Does the Associated Press have any news judgment of its own? Or does it merely say "yes" to every Democratic press idea that hits the Inbox? This incredibly weak attack on Rush Limbaugh was defined as "news" by AP:
A Democratic official rebuked conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh on Friday for suggesting a health care proposal will be named in memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer. On his radio show, Limbaugh said President Barack Obama's proposed health care revisions will be championed by "the liberal lion Teddy Kennedy."
"Before it's all over, it'll be called the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill," Limbaugh said.
What? Most of the news media call Ted Kennedy a "liberal lion." How is this some sort of deep, dark personal insult? And yet, the Democrat acts like Limbaugh said nasty things about Kennedy like Paul Begala says things about Limbaugh:
Brian Wolff, executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, called the remark outrageous and reprehensible.
This is where AP's editors should have clicked over to the Democrats' source for Limbaugh-bashing and listened to the audio for themselves. They should have promptly looked at each other and said "This is all there is?" Limbaugh's talking about how Obama isn't solving the banking crisis, and is talking about health care as a diversion. He concludes: "It’s not what Obama accomplishes, it’s what he cares about."
There's no room in this little AP press release to note that many Limbaugh fans think the fact that Ted Kennedy is still serving in the Senate is outrageous and reprehensible. No Kennedy opponents were allowed to ruin the gooey AP story that Britain would honor Kennedy for his "courage" with a knighthood. Opponents might point out that if Kennedy had shown courage, Mary Jo Kopechne might not have drowned at Chappaquiddick. What chivalrous "knight" leaves a drowning woman at an accident scene and waits overnight to notify authorities?
Memo to Brian Wolff, outraged Democrat. If you want an example of how to cross a line in attacking a dying politician, see Chris Matthews on ABC's Good Morning America on January 4, 1995, two months after Reagan announced he was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease: "The trouble is that Ronald Reagan left us with the check. He may not remember all this, but he left us with a $3 trillion debt."
If Rush had made a joke about Kennedy's brain after brain cancer, than AP would have a story. All it's produced today is evidence it's a lapdog.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.




















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Wow
March 7, 2009 - 07:52 ET by RD KingI wonder how they would have reacted to him being called a no good drunken, murdering sob that has never stood on the side of America or Americans.
Kennedy's chracter came shining through
March 7, 2009 - 08:42 ET by 10ksnookerThe night the drunk ran home to sleep it off meanwhile, Mary Jo Kopechne was sleeping with the fishes in his car. Then he has the audacity to show up the next day with a neck brace and some cock and bull story.
Now that's character that you can believe in. Good riddance I say.
It doesn't take any courage
March 7, 2009 - 08:51 ET by ThisnThatIt doesn't take any courage to use your position to steal people's money and give it away to the undeserving.
It takes real courage to do what's right, though, regarding the true welfare and safety of others. The USAIRWAYS pilot had real courage in a crisis [and, he was the last person to leave the aircraft]. Kennedy is all coward, all the time [and, he was the first person to abandon his car].
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It's not "liberal lion" they are complaining about
March 7, 2009 - 18:38 ET by justathotThey are upset about his use of the word "memorial" which points out Sen. Kennedy's impending death. Read posting by fitzfong that is further along to get insight into Rush's remarks. Ff hits the nail on the head. I don't think anyone else has picked up on what he is really trying to say.
0-2 slider away
March 7, 2009 - 07:56 ET by CatherwoodWhat is riling the liberal left is not Rush's reference to the 'liberal lion', the thorn is that Rush implied that the drunken senator for Massachusettes is going to die. In either case, who could possibly care about the man who most single-handedly imposed liberalism on the American people.
EL-RUSHBO...
March 7, 2009 - 08:10 ET by danybhoyWhat pisses off the lefties is that Rush hit it on the screws. Gov't Health Care will be Drunken Ted's legacy, & we should work on passing it into law while he's still alive to see it. Then about a week later, he will be lying in state in the Capital dome. That seems to be the plan. Kudos to Rush for being brave enough to say what many already know.
"The Fairness Doctrine = Jim Crow laws for Conservatives". Jim Quinn from "Quinn & Rose"
Thou dost protest to much
March 7, 2009 - 08:28 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHmmm, firstly, I agree, the left is too, too easily offended, secondly, I think the outrage is over the "Ted Kennedy Memorial" part of the statement, as memorials are for the dearly departed. I have no doubt Rush intended this little prod, but again, the left is much too thin skinned, and much too selective with their outrage. I heard nary a protest about the Chimpy McHitler type remarks thrown about for years.
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The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
March 7, 2009 - 17:40 ET by ThisnThatThis is a 20 Jan 09 article in the Boston Globe about a nonprofit educational institute in Boston that will honor Senator Edward M. Kennedy. This is all about healthcare.
Note how the 5th paragraph from the bottom alludes to Kennedy's expected death: "Plans for the institute have been in the works for several years, but work kicked into a more aggressive phase over the past six months, in part because of Kennedy's brain cancer diagnosis last May."
Where's the double standard here? The Globe can point out a real memorial to Kennedy, and comment on his impending death -- whereas Rush doesn't even bring up Kennedy's health at all, and gets trashed for it. Liberals make me sick. They get to display disgusting, lying, double-standard behavior any time they want -- and they believe we are all just too stupid to know and understand what they are doing. Every single liberal in this country ought to be bound, gagged, tar-and-feathered and deported.
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It's all part of the plan
March 7, 2009 - 08:30 ET by c5thendemonize Rush as the most influential conservative, then demonize conservatisim in general, then repeal the 22nd amendment (limits Presidents to two terms- bill already introduced in the House) then "vote" to make Obama President for life.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
a plan that actually helps
March 7, 2009 - 16:46 ET by TruthMongera plan that actually helps Rush Limbaugh!
for once i support democrat stupidity
who's worst prez ever now?!!
Since when did the AP or
March 7, 2009 - 08:39 ET by ThisnThatSince when did the AP or any member of Congress get to decide what is and is not Free Speech?
Besides, neither AP nor Congress seem to get anything right about Rush. They constantly take him out of context. And why do people in Congress think it's ok for them to attack Rush? This is nearly as bad as Reid attacking Rush over the Phoney Soldier statement.
BTW, there's a lesson for Obama in the Reid-Rush confrontation. Rush, a private citizen, took the initiative and turned lemons into lemonade by raising $4.2M for a charity by selling that letter. In response, Reid admitted that he didn't think any money could be made on this. It goes to show what free enterprise can do, vs. Government meddling. Think Obama could ever understand this?
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ThisnThat - Give Sen. Harry Reid some credit. He is correct most
March 7, 2009 - 15:14 ET by Rush Fanof the time. Okay, so he was wrong about how much money Rush could collect and donate with that letter.
But isn't Nevada Sen Reid 100% on the money most of the time? For example, when he said:
“Now I believe myself … that this war is lost, and that the surge is not accomplishing anything, as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday.” “I think it’s failed, I say that without any question,” referring to the troop increase.
Wasn't Sen. Harry Reid 100% correct when he stated on Meet the Press how Iraq has affected the Israel conflict: "What has the war done? It's brought about--it's destabilized the Middle East. We have a civil war going on in Israel. We have a civil war in Iraq, as indicated today, more than 50 people killed with a bomb in Iraq today."
By the way, Sen. Harry Reid is not alone in his wisdom about the Surge and the failure in Iraq. Why just last year the current President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, stated:
"We cannot impose a military solution on what has effectively become a civil war. And until we acknowledge that reality, uh, we can send 15,000 more troops; 20,000 more troops; 30,000 more troops. Uh, I don't know any, uh, expert on the region or any military officer that I've spoken to, uh, privately that believes that that is gonna make a substantial difference on the situation on the ground."
Okay, so President Obama finally admitted he was wrong and the surge is working:
"If current trends continue and we were in a position where we continue to see reductions in violence and stabilization and continue to see some improvements on the part of the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi police, then my hope could be that we could draw down in a deliberate fashion in consultation with the Iraqi government at a pace that is determined in consultation with General Petraeus and the other commanders on the ground."
The more I think about it the more I realize you were correct ThisnThat, so I'm going to have to pull an emily Litella and say to you: "Never mind."
To be serious for a moment, I'm constantly amazed how many stupid people there are in this great country. Anyone who supports and votes for the likes of Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Charlie Rangel, etc. again and again has got to be STUPID!
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Kennedy woiuld be DEAD already in the UK
March 7, 2009 - 08:32 ET by Jack Bauer#1 This is subject to a lot of outrage over in Blighty.
#2 Maybe someone should point out that an INCONVENIENT FACT about the 77 year old Senator Kennedy.
Had he been diagnosed with a Brain Tumor in a country with the socialized National Health Service he wants to force on Americans WAY POORER than him (such as the UK)...
Then he would proably be DEAD RIGHT NOW.
That's right. Because OLD PEOPLE go right to the back of the line of the list for an MRI to diagnose their condition. Healthcare is rationed by utility. The old get very little. They are placed LAST.
But Kennedy is safe. No socialized healthcare for Congress -- or for rich parasites like him.
Oh dear lord, will they ever shut up?
March 7, 2009 - 08:38 ET by JWFI am tired of these people talking about Rush.
I want to start hearing about someone starting the impeachment proceedings on the no talent butt-clown.
Either he is an imcompetent fool and needs to be impeached.
Or he is an outright leninist and needs to be impeached.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629969453946717.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/a_dishonest_gimmicky_budget.html
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2009/03/05/incompetence-malevolence-or-both-or-why-obamas-policies-are-pink-not-green-with-a-coda-on-my-new-favorite-section-of-the-us-constitution/
I am not good with all teh links like poptech. But I am starting a collection.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Lion of the....?
March 7, 2009 - 08:51 ET by RightsBelieverI wonder how many times the Coast Guard has brought Ted back in from a little too much celebrating at sea...?
Obama lied; the economy died.
Tony Blankley
A responsible press
March 7, 2009 - 09:10 ET by TexndocWhat would make a great newspaper story? Let's see - Ted Kennedy is pushing through a health-care makeover. Ted Kennedy is 70 and has inoperable brain cancer. Ted Kennedy wants the government to make medical decisions. What is in store for any other person in their 70s with inoperable brain cancer in the future as determined by mother government? Hint - it ain't a trip to Duke Medical Center for extra-ordinary care!
Two ridiculous moments
March 7, 2009 - 09:16 ET by jondelwiche1. The faux outrage as Rush on this.
2. Want the mortgage crisis to look like "no big deal?"
Then offer "health insurance" (i.e. a debit card, in reality, for one's health expenses) to the most obese and sedentaty society in world history.
can you say 2 trillion more, each and every year!, for people's gluttonous behavior........
Does anyone know how the word "insurance" came to be continually applied to one's health expenses? It is a rape of that word.
here's a guarantee:
March 7, 2009 - 11:18 ET by puredmashierahm emanuel has a white house intern whose only responsibility right now is to listen to and record rush's show, then pick out phrases they can lift out of context and deseminate to their liberal media outlets. i'm surprised paul shanklin hasn't been tapped to write a song about it. he could use the beatles' early hit "twist and shout".
emanual knows he can't possibly defend the president's budget, stimulus package, cabinet members who cheat on their taxes, no earmarks and no lobbyists for evil republicans but for compassionate good guy democrats it's ok, et cetera, et cetera. the obama administration to date has been a total failure, so he has to distract the public's attention and focus away. his unwanted consequence will be more attention given to rush and more people tuning in to listen to his show. rush will eventually win some of those new listeners over and that will be bho's undoing.
swing hard in case you hit it.
You know perfectly well what the complaint is
March 7, 2009 - 09:45 ET by nwahsYou know the anger of the comment is about saying the bill will probably called the "Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill."
I mean if you don't think that is crass, why approach it in a benighted manner? Confront it head on and say Rush doesn't have apologize for making light of someone's impending death. This is something else Rush can nuance for a week.
I just hope he isn't so whiny this time . "Why is everybody picking on me?? Why oh why? I'm a privath cithazen!" If there's anything more annoying than a pompous Rush, its a whiny Rush.
Last week I was tempted to FedEx him a crying towe1 and a copy of the movie "The Crying Game."
Edit: Ok I reread the article. That was the idea of the whole article, to feign ignorance of the problem while bringing up crass behavior of the left. Got it. I still hope Rush doesn't whine about the "Memorial" thing being used against him. Ted Kennedy's battle will be soft focused and juxtaposed over Rush's comments. Hope he doesn't whine about it.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
You know perfectly well
March 7, 2009 - 10:16 ET by Jack BauerYou know perfectly well that the crashed car fleer would already be dead under the government run socialist non-healthcare system he wants to inflict on everyone else.
But him, his cronies and family, of course. Why are you such a heartless cruel person who wants tio see the old denied healthcare based on age?
→ Thanks nwahs
March 7, 2009 - 10:47 ET by Cool ArrowThanks for realizing Rush's comments were a repetition of exactly what the Dems were already saying.
It is one thing to go all "By Granthar's hammer you shall be avenged!!" at a funeral, but they've already made a prop of Kennedy. It's time somebody called them on it.
Dems just think the timings all wrong, so they work with what they've got. Don't tell me they wouldn't rather have a true Paul Wellstone moment right now.
You want crass? I can do crass! Anybody can act like a Democrat.
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get over it backward shawn
March 7, 2009 - 11:03 ET by candanceFor eight years lefties had no problem using death/suffering as way to criticize Bush. That was kind of the point of Bush lied, kids died. Not to mention the countless sick children, elderly, and veterans they parade in the media to use as guilt bombs on the American public.
Then they use people who suffer as shields from criticism. Don't pick on Ted Kennedy, he's about to die. Don't criticize Cindy Sheehan, she lost a son in Iraq. Don't ask if the Jersey Girls are being unfair, they lost their husbands on 9/11 and that gives them special permission to attack Bush with vicious accusations.
It's amazing how you can call Rush a whiner in the very same post where you whine about Rush being mean.
→ candance
March 7, 2009 - 11:08 ET by Cool ArrowIt's "Be kind to nwahs" day.
Obama told him he's going bankrupt in 30 seconds.
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What he's saying is that
March 7, 2009 - 11:20 ET by fitzfongWhat he's saying is that the Democrats are going to exploit Ted Kennedy's "impending death" so that people think twice before opposing or even scrutinizing their Marxist "fix" on health care. And given their history of exploiting tragedy to advance their agenda (especially Rahm Emmanuel's pledge not to let a good crisis go to waste), you can bet that's exactly what they'll do.
Meanwhile, we can always count on nwahs, NB's resident Fran Drescher, to accuse others of whining. With no sense of irony.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Thank you fitzfong
March 7, 2009 - 18:25 ET by justathotWhat he's saying is that the Democrats are going to exploit Ted
Kennedy's "impending death" so that people think twice before opposing
or even scrutinizing their Marxist "fix" on health care.
Brilliant point.........which I'm afraid has gone over everyone's head. This is classic Limbaugh. He is not being tasteless or appealing to the haters as was stated by Bob Shrum on Hardball. He is exposing strategy straight from the liberal playbook.
Exactly, fitz... Perhaps
March 7, 2009 - 19:37 ET by JerExactly, fitz...
Perhaps Rush should have spelled out the meaning of his remark more explicitly since, as justathot points out, it seems to have gone over most people's heads [including most prominently Tim Graham's, with his headlining of the wholly irrelevant "liberal lion" moniker].
By doing so, Rush could have more clearly framed the issues: The propriety of slightly sarcastic commentary about a terminally ill, ideologically disagreeable political figure. The utilization of individuals or groups touched by tragedy for political advantage. And the extent to which the practice is engaged in by both parties--think Michael J. Fox, Christopher Reeve, Terry Schiavo, the Jersey girls, Elian Gonzales, the women and children of Waco, etc.
Jer
→ But Jer
March 7, 2009 - 19:52 ET by Cool ArrowDid the Dems forget about the fandango over Paul Wellstone's death.
We even got to see Walter Mondale and Bill Clinton rubbing their bodies together over their good fortune of having a Liberal die during election season.
You might also remember it was Gennifer Mondale, upstairs with President Clinton, that sent Monica Lewinski on a rage against the Secret Service who refused her access to the President.
Wonder what Bill was saying to Walter during their prolonged embrace? Whatever he was saying, I know what he was thinking.
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Sure, Cool...
March 7, 2009 - 20:06 ET by JerWe even got to see Walter Mondale and Bill Clinton rubbing their bodies together over their good fortune of having a Liberal die during election season.
Sure, Cool...
I'd say the liklihood of that was about the same as George Bush doing the Texas two-step when the Gipper died five months before the '04 election.
Jer
→ You missed it Jer
March 7, 2009 - 20:14 ET by Cool ArrowThat "Wellstone Memorial" was nothing more than a big campaign event. Either you missed it, or you ignored it.
The sheer over-the-top campaigning that went on during that "service" drew questions as to whether it should be covered as a campaign event.
20,000 people jammed into a basketball arena to hear Democrat campaign speeches. Any tribute to Wellstone came as a "This is why we need to defeat the Republicans"
I watched it. Did you?
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Cool... We watched
March 7, 2009 - 20:22 ET by bigtimerCool...
We watched it...it was one of the most embarrassing, classless, despicable and disgraceful events we have ever witnessed...what a display of deplorable people for all of the world to watch.
Almost unbelievable to say the least.
→ Thanks bt
March 7, 2009 - 20:27 ET by Cool ArrowAnd every self-respecting Democrat sitting at home flipped the channel because they knew their Party was having an embarrassing political hoedown.
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Cool...Missed it?
March 7, 2009 - 20:31 ET by JerMissed it? Well, I was not in attendance, but otherwise I neither missed nor ignored it, and I agree it was "over the top."
But, I am curious how you can characterize the loss of a U.S. Senator, his wife and child [as well as his Senate seat to a Republican], as "good fortune" for Democrats.
Jer
→ Perfect timing
March 7, 2009 - 20:38 ET by Cool ArrowOK, so they made such fools of themselves at the service even Walter Mondale couldn't win the election.
Glad you agree the event was over the top.
It was a far cry from any attempt by Republicans to turn President Reagan's services into anything political.
I saw no such maneuvering on the part of the Republicans to do as you have suggested, albeit suggested in retort.
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There are plenty of intentional fire bombs thrown by Rush
March 7, 2009 - 20:47 ET by nwahsHow different is this from his black people can't swim comment?
Ok lets nuance it a month. More black males drown in swimming pools than white males. Its a statistical fact. But its worded as a racist stereotype, that black people can't afford pools or vacations, and are confined to cement urban areas, and never learn how to swim. Now I'm sure Rush knew the statistic before hand, and he was technically covered ( I'm juth sthating a statisthitic! I'm a privath citithen!) But the intention was to word it as a stereotype. Thats fine. But he shouldn't cry when it comes back to bite him.
I am sick of him and dittoheads whining. Rush intentionally tries to offend people. His right. But mathematics state that eventually you will offend the person who will exterminate you. Don't cry about it. Man up.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
Whoaa, how long ago was that?
March 7, 2009 - 20:53 ET by general companyIs this a oldie but goodie,
Google first few pages,,,,nothing
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
~Arf Arf Arf Arf Arf
March 7, 2009 - 21:09 ET by choselife3xArg..ack...pfui...great, fur in my mouth....
Hope and Change=
Despair and Socialism
I'll grant you this, nwahs:
March 8, 2009 - 14:17 ET by fitzfongI'll grant you this, nwahs: you're nothing if not totally predictable. First, you lodge the weak, generic, tiresome "fire bombs" charge...AGAIN! In case you hadn't noticed, that one fell flat the first time...you may fancy yourself an environmentalist, but please, the earth does not benefit from your recycling the same bad cliche over and over and over...
Then, in a complete perversion of the term "nuance", you attempt to contort a statement you accuse Limbaugh of making by creating extraneous sub-stereotypes out of whole cloth to "explain" a common stereotype. Well, you're not getting away with that one so easily. You made the accusation, now produce the quote. I don't remember him making any such statement, but you claim that he did. And I, for one, am not just going to take your word for it...sorry, but I just don't find you that credible. The accusation doesn't stand as objective fact on your say-so...try producing some evidence, for once.
Finally, you're back to the whining thing. We've already established that as whiners go, you're the gold standard. Why don't you give up that rhetorical dead end before you subject yourself to even more ridicule?
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
fitz...
March 8, 2009 - 15:17 ET by Jernwahs could be erroneously attributing the Al Campanis "blacks lack buoyancy" comment to Rush. [Rush may have engaged in a satirical riff about hypothetical Olympic teams involving racial and ethnic stereotypes--including the Campanis perception of black swimmers--but I"m by no means certain he did even that.
Jer
Jer, you could be right
March 8, 2009 - 16:26 ET by fitzfongJer, you could be right about an erroneous attribution. But somehow I doubt it. You have a great memory and a willingness to research to find support for your positions (or even to question your own perceptions). We haven't been able to count of nwahs for that, so far. When I call, nwahs folds.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
I understand your point,
March 8, 2009 - 14:56 ET by fitzfongI understand your point, Jer. But the only reason I was able to paraphrase his quote that way, is that I've heard him make that point on countless occasions (using different phrases or combinations of words each time). In reality, different people will always find ways of interpreting the same statement differently...our personal prejudices will always come to the fore. For example, Paul Begala, Harry Reid, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi would all have very difficult times convincing me that the sky is blue because they have histories of putting partisan spin on (and, in some cases, outright distorting) the facts for the advancement of their agenda. Begala is not as smart as the other three because he lets his bitter personal hatred boil over into his commentary...the others are at least skillfull enough to craft their language to get their digs while maintaining some level of dignity. But reasonable people disagree on issues...remember the Rush Limbaugh/Tom Daschle flap we discussed maybe a year-and-a-half ago? I still don't think there was anything objectionable in what Limbaugh said about Daschle. And do you really think the media would not have jumped on this Kennedy thing as aggresively as they did if Limbaugh had phrased it the way I did? The conga line of pundits repeating and contorting the infamous "I hope he fails" statement, the fetishistic focus on the "16 Words" in Bush's State of the Union Address, the totally dishonest way the "phony soldiers" line was portrayed...there is a machine element on the left (Media Matters, anyone?) whose only purpose is to fish out 4-word clips from 3-hour shows so that they can be intentionally distorted ad nauseum to advance a liberal agenda by personally attacking individual conservatives.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
I see only one whiner here.
March 7, 2009 - 12:12 ET by JWFnwahs
Needlessly Whining About Her Spam
Nonstop Whining Against Her Superiors
Nelly Wants A Huge Socialist
Nauseated, Wobbly, Anemic, Haggard, & Spineless
Nasty Watery Afflicted Horrid Stool
Calling Ted Kennedy a liberal lion might be the least...
March 7, 2009 - 11:02 ET by ThalpyCalling Ted Kennedy a liberal lion might be the least objectionable way to characterize him. He deserves much worse.
Good morning Thalpy
March 7, 2009 - 11:13 ET by cocodrieRush called the lady-killer a "liberal". Liberal is a four letter word even to liberals.
Although to Plugs, its only a three letter word.
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My kids are in their teens now,...
March 7, 2009 - 11:15 ET by JPR1...but I remember when they were just 6 & 3. They often behaved this way then. Once in awhile they still throw hissie fits, but I cut 'em a little slack cause they're not elected officials.
These people are pathetic. Ignorant, impetuous, self absorbed children.
Liberal Lion moniker used before about Kennedy
March 7, 2009 - 12:39 ET by AMR1960This moniker has been used before to describe Teddy Kennedy:
National Journal's annual ratings are out, and the most liberal member of the Senate is Edward M. Kennedy. That may come as no surprise, since the venerable Massachusetts Democrat is often called the chamber's ''liberal lion."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/03/05/the_liberals_liberal/?page=2
Or how about this:
On this night a tumor could not tumble the Liberal Lion and chemotherapy and radiation had to take a back seat because the Lion had decided to leave his lair. After a nice video introduction set up by his niece, Caroline Kennedy, Senator Teddy M. Kennedy emerged from behind the stage and stood at the podium refusing a stool that had been offered to him to sit on. Stunted stamina, shorter steps and eclipsed endurance had to give way to the Lion's Roar! Yes, Teddy still has his roar!
http://faithfuldemocrats.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=789&Itemid=108
A search on Yahoo gives the following result:
2,020,000 for Liberal lion Kennedy
Chrissy Matthews is a Political Whore, and a debaucher of any useful Journalism... __________________________
Long Live...THE REPUBLIC !
"Liberal Lion"
March 7, 2009 - 13:23 ET by djtsbI wonder what Mary Jo Kopechne's family has to say about the "Liberal Lion." I'm sure they're more offended by the fact that he didn't go to jail like any other murderer would.
Mary Jo
March 7, 2009 - 13:43 ET by slickwillie2001I was thinking that an Olympic-sized diving pool somewhere in the DC area would be a more meaningful memorial for Teddy than a bill in Congress.
"Liberal Lion?" I don't
March 7, 2009 - 15:45 ET by jdhawk"Liberal Lion?" I don't think so.
I call him what Ann Coulter calls him on national news, "a drunken slob."
Some call him murdered for what he did to Mary Jo Kopechne. A young lady he left to die in his submerged car that he plunged off a bridge in a druken stupor.
Hey MSM, come attack me, I
March 7, 2009 - 18:05 ET by SlicksterHey MSM, come attack me, I always call Ted a liberal s**thead.
Oh give me a break, what
March 7, 2009 - 18:17 ET by bigtimerOh give me a break, what Rush said was true if anybody follows the Senate and the msm.
The msm has been calling Kennedy the 'Lyin' of the Senate' forever...and that is just what he is.
Btw...I was completely disgusted when I heard that the likes of him was going to be Knighted....it is past despicable.
Naming something after Ted
March 7, 2009 - 20:05 ET by RightsBelieverI was thinking that an Olympic-sized diving pool somewhere in the DC area would be a more meaningful memorial for Teddy than a bill in Congress.
I have to disagree, I think Ted deserves a men's room named after him, nothing more. I'm personally tired of the canonizing of the Kennedy family..it ain't quite camalot anymore, Toto. There's plenty of wagon circling in that family.
Do you think someone will have the chutzpah to make a movie over the Kopechne Incident?
Obama lied; the economy died.
Tony Blankley
Ted Kennedy urinal cakes!!!!
March 7, 2009 - 22:02 ET by RESTLESS 1Get yer "ted kennedy urinal cakes here!!!"
In other words, piss on him. I will give liberals no more respect than they have given conservatives.
BTW, I so remember warning the resident liberals what would happen here upon the swimmer's death. In kind reaction to the comments made here and elsewhere about the recent deaths of prominent conservatives. nwahs, no whining!!! Liberals need to learn how to receive what they give.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
R1... I could not agree
March 7, 2009 - 22:07 ET by bigtimerR1...
I could not agree more.
Until that happens...all of the hypocrisy will continue until this country is eventually destroyed.
Just my two cents...
Btw...you aren't alone by any means, not at all.
Thanks BT
March 7, 2009 - 22:19 ET by RESTLESS 1I know I am not alone, but it is sure good to hear now and again.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
I'm not a liberal
March 7, 2009 - 22:17 ET by nwahsI'm a gun toting, whiskey drinking, Hank Williams ( both) fan, redneck.
I really don't believe in whining.
Conservatism - strong defense, small government, fiscal responsibility
dittoism - cockiness, victim hood, peeping tom, sly bigotry, patronage (not patriotism) , hypocrisy.
I'm a conservative, not a dittohead. There's a huge difference.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
Well that's funny
March 7, 2009 - 22:23 ET by RESTLESS 1Because if you WERE a conservative, you would see Rush's shtick for what it is. He takes their caricatures of conservatives and beats liberals about the head with them.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
And where does all this crying fit in?
March 7, 2009 - 22:24 ET by nwahs?
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
Exactly my question nwahs
March 7, 2009 - 22:26 ET by RESTLESS 1Where does all of you crying fit in?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
nw... You just can't let
March 7, 2009 - 22:25 ET by bigtimernw...
You just can't let go of your obsession with Rush can you?
Neither can the msm...I love it.
I don't have an obsession with Rush
March 7, 2009 - 23:06 ET by nwahsI have an intrinsic dislike for posers. That revulsion is as much a part of me as my eye color. I'm seen it in pool players, deckhands, musicians, truck drivers, teachers, doctors, and God knows, journalists. Rush is a poser. Anyone who spends an inordinate amount of time explaining ( or nuancing) their actions, generally are posers. Einstein wasn't as cryptic as Rush. John Lennon wasn't as cryptic as Rush. Reagan wasn't as cryptic as Rush. Vince Lombardi wasn't as cryptic a Rush. Pythagoras wasn't as cryptic as Rush.
But there was a poser in the bar last night that was. He was an absolute shark. He was a SIX! Six my arse. He was a 2 and a half maybe. Started at $100. Finally got him to play for $5, and he lost badly.
Guilty, I'm obsessed with posers. I don't like them.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
nw... Whatever floats your
March 7, 2009 - 23:13 ET by bigtimernw...
Whatever floats your boat.
Boat?
March 7, 2009 - 23:15 ET by nwahsBoat? I'm a redneck - we have webbed toes.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
webbed toes?
March 7, 2009 - 23:47 ET by botgwas dat you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlvZ-Vo7WU&feature=related
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts
Nah
March 7, 2009 - 23:59 ET by nwahsI don't tenderize my fish.
Beware of a crazy woman throwing a hash pipe.
What disrespectful comments, Restless?
March 7, 2009 - 23:40 ET by JerIn kind reaction to the [disrespectful] comments made here...about the recent deaths of prominent conservatives?
None that I recall. Example(s)?
Liberals need to learn how to receive what they give.
That's what I heard liberals say about conservatives in the 90's, and I admittedly thought about it. Eventually I realized it's a zero sum game.
Jer