So, how is a Rush Limbaugh caller's comments news?
Unfortunately, this is the kind of silliness that the net is sometimes prone to as sites try to fill pages with "news." On March 3 during the Rush Limbaugh radio show, one of the callers.... remember, I said a caller here... said that Barack Obama reminded her (the caller's) daughter of the cartoon character Curious George. And, um, this is somehow news? Well, it is according to ABC News at least. Excitedly, ABC's Political Radar blog delivered us a headline that virtually screams "look at the racist" -- Limbaugh Caller Says Obama Reminds Daughter of Cartoon Monkey.
On March 3rd, the Political Radar blog breathlessly reports this momentous "news," this stupendous, stultifying, divisive, pointless, news. Even more shocking, Limbaugh "laughed at the caller's comment." The NERVE!
Seriously, people! How is it that a caller's comments to any radio show amounts to news? Would it be news if I reported what some guy at the 7/11 store said to me yesterday? The news should be what the hosts say, not the callers. And, even at that rate, the news value of what a radio host says might easily be considered less consequential than what a politician or other public figure says.
Ah, but we all know what the "news" here is, don't we? ABC was excited to be able to paint Rush Limbaugh as a racist. Yes, ABC was salivating at the chance to say that the evil, rotten, mean-spirited, conservative Limbaugh is a nogoodnick. That is the beginning and end of the agenda.
Here is how the Political Radar blog begins:
ABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh issued an on-air apology to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today after a caller said her daughter thought the Democratic presidential frontrunner looked like the cartoon character Curious George, a monkey.
Limbaugh, who laughed at the caller's comments, later apologized explaining he didn't know anything about Curious George.
In true Limbaugh fashion, though, he was able to take a silly thing and wring a cogent, political point out of it. And kudos to ABC for at least allowing Limbaugh his point, even if they did bury it at the end of the piece.
Limbaugh made a broader, perhaps more serious observation about political correctness and what can and cannot be said about a black man seeking the presidency of the United States. "I'm doing this as an illustration for you of how really uptight and tense everybody is going to be with any kind of criticism of Barack Obama on the Republican side," he said. "If Obama is the nominee, we may set a record for the number of apologies to him and his campaign by various Republicans and so forth."
So, Rush made lemonade out of those lemons, for sure. But, how ABC saw it as "news" is the saddest part of this whole affair with their attempt to make Limbaugh out as the racist. And don't think I am exaggerating, either. Catch how the Political Radar piece ends.
But forty years removed from racist archetypes like Blackface, Limbaugh probably won't get much sympathy by laughing at a child thinking a black man favors a monkey.
Blackface, indeed. Nope.... not much agenda there!
Photo of Limbaugh via Lighthouse Patriot Journal.
Comments Policy
Story brings up a point,
March 4, 2008 - 10:45 ET by FastEdwhen will I get an apology from my government for the wasteful spending and high taxes I pay? When will the military get an apology from the dummies who call them names? (Durbin, et al?) When will algore apologize for his hysterical foolishness?
Kinda rhetorical, huh?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
More hypocrisy from the media!
March 4, 2008 - 13:12 ET by dronetekIf my memory serves me, all the MSM talking heads made the
claim that Daily Kos comments did not reflect that of the owner of the site.
Now all of a sudden a callers comments DO reflect Rush's feelings? I just love
this non-stop display of the double-standard that exists between Democrats and
Republicans.
Good point
March 4, 2008 - 10:47 ET by daberkmanI never want to hear newsbusters whine and moan about comments left at dailykos, huffingtonpost, or anything else that gets your panties in a tither.
Um...
March 4, 2008 - 10:57 ET by Warner Todd Huston... Has Newsbusters ever made the main point of a post about what posters at HuffPo are saying? I know some threads have mentioned some of those comments. But, has Newsbusters ever made the main point of one of its stories focused on the comments on those sites? (I ask because I am not sure)
I believe so
March 4, 2008 - 10:59 ET by AgnosticA couple of times under the sarcastic title of the compassionate left.
I think it's happened once or twice
March 4, 2008 - 11:01 ET by sarcasmoBut usually with very over the top comments IIRC. And on the single-standard front, I'm glad people here are seeing that it might be a bit unfair to try to paint someone with the racial views of that person's supporters...
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Racial Views?
March 4, 2008 - 12:10 ET by TinianI doubt it was a racial slur, it was just what the caller's kid had said. And I think the kid is way off -- Curious George's ears are way too small. B. Hussein Obama looks a lot more like Dumbo to me.
Yep.
March 4, 2008 - 12:47 ET by sarcasmoRacial views, just like I said. The kid wasn't the caller, and it's even more glass houses land here than normal if you're talkin' resemblance to elephants...
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Scared by Political Correctness
March 4, 2008 - 13:21 ET by TinianWhen I was in junior high we nicknamed one kid "turtle" because he looked just like Tooter Turtle. He didn't like it but the name stuck with him all the way through high school. If kids find a resemblance between someone and a cartoon character they won't think twice about drawing the comparison. Kids are cruel. It sounds like the caller just acepted this as a fact of life. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
If you want to surrender to the PC police and cower with your tail between your legs every time they tut-tut it's fine by me, but I'm not doing it.
Who's surrendering??
March 4, 2008 - 13:25 ET by sarcasmoI'm just reporting the facts -- nothin' PC about me, as usual.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
You Haven't Surrendered Because You're One of Them
March 4, 2008 - 13:47 ET by TinianYou're accepting (and actively arguing) the premise that the comment was racially motivated. That's not surrendering to the PC police, it's being one of them. Remember how outraged you were over McCain calling North Vietnamese "gooks"? Here's one that'll really give you the vapors: in WWII soldiers called the enemy "Nips", "Japs" and "Krauts". Oh! -- the horror!
BTW -- I heard the call yesterday and the ensuing hullabaloo. You're not "reporting the facts" -- you're arguing in support of PC dogma.
That's not true
March 4, 2008 - 18:09 ET by sarcasmoI have expressed no view on the actual call because I've not ever heard it. AFAIK Rush isn't a bad guy & isn't lying. I was speaking of a single standard, instead, and responding to Warner's question. Once again, though, I'm not impressed with reading ability 'round these parts, but it does seem that "single standard" thing is hitting a bit of a sore spot...
JMR
PS Expect to see McCain using that epithet on YouTube before November, as I've already predicted. Just because they haven't used it yet doesn't mean they don't have all sorts of video from 2000 in that bus.
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Flip-Fop, Flip-Flop, Flip-Flop...
March 4, 2008 - 21:50 ET by TinianI have expressed no view on the actual call because I've not ever heard it.
Yes you did. Let's check your comments from just a few posts above:
Hmmm...there seems to be a bunch of flip-flopping going on here.
Uh, dimian
March 5, 2008 - 06:16 ET by sarcasmoThat's not a view on the call, it's a fact about it. I suspect readers will note you've been typically dishonest in only partly quoting my words, since I didn't exactly start with "racial." Her kid made the comparison with Curious George according to the original post, right?? Quit trying to find what's not there, the fact is that I've exposed your double-standard again, and you don't like it, again. Situation: normal around here.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
The horror calling the NVA
March 4, 2008 - 21:21 ET by ahusserThe horror calling the NVA "gooks" after all they only tortured McCain and fellow prisoners for 10 years.
Denigrating the Enemy?
March 4, 2008 - 22:25 ET by TinianThe horror calling the NVA "gooks" after all they only tortured McCain and fellow prisoners for 10 years.
That tells you that Paulians have a bigger guilt-trip than even the Democrats -- and that's saying a lot!
It's nothing about a guilt trip--I did nothing.
March 5, 2008 - 06:13 ET by sarcasmoIt's about a single standard for politicians. You're not likin' it, but it's there and it's under your skin, obviously... :)
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Yep, LONG after
March 5, 2008 - 06:19 ET by sarcasmoAs in, during his 2000 campaign, when the war had been over for decades. One standard, folks. Don't like it? Then don't defend it for one guy and then attack for another, or you'll look dumb when the YouTube video I predicted finally comes-out, which will probably happen after both conventions.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Big difference...
March 4, 2008 - 12:07 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltThis comment from the mouth of a child (because OB DOES look like the character) being debated as racist or not, is a far cry from the hate filled obscenities that are pointed out on HuffPost and other places...if you can't see that point, you're not being genuine...or you're not terribly bright.
Rest assured, if Obama is
March 4, 2008 - 10:47 ET by SmartypantsRest assured, if Obama is the Dem nominee, he will be untouchable according to the media. This is true in any election, but it will be worse with a Democrat minority candidate. In the 2000 and 2004 elections, GWB was accused of attacking his opponents at times when he was only defending himself against his opponent's attacks. The same is going to happen again--only much worse. Obama will make some baseless charge, McCain will attempt to counter the charge, and someone somewhere will accuse Republicans of bigotry as a result--count on it.
A.A.B.C / make news don't report it...
March 4, 2008 - 10:54 ET by American TaxpayerIt is no mistake that A.A.B.C (ANTI AMERICAN BROADCASTING CORP) changed the story to invent news. This is exactly what the N.Y.T does with the news, they still have not learned that circulation is down because credibility is down. A.A.B.C will be in the same financual straits as the N.Y.T because both attempt to make the news instead of report the news.
Yes,
March 4, 2008 - 12:50 ET by DEVILDOCMOMWhy was there no out cry from that site (abc) when chris cuomo called someone who serves in the military overseas "expendable". There was on NB's, but was it mentioned anywhere else?
Curious George is a monkey?
March 4, 2008 - 10:55 ET by Mica the MagnificentI'm just a few years younger than Limbaugh and although I've heard of Curious George, I had no idea he was a freakin' monkey.
As soon as the official media honeymoon is over, I'll be curious to see how the political cartoonists are going to draw Obama.
Very carefully, that's how.
Mica - as carefully as they drew Condolezza Rice?
March 4, 2008 - 11:22 ET by Dee BunkMica - as carefully as they drew Condolezza Rice?
aMSMesia
March 4, 2008 - 11:27 ET by Free StinkerLOL Dee!
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Dee
March 4, 2008 - 11:39 ET by Mica the MagnificentOh no. It was o-k to draw Condi as a minstral show character. She's conservative and therefore, just has a blackface, no soul.
She plays classical piano, music written by old white guys.
Why, I bet she would prefer to live in Beverly Hills with the rest of the white people.
Not like real black people like rap artists from the hood who make millions and who prefer to live . . ummm. . ..wait, bad example.
George
March 4, 2008 - 10:57 ET by AgnosticNot Limbaugh, not the caller but the daughter of a caller equates a political figure to a cartoon character and the media sees racism. I also like how the media had to point out the fact that Curious George is a monkey in case the knuckle draggers out there didn't understand what the 'insult' is all about. Is the monkey the insulting part or is it being compared to silly inane cartoon? The media I would compare to a bunch of monkeys but Senator Obama is closer to a silly cartoon.
Assuming this was a child I would prefer to believe it was said with the innocence of a child and not the loathing self-centered egoism that is the news media.
what's more racist I
March 4, 2008 - 13:44 ET by TruthMongerwhat's more racist I wonder
trying to get a guy elected POTUS just because he's black
or a kid saying he looks like a cartoon monkey
oh definitely the monkey - outrageous
And yet, so many liberal bloggers
March 4, 2008 - 10:57 ET by c5thenHave and continue to refer to the current President as "the chimp" and that is not news, let alone reported. It's apparently OK to refer to a Republican in a derogatory manner but not a Democrat.
Thanks ABC for showing us your version of fair and ballanced
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Wow, I guess they didn't
March 4, 2008 - 11:05 ET by wiwfWow, I guess they didn't know that John Coleman is attempting to sue Al Gore. Frankly I see that as a slightly more important news story that some little tot that won't be able to vote in at least 2 more cycles... Then again, I'm one of those crazy nuts that supports our troops too!
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court system?
March 4, 2008 - 11:10 ET by AgnosticDoes it scare anyone else as much as it scares me that we now have to rely on courts to decide scientific fact from theory?
double
March 4, 2008 - 11:10 ET by AgnosticOops
No MSM or for that fact
March 4, 2008 - 11:21 ET by ricklailNo MSM or for that fact Fox is covering this International Conference on Climate Change. It is a shame too because President Klaus of the Czech Republic is one of the featured speakers.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.-Lewis Grizzard
chimp vs. monkey
March 4, 2008 - 11:35 ET by MrShyWhy, heck, "the chimp" is a cottage industry:
www.smirkingchimp.co...
www.bushorchimp.com
http://www.zazzle.co...
and so on.... and so on....
Imagine just ONE site or apparel/shirt dedicated to the likeness of Obama to a cartoon monkey, should he be president (yikes) .... Imagine the complete, universal uproar, with PC groups and the MSM attacking those "hate-filled racists" with a vengence.
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"The paper holds their folded faces to the floor..."
March 4, 2008 - 11:01 ET by HelenSThe very second thing I'm buying on payday is this book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness". I've read a 16-page excerpt of it and it so totally pegs the whining neurosis and thumb-sucking helplessness of liberals. It will be a joy to read - kind of like getting a root canal.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Another Book
March 4, 2008 - 11:50 ET by ahusserHelen
I hope the book is as good a read as the excerpt. I just bought (unfortunately in a remainder bin) The Shadow Party (subtitle) How George Soros, Hillary Clinton and sixties radicals seized control of the Democratic Party. It is by David Horowitz and Richard Poe. Horowitz is a former and apparently reformed 60's radical now sane and writing about the disturbed left. It's hard for me to read such books because I become angered at how pervasive and disturbing this subversion is and the mindless malelovence these disturbed folks on the left possess. Liberalism is really a mental disorder. I am sure these remarks will be attacked by the usual trolls who have gathered in greater numbers on this website. I really love your adjectives for them as: whining...thumbsucking... neurotics.
Thanks for the info on the
March 4, 2008 - 12:12 ET by HelenSThanks for the info on the other book. I'll go in search of it and read it as well.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Rush didn't know anything
March 4, 2008 - 11:14 ET by balboaRush didn't know anything about Curious George? Really hard to believe.
It's an innocuous comment made out to be controversial because George is a monkey, and any comparison of blacks to monkeys is verboten to many.
Who's Curious George?
March 4, 2008 - 11:19 ET by Free StinkerWho's Curious George?
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I call shenanigans. . .
March 4, 2008 - 11:25 ET by tracheostomyMica, Rush, Free. . .
What the heck's going on here? He dates back to 1941. Don't tell me you never saw this one in nursery school or kindergarten, or daycare.
What, was everyone here raised on National Review?
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
I was born in the '60s
March 4, 2008 - 11:25 ET by Free StinkerI wasn't born in 1941.
I was born in the '60s.
Peace, Love, Dope! (just kidding)
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That's just hard to
March 4, 2008 - 11:28 ET by balboaThat's just hard to fathom.
It's been one of the most popular children's books of the past 60 years. There was an animated movie made from the books a few years back that was promoted everywhere, with Jack Johnson doing the soundtrack. The movie made 58 million bucks.
...those meddling kids, and their dog too!
March 4, 2008 - 11:33 ET by Free StinkerHe must have gotten lost in the shuffle of Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Woodey Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny, Captain Marvel(Shazam!), The Justice League, and Scooby Doo.
Rush would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those meddling kids, and their dog too. ;-)
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George
March 4, 2008 - 11:35 ET by AgnosticOf course I had heard of Curious George but until the article pointed out that George was a monkey I never saw the insult that bothered the author of this piece so much. I had refresh my memory at that point and actually recall the cartoons in question. Again, I say this came from a caller's child and to read anything into it is showing racist fears in oneself.
Sorry Bal
March 4, 2008 - 11:35 ET by well99I remember Bugs and such but prefered the outdoors.I think first books were like You are there with Hannibal or something like that.Comics and such.That was back a ways.
Shouldln't be that hard to fathom
March 4, 2008 - 12:01 ET by FastEdI was outside playing ball (foot, base and basket), watching b/w tv (5 channels), and the early books, were Golden, mostly Disney, Little Train that Could, later the sports books Chip Hilton, then SiFi, Norton, Asimov, etc.
Saw books about George, but passed them by for more interseting topics.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Still hard to believe, but
March 4, 2008 - 12:06 ET by balboaStill hard to believe, but apparently possible.
But if Rush didn't know who he was, why did he laugh?
Nervous?
March 4, 2008 - 12:15 ET by FastEdwas "ashamed" of having a gap in Cultural History?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
*sigh*
March 4, 2008 - 12:18 ET by candanceBal you're being obtuse. Rush has already explained this several times. The woman was talking on the phone, he was halfway listening and chuckling along to be polite, and she explicitly brought it up as something funny because her little girl had mentioned it first. They went to a commercial break just after the call so he didn't have a lot of time to connect the dots.
If you were talking to someone and they pop in and say "My kids think he looks like Curious George" and you had about five seconds to react, are you sure your reaction would be a sight different?
And anyway, when Rush came back on air he immediately apologized and said he didn't want any monkey-related jokes on his show.
It's a question. It's not
March 4, 2008 - 12:41 ET by balboaIt's a question. It's not being obtuse.
You gave a perfectly reasonable response. I've never thought Rush was racist.
Bal, Anyone that grew up
March 4, 2008 - 13:54 ET by LeonBal,
Anyone that grew up in America or has raised children in America since 1950 knows who Curious George is.
Anyone claiming they don't is simply lying to apologize for their college drop out hero.
I don't think it was a racist event at all, but I do think Rush is a liar concerning his knowledge of Curious George. EVERYONE in America knows who Curious George is and knows that he's a monkey. Pretend you don't all you want, but you're just lying.
Curious George is inarguably one of the most recognizable children's book characters from the last 50 years. Side by side with Clifford and Pooh.
I beg to differ...
March 4, 2008 - 14:52 ET by ontheright...it was only recently that I was exposed to Curious George, and it was only because my children were interested in seeing the movie that came out a couple of years ago. On the other hand, Pooh and other classics have been a mainstay in our household for many years.
Your generalization seems to be very liberal on its face, almost socialistic in nature..."if I'VE experienced it, then EVERYONE must have bcause everyone is, or SHOULD BE just like me..."
I beg to differ...
March 4, 2008 - 14:53 ET by ontheright...it was only recently that I was exposed to Curious George, and it was only because my children were interested in seeing the movie that came out a couple of years ago. On the other hand, Pooh and other classics have been a mainstay in our household for many years.
Your generalization seems to be very liberal on its face, almost socialistic in nature..."if I'VE experienced it, then EVERYONE must have bcause everyone is, or SHOULD BE just like me..."
Don't call other people
March 4, 2008 - 15:00 ET by bigtimerDon't call other people liars Leon.
I read all my life, I read to my child....never heard of Curious George.
That is a fact.
Plain and simple as that.
I don't agree Leon
March 4, 2008 - 15:40 ET by DEVILDOCMOMAs I posted else where on this site; I am older than Rush. Perhaps it was because my parents divorced when I was an infant and my mother had to struggle to support us (bio dad gave no money) and therefore she had no time to read to me as a child. I had never heard of Curious George until I bought it for my son and read it to him many, many times. This was in 1986 (yep, older mom here). IF I had not had my son I would have had no reason to know who or what he was in American culture. Sure, there was a movie a few years ago, but it was oriented towards children and as an adult I would have overlooked it.
Just because you are in the culture does no mean you know every item in it; especially if you do not have children.
Leon, I hardly know a thing
March 4, 2008 - 15:46 ET by MrShyLeon, I hardly know a thing about Curious George... heard OF him.
I'm a natuarlized citizen of the U.S.A. and born after 1950.
I am not a liar.
And you are the weenie we all love to hate.
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WOW
March 4, 2008 - 19:23 ET by DEVILDOCMOMImagine a pop culture character EVERYONE knows! What a statement considering there are people who cannot name the President or Vice-President.
Hi bal
March 4, 2008 - 13:49 ET by cvgbuckeyeHi bal:
1. Bal, do you know who Enoch was?
2. Bal, do you know who Joshua was?
3. Bal, do you know who Samuel was?
4. Bal, do you know who Absalom was?
5. Bal, do you know who Matthias was?
I find it hard to fathom that you don't. These are people from the oldest book known to man. It also leads all other books ever published, COMBINED, in all-time sales.
That might overshadow this curious george guy that I never heard of until yesterday;;;I am 62 years old.
By the way: Answers-
1. Adams grandson
2. Led the Israelites into the promised land in Moses stead. His name is the Hebrew interpretation of Jesus.
3. The last of the Judges and the annointer of Saul AND David.
4. David's son and murderer of his brother Amnon
5. Matthias replaced Judas, the betrayer of Our Lord.
Hard to believe you never heard of these people bal;;;;they were real.
I have a question....
March 4, 2008 - 14:15 ET by SQL_Sam"the oldest book known to man. It also leads all other books ever published, COMBINED, in all-time sales."
I just looked at the New York Times best seller list (link below)
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html
can you explain why the bible isn't in the top 10 (or 100 for that matter) if it is indeed such a "best seller".
I've heard that statement before but the facts just don't jive with me when I look it up. Can you please supply me the link that shows these amazing sales.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
The New York Times?
March 4, 2008 - 14:51 ET by cvgbuckeyeAre you serious. Since you lay such validity in the Nerw York Times I won't even give you credence by any other answer but this.
Sorry.
the Bible as #1 is a moot
March 4, 2008 - 15:11 ET by TruthMongerthe Bible as #1 is a moot point - it would always be #1
these "bestseller" lists are based on promotion and surveys of booksellers rather than actual sales...
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E7DF1439F93BA15753C1A960958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
Thanks for the explanation
March 4, 2008 - 16:24 ET by SQL_SamI always wondered why it never showed up, but is always #1. That explains it. Thanks!
Since Wikipedia's contributors are...
March 4, 2008 - 15:13 ET by ontheright...notoriously left leaning, I thought it appropriate to provide YOU with this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books
Enjoy!
I've never heard of the
March 4, 2008 - 13:33 ET by Jack BauerI've never heard of the movie, though I was vaguely aware of the name Curious George, as it was used as the MSM meme Incurious George against GWB. I had no idea what the character is.
And I used to run a movie website, and have a pretty good knowledge of movies.
I guess I need to cultivate more time as a friendless loser in my mom's basement to become plugged into even more pop kulture refs!
I Dig It
March 4, 2008 - 11:37 ET by rammingspeedI was born in the '50's, and I dig your groove, man. Peace, Love, Dope, and Overthrow And Smash The State!!!
You forgot
March 4, 2008 - 12:24 ET by FastEdUp Against the Wall, M . . . and Don't Trust Anyone over 30! and Up the Man, man. Can you dig it?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
I believe it...
March 4, 2008 - 11:26 ET by sarcasmoHell, lots of kids these days don't know what I mean when I say something's "green eggs and ham."
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
"Sarc, I am."
March 4, 2008 - 11:30 ET by Chris Norman"Sarc, I am."
How insulting!!
March 4, 2008 - 11:31 ET by Mica the MagnificentCalling Mica a liar??
Have you guys heard of Rudy Kazootie or Captain Midnight? If so, what did they look like? If not, why not?
C'mon chickie!
Army chow?
March 4, 2008 - 11:41 ET by well99Actual I forgot about Dr.Suess.(SP).Been along time.
Try asking where
March 4, 2008 - 12:22 ET by FastEdIraq is on a map, or who fought in the Civil War, or what does, Remember the Maine!??
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
I remember him well...
March 4, 2008 - 18:30 ET by mvfreemanCurious George was one of my favorite childrens' books. I even remember the librarian at my elementary school.
If I recall correctly those were some of the more popular books for young readers. Seemed like all the kids wanted to check out those books. It was the early '70's when I was reading them. First, second, and maybe third grade.
»→ Sorry, Freeman
March 4, 2008 - 18:34 ET by Cool ArrowI was in the Army in Germany back in '72.
But Sesame Strasse was pretty good.
♣ a seal
what is the issue here?
March 4, 2008 - 12:04 ET by candanceHow come when Hillary Clinton says she didn't know about one of her close employees doing something illegal on her behalf....for the fourth straight time....the media shrugs and says "okay."
But when Rush Limbaugh says he didn't get the Curious George thing, he's obviously lying.
I grew up in a house where TV was strictly limited. I had never seen an episode of Knight Rider until my husband got them on DVD.
So apparently I must be lying too.
I don't think it's hard to
March 4, 2008 - 12:15 ET by SmartypantsI don't think it's hard to believe at all. Anyone who listens to Rush Limbaugh regularly knows the guy is not all that in tune with pop culture, even historical pop culture. I consider myself relatively up on pop culture and, I've heard of Curious George, but I certainly had no idea he was/is a monkey. I wonder how many randomly chosen people would know this.
Actually it is not hard to believe.
March 4, 2008 - 12:45 ET by DEVILDOCMOMRush does not have children, yes, I know his brother has a large family, but he does not. I am older than Rush and until I had my son in 1986 I had NOT heard or read Curious George. Now he is my favorite because my son loved the book as a child and we read it THOUSANDS of times. I am angered because they compare bho to a wonderful series of children's books.
I don't have kids. I'm very
March 4, 2008 - 12:52 ET by balboaI don't have kids. I'm very familiar with George and the Man in the Yellow Hat.
I can't say whether Rush is lying or not. It's just hard to believe.
you find it hard to
March 4, 2008 - 13:47 ET by TruthMongeryou find it hard to believe
that's OK, bal - you have my permission
Did you find it hard to...
March 4, 2008 - 15:26 ET by ontheright...believe when the Rose Law Firm's White Water billing records went missing and Hillary Clinton said she knew nothing about them...until right after the scandalous dust settled and they magically reappeared on her desk in the West wing office?....surely you must have found that hard to believe, right? Or, was she just lying to hide her's and her husbands illegal activities?
Playing devil's advocate
March 4, 2008 - 11:17 ET by tracheostomyPlaying devil's advocate here.
Was this a tangential comment made offhand by the caller, or did the screener approve this?
I don't believe it's news, but I do think it would have a lot of negative potential on Rush's part. Of course, the libs will say want they want to regardless.
-Pj
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
You have it right...
March 4, 2008 - 11:30 ET by Warner Todd HustonIt was not the main subject of the call approved by the screener. It was an aside comment by the caller in the midst of the call.
Okay, no harm no foul.
March 4, 2008 - 11:38 ET by