Rush haters don't like the dittoheads either

Enter Stage Right ^ | Oct. 20, 2003 | W. James Antle III

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP - GIGA DITTOES!!!

[anniegetyourgun]

Oh no.....another WOD thread in the making?

[concerned about politics]

The reality is that it has always been clear that large parts of Limbaugh's persona were an act and that his lines about being the "epitome of morality and virtue" with "talent on loan from God" were tongue-and-cheek. More importantly, the overwhelming majority of his listeners knew it. While a champion of God and country, Limbaugh never pretended he was not a sinner. Many of his conservative Christian fans – and critics – have always faulted him for being too secular, too inside-the-Beltway and insufficiently moralistic in his outlook.

Yep. As a Conservative/Conservative, I felt he was too easy on the left wing liberals. That used to tee me off. Why wasn't he speaking out?
In my opinion, he wasn't socialy Conservative enough , but I still liked his show.
That's why I don't hold this against him. He never claimed sainthood, but he knew his politics very well.

[Joe Hadenuf]

No matter where I'm standing, Bush and Rush were always some paces off to my left.....

[AlwaysLurking]

You know....the left and the media (I know redundant)really do not get who Rush's audience is. Which is just fine with me!

Rush totally understands who his audience is. And that is all that matters. Let the left marginalize us all they want.

Let them think we are dumb. It just makes us all the more powerful.

[concerned about politics]

It's as simple as that. People who were tired of hearing their beliefs ridiculed, their values torn down and their opinions marginalized found Limbaugh to be a breath of fresh air. He was willing to speak up in agreement with Americans whose opinions weren't well represented in newsrooms, university classrooms or popular culture.

Yep again. He was the "liberal gimmie, gimmie, whine, whine" alternative.
I mean really, we feed them , clothe them, educate them, house them, and they still bitch because they want more!!!
Ungrateful losers!

[tophat9000]

Yea, Yea ,Yea Sexists, Nazi, Homophobe, Racist, Pig... all us right winger are just Evil, simple minded bumpkins.....

[Spok]

I'm a huge Rush fan but never have thought of him as a 'paragon of virtue'. He's an articulate entertainer and can hype himself as well as any pitch man, but also says a lot of sensible stuff. He's not a priest, or even an elected official. I always received his 'half my brain tied behind my back' and 'talent on loan from God' comments as pure showmanship and tongue-in-cheek. Apparently the liberals missed the joke and took them at face. Rush never takes himself as seriously as his detractors do-and that's what's truly amusing.

[MontanaBeth]

Ditto-anyone so hated by the left should be defended by the right. Besides, unlike the left, when this hit the media, Rush came out, apologized and took the flack. When was the last time a democrat didn't try to weasel out of whatever trouble they had gotten into or even admitted a wrong doing?

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

You have to wonder how some of these elites can speak out in the name of "working families" and yet find so many of them so alien.

Beautifully said.

[concerned about politics]

or even an elected official

That's the most important part. He doesn't have to answer to anyone. He can just tell the left "Screw you" and move on, and they can't do a damn thing about it. LOL.

[ladyinred]

When the media et al speak the word hypocrite concerning Rush, let us remember the praise and words of sympathy and touts of "bravery" they spew when the addicted person entering rehab is a Hollywood leftist.

[The Right Stuff]

Great article, James

[GladesGuru]

Having had a back problem which finally reduced me to an out of control, mass of pain (despite double the maximum dosage of codine), I can understand how Rush aqcuired his pain med problem.

I was lucky - after the operation, I was basically close to my old self. Unfortunately, for many the operation provides a lesser level of relief. I'm blessed with a lean body, Rush and many others naturally are heavier. That weight exacerbates back problems.

To all who are tempted to point a finger at Rush (yes, Liberals, this means you), may I suggest forgetting the old "Don't judge a man until you have walked in his shoes."

Make like a Liberal. Don't deride a back pain sufferer until you can honestly say "I feel your pain."

[NutCrackerBoy]

He never claimed sainthood, but he knew his politics very well

Exactly. You can tell right away when a critic is either ignorant or lying when their description of Rush focuses on self-righteous ranting. I have seen one or two critical pieces that actually did understand Rush. One was the satirical piece that imagined Rush's show if he could criticize Bill Clinton for being addicted to painkillers.

[Cyber Liberty]

Gallons of ink and a like quantity of electrodes were expended...

The author is ignorant of physics. Maybe the movement of electrons were expended, but electrodes tend to be more robust. They're not measured in gallons, either, but why ruin a perfectly good, albiet innaccurate, turn of expression.

Limbaugh himself has picked up on this, with his famous quips referring to his listeners as "mind-numbed robots."

The author is ignorant of Limbaugh's actual quotes. It's not his listeners he calls "mind-numbed robots."

[GladesGuru]

"One was the satirical piece that imagined Rush's show if he could criticize Bill Clinton for being addicted to painkillers."

In one sense, Monica could be considered to be a form of pain killer. Think of the pain, the agony, the sheer degradation of being married to Hillary.

If the Liberals can give Bill and the HillaBeast some slack for mere self inflicted "pain", their hypocracy over Rush's pain med problem is now fully exposed.

[RightWhale]

electrodes tend to be more robust

The ones in some Xerox copiers tend to need replacing fairly often if the volume of printing is high. They're not cheap.

[Calvin Locke]

That's why I don't hold this against him.

I think the libs miss the whole point of human "failings".

They are trying their damnedest to associate the message with the now-tarnished messenger.

If you come upon Ted Kennedy barely hanging on to a lamp post singing How Dry I Am and he says "Look both ways before
you cross the street", people not suffering from liberalism would agree that what Ted said is good advice. (Probably the only good advice Ted ever gave, aside from which lawyer to hire.)

Libs would listen to the message not because it is practical advice, but because it's the Swimmer giving it.

Likewise, Libs do not like Limbaugh, so what Limbaugh says is untrue or irrevelant, regardless of the facts and should
be looked upon with scorn, as well as people that listen to him.