Video: Is Rush Limbaugh's consistent reference to Obama as a 'little child' racist?

Examiner ^ | 12/22/09 | Ryan Witt(less)

[pissant]

Rush Limbaugh has recently adopted the theme of referring to President Obama as a little child when attacking the administration's various political moves.

Today Limbaugh referred to President Obama as an "out of control little child who thinks that he is the Messiah" while criticizing the federal spending. Last week Limbaugh also referred to the President as a "little man-child" when government expansion. These are the two most recent references and Media Matters documents at least six other occasion including times when Limbaugh used the phrase "boy" in referencing an adult Obama.

Curiously these references have drawn little scrutiny from the press or Limbaugh's followers. It is possible that the media has simply grown to expect a hint of racism from Limbaugh and that they therefore view it as a "non-story." On the other hand Limbaugh is still perhaps the most influential right-wing commentator in the United States. Therefore if his statements truly do reflect a racist stereotype it seems the story should get more attention given Limbaugh's importance to the political debate.

[darkwing104]

Was Chuck Schumer calling a Airline Attendant a "Bitch" Sexist?

These trial balloon floating George Soros boot liking morons couldn't hold a candle to Rush.

[Lucky2]

So what, BO is a “little boy” a “man child.” Rush is calling it as he sees it. Rush is right.

[FrankR]

As I recall, the entire 8 years that clinton was in office, columnist Emmett Tyrrel referred to him mainly as the "boy president"...and no one objected to that at all...not a peep from the left.

This all goes back to the reason Rush did "operation chaos" last year, pushing hillary over obama...he knew that anything...ANYTHING...that is said other than lavishing [undeserved] praise on the kenyan would be spun into "racism" in one form or another.

I say to Rush, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.".

It's high time we all stopped cringing at the utterance of the term "racists"...the most blatent example of racism is to hear blacks talk about whites...THAT is racism.

It's time they stopped hiding behind the term "racism" in order to get away with graft, corruption, lying, stealing, and whatever else they need to do to line their pockets and to "lord" over us all.

Political Correctness has turned simple words into "swords", and we're just too afraid to be "impaled" by them...they're just words.

The kenyan is a little child...he acts like one, talks like one, and obviously thinks like one. He wants his way, and I think he will stop at nothing to get it...therein lies the danger.

[sauropod]

It seems that Limbaugh's references to President Obama reflect upon this racist stereotype. Rather than attacking President as simply being wrong in his actions Limbaugh seems to be consistently painting a picture of an African-American President who is a little child ruining everything that makes America great. Instead of attacking President Obama for reasoning in the wrong way Limbaugh suggests that the President is not reasoning at all but rather acting like an adolescent with these references.

Let me suggest that it seems this commentator is suffering from a crainial/rectal inversion.

Jerk. 'Pod

[redhead]

They must know he’s not going to be broadcasting for a while.

[KJC1]

In the eight years of the Bush administration he was called every name the Left and media could think of ...

Exactly right, including the "Boy King."

[Wahoo82]

As far as I am concerned, the race card has been canceled.

I no longer pay any attention to what any of these fools say. I am tired of hearing blacks complain about their lives. We all have problems.

[DallasSun]

If I was Rush, I would not refer to anyone else as childish.

[bert]

Al Gore, Anita Hill, Bill Clinton to name three

[oldironsides]

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas will be banned in the future.

[tiger63]

The only reason we have this bozo as “your president” is because he is a negro and anything he does no matter how insane, any criticism will be called racist! And you thought democrats were stupid!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Ryan Witt is indeed “witless”. He is trying to provoke an attack on Limbaugh by acting as a frontman for Media Matters. MM is a Soros creation, run by a wacked out conservative opportunist turned leftist opportunist.

If NAMBLA offered him a job that paid well, he would probably take it. Brock has no integrity. In fact, he is the perfect “man-child”. “If you don’t do what I want, I’ll take my marbles and leave.”

Or, as I see it, he has lost his marbles and the leftists got them, put them in a bag, and then bagged Brock with a job. Wonder if he is a closet teabagger? That would explain a lot about the little “man-child”.

I think you have guessed by now that I think Brock is a POS and Soros is a traitor, and Ryan Witt is indeed “witless.”

[bannie]

It's almost as insulting as it should be.

[DallasSun]

I should have said, but no...it is not racist.

[goodnesswins]

Of course....ANYTIME you criticize a “minority”....it is racist.....at least according to most Libs....that’s why so many of them are so “sensitive” .... and it’s mean too /sarc

[pogo101]

Any failure to kowtow at the mention of Obama’s name or the sound of his voice, is racist.

[J40000]

If they would LISTEN to Rush, they’d know that it’s not ‘little child’, rather it’s ‘man-child’.

These folks are the little children with their games.

[Centurion2000]

Last week Limbaugh also referred to the President as a "little man-child" when government expansion.

I'd say that Rush is going out of his way not to be racist.

"little man child" ... BOY.

But calling him a boy would makes libs poop themselves in fury.

[manonCANAL]

I call the sob a sob all day long. Is that racist?
hope so.

[maxwellsmart_agent]

He refers to him as a child because he is acting like a spoiled brat. Pouting, complaining and bellyaching about every little thing he does not get and every criticism he does get. Obama stereotypes himself into an image that is inferred by everyone who is truly watching. Long before Limbaugh ever said it, I thought it.