Posted on 06/05/2002 10:41:16 AM PDT by Matchett-PI
Around 1:20 PM, judt before he play the latest Paul Shanklin parody entitled, "BAD MOOD ON THE RIGHT", he said, now this is just in fun, and "I don't want anybody "GOING FREEPER" on me".
It's like debating communism by deciding not to tell people the goal of the communists is to establish a dictatorship and take all their property and instead debate the intricacies of dialectical materialism.
Exactly. Politics is the art of the possible. And it is a game. The DemocRATS are low-life street fighters --- they'll say and do anything they have to in order to get, and stay, in power.
It's not Bush's fault that his campaign speeches had to be written to appeal to the 8th grade (14 year-old) attention span and comprehension level. They're *proud* products of the DemocRAT'S government-run education system.
These are the shallow mentalities he must convince to vote for him. Getting elected and then advancing one's conservative agenda truly is "the art of the possible".
I see Rush has the tape posted at his web site now where he cautions his listners not to "go FReeper" on him. I love it!!! Here's the link:
Rush writes:
My friends, admit it, all good humor is based in some element of the truth. If we can't laugh at ourselves sometimes, then we can't recognize we're not without faults, and we can't grow.
We created a parody take-off of John Fogarty's Creedence Clearwater Revival tune, "Bad Moon Rising," calling our version, "Bad Mood on the Right." We played the parody during Wednesday's program and had a healthy laugh over it. But of course, not everyone has a sense of humor, and some accused us of not being conservatives, which you can hear in the two links below. One guy even went so far as comparing our making fun of Bush to the way we make fun of Clinton. Folks, that couldn't be more off the mark. There's a huge difference in this parody, than anything we ever did with Clinton.
I don't understand this notion that if you're a conservative, you can't criticize the president. I've always said, and I guess some people have a tough time digesting it, that I'm going to remain loyal and devoted to my ideals, not to people. I respect and admire President Bush tremendously, but that doesn't mean I'm going to alter my beliefs just because he may change his position on something. Quite the contrary, Im going to say something. As human beings, we are and should constantly think for ourselves. That's the beauty of the freedom of this country. It allows each and every one of us to be individuals. The parody callers below weren't the only ones upset with me - you can hear the rest in From Across The Fruited Plain: Embattled El Rushbo Battles Back.
Sure, we poked a little fun at Bush in this parody, but it was harmless. It was just a good-natured little thing done with love and affection. It's a great moderate parody, if you ask me, so just relax and let yourself laugh! I'm sure even Bush himself would get a kick out of it.
Click here to listen to Rush:
( play the parody - There's a Bad Mood On The Right)
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talk to Paul in New York and Ed in Valley Stream)
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talk to Christine in Chicago who knows how to laugh and think)
I explained why in the rest of my post. Yes you do explain the actual goal of the one-worlders, but you do not do it on their terms, which place you on the defensive i.e. "yes we cause global warming but you just want to make us poor and enrich the third world."
Regards
J.R.
Oh, you'll love this report. It's huge and has something for everyone, as you can infer from the spin wars. Just imagine the expense of holding the Rio conference in the first place, then the expense of maintaining a bureaucracy in every signing nation ever since to produce reports that until two days ago never saw the light of day, and then a UN bureaucracy to read all the reports!
Yes, while our soldiers are fighting terrorists overseas, America has her doors wide open to millions of immigrants from around the world that we can never hope to track or process. Its pure insanity.
Wow -- a voice of reason. Too bad Rush doesn't hear from FReepers such as yourself more often. I resent the fact that the kooks are doing their best to give people the impression that they are "the face" of Free Republic.
See my post #405 (I think it is) where I link people to the audio tape where Rush says "Going Freeper on me". He has it posted on his web site now.
My friends, admit it, all good humor is based in some element of the truth. If we can't laugh at ourselves sometimes, then we can't recognize we're not without faults, and we can't grow.So with this in mind what's the problem with our criticizing Rush Limbaugh under the same terms.-snip-
I don't understand this notion that if you're a conservative, you can't criticize the president. I've always said, and I guess some people have a tough time digesting it, that I'm going to remain loyal and devoted to my ideals, not to people.
-snip
Sure, we poked a little fun at Bush in this parody, but it was harmless. It was just a good-natured little thing done with love and affection.
Is Rush to be held to be immune from the same sort of criticism and approbation which he believes it is his duty to heap upon Dubya?
If so then I say "Doofus, thy name is Limbaugh!".
For all our humorless FReeper friends. Don't be mistaken for one of "them." Get the download.
LIGHTEN UP!
And, I'm quite relaxed...thanks!
"George Bush and Rush are both patriots." Again, I agree.
"Rush does tend to be ham handed at times>" Boy, does he ever. Lately, when I hear him on one of his three-day rants about Bush, I've been turning over to Prager or Hannity.
We are constantly bombarded with images and words on all sides. Some we like, some make us mad, some may offend our personal idea of what is in good taste. We choose what we like and dismiss the rest. That is the nature of freedom. But in my opinion, it is just silly to make a big deal of something like this. Take it for what it's worth, which you seem to think isn't much. I happen to agree with that premise, but it doesn't alter my thinking about Rush OR Bush one way or the other.
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