'Disgusting': Jim Acosta slammed for accusing Rush Limbaugh of 'racism' after Medal of Freedom award

[babylonsister]

They're delusional. I thought what Acosta said was very mild, considering where he could have gone.

'Disgusting': Jim Acosta slammed for accusing Rush Limbaugh of 'racism' after Medal of Freedom award
by Anthony Leonardi
| February 05, 2020 08:29 AM


Conservatives slammed CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta for his reaction to President Trump awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh.

“He was trying to make appeals to the African American community,” Acosta, 48, observed about Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night. “It can’t be forgotten he was awarding the Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh, who has a history of making derogatory comments about African Americans. So I think, you know, overall it’s a wash.”

Fox News host Laura Ingraham, a friend of Limbaugh, was outraged over Acosta's accusation, calling the CNN personality "disgusting."

"Jim Acosta is disgusting. That is a disgusting comment. Disgusting comment and false," Ingraham stated in defense of Limbaugh, who recently announced he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. "Every time they lose, they cry racism. Every time they lose, they say, 'You're a mean, horrible xenophobe.' It's insult after insult. What they accuse Trump of ... is what they do routinely."

"That's right," her guest Republican Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise said.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/disgusting-jim-acosta-slammed-for-accusing-rush-limbaugh-of-racism-after-medal-of-freedom-award

[Iliyah]

1. It was a slap in the face for POC.

[TheBlackAdder]

18. Trump's near daily assault on Black History Month.

[uponit7771]

21. +1

[treestar]

2. They can dish it out but not take it

How many times has she called out Rush's awful statements?

[superpatriotman]

3. WHITEwashing

Gaslighting

[lpbk2713]

4. It's true. OxyRush is indeed disgusting.

Not only that but he's deplorable as well.

[Stuart G]

5. Laura Ingraham is "disgusting" !!!!

[dchill]

9. and always has been.

[uponit7771]

22. +1, she's a sellout for little gain. These people don't understand

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Ingraham is beyond disgusting

n/t

[Zolorp]

7. We wouldn't be forced to call Trump and Limbaugh racist if they weren't so BLATANTLY RACIST!!!

[Zoonart]

8. Fascists silencing the free press.

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. Ingraham and disgusting are SYNONYMS.

[bullwinkle428]

11. Other than an established 30-year history of racism on a daily basis, it's

a completely baseless charge...LOL!

[JHB]

12. Not giving clicks to the conservative rag Washington Examiner

Of course they're highlighting Ingraham's foam party.

[Botany]

13. Limbaugh has been in the toilet w/racism for years. Example QB Donovan McNabb

ESPN fired him for this crap. Rush's the only reason the media thinks Donovan McNabb is a good
player is because they want to support a black man.

************

Before McNabb led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 23-13 victory
over the Buffalo Bills, Limbaugh said on ESPN's "Sunday NFL
Countdown" that McNabb is overrated. However, Limbaugh injected his comment with racial overtones that have set off a controversy.

"Sorry to say this, I don't think he's been that good from the get-go," Limbaugh
said. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in
the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback
do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a
lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't
deserve. The defense carried this team."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1627887

*****
BTW McNabb was 6 times all pro in the NFL and set records @ Syracuse that still stand.

[TheRealNorth]

32. I remember this

I still can't stomach that they gave him a slot. At least it only lasted a few weeks

[Botany]

34. I remember watching Rush's McNabb melt down or a replay of it and I thought Michael Irving ....

... wanted to kick Limp Balls ass.

[Initech]

14. Well he's not wrong.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

15. They forgot "Barack the magic negro"

Limpdoughboy played it many times a day when president Obama ran the first time.

[Arkansas Granny]

24. Their memory is very selective.

[BeckyDem]

16. Bring it.

I am so ready for this fight with Trump and all his racist enabling people. Stand up to them Jim, its worth fighting back against.

[katmondoo]

17. Trump is the real disgusting one. Good for Jim Acosta, a real American.

My disgust of Trump has reached its lowest level ever, the King of sleazebags, America's PIMP and the King of the swamp people.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

19. The stuck pigs squeal as usual!

[2naSalit]

23. +1

[eShirl]

20. how dare he say the obvious truth

[kentuck]

25. Jess-see Jack-son!

Ar Rush might say...

[dalton99a]

26. The Big Fat Idiot lives and breathes racism

Remember his "Sunday NFL Countdown"?

PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb has been to three straight Pro Bowls and two consecutive NFC championship games, and was runner-up for NFL MVP in his first full season as a starter.

Still, commentator Rush Limbaugh saw fit to question the quarterback's credentials.

Before McNabb led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 23-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Limbaugh said on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" that McNabb is overrated. However, Limbaugh injected his comment with racial overtones that have set off a controversy.

"Sorry to say this, I don't think he's been that good from the get-go," Limbaugh said. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1627887

[underpants]

28. Yep he got the boot shortly there after

I remember Tom Jackson saying that when Rush was hired he received a lot of emails not just with peoples’ opinions but with hard evidence of Rush’s racist crap. Jackson, if memory serves, said that he forwarded those to ESPN management and express his own incredulousness at the hire.

[Beartracks]

27. You mean Ingraham played the race card again? Mon dieu! Vapors!

FOX folks do that a lot. They claim "the race card" is being used against them, so they can play the victim while being racists. And that is *their* race card.

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[crickets]

35. *ding!* Winner.

[gibraltar72]

29. Cancer of the soul

can spread.

[unblock]

30. in all fairness, it's a disservice to rush limbaugh's legacy to call him a racist

we should always remember that his first and fondest love was, is, and always will be misogyny.

no matter how horrible he is towards minorities, it will never quite reach the level of hatred he has towards women.

there's a reason his audience is 70% male....

[bitterross]

31. That's a compliment coming from FAUX

Any time one the talking heads at FAUX insults someone, it's really a compliment. I WANT people who are disgusting, like Ingraham, to consider me the opposite of them.

[Atticus]

33. You know you've done something right if Laura has her panties in a twist. nt

[kacekwl]

36. You mean Info Babe Ingraham.

Is she a Feminazi ?

[gratuitous]

37. So when Rush called him "Malcolm the Tenth" it wasn't racist?

Or endlessly playing the theme song from "The Jeffersons" ("Movin' on Up&quot to belittle black people (and only black people) wasn't racist?

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. I disagree with Acosta. It's not "a wash", overall. Limbuagh has not done enough to balance out

the years of racism and misogyny, and chucking the "Presidential Medal of Freedom" at him doesn't balance it out, either. Neither does him getting lung cancer. Bad things can happen to bad people, but that's not "a wash". Ingraham and Scalise can go boil their heads, of course.