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The Sacking of Rush Limbaugh
Score another for the “tolerant†Left (at least on the surface–real people see through them).
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was looking at joining a group of investors to buy the St. Louis Rams football team, but the Left simply could not stand for that.
As soon as word hit the street that Limbaugh was interested in this purchase in his home state, the Apostles of Tolerance from the Left wasted no time in demonizing the man. Granted, there wasn’t a whole lot of basis upon which to demonize Limbaugh and this purchase, but since when have facts and truth been an obstacle for liberals.?
We quickly began hearing that Rush Limbaugh was a racist and soon racist comments that Limbaugh allegedly made began being thrown around.
One of the comments repeated was one where Limbaugh compared certain brutish behavior in the NFL to a war between the famous gangs the Bloods and the Crips. This was, of course, said to be a racist comment. You should check the context for yourself, though, and if you even remotely can achieve objectivity, I think you’ll see this isn’t the case.
And don’t forget the one about slavery that was not only taken out of context, Limbaugh never even said it:
I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.
No wonder McGraw Milhaven called this hysterical stampede from the Left a “high tech lynching.â€
Anyone who knows anything about Rush Limbaugh at all knows he’s not a racist. Limbaugh’s call screener, Bo Snerdley, is a black man. In fact, Snerdley is so black that last year he was certified “Black Enough to Criticize Barack Obama,†or the “Official Obama Criticizer†for short.
Economist Walter Williams (a black man) often fills in for Rush when Rush is traveling. Another black friend of Limbaugh’s, economist Thomas Sowell, has even filled in a time or two.
Rush’s friend and former football player Rev. Ken “The Hutch†Hutcherson (who is black) frequently calls in to the show for some sports-related banter.
Rush is a friend of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (who is black). Rush was married to his former wife Marta at Justice Thomas’ home where Justice Thomas officiated the wedding. (But then, according to the Left, Thomas doesn’t count; he’s just an Uncle Tom…one who faced his own media lynching during his confirmation hearings)
You know, for a guy with so many black friends and associates, he sure sounds like an odd candidate for being a racist to me.
So what’s the basis–however thin–for these accusations of racism? He doesn’t worship at the altar of political correctness and affirmative action.
Limbaugh, like most average Americans, believes a person ought to be judged (in the words of a certain black man) by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. That goes not only for how we might be tempted to judge against someone, but how we might be tempted to judge in favor of someone. We shouldn’t hold someone back because of their skin color, but neither should we give someone special favors because of their skin color.
Favoritism, quotas and affirmative action are the only remedies for racism and injustice that the Left has to offer. They simply cannot get beyond skin color to evaluate a person based on their behavior, qualifications and talent.
Apparently we do have a long way to go yet in getting behind race and skin color in America. Unfortunately, those most obsessed about skin color are the ones deluded into thinking they have it all figured out.
Sources: http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/the-sacking-of-rush-limbaugh/
Score another for the “tolerant†Left (at least on the surface–real people see through them).
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was looking at joining a group of investors to buy the St. Louis Rams football team, but the Left simply could not stand for that.
As soon as word hit the street that Limbaugh was interested in this purchase in his home state, the Apostles of Tolerance from the Left wasted no time in demonizing the man. Granted, there wasn’t a whole lot of basis upon which to demonize Limbaugh and this purchase, but since when have facts and truth been an obstacle for liberals.?
We quickly began hearing that Rush Limbaugh was a racist and soon racist comments that Limbaugh allegedly made began being thrown around.
One of the comments repeated was one where Limbaugh compared certain brutish behavior in the NFL to a war between the famous gangs the Bloods and the Crips. This was, of course, said to be a racist comment. You should check the context for yourself, though, and if you even remotely can achieve objectivity, I think you’ll see this isn’t the case.
And don’t forget the one about slavery that was not only taken out of context, Limbaugh never even said it:
I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.
No wonder McGraw Milhaven called this hysterical stampede from the Left a “high tech lynching.â€
Anyone who knows anything about Rush Limbaugh at all knows he’s not a racist. Limbaugh’s call screener, Bo Snerdley, is a black man. In fact, Snerdley is so black that last year he was certified “Black Enough to Criticize Barack Obama,†or the “Official Obama Criticizer†for short.
Economist Walter Williams (a black man) often fills in for Rush when Rush is traveling. Another black friend of Limbaugh’s, economist Thomas Sowell, has even filled in a time or two.
Rush’s friend and former football player Rev. Ken “The Hutch†Hutcherson (who is black) frequently calls in to the show for some sports-related banter.
Rush is a friend of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (who is black). Rush was married to his former wife Marta at Justice Thomas’ home where Justice Thomas officiated the wedding. (But then, according to the Left, Thomas doesn’t count; he’s just an Uncle Tom…one who faced his own media lynching during his confirmation hearings)
You know, for a guy with so many black friends and associates, he sure sounds like an odd candidate for being a racist to me.
So what’s the basis–however thin–for these accusations of racism? He doesn’t worship at the altar of political correctness and affirmative action.
Limbaugh, like most average Americans, believes a person ought to be judged (in the words of a certain black man) by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. That goes not only for how we might be tempted to judge against someone, but how we might be tempted to judge in favor of someone. We shouldn’t hold someone back because of their skin color, but neither should we give someone special favors because of their skin color.
Favoritism, quotas and affirmative action are the only remedies for racism and injustice that the Left has to offer. They simply cannot get beyond skin color to evaluate a person based on their behavior, qualifications and talent.
Apparently we do have a long way to go yet in getting behind race and skin color in America. Unfortunately, those most obsessed about skin color are the ones deluded into thinking they have it all figured out.
Sources: http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/10/the-sacking-of-rush-limbaugh/
It's tragic but amusing. 
As long as liberals are in denial and don't take a serious look at their platform, support for them will continue to erode even further. 