Sometimes Limbaugh is funny.
The rest of the time, he's an insufferable prick.

hillbillypharmacist: Sometimes Limbaugh is funny.
The rest of the time, he's an insufferable prick.

Which is this?

Does that mean we can grade Limbaugh's career at a D minus then?

His fans all get an F though, just for being among the dumbest human beings that have ever walked on Planet Earth. It's hard to lower yourself more than admitting to be a dittohead.

I guess he's back on his meds eh?

I'm impressed Rush knows the alphabet.

TFA: CALLER: I was employed before Obama, now I'm unemployed.

Yeah, Barack Obama was personally responsible for the economic collapse. Just like Herbert Hoover was personally responsible for the great depression. Never mind the 4 years of fark-ups by Coolidge.

Calvin Coolidge was the George W. Bush of the 1920s.

EvilEgg: Which is this?

Little of column A, little of column B. It made me chuckle. And then hatred like a thousand suns passed through my bowels.

Limbaugh's success is such a sad state of affairs. You *know* what he's going to say. You can listen to a news story, and 95% of the time you'll be able to predict Rush's spin on it (though in fairness I didn't see the "Obama kills black teenagers" angle coming.) But I'm truly upset that people enjoy being in the echo chamber so much. It's like "Blame the Democrats" a fun mental game people play, and the more difficult the logic is to contort, the more points you get. I really do think that people heard the Somali pirate story and thought to themselves, "Boy, that's a tricky one. I'd better tune into Rush for the solution."

Diogenes: I'm impressed Rush knows the alphabet.

Well, apart from G to Z.

You know, the girl I asked to prom who turned me down ended up looking REALLY fat and ugly in her stupid dress with the loser she went with.

The transcript actually brightened my morning. I imagined Rush's lines being said in Eric Cartman's voice.

Well, the man does have a ton of butt to hurt.
Even Hillbilly heroin can't kill that much pain.

Is this what they call the soft racism of low expectations?

Ok, that made me laugh :)

Why, why, why does this junkie get media coverage?
He is not relevant, is total poison and hss no place in our precious media space. Perez Hilton has something to say and there just is no room for him.
Fer cryin out loud(loud-get it), someone put this sedition spouting prick out of his misery.

Um, I don't think a guy who flunked out of college during the first semester of attending has the proper credibility to grade anyone. Especially someone who graduated from Harvard law.

/Ballroom dancing folks, the loudest voice of the conservative movement took ballroom dancing in college, and failed it.

Deadhouseplants:
/Ballroom dancing folks, the loudest voice of the conservative movement took ballroom dancing in college, and failed it.

Don't be hating on taking ballroom dancing in college. Fabulous way to hook up with scores of womens. Generally there was about a 8 to 1 girl to guy ratio and most of the guys were dragged in by their GFs. So if you are single, not gay guy, it is a very rich target environment.

/Also you can learn to dance, which helps with the not looking like a dork on the dance floor.

I don't know why Rush catches so much hell. He's got opinions and a fan base. Obviously plenty of us agree with him or he wouldn't be on the air, much less as popular as he is.

jspenguin: Yeah, Barack Obama was personally responsible for the economic collapse.

Of course. The temperature has alos risen quite a lot since he's been in office. He's responsible for global warming.

Hey! Rush finally said something we all can agree on!! It would be worse!

Biden could be the President!

beve: Well, apart from G to Z.

I'm pretty sure he knows YYZ.

Lucidz: I don't know why Rush catches so much hell. He's got opinions and a fan base. Obviously plenty of us agree with him or he wouldn't be on the air, much less as popular as he is.

He's dishonest. He doesn't have "opinions," he has a hatred for everything he perceives as liberal and a will to twist events however he pleases to demonize them. Under his standards, every Republican president in modern history was a RINO. What does that say about his state of mind?

The Stealth Hippopotamus: Hey! Rush finally said something we all can agree on!! It would be worse!

Biden could be the President!

True enough.

Senescent Dawn: Lucidz: I don't know why Rush catches so much hell. He's got opinions and a fan base. Obviously plenty of us agree with him or he wouldn't be on the air, much less as popular as he is.

He's dishonest. He doesn't have "opinions," he has a hatred for everything he perceives as liberal and a will to twist events however he pleases to demonize them. Under his standards, every Republican president in modern history was a RINO. What does that say about his state of mind?

How do you say that he doesn't have opinions. Hating liberal virtues and values is an opinion, which by nature doesn't make him dishonest... It makes him a conservative. I happen to agree with most of what Rush says. He can be a bit punchy and demeaning at times, but thats just part of his shtick.

Senescent Dawn: He's dishonest. He doesn't have "opinions," he has a hatred for everything he perceives as liberal and a will to twist events however he pleases to demonize them. Under his standards, every Republican president in modern history was a RINO. What does that say about his state of mind?

I don't know. But it does say a lot about people who really want him to be the face and voice of Republicans.

cousin-merle: beve: Well, apart from G to Z.

I'm pretty sure he knows YYZ.

Of course he does. Say what you want about his opinions, but he is the spirit of radio.

Ah, Republicans. The party of No True Scotsman.

Lucidz: How do you say that he doesn't have opinions. Hating liberal virtues and values is an opinion, which by nature doesn't make him dishonest... It makes him a conservative.

I think that an opinion needs to be reasoned and at least somewhat rigorous for it to be an opinion. If it's not, it's a feeling or a prejudice. Everything Rush says comes from his hatred of liberals. If you can imagine a scenario where Obama performs well at something and Limbaugh says honestly, with no vitriol, "That was a good call," I might take the claim that he's not dishonest seriously.

Nabb1: he is the spirit of radio.

Boo! I always thought The Shadow was the spirit of radio.

Senescent Dawn: I think that an opinion needs to be reasoned and at least somewhat rigorous for it to be an opinion. If it's not, it's a feeling or a prejudice. Everything Rush says comes from his hatred of liberals. If you can imagine a scenario where Obama performs well at something and Limbaugh says honestly, with no vitriol, "That was a good call," I might take the claim that he's not dishonest seriously.

Was it him or O'rly that sided with him ordering the snipers in on the pirates?

Senescent Dawn:: He's dishonest. He doesn't have "opinions," he has a hatred for everything he perceives as liberal and a will to twist events however he pleases to demonize them. Under his standards, every Republican president in modern history was a RINO. What does that say about his state of mind?

How is he dishonest if he holds the Rs to the same standards as the Ds?!? You're right (sorry about the pun) he does hold most Rs up as Rino's because Rush has a standard and matches everyone to it. I thought that was being intellectually honest.

We should all respect rush a little more, after all, he is the leader of the Republican Party.

Nabb1: Of course he does. Say what you want about his opinions, but he is the spirit of radio.

Though his mind is not for rent,
Don't put him down as arrogant.
His reserve, a quiet defense,
Riding out the days events.

The river.

Lucidz: I happen to agree with most of what Rush says.

He doesn't say shiat! He just babbles incoherently for 3 hours or so. There might be one-half grain of truth per hour at most, and that usually involves something obvious and objective. Even his fill-ins have that same monotonous, droning voice...it's like they cloned him using cells from his ass cyst!

The Stealth Hippopotamus: How is he dishonest if he holds the Rs to the same standards as the Ds?!? You're right (sorry about the pun) he does hold most Rs up as Rino's because Rush has a standard and matches everyone to it. I thought that was being intellectually honest.

Are there any "real" republicans in office?

I mean, other then the crazy bible pounding ultranationalists.

Senescent Dawn: Lucidz: How do you say that he doesn't have opinions. Hating liberal virtues and values is an opinion, which by nature doesn't make him dishonest... It makes him a conservative.

I think that an opinion needs to be reasoned and at least somewhat rigorous for it to be an opinion. If it's not, it's a feeling or a prejudice. Everything Rush says comes from his hatred of liberals. If you can imagine a scenario where Obama performs well at something and Limbaugh says honestly, with no vitriol, "That was a good call," I might take the claim that he's not dishonest seriously.

Ok, so I get what you're saying. But thats not really the type of media Rush is in. Are you telling me that Cafferty from CNN is making reasoned and rigorous opinions when he refers to Cheney as "the dark emperor" and that he should just "shut up, no one cares. you spent 8 years screwing us into the ground and you lost."

You probably don't have a problem with that, because YOU agree with it. Thats what makes it opinion. I don't have a problem with the things Rush says, because I agree with them.

See how that works?

Lucidz: Hating liberal virtues and values is an opinion, which by nature doesn't make him dishonest... It makes him a conservative.

But you can anticipate his reaction or "opinion" on almost any topic with great accuracy . Being a bot-like contrarian doesn't make me think there's any value to his opinions. You call it schtick. I call it a framework.

Nabb1: Of course he does. Say what you want about his opinions, but he is the spirit of radio.

Funny, I always thought that the spirit of the radio was the freedom of music. But then the glittering prizes and the endless compromises shattered my illusion of integrity.

Bored Horde: Ah, Republicans. The party of No True Scotsman.

True enough. But its better than unquestioning allegience to a party line such as "only Democrat gays are worthy of our respect" or "blacks in the Republican party are suffering from Stockholm syndrome".

choo: it's like they cloned him using cells from his ass cyst!

Well that sounds like a reasonable and well thought out assessment of Rush's opinions and technique... And you wonder why he dislikes liberals...

Bored Horde: Are there any "real" republicans in office?

Dunno. We should ask the "True" Scotsmen.

choo: He doesn't say shiat! He just babbles incoherently for 3 hours or so. There might be one-half grain of truth per hour at most, and that usually involves something obvious and objective.

So, you're saying his show is pretty much the same as every single Fark politics thread, although with more grains of truth per hour?

The Stealth Hippopotamus: How is he dishonest if he holds the Rs to the same standards as the Ds?!?

Because.... he doesn't? I don't remember him screaming about the deficit and Bush's budgets over the last 8 years. Supply-side economics, man. And all of a sudden we're mortgaging our children's futures. And I guarantee that if a Republican president were pimping the stimulus bill, he'd focus on the glorious tax cut portion of it and shy away from mentioning the areas of increased spending. He defended warrentless wiretapping, secret foreign prisons... I'm sure that he was fully supportive of Clinton's efforts in Somalia and Kosovo as well, and wouldn't have minded electronic surveillance under a Democratic president.

Lucidz: Are you telling me that Cafferty from CNN is making reasoned and rigorous opinions when he refers to Cheney as "the dark emperor" and that he should just "shut up, no one cares. you spent 8 years screwing us into the ground and you lost."

You probably don't have a problem with that, because YOU agree with it. Thats what makes it opinion. I don't have a problem with the things Rush says, because I agree with them.

No, I do have a problem with that. I strongly dislike Cafferty, too. I just happen to think Rush trumps every other commentator I've seen in terms of hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty.

BritneysSpeculum: Nabb1: Of course he does. Say what you want about his opinions, but he is the spirit of radio.

Funny, I always thought that the spirit of the radio was the freedom of music. But then the glittering prizes and the endless compromises shattered my illusion of integrity.

That's because the words of the profits are written on the studio walls.

Man, you people who hate Rush seem to spend a lot of time listening to him if you can effortlessly recall his positions on every issue over the past nine years. Y'all taking copious notes while you listen?

Nabb1: That's because the words of the profits are written on the studio walls.

and they echo with the sounds of salesmen.

40below: Man, you people who hate Rush seem to spend a lot of time listening to him if you can effortlessly recall his positions on every issue over the past nine years. Y'all taking copious notes while you listen?

They have a dangerous preoccupation with him. Kinda like Chubby Chasers...or those people who have 150 cats but claim they are completely sane.

BritneysSpeculum: Nabb1: That's because the words of the profits are written on the studio walls.

and they echo with the sounds of salesmen.

I prefer the exec with diamonds on the soles of their shoes.

I'll be very curious to see if any Republican elected officials repudiate Rush's claims and risk being taken down by his ass, two lanes wide.