Limbaugh's Fans Are Certain They're Right

Newsday.com ^ | November 12, 2003 | By Paul Ginnetty

[dts32041]

This sounds like it has been written by someone in the neanderthal wing of the rat party.

[EGPWS]

(One should not assume that simplicity and truth are synonymous here.)

Of course not. untruths and deceit are very hard to promote without a "gray area" to work in.

[Exit148]

I didn't bother reading the whole article. This part was enough:

For example, the challenge of crafting environmental policies that balance legitimate economic considerations with a responsible awareness of the finitude of natural resources is dismissed as the neurotic hand wringing of tree hugging.

Sounds like a tree hugging neurosis to me!! LOL!

[Callahan]

Hannity is a "party line" guy. He's dutiful to the Bush Whitehouse and turns into a stone when anyone really starts to point out flaws in his arguments. My favorite radio host is Neil Boortz. He's more independent and the best debater out of all of them.

[nutmeg]

...Their collective nickname says it all - they are the well-scrubbed ranks of "ditto-heads" - people who can be counted on to shout "amen," who have little to add but a grateful and admiring "ditto..."

...Many of them probably also derive a sense of inclusion and pseudo-intimacy via this electronic fraternity of kindred spirits. Consider the somewhat pathetic character, Marty, who checks in daily with his radio "buddy," Sean Hannity, a Limbaugh clone. There are plenty of other Martys out there who regularly light up the call boards of right-wing talk jocks - among them G. Gordon Liddy, Matt Drudge and Laura Ingraham - who unabashedly mimic the Limbaugh formula of ideological simplicity...

By Paul Ginnetty
Paul Ginnetty is a professor of psychology at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue.

"Pathetic" Marty - Sean's friend from his WABC audience (and when I met Marty this summer, he was sitting in a wheelchair) - was one of the incredibly brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day during World War II. So who's pathetic now, Professor Ginnetty?

[Exit148]

OK-----I waded thru this river of words. If the pompous prof would climb down from his lofty perch, maybe he'd see things a bit clearer. Even then I don't think he'd have a clue as to what Rush is all about.

[rface]

Limbaugh's listeners are only too glad to circle their electronic wagons, protected by unequivocal truths, insulated from pesky nuances and grayish shades of meaning. They've got it totally right....

Wow! They figured us out!

[nutmeg]

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[knuthom]

Once again, a liberal is accusing conservatives of doing something that he is actually doing. He does not take the time and trouble to analyze conservative positions and view points and find out why people believe them. He simply decides that since they disagree with him, they must be less intelligent. He is the one who is over-simplifying a complex issue.

[cyborg]

Everybody loves Marty... he's so sweet. I actually look forward to his phonecalls. Liberals are just JEAAAAAAALOUS. All they qualify for is episodes of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

[rface]

Camille Paglia:"...I've concluded that O'Reilly and Hannity have had huge success because of their Irish gift of gab ...."

Insert Jew or Black or Mexican and tell me that the liberals wouldn't by screaming "Racism!!"

[WinOne4TheGipper]

The highlight of Sean's show every day is that less than a minute that Marty is on the phone.

[M Kehoe]

After what Ted Kennedy called us (neanderthals), this article seems tame in comparison.

It's good that the good professor doesn't get it. LOL!

5.56mm

[cyborg]

In many ways Rush is looking out for the 'little guy' but unlike so many self appointed lib leaders, he doesn't SAY so. It's in his actions. He did a show once about people who got downsized, had no money then became successful people. He tells people not to make excuses. I can't tell you how many of my customers now listen to Rush Limbaugh, and don't call me nutty oreo conservative...lol I always found Rush to be inspiring because he doesn't wallow in self pity.


Liberals thrive on people's self pity, victim mentality and bad self esteem. Libs are the tape worms in the intestine of America.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

What they may do lack is that element of simplicity truth!!!

[rface]

nutty oreo conservative.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

There's a sucker dumbass professor who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the @$$ born every minute!

[cyborg]

Nutty oreo conservative
Twinkie conservative
Coconut conservative
Mixed nut conservative... and that's being kind

I've persisted long enough to see many of my clients regret those words. Most of the time I never took personally, except when listening to Sean Hannity almost got me fired...LOL

Or was it hanging the pic of Al Pacino over Marcus Garvey's portrait that did it???

[LisaFab]

Thank you for that reminder, Lisa. Marty is an American hero! I wonder what has Paul Ginnetty has ever done for his country... except whine.

At the risk of sounding "simplistic," DITTO!