Margot said:

SoulAlive said:

Prince said it best: “I hope they bury your old ideas the same time they bury you”

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Margot said:

Several posters have mentioned this about Rush and I agree. He overly influenced a large swath of

poorly-educated, easily-influenced people by pretending to identify w/ their concerns. Many did not have the sophistication to critique what he was saying.

He was malicious in that sense.

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He influenced well-educated wealthy folks too. They're no different when it comes to bigotry against people of color.

uPtoWnNY said:

Margot said:

Several posters have mentioned this about Rush and I agree. He overly influenced a large swath of

poorly-educated, easily-influenced people by pretending to identify w/ their concerns. Many did not have the sophistication to critique what he was saying.

He was malicious in that sense.

[Edited 2/25/21 9:46am]

He influenced well-educated wealthy folks too. They're no different when it comes to bigotry against people of color.

i agree. He and his compatriots went after others as well...gays, single mothers, people who questioned/pushed back...

jjhunsecker said:

There have been rumors for years that Limbaugh was an extremely closeted self hating homosexual, and that was the basis of his vitriolic homophobia, and probably his misogyny as well. It’s interesting... Rush had FOUR marriages, but never had any children...

I wouldn't doubt it.

Remember the tales of J Edgar Hoover??

Nobody would want that big ass head ouching their pussy.

TonyVanDam said:

SantanaMaitreya said:

2elijah said:

SantanaMaitreya said:

SantanaMaitreya said:

Saying there is race is racist too.

That this thred with this title is still up is flat out disgusting and wrong. I would say the same if Limbaugh's name was replaced with Ruth Ginsberg or John Lewis or Joe Biden (regardless of the damage that he has done to America)

AMERICA1ST said:

That this thred with this title is still up is flat out disgusting and wrong. I would say the same if Limbaugh's name was replaced with Ruth Ginsberg or John Lewis or Joe Biden (regardless of the damage that he has done to America)

And yet, here you are commenting on it....again.

AMERICA1ST said:

That this thred with this title is still up is flat out disgusting and wrong. I would say the same if Limbaugh's name was replaced with Ruth Ginsberg or John Lewis or Joe Biden (regardless of the damage that he has done to America)

You can't name damage if your life depended on it.

And didn't your golden calf worshippers have a scheduled re-storming of the Capitol for today? How'd that work out for ya, ?

AMERICA1ST said:

That this thred with this title is still up is flat out disgusting and wrong. I would say the same if Limbaugh's name was replaced with Ruth Ginsberg or John Lewis or Joe Biden (regardless of the damage that he has done to America)

You are a full fledged hypocrite! And, btw, Ruth and John did so much for America, but you and those like you are blind to it. Rush was and will always be a complete racist bigot asshole.

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It would be interesting to read about Rush's upbringing...Pretty sure it would be disturbing.

He, essentially was a bully w/ a bully pulpit.

I bet there was some heavy parental abuse and other dark stuff there.

These kinds don't emerge out of nowhere.

AMERICA1ST said:

2elijah said:

AMERICA1ST said:

That this thred with this title is still up is flat out disgusting and wrong. I would say the same if Limbaugh's name was replaced with Ruth Ginsberg or John Lewis or Joe Biden (regardless of the damage that he has done to America)

I'm OK with it.

Chiming in to remind myself and everyone else that Rush Limbaugh is dead and can no longer harm the public discourse with his bile. Good riddance.

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Anyone still clutching their pearls as they fan their faces and lecture the thread about decorum should go listen to this podcast. It's a two parter. Maybe three.

ALso, congratulations, Rush Limbaugh on one month of sobriety.


https://overcast.fm/+Mzr9NViBE

herb4 said:

Anyone still clutching their pearls as they fan their faces and lecture the thread about decorum should go listen to this podcast. It's a two parter. Maybe three.

ALso, congratulations, Rush Limbaugh on one month of sobriety.


https://overcast.fm/+Mzr9NViBE

Rush was a fan of the Chiefs.

2freaky4church1 said:

Rush was a fan of the Chiefs.

Yeah, I know. He was also a good friend of George Brett (hopefully you know who he is).

But just because he was a fan, doesn't make him a good guy.

"One month of sobriety"...that's downright witty.

Most racists are sober.

uPtoWnNY said:

PennyPurple said:

Well here's only a tid bit of what the asshole has said and done over the years.

• He began airing “Barack, the Magic Negro,” a racist parody song about then-Sen. Barack Obama’s popularity with many white voters, in 2007.

• In John K. Wilson's book, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh's Assault on Reason, the host was quoted as saying this homophobic statement: "When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it's an invitation."

In his "Undeniable Truths," written as part of an article for the Sacramento Union in 1988, Limbaugh wrote, "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society."

• "Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud."

• As a young broadcaster in the 1970s, Limbaugh once told a Black caller: “Take that bone out of your nose and call me back,” according to Fair.

• Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” after she publicly advocated for universal contraception coverage, NPR reported in 2012.

“Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?”


“I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.”

“You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed.”

“Let the unskilled jobs that take absolutely no knowledge whatsoever to do — let stupid and unskilled Mexicans do that work.”

“A Chavez is a Chavez. We’ve Always Had Problems with Them”

....and that's why I will always celebrate his death. To quote JJ, "I believe that people should be treated EXACTLY like they treated others, and that turnabout is fair play."

And who came up the rule that's it's wrong to cheer when evil people get theirs?

AMEN!

PennyPurple said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Rush was a fan of the Chiefs.

Yeah, I know. He was also a good friend of George Brett (hopefully you know who he is).

But just because he was a fan, doesn't make him a good guy.

George Brett is an asshole too.

Yes I know who he is. Was always a Mike Schmidt fan myself.

herb4 said:

PennyPurple said:

Yeah, I know. He was also a good friend of George Brett (hopefully you know who he is).

But just because he was a fan, doesn't make him a good guy.

George Brett is an asshole too.

Yes I know who he is. Was always a Mike Schmidt fan myself.

He still is, but as a teen I had a major crush on him.