse
One can argue Bush benefited from 9-11, but you don't think it be unfair to suggest Bush was happy about that?
Rush doesn't sell himself as public discourse, he sells his own opinion.
Rush also never said Obama was "happy" about Haiti, he did say that Obama would try to drain every political point he can from the situation - something that I think he is correct about.
He brought a racial element in to it. He's suggesting that Obama is going to take money from everyone through this aid effort which serves only to appeal to black voters. That is race baiting.
There is talk of other reasons why Obama would do this, like simple humanitarian concerns, for Rush its just a racial issue.
No, it's not just a race for Rush - Rush mentioned that Obama is going to use this opportunity to paint himself as a Humanitarian (in the hopes of improving his political standing across the board - not just by race).
You haven't proven it is correct and it sends a message that one only has to pay their taxes to do anything but this tragic event.
There is nothing wrong with not donating to Haiti when our government is going to give them BILLIONS of dollars (we don't have) to help them anyway.
Considering Obama is just doing what any President would do in this situation and Rush is trying to make hay out of it, it seems obvious that Rush being a hypocrite here, considering its obvious that he is trying to score cheap political points here, not Obama.
Rush...not being objective? OMG!
Rush is being the cynical opportunist, not Obama. I haven't seen anyone try to turn this into a partisan issue except him, which I think makes him a loathsome creature trying to profit of the misfortune of others.
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Yeah, when he made fun of people with Parkinson's disease, that wasn't cruel at all.
People criticize him because he is an A-hole and deserves criticism for being an A-Hole.
Rush didn't make fun of Michael J. Fox. He criticized Michael J. Fox for not taking medicine before certain appearances and for his support of a human cloning bill.
I do not agree with Rush's handling of the situation, but it's typically exaggerated.
He makes all white men look bad to some people.
He makes all Americans look bad to some people.
He makes all Republicans look bad to some people.
Rush is evil.
That seems the problem is with those some people - not Rush.
No one is defending Jackson. You said, "Jesse Jackson is a racist, terrible human being." Well, so is Rush. So you want to defend one racist, terrible human but not the other. What are these vile actions and crimes that Jackson has committed.
I don't think Rush is a racist. I don't think Rush is a "terrible human being" as all he has done is expressed his words and opinion, he has actually committed horrible actions.
Jackson uses his standing with the black community to extort businesses. He avoids paying taxes. He makes racial crusades about people and refuses to acknowledge when he is wrong. His leadership is destructive to the black community with his "blame whitey" mentality.
You know what I'm talking about. If Obama was darker and talked like Jackson, he probably would not have been elected, sad but true. Which means Reid's statements were not worse, he was just being objective, while Rush was just being himself.
Duh, I'm just pointing out why Rush's comments where, once again, completely ****ed up.
I don't see how it's ****ed up. No one is harmed by his comments.
By helping to divide America, you know this. Rush gives his listeners "rational" justifications to be worthless human beings.
Of course Jackson tears upon controversial lines, but you think he is a terrible person. How do you feel about Michael Moore, would you defend him as much as you defend Rush.
What justifications has Rush given anyone to be "worthless human beings".
And no, I wouldn't defend Michael Moore as much as Rush because he is guilty of fraud. He presents his films as "documentaries". That's like Rush Limbaugh selling himself as an independent.
Rush isn't objective!
