Limbaugh has jumped the shark

[AllieBaba]

I really doubt you've spent much time perusing the Vulgate.

 

[Avatar4321]

How about plain tasteless? Crude? Offensive? Without any grace at all?

The point is he didn't have to say it. He chose to say it knowing his audience would be guffawing while everyone else, when they heard of it, would be disgusted. But he's a shock jock, that's his job so I shouldn't be surprised.

It's tasteless, crude, and offensive to suggest that you name a bill in memorial for a man who has supposedly fought his whole life for it?

What is so disgusting about it? Seriously? If I were Senator Kennedy id be honored to see a cause I fought for become a memorial for me.

 

[raceright]

You know what "spade" means, right? Bigot.

here in the big city, it's a shovel, rube.

what is it in your little slice of heaven?

I believe the correct term is watermelon
Or maybe Mick
Or maybe greese ball
Or maybe Himy
Or maybe redneck
Or hick
Or city slicker
Its just words owe one more Asshole

 

[Immanuel]

Limbaugh: Kennedy Will Be Dead By The Time Health Care Bill Passes

I'm surprised!

I always thought of Rush Limbaugh as a caring, thoughtful man.

He is if you are a "Dittohead"

How about plain tasteless? Crude? Offensive? Without any grace at all?

The point is he didn't have to say it. He chose to say it knowing his audience would be guffawing while everyone else, when they heard of it, would be disgusted. But he's a shock jock, that's his job so I shouldn't be surprised.

It's tasteless, crude, and offensive to suggest that you name a bill in memorial for a man who has supposedly fought his whole life for it?

What is so disgusting about it? Seriously? If I were Senator Kennedy id be honored to see a cause I fought for become a memorial for me.

No, I think it is tasteless to say that a man who appears to be dying from a brain tumor will be dead soon... and I am guessing he chuckled when he said it. The chuckling would be the tasteless part of the whole thing. I don't like Ted either, but I would never joke about his circumstances.

Of course, I haven't listened to Ole Rush in years, so I am only guessing that he chuckled.

Immie

 

[Avatar4321]

No, I think it is tasteless to say that a man who appears to be dying from a brain tumor will be dead soon... and I am guessing he chuckled when he said it. The chuckling would be the tasteless part of the whole thing. I don't like Ted either, but I would never joke about his circumstances.

Of course, I haven't listened to Ole Rush in years, so I am only guessing that he chuckled.

Immie

First, Ted Kennedy does not appear to be dying from a brain tumor. He is dying from a brain tumor.

Second, there is no mention of laughing. However, I see nothing wrong with laughing at death. There is no point to life if you can't laugh. And if you cant laugh at your demise, then when can you laugh?

Third, Rush's suggestion about the bill being a memorial in his honor is hardly tasteless. It's honorable. If a Democrat suggested this after his death, everyone would be praising him for respecting Senator Kennedy. Rush suggests it and you treat it like its an insult. Please.

Why so serious?

 

[Toro]

The day after Kurt Cobain killed himself, Rush called him a "human piece of trash."

The day after.

and he would have said that the day before he died as well

he was a stupid musician that killed himself
give me a break that i dont feel sorry for people like that

Perhaps, but do you feel sorry for his wife? His daughter? His mother and father? His friends? His fans?

When the Leftards took potshots at Reagan the day after he died, that was classless. Similarly, when a musician - or anyone who has touched the lives of people, particularly one who is tormented as Cobain was - kills himself, describing that person as a human piece of trash the day after he dies is about as low as you can go. But what do you expect from the king of the sewer media?

Rush Limbaugh is piece of shit because he says such moronic things, but I wouldn't say so the day after he dies. Even if you disagree with him, you respect the man and all those who he has reached during a time of mourning.

There's a time and a place, but the day after someone dies is not one of those days.

 

[Immanuel]

No, I think it is tasteless to say that a man who appears to be dying from a brain tumor will be dead soon... and I am guessing he chuckled when he said it. The chuckling would be the tasteless part of the whole thing. I don't like Ted either, but I would never joke about his circumstances.

Of course, I haven't listened to Ole Rush in years, so I am only guessing that he chuckled.

Immie

First, Ted Kennedy does not appear to be dying from a brain tumor. He is dying from a brain tumor.

Second, there is no mention of laughing. However, I see nothing wrong with laughing at death. There is no point to life if you can't laugh. And if you cant laugh at your demise, then when can you laugh?

Third, Rush's suggestion about the bill being a memorial in his honor is hardly tasteless. It's honorable. If a Democrat suggested this after his death, everyone would be praising him for respecting Senator Kennedy. Rush suggests it and you treat it like its an insult. Please.

Why so serious?

Actually, I think the suggestion of the bill being named after Senator Kennedy is a great idea. I don't have any problem with that. I still hope any socialized medicine bill dies in committee.

In reply to your second point, I did say that I can imagine Rush chuckling about this AND that I had not listened to him in years. I do not know for certain that he did, but I'd be willing to consider... only consider mind you since, I don't typically bet money I don't have... wagering that there was a chuckle involved. I listened to Rush long enough to know that he does not present himself as a man who cares about anyone who is non-conservative.

In reply to point number 1, I know, but I was trying not to be insensitive.

As for your question about why so serious? I wasn't aware that I was anymore serious than normal. I just believe it is wrong to joke about another person's trouble even if that person is Senator Ted Kennedy whom I don't like at all.

edit below:

You stated:

There is no point to life if you can't laugh. And if you cant laugh at your demise, then when can you laugh?

Laughing about your own demise is one thing. Laughing about the demise of another human being is cruel. IMHO
Immie

 

[DiveCon]

The day after Kurt Cobain killed himself, Rush called him a "human piece of trash."

The day after.

and he would have said that the day before he died as well

he was a stupid musician that killed himself
give me a break that i dont feel sorry for people like that

Perhaps, but do you feel sorry for his wife? His daughter? His mother and father? His friends? His fans?

When the Leftards took potshots at Reagan the day after he died, that was classless. Similarly, when a musician - or anyone who has touched the lives of people, particularly one who is tormented as Cobain was - kills himself, describing that person as a human piece of trash the day after he dies is about as low as you can go. But what do you expect from the king of the sewer media?

Rush Limbaugh is piece of shit because he says such moronic things, but I wouldn't say so the day after he dies. Even if you disagree with him, you respect the man and all those who he has reached during a time of mourning.

There's a time and a place, but the day after someone dies is not one of those days.

the two are not comparable
Reagan didnt kill himself
and, Reagan was a bit more than a drugged out musician

 

[Avatar4321]

I really dont get you people. Rush is evil because he suggested they name the health care bill after Ted Kennedy. Seriously? If a Democrat did this youd be praising how generous it was and how great an idea it would be to honor him.

 

[Diuretic]

How about plain tasteless? Crude? Offensive? Without any grace at all?

The point is he didn't have to say it. He chose to say it knowing his audience would be guffawing while everyone else, when they heard of it, would be disgusted. But he's a shock jock, that's his job so I shouldn't be surprised.

It's tasteless, crude, and offensive to suggest that you name a bill in memorial for a man who has supposedly fought his whole life for it?

What is so disgusting about it? Seriously? If I were Senator Kennedy id be honored to see a cause I fought for become a memorial for me.

Is it a strawman to take someone's point, misrepresent it and knock it down? Well yes it is. Right there. Strawman.

 

[Immanuel]

I really dont get you people. Rush is evil because he suggested they name the health care bill after Ted Kennedy. Seriously? If a Democrat did this youd be praising how generous it was and how great an idea it would be to honor him.

Do you mean me?

1) I never once have suggested that Rush was evil.

2) If a Democrat suggested it, I'd laugh at him and call him a brown-nosing politician.

Immie

 

[Alpha1]

It will be interesting to compare his true legacy with the crap we'll get from Washington and Mass. at his funeral service....
Well, for the record...here is the facts ..............

The Last of The Kennedy Dynasty
As soon as cancer was found, I noticed the immediate attempt at canonization of old Teddy by the main stream media. They are saying what a "great American" he is. I say, let's get a couple of things clear & not twist the facts to change the real history.


1. He was caught cheating at Harvard when he attended it. He was expelled twice, once for cheating on a test, and once for paying a classmate to cheat for him.

2. While expelled, Kennedy enlisted in the Army, but mistakenly signed up for four years instead of two. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to England (a step up from bootlegging liquor into the US from Canada during prohibition), pulled the necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea, where a war was raging. No preferential treatment for him like "he" charged President Bush received.


3. Kennedy was assigned to Paris , never advanced beyond the rank of Private, and returned to Harvard upon being discharged. Imagine a person of his "education" NEVER advancing past the rank of Private.

4. While attending law school at the University of Virginia, he was cited for reckless driving four times, including once when he was clocked driving 90 miles per hour in a residential neighborhood with his headlights off after dark. Yet his Virginia driver's license was never revoked. Coincidentally, he passed the bar exam in 1959, amazing!!!

5. In 1964, he was seriously injured in a plane crash, and hospitalized for several months. Test results done by the hospital at the time he was admitted had shown he was legally intoxicated. The results of those tests remained a "state secret" until in the 1980's when the report was unsealed. Didn't hear about that from the unbiased media, did we.

6. On July 19, 1969, Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts . At about 11:00 PM, he borrowed his chauffeur's keys to his Oldsmobile limousine, and offered to give a ride home to Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign worker. Leaving the island via an unlit bridge with no guard rail, Kennedy steered the car off the bridge, flipped, and into Poucha Pond.

7. He swam to shore and walked back to the party, after passing several houses and a fire station. Then two friends returned with him to the scene of the accident. According to their later testimony, they told him what he already knew, that he was required by law to immediately report the accident to the authorities. Instead Kennedy made his way to his hotel, called his lawyer, and went to sleep. Kennedy called the police the next morning and by then the wreck had already been discovered. Before dying, Kopechne had scratched at the upholstered floor above her head in the upside-down car. The Kennedy family began "calling in favors", ensuring that any inquiry would be contained. Her corpse was whisked out-of-state to her family, before an autopsy could be conducted. Further details are uncertain, but after the accident Kennedy says he repeatedly dove under the water trying to rescue Kopechne, and he didn't call police because he was in a state of shock. It is widely assumed Kennedy was drunk, and he held off calling police in hopes that his family could fix the problem overnight.
Since the accident, Kennedy's "political enemies" have referred to him as the distinguished Senator from Chappaquiddick. He pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and was given a SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF TWO MONTHS. Kopechne's family received a small payout from the Kennedy's insurance policy, and never sued. There was later an effort to have her body exhumed and autopsied, but her family successfully fought against this in court, and Kennedy's family paid their attorney's bills... a "token of friendship?" (Questions remain as to whether she was pregnant.)

8. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for more than forty years, but considering his longevity, his accomplishments seem scant. He authored or argued for legislation that ensured a variety of civil rights, increased the minimum wage in 1981, made access to health care easier for the indigent, and funded Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors and is widely held as the "standard-bearer for liberalism". In his very first Senate role, he was the floor manager for the bill that turned U.S. immigration policy upside down and opened the floodgate for immigrants from third world countries..

9. Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author of every expansion of and increase in immigration, up to and including the latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. Not to mention the Pious grilling he gave the last two Supreme Court Nominees, as if he were the standard bearer for the nation in matters of right. What a pompous ass !
10. He is known around Washington as a public drunk, loud, boisterous and very disrespectful to ladies. JERK is a better description than "great American".

Let's not allow the spin doctors to make this jerk a hero -- how quickly the American public forgets what his real legacy is...

 

[xotoxi]

The day after Kurt Cobain killed himself, Rush called him a "human piece of trash."

The day after.

Maybe Rush called Cobain a human piece of because Cobain was addicted to narcotics.

Oh wait...

 

[crpravens]

We are suppose to feel sorry for Senator Kennedy? I sure don't

 

[xotoxi]

We are suppose to feel sorry for Senator Kennedy? I sure don't

Yeah...he brought this brain tumor on himself, through his evil socialist liberal agenda!

 

[DavidS]

The day after Kurt Cobain killed himself, Rush called him a "human piece of trash."

The day after.

The day after 9/11 Obama's buddy said he wished he'd bombed more people when he was bombing.

The day after.

Incorrect. The interview with William Ayres was done a week or so before 9/11 and published on 9/11. Newspapers are published BEFORE the sun rises, meaning that interview was printed and in the hands of people already on the flight. Bill Ayres did not say that he wish he had killed more people after 9/11. He said he did not do enough to stop the war in Vietnam. When you're quoting something, please actually have your facts right.

 

[DavidS]

Didn't you say you were leaving?

 

[Avatar4321]

Is it a strawman to take someone's point, misrepresent it and knock it down? Well yes it is. Right there. Strawman.

What exactly did i misrepresent? Why is it tasteless, crude and offensive to name a bill after a man?

 

[Shadow]

Limbaugh: Kennedy Will Be Dead By The Time Health Care Bill Passes

Limbaugh: Kennedy Will Be Dead By The Time Health Care Bill Passes

On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh suggested that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) would be dead by the time health care reform legislation passes. "Before it's all over, it'll be called the Ted Kennedy memorial health care bill," the talk show host says. He says President Obama has moved on to health care because he can't solve the economic crisis. Listen, via Media Matters:

The libbies on your mother ship,huffpost,DU and KOS were clapping with glee the day after Tony Snow died of cancer.

The day after..

 

[Vel]

Limbaugh: Kennedy Will Be Dead By The Time Health Care Bill Passes

Limbaugh: Kennedy Will Be Dead By The Time Health Care Bill Passes

On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh suggested that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) would be dead by the time health care reform legislation passes. "Before it's all over, it'll be called the Ted Kennedy memorial health care bill," the talk show host says. He says President Obama has moved on to health care because he can't solve the economic crisis. Listen, via Media Matters:

first off, what is so extreme about that statement?
you DO know Ted is not in the best of health, right?
and the screws of Washington move slowly

How about plain tasteless? Crude? Offensive? Without any grace at all?

The point is he didn't have to say it. He chose to say it knowing his audience would be guffawing while everyone else, when they heard of it, would be disgusted. But he's a shock jock, that's his job so I shouldn't be surprised.

Not meaning to seem insensitive, but, I bet Ted Kennedy KNOWS that the brain tumor is going to end his life. It's becoming a sad world when people are so offended by the truth. My guess is that Kennedy would be quite honored to have the universal ( read socialist ) health care bill named for him. As a Kennedy, I'm sure he's probably made a list of monuments, scholarships and other tributes that he'd like to sponser and have bear his name. People need to learn to hear the truth without swooning.


( As a side note before you assume that I can't understand what the family is going through.. My dear father was diagnosed with a brain tumor the same week that Kennedy was diagnosed. Not having the medical resources available to Ted Kennedy, our family said goodbye to my Dad on Christmas Eve 2008.)