Posted on 05/11/2009 4:05:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh took the high road Monday following Wanda Sykes saying he is a terrorist and making other acerbic comments about him during a comedic routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner over the weekend.
Talk-radio fans and political junkies buzzed in anticipation about what Mr. Limbaugh might say on his national, three-hour radio show.
Instead of retaliating against Ms. Sykes, Mr. Limbaugh spent much of the show praising former Vice President Dick Cheney, who on Sunday was much kinder.
"What motivates Dick Cheney," Mr. Limbaugh asked rhetorically numerous times during his show. "He has all the millions he needs. He doesn't want to run for election. He's not hot for interns. He is not a torture freak."
Mr. Limbaugh eventually said Mr. Cheney continues to open himself to attacks by the liberal "drive-by media" because he is an American who speaks from his heart.
Mr. Cheney said Sunday on "Face the Nation" that Limbaugh is more representative of the Republican Party than former Secretary of State Colin Powell, whom he presumed left the party when supporting Barack Obama in the presidential race.
Ms. Sykes' comments about Mr. Limbaugh while hosting the annual Washington event Saturday night drew a mix of laughter and boos.
"Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails," Ms. Sykes said. "He just wants the country to fail. To me, that's treason. He's not saying anything different than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on OxyContin, he missed his flight.
Rush Limbaugh, 'I hope the country fails,' I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs."
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Seems to be pretty good at it too, I would defer to his judgment on the matter
Well stated, colo. I agree with everything you’ve said.
Perhaps, but in the past he has specifically teased Babs, Sean Penn, Leo DiCRAPio and Al Bore (who's really been a know-nothing celebrity his whole working life).
WHO is this woman? Is she pissed she has no recognition or is she just a tolerant Dem?
who you?
Bought mine at the Dollar Store. And over paid.
Democrats are ugly and vicious, and never more so than when they’re in power.
Perhaps you have friends who say interesting things.
Are threads posted about them?
Limbaugh is worshiped for his every utterance.
It's sickening.
“He is no better than you or I.”
He’s certainly better at presenting conservative ideas.
I don’t think refusing to get in the mud with that skank is wussing out, either.
Worship? Heck no!
Admire? Yep.
Probably because they're media figures.
Rush always shows class, like not lambasting this queer want to be comedian who wished him dead, as Zer0 showed zero class by laughing at the "Skanky Beiach" in front of our Nation.
Shameless!
You got to hand it to Rush on that one. They can’t ignore Him, an He blows them off. They are scared of Him an all of us. zer0 had a look of pain an terror the other night when Rushes name was said.
The more they scream about Him, the more His ratings go up , and more people listen to a Conservative voice of reason an come to our side.
A man who fails to worship another man for being able to talk.
Do you?
He kept bringing that up, repeating it. Of course, the most obvious reason is in reference to Bubba. But I can't help but wonder if he isn't referring to some more contemporary?
He is a better radio man than you or I.
I thought a good way to end the his show would have been to say: “I’d just like to say in closing, Mr. Obama, may I wish you long life and healthy kidneys. And that’s how we’re different. See you tomorrow everybody.
No one "worships" Limbaugh; we leave the worship of mortals to the Obamabots.
You capitalize all your references to him as if he were a God.
"Him" "He"
Built your Limbaugh shrine yet?
Rush is a business man too and I temper my opinion accordingly. He's probably trying to calculate the right business response too, and no response may be it. He may be trying to avoid getting sucked into the homo vortex and cat-fight when he would rather stay on point for real issues, such as brawling with a socialist administration, which frankly, has a more marketable appeal.
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