Rush Limbaugh has responded to Barack Obama's claim that Fox News is like talk radio by stating that if the President is right, MSNBC and CNN are pornography.
As NewsBusters' Mark Finkelstein reported Thursday, Obama replied to a question about Fox News from NBC's Savannah Guthrie on this morning's "Today" show: "[I]f media is operating basically as a talk-radio format, then that's one thing, and if it's operating as a news outlet, then that's another."
This amused Limbaugh who early in his own program Thursday said (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, h/t NBer bigtimer):
Obama is out there saying that Fox News is talk radio. I am living rent-free in this guy's head. Fox News is talk radio. If that's true, MSNBC is pornography and Obama likes MSNBC. CNN is child-porn.
Absolutely delicious!
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I am living rent-free in
October 22, 2009 - 19:13 ET by R D HelmI am living rent-free in this guy's head.
That line cracked me up.
And I think Rush is right - he is really, really getting to Obama, as he is beginning to look rattled to me.
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
Great Line
October 22, 2009 - 21:55 ET by slickwillie2001I am living rent-free in this guy's head.
That is a great line. I listened to him this afternoon but I missed that. Palin, Cheney and Beck are also squatting there.
From an old article: In 2006, David Axelrod wrote an unblinking assessment of Barack Obama as a presidential candidate: "You care far too much what is written and said about you. You don't
relish combat when it becomes personal and nasty. When the largely
irrelevant Alan Keyes attacked you, you flinched."
The Bamster keeps all this inside. McCain tried to break through the veneer, and failed. If any politician ever exposes the white-hot rage inside the Bamster, it'll be an ugly thing, but it will also be the end of him.
I thought that Axelrod was supposed to some sort of genius....
October 22, 2009 - 19:32 ET by superconWhy the hell is he picking fights with the two media outlets that have the two biggest audiences. That's like fighting with a guy who owns a billboard company. Those two guys aren't too smart.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
super..Axelrod is clearly no
October 22, 2009 - 19:41 ET by celatorsuper..Axelrod is clearly no genius, he's a socialist ideologue. He was influenced by his mother, Myril Bennett, a very busy democrat activist who was a writer for PM, a communist magazine published in NYC in the 1940's.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Hey cel... Thanks for
October 22, 2009 - 19:45 ET by bigtimerHey cel...
Thanks for that great tidbit of info. I never knew that...figures eh?
That's what I love about this site...always have, you always learn something from each other daily, or whenever you can get to the site.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
BT.. it's the kind of info
October 22, 2009 - 19:48 ET by celatorBT.. it's the kind of info you'd think the MSM would acknowledge, but nooooooo. There is so much information that should have been uncovered about the characters in this whole adminstration during the campaign and now...here we are.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I have a similar thought.
October 22, 2009 - 20:48 ET by dlitwinNo citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as any President of the United States has this much power.
Humans can't handle it.
CNN is child porn?
October 22, 2009 - 19:33 ET by nwahsFox News is talk radio. If that's true, MSNBC is pornography and Obama likes MSNBC. CNN is child-porn.
I don't understand that line. How is CNN child porn?
They have children like Wolfe Blitzer on the air hence....
October 22, 2009 - 19:36 ET by MightyMouth"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
There goes backwards shawn,
October 22, 2009 - 19:37 ET by ThisnThatThere goes backwards shawn, diving down deep, looking for that extra meaning, the word left un-said, the double entrende. Sorry shawn, I don't know myself. I'll forever have to be mistifyed by the statement. I swear it'll haunt me for years, now.
__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
nw... I was wondering
October 22, 2009 - 19:41 ET by bigtimernw...
I was wondering when you'd chime in...sure enough...you didn't disappoint.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I didn't chime in
October 22, 2009 - 19:45 ET by nwahsI asked a question. I'm offering nothing, I'm asking - how is CNN "child porn?"
Do you get the meaning? I don't understand that line.Is this something obvious and you think I'm playing dumb? I honestly don't understand the line and am asking.
nw... My point was it
October 22, 2009 - 19:50 ET by bigtimernw...
My point was it wouldn't have mattered what Rush said...you would have had some derogatory comment to add.
As to what he meant by that...use your own imagination.
As far as I am concerned both Obama-lovin' leftist networks suck.
I understood his point he was making with the big picture...try to do the same.
One thing for sure...you can be sure both networks and their talking head minions will be whining with indignation about this as well.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I didn't make a derogatory comment
October 22, 2009 - 19:55 ET by nwahsI asked a question. I don't understand the line. You didn't wonder?
double meaning Their bias is
October 22, 2009 - 19:55 ET by toneyukidouble meaning
Their bias is still very young and not on the level of msnbc
CNN is the oldest 24 hour news channel on cable
October 22, 2009 - 20:01 ET by nwahsThat doesn't even make sense. You think CNN's bias is relatively new?
You don't know what he meant either.
Playing?
October 22, 2009 - 23:13 ET by ckc1227"Is this something obvious and you think I'm playing dumb?"
If it's any consolation nwahs, I don't think you're playing. :)
Actually bass-ackward one, I think CNN is more commie porn...
October 22, 2009 - 19:47 ET by R D Helm...for adult children.
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
So you don't get it either
October 22, 2009 - 19:49 ET by nwahsYou don't understand the line either and yet you're giving me grief for asking? If he had said commie porn, I'd have got that. Socialist propaganda - no problem. Child porn? Where the hell did that come from?
Giving grief for asking?
October 22, 2009 - 19:55 ET by ThisnThatYou know, I'd forgive Einstein for asking "How does the Universe work?"
But you, asking an inane question like "what is the meaning of CNN child-porn" simply crosses the line. No slack -- none whatsoever there, backwards shawn.
__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
You don't know what he meant
October 22, 2009 - 19:59 ET by nwahsYou have no clue what he meant , have no intention of asking what he meant, and are going to slam me for asking what he meant. You have no room to call me inane. You are the one acting inane.
I called your question
October 22, 2009 - 20:02 ET by ThisnThatI called your question inane. And it is. I called you backwards shawn. And you are.
__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
But you can't answer it
October 22, 2009 - 20:06 ET by nwahsYou have no clue what it means. No one does. But you just smile and walk blithefully into traffic :)
*sigh* Hello, bag of rocks?
October 22, 2009 - 20:09 ET by ThisnThat*sigh, walking in traffic, looking down* Hello, bag of rocks? Meet backwards shwan. You both have a lot in common.
__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
nwahs
October 22, 2009 - 20:11 ET by shawn228I wish I could answer your question, but I admit I have no idea what it meant either. It made me laugh though.
"I think we're kindred spirits."~Mr Shy to Sergeant ROCK
"Whats wrong with a little sodomy between friends?"~Sergeant ROCK to Mr Shy.
Well here's my guess
October 22, 2009 - 20:14 ET by nwahs( Watch all those folks reading this bag or rocks) I think he was making a point that you can say anything, no matter how bizarre. I think he was making a point that there's no accountability for saying bizarre things in the media.
Think I'm close? :)
equivalency,,,,,
October 22, 2009 - 20:22 ET by general companycnn is the equivalent of child porn in its disgusting content.
I thought you listen to Rush? Incredible that you need translation,,remember how helpful I was now!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I usually do
October 22, 2009 - 21:08 ET by nwahsI usually catch the first hour, but not today.
I always appreciate your help :)
"You have no clue what it
October 22, 2009 - 23:10 ET by ckc1227"You have no clue what it means. No one does. But you just smile and walk blithefully into traffic :)"
And yet, despite knowing no one here knows the answer to your question, you ask it anyway, then whine because no one knows the answer. Who is the inane one again?
I'm not "whining" because people don't know the answer
October 23, 2009 - 10:11 ET by nwahsI find it amusing that the same people giving me grief for asking don't know either. Shawn didn't know, and simply stated that. You, however, don't know and feel threatened somehow, that I'm "over analyzing."
Looks like some dittoheads have their own "don't ask, don't tell" policy :)
nwahs,
October 22, 2009 - 20:59 ET by R D HelmLOL-It's Friday night, and you want to get all serious.
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
OK
October 22, 2009 - 21:04 ET by nwahsSomeone fill Dave up on this Thursday night.
The drunker I sit here the longer I get...
Um Dave... It's Thursday
October 22, 2009 - 21:10 ET by bigtimerUm Dave...
It's Thursday night...nw is correct.
You've both got me chucklin' though.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
2009.
October 22, 2009 - 21:15 ET by Jer2009.
Jer
bt,
October 22, 2009 - 23:20 ET by R D HelmLOL-See what happens when you don't have a regular schedule?
-Dave
Our elected representatives have failed us.
Nwahs
October 22, 2009 - 22:19 ET by ahusserIs getting too much air time. His mission is accomplished. Torpedo a blog.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
Bad & Worse
October 22, 2009 - 20:56 ET by dlitwinPorn = Bad, but...
Child Porn = The worst.
The ultimate insult. Far worse than "talk radio", if you're going to insult a "news" organization.
CNN? I may have to agree.
Child-Porn <=> Porn-Lite
October 22, 2009 - 23:01 ET by CGattonI suspect he meant Porn-Lite, or perhaps "Soft Porn"
V/R
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
Clyde... Maybe...maybe
October 22, 2009 - 23:06 ET by bigtimerClyde...
Maybe...maybe not. ;-)
Great seeing ya here...long time no see. (I've been gone for the most part myself for awhile, so if I've missed you, glad I caught you tonight)
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
You might be right
October 23, 2009 - 10:18 ET by nwahsPerhaps he misspoke and meant soft porn.
Like Pavlov's dog....
October 22, 2009 - 23:04 ET by ckc1227Someone said "Rush", and you start drooling. Seriously, must you overanalyze the hell out of everything?
Try It This Way...
October 23, 2009 - 08:06 ET by GeneralAlIts akin to If Jesse Jackson is real preacher, Hugh Hefner is the Pope!
Don't know if I would call
October 22, 2009 - 19:35 ET by ThisnThatDon't know if I would call them porn. Isn't porn supposed to be fun to watch, and interesting (it's what I've been told). Not sure I'd ever label MSNBC as fun to watch, and CNN certainly isn't interesting.
__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
If Fox News is talk radio and MSNBC and CNN are Porno
October 22, 2009 - 19:38 ET by Chattychitothen the White House Administration must be nothing more than a PTA meeting.
time for the troops to come home and the generals and the people together to take our country out of the hands of this Administration and the congress, and hold new elections. 2009
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
Hey Noel... Just wanted
October 22, 2009 - 19:55 ET by bigtimerHey Noel...
Just wanted to thank you for the hat-tip ...I had to leave for about a half hour and was pleasantly surprised and pleased to see this here...made my day after not being able to be here much lately. ;-)
Btw...as a quick aside...I caught you a couple of days ago again on Malzberg...that always cheers me up as I'm working.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Hey where is the porn?
October 22, 2009 - 20:00 ET by shawn228Oh this is just a porn comparison, crap, tricked again.
Lol, just kidding. Good for Rush, I don't always agree with what he says, but I love the fact that he is protecting free speech.
"I think we're kindred spirits."~Mr Shy to Sergeant ROCK
"Whats wrong with a little sodomy between friends?"~Sergeant ROCK to Mr Shy.
Not even good pornography
October 22, 2009 - 20:44 ET by RR GOPNot even good pornography at that.
Hmmm, Madcow delivering the DNC talking points in the buff? Yeah, I'd probably watch. I'm depraved enough.
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.
SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT...
October 23, 2009 - 08:06 ET by danybhoyRR GOP,
You are taking Rush's porn compairson & adding to it that it's like bad porn? Like with poor acting & bad camera angles? Hmm, if so, makes sense to me.
Actually, should'nt pornographers be offended by being compaired to MSNBC & CNN?
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Zzz... Remind me again how
October 22, 2009 - 20:52 ET by balboaZzz...
Remind me again how Rush doesn't say things to get attention?
Lol..hey boa....he knows
October 22, 2009 - 21:06 ET by bigtimerLol..hey boa....he knows what he's doing.
Vegeance can come in various ways...time is on his side...doing things bit by bit...just keep chipping away at the enemy within.
I love it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Remind you? I could make
October 22, 2009 - 21:33 ET by HockeyKidRemind you? I could make a crack about you needing a mind before you can be reminded, but that would be a cheap shot.
Instead, could you point out anywhere that someone claimed Rush doesn't say things to be provocative?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
He's a talk show host
October 22, 2009 - 21:38 ET by general companyRemind me again how Rush doesn't say things to get attention?
What the heck is that supposed to mean? You think he gets paid to be irrelivent like the slugs on AirheadAmerika?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
We are getting distracted...
October 23, 2009 - 01:07 ET by nan101This is a distraction.
Rahm is pulling Obama's strings. While we are listening to this junk they are forcing their agenda through.
Don't look at the hand in front of you, look at what the other hand is doing.
Judgement Day Nov, 2 - 2010 - Glenn Beck speaks for me!!!
October 23, 2009 - 09:02 ET by jessieHobama must have went to Olbermann's school of reasoning.
wow...I thought we heard the last of the "tingler"?
October 23, 2009 - 11:02 ET by Patriot III really imagined he was gone, making plaster casts of his "tingling" leg? LOL wadda maroon!!!