Olbermann Revels in 'Racist' Limbaugh Getting Yanked Like Imus: 'Best Thing I've Heard'

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By Brent Baker | April 12, 2007 - 22:02 ET

Keith Olbermann opened his Wednesday MSNBC show by displaying video of Rush Limbaugh on screen as he smeared conservative talk radio as “racist,” asking, “Why have none from the racist right been protested, boycotted or fired?” He then delighted Thursday night when guest Sam Seder, of the far-left Air America Radio, predicted “the next time Limbaugh slips up, which I think is inevitable, I think you're going to see this sort of same type of reaction.” A pleased Olbermann exclaimed: “It's the best thing I've heard in a couple of days. From your lips to God's ears!” Olbermann had asked Seder: “How does Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage get away with worse than what Don Imus said?”

With “SELECTIVE OUTRAGE: Imus Was Not Alone” on screen, Olbermann teased Wednesday's Countdown by wondering: “Where's the other outrage? Rush Limbaugh calls Barack Obama 'Halfrican-American.' Michael Savage says the Voting Rights Act means 'a chad in every crack house.' Neal Boortz says Cynthia McKinney looks like a 'ghetto-slut.' Why have none from the racist right been protested, boycotted or fired?” He soon cued up race-hustler Jesse Jackson: “Why are there not efforts to remove them from the air?”

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Olbermann's crusade to remove conservatives from the air matched the spin forwarded Tuesday night on CNN's Paula Zahn Now, as recounted in Matthew Balan's NewsBusters post. Zahn set up an April 10 taped piece: ”Conservative Rush Limbaugh, who has offended just about every minority group, drew special criticism for attacking actor Michael J. Fox.” After regurgitating that controversy, Zahn moved to the very same quote highlighted by Olbermann: “Limbaugh later apologized. But the criticism for that low blow hasn't stopped him from lashing out at presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, calling him 'Halfrican.'” Viewers then heard audio of Limbaugh: “Barack Obama has picked up another endorsement, Halfrican-American actress Halle Berry. As a Halfrican-American, I am honored to have Ms. Berry's support, as well as the support of other Halfrican-Americans.” Zahn proceeded to highlight the same Boortz comment about McKinney as Olbermann would do 24 hours later.

Olbermann and Zahn are humor-challenged since Limbaugh's “Halfrican-American”quip was obviously a play on “African-American,” since Obama had a white mother and an African father, not a charge that he's only half American.

A brief transcript of the relevant portion of the exchange between Olbermann and Seder on the April 12 Countdown:

Keith Olbermann: “I'll ask you the ten million dollar question: How does Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage get away with worse than what Don Imus said?”

Sam Seder of Air America: “I'll tell you something, well I think one there's a certain expectation that they're going to hear it more from Limbaugh although, you know, he, Dick Cheney was on his program several weeks ago. I listened in to Limbaugh today and he's already warning his audience that they're going to be coming for Limbaugh next. And I think, frankly, he's got to be a little bit worried now because the bar has just been raised. I mean, corporations have said we're not going to tolerate this any more and the next time Limbaugh slips up, which I think is inevitable, I think you're going to see this sort of same type of reaction.”

Olbermann: “It's the best thing I've heard in a couple of days.”

Seder, over Olbermann: “I hope so.”

Olbermann: “From your lips to God's ears!”

—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center

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ahhhh...fascists. will they e

ahhhh...fascists. will they ever learn?

The point is to silence "conservative talk radio

A local talk radio host here suggested a couple days ago the Imus thing was only about one thing, getting rid of one of the only things that is standing in the way of the liberal media monopoly, or the liberal monopoly on ideas - Talk Radio.

I was surprised they went after Imus since he is a liberal, but he does insult liberals as well.

Do you think that the next time Al Franken or any liberal Blasphemes the Lord or calls conservatives vile and digusting names - BILL MAHER ANYONE - will they get trashed in the media?

Funny how Rush is the first one they put out there to try to ruin his career again.

MSNBC (MSPMS as the Great O

MSNBC (MSPMS as the Great One, Mark Levin says) should continue to clean out their own house and show Odormann the door next.

Then, maybe Crissy Matthews, etc.....

What do you suppose they paid

What do you suppose they paid Seder for his appearance on Olberman's show...A Hungry Man dinner? That would double his salary from Air AmeriKa.....

I just can't help but think the idiot that is Olberman is just about ready to pee all over himself over the firing of a cranky old man.....

Oh, and BTW, did you know that when Keith is off, his replacement is Allison Stewart?? A black woman...culled from the hotbed of journalistic excellence of MTV??

It's TRUE!! He said so himself!!!


Now, this might sting just a little bit.....

lol. Hungry Man Dinner. Clas

lol. Hungry Man Dinner. Classic :-)

Allison Stewart is Black?

I think I missed something in your post.

Alan Colmes was wetting himself last night.

Alan Colmes was wetting himself last night, as well at that Pat Toomey(?) the admitted liberal democrat with a strange small headtop and gigantic lower jaw and beard that works for Fox. In fact that Pat guy was shaking like a leaf, visibly vibrating up and down with his leg bouncing his whole body for five minutes, it was very irritating to watch.

 Anyway, he and Allen went cuckoo over IMUS and said this is a very bad thing, blah blah.. called everyone hyper and all the rest. Now, of course, they loved it when Rush got fired.

 I am enjoying watching the raging, ranting, talking head buffoons all quake in their shoes.

 If they all get canned, this would be a better newsed USA, but of course I have my favorite "keepers" as well.

 Isn't it great how the left started to "wake up" now that one of their own coddled smart aleck children got the ax ? I sure think it is. This is great, they finally whacked themselves, and it's a full and furious backpedal, and of course, "it's not their fault" already, it's "the corporations"...LOL... the people have not spoken Allen told Hasselbeck...lol - yeah right. You know it's the gaggling lib word busters and extortionists Allen, get a clue bub.

Oh yeah ! Koolaid time. Drink up libs ! Death in your tent !rofl

Sport,You mean Pat Cadell, Ca

Sport,

You mean Pat Cadell, Carter's old pollster?

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

Boycott

Of all the intelligent and experienced people who post on this site, there MUST be someone or someones who have the know-how about organizing a boycott of ALL the advertisers on Olbermann's time slot. It should be done in concert with ALL the people who listen to Rush, Hannity and all of the other listeners of conservative talk, PLUS the watchers of Fox News.

People, one of the biggest failings of the RIGHT AND Republicans in general, is that we sit back and let the left beat the dickens out of us and then just whine about it. If we don't start to fight back, sometime in the next century, we are going to witness things akin to the Nazi's burning of books in the 1930's. AND it all starts with THE CHIEF RADIO NAZI OLBERMANN!

C'mon, somebody needs to get this started!

just who does sponsor Olberma

just who does sponsor Olbermans show?

he was inflicted on us out here in the los angeles area (was he a sports reporter????) and then he went away.

i thought that he had been shot by some individual for misquoting a batting average or some such nonsense.

The liberals can wish and hop

The liberals can wish and hope all they want. Guys like these two haven't got a clue as to why Imus was controversial in the first place, nor do they care. They hate Rush Limbaugh and comments like these simply demonstrate how small and shallow their minds and their lives are. Part of this entire Imus affair has to do with the hate and incivility spewed on the air waves. These guys  know only hate and their own need to have revenge for perceived wrongs. ( a lot of jealousy can be thrown in there too). Same goes for punks like Bill Maher.

NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal

What they hate is the fact th

What they hate is the fact that conservative talk radio is so damn popular and Air AmeriKa sank like a stone. These perverts like Odorman and Stanken want everyone else to think like they do and they become angry when they realize they are in the minority.

Air America

Was it Limbaugh that coined "Err America?"

  Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...I'

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...I'm begging them to try this with Rush Limbaugh. This would result in full-blown media war!

No guien

No Rush should just ignore this gnat.

Think about it, Al Franken and Colbert both were esentially nobody's until Bill O'Reilly made it big-time and then they cashed in on the left's hatred of them.

I mean Al Franken's first book was against Rush too.

Olberman can only get publicity by knocking O'Reilly or Coulter or now Rush.

He's a nobody and nobody watches his show. But if takes on Rush, he's got a million + Listeners if Rush decides to bring it up.

Rush is not going anywhere. H

Rush is not going anywhere. He has a spine, thats why Imus was fired, he has no spine and wouldn't stand up for himself. Unlike a Republican politician Rush will not resign. Maybe some Republicans can learn something from Rush.

RR

Earth to Ubermann and the ot

Earth to Ubermann and the other Air-Dead nit-wit Sam Seder...

Only in your wildest dreams!

Pond Scum.

Here come the "speech

Here come the "speech code" police.

I can just picture it now...an entire crew of Liberals taking turns listening to Limbaugh and taking notes..

They'd better remember the adage about glass houses and stones...Liberals don't even know how to make fun of someone by joking....everything is derived from real hate, and it shows.

I started listening to Rush a

I started listening to Rush a little less than a year ago so here is my take. I don't think Rush is worried he knows his fan base would become very vocal if there was an attempt to silence him. I have not heard about any of Imus's listeners defending what he said. That would not be the case when/if they target Rush.

EXACTLY! If they tried to si

EXACTLY! If they tried to silence Rush there would be a revolution!!! I hope they try :-) Sharpton and Jackson need to be shown who they REALLY are: troublemakers-for-hire.

Apparently Imus is fighting back

I don't think anyone is defending the exact words, but I think allot of people are speaking against the overeaction and the selective outrage.

Imus is in the middle of a fund-raising effort and he is doing quite well.

He is still on his own show, that can be heard in his local area and on the internet.

The station here in boston that carried him is supporting him.

Imus is fighting the hypocrisy of the whole thing and is now sort of threatening "revenge" against Sharpton and Jackson.

They don't stand up for him

They don't stand up for him becasue they are waiting(in true LiBTard/Socialist fashion) for the government to make it all better...

Imagine that....


Now, this might sting just a little bit.....

If there was an earnest attem

If there was an earnest attempt to go after Rush things would really blow up.  There would be a backlash like you wouldn't believe and his sponsors would have all-time banner years.  Remember the Florida orange juice campaign?  Imagine that x1,000,000.  Oh, Oldy and other libtards will wax hopeful about it, but there will never be any serious attempt at it.

jcrapes,I said this very thin

jcrapes,

I said this very thing on another thread...20 million people (Rush listeners) can make a lot of noise.

Evening mb...Yep, speaking of

Evening mb...

Yep, speaking of the double standard with the speech police..the Media Matters has thirteen conservatives listed to get off the air...this Paul Waldman has been part of all of this whole ordeal and he is proud of it...is going after the rest of the so-called enemy in his eyes..

He has been a guest for the last two days on msnbc...he is one spooky dude.

I say to him...try it buddy..hit us with your best shot!

Here are a couple links in case you are interested, don't know if you were here earlier...I posted them early this morning somewhere else...lol!

http://mediamatters.org/items/200607010004 this has to so with Paul Waldman in his own words on Free Speech in his eyes...what a hypocrite he is with his own words...

The other is media matters info....http://mediamatters.org/index this had Imus on front and the glee with his firing from msnbc.

Hope they still work!

Thanks for nothing bigtimer!!

Just kidding but really. I hate that site!! Every time I go there i shudder.

I read through a good chunk of the first article and was astounded at what was written.

"the expression of conventional wisdom among the Washington press corps. In their world, Republicans are tough, smart, and cool, and Democrats are weak, dumb, and nerdy;

It's like these people live a total mirror image of reality. Since when have Republican EVER been portrayed in the media as cool? Tough maybe but in a mean-spririted kind of way. Smart? When has a Repbulican EVER been portrayed as smart in ANY media?

Wow, it's hard to believe anyone can take this bilge seriously.

I wonder how long these people sit around in the morning each day trying to make up Conservaitve media bias or disprove liberal media bias?

At least Fair. org is written by people who are so far left that the media does really appear biased right to them. At it seems that there's allot more depth to fair.org as well even though I don't go there often either since i was never that far left - they think PBS is way right and long for the days of truly "balanced" media, actually they don't they want a ultra-lefty mainstream press.

ex..LOL!I have never been to

ex..

LOL!

I have never been to their site either and never bother with it if I see it listed, the reason I did this morning is because of this Waldman jerk, and the statement he made that they were going to go after others, he said 13  and all were conservatives...so I did...well lo and behold I saw David Brocks name there as CEO!

Lights went off in my head with his connection with Hillary Clintoon...

I posted a longer post that explains all of this early this morning on Tim Grahams Blog...Hillary is mentioned at the Top of his blog if you are interested, I shouldn't be that far down there where I posted and the connections I see with this whole thing with Imus and others if she can.

She is a machine...a very evil machine...and Imus despised her, he had politicians on all the time...you just have to read my way of thinking!

I can be way out there to some..but I don't think so...just ask me!

one thing about Brock BT

Brock cracks me up.

I read some of his book, "Blinded by the Right".

The first chapter or two is basically the reasons he came to supposedly become a "right-winger".

Well I read all the things that drew him to conservatism and being a republican and I said, yeah that's about right, ALL GOOD.

Then I thought to myself, let me read about the author. So I read his bio and it told me all I needed to know. He's a homosexual.

Basically this guy got mad that the Republican party was aligned with crazy Christians who thought homosexuality was wrong. So he had to go over to the dark-side where he was not just excepted but embraced. All the rest is just garbage.

He's a bitter, mean-spirited guy. He must have some really great chit-chats with Huffy.

He used to work for American

He used to work for American Spectator, got fired there, in the meantime of all of this Hillary Clintoon had alreaady hired Sidney Blumenthal the guy that digs up dirt and puts press releases out on people that wrote, spoke bad or had anything to do illegally with the Clintoons...good or bad people...anyway, they knew he was gay and black-mailed hin to cut to the chase...

He, Brock wrote the article when he was a supposed conservative about the Arkansas trooper-gate and Clintons for the American Spectator if memory serves me right...Hillary got her claws in him...he wad fired too from the Spectator...a couple of years later he writes this glowing book about the Clintoons or such and his Blinded crap too....

I know I am rambling...it's late for me after getting up at four thirty am and staying on this thing tooo long last night...I hope I didn't confuse you....lol!

bigtimer, the fact that t

bigtimer, the fact that they have a LIST of people they want OFF THE AIR says it ALL. That's the difference between conservatives and liberals; conservatives debate their opponents; liberals try to shut them up. Because they know they will lose the debate.

In another thread, I posted this link to a list of vile, disgusting, things liberals have said about Catholics, with impunity. No one complained, except Brent Bozell and Bill Donohue.

http://www.catholicl...

I don't think either Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson have ever spoken out against those who malign Christians, even though they are both supposed to be pastors. In my opinion, they are nothing more than political ambulance chasers.

Liberal...debate...HAAAAA...l

Liberal...debate...HAAAAA...lol.
The pinnacle of delusion of the left.
Almost nightly Krazy Kieth Olberloon will do a segment about Fox New being fed the talking points of the GOP.
His panel discussing this topic has NO person from the right.
Even more sinister is the fact that all his guest are given ambiguous titles leading the not so savvy viewer to think he is actually debating a topic but as we know Olberloon hates and never debates.

I always liked Imus, that is

I always liked Imus, that is no secret around here. However, Imus made the biggest mistake of all: he bowed down to Sharpton. He should have ignored Sharpton like the plague. See, guys like Sharpton don't want apologies...they want power. When Imus went on the Sharpton "show" he validated Sharpton's bogus argument. Let this be a lesson to everyone and never apologize for something that doesn't require an apology. Imus is a jokeman, has been for 35 years. He picks on Bush, picked on Clinton, picks on liberals, picks on conservatives, picks on gays, picks on women, men, EVERYBODY! I hope he goes to satelite and talks some $h1t about Sharpton and Jackson.

Lets be real about one thing.

Lets be real about one thing. Imus barely cracked the top 20 on the radio morning drive. His television ratings were miles behind the fox morning show.
Rush has 15 million listeners. He will not go out like Imus.
I think as we speak there are members of the media preparing to investigate the Al and Jessie shell game. How they threaten the corporation to hush money that is paid/donated and more importantly how it is spent.
We are all targets of these race baiter's.

I certainly hope you are righ

I certainly hope you are right about investigating Sharpton and Jackson. CBS and MSNBC can't be too happy about the whole situation. I mean seriously, one uppity Sharpton can deter advertisers from a network??? I don't think they like the idea of that. Plus, most contracts like Imus' will have a clause saying that if the company pulls him from the air (breaks the contract) then they will STILL have to pay him a salary. Bottom line, MSNBC and CBS is going to lose MONEY $$$ because of Sharpton. I hope they come back with a vengeance against him.

Sharpton can deter advertisers from a network?

Sharpton can deter advertisers from a network?

Nah, Imus pretty much did it to himself. I think Sharpton & Jackson are hypocrites, but Imus is a jerk. I've been not listening to his show since his flagship station was called WNBC.

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"George W. Bush simply reminds leftists everyday what they will never be. And they hate him for it." --Tammy Bruce

It'll be interesting if /when

It'll be interesting if /when other black leaders make their thoughts known.

Love to hear what Bill Cosby has to say.

These two are really not much more than a couple of thugs that need their asses kicked.

JP...My thoughts exactly!I ha

JP...

My thoughts exactly!

I have been wondering what Cosby is thinking and what he would say about all of this..he gets skewed by the NAACP and the other black groups that are way to the left...it is about time he speak out now....he will be listened to now with respect from others and given more of a venue...

I am seeing the Dynamic Duo Sharpton and Jackson being questioned more an more each day!

It has been great...and way past time!

BT,It'd be nice to see Bill C

BT,

It'd be nice to see Bill Cosby and Colin Powell rough 'em up.

A Tag-Team cage match. Send 'em packin' with their tails tucked.

Now that would be a Dynamic D

Now that would be a Dynamic Duo and I am no fan of Powells..but in this case I would agree...

I think whats his name California would be better though with Cosby...Ward or something...dang...help me somebody...he has been fighting against affirmative action for years...

Dang it all!

Ward Connerly Give a Democra

Ward Connerly


Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!

BINGO!Thank you John..that wo

BINGO!

Thank you John..that would of bugged me all night!

Life Saver you are!

He is great in any debate...that is if you can get a word in edge-wise with a liberal when they try to take over the conversation or over-talk/out shout you!

I have admired this man for years!

Alan Keyes would be another!

I hear you on Powell. I read

I hear you on Powell. I read his first auto bio and came away holding him in high esteem. Seems like he wussed out a little during his tenure with GW. I guess if his newest book landed on my desk I'd give a read just to answer some questions.

I'm hittin the hay. Have a good one.

IMO, they are likely firing I

IMO, they are likely firing Imus for "cause" and will not have to pay his contract out.

CBS's Leslie Moonvess has a t

CBS's Leslie Moonvess has a track record of paying out contracts on fired talent. Imus just signed a 5 year deal. So Imus has a paid 4 1/2 year vacation.

His recent track record wit

His recent track record with Howard Stern of attempted nonpayment followed by a lame/losing lawsuit seems to indicate the opposite...Got any counterexamples??
JMR

Evening Nick...They will all

Evening Nick...

They will all be investigating..they may be next.... after-all the lib's just ate one of heir own in all reality.

Sickening this is what it took for them to be wary and worried themselves now isn't it?

Btw...for anybody who wants to see a real great interview about the whole hypocrisy of all of this and other black members speaking out against the double standard when it comes to their own problems with rap, the treatment of women within their own race, not being educated, incarceration, ect....the music is great to call each other names and attack the white man...ect...try to catch Lou Dobbs...about twenty minutes or so into his show he had one of the best dialogue I have seen concerning this with three black guest's...no screaming or interruptions..it was very good and informative.The repeat isn't on again until midnight east coast time...but you may be able to catch it through CNN and the internet l;ater...don't know.

Just thought I would throw that in there...can't believe I caught it by accident myself!

LOL!

Keith who?

Why does anyone care what this guy says. Everytime he  goes on a rant in ends up on You Tube or Break.com yet since Nov 2006 to March 2007, Olbermann has seen his ratings slide downward by 25%. Who the hell actually watches him anyway. I will admit I am a fan of Limbaugh. I listen to his show on a regular basis and everytime someone in the MSM goes after him for something he has said it has been taken out of context everytime. If they actually listened to his show instead of just going on OMG did you hear what Rush said stories they would realize that and stop making asses of themselves.

Aren't the Leftists that are

Aren't the Leftists that are demanding the Right be SHUT UP under any and all circumstances by any means necessary the same merry band who constantly whine and cry about how the evil Bush has put the Bill of Rights through the shredder?

"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???."  - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)

Hate Radio

Anyone listening to Ann Coulter live right now on Al Rantels show KABC 790am. It's hysterical! A double dose of hate radio! lol!

I think in all the "fr

I think in all the "freedom of speech" and "Rush is next" brouhaha, it's worth keeping in mind that Imus was not removed because of government intervention, or even to punish him for his remarks. He was removed because major sponsors pulled their backing of his show - in other words, his remarks hurt his employers' bottom line. That's why he's unemployed tonight.

In Rush's case, after all the years of controversy, he hasn't lost any major sponsors (and when he does lose one, there's usually three on the waiting list to take their place.) Talk radio is business, so (barring government intervention) as long as Rush has sponsors he'll have a job.

~~~
If Hillary is the answer, it must've been a stupid question...

Tom1969 - if only it were tha

Tom1969 - if only it were that but the FCC is supposedly looking into the his statements not just from now but past shows also and there is  talk about the Fairness doctrine again.  So the dems are trying to get government involved.  Just like when they threatened which ever network was running the show that was unfavorable to the Clinton handling of terrorism. 

I strange thing about this

I strange thing about this whole Imus affair is how come African-Americans can get away with saying "ho" at will or even "ni-gga" while white Don Imus get's the E-chair. What do blacks have a copyright on these or something?

I'm tired of that lame "it's just their culture" excuse. How come these rappers or for that matter Olberman get's a free pass. I'd say accountability should be universal...not exclusive.

Exactly right. Imus was rem

Exactly right. Imus was removed because of the ideologies of corporate sponsors that cannot perceive a double standard in the entertainment industry. The ONLY thing left undone is listing those cooperate sponsors. I want to avoid their products, and I think anyone who finds this double standard repugnant should want to avoid their products.

So far, this is the list of sponsors I have. I will avoid these product for supporting this double standard in the entertainment industry.Staples

, General Motors, Sprint Nextel, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter &
Gamble, PetMed Express, American Express and Bigelow Tea.

I'm surprised that these spon

I'm surprised that these sponsors didn't stop to think that they may be alienting a much larger segment of the market - those who are fed up with the scummy race hustlers. I purchase from Staples for my business and I can tell you I will never give them a dime again.

Poster Child

As the poster child of white rich men that are supposedly the evilest thing in this entire world, Rush Limbaugh should be worried. He is public enemy number 2 in the liberal world today. They will not attack idea because they can not, they will destroy the individual making the idea.

God Bless you Newsbusters!!!

God Bless you Newsbusters!!! I just tried to have a conversation with some libtards over at MediaMatters. OH MY GOD! I can't believe what these people want! Anyway, God bless Newsbusters...I don't know where I would go if it wasn't for you.

Well mostlymoderate. What d

Well mostlymoderate. What do they want at MediaMatters? It might help to know. Or not.

Yeah mm..what did they want?I

Yeah mm..what did they want?

I am very curious, especially after going to their site for the first time today bright and early and looking up info and links to put here?

This inquiring mind wants to know too...

The overall feeling on MediaM

The overall feeling on MediaMatters is that conservatives are "using" this entire Imus ordeal to attack the "artform" of Rap music. The libtard I was arguing with believes there is a major difference between black musicians talking "street language" and when a white person tries to "mimick" that "artform". Then all the other libtards in that group chime in and attack me for being a racist when I say they are wrong: nobody should use gutter language and not be accountable.

MediaMatters wants the media to back off the rap community as well as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. THEN, in their attempt to show conservative racism, they show Richard "Bo" Dietl asking: "What is Obama's Middle Name?" Turns out his middle name is "Hussein"...lol. You are NOT allowed to talk about Obama's middle name...that is racist!

I'm still arguing with the jerks.

Check this clip out, kinda funny :-)

http://mediamatters....

Hey thanks for the info mm!Ye

Hey thanks for the info mm!

Yeah I saw that exchange betweem Bo Dietl and Dick Morris on Fox with John Gibson this afternoon..and it was good, Bo has been a friend of Imus's for a good number of years...it was ht and if the toe-sucker Morris wasn't on sattelitte and in the studio it would of been a very bad place for that little mental midget to be...Morris that is.

Hussien is Obama's middle name, it has been mentioned here and elsewhere, it isn't a secret but the leftists do not like it used..as if anyone can help what his middle name is...

Figures that mm isn't like the backfire this is getting, the double standard here is showing it's ugly face... they took great pride in helping get this started....looking dim for their so-called next victims...

Yeah Rush is shakin' in his boots!

Thanks once again!

It's really amazing. Remembe

It's really amazing. Remember Mike Malloy? What about Randi Rhodes on that disgraceful Air Amerika network. Remember when Randi Rhodes mocked the President being shot in an on-air skit? What about that black guy on Grey's Anatomy that threw those verbal "faggot" insults to the gay white person on the show? What about Southpark showing the Virgin Mary bleeding from her uterous? What about EVERY show referring to "white trash" and "redneck". What about Dave Chappelle and the hundreds of insults he made? What about Borat making Jews "Cockroaches"? Rosie? Olbermann? Is anyone listening???

mm...I am and I do remember a

mm...

I am and I do remember and I agree...

Great points all!

Back-lash is a coming down the pike, it has already started...

Thank you a lot...I am closing for the night...just got to!

Thanks! :-) I need a break fr

Thanks! :-) I need a break from all this too.

MM

Gosh, mm could those people be any more delusional?? A new standard by the left is that it is racist if you say a persons middle name? WTF???? God help us....

"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER

I know! I am embarrassed to s

I know! I am embarrassed to show how ignorant I am about Barrack Hussein Obama, but I did NOT know that was his middle name! Don't I have a right to know the middle name of a Presidential candidate??? Why is this the first time I ever heard this? The mainstream media sucks!! We need to get the word out about Barrack Hussein Obama...I am willing to bet atleast 90 percent of America does not know that is his real name. Am I being petty??? Heck yes, just like they are petty everytime they attack a Republican candidate.

MM

MM, the media is scared to death of revealing Obamas middle name because of the negative light it will shine on the name. Truth in advertising is not a media forte'. I'll have to say I've known it for a quite a while, but I am a political junkie.

"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER

lol. I am becoming a politic

lol. I am becoming a political junkie. So far, it hasn't effected my blood pressure in a negative way but I am checking that weekly now just in case. :-) When you wake up one day and realize we are living in a nation filled with liberals, you realize how easy it must have been for the Communists to take over. The similarity between the two is staggering! They both want to tell you how to live, they both want to ban religion, they both want income caps for the rich and hand-outs for the poor and lazy. They both want to take your guns away. They both want to limit speech unless it agrees with them. They both use propaganda...ay...I could go on.

MM

Frightening isn't it? I think it has been mentioned already this AM....."Atlas Shrugged". Have you ever gotten a job from a poor person? Just though I'd run that by ya. ;-)

"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER

They are trying deperately to

They are trying deperately to downplay his muslim roots.

They want the media to "back

They want the media to "back off" rappers!! lol. They take OFFENSE to the fact that Neil Cavuto had a "debate" with some rapper that thinks its OK for rappers to say offensive things, while it is WRONG for anyone else. In other words, they must hold the "Copyright" to the N word, ho, b1tc$, etc etc etc. SEE...even I am afraid to use the words now. Welcome to the police state.

Exactly.  I think it's racis

Exactly.  I think it's racist that some people can say some words - the N-word, ho, b!tch and B!tches, nappy-headed, etc.  It's like retribution for slavery except they miss some very important facts.  First, not even close to all white's ancestor's owned slaved.  My dirt poor Italian immigrants certainly didn't.  Second, not all blacks are ancestors of slaves.  Third, it's not equality that some words are fine for one ethnicity but lose-your-job offenses for whites - THAT'S RACIST! 

And I'm no Imus fan but it's a disgrace that Sharpton lead the charge for his dismissal.  Especially with his history -

"Sharpton organized crowds of protestors, screaming about "bloodsucking Jews" and "Jew bastards" and threatening to "burn the building down." "

mm,I was watching that same s

mm,

I was watching that same show while being on here and was trying to post about it with some of the exact quotes or lyrics this M1 (I think it was) Rapper was using and his replies to Cavuto...I was furious!

The problem is their defense is pathetic and I really sometimes don't think they really see it themselves....I hate to say this but the most of them are very uneducated...it is sad all in all in the long run...the black community needs to stand up and help get this corrected IMO...the leftist do not want this to ever happen, they want to keep anyone of any color they can uneducated, all for their votes, therefore their socialist/leftist agenda for complete control and power.

I never did get that posted because right after that the news of Imus being fired from CBS came on his show as breaking news...lol!

Glad you mentioned it.

It's politics, stupid

The reason Rush and Michael Savage won't be canned when they make comments about Barack Obama or Cynthia McKinney is because these are political figures. They're fair game. The Rutgers basketball players are not political figures. This is a very critical difference.

Once somebody steps into the political realm, they open themselves up to attack, criticism, ridicule, satire, etc. They are targets, and they know it. Otherwise, there would be a lot of people losing jobs. Remember the cartoonist who portrayed Condi Rice as an Aunt Jemima? What about the bloggers who painted a black face on Joe Lieberman?

critical difference

True, the Rutgers team are not "political figures," but when your team makes it to the NCAA Women's Basketball finals, you definitely are on the public stage. You're no longer some anonymous person (or in their case, group), quietly going about your life privately, away from the public eye.

The game was on national TV; ergo, they had achieved celebrity. Imus was scummy about it, but they were fair game. Same as some actor, actress, Olympic athlete (or their college
sports' male counterparts), the Rutgers womens b-ball team entered the public discourse.

Remember, Imus was commenting on a video clip of the team (who'd I'd wager he'd never laid eyes on--or even heard of--before he committed that brain fart.

Nah -- think you're way off

Nah -- think you're way off here. They won a game. They didn't do a Dixie Chix, they didn't trash anyone or anything..

And by all accounts they have conducted themselves in an exemplary fashion.

Just because you perform something in public, why does that mean you're fair game to be verbally attacked? Even Imus admits that -- but I don't think he should have been fired either.

I think. Therefore I am -- NOT a lib***l.

JB, they lost.And yes, if y

JB, they lost.

And yes, if you operate in the public's eye, you ARE fair game. How many times does Leno or Letterman make fun of some shlub who was featured in a strange newspaper story? If you hit the media you are no longer private. Imus admitted he took it further than was defensible; he could have said, "damn, those Rutgers girls are some ugly-assed crew," but as always, Imus and his buddy McGuirk went for their long-trusted crude stick.

But if you call whining about what some fossil they probably never heard of before left them, as one player put it, "scarred for life," and immediately headed for Mother Oprah's "Couch of Victimology," to bemoan (with tears!) how unfair and mean that crotchety old bastard had been to them as acting in an "exemplary fashion," then we operate from different dictionaries.

For me, "exemplary fashion" would have been to ignore the idiot. When the first reporter approached and asked them about it, laugh and say "Imus who?"

Then the show's over before Sharpton has a chance to start his lynch mob in motion.

Halfrican-American.. Now that

Halfrican-American.. Now that some FUNNY STUFF..LMAO.. Rush owns that word. he can use it anyway he wants !

In all honesty, I havn't been

In all honesty, I havn't been listening to Rush since college because I can't stand advertisments on AM radio and I am much too busy. HOWEVER, I will be a loyal listener from this point on. This gives me hope because in some ways, I think a LOT of other people that might have been "middle-of-the-road" moderates are NOW seeing what the leftist-liberal is all about. I am so proud to call myself a conservative I can't express it!!! And really, not to come across as a racist or anything because I really am not, but who else sticks up for white folks? Only Republicans. Who sticks up for America? Only Republicans. Who stuck up for the white guys at Duke university in the rape case??? Republicans. Who sticks up for the industries THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT like petroleum, pharmaceuticals, plastics, automobiles, etc.?? Republicans. Who do the democrats stick up for???? Supposedly they stand up for illegal-immigration and people that don't want to work very hard.

mm

I usually don't get to listen to Rush so I go to his website and read up on what he talked about on his show. I've got two of his books and have to say that he's really a smart man, as much as the left and MSM hate him. They can't stand the fact that he's a self made man AND Conservative!!! The thing about being a Conservative, which I am proud that I am, it's something to work at and to strive for. To be a liberal, you don't have to do or accomplish anything. Think about that for a moment. When you work at being all you can be it makes you feel good about life in general. On the other hand, a liberal doesn't care to do anything for themselves and expect others to do things for them. They therefore loath others that are successful. That's why they hate individualism. They feel the comfort from their "groups". It's why they are angry and miserable all the time and they want others to be as miserable as they are. It's really pathetic.
If it weren't for Republicans, the Democrats/libs wouldn't have anyone to blame for their history of failure and failed policies!!! Those evil white Republicans...oooohhh!!!! ;-)

"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER

I totally agree!!! That's wh

I totally agree!!! That's why a lot of your lazy liberals study things in college like "ethnic studies" or "greek mythology" or "Native American History" or "African American Studies" (you know, LIBERAL ARTS! lol) Meanwhile, all the conservatives are studying finance, chemistry, physics, engineering, business, management, etc. Liberals like to grow their hair long, dress in nasty clothing and smoke weed because they don't want to "conform" to American life. They usually don't need to get a job because they inherited their money or will meet some "quota" somewhere.

Anyway, it has been an interesting week. I always KNEW liberals wanted to eliminate the 2nd Amendment but I wasn't quite sure about the 1st Amendment. Now I know. The liberals are the REAL perpetrators shredding the Constitution. I wonder what they will go after next.

Mm hide

"I wonder what they will go after next.".......hide your socks!!!!
mm, good talking with ya I'm turnin the lights off. 'night ;-)

"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER

you are so right

Yes, MM; I hear you. Much as I enjoy listening to Rush, there's no way I'll absorb 25 commercial breaks an hour. He laughs about selling his show for confiscatory prices, but it ain't funny at all.

He could double his listener total if he'd cut back to leaner commercial time --and for God's sakes, stop repeating the dumbest of them ten times an hour. Sheeeesh !

mm,You can always subscribe t

mm,

You can always subscribe to his site on here you know..it is something like seven bucks a month...I just have it deducted each mo. off of my credit card, they have music, parodies and funny spoof's of the leftist for their commercials.

You might want to check it out, you can pay yearly monthly or 3 months too I think...I'm listening to it right now, I can't get radio here, anyway very rarely.

If interested just google rushlimbaugh.com it should take you there.

Just a thought.

Well, I am sure glad that I w

Well, I am sure glad that I work for myself! ....Because of this, I never say racist comments. Why? Well, because no one REALLY knows what races are in them, and I don't want to risk ticking off a child within me and having to fire myself.

:o)

Mr. Olbermann

In regards to Mr. Olbermann's comments about Mr. Limbaudh -

Do I hear a mouse squeeking?

I hate to say it, but Neal wa

I hate to say it, but Neal was right about the hairstyle Cynthia was sporting for a while. She really did look like a ghetto slut.

Sorry, but the truth is painful.

This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.

Speech

Yeah the tolerant left on display again.   Conservative radio will be in trouble when sponsors leave them.  Once that happens things will get tough. That's where the left will concentrate it's efforts. They'll contact sponsors and pressure them to drop conservative shows.   Follow the money.

Limbaugh and others do satire. But so did Saturday night live. Remember Eddie Murphy doing Buckwheat?  Stereotypical?  And to have Sharpton and Jackson as arbitors of decency is so outrageuos it's hard to grasp.

The left is angry and will do anything to get its way.  I just hope we can keep them angry.

Mulligan,The lefties have bee

Mulligan,

The lefties have been trying to go after Boortz's sponsors here in Atlanta for years. It hasn't worked for them yet, as from what I understand, Neal still commands, and gets, nearly confiscatory rates for ad time on his show.

Neal's audience is very success and business oriented, and most intelligent advertisers know this. They aren't interested in buying air time on shows for the losers and malcontents (read that as stupid poor people) like Air Amerika has for a target audience, as their expenditures there would be a total waste of their money.

I'm sure Limbaugh and Hannity are in nearly the same situation as Neal.

This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.

Hot hot hot!

Not not not!

Not not not!

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

Shrubber, That's not even f

Shrubber, That's not even funny...


Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!

Olberman is anti God

Who made Olberman the spokesman for what God listens to.  As a Christian, I find Olberman's comment "From Your Lips to God's ear" extremely offensive.

Neither have been removed because...

Neither have been removed along with a host of others because Mr. Goobermann...you are in the clueless minority of anti-traditionalist anarchists who prefer fascism over freedom. Besides, they say what even Sean Hannity is too big a coward to say...the truth about blacks and black culture and are fair enough to note the exceptions (surprisingly Tony Blair found a pair of ____ to recently speak the truth about it).

Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!

Ahhh, yes, the only way Fasci

Ahhh, yes, the only way Fascist Lefties can have ANY slim hope at success in competitive business ...

Fascist LeftiesI prefer the

Fascist Lefties

I prefer the term STALINISTS... has a nice truthful ring to it.

I think. Therefore I am -- NOT a lib***l.

Like a true brain-dead social

Like a true brain-dead socialist, Olbermanic misses two little points: 1) Context, and 2) Free Speech.

BTW Olby, "Halfrican American" is a reference to the hypocritical Libs who say Osamabama isn't black enough.  Plus, it's funny (another thing Liberals aren't).

Olbermann

Olbermann: “From your lips to God's ears!”

Wait a minute! Does the Big ‘O’ now believe in the Big ‘G’?

What’s happened to his previous anti-religious diatribes?

Has he finally seen the light?

Has he converted?

NAH! It’s just a case of a Lilliputian trying to make it in a big man’s world by demeaning others.

He is a low-life, with a low-rated show, on a low-rated cable network, consisting of  like-minded  low-lifes.

(someday I might say what I really think)

 

He probably listens to Nick

He probably listens to Nick Lowe, too

I think. Therefore I am -- NOT a lib***l.

Olbermann and the Seig Heil

Will MSNBC  Fire Keith Overbite for his little seig heil incident ?

http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2006/08/olbywatch_getti.php

You gotta laff.A "come