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Posted By jovial 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsA spokesman for Antonio Villaraigosa says the Los Angeles mayor is planning a statement in response to an ethnically-flavored drive-by served up by Rush Limbaugh yesterday.
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jovial1 year, 7 months ago
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scott42611 year, 7 months ago
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I'll answer that:
President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which lifted the cap on the number of television and radio stations a company can own in a single market. Clear Channel started buying up markets of all sizes (CBS/Infinity also sharing much of the pie in major markets) with a smattering of a few other companies here and there... The result has been very little competition. Since most media owners are conservative (and since a plethora of Rush clones were available in syndication by that point) it made since to program their dying AM stations with conservative talk (People tend to forget that - even though Rush Limbaugh has had his show since 1988 - and the meager success he had in the beginning he owed to the Reagan FCC repeal of the Fairness Doctrine - Rush's rise to fame happened with the election of Bill Clinton. And after 1996 and with many more affiliates added, he bashed Clinton all the way to the bank!).
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Will13131 year, 7 months ago
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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT....
It's also very cost effective.. Stick someone like Rush in his studio--- actually in his house in Palm Beach, and flip a switch and you have the most listened to talk show on the radio.... because it's basically the ONLY talk show on the radio.. he can claim a large fan base only because he's on so many stations... in most markets he get ratings that are less than stellar...
He also used to PAY stations to carry his show.. in return he got a couple of live commercial spots to keep for his own out of each segment...
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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Why won't cons simply admit that they can't compete when obliged to present both sides of an issue? Shows like Limbaugh's do relatively well because the right wing media know that cons see things in terms of black and white, aggressively seek opportunities to have their egos stroked and will flock to anything which validates their opinions and views.
You know this, DKL. Look at the way some of you wingers here bare your fangs when FUR-ners like Candida and others dare to express an opinion which doesn't square with yours. It's bad enough that you have to tolerate us American liberals who refuse to dance to your nationalistic tune but someone from another country? Well, that's just going too dang far, huh?
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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Can't compete? Conservatives have been competing and winning since the end of the unFairness Doctrine. Lib radio is a financial flop and even Al Gore has grown tired of pumping money into it. Liberalism is a big loser in the court of public opinion. No one pays to support the Lib media, as evidenced by the demise of the NY Times and Air unAmerican. Face it, when it comes to competing on an even playing field, Libs can't hack it.
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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"Can't compete? Conservatives have been competing and winning since the end of the unFairness Doctrine"
--Of course you'd think it was "unfair." The right wing media has always known that poorly educated cons are easily befuddled by legitimate debate and only want to be spoon-fed concepts and arguments that make them feel good. You cannot deny this. The bottom line is that you needed Ronnie Reagan to more or less unilaterally step in and, to your way of thinking, level the playing field. Let's be frank...
If you cons truly believed your arguments could stand on their own merits, you wouldn't need to sit glued to your tv sets every night watching Bill O'Reilly maniacally scream in the faces of his guests in order to feel as if your voice was being heard. You don't know what a level playing field is, baby.
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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Unlike educated Libs like Rosie O'Dumbass, Janeane Garofalo, or basically anyone with a show on Air unAmerican. I'm still wating for you to be frank. O'Reilly isn't a Conservative, btw, and I don't watch him. You'd know that if you actually understood Conservative views instead of mindlessly repeating DNC rhetoric.
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fourthtunz1 year, 7 months ago
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So who is a conservative that you support?
Rush? He's an entertainer/media mouthpiece, so he says what he's paid to say.
Rosie and Garofalo aren't really good examples because they're comediennes who say what they think, which is more than you can say for Rush or Oreilly?
How about your president or Ronald Raygun?
2 of the biggest spenders that ever came down the pike. Not very conservative.
The problem in America is that people aren't thinking about what would be best for the country, and name calling doesn't help.
What about Ron Paul? He's the only candidate that has really said what he's going to do if he wins, the rest are scary.
The liberal/conservative arguments are for talk show hosts and fools, this has no bearing on who really runs our country which by the way are the bankers. It's us against them and their ideology is money and we are their slaves.
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scott42611 year, 7 months ago
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Now we have Air America, Nova M, and certain shows from Jones Radio. This is a harder sell in smaller markets where management will do nothing to promote it.
Since we progressives are yearning for real information, we have turned to streaming on-line and/or subscribing to XM or Sirius for our talk. We get our news largely from the internet.
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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"we progressives" - That would be "we liberals".
Times are really tough. Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck. Dobbs - it's just terrible. Where's the lib talk shows? I want to listen to one (except Franken - I can't stand the lying arrogant jerk). I bet it's a right wing conspiracy that keeps the left wing radio from airing their views!!
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tbkennedy531 year, 7 months ago
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The liberals have a government sponsored channel and always have had one, NPR. The networks may be owned by "conservatives" (not sure that's true) but the reporters are almost totally liberal. The cable networks and over the air broadcasters would air the left as well but it doesn't sell. The owners are after profit and not politics for the most part.
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Dionys1 year, 7 months ago
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"The liberals have a government sponsored channel and always have had one, NPR. The networks may be owned by "conservatives" (not sure that's true) but the reporters are almost totally liberal. The cable networks and over the air broadcasters would air the left as well but it doesn't sell. The owners are after profit and not politics for the most part. "
Sorry. The "liberal media" scam is one of the biggest myths of this decade. If you take far-left views and far-right views and come down squarely in the center of the two you will find *always* that the media falls right-of-center. Always.
As for the networks being owned by conservatives, one has only to look at NBC as an example, owned by GE (one of the largest contractors of the military-industrial complex) in turn owned by the bin-Laden groups (which quashed news stories about Osama through their influence).
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UnusualSuspect1 year, 7 months ago
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whiner...
Progressives don't really need all that many liberal talk shows. We're comfortable with what we got, since many of the regular cable network programs and over the air newscasts are moderate, fair, and balanced.
Limbaugh is more of a comedian anyway...in between Howard Stern and Don Imus. Listen to them once or twice, you realize that what they say is for shock effect only, and move on. The difference between Limbaugh and the other two is that he not only thinks he's funny, he thinks he's important, and sways public opinion...which he doesn't. He just shows us how ignorant he really is.
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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I'm a proud "lefty looney" liberal and I don't see a problem with someone distinguishing their beliefs from liberalism and labeling themselves progressive. Does it bother you that real conservatives think you neocons have poisoned the conservative movement?
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GWHayduke1 year, 7 months ago
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Ah ha.
Here it is:
http://www.pssht.com/biography/rush_limbaugh.html
I got this from one of Goppy's posts.
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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clearly they can, since Bush was elected twice and we may never know how many unborn babies were snuffed out because of his illegal oil grab in Iraq. Sadder still is that cons don't even want to know how many people we've killed. After all, it's not like we went over there to spread democracy or anything. ;-P
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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Interesting that you liberals dismiss the court-admissible evidence that Bill Clinton used cocaine often, yet when Limbaugh's legally protected files are made public, personal privacy gets tossed and you're all over the issue of drug use for which topic your opposition is atypical.
At least have the decency to throw us a curve ball once in awhile...you know...like the ACLU did in defending Rush's privacy.
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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bubba,
I can't thank you enough for asking. Ok, let's take a stroll down memory lane (or, for you liberals, down convenient amnesia lane).
Remember the drug sting that put Roger Clinton behind bars? Oh you know...the one where Slick's law enforcement cronies sent him a heads up on the federal sting operation so he could dutifully step aside and let his half-brother take the hit? Yeah...that's the one. Roger was convicted by evidence that included a sting operation tape recording. And on that court-admitted recording, Roger stated that Bill snorted cocaine like a Hoover vacuum.
courtroom evidence on your own ---> you refuse to see
Rush's private records breached ---> like white on rice
No, I'm not defending Rush or saying he's without his problems. I am merely observing the selective criticism in here.
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bubba21 year, 7 months ago
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I see ... so, what Clinton's brother said about Bill is "gospel truth" and undeniable documentation? And, Roger's sins 'automatically' convict Bill?
Don't think so ...
What courtroom evidence? Got some source links to share?
The evidence on Rush was documented.
The Republicans tried for EIGHT years to "get" Bill Clinton on something, and all they could come up with was lying about sex.
And during those eight years, the Republicans basically ignored the growing threat from Bin Laden and al Qaeda because of their obsession to 'get some dirt' on Bill.
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Blackacereturn1 year, 7 months ago
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Sorry jovial I meant a pos not a neg!
This guy should not be on Air, but the SEC head is a GOPer and you know how they feel about each other. They are never wrong and never really mean what they say. This guy is a disgrace, had a DEM call for riots the right of this nation would have done everything to have his nuts and he would have been Call the biggest Anti American since Obama!
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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Why can't they pass a law to outlaw Limbaugh? He must be breaking some kind of laws because he's a con.
And being the highest rated radio show - it just goes to show how many Americans are knuckle dragging, gun toting, religion clinging small town hicks who don't particularly like outsiders different from them. Why can't all Americans be urbane and knowledgeable like jovial?
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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"And being the highest rated radio show - it just goes to show how many Americans are knuckle dragging, gun toting, religion clinging small town hicks who don't particularly like outsiders different from them."
Here, here...there's no need to plagiarize Obama!
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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Hehe...kinda reminds me of people who think all Muslims are terrorists, that the "war" in Iraq would be over now if the evil satanic liberals would've just let us go over there and level the country, and that we need to bomb, bomb, bomb...well, you know the rest. ;-P
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Endoscopy1 year, 7 months ago
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LOL
What is very sad is that liberals think their way is the only way.
The reason he is on the air is that he says what a large group of people already think. That is why the Air America sunk. They were on near me and I listened to Jerry Springer. His ratings fell and he was dropped. What the left can't understand is that if Rush's ratings fell to Springers level he would be dropped as well.
IT'S ALL ABOUT RATINGS!!!
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mesodude1 year, 7 months ago
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"What is very sad is that liberals think their way is the only way."
--But that's exactly the goal of shows like Limbaugh's--to present ONE side of an argument and avoid overloading the average conjob's remarkably tiny brain with opposing opinions or concepts. You're easily overwhelmed when you hear or read something that hasn't been pre-digested.
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aceofspades11 year, 7 months ago
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This drugged up, meglomaniacal,bag of stale air, Limburger, has used racial slurs against mayors before - His favorite euphemism for the then mayor of NYC, David Dinkins was " the men's room attendant" - I don't think Dinkins ever responded , since it's not really neccessary to engage a fool.
Ditto head = airhead
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Endoscopy1 year, 7 months ago
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So it is a racial slur to say someone looks like a Secret Service agent?
Listen to all the hate mongers calling Rush a hate monger. You bunch of hypocrites. You use worse language about him then he used about the mayor. What does that say about you.
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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"So it is a racial slur to say someone looks like a Secret Service agent?"
We better defer to Al Gore on that one. He's the one who was sued for racial discrimination by his black SS agents.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/24/secret.se...
I guess Al Gore thought they looked more like shoe shine boys.
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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From your own link:
"The lawyer representing Moore said neither President Clinton nor Vice President Al Gore were involved in the alleged discrimination."
So, since Al had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the discrimination, exactly how is this relevant? Or are you just trying to IMPLY that, since he was VP at the time, he was responsible for the Secret Service's actions?
Do you actually read your own links?
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cloud151 year, 7 months ago
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There are some real idiots out there...I think Villaraigosa would be better off ignoring the comments. Its risky to get involved in a shouting contest with someone like Limbaugh, Limbaugh has nothing to lose from this situation, if anything it would give his ratings a boost. Villaraigosa on the other has to be careful what he says, as we all know every word that comes out of a politicians mouth is important.
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jovial1 year, 7 months ago
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Good point, there is a risk. The right wing will try to turn anything the Mayor says around to make Limbaugh look lik the victim here. What's really funny about this story is that at the same time McCain is trying to reach out to latino voters, this buffoon makes a statement like that. Maybe Limbaugh wants to harpoon the efforts of McCain. Actually, the harpoon needs to land solidly in his lardish butt.
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Wolfie20071 year, 7 months ago
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This is all you guys have? I thought by the title of this Limbaugh had called Villaraigosa a four letter, bigoted, racial name. What a crock. When did shoeshine boy become a racially charged insult? Oh, I see, this is from progressivenewsdaily.com, never mind. I understand. LMAO
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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Thus, by your own admission, Rush's comment cannot be racist since, in Good Fellas, Billy Batts, the character making the shoeshine commment, is a gangster of Italian descent as is the Pesci character.
Thanks...no way we could have gotten the admission of you any other way.
Rope. Just give 'em enough rope. Works every time.
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Shadowolf1 year, 7 months ago
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...basically it's a Catch-22 for the Mayor...if he ignores it, the NeoConArtist noise machine would blast that if Villaraigosa won't say anything, then The Oxycontyn Kid is right...If he blasts back; it's all about Latinos and their unstable tempers...and when he makes a carefully prepared statement...it'll probably be "Why didn't he just say so"???
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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>>A neocon is someone who left the Democrats and became a Republican
You're saying that W, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Abromoff, & the whole passel of fools were Democrats before they became Neocons?
Ha, Haha, hahahahahahahahah....
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canadianrancher571 year, 7 months ago
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I caught a few minutes of Rush today, this man makes snake oil salemen look like decent people, he was going on about his run in with Bill Clinton and the L.A. mayor and all I could do was shake my head. It seemed his biggest worry was that Bill was hitting on his date. This man is not interested in politics or his country this man is only concerned about himself, he as the leader of the campaing of chaos declared to day that he had won and was calling off the troops, this man truely has an overly active imagination.
They keep saying about the size of his listening audience and I hope that those who listen to him every day are doing so for comedy reasons because if not I seriously must question my opinion of the American Public.
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TOD3961 year, 7 months ago
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Funny stuff, here, really. Canadian, do you ever stop to wonder who listens to Rush? For someone who despises Rush, you are part of the reason he is still on the air. By taking the time to "catach a few minutes" of listening to him, you have increased his marketshare, and his paycheck. But you denounce anyone who listens to him that they should only do so for the comedic portion.
Let me state this real slow, so you understand. Rush makes money, and increases his marketshare, when people like you listen to him. It doesn't matter whether you despise him or not. It only matters that you listened, and listen you did. So if you think Rush should not be on the air, you have only yourself to blame.
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TOD3961 year, 7 months ago
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Your response makes absolutely no sense. I am not telling anyone what to do, or think. I am merely pointing out how radio personalities make money. It also applies to shock jock Howard Stern, or Imus, or any other radio personality. The fact that canadian is ripping into people who listen to Rush, while admitting to listening to Rush himself was, to me, absurd. But, if you need to attack me with Nazi rhetoric to make yourself feel better, go right ahead. it doesn't apply to me...
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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canadian - I listen to Rush over any other program when I happen to be driving - about every other day for 10-15 minutes. I find him unusually entertaining. Unlike most of the opinionators here, I have an ability to take some things with a grain of salt i.e. I have a brain that works and no fear of what radio show hosts say. He brings out many news items not heard elsewhere and has a great sense of humor- you and all the libs here don't. You can only wish he was on your side.
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bill-smith1 year, 7 months ago
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--I find him unusually entertaining.
Of course you do, because simple things entertain simple minds. And the simpler the mind the simpler the entertainment needed to amuse it.
Now go find your coloring book and crayons and leave the adults to their discussions.
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canadianrancher571 year, 7 months ago
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tiredofwhiners- I will agree with part of your commnt, when I was listening to him he brought out the point of how he was opposed to how government continues to grow and also how the American people where losing alot of their freedoms which is a hard point to argue and the interesting part was he really didn't blame anyone in particular.
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ETproductions1 year, 7 months ago
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Judging from the razor thin victory Hillary "may" have eked out in Indiana and the fact that it is an open primary where a huge number of registered Republicans crossed over to vote for her in the Democratic race, you can guess that Rush ditto heads gave Hillary a narrow win in what would have otherwise been a second blowout victory for Obama.
As sacred as the election process here is, the thought that Rush Limbaugh would advocate deliberately trying to throw elections and that any percentage of Americans would go along with that idea is truly Repugnant.
It throws a spotlight on the idiotic liberal/conservative war that we must end if we are to remain a UNITED States of America. In his lust for attention and audience, Rush is perfectly willing to destroy the country which has so richly blessed him.
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ETproductions1 year, 7 months ago
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That was OK because they were doing it all on their own and casting a vote for the more independent voice in the Republican field. I see NO evidence that any of these voters were participating in some reverse Operation Chaos. If you have any such evidence, show it.
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bubba21 year, 7 months ago
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Exactly.
The Republicans are very afraid that Obama can beat McCain.
Republicans think that Hilary cannot beat McCain. That is why Rush and his ilk are encouraging Republicans to vote for Hilary in the Democratic primaries.
A voter who makes their OWN decision on who to vote for - regardless of party affiliation - is VERY different than a voter who is voting only to achieve a calculated outcome based on how someone else TELLS them to vote.
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questionseverything1 year, 7 months ago
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there is absolutely no evidence that dems voted rep in nh
whr do u peops get these ideas?
for the most part rush while evil is harmless but his operation chaos crossed the lines of decency
if we had a real justice department i am sure he would of found out tampering with elections is illegal BUT
our own fbi is busy busting scott bloch because he had the nerve to do his job and investigated roves office ovr the attorney firings
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KISA452a1 year, 7 months ago
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I would tend to agree with your statement. It is pitiful that Limbaugh would do this. I can understand the desire to sow discontent with the Democrats (from Rush's point of view), but this does seem to go overboard.
I don't necessarily agree with your later post about how it was ok for Democrats to do similar in NH. Very few people would actually think of this sort of thing on their own so it was (I strongly suspect) a movement. You could call it grassroots movement, but it almost certainly had organizers. And the media repeating it over and over in what sounded like exhortation to get people to do it also does not sound like a personal decision.
Essentially, the media on both sides are driving the election and many on both sides are just going along with whatever they are spoon fed. Hopefully a couple will wake up before the end of Democracy. We will see.
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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>>I don't necessarily agree with your later post about how it was ok for Democrats to do similar in NH. Very few people would actually think of this sort of thing on their own so it was (I strongly suspect) a movement.
You're wrong. Here, in VA, you can cross party lines. If I thought 1 Republican candidate would be better than the rest, AND if I wasn't voting in the Democratic primary, I WOULD cross over to try to get that candidate the nomination - just in case my Democratic candidate loses the general election. It's a lesser evil type thing.
For instance, if I hadn't been voting in this year's primary, I probably would've crossed & voted for Ron Paul. He seemed to be the least evil Republican running, & even somewhat acceptable as a president.
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cowboygrandpa1 year, 7 months ago
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Personally don't care for the mayor. His affair and the way he handled it showed me what kind of man he is.
Still slimeball Limpaw should not attack a man based on racial lines.
He slimeball try looking in the mirror sober. You might just lighten up on everyone else and work on yourself.
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THOMNH621 year, 7 months ago
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it is funny to me that here at Libscape this hole string of posts consist of calling Limbaugh names, the problem is that 20 million plus people per week listen to him. I would say that the opinions here are really in the minority and Mr. 250 Million $ gets the last laugh. As far as calling the Mayor a sho shine boy, if you read the quote he didn't even know who he was, I believe he was inferring that Clinton was trolling the club scene as usual with what looked like his assistant, who would do most anything asked.
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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The slimy rhetoric from the libs here is what you can expect from them when they get together. It's name calling and who can outdo the other with nasty characterizations rather than substantive, factual replies to the subject at hand. They should learn from Limbaugh about using facts to make their case, not nasty references about fecal matter on his lips, drug dealing, etc. They outdo Limbaugh big time when it comes to name calling. I'm so glad the candidates are not like their supporters (here on propeller)in this election.
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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>>The slimy rhetoric from the libs here is what you can expect from them when they get together. It's name calling and who can outdo the other with nasty characterizations
Let's see. I, and other non-Neocons here - INCLUDING some conservatives - have been called names like:
- Unpatriotic
- Unamerican
- Terrorist sympathizers
- Dumbocrats
- Traitors
- Godless heathens (in a not-so roundabout way)
- Anti-semitic (I'm Lebanese &, therefore, Semitic, you farking ayseholes)
- Wackos
- Nutjobs
- Amoral
And the list goes on. So don't try playing High & Mighty when it comes to name-calling.
>>They should learn from Limbaugh about using facts to make their case,
If you think Rush uses FACTS, you are out of your mind. He bases almost nothing he says on facts; just what will get a rise out of audience. Here's something for you to try:
- Name 5 things he based on fact over the past year - other than the earth revolves around the sun type of fact.
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jovial1 year, 7 months ago
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He deserves every name that he gets. Conservatives whine about Wright bilking money out of the community and living in a mansion, but he does good for his parishioners and poor people. What does windbag do? Continually attack and put down politicians that are trying to help Americans. Put down leaders ethnic role models to somehow get a cheap joke or make himself appear to be better than people of color. For you to sit there and protect this a$$-hole speaks reams about your character.
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Endoscopy1 year, 7 months ago
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"He deserves every name that he gets."
What does that statement say about you when the topic of this story is name calling and how wrong it was?
Oh! I get it. It is hate speech from Conservatives but just reality from Liberals. Hypocrites!
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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Limbaugh is a great American and talk show host. I will listen to him tomorrow to see how I should respond to all you libs here on propeller.
I don't see that the Indiana and NC votes were much affected by Chaos. Hillary was predicted to win Indiana handily and Obama had NC, with its large black population, in the bag.
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questionseverything1 year, 7 months ago
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hillary won in by about 14,000 votes
approx 1.7 million dems voted in indiana and about 420,000 repubs voted
ovr 300 thou had changed registrations to vote
i dont like to think badly of other americans,even dittoheads but if .05 percent of those changed voters change back for nov....then we will know rushs plan to interfere with an election worked
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tiredofwhiners1 year, 7 months ago
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If you libs get a man as good as Limbaugh on talk radio I'll listen to him and help his ratings. And I won't try to get him banned from the airwaves or try to get the "Fairness Doctrine" dredged up again. I can figure out whether what he says is true. If I don't agree then I can decide for myself and not get all upset about it. The PC rules in America are just getting to be too much. I'm really sick of it. I don't know what to call people of color or lack thereof anymore. Maybe just "Americans" (if they're a citizen). I heard a white guy at work called a honky blue eyed devil by a black guy. He said "thank you". Now that's a good attitude.
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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Sorry Rushbo made the comment in reference to soldiers that spoke out against the war and added the truly phony soldiers after. There was a pretty significant lapse between his initial comments and the follow where he talked about phony soldiers. That was more like someone realized he shoved his foot into his mouth further then he normally does and needed some quick damage control. That coming from someone who avoided serving because of a pimple on his ass.
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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His words were about soldiers who did not support the Iraqi war. He TRIED to claim he was only talking about those who claimed to be soldiers, but his actual radio show, which was posted in its entirety when this first came out, was talking about ANY soldier who didn't agree w/Bush.
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Wolfie20071 year, 7 months ago
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The libs have been knocked around all week or longer with stories about Rev Wright, etc., and they're mad. They found this no story and ran with it and it doesn't matter to them that it's dumb, goofy and silly it's all they've got. All they want to do is call folks names after all they really never have anything else to contribute anyway.
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Bonded1 year, 7 months ago
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How many times has Limbaugh told this story? I have heard it at least three times and I bet it has been told more than that. Did the mayor comment on it before? This is just more muckraking.
And what about the fact that he first thought he was Secret Service? He puts the mayor at two ends of the working spectrum. He doesn't even mention the mayor's race; the muckrakers did that! The point is, Limbaugh didn't know who the guy was and he could have been anyone associated with Clinton. The race factor is moot, unless you just hate Limbaugh or you are a lawyer in the Democratic party.
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jovial1 year, 7 months ago
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Have a good laugh, but not on my account. The people that listen to him will continue to. This story is for the latinos that were insulted by his statement and a good look at the type of people that support him. It's been quite effective. 102 positive votes and counting. LMAO!
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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Me? I'm just gonna sit back and watch all the zombies who rallied to neutralize the Rev. Wright's hate screed, then dismissed his 20 plus year association with B. Hussein, as they get all discombobulated over a passing remark by their arch enemy, Rush.
And when you zombies get done, we'll be waiting for an explanation as to why you're all lathered up about the shoe shine reference while ignoring the secret service reference. Do try and have your story ironed out by then, k?
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bubba21 year, 7 months ago
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Well, it beats the mindless continual support of the Bush admin and his cronies, like Rush.
No one complains about the association McCain has - and HAS had - with supposed preachers who make hateful and racist statements, like John Hagee and Pat Robertson and Rod Parsley.
Obama is vilified for an association with someone who's "inflammatory" statements were seven years old and taken out of context, while the media ignores all of the past and current inflammatory statements from McCain's preacher buddies about New Orleans, women, gays, and the Catholic church. The very SAME "hate screed" as you call it.
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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bubba,
I've sat in Rod Parsley's church. Not saying I'm down with his entire theology, but the number of black folks in his congregation lead me to believe the man is anything but racist. Just because a Christian espouses a position on morality that you reject does not in itself make the Christian a hater or a racist.
And no one has demonstrated Wright's comments to be out of context, much less demonstrate that any context would justify them. You were tossed an explanation that you accept. Fine. But the logic of the explanation does not tie to the words as they were spoken.
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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>>I've sat in Rod Parsley's church. Not saying I'm down with his entire theology, but the number of black folks in his congregation lead me to believe the man is anything but racist.
You've just proven our whole point about Obama & Wright. The fact that there are a number of WHITES in Wright's church who do NOT find him racist or offensive must tell you something.
And if you don't think that the 30 second spot that's been repeated ad nauseum represents that 1 whole sermon, let alone his almost 40 year career, then you are either greatly mistaken or highly hypocritical. If you'd listened to that whole sermon, then you'd KNOW what context justified them.
And if you can't understand why a group that has been subjected to slavery, discrimination, beatings, lynchings, and even had the GOVERNMENT experiment on them with syphilis & had a hand in putting cocaine into black neighborhoods, then you are truly out of touch.
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bubba21 year, 7 months ago
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Rod Parsley has called on Christians to wage war against Islam. And he means WAR, not just a 'spiritual' reaction.
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38133-mccain-s-sp...
Wright's comments were taken out of context.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watc...
You cannot justify Parsley's rants while at the same time criticizing what Wright has said. It is a double-standard and it is hypocritical.
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simonsez1 year, 7 months ago
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Rush has subjected Dems to a little "trash talk" and they sop it up like a sponge.
Your primary was destined for "chaos" when Hillary blew Super Tuesday and let Obama get a head of steam. If Rush had said nothing you would be in the same fix you're in now because of the rules you set.
Like claiming credit for the tide coming in, you've given Rush credit for the chaos, plus a huge amount of press on every news show. Rev. Wright has contributed more to the chaos than has Rush.
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Endoscopy1 year, 7 months ago
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ROTFLMAO
This is a story where the theme is how bad it is to call someone a name. You call worse name and that makes you a truth teller.
I posted above and you are confirming my post.
"Oh! I get it. It is hate speech from Conservatives but just reality from Liberals. Hypocrites!"
You are proof of that statement. Thank you for confirming that. (I have seen this for quite a few years really.)
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djn3nunez31 year, 7 months ago
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Dear gullible fans, I Rush Limbaugh don't care whether or not you know the truth about anything. In fact, I take great pains to see to it that you don't. I tell you what you want to hear. I Rush Limbaugh will generate lies, contortions and baseless hate speech to get you to listen. I Rush Limbaugh don't have much need for facts. Actually I hate them. But do keep listening.. my sponsors just love it
http://www.rushlimbaughonline.com/
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hamy1 year, 7 months ago
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Whatever that bloated windbag of a drug addict has to say, the shame is on you for listening to it. Ignore him and he will go away. Just like Coulter. Just like Savage. They say these things to try and get in the media so that people will know that they exist. I don't care that they exist so I don't pay attention.
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bubba21 year, 7 months ago
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They dearly love unborn babies, but after those babies are born they deny them health care, protection from abuse and assault, and a decent education. Because, we sure can't be spending our federal tax dollars on health care for everyone or on assistance for the poor (which DOES include MILLIONS of children), or on education. Gotta spend all that money on wars.
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aceofspades11 year, 7 months ago
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Endo if you're ROTFLMAO over my comment you must be half-assed for sure by now.
did Limburger abuse drugs? - yes
did Limburger shop docs for scripts? - yes
is Limburger a media prostitute? - yes sells his line to the highest bidder
does Limburger have meglomania? - yes just listen to his promos for his "EIB"
So if stating the facts is name calling or hate speech, I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder & your eyes are too teared up from ROTFLMAO
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mr2041 year, 7 months ago
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Am I the only one on this board representing L.A.?
I'm a Latino, born and raised in the City of Angels. Villaraigosa has to be the worst mayor my city has ever had. Whatever Limbaugh said doesn't matter. It's nothing compared to what all the other Angelinos I know are saying. Villaraigosa should get another job... like shining shoes.
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jovial1 year, 7 months ago
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I didn't say anything about Mexicans sticking together, but it seems that you're angry at the guy of your own race instead of the guy that amde the remark. You don't have to support Mexican-Americans, but I find it unsettling that you let this windbag off the hook. I'd hate to be in a battle with you as my ally, you'd join the enemy!
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PapaWolf1 year, 7 months ago
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>>Limbaugh was talking about him, not me.
Read the quote. Limbaugh didn't even know who he was until AFTER the shoeshine / secret service comment. So no, he wasn't talking about Villaraigosa. He was talking about a Latino he saw walking toward him.
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