Crooks and Liars

Friday August 24, 2007 10:30 pm

Open Thread: OMG Rush Limbaugh said something stupid.

By bluegal

Rush Limbaugh Cartoon Akron Beacon Journal, Bok, 2003[click for larger] h/t Make Them Accountable.

From Media Matters:

On his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Democrats "want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur." He continued: "There are two reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur? It's black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a significant percentage of this voting bloc, they're in trouble." A caller responded, "The black population," to which Limbaugh said, "Right."

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