[Timesink]

Indisputably the most clear-cut admittance of liberal bias by a news organization I've seen in a long, long, long time. (And don't anyone even try to argue "it's just one guy's opinion." I've worked at these places, and there is no way, NO WAY, this would ever have been allowed to run if the overwhelming majority of CBS News did not agree with it 100%.)

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[Keith in Iowa]

SeeBS Nooze strikes again!!

[HitmanLV]

You know, our team really has to understand we are constantly getting set up and kocked down.

Rush should have not even returned ESPN's calls - they knew that given enough time, he would have said something provocative enough for the usual suspects to gang up on him. I mentioned this to a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago, before this latest flap began.

Our side often lacks street smarts. I'm still pulling for Rush, though.

[Timesink]

CBS News Establishes Its Liberal Hate Credentials For All To See

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[bvw]

Dick "Haid" Meyer. What a jerk.

[OldFriend]

The writer is entitled to his own opinion and entitled to express that opinion.

I made identical comments about Rush's use of the word 'ax' and his parody of Carole Mosley Braun in a freepmail when Rush's comments about McNabb appeared here on FR.

I had a team of moving company packers in my home one day and had Rush on the radio. I was mortified when Rush went into one of his rants about certain black leaders. It was quite a revelation to hear his comments in the presence of the ridiculed.

Sometimes we need to think about how other people feel about the things we find funny.

[Welsh Rabbit]

I suppose it's natural that this producer for Dan Rather harbor such hate for Rush. Rush proved these tired old liberals can't compete in the marketplace of ideas when they don't have a monopoly on the media outlets. The ratings speak for themselves. Let this Clymer have his laugh. He's not enticing anyone to his side. It is exactly this sort of liberal bias that has made CBS irrelevent today. Whatever he may have done, Rush will be forgiven by a majority of listeners. Meyer will still be a bitter loser.

[weegee]

Don't expect to hear the leftists talk of a "chill wind" in the silencing of Rush Limbaugh's voice. Michael Savage tried to warn of this when it was done to him earlier this year by a prank caller to his tv show. Plenty here on FR did not like Mike and booed him off the air (I'm sorry but I do not believe in politically correct diseases and there were 3 manners of death the Mr. Savage "wished" on the obscene caller; it all adds up to creative ways to say "drop dead"). Mike said that those criticizing him should be careful, that he would be one of many targets of such efforts.

Laura Schlesinger (sp?) was kept off the the tv by a forceful group of protestors. Michael Savage had been targeted a number of times. Rush opened his mouth but even this "journalist" admits that what he said was not so bad.

It's the politics of personal destruction yet again (a King Rat, Terry McAwful specialty). They are desperate folks. I would not discount a repeat of the 1968 Chicago riots at the 2004 GOP convention.

[snooker]

Constant Bull Shiat network never fails to deliver

[teeman8r]

good or bad, right or wrong, left or right... americans have the right of free speech, not some speech, all speech.

americans have the right to be wrong, thought of as stupid, whatever... espn also has a right to oust rush, people to complain about rush, to defend rush.

what they do not have a right to do is misinterpret what rush said, he blamed the media as being desirous of having a black quarterback do well... they can use their freedom of the press to prove him wrong... of yet i have not seen the article...

teeman

ps- i do recall doug williams being taughted as one of the best quarterbacks around and then he threw a fourth down pass out of bounds to stop the clock...

sometimes things happen

[GOPJ]

What liberal would make the front page of any paper if he was found abusing pain medication? If Kennedy had a problem with pain pills would it make the front page? Never. And these lying member of the press knows it. When Clinton was accused of rape it wasn't as big as Rush thinking a black quarterback got a media break because he was black. Two standards. A self-serving big fat pass for themselves, and a no pass "go directly to jail card" for conservatives.

[WOSG]

Gee, Mr Meyer ,you really *are* a Dick!

[mrustow]

Limbaugh is an entrepreneur who peddles the spoken word in the open market. The market has firmly rejected his latest public offering. Markets do that, and Limbaugh worships the market. So what’s unfair here?

The liar -- Limbaugh boosted the show's ratings by 10%. The market bought him. It was the liberal media, few of whom watched him anway, that rejected him.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Dick Meyers fits his namesake. BIG TIME.

[CyberCowboy777]

Mr. Meyer

I missed your piece regarding the Dixie Chicks stupid comments.

Where was your delight when the people spoke against them?

Where was your:
"And just as the Dixie Chicks has a right to speak thier piece, so do they. And they did. What is unfair about that?"

Funny how fair and unfair are defined differently according to who you critize with ones freedom to speak.

Please post a piece telling us how delighted you were that the Dixie Chicks songs were removed from playlist.

Pretaining to this comment: "Maybe because it was about football and his audience, for a change, was actually knowledgeable about what he was talking about – and knew that what he was saying was stupid and wrong."

Please give us all evidence that the Radio Limbaugh listeners are uninformered.

You want to insult millions you have no knowledge of? Yes, I think we all know that what you are saying is stupid and wrong.

He Who Lives By The Loudmouth ...? Does that apply to you?

[hope]

If these haters actually took the time to really listen to what Rush has to say, many would agree with him and know that he is not just pushing his agenda, but telling the truth. They are so busy being a leftist and carrying that badge rather than thinking. The truth to them is only what they percieve it to be.

[Mr.Atos]

My discourse with Mr. Meyer...

ATOS: I see! "Justice is being served" when those that do not agree with Dick Meyer, and CBS are silenced. I get that.

Consider yourselves to be the ones silenced in my world.

"Justice" is an OBJECTIVE media and press.

MEYER: As if Rush Limbaugh is going to be silenced: spare me.

ATOS: Mr, Meyer... while I appreciate the sage content of your thoughtful response, its seems little more than a juvenile evasion of the fundamental issue. You jest at the notion that you, as a representative of the media, have the power to silence Limbaugh. Yet silence him you have… at least as it concerns his most recent foray into the realm of ‘mainstream’ sports media. As long as he is marginalized to the demonized realm of Conservative talk radio ‘where he belongs’, you’re fine with that (for now). But, Limbaugh challenged the dominion of the ‘anointed’ with his words and the profound relevance of his mere presence and thereby offended your precious ‘progressive’ sensibilities. The rabid reaction to Rush’s sports opinion in a sports opinion forum was nothing more than a political charade at best, and personal vendetta in the least. And unless you are more obtuse than I give you credit, you know this to be true. Therefore, you are either a conceptual imbecile or a mendacious hypocrite. I suspect you know which and will act accordingly… in the same heedless manner, I expect. Regardless, the silencing of a powerful voice of dissention such as Limbaugh represents a tremendous victory for leftist, P.C., thought-police and those, like yourself, who exploit their fanatical malevolence. And it takes this nation one step closer to the abyss of an orwelian legacy. I could give a damn about Limbaugh himself. But, he and others like him are personifications of me and millions like me; not the other way around. Limbaugh conveys my voice, my values, my sensibilities to the public through the media where it otherwise does not get just consideration. Where he validates, small men like you belittle. I can only conclude that the person that you really want silenced is me.

The irony is that for you its over. Your time has passed. Your influence is shattered. Limbaugh's upcoming crucifixion will be the climax in the common struggle of ideas… and the turning. It will expose the character and motives, not of the media per say, but the biased, bigoted, self-righteous, elitist, mindset of the minions like you who have chosen to hijack an otherwise noble, respected institution. Debased to the likes of a diseased prostitute, you’ll continue peddling your filth as virtue and spreading slow, spiritual, death. Yet none but the vitriolic fringe will be soliciting your offerings.

Spare you? Indeed Sir, consider yourself 'spare'. I have no further need for your irrelevant frothings. For now, the power of your poison tongue spouting the ideas of a bitter and polluted mind is mightier than my lone power to turn you off. Nevertheless, I can be certain that there will be no further exposure to it here in my realm.

Good Day, Sir.

[massadvj]

This is how he entertains his audience. This is how he makes his millions.... My only concern about the Limbaugh Affair is that he’ll make money on it.

I detect a certain amount of jealousy and class envy here.

[1Old Pro]

CBS hire Left Wingers, what a surprise. All along I thought the Dan Rather gang were conservatives.

[Lost Highway]

Sure thing, Dick.