The Rush Limbaugh Thread

[voyzovrezon]

I'm watching Olbermann and he showed a clip of Rush stating that the Holocaust Museum shooter was a liberal. Why? Because he (the shooter) hated both Bush's, hated Jews and Israel, and Republicans.

Then Olbermann took stuff that Brunn had written on his website including defending Bush against the left.

Now, that's not to suggest that Brunn (the shooter) was either liberal or conservative. When you get right down to it, he was just f***ing insane!

 

[StorminNorman]

I'm watching Olbermann and he showed a clip of Rush stating that the Holocaust Museum shooter was a liberal. Why? Because he (the shooter) hated both Bush's, hated Jews and Israel, and Republicans.

Then Olbermann took stuff that Brunn had written on his website including defending Bush against the left.

Now, that's not to suggest that Brunn (the shooter) was either liberal or conservative. When you get right down to it, he was just f***ing insane!

Rush is trying to combat the attempts to coordinate this shooter with the Right Wing. Since there is an argument that the Neo Nazi party is a left wing party in terms of government, he has a point.

Now this particular case is a bad example for him, sadly.

 

[Nivek]

Because Nazi's are left of Communists apparently, in the new re-written right-wing history.

 

[VampElvis]

Nazis were socialists. (Its a debatable point to many but they claimed descent from Marx) I'd say that put them to the right of communists but definitely on the left-hand side of the political spectrum.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Rush is very clearly...not a smart man.

If ever there was doubt. Now, there is not.

 

[voyzovrezon]

Rush hating on women again--

this time he says it makes sense that a female researcher was in the kitchen doing research.

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906170026

 

[Kelly]

Smart people can be jack asses just like stupid people. I do not think that Rush is a stupid jack ass......

 

[voyzovrezon]

Smart people can be jack asses just like stupid people. I do not think that Rush is a stupid jack ass......

So he's a smart jackass? Or how about just a plain old jackass.

 

[Bathead]

Rush may not be stupid, but he is ignorant.

 

[StorminNorman]

The best way to describe Rush Limbaugh?

Successful.

 

[dnno1]

Nazis were socialists. (Its a debatable point to many but they claimed descent from Marx) I'd say that put them to the right of communists but definitely on the left-hand side of the political spectrum.

The German National Socialist Party (known as the Nazis) were not actually socialist (and were far from it) - just in name only. They were fascists, nationalists, and militarists. They were more right-wing than anything else (many scholars have documented that) and they rejected the ideologies of Marxism (maybe you meant to say dissent instead of descent). I don't know where you are getting your information from about them being to the left.

 

[voyzovrezon]

The best way to describe Rush Limbaugh?

Successful.

I have other words for him too that aren't quite as polite.

 

[Bathead]

The best way to describe Rush Limbaugh?

Successful.

True. Doesn't mean he's not a jerk, though.

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

The German National Socialist Party (known as the Nazis) were not actually socialist (and were far from it) - just in name only. They were fascists, nationalists, and militarists. They were more right-wing than anything else (many scholars have documented that) and they rejected the ideologies of Marxism (maybe you meant to say dissent instead of descent). I don't know where you are getting your information from about them being to the left.

This is very true, it has been proven time and time again that the Nazi party served a much more right winged, conservative, and fear driven campaign.



In fact the Nazi part had many striking similarities to the last administration.

 

[Venom'sDad]

Rush is not dumb or stupid... deceptive yes(like most mouthpieces), but not ignorant.

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

Rush is not dumb or stupid... deceptive yes(like most mouthpieces), but not ignorant.

Ignorant does not mean dumb or stupid, it means without knowledge or without the willingness to attain knowledge. He is a perfect fit for the word ignorant because he fights battles from one side without giving even a glance to what else is going on in the world. He simply refuses to even look at logic claiming that "he doesn't need to" thus creating the perfect definition for ignorance. He can be an Ivy League graduate for all I care (Which after George Bush has started to mean a lot less) but his intelligence doesn't stop him from being ignorant.

 

[Venom'sDad]

Jesus Webster... I know what it means and knew someone would say just that.

I was merely covering the main terms posters was using to disparage Rush.

 

[Paradoxium]

This is very true, it has been proven time and time again that the Nazi party served a much more right winged, conservative, and fear driven campaign.

In fact the Nazi part had many striking similarities to the last administration.

Ignorant does not mean dumb or stupid, it means without knowledge or without the willingness to attain knowledge. He is a perfect fit for the word ignorant because he fights battles from one side without giving even a glance to what else is going on in the world. He simply refuses to even look at logic claiming that "he doesn't need to" thus creating the perfect definition for ignorance.

 

[voyzovrezon]

Rush has a theory about why Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson had his biggest success during the Reagan years, languished under Clinton, and died under Obama.

He defends his statement simple by saying it's true. I say, so what??

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200907010015?lid=1048303&rid=30970273

 

[Kelly]

yes...

 

[C.F. Kane]

Rush has a theory about why Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson had his biggest success during the Reagan years, languished under Clinton, and died under Obama.

He defends his statement simple by saying it's true. I say, so what??

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200907010015?lid=1048303&rid=30970273

Um... that's loony. Even by Limbaugh standards.

 

[Kelly]

Gift that keeps on giving....

 

[gap5ewl]

Rush has a theory about why Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson had his biggest success during the Reagan years, languished under Clinton, and died under Obama.

He defends his statement simple by saying it's true. I say, so what??

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200907010015?lid=1048303&rid=30970273

Really? How does he explain Jackson's initial success under Nixon-Carter

 

[kytrigger]

Ignorant does not mean dumb or stupid, it means without knowledge or without the willingness to attain knowledge. He is a perfect fit for the word ignorant because he fights battles from one side without giving even a glance to what else is going on in the world. He simply refuses to even look at logic claiming that "he doesn't need to" thus creating the perfect definition for ignorance. He can be an Ivy League graduate for all I care (Which after George Bush has started to mean a lot less) but his intelligence doesn't stop him from being ignorant.

Actually then that is untrue as well. Limbaugh actually does have a willingness to attain knowledge and does so regularly. Just because his show is extremely one-sided doesn't mean he hasn't gathered any knowledge of the other side, only that he chooses not to discuss it for the simple fact that being so extremely one-sided has given him a ridiculous amount of success.

 

[Marx]

Did anyone hear that today on Rush Limbaugh's show he compare President Obama to Adolf Hitler?

'Adolf Hitler, like Barack Obama, ruled by dictate'.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/limbaugh-adolf-hitler-lik_n_253412.html

:facepalm