CNN anchor Rick Sanchez read a disputed racist quote attributed to Rush Limbaugh about antebellum slavery on Monday’s Newsroom: “Limbaugh’s perceived racist diatribes are too many to name. Here’s a sample- he once declared that ‘slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back. I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.’”
Before discussing the Limbaugh controversy with his guest, former NFL player Eugene “Mercury” Morris, the CNN anchor raised the 2003 scandal involving talk show host’s comments about quarterback Donovan McNabb, reading the statement which got Limbaugh in trouble and leading to his resignation from his job as an ESPN sports commentator. After reading the alleged slavery quote, the CNN anchor read another racially-charged quote from Limbaugh: “In President Obama’s America, white children get beaten up on school buses by blacks.”
This is an actual quote from Limbaugh, which he made on his talk show on September 15, 2009. But, as in the case of the McNabb controversy, he was attacking the mainstream media. Here’s the full context:
“Hey, look, folks, the white kid on that bus in Belleville, Illinois, he deserved to be beat up. You don’t know about this story? Oh, there’s video of this. The school bus filled with mostly black students beat up a white student a couple of times with all the black students cheering. Of course the white student on the bus deserved the beating. He was born a racist. That’s what Newsweek magazine told us in its most recent cover. It’s Obama’s America, is it not? Obama’s America, white kids getting beat up on school buses now. You put your kids on a school bus, you expect safety but in Obama’s America the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering...and, of course, everybody says the white kid deserved it, he was born a racist, he’s white. Newsweek magazine told us this. We know that white students are destroying civility on buses, white students destroying civility in classrooms all over America, white congressmen destroying civility in the House of Representatives.”
It’s not surprising that Limbaugh has been taken out of context yet again by the mainstream media.
Later in the segment, which began 18 minutes into the 3 pm Eastern hour, Sanchez brought up another apparent quote by Limbaugh with Morris: “Let me tell you how Rush describes the NFL- this is interesting....he says, ‘The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons’...would you feel comfortable playing for a man who describes you or your ilk that way?”
Morris, an African-American himself, didn’t react in the way that the CNN anchor expected:
MORRIS: (Laughs) Well, you know what, Rick? The answer to that is- is that, when you look at what he said and how he said it, it actually makes some relevant sense. He’s just saying it in a smart way. Let me say it to you in an educated way.
SANCHEZ: Okay.
MORRIS: In 1965, I graduated from high school. The top three problems in the country were running in the hallway, talking in class, and being late. Now- 1985, the top three problems were teen violence, teen pregnancy- teen drug use- 2005, it’s still the same. So a whole generation of young people have grown up under the stigma of the Crips and the Bloods, and these some- some of these people are playing in the NFL now. So you can’t take away from that gene pool that they have to choose from, because it’s what society has to offer them. And running in the hallway, talking in class and being late did not produce teen violence, teen pregnancy and teen drug use. The people that they draft now pretty much fit that kind of concept of where they’re coming from. Now, how they act when they get there- it’s another thing, but you can see the change in the people that have been drafted because that's the choice they have in society- that includes doctors, lawyers and anything else.
SANCHEZ: ‘The Merc,’ doing his best Bill Cosby impersonation. (Sanchez and Morris both laugh)- interesting- in defense of Rush Limbaugh! This will get picked up- I guarantee you.
MORRIS: Hey, I want him on there, because I want him to see what it’s like. You know, you can drive a NASCAR and say- I like to get out there. But you put your butt in that seat and get out there with everybody else, then you get to see what it's really like- what you're talking about what you really want to do.
SANCHEZ: Exactly.
MORRIS: I don’t think he’s not going to really understand that he’s walking into a bee’s nest here with these young brothers who think racism is when you don’t get to go into the NBA when you’re 18- you have to wait until your 20. That’s not racism. Racism comes from where I came [from] and grew up in the 1960s, like Limbaugh did. But it’s a different set of circumstances out there, and I would love to see him jump in the middle of it. The Washington Redskins was a segregated team until 1962.
Mr. Morris might be on to something about the decadence in the youth today, specifically those who aspire to be professional athletes and currently play in pro-sports.
Earlier on Monday, MSNBC featured a rant from David Zirin, who paraphrased the disputed slavery quote attributed to Limbaugh: “[Players] don’t want an owner who has said slavery was a good thing because it made the streets safer.”
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.




















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Sanchez is really an
October 12, 2009 - 17:08 ET by NewsbusterbrownSanchez is really an immense jackass. He should be ashamed of himself, but we know he's not.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Fabricated Quote
October 12, 2009 - 17:26 ET by allanfLimbaugh says the quote is fabricated. Matt may want to update his article.
Wasn't Sanchez involved in a DUI incident several years back?
Of course it was
October 12, 2009 - 17:32 ET by Free StinkerOf course it was fabricated.
If it had actually happened, they would just play the audio clip over and over and over.
allan f
October 13, 2009 - 02:48 ET by Indiana JoeYour link requires a log-in. And I haven't yet joined Rush 24/7.
But I'll take your word for it. ;^)
"Four legs good... two legs better!" - George Orwell
Sanchez and his ilk are too
October 12, 2009 - 19:00 ET by motherbeltSanchez and his ilk are too dense to get the sarcasm.
They take everything literally.
Except when a liberal puts his foot in his mouth. Then they are masters of nuance and interpretation.
I've been a Limbaugh fan
October 12, 2009 - 19:26 ET by bse5150I've been a Limbaugh fan since the 80's - I have never ever heard him say something like this and would readily admit if I did.
I call bullshit on this claim. Sanchez is a goddamned liar of the worst kind because he and his liberals in the Media could have this researched in moments to ascertain the veracity of the statement.
Put simply, fuck you Sanchez and fuck your filthy Liberal press. Why don't you guys do your goddamned jobs!
I'll stick with FoxNews and the blogs. And I'll buy Palin's book just to listen to you shit yourself when you see the sales figures.
potty mouth
October 12, 2009 - 19:45 ET by Free StinkerEasy on the potty mouth there !
"President Obama is learning on the job and it shows." --Boris Epshteyn
Second That
October 12, 2009 - 23:07 ET by CaringwhiteguyWe do have a degree of decorum here one doesn't find in the lefty blogosphere.
Kudos though for the sentiments that were spoken. Please just pick a few different words next time.
And another thing - notice
October 12, 2009 - 19:33 ET by bse5150And another thing - notice how they always use the worst picture of Limbaugh they can find - when he had a lot of weight on? Remember when Rush Limbaugh was a Big Fat Idiot? What ever happened to that fatter than any fatty I've ever seen - the king of all lardasses - Michael Moore? They never show what a fat, poorly dressed, unshaven lying pig he is.
That's What I Saw
October 12, 2009 - 20:39 ET by DoktorFrankenI immediately noticed the OLD picture of Rush. He was just on Leno's show and looking very healthy and, for Rush, slim.
They're just piling it on. Lie after lie after lie. But, at least now the Left has the White House as an Internet Ally (their new website attacking FNC) in attacking Conservatives.
I agree.. I don't like
October 12, 2009 - 21:38 ET by w2448hcI agree.. I don't like Sanchez and his sarcasm...
Congressman said: Obama has something to hide! : http://www.70news.com/2009/10/04/breaking-news-c
Will Wolf be on Sanchez's trail?
October 12, 2009 - 17:27 ET by metaphorsbwithuHave no fear! I'm sure CNN will have Wolf Blitzer "fact checking" Sanchez's comments PDQ!
metaphorsbwithu
CNN's Sanchez seems a bit racist to me
October 12, 2009 - 17:28 ET by 10ksnooker-- maybe just a tinge, as closet segregationist Carter said.
Ever since Obama showed he was a closet racist with the Gates affair, he must have won a Nobel for the beer summit, because I don't think they give Nobel prizes for attendance -- The leftist have been trying to play the race card on everyone who they think they could score against.
The problem is closet racist Obama and his pal noted anti-Semite and closet segregationist Carter ruined the race card, it no longer works.
Maybe Obama needs to take his supporters to Rev wright's church for some refresher courses on Black Liberation Theology and how to properly play the race card. They cahave a basketball game afterwards.
Liberal Left's Poster Child for Racist Conservative - Rush!
October 12, 2009 - 17:31 ET by acaiguanaThe really scary thing is that these White Liberal College Educated (urp) people on the Left actually believe what they have in their minds - Conservatives are Racist, Homophobic, Christian Fundamentalist anti-Darwin Bible Thumping, Gun Owner Racists.
Oh...
I said Racist twice in that.
Well, you get my point.
And they are not going to ever let go of that stereotype. They have as little regard for Whites who drive pickups and own hunting dogs that sleep under the porch as they believe Republicans have for Blacks.
And if you are Republican and not Christian, you have to sit through their tirade about how you believe the earth is only 3,000 + (I forget the number) years old and your kids shouldn't be exposed to the real world because it might taint their minds.
Give me a break.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Operation Mockingbird Returns?
October 12, 2009 - 17:32 ET by celatorAre certain left wing media pundits, columnists, editors, reporters and broadcasters being paid by the government to attack government critics, and espouse the Obama Administration's programs? Since NB's purpose is to expose media bias, this might be one of its areas of concern.
It would not be the first time our government has paid off members of the press to push the government's point of view.
"Operation Mockingbird" was a 1950's government program to mock, destroy and otherwise attempt to silence those who criticized the government at the time.
Some mighty big media names were given money by government agencies and operatives to to go after--through their national publications, movies, television and radio stations-- the perceived enemies of the Washington establishment. Walter Cronkite, Tom Braden, Arthur Sulzberger (NYT), James Reston, Joseph Alsop, Philip Graham (WAPO) and many, many others took money and orders about what to print, who to demonize and who to discredit in the country by their Washington-based handlers. The networks were up to their eyebrows in this disgraceful activity.
All those citizens and public figures who didn't have the "proper" opinion of the government were the targets of this attack. Sound familiar?
Is it happening today? My personal opinion is that is IS happening today. Particularly today.
You can read about "Operation Mockingbird" on many web sites. See if it sounds like what is happening today. Here's a site I like. There are many more sites to help you learn about Operation Mockingbird.
http://www.spartacus...
Those who don't know history will.....well, you know the rest of the statement.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Geeeze everytime I see
October 12, 2009 - 17:40 ET by kangarooGeeeze everytime I see sanchez's name I think what now. But that could go for the rest of left nutters. Is that wrong, am I being a racist,
WHAT QUOTE?
October 12, 2009 - 17:41 ET by ptsonOk, if you are going to quote the man, when and where did he say this? Or is journalism now, "well, once upon a time....?
Democrats are the real racists.
October 12, 2009 - 17:43 ET by TailgunnerAnd I'm one of their targets because I oppose Obama's socialist tyranny.
But I guarantee that none of them have the stones to come after folks like me.
Liberals and Al-Qaeda always get someone else to die for them.
Nationalized Healthcare is a DEATH SENTENCE.
Democratic Senator Robert K Byrd is a recruiter and leader in the KU KLUX KLAN-a white supremacist group. Where in the HELL do Dems get off lecturing ANYONE on racism?
Sanchez should get a Nobel.....
October 12, 2009 - 18:05 ET by superconfor discovering a new undiscovered type of suck. His show sucks so bad they should refer to it by it's Latin name. Sanchezic suckicitis.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
LOL, supercon....
October 12, 2009 - 18:07 ET by BlondeAs the troops say...."embrace the suck".
I hope he fails, too.
supercon, wasn't Sanchezic suckicitis a dinosaur? ACA
October 12, 2009 - 18:09 ET by acaiguanaI knew that.
I think I knew that...
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Jurassic Snark.
October 12, 2009 - 19:12 ET by superconHa Ha!.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
Rush's picture
October 12, 2009 - 18:50 ET by jon_torlinWhy is it that these liberal media insist on using Rush's old pictures? He looks nothing like that, geez. If anyone there bothered to watch the Today show where he was on it, they'd see it.
Of course it's a rhetorical question, but still, it's damned annoying.
If they were really news stations, they would use investigation to find current pictures of Rush. Guess that's too easy for them.
-Jon
Agreed, Jon
October 12, 2009 - 18:55 ET by BlondeI was going to say something earlier (on the Newsweak thread)....but decided not to get wrapped around the axle.
It's just cheap shot journalism.
I hope he fails, too.
I've seen before "quotes"
October 12, 2009 - 19:01 ET by Chris NormanI've seen before "quotes" supposedly from Rush Limbaugh, where they try to phrase it in his style of speaking, but usually these simply don't meet the smell test. This "slavery" quote is yet another one. Rush is a professional - he would never say anything like this in any context.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Of course the quote is
October 12, 2009 - 19:08 ET by TenebrousOf course the quote is fabricated. If it wasn't, Rush would have been tossed off the airwaves long ago; heck, it's not even historically accurate as only 1 out of 10 people who could own slaves in the antebellum South, did.
Anyhow, so the media is making up stuff and attributing it to people they don't like? Didn't we see a similar kind of attack against the ACORN exposers? Methinks we did.
Guess you can't teach the dinosaur media new tricks -- and that will be their downfall.
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Rush almost reminds me of Michael Jackson
October 12, 2009 - 19:38 ET by nwahsEvery decade or so, Michael Jackson would make himself more available to the media to find himself embroiled in controversy over what he considered "normal." With the high visibility, came some fall from grace and added to the perception of weirdness.
Well here goes Rush again. Other than his 20 million fans, people are not going to accept sly bigotry and have him nuance it away anymore than they accepted MJ's sleeping arrangements. IMO of course.
Three bags full!
October 12, 2009 - 19:42 ET by Free StinkerThree bags full!
"Other than his 20 million
October 12, 2009 - 19:46 ET by FeynmanFan"Other than his 20 million fans..."
ROTFLMAO. What a maroon!
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
You mean moron or shipwrecked?
October 12, 2009 - 19:48 ET by nwahs?
Bizarro Shawn
October 12, 2009 - 19:50 ET by Free StinkerHe means you are a moron who doesn't get Bugs Bunny references.
A maroon indeed!
Oh, Bugs Bunny
October 12, 2009 - 19:54 ET by nwahsYour go to source :) Loony Tunes!
abid didi bi dii thats all folks!
It's my go-to source when
October 12, 2009 - 19:59 ET by FeynmanFanIt's my go-to source when I'm trying to talk to some people on their own level...
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Here ya go,
October 12, 2009 - 19:53 ET by FeynmanFanHere ya go, Sparky.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Well now I understand
October 12, 2009 - 19:56 ET by nwahsNow I understand some of your loony tune arguments :)
Glad I could elevate your
October 12, 2009 - 20:00 ET by FeynmanFanGlad I could elevate your cultural IQ a little.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Duplicate post
October 12, 2009 - 20:01 ET by FeynmanFanDuplicate post
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
So maybe you could now explain
October 12, 2009 - 20:07 ET by general companyYours? You really are getting way too predictable
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Oh look
October 12, 2009 - 20:11 ET by nwahsOh look, Jordan Jefferson just woke up :)
Still has that deer in the headlights look, though.
Er, Jordan, what do you know about predictable?
Cool
October 12, 2009 - 20:12 ET by general companyWhere?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
→ What did I miss
October 12, 2009 - 20:21 ET by Cool ArrowWhy is he bad-mouthing the LSU QB?
Heck if I know
October 12, 2009 - 20:25 ET by general companyMaybe he lost money? But more then likely,, he thinks he could do better.
Plus it help to avoid answering for his rediculous statements?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
→ Thyanks GC
October 12, 2009 - 20:28 ET by Cool ArrowIt just seems strange he would pick a black player to lampoon with the "deer in the headlights" look.
Little bit o' racism maybe?
I have a feeling
October 12, 2009 - 20:31 ET by general companyJorden Jefferson is going to have the last laugh. He is a bright very talented 19 yr old kid.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
→ I see that too
October 12, 2009 - 20:37 ET by Cool ArrowIt's not as though Florida stomped on LSU. I was just wondering why nwahs threw in that old stereotypical image.
Did you watch the game?
October 12, 2009 - 22:34 ET by nwahsI chose Jordan Jefferson because I can't think of a better icon of confused/surprised/not ready , than Jefferson in that football game. And the game wasn't as close as the score.
Now when has "deer in the headlights" been stereotypical for anything but confused or surprised? You're going to make something up here? You have nothing so you're going to pretend "deer in the headlights" is a racial stereotype?
Now that is weak.
The only thing made up
October 13, 2009 - 08:30 ET by general companyIs your predictable Rush bashing
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Ass-backward shawn, when Rush Limbaugh starts advocating...
October 12, 2009 - 19:57 ET by R D Helm...this, then you can come in here and lecture us all on his "racism" and "bigotry."
Until he does, STFU, because as far as I am concerned, you and your fellow abortion supporters, who worship at the front door of Planned Parenthood, if not at the grave of Margaret Sanger, are no better than Joseph Mengele and the Nazi, Hitlerite horde.
-Dave
Grow up
October 12, 2009 - 20:02 ET by nwahsYou have nothing so you post lies like a little child. Find a single post where I've ever supported abortion. You can't, so you should really just STFU yourself.
Better yet, find a single
October 12, 2009 - 20:22 ET by fitzfongBetter yet, find a single post where he's ever supported anything. Outside of a sad Captain Ahab obsession with Rush Limbaugh, nwahs has never been particularly specific about what he supports.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Or why he
October 12, 2009 - 20:27 ET by general companynwahs has never been particularly specific about what he supports.
Slanders Rush for that matter. I wrote it off as a liberal instinct?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
"You have nothing so you
October 12, 2009 - 21:00 ET by ckc1227"You have nothing so you post lies like a little child."
This...
Sorry ass-backward shawn, but as someone who came within...
October 12, 2009 - 22:06 ET by R D Helm...mere minutes of being aborted, my tolerance for those who defend the party that made that near reality possible is exactly zilch, and it becomes even more so when I consider why that policy came about.
Pure and simple racism.
If you find my well-considered position on this morbid subject offensive, well, tough sh*t.
There is no grey area to me.
-Dave
I find it offensive that you lied
October 12, 2009 - 22:24 ET by nwahsI find it offensive (not lose sleep over it offensive, but goofy offensive) that you lied and said I supported abortion when there are a few posts on NewsBusters where I make it very clear I oppose abortion. I've also never defended the policies of the left.
I oppose Rush's shock jock methods being applied to politics. Its divisive, antagonistic, and loses elections. Now Rush fans don't like this so they make up stuff about issues that I've never said, and in most cases, have said the opposite. Thats what you did with the abortion thing. You made it up.
Backwards shwan, I don't
October 12, 2009 - 23:59 ET by RescuedByRushBackwards shwan, I don't comment on here often, but you seem to bring it out in me. Your fellow NBers might be right; you have an irrational obsession with elRushbo.
While I'm sure my screen name has your rolling your eyes, I can't believe that you're a consistent listener of Rush if you're to characterize him as a "shock jock." What would you cite that would support this claim?
Like what I perceive you to be, I once scorned Rush, and relied upon the sound bites that I heard to support me. Then I listened. Then I found out who "Bo Snerdly" was. Finally, I was ashamed for having lived off of sound bites for so long. He's no shock jock; he's a sincere man that you don't like.
At least that's what it "sounds" like from reading your posts for the last year.
The obsessive devotion and the obsessive devotee
October 13, 2009 - 06:55 ET by UnsaneI oppose Rush's shock jock methods being applied to politics. Its divisive, antagonistic, and loses elections. This whole sentence is BS. But then, what the hell else do I expect of a "conservative" who lives to attack conservatives?
Name one office Rush has run for. And if his "shock jock" methods (hardly) loses elections, explain 1994. If anything, your aching desire to turn the GOP into a Leftist party is what in fact loses elections. They have done everything you so crave and demand and they STILL lost. Instead of blaming your own Leftist tendencies, you attack Limbaugh with that obsessive devotion you are so well known here for having.
Politics by its nature is divisive. Unsane is divisive. Other posters here are divisive. Why? Because we do have these things called "disagreements". Many are based on philosophy and are very difficult to resolve. As I am not a wishy-washy buy, I am not going to become a Happy Little Socialist just because His Majesty The Shahinshah is in office. I have principles of my own.
Nor is there anything wrong with being antagonistic. We NEED antagonism. It never hurts to raise some hell, even if it means getting an idea across. (h/t to Tom Clancy) Twenty years ago, this is what made Newt G_______ refreshing.
Now, please, continue to deny your aching for there to be TWO Leftist parties in America and the fact you are enraged that Rightists have a voice anywhere, which runs parallel to your rage that Mr. Limbaugh is somehow still allowed to breathe in the same atmosphere as you.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
What leftist ideas?
October 13, 2009 - 08:17 ET by nwahsWhat leftist ideas of mine don't you like? The idea that I think ElRushbo's Ebonics translations are in poor taste? The idea that ElRushbo playing the Jefferson's theme "Moving on up" when an African-American is appointed or promoted, is in poor taste?
These are the leftist ideas that bother you or did you have something else in mind. Spit it out, son. What "leftist" ideas?
Yea well,
October 13, 2009 - 08:44 ET by general companyWell start with your agreement with most liberal ideas, then continue with your liberal slandering of those you dont agree with. If we were all conservitives like you, there wouldnt be and conservitives.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
The idea that ElRushbo
October 13, 2009 - 12:03 ET by fitzfongThe idea that ElRushbo playing the Jefferson's theme "Moving on up" when an African-American is appointed or promoted, is in poor taste?
Produce the factual evidence that this actually happened. Otherwise, you're a liar. And a coward.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
n-waaahhhhhhhssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
October 14, 2009 - 08:25 ET by UnsaneThe idea that I think ElRushbo's Ebonics translations are in poor taste? The idea that ElRushbo playing the Jefferson's theme "Moving on up" when an African-American is appointed or promoted, is in poor taste? Please. You think Mr. Limbaugh saying the following is in poor taste:
"Greetings conversationalists from all across the fruited plain! Rush Limbaugh here on the Excellence In Broadcasting network. The phone number if you'd like to join us is 1-800-282-2882..."
I would dare say you think the fact that he exists at all, much less has a radio program, is in poor taste.
I'd say about 90% of your NB posts are dedicated to your obsessive devotion. In other words, 90% of your NB posts - me just betting here - are of you attacking Limbaugh. Anytime I see an NB post by one of the contributors with the name "Limbaugh" in the headline, I am almost totally positive you will be in it, attacking him.
I am supposed to believe that you are this big conservative, yet the only posts I see you do here are of you attacking conservatives for being conservative. That, or whining to other posters when we call you on your carefully cultivated intellectual dishonesty. Your intellectual dishonesty grates the most.
Yeah, I am supposed to believe you are a conservative when in January you demanded that "you and people like you NEED TO LEAVE THE GOP." (You can't leave that which you have never belonged to but I will leave that for now.) I am supposed to believe you are a conservative when you attack Tea Partiers and the Tea Party movement. Or when you whine that His Majesty The Shahinshah isn't that bad.
And you do this EVERY TIME: issue pious whines about "what leftist ideas?" when I call you out, or when others do. Then I cite your history of posting here, which you then ignore. But you'll be back, when it is time to attack Limbaugh again, who offends you by the fact that he is living and converting oxygen into carbon dioxide.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
I oppose Rush's shock jock
October 13, 2009 - 12:19 ET by fitzfongI oppose Rush's shock jock methods being applied to politics. Its divisive, antagonistic, and loses elections.
As opposed to the eloquent, culturally elevated methods being applied to politics by the likes of Howard Dean, Chuckie Schumer, Rahm Emmanuel, Bill Press, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Al Franken, Mike Malloy, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Jeananne Garofalo, etc? Apparently with you lazy, squishy, gutless "moderates", their "high-minded" rhetoric and politcal methods are cooperative, agreeable and win elections. Do this country a favor: the next time you get the instinct to vote, stay home. Leave it to us adults to sort it out. You self-important losers are a liability and are ultimately responsible for the mess we have now.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Rush and Mr. Nwahahhah
October 12, 2009 - 20:15 ET by Jamson64Mr. Nawahaha how is Rush being sly and racist? You just buy simplitically into the games the left plays to slander Rush. It is all about taking him out of context. Look to the left to find the real racists. Oh and grow up.
Forget it
October 12, 2009 - 20:17 ET by general companyJameson, he isnt into providing any examples, just slander.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
when rush quotes someone
October 12, 2009 - 20:34 ET by puredmashiehe doesn't just read a quote, he replays the soundbite. there isn't anything left to interpretation. that's why it's the excellence in broadcasting network. and it's called journalism, something cnn forgot long ago.
swing hard in case you hit it.
Mr. Sanchez, how do you
October 12, 2009 - 20:34 ET by HockeyKidMr. Sanchez, how do you defend the time you said, and I quote, "Get that ni**er off my set!"?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
CNN's Rick Sanchez Features Dubious Limbaugh Slavery Quote
October 12, 2009 - 21:35 ET by SilverFoxSilverFox
When losing a political battle then attack the other person's character. Sanchez is just another stooge for the liberals.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. Thomas Jefferson Rush is not timid nor should we.
There is a new, underground book just out that parallels modern day times to the American Revolution times. It’s about real people in a small, American town that stands up to federal tyranny & starts the 2nd American Revolution. It’s great, cause those issues, back in colonial days, are present today (high taxes, govt. tyranny, etc.). I bought it for a friend & recommend it to all. Find out what’s next & what each of us need to do to prepare for dangerous days coming.
Power to the People.It’s We the People..not you the government
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Open Question: Has anyone
October 12, 2009 - 22:06 ET by NL207Open Question:
Has anyone been able to demonstrate conclusively that Limbaugh did indeed say this? If so, when and where.
It is impossible to prove the negative, that Limbaugh did not ever say this, because to do so would require a complete, recorded history of everything Limbaugh ever said. Limbaugh DOES claim to have a tape archive of every show he's ever done. That may even be why Sanchez neghlected to provide a date for this "quotation".
Zero audience
October 12, 2009 - 22:34 ET by TexndocI guess his show is on when Rush is broadcasting LIVE. I'd bet Rush has 20 million listeners daily and the Cuban Ted Baxter has his momma.
did you guys see the cartoon
October 12, 2009 - 23:25 ET by criticalthinkingdid you guys see the cartoon where the Rush buys the team and he walks
into the locker room and the coach is telling the squad "we all need to
work together." and rush says, "fire the socialist." brilliant
Brilliant? Again you show
October 13, 2009 - 07:01 ET by HockeyKidBrilliant? Again you show your complete lack of association with your screen name.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Missing panels?
October 13, 2009 - 08:59 ET by KarmaI believe some panels were missing that would make the punch-line "brilliant".
Coach: "We all need to work together."
Player 1: "But Billy makes more money then I do."
Coach: "OK. From now on, everyones pay will be the same; from the waterboy on up to the quarterback. This is a team effort."
Player 2: "My body aches from defending our offensive backs. Our opponents are trying to pulverize them!"
Coach: "OK. From now on we will be more accomodating to the views and wishes of our fellow league associates. You linemen, stand down after the ball is snapped. Quarterbacks, mix it up a little and stop attempting to throw the ball to only our team. Cheerleaders, yeh I see you peeking around the locker, you will now also cheer for our comrades on the other side of the field.
Rush: "Whoa, whoa, whoa. I've heard enough already. Fire that socialist."
Brilliant.
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
apparently unnoticed....
October 13, 2009 - 02:54 ET by konoWhile Sanchez was making enough of an ass out of himself to get everyone's attention here, apparently Mercury Morris did a stand-up job of defending Rush and speaking some wisdom on the decline of society in the past 40 years.
Mr. Morris definitely deserves a tip o' the hat for that response.
Slavery is alive and well in the United States. But it's not
October 13, 2009 - 03:46 ET by Rush Fanwhat Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson would call slavery. It's the uneducated and uninformed poor people, mostly Black, who live in the inner cities controlled by Democrat mayors and governors.
A perfect example is Detroit, Michigan, which has an unemployment rate of 27.8%. The Detroit Free Press also reports that from Aug. 2008 to Aug. 2009 Michigan lost 300,000 jobs.
The Detroit Free Press reports:
Rush Limbaugh played audio clips of some of the people who were interviewed while waiting to obtain applications for these government handouts. The interviews are a sad reminder of two truisms:
The following is a portion of these interviews by Ken Rogulski of WJR Detroit:
ROGULSKI: Why are you here?
WOMAN #1: To get some money.
ROGULSKI: What kind of money?
WOMAN #1: Obama money.
ROGULSKI: Where's it coming from?
WOMAN #1: Obama.
ROGULSKI: And where did Obama get it?
WOMAN #1: I don't know, his stash. I don't know. (laughter) I don't know where he got it from, but he givin' it to us, to help us.
WOMAN #2: And we love him.
WOMAN #1: We love him. That's why we voted for him!
WOMEN: (chanting) Obama! Obama! Obama! (laughing)
All I know of the "Old
October 13, 2009 - 05:12 ET by RR GOPAll I know of the "Old South" comes from what I've seen in movies like Macon County Line, In the Heat of the Night, and Cool Hand Luke, so I don't know about the past.
What I do know is, that these southern sheriff's deputies are dicks and seem to make up the rules as they go along, and there's way too many folks down here doing crank. The brothers don't worry me-it's the suburban cowboy-wannabe losers in their huntin' caps and their big mouths.
The decent God-fearing Southern, Western country folk seem to be dying off and being largely replaced by losers who want the hell-raising aspect of their culture but reject God, raising families, respecting the laws, and see no problem in getting high while listening to rap music.
The Salt of the Earth are being replaced by the Scum of the Earth.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I guess Rush is what Obama
October 13, 2009 - 09:31 ET by mattmI guess Rush is what Obama would call a "typical white person."
CNN vs. Limbaugh
October 13, 2009 - 20:03 ET by sarge329First off, I listen to Mr. Limbaugh. I don't agree with him on every topic, but I listen for information & entertainment. He is one of many resources for news and opinions that I use. Now, if " Mr. " Sanchez has actual, documented proof ( transcripts and the like) that can be verified to show that Mr. Limbaugh made these comments, let's see them. It's that simple. Prove it. I'm reminded of President Reagan's comment, " Trust, but verify " . By the way, I would say this about anyone who had been maligned in a similar way. If you can't prove it, it's only a rumor and should be relegated to gossip rags. It is not and should not be considered news.
Freedom of Speech
October 14, 2009 - 11:32 ET by MadJayhawkThe First Amendment of our Constitution has certain limitations: One is that you cannot yell FIRE!! in a crowded theater.
And somewhere in history, apparently you, if you are white and forgetting about the First Amendment, can no longer say the word 'black' or any of its racial antonyms, criticize the current President or anything he says or does, or express your opinions about anything concerning people with a skin color different from your own without being a labeled a racist for life, being sued, losing your job, and being gleefully reprimanded by every Progressive in the country from The Leader on down.
Limbaugh should sue these small minded people for slander. They have gone over the edge.
I have listened to him for years and never have heard him say anything remotely what I would consider racist. He has black employees. He has black guest hosts. He has black friends. He has black listeners. He talks 3 hours on the radio for 5 days a week and says a lot of things that could be taken a hundred of different ways if someone was really really looking hard for something to hang him with. He puts himself on the line everyday. The people who call him a racist are insane.
Saying what he did about McNabb is no different from saying Couric got her job because of her perky smile. It is an opinion. We can still have and express opinions in this country can't we? If you disagree with Limbaugh, say so. Just don't sit there in your self-righteousness and call him names. Make Limbaugh back up his opinion with some facts. Discuss it. Just calling him names makes the people who are doing it look like total idiots. They can't find facts about black quarterbacks themselves so they fall back on name calling. This is a typical tried and true Progressive/Liberal/Socialist technique that the media loves.
Truth must cause pain
October 16, 2009 - 13:57 ET by Jerry MackThe truth must cause pain to Sanchez. I have given thought over the years as how these people can look their children in the eye and admonish them for lying.