OT:Rush Limbaugh

[Voyager]

If Dumbaugh didn't use bigotry, he wouldn't be wealthy. If right-wing extremists didn't listen to Dumbaugh to fuel the flames of his bigotry, he wouldn't have a job. Dumbaugh is a professional bigot and nothing more, and he leeches upon the bigotry of the GOP. While the Right glorifies Dumbaugh as a god, the Left devalues him as an incompetent bigoted fool. Apparently the Independents agree with the Left:

[Arkansas]

If Dumbaugh didn't use bigotry, he wouldn't be wealthy. If right-wing extremists didn't listen to Dumbaugh to fuel the flames of his bigotry, he wouldn't have a job. Dumbaugh is a professional bigot and nothing more, and he leeches upon the bigotry of the GOP. While the Right glorifies Dumbaugh as a god, the Left devalues him as an incompetent bigoted fool. Apparently the Independents agree with the Left:

The very fact that the 'left devalues him' at all proves the point. The 'right-wing extremists' don't have to fuel the flames. All the libs & dems do it for them. Again, if he's soooo darned awful, then why pay him any attention? Ignore him...his ratings will drop, his show will get cancelled, and he will go away. But since the devaluing left won't let him go, he lives on. The right doesn't have to glorify him when the left won't let him go. Apparently Limbaugh is very important and the left just can't live without him. Quite the paradox, no?


later~

[Rockindeano]

The right doesn't have to glorify him when the left won't let him go. Apparently Limbaugh is very important and the left just can't live without him. Quite the paradox, no?

As a Democrat, I can tell you that the left definitely does not want him to go away. He is the one who is devaluing...devaluing the GOP into dust. I for one love it.

It's sad really. Rush exists to tell rightie's how to think, since the majority of them, as evidenced in political threads here, prove my point for me. All the Cons do here is post talking points 101, or Rush quotes. Personally, I love it.

The GOP is on their fucking death bed. Hope you enjoyed your ride assholes.

Oh and God is not a republican either, as most of you Cons think he is.

[ebake02]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails. I think his landslide victory shows that Americans are banking on him succeeding. I hope Obama turns out to be one of the best leaders this country has ever seen so I can see Rush eat shit.

[RossValoryRocks]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails. I think his landslide victory shows that Americans are banking on him succeeding. I hope Obama turns out to be one of the best leaders this country has ever seen so I can see Rush eat shit.

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

He doesn't want Obama to fail...he wants him succede, but he doesn't want him enacting socialist policies that will forever change this country from what it has historically been.

BIG difference there.

[ebake02]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails. I think his landslide victory shows that Americans are banking on him succeeding. I hope Obama turns out to be one of the best leaders this country has ever seen so I can see Rush eat shit.

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

He doesn't want Obama to fail...he wants him succede, but he doesn't want him enacting socialist policies that will forever change this country from what it has historically been.

BIG difference there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuYjWbAU ... re=related

Sounds to me like he wants Obama to fail.

[Rick]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails. I think his landslide victory shows that Americans are banking on him succeeding. I hope Obama turns out to be one of the best leaders this country has ever seen so I can see Rush eat shit.

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

He doesn't want Obama to fail...he wants him succede, but he doesn't want him enacting socialist policies that will forever change this country from what it has historically been.

BIG difference there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuYjWbAU ... re=related

Sounds to me like he wants Obama to fail.

He's a divider, and that's the worst thing for this country, especially right now.

[Voyager]

The very fact that the 'left devalues him' at all proves the point. The 'right-wing extremists' don't have to fuel the flames. All the libs & dems do it for them. Again, if he's soooo darned awful, then why pay him any attention? Ignore him...his ratings will drop, his show will get cancelled, and he will go away. But since the devaluing left won't let him go, he lives on.

The only reason I even replied to this thread is because Dumbaugh has been all over CNN recently. Until then I had forgotten about the loser.

[The_Noble_Cause]

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

It appears you're the one who's fallen victim to a post-facto spin job.
Rush later came back to qualify his remark (as he did with his similarly controversial "phony soliders" crack) but in it's original form Rush said the following:

"I got a request here from a major American print publication. 'Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal.' Now, we're caught in this trap again. The premise is, what is your 'hope.' My hope, and please understand me when I say this. I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, 'Well, I hope he succeeds. We've got to give him a chance.' Why? They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000. Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun. I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed.

If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, 'Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.' (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here's the point. Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that." Why not? Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don't care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails." Somebody's gotta say it.


http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/ ... guest.html

If you could kindly point me to where Rush is rooting only for policies to fail, I'd be greatly interested to read it.
In the Orwellian tradition of Bush, you are guilty of the very thing thing you accuse Ebake of.
Likewise, your broadside against MSNBC is also unsubstantiated bullshit based only on what you've been told.

He doesn't want Obama to fail...he wants him succede, but he doesn't want him enacting socialist policies that will forever change this country from what it has historically been.

You mean like nationalizing the banks?
Or restructuring the financial sector the same way FDR did?

BIG difference there.

Actually, there's very little difference.
Everyone knows the President's policies are interchangeable with the country's economic well-being.
Especially given the Democratic majority in Congress.
Rooting against the President or his policies is one in the same.

Also, given that no matter WHAT Obama does it will be painted as being far radical left, Rush has given himself the ultimate loop hole.
Just witness the hue and cry over closing Gitmo, despite the idea being championed by Bob Gates, Condoleezza Rice, McCain, Colin Powell etc.

[Voyager]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails.

To me that shows Dumbaugh's true colors. I can fathom how others are too duped to see through it. He does not care about this country at all. He said that he wants our leader to fail.

As much as I despised George Bush, I never once wished failure upon him. To wish failure upon our Commander In Chief would mean the deaths of our soldiers and the failure of our country. Unfortunately Dumbya failed more than enough on his own without help from anyone else.

[The_Noble_Cause]

I wonder if Rush realizes that if Obama fails like he wants then the whole country fails.

To me that shows Dumbaugh's true colors. I can fathom how others are too duped to see through it. He does not care about this country at all. He said that he wants our leader to fail.

As much as I despised George Bush, I never once wished failure upon him. To wish failure upon our Commander In Chief would mean the deaths of our soldiers and the failure of our country. Unfortunately Dumbya failed more than enough on his own without help from anyone else.

Good article by Bush's former speechwriter about all this.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/188279

[Voyager]

He doesn't want Obama to fail...he wants him succede...

Really? I wonder if this was a Rush soundalike?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-OgbrCu_I

[ebake02]

You mean like nationalizing the banks?
Or restructuring the financial sector the same way FDR did?

Nationalizing banks seems to me to be a very good idea right know. Very little government control in the financial sector is part of the reason we're in this mess now. It's obvious they can't govern themselves responsibly anymore so let the government control them for a few years until the economy gets back on track. They also need to restructure the financial sector so it is more answerable to the people. All we can do right now is sit and watch our savings dwindle.

[Jana]

Rush Limbaugh is what he is. The amount of Oxycontin he consumed is unbelievable. He had a beyond serious problem and broke many, many laws.
He is a blowhard, who makes astute statemements and also total bullshit statements.

I just don't pay attention to him, just like I don't to specific people on the far left. They don't bother me.

[Ehwmatt]

You mean like nationalizing the banks?
Or restructuring the financial sector the same way FDR did?

Nationalizing banks seems to me to be a very good idea right know. Very little government control in the financial sector is part of the reason we're in this mess now. It's obvious they can't govern themselves responsibly anymore so let the government control them for a few years until the economy gets back on track. They also need to restructure the financial sector so it is more answerable to the people. All we can do right now is sit and watch our savings dwindle.

Yeah, answerable to the people, like government is

I don't disagree with you that things got out of control there, but government can't fix these problems. I don't want to see the banks fail, so government control is a bitter pill I guess I'll swallow... for nowl. Ground rules to curb abusive behavior are one thing, but I believe government will get drunk at the coffers like it always does.

The more things go on, the more I believe we may be done as a country as we know it, at least for a long time... I hope I'm wrong.

[ebake02]

Rush Limbaugh is what he is. The amount of Oxycontin he consumed is unbelievable. He had a beyond serious problem and broke many, many laws.
He is a blowhard, who makes astute statemements and also total bullshit statements.

I just don't pay attention to him, just like I don't to specific people on the far left.

I try not too either but that went out the window when every news channel in the country started praising/bitching about him.

[Ehwmatt]

Limbaugh is NOT the worst thing for this country right now. Regardless of how inflammatory he is, he didn't cause any of these problems.

The worst thing for this country is the millions of people who took on lifestyles they couldn't afford, had child after child they couldn't support, the scumbags who fleeced their companies/clients/shareholders through negligent and/or fraudulent behavior, the deadbeats who don't pay their own taxes, the scumbag politicians who abused the system with pork, kickbacks, and backscratches, and those who refuse to take an iota of responsibility for their own behavior.

It's laughable to me that the personal accountability in this country has gotten so low that we are willing to say that a radio show host, albeit a very controversial and highly rated one, a person that makes no policy, does not legislate, does not hold office, and does not serve in our government in any capacity, is responsible for dividing us and for some of our problems. Laughable. If the peanut gallery took some goddamn accountability for the shit they've done, whether it's some corporate scumbag or some deadbeat who's been dodging taxes and child support for twenty years, maybe the rest of us wouldn't have gotten lumped in there with them.

We've reached a scum saturation point in our country. We are done. The scum has overtaken the system. This is what we've got. Enjoy, bottom's up!

[Voyager]

The worst thing for this country is the millions of people who took on lifestyles they couldn't afford, had child after child they couldn't support, the scumbags who fleeced their companies/clients/shareholders through negligent and/or fraudulent behavior, the deadbeats who don't pay their own taxes, the scumbag politicians who abused the system with pork, kickbacks, and backscratches, and those who refuse to take an iota of responsibility for their own behavior.

You just covered the entire human race including yourself. So I guess you're saying that we are own worse enemy?

The rich and the poor both have the same human weaknesses. Just because the poor didn't live within their means when times were good doesn't justify the rich not doing it either - they just had more money to burn through before their homes and vehicles were repossessed. The problem is that all the money has trickled up. The middle class has broken their backs to line the pockets of the rich, and now the deck of cash needs to be shuffled again. It can't all stay at the top, or the rich will continue to get richer and the poor will continue to be poorer. Corporate greed has allowed too many cash grabs and now all the cash is gone.

[RedWingFan]

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

It appears you're the one who's fallen victim to a post-facto spin job.
Rush later came back to qualify his remark (as he did with his similarly controversial "phony soliders" crack) but in it's original form Rush said the following:

"I got a request here from a major American print publication. 'Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal.' Now, we're caught in this trap again. The premise is, what is your 'hope.' My hope, and please understand me when I say this. I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, 'Well, I hope he succeeds. We've got to give him a chance.' Why? They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000. Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun. I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed.

If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, 'Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.' (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here's the point. Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that." Why not? Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don't care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails." Somebody's gotta say it.


http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/ ... guest.html

If you could kindly point me to where Rush is rooting only for policies to fail, I'd be greatly interested to read it.
In the Orwellian tradition of Bush, you are guilty of the very thing thing you accuse Ebake of.
Likewise, your broadside against MSNBC is also unsubstantiated bullshit based only on what you've been told.

TNC, do you even read your own posts? Obama is the "creator" of these liberal policies he's authoring. I highlighted it in red above for you. It's right there in the next breath after "I hope he fails!" RVR's got it right the only one trying to pull a "post facto spin job" is you. What do think Rush wants Obama to fail at? Do you think he's rooting for Obama to lose his pickup basketball games for the rest of his term? You think he wants him to fail hosting the upcoming Easter egg roll on the White House lawn?

[Rockindeano]

To me that shows Dumbaugh's true colors.

True colors? The guy is shit brown. Go listen to his song he played ad nauseum for weeks..."Barack the magic Negro." Classy guy I tell ya. Almost as classy as the Fox News cartoonist laughing out loud at his recently drawn toon of a Monkey being shot(yes, Obama was supposed to be that dead monkey).

I just don't see how people can proudly proclaim to be a conservative in the name of Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. Garbage, both of them.

[Voyager]

Check out this guy talking about Rush and the Religious Right:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYaDXOjOOE

[Voyager]

I just don't see how people can proudly proclaim to be a conservative in the name of Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. Garbage, both of them.

I don't get it either. Why does Fox lean radical-right on their news station, but lean to the left on their other networks?

[Rockindeano]

TNC, do you even read your own posts? Obama is the "creator" of these liberal policies he's authoring.

And your problem is? So what, he wants to institute liberal policy? Guess what, he isn't a Neo-Con, a Con or even a moderate. He is a little left. Deal with it. He won, and won big, by 197 electoral college votes. That's a fucking landslide. You righties better hope he fails, or you will never have a reason to visit a polling place again. I love this shit. In fact, I have a mile wide grin on my face. MLK had a dream. His dream was equality and race unity. JFK had his dreams, like space and world peace. My dream is better than those. My dream is that the GOP and conservatism is pulverized and sent to the bottom of the deepest ocean. So far so good. Off to a great great start.

[Ehwmatt]

TNC, do you even read your own posts? Obama is the "creator" of these liberal policies he's authoring.

And your problem is? So what, he wants to institute liberal policy? Guess what, he isn't a Neo-Con, a Con or even a moderate. He is a little left. Deal with it. He won, and won big, by 197 electoral college votes. That's a fucking landslide. You righties better hope he fails, or you will never have a reason to visit a polling place again. I love this shit. In fact, I have a mile wide grin on my face. MLK had a dream. His dream was equality and race unity. JFK had his dreams, like space and world peace. My dream is better than those. My dream is that the GOP and conservatism is pulverized and sent to the bottom of the deepest ocean. So far so good. Off to a great great start.

Don't get too excited big Dean, just the natural cycle of American politics. There was a time when people declared Democrats dead too. Several times, in fact. Enjoy it now.

[Rockindeano]

TNC, do you even read your own posts? Obama is the "creator" of these liberal policies he's authoring.

And your problem is? So what, he wants to institute liberal policy? Guess what, he isn't a Neo-Con, a Con or even a moderate. He is a little left. Deal with it. He won, and won big, by 197 electoral college votes. That's a fucking landslide. You righties better hope he fails, or you will never have a reason to visit a polling place again. I love this shit. In fact, I have a mile wide grin on my face. MLK had a dream. His dream was equality and race unity. JFK had his dreams, like space and world peace. My dream is better than those. My dream is that the GOP and conservatism is pulverized and sent to the bottom of the deepest ocean. So far so good. Off to a great great start.

Don't get too excited big Dean, just the natural cycle of American politics. There was a time when people declared Democrats dead too. Several times, in fact. Enjoy it now.

Oh I know..I watch Rachel Maddow all but orgasm on TV at the GOP's exile at the moment, and I am pretty certain they will come back eventually, however..a couple points. Most political pundits say the Dems will pick up even more Senate and House seats this coming mid term election, and the Dems have never been this down and out like the GOP is now. The thing is, Obama is a competent guy, like him or not. Bush was and always has been a moron, so I can't see anyone in the GOP knocking him out, especially that bitch Palin and that retard Jindal. His career is over at the top level. The only problem, or potential problem Obama has created for himself and more importantly the party's, is he picked some really excellent people for his cabinet, thus leaving their positions back home and giving the GOP a shot at some open seats. Still, the next midterms, the Dems will pick up even more seats.

[maverick218]

You mean like nationalizing the banks?
Or restructuring the financial sector the same way FDR did?

Nationalizing banks seems to me to be a very good idea right know. Very little government control in the financial sector is part of the reason we're in this mess now. It's obvious they can't govern themselves responsibly anymore so let the government control them for a few years until the economy gets back on track. They also need to restructure the financial sector so it is more answerable to the people. All we can do right now is sit and watch our savings dwindle.

I think it very naive to think the government would only take something over for a "few years". Having the government in control of anything is a recipe for disaster... oh wait... that's what is happening now.

[Voyager]

The messiah complex throuhout the campaign was a bit much for some of us.

I agree. The next time you see Dumbaugh, can you ask him to tone that down a little?

[NealIsGod]

Rush is a douchebag.

[The_Noble_Cause]

See this what gets me...you don't actually listen or read you libs just parrot what you hear on MSNBC and the truth be damned.

I am not a Limbaugh, Beck or Hannity fan...so kindly don't paint me with that brush...but I do read and listen when issues come up...like the Limbaugh comments about wanting Obama's socialist policies to fail.

It appears you're the one who's fallen victim to a post-facto spin job.
Rush later came back to qualify his remark (as he did with his similarly controversial "phony soliders" crack) but in it's original form Rush said the following:

"I got a request here from a major American print publication. 'Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal.' Now, we're caught in this trap again. The premise is, what is your 'hope.' My hope, and please understand me when I say this. I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, 'Well, I hope he succeeds. We've got to give him a chance.' Why? They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000. Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun. I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed.

If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, 'Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.' (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here's the point. Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that." Why not? Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don't care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails." Somebody's gotta say it.


http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/ ... guest.html

If you could kindly point me to where Rush is rooting only for policies to fail, I'd be greatly interested to read it.
In the Orwellian tradition of Bush, you are guilty of the very thing thing you accuse Ebake of.
Likewise, your broadside against MSNBC is also unsubstantiated bullshit based only on what you've been told.

TNC, do you even read your own posts? Obama is the "creator" of these liberal policies he's authoring. I highlighted it in red above for you. It's right there in the next breath after "I hope he fails!" RVR's got it right the only one trying to pull a "post facto spin job" is you. What do think Rush wants Obama to fail at? Do you think he's rooting for Obama to lose his pickup basketball games for the rest of his term? You think he wants him to fail hosting the upcoming Easter egg roll on the White House lawn?

Sorry, it's a distinction without difference, and the above comment has now earned condemnation from Cons ranging from David Frum to Newt Gingrich.
"Radical liberalism", "socialist policies" etc....these are all euphemisms for the President (and by extension, the economic health of the country).
I'm not advocating the silencing of dissent, if its legitimate, but you guys are just playing more bullshit games.
What strikes me, is the idea that its somehow beneath Limbaugh to actively cheerlead the failure of his own country.
Since when?
This is the same pig who claimed the Viginia Tech shooter "must've been a liberal" before the bodies were even cold.
Just this week he made light of brain cancer claiming Obama's healthcare reform will be called the "Ted Kenned memorial Bill."
This is what he does.

[The_Noble_Cause]

You shouldn't post Deano when you're uninformed. "Barack The Magic Negro" is simply a parody of an LA Times piece TITLED "Obama, The Magic Negro."

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la- ... ion-center

Rush is simply making fun, as well he should have. The messiah complex throuhout the campaign was a bit much for some of us.

Deano is right.
The LA Times piece (which, mind you, was written by a black man) simply gave Rush the plausible deniability to engage in his usual race baiting.
Back when he went under the DJ name "Jeff Christie" he even told a black caller to "take the bone out of your nose."