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Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown
Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown
Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown
It turns out that even in cases of emergency, the GOP Noise Machine has no off switch.
Republicans learned that painful lesson as the Rush Limbaugh "slut" fiasco made headlines for days on end. With the Voice of the Republican Party engulfed in one of the most damaging (and self-inflicted) controversies of his career, and with parts of the GOP Noise Machine scrambling to actually defend Limbaugh, as well as to echo his misogynist taunts, it's been the larger conservative movement that has been absorbing the worst blows.
For a Republican Party already suffering from a yawning gender gap, Limbaugh's hijacking of the news cycle last week must have been unwelcome news. But this is what happens when Republicans sponsor an irresponsible media Noise Machine that's designed to offend and attack and is designed to dehumanize its political enemies. This is what happens when the wheels fall off in spectacular fashion, like Limbaugh spending three days smearing, by name, a Georgetown University Law School student as greedy nymphomaniac having so much sex "it's amazing she can still walk."
It's no secret Republican leaders live in fear of Limbaugh and over the years have found it almost impossible to publicly criticize even his most outlandish and hateful statements. Those few who did stop forward were often forced to then quickly reversed course and apologize to Limbaugh. Just like Republicans have had to bow down to kingmakers at Fox News and embrace their lowest common denominator programming.
The truth is the conservative movement in America has become a media-based one, delegating an absurd amount of influence to bloggers, cable channels and talk show hosts. In turn, that movement suffered a collective collapse last week. Incapable of self-reflection, player after player, including those at Fox News, rushed forward to condemn the law student and/or to insist the AM talker had done nothing wrong by, A) insulting the young woman, B) mocking her parents C) demanding she post videos of herself having sex online, and D) suggesting she was using condoms when she was in elementary school.
Large portions of the right-wing media complex saw nothing wrong with that kind of behavior; saw nothing wrong with the 53 bullying smears Limbaugh unloaded on the student in front of his national radio audience. Not only did they defend Limbaugh, they lashed out at anyone who suggested the titan talker lacked common sense. And then they stomped on Sandra Fluke's reputation some more.
A sample of the swill:
-Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin denounced Fluke as a "femme-agogu tool."
-The right-wing site Jawa Report illustrated a post about Fluke with a picture of a tattoo that reads "Semen Demon."
-Pam Geller wrote that Fluke is "banging it five times a day" and that "calling this whore a slut was a softball."
-Accuracy in Media's Don Irvine called her a "skank."
-Former CPAC Blogger of The Year, Ace of Spades, called Fluke a "shiftless rent-a-cooch from East Whoreville."
-Michelle Malkin guest blogger Doug Ross used "Got Slut?" in a headline and suggested Fluke suffered from "nymphomania."
-Dana Loesch complained the controversy surrounding Limbaugh's three-day "slut" campaign represented a "manufactured" story. (This, before Limbaugh responded to the "manufactured" story by issuing a rare public statement.)
This is nuts. (What word would you choose?) A law student testifies about contraception and within days conservative commentators are sprinting towards their microphones and keyboards in order to find ways to call her a slutty, semen demon?
That's what a nervous breakdown looks like and that's what has been broadcast across AM talk radio, Fox News and the Internet since last Wednesday.
Some conservative voices did acknowledge the errors of Limbaugh's ways and condemned Republicans for cozying up to him.Wall Street Journalist Peggy Noonan called his performance "crude, rude, even piggish." And on ABC's This Week, George Will coined Sunday's best phrase when he pointed out Republicans leaders "want to bomb Iran, but they're afraid of Rush Limbaugh."
A Washington Post editorial suggested that, "For the good of U.S. political culture -- or at least its own political self-interest -- the GOP must distance itself from Mr. Limbaugh." But few members tried, even timidly, to do the right thing.
Ron Paul dismissed Limbaugh's misogynist taunts as being a "little crude," Rep. John Boenher gently chastised the talk show host for using "inappropriate" language, and Mitt Romney said simply that Limbaugh's brutal name-calling didn't include "the language I'd use."
The Republican Party years ago made a Faustian bargain with the right-wing Noise Machine. And now it's paying the price.
Blogger Tod Kelly made this observation in the wake of Limbaugh's "slut" debacle:
The people behind the people in the GOP aren't idiots. They know perfectly well that this whole battle on contraception is going to kill them in a few months; they certainly know that the Right's most visible pundits lamely and uncomfortably trying to rally around Limbaugh is especially bad news for them.
Republicans know this "slut" controversy has been a disaster for them politically, yet they were powerless to do anything about it. Powerless to stop it.
That's because Republicans can't turn off the Noise Machine, even when it's in the throes of a nervous breakdown.
Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown
Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown
It turns out that even in cases of emergency, the GOP Noise Machine has no off switch.
Republicans learned that painful lesson as the Rush Limbaugh "slut" fiasco made headlines for days on end. With the Voice of the Republican Party engulfed in one of the most damaging (and self-inflicted) controversies of his career, and with parts of the GOP Noise Machine scrambling to actually defend Limbaugh, as well as to echo his misogynist taunts, it's been the larger conservative movement that has been absorbing the worst blows.
For a Republican Party already suffering from a yawning gender gap, Limbaugh's hijacking of the news cycle last week must have been unwelcome news. But this is what happens when Republicans sponsor an irresponsible media Noise Machine that's designed to offend and attack and is designed to dehumanize its political enemies. This is what happens when the wheels fall off in spectacular fashion, like Limbaugh spending three days smearing, by name, a Georgetown University Law School student as greedy nymphomaniac having so much sex "it's amazing she can still walk."
It's no secret Republican leaders live in fear of Limbaugh and over the years have found it almost impossible to publicly criticize even his most outlandish and hateful statements. Those few who did stop forward were often forced to then quickly reversed course and apologize to Limbaugh. Just like Republicans have had to bow down to kingmakers at Fox News and embrace their lowest common denominator programming.
The truth is the conservative movement in America has become a media-based one, delegating an absurd amount of influence to bloggers, cable channels and talk show hosts. In turn, that movement suffered a collective collapse last week. Incapable of self-reflection, player after player, including those at Fox News, rushed forward to condemn the law student and/or to insist the AM talker had done nothing wrong by, A) insulting the young woman, B) mocking her parents C) demanding she post videos of herself having sex online, and D) suggesting she was using condoms when she was in elementary school.
Large portions of the right-wing media complex saw nothing wrong with that kind of behavior; saw nothing wrong with the 53 bullying smears Limbaugh unloaded on the student in front of his national radio audience. Not only did they defend Limbaugh, they lashed out at anyone who suggested the titan talker lacked common sense. And then they stomped on Sandra Fluke's reputation some more.
A sample of the swill:
-Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin denounced Fluke as a "femme-agogu tool."
-The right-wing site Jawa Report illustrated a post about Fluke with a picture of a tattoo that reads "Semen Demon."
-Pam Geller wrote that Fluke is "banging it five times a day" and that "calling this whore a slut was a softball."
-Accuracy in Media's Don Irvine called her a "skank."
-Former CPAC Blogger of The Year, Ace of Spades, called Fluke a "shiftless rent-a-cooch from East Whoreville."
-Michelle Malkin guest blogger Doug Ross used "Got Slut?" in a headline and suggested Fluke suffered from "nymphomania."
-Dana Loesch complained the controversy surrounding Limbaugh's three-day "slut" campaign represented a "manufactured" story. (This, before Limbaugh responded to the "manufactured" story by issuing a rare public statement.)
This is nuts. (What word would you choose?) A law student testifies about contraception and within days conservative commentators are sprinting towards their microphones and keyboards in order to find ways to call her a slutty, semen demon?
That's what a nervous breakdown looks like and that's what has been broadcast across AM talk radio, Fox News and the Internet since last Wednesday.
Some conservative voices did acknowledge the errors of Limbaugh's ways and condemned Republicans for cozying up to him.Wall Street Journalist Peggy Noonan called his performance "crude, rude, even piggish." And on ABC's This Week, George Will coined Sunday's best phrase when he pointed out Republicans leaders "want to bomb Iran, but they're afraid of Rush Limbaugh."
A Washington Post editorial suggested that, "For the good of U.S. political culture -- or at least its own political self-interest -- the GOP must distance itself from Mr. Limbaugh." But few members tried, even timidly, to do the right thing.
Ron Paul dismissed Limbaugh's misogynist taunts as being a "little crude," Rep. John Boenher gently chastised the talk show host for using "inappropriate" language, and Mitt Romney said simply that Limbaugh's brutal name-calling didn't include "the language I'd use."
The Republican Party years ago made a Faustian bargain with the right-wing Noise Machine. And now it's paying the price.
Blogger Tod Kelly made this observation in the wake of Limbaugh's "slut" debacle:
The people behind the people in the GOP aren't idiots. They know perfectly well that this whole battle on contraception is going to kill them in a few months; they certainly know that the Right's most visible pundits lamely and uncomfortably trying to rally around Limbaugh is especially bad news for them.
Republicans know this "slut" controversy has been a disaster for them politically, yet they were powerless to do anything about it. Powerless to stop it.
That's because Republicans can't turn off the Noise Machine, even when it's in the throes of a nervous breakdown.
Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with ?Semen Demon? Pic
Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with ?Semen Demon? Pic
Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with ?Semen Demon? Pic
What the hell is wrong with these people?
In case you were wondering what the right wing blogs have been saying about Sandra Fluke today, here?s a representative example at The Jawa Report: Rush Limbaugh Apologizes to Sandra ?Not a Slut, I Just Like Having Sex Alot? Fluke.
Why? I have no idea.
Well, I do have an idea. Major, long time advertisers started jumping ship. So I?m guessing his reasoning was purely financial.
In related news, I?m waiting for confirmation from sources that the image beneath the fold is really that of Ms. Fluke. We get emails all the time from people claiming all kinds of things. It doesn?t make them true, so we have to be careful.
Here?s the ?image beneath the fold:?
Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with ?Semen Demon? Pic
Right Wing Blog Illustrates Post About Sandra Fluke with ?Semen Demon? Pic
What the hell is wrong with these people?
In case you were wondering what the right wing blogs have been saying about Sandra Fluke today, here?s a representative example at The Jawa Report: Rush Limbaugh Apologizes to Sandra ?Not a Slut, I Just Like Having Sex Alot? Fluke.
Why? I have no idea.
Well, I do have an idea. Major, long time advertisers started jumping ship. So I?m guessing his reasoning was purely financial.
In related news, I?m waiting for confirmation from sources that the image beneath the fold is really that of Ms. Fluke. We get emails all the time from people claiming all kinds of things. It doesn?t make them true, so we have to be careful.
Here?s the ?image beneath the fold:?
Fluke,
who spoke infront of a Congessional hearing because Obama is tap dancing around the 1st A, was wrongfully abused by Limbozo. You can't un-ring a bell.
So is anyone talking about the original issue at all?
I am happy to see Limbaugh implode, he is a loud mouth, bloviating buffoon.
Another person who tap dances around the 1st A...
The issue, has so polarized the nation, Again.
Yeah Maher runs his man pleaser and attacks Palin, Schultz attacks Ingraham and there is no outrage from the left. Why be surpised anymore? Who gives a fuck anymore. There are so many more important issues to be worried about than a smurf like Maher calling Palin a cunt. Remember this fact, this truthful fact ! That when Tina Fey did her Palin bit "and I can see Alaska" over 60% of Obama voters actually believe Palin said it. Palin certainly isn't a genius, good grief, can you imagine fucking her? Quick stiffle her and get it over with.
A simple solution is that Conservatives who are so outraged, just say FUCK IT, and attack back, but then what would that accomplish?
Listen up Republican and Conservative Sheep !
RUSH IS NOT YOUR LEADER !
RUSH IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT !
RUSH IS A HIPOCRITE !
RUSH, SHOULD HAVE SERVED TIME !
Until you can pull your head from his and/or your collective hind quarters, you will continue to run in circles trying to out think, out smart Barry and his Criminal Operation and take back the White House.
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who spoke infront of a Congessional hearing because Obama is tap dancing around the 1st A, was wrongfully abused by Limbozo. You can't un-ring a bell.
So is anyone talking about the original issue at all?
I am happy to see Limbaugh implode, he is a loud mouth, bloviating buffoon.
Another person who tap dances around the 1st A...
The issue, has so polarized the nation, Again.
Yeah Maher runs his man pleaser and attacks Palin, Schultz attacks Ingraham and there is no outrage from the left. Why be surpised anymore? Who gives a fuck anymore. There are so many more important issues to be worried about than a smurf like Maher calling Palin a cunt. Remember this fact, this truthful fact ! That when Tina Fey did her Palin bit "and I can see Alaska" over 60% of Obama voters actually believe Palin said it. Palin certainly isn't a genius, good grief, can you imagine fucking her? Quick stiffle her and get it over with.
A simple solution is that Conservatives who are so outraged, just say FUCK IT, and attack back, but then what would that accomplish?
Listen up Republican and Conservative Sheep !
RUSH IS NOT YOUR LEADER !
RUSH IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT !
RUSH IS A HIPOCRITE !
RUSH, SHOULD HAVE SERVED TIME !
Until you can pull your head from his and/or your collective hind quarters, you will continue to run in circles trying to out think, out smart Barry and his Criminal Operation and take back the White House.
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she is nothing more than a Democrat operative being paid by the democrat party to do the things she is doing, she has to be stopped...bottom line she is a liar, thats all...
