Rush Limbaugh Talk

Rush Limbaugh's White Fear

Obama is deliberately trying to destroy America because of slavery. (Crazy!)

Limbaugh has really kicked off 2012 with a bang. The very topic of Barack Obama has had Limbaugh all in a tizzy ever since 2008, but he recently just came right out and said it: Rush Limbaugh believes that Obama is deliberately destroying America as retaliation, due to "his inherent belief that the country was immorally and illegitimately founded by a very small minority of white Europeans who screwed everybody else since the founding to get all the money and the goodies, and it's about time the scales were made even."

Let's just leave aside the fact that there is nowhere, no how, not anywhere on this plane of existence, the slightest bit of evidence to this claim. It literally comes straight out of left field, out of the fevered imaginings of Rush Limbaugh's terrified racist brain. Obama has never said or done anything that would even remotely lead a rational person to suspect anything of the sort.

Rush Limbaugh Angry About Obama's Vacations

Guess how much more time George W. spent on vacation?

Interesting, right? Every time Rush Limbaugh opens his yap to start sarcastically blathering on about Obama's latest vacation plans, I am reminded of an interesting statistic: George W. Bush spent more time on vacation than any contemporary president.

In his first year in office, Obama spent 26 days on vacation. In their first years as president, Ronald Reagan spent 42 days on vacation. George W. Bush spent a whopping 69 days on vacation during his first year.

Limbaugh: Climate Change Misinformer of the Year

Limbaugh's stance on climate change has always been "I don't believe it because I don't believe it."

Media watchdog organization Media Matters has nominated Rush Limbaugh their "Climate Change Misinformer of the Year." This is an excellent title, because it points out that Limbaugh doesn't just DENY the existence of climate change. He actively MISINFORMS his audience about it.

Limbaugh's stance on climate change has always been "I don't believe it because I don't believe it." He has never had any data on his side, just a firm conviction that everyone else is wrong, regardless of their qualifications or the information that they bring to the table.

Rush Limbaugh Says Obama Confused Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

Because he's black, see? Get it? (Neither do I.)

I'm prepared to accept that Rush Limbaugh himself may not be a racist person. But as an older white dude from the South, he sure does say a lot of racist things. And his followers, who I am certain are mostly racist, really eat that stuff up with a spoon. (Which is no doubt why he says them in the first place.)

This week while discussing the White House menorah-lighting ceremony Rush asked, "What do you think the odds are that Obama got confused between Hanukkah and Kwanzaa?"

Let me give you a tip: if you are a white guy from the South, being flippant about black people's religious beliefs and holiday traditions puts you on very thin ground indeed.

Rush Limbaugh Calls Michelle Obama "Uppity"

He may not be racist, but he sure says a lot of racist things

Rush Limbaugh is constantly claiming that he is not racist. And I believe that HE believes that. But I also believe that he knows his audience eats that stuff up. And he may truly believe that black people and white people are equal, but that clearly won't stop him from throwing around racially loaded words like "uppity."

Question: if someone is not racist, but they say things that are racist, does that really mean that they are not racist? Discuss.

Limbaugh has had a big hate on for Michelle Obama since Day 1, because she offends his sense of Ayn Rand-ian proportion. People should be allowed to be as fat as they want, and who are you to say differently? Dare to question the surprising rise in childhood obesity in America, and Rush Limbaugh will call you fat.

Rush Limbaugh Thinks Babies Should Fend For Themselves

Those greedy, lazy babies!

Who says babies deserve all these perks? If those babies can't diaper themselves, then why should we, the God-fearing taxpayer, give them a hand?

Such is Rush's opinion, apparently, on the DIAPER act, which will help low-income families be able to keep their babies in child care so that they (the parents) can continue to work hard to earn money and help pay their way through life. WORST THING EVER, according to Rush Limbaugh, who derided the project as giving "new meaning to pampering the poor."

I know, right? It's so awesome to be poor in America right now! No wonder so many people are trying it out!

Rush Loses It Over Cain Criticism

He's even more abrasive than ever

For some reason, any kind of criticism of Herman Cain is making Rush Limbaugh totally lose it on the radio. My theory is that for the longest time, Rush insisted that the Left only produced Barack Obama in order to A) prove that Liberals were not racist, and B) forestall any criticism by being able to just say "You're just racist!"

And of course, since Rush Limbaugh says a lot of things that sound racist, he is kind of sensitive about this sort of thing. But Rush also knows a good thing when he sees one. I am sure that when Herman Cain came aboard as the most likely Republican candidate for 2012, Rush was all like "YEAAAHHHH JERKS, TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME!!!"

Surprise! Rush Thinks The 1% Is Awesome

Refuses to acknowledge the power of privilege

Rush Limbaugh is the classic example of someone who "was born on third base and thought he hit a triple." He comes from a long line of wealthy white Americans, mostly lawyers. Put it this way: the Federal courthouse in his home town is named after his grandfather, who was a judge and House member.

Rush has always maintained a staunch blindness to the advantages that he received at the beginning of the game. He began his radio career at the tender age of 16, and one presumes that his family name helped open that door. He dropped out of college and became a disk jockey, not just because he had the skills (although he does have a lot of skill and determination) but also because he could.

Rush Limbaugh Fumbles The Lord's Resistance Army

I want to say up front that I do not believe that Rush Limbaugh is stupid. You don't get as far as he has if you're stupid. He may be uncharitable, narrow-minded, bigoted, sexist, and downright wrong most of the time, but he isn't stupid. I wouldn't call him the smartest person in the world, either, despite his own press. But he's not dumb.

What he is, though, is deeply invested in several different oddball concepts. And beholden to talk for several hours a day about whatever crosses his mind. This combination of a punishing news cycle and the outlook of a paranoid conspiracy theorist can have some pretty hilarious results.

In the latest example of this accidental performance art, Limbaugh attacked the news that President Obama is sending troops to Uganda to help in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army. The LRA calls itself "Christian," but it's more relevant to note that it is a death cult led by a madman who has been responsible for killing 12,000 civilians (and counting.)

Rush Limbaugh says Obama invented America's potential default to get re-elected

My grandmother calls chubby-and-loud radio talk show personality Rush Limbaugh her boyfriend. Yes, my grandfather is still alive and yes, this is gross. The conservative talk show host is both arrogant and short-sighted (not to mention loud!). But more dangerously, Limbaugh, is divisive. He is perhaps one of the most old-school divisive talk figures whose seriously antagonistic, partisan views led the way for the extreme split between liberals and conservatives in this country. In other words, he’s Glenn Beck’s godfather. Read more about Rush Limbaugh says Obama invented America's potential default to get re-elected