A talent for spinning yarns

[Burp]

Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’
Despite previously claiming that Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) “only chance of winning is that he’s black,” right-wing talker Rush Limbaugh claimed yesterday that Obama is misrepresenting his ethnic background. “These polls on how one-third of blue-collar white Democrats won’t vote for Obama because he’s black, and — but he’s not black,” asserted Limbaugh. Instead, Limbaugh declared, “He’s Arab“:

LIMBAUGH: But he’s not black. Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood? He doesn’t have any African — that’s why when they asked whether he was authentic, whether he’s down for the struggle. He’s Arab. You know, he’s from Africa. He’s from Arab parts of Africa. He’s not — his father was — he’s not African-American. The last thing that he is is African-American.

Watch it:
Think Progress » Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’

Rush was wrong when he said he isn't African American. But he was right when he said BO was Arab.

Mr. Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side. He is 43.75% Arabic, and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side, a great-great grandparent. His ancestors on his father's side were Arab slave traders. They operated under an extended grant from Queen Victoria, who gave them the right to continue the slave trade in exchange for helping the British defeat the Madhi Army in southern Sudan and the Upper Nile region.

Reading Between the Lines: Post, Tribune: Is Obama really African-American?

 

[edthecynic]

Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’
Despite previously claiming that Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) “only chance of winning is that he’s black,” right-wing talker Rush Limbaugh claimed yesterday that Obama is misrepresenting his ethnic background. “These polls on how one-third of blue-collar white Democrats won’t vote for Obama because he’s black, and — but he’s not black,” asserted Limbaugh. Instead, Limbaugh declared, “He’s Arab“:

LIMBAUGH: But he’s not black. Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood? He doesn’t have any African — that’s why when they asked whether he was authentic, whether he’s down for the struggle. He’s Arab. You know, he’s from Africa. He’s from Arab parts of Africa. He’s not — his father was — he’s not African-American. The last thing that he is is African-American.

Watch it:
Think Progress » Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’

Rush was wrong when he said he isn't African American. But he was right when he said BO was Arab.

Mr. Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side. He is 43.75% Arabic, and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side, a great-great grandparent. His ancestors on his father's side were Arab slave traders. They operated under an extended grant from Queen Victoria, who gave them the right to continue the slave trade in exchange for helping the British defeat the Madhi Army in southern Sudan and the Upper Nile region.

Reading Between the Lines: Post, Tribune: Is Obama really African-American?

January 24, 2007
RUSH: Hey, Barack Obama has picked up another endorsement: Halfrican American actress Halle Berry. "As a Halfrican American, I am honored to have Ms. Berry's support, as well as the support of other Halfrican Americans," Obama said. He didn't say it, but -- anyway

May 2, 2007
RUSH: I don't look at Barack Obama and say, "Is he black enough?"

January 16, 2007
RUSH : And for Barack Obama, a -- well, he's a half-minority --

 

[Old Rocks]

Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’
Despite previously claiming that Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) “only chance of winning is that he’s black,” right-wing talker Rush Limbaugh claimed yesterday that Obama is misrepresenting his ethnic background. “These polls on how one-third of blue-collar white Democrats won’t vote for Obama because he’s black, and — but he’s not black,” asserted Limbaugh. Instead, Limbaugh declared, “He’s Arab“:

LIMBAUGH: But he’s not black. Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood? He doesn’t have any African — that’s why when they asked whether he was authentic, whether he’s down for the struggle. He’s Arab. You know, he’s from Africa. He’s from Arab parts of Africa. He’s not — his father was — he’s not African-American. The last thing that he is is African-American.

Watch it:
Think Progress » Limbaugh lies about Obama’s ethnicity: ‘He’s Arab.’

Rush was wrong when he said he isn't African American. But he was right when he said BO was Arab.

Mr. Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side. He is 43.75% Arabic, and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side, a great-great grandparent. His ancestors on his father's side were Arab slave traders. They operated under an extended grant from Queen Victoria, who gave them the right to continue the slave trade in exchange for helping the British defeat the Madhi Army in southern Sudan and the Upper Nile region.

Reading Between the Lines: Post, Tribune: Is Obama really African-American?

We are supposed to believe that hate filled screed?

 

[Old Rocks]

Limbaugh is about nothing but "tall tales" huh? How about some good examples....

Just about anything he spews.

Pathetic. If everything he spews is a "yarn" I'm sure you have no end of examples of "yarns" he's spun that weren't true.

So have at. Produce some evidence.

It's mildly amusing that the left calls anything truthfully reported about their side "entertainment" or "yarns".

Sure Allie, here you go;

Limbaugh vs. Reality

Bogus Economics

LIMBAUGH: On California contractor C.C. Myers completing repairs 74 days early on the earthquake-damaged Santa Monica Freeway: "There was one key element that made this happen. One key thing: The governor of California declared the [freeway] a disaster area and by so doing eliminated the need for competitive bids.... Government got the hell out of the way." (TV show, 4/13/94) "They gave this guy [Myers] the job without having to go through the rigmarole...of giving 25 percent of the job to a minority-owned business and 25 percent to a woman." (TV show, 4/15/94)

REALITY: There was competitive bidding: Myers beat four other contractors for the job. Affirmative action rules applied: At least 40 percent of the subcontracts went to minority or women-owned firms. Far from getting out of the way, dozens of state employees were on the job 24 hours a day. Furthermore, the federal government picked up the tab for the whole job (L.A. Times, 5/1/94).

LIMBAUGH: "Banks take the risks in issuing student loans and they are entitled to the profits." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Summer/93)

REALITY: Banks take no risks in issuing student loans, which are federally insured.

LIMBAUGH: "Don't let the liberals deceive you into believing that a decade of sustained growth without inflation in America [in the '80s] resulted in a bigger gap between the haves and the have-nots. Figures compiled by the Congressional Budget Office dispel that myth." (Ought to Be, p. 70)

REALITY: CBO figures do nothing of the sort. Its numbers for after-tax incomes show that in 1980, the richest fifth of our country had eight times the income of the poorest fifth. By 1989, the ratio was more than 20 to one.
The Way Things Aren't

 

[tigerbob]

Oops. I though the thread was titled "A talent for spinning yams". Imagine my disappointment.

 

[Evangelical]

LImbough is an entertainer in about the same way that Joseph Goebbels was.

I heard Goebbels did funnier parodies.

Really? Care to present us with one of Goebels' hillarious yarns? Or are you just slandering Limbaugh?

 

[editec]

Rush is a hate mongering propagandist.

He feeds on the ignorant dolts who worship him and he adds to their distorted world view by pandering to their ignorance and by spinning half truthes into a plausible but perverted story.

He's very good at it, I'll give him that.

 

[editec]

LImbough is an entertainer in about the same way that Joseph Goebbels was.

I heard Goebbels did funnier parodies.

Really? Care to present us with one of Goebels' hillarious yarns? Or are you just slandering Limbaugh?

Her post was ironic humor, lad.

Sorry you're not equipped to get it.

 

[Anguille]

Rush is a hate mongering propagandist.

He feeds on the ignorant dolts who worship him and he adds to their distorted world view by pandering to their ignorance and by spinning half truthes into a plausible but perverted story.

He's very good at it, I'll give him that.

He's also kind of funny, in a sick sort of way.

 

[Anguille]

I can listen to him for about 2 minutes, Laugh at how ridiculous he is, then get depressed and have to turn him off.

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

There are people who enjoy telling tall tales, and for the most part they are harmless. Rush Limbaugh is one of these people, and he has made a lucrative career out of spinning yarns. But he is not harmless; he has taken the GOP for a ride to destruction.
Each day he and his staff come up with tales that they believe will be the political fish story that finally make his faithful sheep roll their eyes, scratch their heads, and say to themselves “Rush, that is BS.” He and his writers have had a long running program tricking the gullible using outlandish “facts” that get more and more unbelievable with each passing day. The broadcast has lasted many years longer than they ever thought possible, and he has made millions of dollars.
Rush has claimed he is just an entertainer, and he has a faithful following. Over time he has become the best friend the Democrats could hope for by hijacking the entire Republican Party. It is a feat that still amazes Rush himself, but now that he is in charge of the GOP, he plans to take them for the ride of their lives.
Hang on neocons, if you though it had been a wild ride up until now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

ROFLMNAO... Don't ya love Irony?

I kept waiting on the example of a yarn which Rush imparted as fact and was disproven, proving Rush is a liar...

So what we have here, is a yarn which comes to lament the telling of yarns...

LOL... Leftists...

Ya just CAN'T MAKE THIS CRAP UP! I'f I posted an assertion which declared the author of this OP to be a simpleton liar, prone to projecting her own personal flaws onto her opposition... she'd run to DEMAND PROOF!

Well the Author of this OP is a liar who is prone to projecting her own personal flaws onto her opposition... and here's the proof:

http://www.usmessageboard.com/media/73822-a-talent-for-spinning-yarns.html#post1155298

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

Radio host Rush Limbaugh lied about a recently released report by the 9-11 Commission: He falsely claimed that the report confirms Vice President Dick Cheney's claim that September 11 hijacker Mohamed Atta may have met with an Iraqi intelligence officer in April 2001. Limbaugh directly contradicted the report while purporting to summarize it.

From the June 17 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:

LIMBAUGH: The [9-11 Commission] report said that Mohamed Atta did meet with an Iraqi Intelligence Agency, or agent, in Prague on April 9th of 2001. We've known this for a long time.

From the 9-11 Commission "Staff Statement 16":

We have examined the allegation that Atta met with an Iraqi intelligence officer in Prague on April 9. Based on the evidence available -- including investigation by Czech and U.S. authorities plus detainee reporting -- we do not believe that such a meeting occurred.

Media Matters - Limbaugh lied about 9-11 Commission report, Atta meeting in Prague

Actually, Rush Limabugh did NOT imply that the Senate report proved that Atta met with Iraqi intelligence in the Iraqi embassy... What Limbaugh said was the the evidence the Report cited did not DISPROVE, or even reasonably discredit the Czech intelligence which said Atta met with Iraqi intelligence...

The 'report' declared that because there was no CONCRETE EVIDENCE that such occured, that there was not sufficient reason to believe that it did...

Thus the report chose to give the benefit of the doubt, to Atta over the intelligence... and what was this benefit based upon? It was based upon Atta's cell phone and ATM records indicating that the cell phone and ATM card registered under the "Atta" alias were in South Florida on those days when czech intelligence said he was in Prague.

The fact is no one KNOWS... where "Atta" was on those days... in point of FACT, the cell phone and ATM card records amount to nothing more than 'intelligence' which INDICATES that the owner of those instruments was where the instruments WERE BEING USED.

As if a cell phone and ATM card can oly be used by the individual registered to them.

Now is there doubt that "Atta" met with Iraqi intelligence in Prague? Sure... But such is the nature of iintelligence... The Pro-Islamic Terrorist left simply needs to give the benefit of that doubt TO THE TERRORISTS and the anti-American (leftist) who promote the interests of those terrorists.

The simple fact is that "Insufficient evidence" to prove that something happened is NOT CONCLUSIVE evidence that it did not happen.

What do we have which suggest it did? We have Czech intelligence which says it did happen and we have the "Iraqi dimplomat" who supposedly met with Atta "... was on 22nd April 2001 expelled from the Czech Republic on the basis of activities which were not compatible with the diplomatic status." And it should be noted that those 'activities' were not related to his visit with the Terrorists Atta. This according to Czech Ambassador to the UN, Hynek Kmonicek.

So while the Left loves to project that it was "PROVEN" that Atta did not meet with Iraqi intelligence in Prague... such is not the case, or anything approaching it. This is yet another myth snatched from the pro-terrorist ether designed to undermine the US Global War on their Anti-American allies.

 

[HUGGY]

There are people who enjoy telling tall tales, and for the most part they are harmless. Rush Limbaugh is one of these people, and he has made a lucrative career out of spinning yarns. But he is not harmless; he has taken the GOP for a ride to destruction.
Each day he and his staff come up with tales that they believe will be the political fish story that finally make his faithful sheep roll their eyes, scratch their heads, and say to themselves “Rush, that is BS.” He and his writers have had a long running program tricking the gullible using outlandish “facts” that get more and more unbelievable with each passing day. The broadcast has lasted many years longer than they ever thought possible, and he has made millions of dollars.
Rush has claimed he is just an entertainer, and he has a faithful following. Over time he has become the best friend the Democrats could hope for by hijacking the entire Republican Party. It is a feat that still amazes Rush himself, but now that he is in charge of the GOP, he plans to take them for the ride of their lives.
Hang on neocons, if you though it had been a wild ride up until now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Neo cons are weak minded morons that believe they HAVE to believe in SOMETHING so they won't fall for ANYTHING. Somehow they managed to do both. Astounding!

 

[krotchdog]

There are people who enjoy telling tall tales, and for the most part they are harmless. Rush Limbaugh is one of these people, and he has made a lucrative career out of spinning yarns. But he is not harmless; he has taken the GOP for a ride to destruction.
Each day he and his staff come up with tales that they believe will be the political fish story that finally make his faithful sheep roll their eyes, scratch their heads, and say to themselves “Rush, that is BS.” He and his writers have had a long running program tricking the gullible using outlandish “facts” that get more and more unbelievable with each passing day. The broadcast has lasted many years longer than they ever thought possible, and he has made millions of dollars.
Rush has claimed he is just an entertainer, and he has a faithful following. Over time he has become the best friend the Democrats could hope for by hijacking the entire Republican Party. It is a feat that still amazes Rush himself, but now that he is in charge of the GOP, he plans to take them for the ride of their lives.
Hang on neocons, if you though it had been a wild ride up until now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Great post, great example of hypocrisy, here you state simply that Rush spins a yarn, which is all this threads topic is. You posted nothing but opinion. So other than a long thread of taunts and flames am I to debate you on your opinion.

If it was simply the only way you were able to think of to open a real debate, so be it. I believe you simply wished to attack someone you do no listen to.

Give him a week and than see if you can debate your premise for this thread. I am going back to read some posts and see if there is anything to debate other than opinion.

Pretty funny, you based your opinion on someone elses opinion, which made thier judgement based on the political party they are affilliated with.

 

[tigerbob]

Rush is a hate mongering propagandist.

He feeds on the ignorant dolts who worship him and he adds to their distorted world view by pandering to their ignorance and by spinning half truthes into a plausible but perverted story.

He's very good at it, I'll give him that.

Rush is indeed the highly visible apostle of the right. But I also find it interesting that whenever a right of center view is expressed, within about 5 posts the author is often accused of "listening to too much Rush".

That's the double edged sword that is Limbaugh. As well as providing a wealth of ammunition for people to throw at the left, he also provides the left with a means of dismissing every right wing opinion by labeling it Rush-speak. As such, is he a help or a hindrance to the right?

 

[krotchdog]

Rush is a hate mongering propagandist.

He feeds on the ignorant dolts who worship him and he adds to their distorted world view by pandering to their ignorance and by spinning half truthes into a plausible but perverted story.

He's very good at it, I'll give him that.

Rush is indeed the highly visible apostle of the right. But I also find it interesting that whenever a right of center view is expressed, within about 5 posts the author is often accused of "listening to too much Rush".

That's the double edged sword that is Limbaugh. As well as providing a wealth of ammunition for people to throw at the left, he also provides the left with a means of dismissing every right wing opinion by labeling it Rush-speak. As such, is he a help or a hindrance to the right?

Rush helps, information is never a bad thing. Again you posted a simple opinion, and at the same time pointed out the tactics of the left. What are we to do, not listen because the statist screams every chance they get. Hardly.

Labeling people sucks, if we lose the country because of the tactics of the left there is not much we can do. As the Tea Partys are showing ordinary Americans are fed up with the tactics of the left. That is why CNN rating are in the toliet, that is why every newspaper in the country is either going bankrupt or on the brink of failure. Thank god you guys got Obama, he is giving billions to the newspapers to keep the propaganda machine running.

Keep it up, ordinary Americans can only take so much, hence the Tea parties. You are awaking a sleeping giant.

 

[tigerbob]

Rush is a hate mongering propagandist.

He feeds on the ignorant dolts who worship him and he adds to their distorted world view by pandering to their ignorance and by spinning half truthes into a plausible but perverted story.

He's very good at it, I'll give him that.

Rush is indeed the highly visible apostle of the right. But I also find it interesting that whenever a right of center view is expressed, within about 5 posts the author is often accused of "listening to too much Rush".

That's the double edged sword that is Limbaugh. As well as providing a wealth of ammunition for people to throw at the left, he also provides the left with a means of dismissing every right wing opinion by labeling it Rush-speak. As such, is he a help or a hindrance to the right?

Rush helps, information is never a bad thing. Again you posted a simple opinion, and at the same time pointed out the tactics of the left. What are we to do, not listen because the statist screams every chance they get. Hardly.

Labeling people sucks, if we lose the country because of the tactics of the left there is not much we can do. As the Tea Partys are showing ordinary Americans are fed up with the tactics of the left. That is why CNN rating are in the toliet, that is why every newspaper in the country is either going bankrupt or on the brink of failure. Thank god you guys got Obama, he is giving billions to the newspapers to keep the propaganda machine running.

Keep it up, ordinary Americans can only take so much, hence the Tea parties. You are awaking a sleeping giant.

Are you suggesting I'm a liberal? How bizarre. Yesterday I had 3 posters laying into me for being a Republican when I defended the tea parties and said that I agreed that Government spending was out of control.

I did "post a simple question". Simple as it was though, you decided to read more into it than was actually there. Why couldn't you just take it at face value?

 

[Sinatra]

There are people who enjoy telling tall tales, and for the most part they are harmless. Rush Limbaugh is one of these people, and he has made a lucrative career out of spinning yarns. But he is not harmless; he has taken the GOP for a ride to destruction.
Each day he and his staff come up with tales that they believe will be the political fish story that finally make his faithful sheep roll their eyes, scratch their heads, and say to themselves “Rush, that is BS.” He and his writers have had a long running program tricking the gullible using outlandish “facts” that get more and more unbelievable with each passing day. The broadcast has lasted many years longer than they ever thought possible, and he has made millions of dollars.
Rush has claimed he is just an entertainer, and he has a faithful following. Over time he has become the best friend the Democrats could hope for by hijacking the entire Republican Party. It is a feat that still amazes Rush himself, but now that he is in charge of the GOP, he plans to take them for the ride of their lives.
Hang on neocons, if you though it had been a wild ride up until now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Neo cons are weak minded morons that believe they HAVE to believe in SOMETHING so they won't fall for ANYTHING. Somehow they managed to do both. Astounding!

And the deeply rooted history of the neocon movement within the Democrat Party is fascinating...

 

[krotchdog]

That's the double edged sword that is Limbaugh. As well as providing a wealth of ammunition for people to throw at the left, he also provides the left with a means of dismissing every right wing opinion by labeling it Rush-speak. As such, is he a help or a hindrance to the right?

Labeling people sucks, if we lose the country because of the tactics of the left there is not much we can do. As the Tea Partys are showing ordinary Americans are fed up with the tactics of the left. That is why CNN rating are in the toliet, that is why every newspaper in the country is either going bankrupt or on the brink of failure. Thank god you guys got Obama, he is giving billions to the newspapers to keep the propaganda machine running.

Keep it up, ordinary Americans can only take so much, hence the Tea parties. You are awaking a sleeping giant.

Are you suggesting I'm a liberal? How bizarre. Yesterday I had 3 posters laying into me for being a Republican when I defended the tea parties and said that I agreed that Government spending was out of control.

I did "post a simple question". Simple as it was though, you decided to read more into it than was actually there. Why couldn't you just take it at face value?

I dont know who you are, I simply responded to one post as I saw it pertain to my post, I did not label you a liberal, if you are not, than you corrected me and I thank you. Thats all, there, you educated me.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Woohoo…you guys really made a water tight case about Rush….
...in your dreams....

If this kind of meaningless minutiae and trivial detail is all you guys can slam him with….you need to get a life and quit YOUR constant spewing and yarning about Rush….this weak crap is not proof that Rush is spewing lies and tall tales like you claim….instead this just proves you guys to be more like a bunch of picky little weasels ineffectively trying to pull down a giant elephant…. let’s see here…

.....a questionable meeting on April 9th before 9-11...
…..a questionable claim about EPA rules on foam...
…..whether or not Obama is an Arab….
....calling Obama the Messiah instead of the Herald....
...and some more nonsense about the Big Bang theory...

wow...what a condemning list of lies and yarns....real convincing....if you're ten years old........certainly nothing here to prove that Limbaugh SPEWS LIES and is constantly SPINNING YARNS….for that I'd need to go to see Al Gore's movie.... (you know...that film backed up by real science that cons don't believe in...)

what's really funny….none of you have probably ever even listened that much to Limbaugh…..yet you still make false accusations and claims about his character as if you are all experts about him....

Hey…if you think Rush lies so damn much….call him on it….literally….he always puts bitchy liberals to the front of the line…