Heart And Soul

Why does the left hate Limbaugh so much?

It’s not just that he eats their lunch in the marketplace (markets have no meaning to the left); it’s not that he “dumbs down” the American people (a Pew study last year showed that…:

…Limbaugh’s audience is often underestimated by critics who don’t listen to the show (only 3 percent of his audience identify themselves as “liberal,” according to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People and the Press). Recently, Pew reported that, on a series of “news knowledge questions,” Limbaugh’s “Dittoheads” — the defiantly self-mocking term for his faithful, supposedly brainwashed, audience — scored higher than NPR listeners.

So intelligence doesn’t matter to them either.

No.  It’s because Limbaugh is the one nationally-prominent ideological conservative who is unapologetic on the subject,and has the capability of leading people – as opposed to the party – back to where it belongs.

Todd Huston notices just how wrong that is:

I am through with Limbaugh’s supporting the long tradition of rugged American individualism, done with his harping on free trade, and up to here with his going on about the Founders and our American character. I am worn out with his bellicose talk of stopping terrorism, and so done with Limbaugh’s high profile as one of the most listened to conservative advocates in the country that I could just spit. I simply don’t want this Limbaugh character to be the sole voice of the GOP. Stop it now. Make it go away.Instead, it would be nice if just ONE of our actual, purported Republican politicians would be the voice of the GOP espousing all the conservative ideals that Limbaugh so eloquently expounds upon day in and day out. Wouldn’t it be grand if just one guy with the guts to back up the rhetoric with a voting record would become the voice of the party of conservatism?

Liberals have their Ted Kennedys and Nancy Pelosis that do no compromising. They have their “Baghdad” Jim McDermotts that cavort across the globe advocating for murderers and tyrants the world over. They’ve had their presidential candidates “reporting for duty” that have in the past been key members of committees advocating for putting our own soldiers in jail and indicting Americans for faux war crimes. For that matter, the left even has an actual ex-president that runs to the support of every tin-pot dictator in the world pretending at being a diplomat.

The left is unapologetic for its support of Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot, the biggest mass murderers in history. They are resolved to turn our foreign policy over to foreign bodies like the UN. The left is four square against freedom of religion and keen to remove uncounted numbers of our Constitutional rights from us. They hate capitalism, property rights and are against open debate in our schools… yet they say so proudly and their politicians cultivate voting records that reflect those beliefs.

There’s no “compromise” there. The left knows that politics ain’t beanball.

The Obama Administration is just like Lori Sturdevant; they want their Republicans to be nice and wishy-washy and pliable.

They want a party full of Chuck Hegels and Ron Erhards – worthless “moderate” vermin (politically speaking) who are of no use to dissenting from the majority agenda.
I figured before the election that Obama would overreach on things like the “Fairness” Doctrine, measures to silence opposition.

In my wildest dreams, I didn’t think he’d do it this fast.

I hope he continues.  He’s clearly been reading his own press; he thinks he’s invincible; that he can get away with anything.
Good.

56 thoughts on “Heart And Soul

  1. So on one hand you claim to be ‘patriotic’ and wish Obama all the best, yet you worship, yes worship, the very man who is on record as saying he hopes this Presidency fails.

    The questions is, why does Rush hate so much. He is part of the very reason the Right continues to lose. The longer he is on the air, the better it is for the country as they will see the true side of the Right. You could disavow him and recapture the very essence of the compassionate conservatism that was electorally successfully for you . . but then you wouldn’t have anything to bitch about.

  2. Hmmm, I disagree with that word “worship”, Flash. I’ve been listening to Mitch for 5 years now, and have never had that impression. It just amazes me how people are so la-de-dah about losing basic rights. They take away a bar owners right to allow smoking on his property, they ban trans fat. Hmmm, I wonder when they will ban your outdoor cigar and beer bonfires in the back yard? Eventually they will come after something you enjoy.

  3. Flash,

    No, not worship. He’s right about most things. I think I could do his show better 🙂 but other than that, he’s just a talk show host.

    the very man who is on record as saying he hopes this Presidency fails

    Oh, puh-leeze. Detach the USB cable from your home talkingpointbot. He said he hopes Obama’s drive to institute socialism fails.

    As do I.   And as should you, if you really are “centrist”.

  4. “drive to institute socialism”

    And YOU are calling ME a talkingpointbot . . . funniest thing you’ve posted in awhile!

  5. PS: maybe “rights” isn’t the correct word for the banning of simple “freedoms” (although free speech is a right), but the government telling me that they know better than me what to put into my body and how to spend my money, etc., seems more totalitarian than socialist.

  6. “Limbaugh’s “Dittoheads” — the defiantly self-mocking term for his faithful, supposedly brainwashed, audience — scored higher than NPR listeners.”

    You are passing on outdated info, which I suppose is a step up from simply wrong info. The study you cite is from July 06. In the most recent study Oct. 08, NPR listeners did significantly better (2nd place) than Rush listeners (7th).

    pewresearch.org/pubs/993/who-knows-news-what-you-read-or-view-matters-but-not-your-politics

  7. Last week, I was listening to Ed Shultz speaking to Katrina Vander Hovel about the bailout disaster the Democrats are hatching.

    They heartily agreed that it was time to nationalize the banks.

    Pelosi is on record as saying that she believed “the public” was owed an ownership stake in banks for our “investment”.

    I don’t expect dim-witted puppets like Flush to realize they’ve been had, even if I believed they would really care about becoming a socialist country. But I fully expect those of us not on a kool-aid drip to start making noise.

  8. Yeah, shiftee. Better we should give a pile of free money to the banks and get nothing in return. Dumbass.

  9. AC:
    “Better we should give a pile of free money. . . and get nothing in return.”

    Or as Swiftee calls it, “dating”.

  10. Actually, that was a good comeback.

    (As a one-liner. Mrs. Swiftee is actually way cool, and Swiftee married way up. I’m sure he’d agree).

  11. You are passing on outdated info, which I suppose is a step up from simply wrong info.

    Actually, it’d be the Times that is passing it on, since I don’t generally read Pew surveys for fun.

    Doesn’t change the larger point; Rush’s listeners are vastly better-informed than the general public (and without all the irritating self-importance of the NPR audience).

  12. Mitch:
    “it’d be the Times that is passing it on” Fair enough, that is why you always need to check the home of Judy Miller.

    “Rush’s listeners are vastly better-informed than the general public”
    OK. People who follow the news generally are.

    “(and without all the irritating self-importance of the NPR audience)”
    Now you are just plain slandering El Rushbo. He has taken self-importance and turned it into an art form.

  13. Isn’t is fairly obvious that an audience seeking an alternative to the homogenous orthodoxy of the establishment media would be better informed?

    On the one hand you have people who say “Ooh! Rush is icky, I’d never listen to him!” On the other, you have people who listen to both sides and actually are forced to evaluate contradictory viewpoints. I really do wish the Left could generate a Rush equivilant, but that doesn’t seem likely.

    I can always hope the Matt Damon/Bill Kristol debate happens. That would be a pay-pre-view.

  14. Kermit, want an example of the difference between leftwing and rightwing radio, and why leftwing doesn’t work? I was driving home from work one night about a year or so ago. Put on Air America. They were talking about how Bush likes to lay on his back under glass tables while gay guys take dumps on the glass.

    I put on Hugh Hewitt. He had “the smart guys”. Two lawyers who go back and force on a current issue in an intelligent way.

    The first is the Al Franken/Angry Clown format. Really not entertaining or informative. The second is why Republicans know so much more then Democrats.

  15. “Yeah, shiftee. Better we should give a pile of free money to the banks and get nothing in return…”

    You mean like the dickhead Democrat congress already did….and is going to do again today?

    No, actually I’d prefer they not give money to anyone; especially money we don’t have. Of courrse then, the party of Scrubs would have to come up with a whole new platform, and they’re pretty busy buggering everyone in sight right now.

    Listen dolt…take a tip:

    It’s going to get increasingly harder than the currently impossible to make rational excuses for the buffoons buffet that is in control in Washington, Assclown…I suggest you brush up on keeping your inane responses at least humerous.

  16. BTW, Rick…It may come as a surprise to you, but not everyone has to pay someone to be seen with us.

    Heck, I’m told your wife gives it away free to everyone else!

  17. LOL

    He hates… Rush HATES!!!

    Sure he hates. I have no idea what he “hates”… but if it gives you any comfort, keep saying it.

  18. tolowen boot-licked: “oh SNAP! heehee”

    Funny to watch you half-witted thugs capering about, high-fiving top droog Shiftee for his latest lame insult. RickDFL delivers a clever, well-crafted takedown and then Swiftee’s all “Uh, I know you are but what am I?” (Then even tries to milk it: “Oh gee, was that mean?”) Naturally you bottom-feeders go wild with laughter.

    “Oh SNAP. Yeah, good one, Shiftee! Yeah, yeah, good one!”

    Hey Shiftee, you illiterate hick, it’s spelled “humorous.” You can’t spell it and you can’t do it.

    Now, let me school you on politics. The smart people are in charge now. We know what’s good for the country. We know what’s good for you. So sit back, relax with a nice bowl full of Slim Jims and watch the 700 Club. The uneducated ravings of backward authoritarian reptiles like yourself are no longer translated into public policy.

  19. Clever comeback, tolowen. I’m guessing that was your third draft after: “Doh!” and “Homina homina homina.”

  20. The smart people are in charge now.
    President Obammy thinks that there are 57 states.
    VP Biden believes that FDR got on TV and calmed the nation during the crash of ’29 — three years before he was president and long before there were television networks.
    You ‘smart’ secretary of state believed Bill when he said ‘I did not have sex with that woman’ and blamed the scandal on a ‘vast, right wing conspiracy’.
    Your ‘smart’ secretary of the treasury ‘forgot’ to pay his taxes.

  21. I don’t know why you attack me, AC, when I have barely addressed you.

    Main Entry: oh snap
    Part of Speech: interj
    Definition: an exclamation of dismay or disbelief, surprise, or joy; a euphemism for ‘oh, shit’; also snap
    Example: Oh, snap! There’s a lottery ticket on the ground!
    Etymology: possibly fr ‘oh no you didn’t’

  22. “It may come as a surprise to you, but not everyone has to pay someone to be seen with us”

    It is not a surprise that very few people must pay someone to be seen with them. That is part of what makes it funny that you do have to pay someone to be seen with you.

    You really need to work on your insults. I suggest a mirror.

  23. tolowen wondered: “I don’t know why you attack me, AC, when I have barely addressed you.”

    You may as well ask the birds why they fly, tolowen, or ask the sun why it shines. Angryclown is a divider, not a uniter.

  24. Tolo,

    Let me introduce you to my old friend, Angryclown. To paraphrase Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann in Full Metal Jacket, “He does not care if you are a wingnut, a moonbat, a libtard or a god-botherer; everyone is equally a target in his sight”.

    It is (to shift over to paraphrasing Michael Corleone in The Godfather) “nothing personal. Just business”.

    I do a semiannual advisory to commenters when dealing with the Clown; laugh, don’t take personally, since he’s just a clown, here to amuse you (another movie reference!). I think the last advisory was just before your time.

  25. AssClown vomited: “The smart people are in charge now. We know what’s good for the country. We know what’s good for you. ”

    HAHAHAHA! Now *that* was funny!

  26. Angryclown wasn’t always angry, tolowen. Long ago he was a humble, contented street busker in lower Manhattan named Happyclown. Then on Sept. 11, 2001, a falling piece of 2 World Trade Center knocked him unconscious. When he awoke, in a nightmarish landscape of destroyed buildings and vaporized office workers, Happyclown was dead, reborn as Angryclown, the scourge of wingnuts and other evildoers everywhere.

    Angryclown is also available for birthdays and bar mitzvahs.

  27. From another thread that is much better served here. ‘mitch’ tries, and fails miserably, at justifying Rush “I hate everything that doesn’t fit into my perfect myopic world’ Limbaugh:

    “”OK, you set ‘em up – I’ll knock ‘em down:””

    another gutter ball . . .

    = = = =
    “”Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom. ‘”

    That’s not “hate”. I say the same thing. Constantly. Nothing hateful about it.
    = = = =

    I find anyone, who INTENTIONALLY goes out of their way to enrage anyone, for the pure simple reason of entertainment, is, by definition, hate-filled.

    = = = =
    “”Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream. “”

    It’s a snark and an observation. Nothing hateful about it.
    = = = =

    Its snark if it is meant as a joke, in this case, Rush truly believes it, it is instinctive and denigrating and . . . hatefull

    = = = =
    “”The difference between Los Angeles and yogurt is that yogurt comes with less fruit. “”

    Juvenile and un-PC, but nothing hateful about it.
    = = = =

    Read un-PC as hate, maybe that’ll help

    = = =
    “The phony soldiers.”

    Very out of context. He was talking about the people who faked war experiences from whole cloth. MediaMatters pushed the talking point (hah!) that he meant something else. It was a lie.
    = = =

    OK, lets go tot he full context:


    CALLER 2: No, it’s not, and what’s really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media.
    (acknowledges real soldiers)

    LIMBAUGH: The phony soldiers.
    (calls them ohony cause they don;t believe what he things they should)

    CALLER 2: The phony soldiers. If you talk to a real soldier, they are proud to serve.
    (rides the phony soldier line)

    The CALLER referred to actual soldiers, not to anything other than that. What Rush tried to do the next day, is spin away from what he said. And it was very clear what he said and what he meant, that soldiers who do not currently support the war on terror are phony. Well, as someone who has consistently; and continuously supported this war, and has a son in theater as we speak, honor and respect ALL soldiers regardless of where they stand on that issue.

    = = = =

    On Michael J Fox:
    “””He is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He’s moving all around and shaking and it’s purely an act””

    An opinion. Possibly wrong. Nothing hateful about it.
    = = = =

    Nothing hateful about accusing someone with a chronic a debilitating disease and accusing him of faking it. That is no option, his condition is documented medical fact, and your attempt to cover for him makes it even worse on you to

    = = = =
    “””And don’t forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There’s a racial component here, too.”” (Sherrod Brown, D-OH, is white)

    A mistake. Nothing hateful about it.
    = = = =

    A mistake. You think for a split second that Rush didn’t know the true race of this person and didn’t choose to twist it into something it wasn’t Seriously, tall me you don’t honestly believe that.

    = = = =
    “”I’ll give you credit to the extend that most liberals will change the subject (usually by calling me names) when I ask.””

    because I am actually a Center Right ideologist who is refused admittance to the Republican Party, so I caucus with the Left, where I am accepted.

    “”If that’s your threshold for “hate”, then the world must be a very scary place. “”

    o, it just means now MDER and the rest of you have to admit what a sweet respectful man Al Franken is. I mean, you set the bar, it should apply to everyone, right . . .(rhetorical questions, I know your answer already)

  28. duly noted, Mitch. And to Rick and Swiftee, I didn’t mean my laugh to imply a slap on Swiftee’s back at his insult, it was more of a nervous laughter. I know Swiftee can be over the top sometimes, but I was a little shocked that he would insult someone’s spouse rather than the offender. So, Rick, no disrespect.

  29. another gutter ball . . .

    At bowling?

    For sure. I suck at it.

    Here?

    You’re on my lanes, now…

    I find anyone, who INTENTIONALLY goes out of their way to enrage anyone, for the pure simple reason of entertainment, is, by definition, hate-filled.

    Then your definition of hate is so wide that it’s completely meaningless; it covers backetball-court smack-talk, every talk show on every side of the aisle, and professional wrestling for that matter.

    It’d cover every bit of smack-talk I direct at anyone I disagree with. Since there no hate involved whatsoever (it’s business, not personal), you are thusly refuted.

    Its snark if it is meant as a joke, in this case, Rush truly believes it, it is instinctive and denigrating and . . . hatefull

    See above.

    Read un-PC as hate, maybe that’ll help

    And that, right there, is the most dangerous part of this whole comment.

    If we read un-PC as “hate”, then the meaning of hate is “whatever those in charge of our culture say it is”.

    If that doesn’t scare the crap out of you, then we’ll need to talk.

    OK, lets go tot he full context:


    CALLER 2: No, it’s not, and what’s really funny is, they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk to the media.
    (acknowledges real soldiers)

    LIMBAUGH: The phony soldiers.
    (calls them ohony cause they don;t believe what he things they should)

    WRONG!

    You are inserting that bit of context! The caller was talking about the guy in Atlantic who made up all of the war crimes, about the fake airborne ranger who was written up in Slate, all of those.

    Nothing hateful about accusing someone with a chronic a debilitating disease and accusing him of faking it. That is no option, his condition is documented medical fact, and your attempt to cover for him makes it even worse on you to

    Nope. Rush was accusing him of exploiting his condition to shame people out of dissenting from his goal – to support fetal stemcell research.

    A mistake. You think for a split second that Rush didn’t know the true race of this person and didn’t choose to twist it into something it wasn’t Seriously, tall me you don’t honestly believe that.

    I don’t know what I believe, nor do I much care; it’s a non-issue. Mistakes happen; Rush is good, but not infallible. In any case – even IF it’s exactly as you say (and that’d be a first, in this thread), there is nothing, zippo, nada hateful about it.

    because I am actually a Center Right ideologist who is refused admittance to the Republican Party, so I caucus with the Left, where I am accepted.

    Really?

    Who “refused” you admittance, and when?

    Because you could certainly come to my precinct caucus…well, no, you’re in the wrong precinct, but I know for a fact that you’d be accepted at any precinct caucus in 66B. You might get some questions; so what? I get questions.

    o, it just means now MDER and the rest of you have to admit what a sweet respectful man Al Franken is. I mean, you set the bar, it should apply to everyone, right . . .(rhetorical questions, I know your answer already)

    I’ve never accused Franken of being “hateful”. He’s clearly NOT “respectful” – the stories of his haughty imperiousness are everywhere. The guy’s a jerk.

    I have no idea about Limbaugh’s personality in person (although the bio I linked to last August was intereseting), and I don’t care. Although it’s useful to note that Limbaugh is much beloved by waitstaff throughout New York; he’s famous for leaving $5,000 tips for $300 tabs.

    Oooh. Hateful.

  30. Mitch observed: “Although it’s useful to note that Limbaugh is much beloved by waitstaff throughout New York; he’s famous for leaving $5,000 tips for $300 tabs.”

    That’s a rich fat guy trying to get laid, Mitch. Anybody who lays down $5,000 cause he likes the waitress is an idiot. Doesn’t he have one of your “faith-based charities” he could give the money to? Please.

  31. That’s a rich fat guy trying to get laid, Mitch. Anybody who lays down $5,000 cause he likes the waitress is an idiot.

    You don’t eat out much, do you?

  32. See! AC can’t help but tell people what to do with their own money. It’s in his blood… the clowns can’t help it.

  33. That’s a rich fat guy trying to get laid, Mitch.

    That a supporter of Bill Clinton would treat this as derogatory is kinda funny.

  34. AssClown scoffed: “That’s a rich fat guy trying to get laid, Mitch.”

    As opposed to a broke fat guy in floppy shoes and poorly applied clown makeup laying down a trail of skittles from the front door of the middle school to his van.

  35. to admit what a sweet respectful man Al Franken is

    The author of “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot?” You talking about that guy?

    If your level of argument were at a 3rd grade level I’d just say “Franken started it neener neener neener.”

    But since you haven’t evolved that far yet, I’ll just back off.

    *Oh SNAP!*

  36. You might get some questions; so what? I get questions.
    Yeah, Berg! What’s this love affair you got with that lefty Springsteen? Ain’t no way you can be a good Republican.

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