Rush Limbaugh Uses Innocent Detroiters As Show Pinata
This post was e-mailed to me by a C&L reader. It's pretty sickening, but Limbaugh is a racist thug, and so is the Conserva-hack named Ken Rogulski -- a lowbrow reporter miscreant who uses the pain and suffering that the people of Detroit are experiencing and turns it into a racist giggle fest for RushBo's audience. Is there no decency in the world of conservative talk radio? Obviously not.
(photo via Detroit News)
King Crimson writes:
It was Wednesday when Rush Limbaugh received an .MP3 from the Desk of WJR Detroit's Ken Rogulski, the white-haired beat reporter, who also occasionally anchors certain top hour newscasts in the conservative talk station's broadcast day. The audio gift would be the gavel with which Rush would pound out hate and bigotry, revelry in personal suffering, and twisting of words and ideas for the rest of the week.
Earlier, Rogulski scurried down to the Cobo Convention Center, locally referred to as Cobo Hall to see what kind of audio he could bring back from the huge crowd developing as the applications for federal aid for the poor and destitute were being handed out. It was to be a brief windfall of assistance to one of the hardest hit cities in the country, where bankrupt auto companies and massive home foreclosure have helped define a new level of pain and suffering for these innocent human beings. But you could hear the hope in their voices flapping in a breeze of unsureness like an untethered sail in a storm, these proud, innocent residents.
The conservo-talk reporter cherry picked through the audio booty until he found the absolute best soundbite that would most perfectly frame the city as one filled with Obama-fawning morons, black Sambos, and greedy welfare grabbers - precisely, as Limbaugh would later argue, the kind of rank idiots who would vote for someone like America's first black president. Surely Ken's heart must have been pounding as he attached the audio to his corporate email and double checked the top-secret "To" address that would land the .MpP3 directly onto the desk of Rush's long time producer, Kitt Carson. JACKPOT!
Carson fast-tracked the audio to the OXYmoron, and by noon it was airing live.
"Where's the money coming from?!" Rogulski quickly quizzes.
"Obama!," the giddy resident chirps, confident the day will end in a bill being paid, or a week's worth of groceries to stuff into the old fridge.
"And where does Obama get it from?!" Rogulski follows up. To the more politically refined in the conservative talk world, the answer is loud and clear - TAXPAYERS. But Rogulski knows full well these "Motown simpletons" will not be so cynical as to believe he's recording them with intentions of caricaturing them later as thigh-slapping morons.
"I dunno! His stash, I dunno. But he givin' to us! We love him!"
Thursday, Rogulski, a small time nobody in comparison to his conservative mentor, decided to use this opportunity and momentum, and keep the mentions of his unimportant name ratta-tatting over the world-famous EIB Network going and sent another one. This one even more sensational than the first.
Rogulski gently pushes the "save" button on his MP3 recorder and slickly slides it into his pocket. Mission accomplished. Limbaugh doesn't poll affiliate stations daily to see if there's any news he needs to know about. He has a team of producers scouring the net daily. So when an affiliate sends something to the Golden Microphone ... it's because the sender knows Rush will want it, and knows precisely how he will use it.
And Rush could not have been happier. No editing necessary for his staff, no double checking, it was packaged, edited and air ready. And for three straight days, the AM Shock Talker pounded the audio candy like he had just been told the funniest joke this week.
Listen to how the first audio soundbite is edited to end with a laugh, which to the racist's ear is a dog-whistle. To a bigot, it is the laugh of bug-eyed Jemima. But to the rest of America, it is the innocent guffaw of a child holding out her hands for a cool drink of water in one of the hottest economic downturns in a century. Note how Limbaugh allows the sound of her laugh to hang in the air for a moment, to let it be the last thing you hear, to let it resonate with the comedic timing of George Burns before going on to the next soundbite. A pause so small and so seemingly insignificant. but silence is a moment as important as a word, that has been practiced and mastered by comedians and even broadcast greats like the similarly conservative late Paul Harvey.
Rush Limbaugh, and the affiliates who support his message of bigotry are not just racists. They are the worst kind of racists. They are the ones who can say the "N" word in code publicly, laugh out loud and hearty, and then argue that you are missing some bigger message if you think it's meant as anything but good, clean fun.
...that's why they are called sociopaths.
of psychopaths doesn't make it any better.
These kinds of sleazy covert opportunists are becoming more prevalent.
I wonder how Rush would react to a crowd of his ardent fans being secretly coerced into giving up the kind of racist bile and otherwise dumb comments they normally wouldn't admit to harboring?
He'd be apoplectic.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
We should get his hard-core dittiots to out themselves on camera and strangle his bloated behind with the results.
When angry, count four, when very angry, swear.
-Mark Twain-
I think one reason Limbaugh is so offended at the idea of health coverage for all is because the man simply cannot understand the concept of empathy..Limbaugh has millions of dollars, but I doubt he has ever given so much as a penny to help another human being...
He is a selfish glutton on every level- his disgusting physical obesity is prime example..
Also, notice when Limbaugh slams Pres obama, he tries to peg all black people as being the enemy?
One of these days he'll slip and be caught on tape calling black people 'n****ers or gay people 'fag**ts', and his career will be over..
Well..
I'd loooooove to agree with you but....
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
As I've stated before, what has any of these conservatards ever done for their country; fatboy, manetee, becky, coulterguiest, these leeches have never served the interest of their country, not once. They just make money off of the lies they tell to gullible, stupid people.
When angry, count four, when very angry, swear.
-Mark Twain-
The BOTTOM line with all these right wing talk show assholes is they know that the top 1% can't make more than the bottom 95% for too much longer - ESPECIALLY while people are going without a bare minimum to survive - and GUESS WHERE WE GOING TO GET THE MONEY FROM TO TAKE CARE OF THE POOREST PEOPLE?!
And GUESS where we will get the money to pay ALL people a fair and living wage for services rendered and work performed?!
Limbaugh and Hannity and all the other assholes in their paygrade.
CEO's making 400 times the average worker is a DISGRACE no matter WHAT skills and abilities they have.
It's just too bad we have to wait for everything to turn to complete shit before we get fed up and changes are made for the betterment of ALL people.
Rush is a coward who gets his listeners riled up while he's sitting in the safety of his studio. His chicken hawk, draft dodging background prepared him well
"Rush is a coward who gets his listeners riled up.."
I think what really floats his boat is getting Liberals riled up.
He despises us and everything we stand for and comes up with the most offensive and aggravating garbage imaginable on a daily basis to entertain his Ditto heads but really to express his vicious hatred for Progressive policies and ideals.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
I'd consider it a badge of honor if he hates me and what I stand for, it would mean that I'm headed in a proper, human direction. This man is pathetic, that he is paid to do this is a said comment on the state of news/entertainment in our country.
Lastly, this is the lard-ass that wants to invest in the St. Louis Rams. I hope all of the black NFL football players get to see this and understand how he really feels about them.
actually had a caring, concerned bone Anywhere in his lard-assed buffoon body, he would take some of his own "personal stash" of millions of dollars and use it in some fashion for the public good.
He is the absolute worst kind of leech - taking money he does nothing productive to earn and, at the same time, mocking those who would give anything for a job, or a place to live, or a meal.
He represents the absolute worst of America. I take some solace in knowing that one day, he will meet a horrible demise - and then be roasted on Satan's giant spit, somewhere in a back room in hell, where no one will hear his screams.
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
Limbaugh may be filhty rich, but he shows all the signs of a person wracked with depression and self loathing- He seems to have this despreate need to feel that he's better than everyone else.
The fact is the only emotion he seems to be able to express towards others is hatred- Odds are he's always been an emotional binge eater, and the fatter he got, the more depressed he became- and the more hatred he felt towards others-
His scorn for women is likely rooted in his anger over their rejection of him- women usually don't go for obese sexist men...
Odds are the only women who would be willing to spread their legs for this man charge by the hour...
doubt that Limbaugh and all of these hate and fear mongers are emotionally disturbed. Check into his childhood and you'll find the reasons for his behavior.
Instead of exploiting them, the media moguls who give them air time and promote them should see that that get some good psychotherapy. I'm sure they, unlike most Americans, have insurance that would cover their mental health care.
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
so i totally agree...
As a mentally ill person myself (bipolar) - I'd really rather not jump to conclusions here.
While yes, I imagine both probably do have some problems; what you do with your problems is also important. I'll put it this way - I've not had a good childhood; I was bullied mercilessly, singled out routinely - in a lot of ways my present-day life is quite the wreck. But you know what I haven't done?
I haven't singled out others. I haven't promoted racism. I haven't become an utter sociopath. I'm not a misogynist, nor do I 'joke' about killing people.
I'm not saying it's impossible for mental illness to play a part - it's entirely probable that both Rush and Beck need help; but at the same point unless they are truly insane then they know full well what they're doing and have done.
I'm quite sympathetic to others with mental conditions; believe me - but it's not an excuse to heap scorn on others either.
Definitely. There's a reason that pig has been married 3 times. How he got hitched in the first place blows my mind.
I hope no one is surprised by this latest racist diatribe. Limbaugh always kicks people who are down. That's what the right thinks is funny and they do the same damn thing.
Perhaps it is time to eliminate all race-based programs. It is a logical reaction for one group to resent another that is given preferential treatment under the law. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment should be taken literally, in my opinion.
Americans should be granted equal opportunities, not equal outcomes.
So how exactly is this a race-based program? Do you perhaps not know what "cherry picked" means? If the overwhelming majority of people at this event were African-American, isn't it because that's who lives in the city of Detroit and is likely to be chronically unemployed in the city of Detroit these days? These are people LOOKING for an equal opportunity. I won't bother explaining the structural reasons for this situation, but PLEASE. Think before you post something Pecksniffian like this (and look it up).
It's easy to be complacent about civil rights if yours are secure.
the paragons of morality, eh? I guess if your moral compass includes laughing at and getting off on the sufferings of others, while playing the race card...
The brownshirts of the American right have been playing for keeps for some time now. And they ain't going to go down easy.
I wonder how much limpballs pays for tape like that. You know he does.
the pimple on his ass are both cowards. This is the same sound coming from this guy's ass as when Katrina happened. Hate mongers, all of them.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln
I respect free speech, but just as you can't shout "fire" in a public place to incite panic, it seems that openly racist, bigoted shows should not be allowed on the airwaves. That kind of speech also incites hatred and killing. (The abortion doctor, Tiller.)
One thing I think that's an important distinction to make as well:
You have the right to say whatever you want in this country: You do *not* have a right to a megaphone (or a TV show, or a radio show).
What that means is that we need to hit their advertisers to get them off the air; and when the right cries "Censorship" - we can tell them in all truthfulness that no, it really isn't. Censorship would be the government denying your ability to speak your mind.
This? This would be someone fed up taking away your loudspeaker. You can still get a sandwich board and walk around downtown shouting "THE END IS NIGH" if you feel like it.
I truly hope this doesn't sound racist but you can tell by the voices that these people in this clip are black. The names that he calls them on this clip is amazing and the open racism is disgusting. I hope he does by the Rams and black players refuse to play for the team. That would be a complete embarrassment for him. Owning an NFL team is a dream for him. He'd have so much control over blacks since the majority of players are black. How this man hasn't been tied to a stake and burned yet is beyond me.
is intended to be a factual statement
That's the whole point. You think this guy didn't go looking for the most identifiable voices he could find? If it had been video, he would have gone for the most stereotypically "undesirable" people there. The whole idea is to imply that everyone there fits into the racist ideas of "trash". Typical Nazi horseshit. These guys learned well from their mentors.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Yes, I'm sure that tape was culled so that only the 'blackest' sounding voices were heard. It was culled to make us think that all black people in that place were stupid and greedy; that they were all Stepin Fetchits. All of us have heard that stereotypical voice in our minds of what we think black people sound like. That voice must play over and over in Rush Limbaugh's head, and it must drown out all the morality and decency. And it simply is not true. Reason tells us that these people are more than streotypes.
Well, I have heard other black voices. I have heard American soldiers. I have heard doctors and lawyers and mothers and construction workers, and railroad men and truck drivers and cooks and machinists and scientists and a thousand other jobs and professions. And I have heard the voice of Martin Luther King. And they all sound like Americans to me, all hoping for a better future for their descendants.
Limbaugh is truly a racist, bigoted honkie fool, and part of a breed which I hoped had died out long ago. I see now I was wrong, and as a white person, I sincerly apologize to all people of color for the continuing stupidity of some members of my race.
Democratic Party progressive, Vietnam veteran and proud Union member for 41 years
is where my heart is. I learned about life there and will never forget the lessons.
Desperation brings humans to many different levels.
Some rise above it and bring others with them. Some fall under the wheels and depend on those rising to see them and pull them up.
It is how humans make themselves different than other animals.
I feel for my brothers and sisters in Motown and if I am ever in a position to do anything to help the fortunes of the people in a given city, Detroit gets my nod.
My apologies to every other place I have ever lived.
I love the D.
It's a wonder to me that nobody has popped a cap in that shitpile's ass yet.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
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I hate when liberal talk show host are asked what they'd call Limbaugh and they say, "he's an entertainer." It's a bullshit cover for his blantant and incessant racism, and he's getting worse and worse.
I was hoping some of the players would step-up in opposition in this racist, in his quest to buy an NFL team, and that has now happened.
He admits as much in the new interview coming Monday and Tuesday on TODAY.
Here's the preview from MSNBC:
Rush Interview
I don't like the man, and I think he should be reoved from the airwaves for many of the things he has said, but he IS doing this all for ratings...ratings and MONEY. And you should watch the interview to see his expression when he says that.
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Freedom Ain't Free - Pay Your Share
he never was admitting to that until the liberal talk show hosts were pointing out the obvious. nor were any of the others. it was the perfect insult/observation until it was usurped as their free pass to justify a lack of accountability.
For Rush-he's proven himself to be a racist time after time-the songs, his comments about black football players, the "re-segregation" comment, and on and on. Yes, he'll deny it, but a listen to his show and people will hear differently. Of course, the guy picked the best soundbite to fit the show. I really do think the sentiments expressed in this song are true: http://bootnewt.tripod.com/imanazi.htm
And the sick Limp-Dick prefers screwing little boys too.
too bad we don't have that to fall back on; but i guess it would have been put to better use when we all had jobs, money, homes, etc instead of as paupers, kind of like shopping for food on a full stomach. you never want to shop for food on an empty stomach. I appreciate that bush had the foresight to make sure we would know how to put it to better use individually rather than as a collective insurance policy against hard times, that would be too socialistic and too restricting of liberty and individualistic pursuits...
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