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Rush Limbaugh incurs the wrath of hunting rights groups for supporting the Humane Society in PSAs
LA Times ^
| 4/28/09
| staff
Posted on 04/29/2009 1:29:55 AM PDT by pissant
When conservative talk-radio icon Rush Limbaugh decided to record a series of public service announcements for the Humane Society of the United States, many animal lovers on both sides of the political aisle applauded.
After all, the topics Limbaugh spoke about in the PSAs, like opposing dogfighting, hardly seemed controversial. "Opposition to cruelty and the embrace of the human-animal bond are universal values," Humane Society president Wayne Pacelle wrote, adding that his group's aims were "in step with those of all good people" regardless of political affiliation.
But a coalition of 28 hunters' rights groups are furious with Limbaugh for aiding and abetting the group that, as U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance president Bud Pidgeon puts it, "is the number one opponent of sportsmen in America today." The groups, which include the Sportsmen's Alliance and Ducks Unlimited, fired off an angry missive to Limbaugh calling on him to sever all ties with the Humane Society.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: goingsoft; humanesociety; psa; rush; talkradio
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why do I have the feeling Rush never has owned even a BB gun?
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:29:56 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
The Second Amendment is not about hunting. The liberals have tried to redefine it to be about hunting, personal protection or even the sport of target shooting. Their redefining it makes it easier for them to attack it.
We must not let them get away with this. The Second Amendment is about providing the citizens with the tools to confront tyranny.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:35:07 AM PDT
by
Jeff Gordon
(I don't trust Obama with my country. Do you?)
To: pissant
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:35:48 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
To: Jeff Gordon
That’s true, the 2nd has nothing to do with hunting bans or regulations. Or even the right to keep and arm bears.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:37:27 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
To: Jeff Gordon
You mean the 2nd Amendment isn’t about indiscriminately killing animals for fun but meant as a check on tyrannical government?
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:37:33 AM PDT
by
Chet 99
To: Jeff Gordon
True. But seems to me th eHumane Society is a leftist outfit. Rush should know better.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:37:43 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: pissant
The Humane Society is a good organization. I applaud Rush’s actions on this one.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:42:59 AM PDT
by
Terry Mross
( I hate all politicians. Including republicans.)
To: Terry Mross
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:44:17 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Terry Mross
I think this is just drive by media spin.
To make the jump from supporting the humane society to supporting a hunting ban is quite a leap.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:45:39 AM PDT
by
WorkerbeeCitizen
(The only time I want a Republican reaching across the aisle is to smack a liberal.)
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:51:39 AM PDT
by
Chet 99
To: pissant
Nobody speaks for the dogs and cats except the lefties? What an odd situation.
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posted on
04/29/2009 1:55:14 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
To: pissant
I’m on Rush’s side on this one (as is usually the case).
To: HiTech RedNeck
If the Humane Society confined themselves to that, it’d be one thing. It ain’t
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:02:19 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: pissant
Actually several years ago he addressed the NRA and they gave him a rather nice O/U shotgun (Pre- 911).
He went into great detail one day about the difficulty that he had in transporting it back home because of certain federal laws.
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:11:46 AM PDT
by
verga
(I am not an apologist, I just play one on Television)
To: pissant
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:14:37 AM PDT
by
Terry Mross
( I hate all politicians. Including republicans.)
To: pissant
why do I have the feeling Rush never has owned even a BB gun?I am somewhat surprised that he did this PSA.
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:33:00 AM PDT
by
MaggieCarta
(We're all Detroiters now.)
To: pissant
I do not recall Rush ever saying anything about guns. I listen as much I can and nothing specifically about guns do I remember on his show.
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:44:10 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(TYRANNY SENTINEL. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com LIBERTY FICTION at libertyfic.proboards.com)
IMHO, you’re all correct.
Some Humane Societies are good; some are bad. A lot depends on where you live and who runs it.
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:45:45 AM PDT
by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: verga
#14-
Thats good. Real good.
Its never been a big subject on his show as far as I can tell and I don’t recall him ever talking about his use of a gun.
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:46:15 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(TYRANNY SENTINEL. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com LIBERTY FICTION at libertyfic.proboards.com)
To: Terry Mross
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posted on
04/29/2009 2:46:32 AM PDT
by
KDD
( it's not what people don't know that make them ignorant it's what they know that ain't so.)
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