How often have you wondered whether or not the liberals who are so outraged by conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh have ever actually listened to his program?
Shockingly, an op-ed in Sunday's Los Angeles Times asked such a question.
In fact, author Andrew Klavan took it a step further:
If you are reading this newspaper, the likelihood is that you agree with the Obama administration's recent attacks on conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh. That's the likelihood; here's the certainty: You've never listened to Rush Limbaugh.
That was just the beginning (h/t Gary Hall):
Whenever I interrupt a liberal's anti-Limbaugh rant to point out that the ranter has never actually listened to the man, he always says the same thing: "I've heard him!"
On further questioning, it always turns out that by "heard him," he means he's heard the selected excerpts spoon-fed him by the distortion-mongers of the mainstream media. These excerpts are specifically designed to accomplish one thing: to make sure you never actually listen to Limbaugh's show, never actually give him a fair chance to speak his piece to you directly.
By lifting some typically Rushian piece of outrageous hilarity completely out of context, the distortion gang knows full well it can get you to widen your eyes and open your mouth in the universal sign of Liberal Outrage. Your scrawny chest swelling with a warm sense of completely unearned righteousness, you will turn to your second spouse and say, "I'm not a liberal, I'm a moderate, and I'm tolerant of a wide range of differing views -- but this goes too far!"
I promise this isn't one of my Sunday Funnies.
Don't believe me? Read the whole thing here...it really is an LA Times link.
Pinky swear!
Of course, now that the left has shills like ThinkProgress and Media Matters, every liberal in the country can have an opinion about the most popular talk show host in the nation without ever turning on the radio.
But that's the point of good propaganda, isn't it?
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March 29, 2009 - 23:25 ET by Cool ArrowA totally "In your face" double-dog dare.
Can't believe the LAT allowed it.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool-A...what happened...
March 30, 2009 - 00:01 ET by Mother...to the "TRIPLE DOG DARE?"
*giggles*
Oops...I better run! hehe!
→ Mother
March 30, 2009 - 00:07 ET by Cool ArrowIt doesn't get cold enough in LA to get one's tongue frozen to the flagpole.
Besides, I don't think they fly flags in LA. Not American ones anyway. That one with the Eagle and the Snake on it gets flown a lot, though.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
LOL! Night '→'
March 30, 2009 - 00:14 ET by MotherYou are indeed cool. ((HUG)). I'm off to dream-land. Night all...let's have GOOD dreams eh? *smooch*
I'll raise you...
March 30, 2009 - 04:25 ET by Franksam...or the double secret triple dog dare?
I can only listen to Rush occasionally, because I still have a job and all of those associated responsibilities. My wife is a recovering liberal, however. She did not care for Rush when she first tuned in, but she appreciates his views and humor more now.
Sort of like some of John Coltrane's later work, you need to hear enough of it for it to make sense.
IT,S ABOUT THE REVENUE!!
March 30, 2009 - 07:26 ET by STANISZCHARLIE LIMBAUGH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A VOICE OVER COMMERCIAL READER WHO IS OVERPAID!!. Where was all his bluster when old georgie was ruining the party. The only thing that reagan did that this guy is beholding to him for is, RESCIDING THE DOCTRINE . Let,s face it, if he has to go manoemano he is not as quick. Hence why you don,t see him on any of the debate shows or tv. He has no control of the ad time.
A Mr. Lispy viewer
March 30, 2009 - 08:00 ET by Arminius"manoemano"
Newsbusters covered David Shuster's inaccurate use of this term last week. Now an MSNBC myrmidon comes here and can't even spell it correctly.
Riiiiiiight........
March 30, 2009 - 08:11 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltHe's got an audience larger than any in radio or TV commentary and has had a steadily growing audience for twenty years because he's an empty suit...is that the story you want to stick with?
So why is AirAmerica failing miserably? How does that fit your logic?
Another one who proves the author's point.
Overpaid? by whose standards?
March 30, 2009 - 08:21 ET by mom_roxRush is well paid because he delivers a product that generates a huge audience; therefore, his advertisers pay him well. He is not a CEO who receives a large salary while the minions toil in foreign sweatshops for "barely able to get by" wages.
STANISZ, you are right about the advertising revenue in this respect. Rush has no need to go on TV shows and increase their viewership. Anyone who would like to debate him can call him on his radio show.
Rush has offered to debate President Obama or his teleprompter and has even offered to serve him Allen Brothers Wagyu beef.
bottom line: No one is forced to listen to Rush Limbaugh.
This article is about you STANSZ!
March 30, 2009 - 09:00 ET by dronetekYou ask where was Rush while Bush was in office? You must not have listened, because Rush offten went after Bush. There were a few times when he REALLY went after Bush, like on the amnesty bill.
THANKS - This was going to be my point ;-) It is
March 30, 2009 - 11:32 ET by Cape ConservativeQUITE obvious the poster has never listened - gets all the misinformation needed from HuffPo/MM etal!
RUSH RULES!!!!!!
Wow! 'the one' is taking 500 with him to Europe...requiring both AF1's plus a separate press plane!!! Guess Ms. Nasty Speaker might be plumb out of luck for her ride home this weekend ;-)
THESE SURE ARE TOUGH ECONOMICAL TIMES, RIGHT, MR. PREZ?
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Who's Charlie Limbaugh?
March 30, 2009 - 12:02 ET by CobraMan"CHARLIE LIMBAUGH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A VOICE OVER COMMERCIAL READER WHO IS OVERPAID!!."
Who's Charlie Limbaugh?
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come on now stan
March 30, 2009 - 14:44 ET by candanceHow convenient that everything you said here is a verbatim echo of the talking points at Media Matters. Talk all you want about Rush fans being ditto heads, but you sir are just as guilty for letting the media tell you what to think about Rush.
Where was all his bluster when old georgie was ruining the party.
Where was it? It was all over the place. Rush criticized Bush daily over the Sept bailout. Rush was one of the biggest voices against Bush's amnesty plan. He complained about Bush's spending and judicial appointments like Harriet Miers. But of course lefty blogs don't replay that stuff.
if he has to go manoemano he is not as quick.
Another lie believed by someone who never hears the show. Rush talks to callers all the time who disagree with him. He never backs down from their points. More than once I have heard him reply to a lefty caller, being polite and logical, and they would hang up on him. Oh, and if you want to talk about someone losing a tete-a-tete then you should ask Harry Reid what happens when someone picks a fight with Rush.
Hence why you don,t see him on any of the debate shows or tv.
Um do you not remember when he worked for ESPN? They fired him for speaking an unpopular opinion. He didn't quit. He was forced off the air. Besides, what should he do, go on Keith Olbermann's show to debate him - the same Keith who refuses to let any conservies on his show and blatantly ordered his staff to cut the mic on a Republican? Maybe he should do Matt Lauer a favor and double the ratings on Today just so Lauer can complain about his offending tone. Or maybe he should talk to Chris Matthews on air, so they can get Michelle Obama to call into the station and tell him to shut up. Rush wants to debate people fairly, not step into a booby trap orchestrated to embarrass him.
Next time, why don't you just save yourself some time and copypaste your comments directly from HuffPo.
Let's take a clase on punctuation while we are it.
March 30, 2009 - 21:22 ET by JWF67 year old civil servant who is retired and have plenty of free surfing time.
Maybe you could take a class on punctuation now that you have so much free time.
Does Charlie have alzheimers as bad as you?
Or even a clase
March 30, 2009 - 21:30 ET by nwahsOr maybe a "clase" in punctuation? Its really meager to seize on typos.
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
They had to. They're in a
March 30, 2009 - 09:32 ET by EugeniaThey had to let the article run. They're in a financial mess and like the other liberal rags find themselves running out of options.
The LAT probably thought
March 29, 2009 - 23:32 ET by CaligulaThe LAT probably thought that no one would read it...
Death Throes
March 29, 2009 - 23:44 ET by TuariSo that's what it looks like when a liberal newspaper is near death...
This article=A symptomatic 'death rattle' so to speak ;-)
March 30, 2009 - 11:33 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Clearly Liberals are sensing their own weakness
March 29, 2009 - 23:48 ET by RpeggioMuch like an animal becomes dangerous and more likely to attack when it's wounded...the liberals are clearly in a defensive mode as they try to take the focus off of Obama's failures and attack Rush, O'Reilly etc. It's pretty funny actually. All they're doing is boosting the ratings of Rush/O'Reilly and Fox in general. Obama is becoming the best marketing tool for the Republicans...and I'm an independent that thinks the Republicans don't deserve any favors...they've made many of their own mistakes these past 8 years. But it is the classic attack when you're wounded scenario. If the left were riding high and comfy, they wouldn't bother with Rush and O'Reilly etc., but Obama's failures and crazy spending plan has them in a very tough spot. What great theater!
The Libs With Their Pants Down
March 30, 2009 - 06:21 ET by GeneralAlWhat has happened to the libs is illustrated by the young man who tells his girlfriend's father his intentions are honorable. The father takes him at his word and shuts the door. Before the young can get to his car, hormones get the worst of him and hes undressing his girl as his pants drop to the ground! Hes not even in the car yet as the old man looks out the window! Now how do you explain this one as Pa goes for the shotgun? That my friends is the libs in control! We are all getting our shotguns out and are going to send the young man home without his pants! In the meantime, we have to "ground" our daughter for awhile until she learns responsibility! By the way, the young girl is the America voter who swallowed the liberal gobbley gook!
Y'know, given the metaphor that you chose,
March 30, 2009 - 08:06 ET by WhoIsJohnGalt...that last line was not an image I needed in my head.
Is today April
March 29, 2009 - 23:57 ET by Captain RepusIs today April 1st?
Actually, as liberal rag after liberal rag goes belly-up, we will see more and more sprinklings of an occasional slopping of the pigs (conservatives) by these ministers of propoganda in a feeble attempt to stay in business. Fortunately these efforts will fail as we our IQ's aren't limited to below plant-life like the liberals are.
YOWZA!
March 29, 2009 - 23:58 ET by Mother[Shallow I know] but that is a hunka-licious picture of Rush. Homina, homina, homina!
"Pinky swear!" ? LOL!
" good propaganda"?
Oh god no. Let's never, ever go that route.
Could this cost them their bailout money?
March 29, 2009 - 23:58 ET by snaggletoothieWill the LAT get away with this? Could this cost them their bailout money? I'm convinced they will pay a very high price for breaking ranks. No doubt, at this very moment Rahm Emanuel is deciding what to do with them.
I guess I'm just odd then
March 30, 2009 - 00:30 ET by PewahI guess I'm just odd then for regularly listening to Air America or Nova M, huh?
Actually, I can't listen to Nova M any more here in Phoenix at 1190 AM. The ratings were so bad that they jerked the libs off of the radio without any warning and now it is a Spanish language station...lol. Yes, it makes even more sense to me now than it did before!
Randi Rhodes, one of their side's most vile talk show hosts, was kicked off the air by Nova M just prior to them changing formats. She has an absolutely pathetic message regarding her show and it being Nova M's fault that she is not currently on the air.
http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/
Sadly, I *have* subjected
March 30, 2009 - 00:59 ET by zfSadly, I *have* subjected myself to the other side more than once. Trust me, you never get rid of the pain from reading Mickey Moore or Al Frankenstein.
And anyone who thinks it was O'Reilly who started the nastiness between him and Bathtub Boy is defying reality. I used to watch both shows at once. Keith was at the finish line before Bill even got started.
Sadly, zf...you are wrong.
March 30, 2009 - 01:13 ET by JerAnd I say you're wrong. I was watching O'Reilly long before Olbermann even had a show, and if you are suggesting O'Reilly hadn't already begun taking shots at MSNBC prior to that time, then you have lost touch with reality.
Jer
Give us a few examples
March 30, 2009 - 08:03 ET by Arminius"...and if you are suggesting O'Reilly hadn't already begun taking shots at MSNBC prior to that time, then you have lost touch with reality."
Man, you pick some weird fights Uncle Jer.
March 30, 2009 - 21:30 ET by JWFThe article in question was about inviting liberals to LISTEN to Rush for a few hours or a few shows.
You have admitted you don't like Rush very much here on this site.
Now you want to go at someone over O'Reilly/Olbermann ?
Please. Let me help. Sometime you just have to let things slide.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
§ JWF...Libs PROJECT and DEFLECT.
March 30, 2009 - 21:43 ET by TheSterJer and Libs like him can't Debate. PERIOD.
Losing a debate..."but he did it first"...LACKING.
I'm starting a new Hobby...reading ThinkProgress, and MediaMatters...and MATCHING the Lib posters "Arguments and talking points" here at NB.
Jer...YOU are my NEW test subject.
Ster.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
No guilt, no shame, a total
March 30, 2009 - 01:22 ET by maggieqpublicNo guilt, no shame, a total lack of regard for those delicate lib feelings/sensitivities… thank you, Mr. Klavan.
Too bad, Moveon and MediaMatters…. looks like more publicity and listeners on the way for Rush. (He’ll know what to do with the opportunity.)
Is the L.A. Times making a belated attempt to sell newspapers, or something?
I listen to Rush all the time and I have often wondered...
March 30, 2009 - 01:51 ET by jawebster1what sort of person could possibly disagree with the All American values Rush so grandly espouses for three hours a day, five days a week? Now it turns out that these people don't even listen to Rush. They formed their opinions based solely on lies and propaganda. Now the answer is clear. These people are not people, they are "sheeple". Jim Webster
Very true, my wife from a
March 30, 2009 - 02:27 ET by USA4freedomVery true, my wife from a very very liberal Mom and Dad, use to say the same thing about Rush. She used to say: He is just a hate monger. I kept playing it low volume, when we were in my truck, then I would ask her, did you hear that? She would say: I’m not listing.. Then after while she would say: well that makes sense. By and by she became a listener, though it still drives her nuts when he talks about the Fema-a-Nazis. About a year ago I heard her go into a second amendment rant with her Mom, which her Mom told her: you sound like Rush!!!! My wife told her: YOU NEVER LISTENED TO RUSH!!! AND..neither did I.. way back when. He makes more sense then the New York Times and NPR ever will.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing ;-)
March 30, 2009 - 11:42 ET by Cape ConservativeNext, you must help your wife understand that Rush is NOT referring to all women when he uses that term. As a woman, I am not offended at all because I have also run into these people - and I don't like them any more than he does! They want it both ways - treat me like a man, but then cry foul when they fail to meet expected standards because they are women! And always demeaning other women who have, and are proud to have, traditional values!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
and not only that...
March 31, 2009 - 00:32 ET by justmebut they tend to hate who they are and everyone around them, flinging bitterness about thoughtlessly. Because they will never be what they think they should be: men. Why I (a woman) should have to try to be a man instead of glory in what I am... what madness would that be? And, generally speaking, I lead a fullfilled, happy life.
Well yours truly is one
March 30, 2009 - 02:43 ET by JerWell yours truly is one centrist Democrat who listened to Rush for years and came to the very rational conclusion that even though there were many messages delivered by Limbaugh with which I agreed, I found the toxic manner of their delivery to be highly objectionable. Frankly, I probably would have voted Republican more frequently if not for Rush.
Jer
Jer, I can't argue that 'un...
March 30, 2009 - 03:26 ET by MotherLimbaugh comes off as a 'blow-hard' to me too. My husband loves him but I'm 'eeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhh' *does the hem-haw hand signal*. He makes some great points but he's got a 'gruff' way about him which rubs me wrong but that doesn't change my feelings or my vote. Limbaugh is well..."Limbaugh"...he won't make or break the 'pub' party. I'd LOVE to get rid of the RINOS though. I want some truly fiscally CONSERVATIVE pubs in charge and not the panty-wasted wussies who cow tow to the Dems every chance they can get.
Just sayin'
Mother... I have been a
March 30, 2009 - 03:45 ET by JerMother...
I have been a Democrat all my life. But I have voted for Republicans at every level except for the presidency. And I regret that I didn't vote for Reagan, because, as I've noted many times here, I now consider him the best President in my lifetime. [JFK a close second. Carter and Nixon neck and neck for the worst.]
Jer
Huh?
March 30, 2009 - 12:13 ET by CobraManSo, you're a democrat who just happens to vote for republicans "at every level," except for the presidency? Doesn't that make you a republican in all but name?
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Mother
March 30, 2009 - 09:15 ET by sherylsimsI'm the same as you (sorta) on the "Eeeeehhhhhh" about Rush. I like his views, and I am glad he has a following, but I get so sick of hearing him talk about himself and who he played golf with and where he is rubbing elbows, etc. I finally quit listening to him years ago because I just thought he was using the time to toot his own horn at how great he was. He pretended it was a schtick, *the arrogance* but he was REALLY into his own fame. But I will say, when he talks politics I really enjoy listening to him.
Good evening Sheryl
March 30, 2009 - 14:16 ET by cocodrieRush definitely has a huge ego and a superior attitude but I let it slide. I like his message and sometimes his arrogance is for fun.
Women are more offended by the emotional side of this than men. I believe what you and Mother pointed out is the reason he did not succeed at marriage.
By the way, it's nice to see that your computer hasn't been repeating itself. Been keeping it away from Mexican food? It has been attacking other computers here and there though.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Hi Coco
March 30, 2009 - 14:28 ET by sherylsimsYeah, I understand that the "attitude" that Rush had was partly for fun, and I "get" it. That part didn't bother me so much as tuning in and getting to spend the first three segments listening to him tell about how he went to some swanky club that was invitation only as a guest of *drop celebrity name here* or how he was golfing at some super special members only golf course as the BFF of *Drop some other famous politician or celebrity name here*. It just got old. Granted that was over 14 years ago. I listen off and on now and it doesn't seem so bad anymore. (Or maybe I am just less uptight now) I just remember screaming at the radio, "I DON'T CARE!! GET TO THE ISSUES!!!" I hardly ever scream at him through the radio anymore.
My computer replacement computer is doing very well. It is sooo cute! The old one was sent to the "home" for computers that have fallen off the wagon one too many times. Being the evil genius it is I have no doubt it still wreaks a little havock on here now and then. But my NEW computer fits in my purse and would NEVER misbehave!
Mother YOU asked me a question in a Private message
March 30, 2009 - 13:40 ET by Delsathe answer is YES!
I attempted to "private message" you back but was unsuccessful
Jer - Don't confuse the messenger with the message. If you have
March 30, 2009 - 03:39 ET by Rush Fanlistened to Rush Limbaugh for years (Rush says it takes six weeks), and you find his delivery "toxic", than ignore the messenger but don't discard the message.
As jawebster1 points out in his post above,"the All American values Rush so grandly espouses" are hard to disagree with.
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"We can get women, we can get everybody with a set of core principles that we do not abandon that benefit everybody, regardless the damned color of their skin or their gender! ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hey Rush Fan...I know I owe
March 30, 2009 - 03:49 ET by JerHey Rush Fan...I know I owe you a response from a few weeks ago. I'm sorry I haven't done so. I was under the weather for a few days right after our exchange and I just never got back to it.
If you know the thread on which it was posted, I'll try to give it another shot.
Take care, Jer
Hi Jer - You don't owe me a response. We were discussing and I
March 30, 2009 - 15:21 ET by Rush Fanwas just clarifying that Rush's comment that he hoped President Obama failed, really meant that Rush hoped President Obama's policies failed if they continued on the path of big govenment policies and a socialist agenda. I made my point, and I know you at least understood (if not agreed with) the point I was making.
Hope you are feeling better.
Take care,
Rush Fan
Thanks Rush Fan... But I
March 30, 2009 - 21:29 ET by JerThanks Rush Fan...
But I know you included a couple of links in your post which I intended to read, but must confess that I never did. If you still have them, or can redirect me to the post containing them, I was hopeful I could still look over the content.
If you don't have them handy, or if it would be a lot of trouble to track down, I'm sure we'll have other occasions to revisit the issues.
And yes, I am doing much better. Thanks again for your courtesies.
Jer
Hi Jer - No trouble. I went back through my posts and found my
March 30, 2009 - 22:03 ET by Rush Fanpost to you with the links I had included. Here is the link to my post.
Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Regards.
Rush Fan
BS!
March 30, 2009 - 05:08 ET by Joe C.You didn't vote for people because you didn't like Limbaughs tone. What new kind of idiot does that? Yet the hysterical fear-mongering hyperbolic self-promotion of an Olbermann doesn't bother you. I weep for this country.
~In all fairness
March 30, 2009 - 08:03 ET by choselife3xJer doesn't like Olbermann.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
"Jer doesn't like
March 30, 2009 - 08:25 ET by ckc1227"Jer doesn't like Olbermann"
But for some reason, the toxic rantings of Olbermann, not to mention similar rantings of the same democrat politicians he votes for, don't keep him from voting for democrats, but Rush....well, to quote from the editorial..."I'm tolerant of a wide range of differing views -- but this goes too far!"
~If Jer applied his faultless logic
March 30, 2009 - 09:35 ET by choselife3xTo ALL scenarios..he would no longer be a Democrat.
(And don't take that ill, Jer. If it weren't for being a Dem you'd be perfect, and no one is perfect. ;-)
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
You got Jer wrong...
March 30, 2009 - 12:10 ET by CobraManJer is a democrat who votes republican, except for the presidency. He even wishes he DID for for a republican president, in Reagan's case anyways. He said that himself. Jer just outed himself as a Closet Republican. Come out of the closet, Jer. ;)
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You got Jer wrong, too,
March 30, 2009 - 21:43 ET by JerYou got Jer wrong, too, CobraMan...
Jer is a Democrat who has voted for Democrats the majority of the time, but has on occasion voted for Republicans at every level except the presidency.
However, Jer regrets not having voted for Reagan instead of Carter, having reassessed his presidency after he was out of office and decided that he was indeed the right man at the right time for this country, and for those and other reasons concluded Reagan was the best President in my lifetime. But that doesn't mean I changed parties or my center/left inclinations and stopped voting for Democrats [although it probably caused a shift of a few degrees rightward.]
Jer
Seriously Uncle Jer? After? Really?
March 30, 2009 - 22:23 ET by JWFhaving reassessed his presidency after he was out of office and decided that he was indeed the right man at the right time for this country
It took you more than 8 years to realize the awesome goodness that was Ronald Reagan?
Reagan was just starting his last job when I was starting my first. Reagan was the best President in my lifetime? No. Best President EVAH! He is the default. Things start getting screwy with the Presidency. Hit the Default Button! Now your Presidency is Reaganlike.
Furthermore. I have taught you better. Be right the first time. It saves all the regrets. If you had been right the first time, maybe we would not have an Obama right now.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Eight years, JWF?
March 30, 2009 - 22:30 ET by JerI realized the goodness much earlier, but not the awesome goodness until later.
Jer
Something tells me Olbermann
March 30, 2009 - 21:51 ET by JerSomething tells me Olbermann doesn't wield as much influence with Democrats as Limbaugh does with Republicans. If and when KO is made an honorary member of Congress, called a national treasure by leading Democrats, is wined and dined at the White House, and has Democrats lining up to genuflect before him, I'll become concerned about his power.
Jer
Don't be a crybaby, Joe
March 30, 2009 - 22:21 ET by JerDon't be a crybaby, Joe C. I've stated my negative opinion of Olbermann more times than you can count.
But, I have a huge problem with a party so enraptured with, and so beholding to, the blustering of a single individual that its members actually feel the need to apologize for deviating from the lines he draws.
Jer
Seriously, LET IT SLIDE.
March 30, 2009 - 21:37 ET by JWFI listen to Limbaugh every chance I get, and I have never heard the man utter a single racist, hateful or stupid word. Do I always agree with him? Of course not. I'm a conservative; I think for myself. But Limbaugh, by turns insightful, satiric, raucously funny and wise, is one of the best voices talking about first principles and policy in the country today.
That is from the linked article Uncle Jer. What is wrong with that?
I found the toxic manner of their delivery to be highly objectionable.
What you are talking about is all the insightful, satiric, raucously funny and wise stuff. This is the essence. It is why he is so successful. And you are asking him to remove that.
Rush is right. If being right was all it took to have a successful show, then HELL I WOULD HAVE A TALK SHOW.
Sometimes we should just let it slide Uncle Jer.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Can you imagine living in
March 30, 2009 - 04:06 ET by EdhenryCan you imagine living in such a weak, codependent, pedantic world as a liberal. Too scared to venture outside of dogma.
Never having an independent thought, consumed by active and loud demos (loudest usually by actors to other co-dependents) how sensitive and thoughtful they are, all the while, narrow of mind, weak of character and slaves to a shallow, secular lifestyles.
Listen carefully to those being persecuted the most severely.
Liberals Liste? Hah!
March 30, 2009 - 06:00 ET by GeneralAlThe wonderful thing about being a liberal is you have been gifted with a divine right to discern the truth! As a result, you only have to hear the few excerpts from Rush to know he is everything your gifted cohorts in the msm make him out to be. The beauty of liberalism is you are automatically right just by being liberal!
The beauty of liberalism is
March 30, 2009 - 10:11 ET by maggieqpublicThe beauty of liberalism is you are automatically right just by being liberal.
Well said. And that is an attitude characteristic of so many of our ‘educated’ fellow citizens…. the ones who graduated with their liberal arts degrees without exposure to a single conservative professor.
amen!
March 30, 2009 - 11:45 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Exactly!
March 30, 2009 - 07:39 ET by NortonalecThe Palm Beach Post is doing the same thing. They have asked for guest writers (that don't agree with the editors) the columinsts have gone a little to the Right, and you can now get the entire week for the price of Sunday's paper. It is kind of funny to watch them scramble and beg for people to buy the paper.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."~David St. Hubbins
It's always great to hear liberals admit the truth
March 30, 2009 - 09:45 ET by The Smokin FrogWow. It's always great to hear liberals admit the truth when nothing can be done about it. I guess we are to think them objective at these moments. They really do think we are idiots. With all of the complaining about Rush I know one thing about him: Rush didn't destroy my savings...Obama did. Unfortunately, I can't shut Obama off. The past news conference he was on every freaking station. He's like a fungus. It just keeps mutating, there's no cure.
So liberals do not need to watch Rush. They will listen to Obama's spokesmen, the media, tell them how evil Rush is and that is sufficient because the fungus ate their brains.
Secret -Don't Read This if You Are a Liberal
March 30, 2009 - 09:49 ET by slickwillie2001Rush likes to bloviate to some extent, like 'talent on loan from God', because he knows that is what sends liberals into a head-banging on the wall, red-faced fit of rage, and he enjoys that reaction. He knows that there are many liberals simply beyond reach and all he (and we) can do is nudge them into blind hatred, which exposes the ugliness of Western liberalism and helps defeat them.
Those that listen to him once in a while don't understand that and don't get past it to hear the message.
I'm a Rush 24/7 member
March 30, 2009 - 10:45 ET by kevinm13I love listening to Rush. I agree with him more than most other conservative observers and listen to him on my iPod on my ride to/from work in Manhattan. I usually imagine that the person beside me on the train is liberal and would strongly object to much of what Rush says, although I fully agree with Rush that even liberals would agree with much of what he says after listening to him for 3 weeks.
Give him 3 weeks and you will be hooked because he is truthful and right all the time.
kevinm13
March 30, 2009 - 15:40 ET by Rush FanI'm a big fan of Rush also. I was happy to hear that Rush's audience has significantly increased after democrat operatives along with their friends in the media recently attempted to attack Rush.
By the way, Rush wants his new listeners to listen to him for at least six weeks before they decide to turn him off.
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“Nobody believes what the mainstream media says now anyway. Except the uneducated, the illiterate, and the uninformed -- which, sadly, is a fairly large number” ~ Rush Limbaugh
Rush Fan
March 30, 2009 - 19:15 ET by Mrs. RukusThis is my first time posting here and I really like your tag line. Cool! I'm also a Rush Fan and think he is absolutely right!!
Take that you Libs!!! :-)
Hi Mrs. Rukus
March 30, 2009 - 21:28 ET by Rush FanLet me be one of the first to welcome you to NewsBusters. It's always nice to meet someone who appreciates Rush, and the conservative principles that Rush and many of us value. I believe you will find that many posters here at NewsBusters are also fans of Rush Limbaugh. I was fortunate to create this tag line before it was taken by another fan of Rush.
Best wishes.
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"We can get women, we can get everybody with a set of core principles that we do not abandon that benefit everybody, regardless the damned color of their skin or their gender! ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hello
March 30, 2009 - 22:40 ET by Mrs. RukusThank you for the warm welcome. I'm sure you already know my other half "Rukus". He's on here daily, but I don't spend that much time on here. Yes, I am a fan of Rush and think we need more people like him to give those Gosh Darn libs a hard time. LOL!
Thanks again :-)
Good evening Mrs. Rukus
March 30, 2009 - 22:54 ET by cocodrieWelcome and God bless.
My compliments on your choice fot a husband.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Good Evening
March 30, 2009 - 23:05 ET by Mrs. RukusThank you for the welcome. Yes, I think I picked a good'n. He's been coaching me on how to get around on this. He says really nice things about you and he told me to call you coco.
I'm glad to be aboard. Thanks again for the welcome.
Linda
P.S. I really like your tag.
Mrs Rukus
March 30, 2009 - 23:11 ET by cocodrieI was kinda waiting for Aunt Gary
Alton
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
coco or should I say Alton?
March 30, 2009 - 23:28 ET by Mrs. RukusHuh? I kind of like Aunt Linda better. LOL! I heard you had a good sense of humor, now I see it. I'm not into politics as much as he is but I'm headed in the right direction.
Mrs Rukus
March 30, 2009 - 23:35 ET by cocodrieCoco is fine. You'll enjoy it here. Politics rule but there are a lot of other things discussed.
My cocdolences on Bri. That was tough on y'all I know.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
§ COCO!!! Just saying Hello!! XM??
March 30, 2009 - 23:46 ET by TheSterHowdy again....
XM still working??? Are You still using it?
I'm on a Free 2 month evaluation...then I'm not Renewing...because I'm not using right now.
Use it while you can!!
Again....Glad you enjoyed it.
Ster.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Good evening Ster
March 30, 2009 - 23:52 ET by cocodrieThanks again.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
coco
March 30, 2009 - 23:33 ET by RukusOh, so you sign your name to her but not to me! Ooooh! I see how you are now! LOL! ; )
Gary
"Things can only bother you if you let them bother you" -My Dad
Good evening Rukus
March 30, 2009 - 23:38 ET by cocodrieWhen the cat's away-----
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
~Wooooooooooo
March 31, 2009 - 13:17 ET by choselife3xI was just wondering the other day why we don't have any husband/wife teams on NB. Awesome!!!!!
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Mrs. Rukus... Are you
March 30, 2009 - 22:25 ET by JerMrs. Rukus...
Are you Rukus' better half. If so, let me be the second to welcome you to NB. [And that applies even if you're not.]
Jer
Yes I am
March 30, 2009 - 22:49 ET by Mrs. RukusHello Jer,
Thanks for the warm welcome. I've been coming to this site for a little while now and every time I see your name. Nice to finally meet you, and yes I am "Rukus" better half. ~snicker~ He says nice things about you and some of the others. This is a very interesting site and you may see me on here more. Thanks again, I think I'm going to like it here.
Linda
well Mrs R
March 30, 2009 - 22:53 ET by botgdon't be a stranger.
i sent you a buddy request
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Good gorsh!
March 30, 2009 - 23:04 ET by RukusI turn my back and go to some other threads and look what happens! The "better half" is makin' buds already! Sheesh! I think you were my first buddy too, btw Bruce. : ) I think she's gonna like it here.
Gary
"Things can only bother you if you let them bother you" -My Dad
good gorsh golly gee
March 30, 2009 - 23:09 ET by botgwell you paved a good rep for her
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
You want to be my buddy?
March 30, 2009 - 23:10 ET by Mrs. RukusThanks! I don't think Mr. R will mind ~giggle~ anyway you were his buddy first. Now if I can get him to show me what to do next I'll be in good shape. Haven't done this kind of thing before......
Where is he?
March 30, 2009 - 10:53 ET by CaringwhiteguyWhere is backwards Shawn? This post has been up since midnight!
I'm staying behind the caution tape
March 30, 2009 - 12:13 ET by nwahsI'm standing behind the yellow tape. When there is this much Limbaugh love going on, I stay back. I don't want any dittohead accidentally licking me.
:)
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
~OMO
March 31, 2009 - 13:18 ET by choselife3xThat was funny as hell.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
A man from China-----
March 30, 2009 - 11:26 ET by Roscoe MendagoHere in Rush's adopted home town, prior to the Maja-Rushie, there was Morton Downey Jr. and at the time a spot-on talker, he was saying what I was thinking. He made a mistake though, he called a "man" of Chinese heritage a "China----Man", a PC error so gross and unspeakable that it cost him his job, he was gone, just like that.
Who am I going to listen to now? Well along came this guy with a funny 1st name, "Rush" Limbaugh, but my loyalty wasn't too long in coming, maybe a week, and besides, he was outstanding. I've been listening ever since 1984, 3hrs. a day, 5 days a week. Oh, must pay closer attention, the show just started, the radio is now on...
Speaking for myself, I too have sensed the claim that someone who claims to have listened to Rush and hates him is a propaganda conduit for a teacher's union, or here in government workers paradise, Sacramento, a state worker, and there's plenty of'em. What a colossal waste of money. Remember, here in Ca. our taxes are going up and not a spending cut in sight, just more union workers...
Lib critics don't listen to
March 30, 2009 - 11:28 ET by wiwfLib critics don't listen to Rush? Shocka!
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Klavan nails it!
March 30, 2009 - 11:34 ET by KJ_sezInside-the-park hom run here:
"Now let me tell you the real answer: You're a lowdown, yellow-bellied,
lily-livered intellectual coward. You're terrified of finding out he
makes more sense than you do."
I think the biggest thorn in
March 31, 2009 - 05:32 ET by stancoyleI think the biggest thorn in the backside of liberals would be if Rush had a prime time hour on Fox News....maybe opposite CNN's and MSNBC's best rating shot. The amount of viewers would even put Bill O on the ropes!!!!!!!!
It's Okay
March 31, 2009 - 13:40 ET by DoktorFrankenThey don't listen to Rush (that's news???) and I don't listen to the ''liberal's anti-Limbaugh rant''.