

Attacking Rush Limbaugh for extreme comments is one thing, but calling him an ally of Osama bin Laden? Well, that kind of defeats the purpose of claiming Limbaugh is an extremist, doesn’t it? During a “Psycho Talk” segment of “The Ed Show” on June 4, Schultz said that Limbaugh is allied with bin Laden because of his criticism of Obama.
“Psycho Talk,” I believe, is supposed to refer to what conservatives are saying, but nonetheless it seems an appropriate name for the segment.
Schulz said:
Oh, “Psycho Talk” tonight, it‘s “The Drugster,” Rush Limbaugh, although this is pretty serious, I think. This is pure hate speech. It‘s a comment that makes Limbaugh an ally of Osama bin Laden.
Here‘s the quote : “If al Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love, they better hurry, because Obama is beating them to it”. In one statement, Rush Limbaugh aligns President Obama with a terrorist group, people who want to take this country down.
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On the other hand: In one statement, Schultz aligns Rush Limbaugh with a terrorist group, people who want to take this country down.
Schultz somehow tries to find a way to claim that disagreeing with Obama’s policy on taking over auto companies is tantamount to attacking our military personnel:
Now, I want everybody to recognize the seriousness of this kind of talk and what Rush is actually saying here. And I‘ve been trying to think all day about this.
I think this is the first time in history that someone with this big a platform and audience speaking so broadly like this about a president of the United States, he says Obama is doing a better job of demolishing America than a terrorist group, al Qaeda? I mean, this goes far beyond advocating any policy.
I think this is a slam on our military personnel or anyone wearing the uniform for America today. There are liberals and conservatives serving this country in Iraq and Afghanistan, people in this country that have given their lives to make sure this president succeeds.
Just to be clear, Limbaugh said that Obama—not the troops--was destroying the country.
Do you think people in uniform today want to see President Obama fail?
This type of speech ruins and taints America.
This is not the United States we know, and Rush Limbaugh goes unchallenged, unfortunately. I didn‘t hear anybody in the Congress nailing “The Drugster” today.
Someone who works for MSNBC thinks that Limbaugh goes unchallenged…
Now he wants Congress to get involved in attacking Limbaugh like Harry Reid did in 2007. Guess he doesn’t think Obama already spent enough time on that. Shows where his priorities are, but, then again, now that Obama can take over and bail out GM without Congressional approval, Congress doesn’t really have to do anything.
I mean, there is freedom of speech, but that comes with a responsibility. I think this is dangerous rhetoric, and I just can‘t wrap my head around the fact that there‘s a guy out there who would sell his soul, with all the success that he‘s had, he would sell his soul to get some attention in this country, to get quoted.
Rush Limbaugh, you are un-American, you are anti-American. You do not love this country, and you are rooting against America. You‘ve always hated liberals, and it‘s a sad, sad thing.
—Mitchell Blatt is the editor of the foreign affairs blog Bombs and Dollars.



















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June 10, 2009 - 12:09 ET by slickwillie2001Speaking of the Great One, here's a shot of Rush from only a couple of days ago, with Levin. He is looking great. I'm so glad he went back on a diet.
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nice Gulfstream!
June 10, 2009 - 13:18 ET by SickofLibsEd has a personal aircraft befitting his stature, too
Sheesh
June 10, 2009 - 12:20 ET by karelingHow many times have we had to hear people on the Left accuse Bush and Cheney of being the "real" terrorists who are destroying America and the Constitution, etc.?
This morning I stumbled across a repeat of the Ed show....
June 10, 2009 - 12:20 ET by Prester John....and actually listend for about 30 seconds. He was on a rant about (somebody's) calls to boycott GM and Chrysler and how those calling for the boycott just wanted to screw the worker and send all the money to the coporate bigwigs, i.e. the usual Leftist drivel.
Then he started ranting about how he can't stand being in the studio anymore and that he wanted "go to the people" and show America what "real people" thought about what was going on.
I can't believe I wasted 30 seconds of my life on that buffoon. It was almost enough to make say that Rachel Maddow was only my second least favorite person on MSNBC.
I think maybe it's a tie.
Ugh.
To achieve, "Fundamental Change"..
June 10, 2009 - 12:32 ET by Army Bratit is often necessary to destroy the thing you want to change in order to achieve that change...to remake it in your particular vision.
Yes, I agree with Rush...Obama is doing a great job of destroying our economy in order to remake it according to his vision. Leveling the playing field means lowering it. Excelling and becoming wealthy as a result of that excellence is frowned upon...rich people suck doncha know...
Listing the numerous ways that Obama is damaging/destroying this country would take more time than I can afford at this time...I have to make money to stockpile food and the other things I need to survive the coming economic meltdown our dear leader has brought us.
islam is a lie and Truth is killing it.
Damn
June 10, 2009 - 12:42 ET by rick007The left is going over the cliff.
What a bunch of freaking idiots. No wonder Hitler got so far in destroying Germany.
Psycho Talk
June 10, 2009 - 12:53 ET by mattmAn apt title.
Oh come on, Ed
June 10, 2009 - 12:54 ET by GhostbusterAny reasonable person who looks at that quote from Rush can tell exactly what he meant, whether they agree with the statement or not. "Reasonable" being the key word, there.
Hey Ed, how about coming up with 5-7 reasons why, in your opinion, Obama is NOT destroying this country. Make Rush look bad using some reasoned arguments. Of course, you can't, which is why your approach is to, instead, tell Rush to put a sock in it.
-Ghostbuster
a horse's ass is a horse's ass
June 10, 2009 - 12:59 ET by east tennessee johnMr. Ed the talking horse's ass who single handly got lower ratings than the mealy mouth weasel,Shyster. We should take this guy seriously, really? Stay on for 10 months and he might, just might get Rush's audience for a week.
There's more people on
June 10, 2009 - 13:21 ET by SickofLibsThere's more people on Newbusters at any given time than this beady-eyed nutjob has in his daily audience.
Poor Eddie-pooh....his
June 10, 2009 - 13:03 ET by bigtimerPoor Eddie-pooh....his Green-Eyed Monster is showing Big Time!
Dontcha just love it!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
???
June 10, 2009 - 13:53 ET by John WIPeople actually listen to this guy???
He obviously agrees with Lettermen's comments on Palin.
What meathead!
Hyperbole, hyperventilation...
June 10, 2009 - 16:47 ET by Tailgunner...and hypocrisy.
That's Ed Schultz and MSNBC.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
Ed Shultz... what loony
June 10, 2009 - 18:57 ET by LTKEd Shultz... what loony would advertise on his show?
Does this mean that Ed and
June 11, 2009 - 16:45 ET by rbosqueDoes this mean that Ed and the rest of the MSM are now on the side of Rush? How often has the media cheerleaded for Osama against the Bush Administration?