Rush Limbaugh Freaks Out About Stephen Colbert Getting 'Late Show'

[monmouth3]

Lots of people have congratulated Stephen Colbert on taking over as host of CBS' "Late Show," but Rush Limbaugh isn't one of them. In fact, to hear the radio host tell it, Colbert's new job is nothing less than a grave political, constitutional, and moral crisis in American television.

"CBS has just declared war on the heartland of America," Limbaugh fumed. "No longer is comedy going to be a covert assault on traditional American values, conservatism. Now it's just wide out in the open. What this hire means is a redefinition of what is funny, and a redefinition of what is comedy. They're blowing up the 11:30 format... they hired a partisan, so-called comedian, to run a comedy show."

Of course, Colbert will be retiring his faux-conservative character when he takes over from David Letterman.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/10/rush-limbaugh-stephen-colbert-assault_n_5127182.html

[liberal N proud]

1. :|

[JNelson6563]

37. lolz

[tosh]

2. Good.

((thinking to myself...why doesn't he just stroke on out???))

[Warpy]

3. Pissing off that drug addled, vicious hog is a good day's work.

I'm just trying to wrap my head around "traditional American values" coming out of that particular mouth.

He wouldn't know one if if fell into his lap with a label on it.

[workinclasszero]

78. Right "traditional American values"

That filthy stinking rich multi millionaire boil encrusted fat ass fascist draft dodger drug addict serial adulterer hate filled pus bag knows absolutely ZERO about ANY American value, traditional or otherwise LOL!

[tavernier]

86. I hate a fence rider

Why don't you tell us how you really feel?

[workinclasszero]

108. Except for what I posted...

I have no strong feelings one way or the other. :p

[3catwoman3]

89. That is an...

...impressive string of adjectives. Nicely done!

[Nanjing to Seoul]

97. Dude, your little missive will be used in this week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots list if you allow

me. I will give you credit for it, but I can't think of anything better to say than what you said.

[workinclasszero]

109. Rush is a walking breathing example of

everything that is horribly wrong in America today. Hope I didn't miss out on your list. The reich wing always gives abundant materiel for lists like that.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

114. You know the joke

What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the Hindenberg?

One is a flaming Nazi gasbag, and the other is a dirigible.

[workinclasszero]

122. LOLZ!

[Nanjing to Seoul]

123. You'll like this too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101724865

Announcer: Ladies and gentleman... Rush Limbaugh!

(Marching music starts)

They say that I'm sleaze
An elitist, if you please
Everybody disagrees with my rap (with his rap)
I'm horrendous, I'm appalling
My ratings now are falling
'Cause I'm so full of bull, so full of crap (full of crap)

With condescending cries,
Making money selling lies,
You might say everybody hates my guts (hates his guts)
I'm offensive, I'm a bigot
I'm a fraud - Can you dig it?
I'm a sexist, racist, homophobic, fat, pathetic putz
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, I really am,
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, you're being scammed

I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a fat conservative butthead
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey!
(With the face of a horse's ass)

I have a sub-human figure, a huge rear end
My brain? That's another story (it's quite another story)
I have a face the size of a wash tub
And my ass is as big as Missouri - Yes!
(This bastard is sick, he's a fat, pompous prick,
And his ass is as big as Missouri) Yessiree, Bob!

Manipulating statements, exaggerate the truth,
I can't believe the hate my show inspires (the hate his show inspires)
It's not just because I'm stupid (oh no)
It's not just because I'm dumb (uh huh)
It's just because Republicans are liars (those dirty, filthy liars)

I am heartless, I am vain, insensitive, insane
They say that I'm a national disgrace (disgrace)
I am nasty (yes!), insulting (no!), basically revolting (uh huh)
I'm a concentrated pile of human waste (he's human waste)

I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) I really am
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, you're being scammed
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a sick Republican sleaze ball
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a sick Republican sleaze ball) Ho!
(With the face of a horse's ass)

They say that this is not about my vanity
They doubt my sanity
They think I'm nuts (so nuts)
I am a cyst on the ass of humanity (eww!)
New Republican slogan:
"Read My Putz" (read his putz)

From the bowels of Adolf Hitler
Comes the voice of Rush Limbaugh, heh heh

In closing, let me say: that each and every day
I'm an evil, rotten, egotistical snob (evil, rotten)
I'm the cop of the cop of Joe McCarthy-like gestapo
The right wing, foam-at-the-mouth, jackbooted slob

The Democratic-trashing years of liberal bashing
With the equivalent compassion of a grommet (of a grommet)
With the I.Q. of a fig; I'm a fat, obnoxious pig
And the truth of the matter is... I'm vomit (he's vomit)

'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) I really am
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) You're being scammed
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a fear mongering scum bag
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey!
(Sick Republican sleaze ball) Ha ha!
(Fear mongering scum bag) Ho!
(Egotistical ass wipe) Yes!
(Mean-spirited, hog wallowing, fat, conservative putz)
(With the face... of a horse's ass)

Mega-dildos, Rush!

[workinclasszero]

124. Great video!

I've never seen that one thanks!

[Armadotrasgo]

106. He knows a lot

About free speech and capitalism it would seem, as well as farm animal buggery it would appear.

[Half-Century Man]

4. Covert????Since when.

In what possible fashion could a show aired nationally nearly every night have been covert? His audience is far larger that Pig-boys every was.

[CBGLuthier]

5. I remember when he auditioned on CBS for the late night position

Took over for Pat Sajak one night during the last week or so of his awful talk show on CBS. it was the first time I saw the blowhard.

Sounds like sour grapes since he could not hack it if people had to look at his face. Technically he failed to get the job that Colbert will now own.

Fuck him.

[Tom Ripley]

14. +1000 for sour grapes (and fuck him)

[bullwinkle428]

31. I'm old enough to recall that as well - it was the definition

of "Epic Fail", and clearly, he's never gotten over it!

I actually listened to his radio on occasion at that time ( I know, ), and he would bring up Letterman every so often in near-reverential tones! It was a total man-crush! It was obvious that Limpballs felt DL was "The Man" when it came to his ability to entertain an audience.

When Limpballs finally appeared on Letterman's show a few years later, Letterman promptly skewered his fat blowhard ass after he took a cheap shot at Hillary Clinton's appearance, and from that point on, he clearly declared Holy War on Letterman, and took to firing shots at him on his own radio show, where he would never have to face repercussions for them.

[mac56]

63. I remember that. Limpballs was mocking Hillary

comparing her to a Volvo hood ornament.

Letterman pwned him, saying genially: "Sure, and you can say that because you're such a fine-looking specimen of humanity."

[Schema Thing]

74. ha! I remember that!

thanks for bringing back that great memory! (and I wasn't even a partisan Dem at the time, but I recognized unmitigated assholishness and a smackdown thereof when I saw it).

[Chemisse]

110. Nice!!

I'd love to have seen that.

[frylock]

40. they cleared the studio at the commercial break as i recall

[maddiemom]

41. Was Sajak's the only, (I thought a daytime) talk show he filled in on? I remember

him appearing on that or another show and being a TOTAL FAIL with the audience. If I'm not mistaken, some were even walking out.

[Kber]

70. There was that brief gig as a NFL commentator

But it turns out you actually have to know something about the game and the players and actually knowing shit isn't really his strength.

[3catwoman3]

90. He is, however...

...quite accomplished at being full of shit.

[chemenger]

117. LOL

Duzy ...

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

115. Wasn't he canned because he made a racist comment

About Donovan McNabb?

[Kber]

116. Maybe, but I think it was Mike Vick

Claimed he was only made quarterback because he was black and the NFL was under some sort of affirmative action pressure.

Say what you will about Vick (and this isn't meant to turn into a thread in his defense) but the man was a damn good quarterback, especially back then. Comment was both absurdly racist and showed profound ignorance about the sport of football.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

118. I just looked it up, and it was McNabb in particular that he was talking about

But his remarks could be applied to black quarterbacks in general.

[Kber]

120. Another great athlete.

Rush's an idiot.

A big fat one, in fact.

[mwb970]

79. Was it the Fox "News" Half-Hour Comedy Hour or whatever it was?

The show (which was canceled immediately) opened with Pig Boy and Ann Coulter trading right-wing jokes (i.e. making fun of people who were suffering) and went downhill from there. Lesson: conservatives cannot do humor, wit, satire, or comedy, ALL of which require seeing and understanding nuance, subtlety, and shades of gray, which is WELL beyond the ability of today's black-and-white, simple-minded conservatives.

[davidpdx]

75. I didn't know that

I do vaguely remember something about Sajak having a talk show. I must have been pretty young at the time.

[LTR]

88. He actually did have his own late night show.

And you are forgiven if you don't remember it.Few people do.

It was syndicated, and was nothing more than him sitting behind a desk wearing ugly ties doing his schtick in front of an audience of white people also wearing ugly ties. Needless to say, this was far from successful.

[Thinkingabout]

6. Will live to see Colbert as Letterman's replacement. If anyone should complain

It should be liberals for having Rush complaining about Colbert. What happened to the free market Rush is always crying about. It is probably Rush thought if Letterman is retiring then his gang could take over but instead CBS saw the value in Colbert and the need to keep the heat on Teabaggers.

[lpbk2713]

7. Get over it Shit Head.

The GOP is on its way to history's dust bin. You just don't matter any more.





      "WAAAH!! No fair!!"

[ryan_cats]

8. I happened to hear him a week or two ago...

I happened to hear him a week or two ago and he was clearly slurring his words and he was doing the same thing last time I heard him. Once you get addicted to such a powerful and addicting drug like oxycodone, you're pretty much going to have to fight the temptation the rest of your life and he sounded high the last two times I heard him.

I wonder how his audience will like him having to go to rehab after having his housekeeper get him 5000 pills.

[Skittles]

17. how is it a rich asshole like Limbaugh has to get his drugs via housekeeper?

that bastard could have 100 Dr. Feelgoods on his payroll

[Nevernose]

38. 100 Dr Feelgoods are useless

If you have 101 patients worth of addiction.

[Ikonoklast]

65. When you are at the point of taking enough Hydrocodone it destroys your hearing, you're at the

level of narcotic intake that would stun a horse.

You would definitely need multiple doctors, and even then it would be very difficult to prescribe enough pills for an addict at that level of abuse without getting flagged.

[HooptieWagon]

81. Florida has implemented a statewide pharma registry....

...and other measures to combat doctor-shopping and other means of perscription abuse. Only good thing AG Bondi (R) has done... she pretty much rammed it through legislature single-handed against Fl-GOP wishes. Limbaugh is probably having more difficulty getting his supply.

[Jamaal510]

9. Aww...

"Of course, Colbert will be retiring his faux-conservative character when he takes over from David Letterman."

I was actually getting used to it, too. It sure won't be the same seeing Stephen out of character on CBS.

[maddiemom]

83. I recently saw Billy Jean King speak. She was great, still answering questions when we had to leave

and helping some of the local high school tennis team who had questions about their serves. Anyhow...she said her favorite interviewer was Stephen Colbert (she'd been on his show a couple of times). She felt he was truly enjoying himself and, what viewers can't see behind his glasses on the TV screen, was the constant twinkle in his eyes.

[LannyDeVaney]

10. He has had his chances at prime time TV ...

and blew it immediately every.single.time.

[calimary]

95. Welcome to DU, LannyDeVaney!

Glad you're here! Sometimes the gas giant is very useful! Whatever he's for - it's a good bet you should be against. And whatever he's against, that's exactly the thing to support. So in one way, he performs a service - I guess…

[tridim]

11. Is anyone going to tell Rush that Dave is an unapologetic Liberal?

DERP.

Damn you CBS for picking a comedian to host a comedy show!!!!!11

[awoke_in_2003]

64. My thoughts exactly. nt

[davidpdx]

76. ROFL

Yep, very true. Letterman skewered Romney during the election. Sometimes people make no sense at all. Guess he needs more drugs.

[Initech]

104. Or that Conan O'Brien got kicked off NBC because he refused to have Sarah Palin on?

[City Lights]

12. Fume away, Mr. Anal Cyst.

[callous taoboy]

13. Heezus! Maudlin much, there piggy?

[Ex Lurker]

15. Limbaugh still has sour grapes over his own failed TV experiment nt

[yuiyoshida]

102. Sour Grapes?

It must have turned to Vinegar by now!!!

[Vashta Nerada]

16. You know it's a good thing if it pisses off Rush.

[spanone]

18. sounds like ru$h is describing himself in radio world....

[BainsBane]

19. Poor Rush

He'll just have to up his supply of Oxy.

[pokerfan]

20. Mmm, Rush's tears are so yummy and sweet!

[Nanjing to Seoul]

98. Thanks for the Cartman reference! It's perfect.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Mel Brooks explains....

"Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance."

[Ligyron]

22. IDK, CBS the now Roger Ailes derivative?

Taking Colbert away from lampooning conservatives may not be the best thing to happen to the liberal cause. A lot of young people get their news and views from The Report.

[monmouth3]

23. Oh, leave it to Comedy Central to find someone. They are good at that..n/t

[Ligyron]

34. Hmmm, now that you mention it, John Oliver comes to mind ...

[frylock]

42. that's what i was thinking

[NMDemDist2]

69. nah, John Oliver has a new HBO show

heading back to CC would be a demotion

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

24. Of course?

I don't necessarily see why he'd have to abandon the persona. Wait and see.

On the move, though, I'm bummed. I almost never catch the initial broadcast of the Colbert Report - I usually catch the second or third rerun, at 1 or 2 am or the next morning at 9 or 10, whenever it's on. I'm guessing the late shows don't do such reruns.

[subterranean]

43. No reruns, but Letterman's shows are up on the CBS website the next day.

[Bobbie Jo]

25. Confirmation that Colbert was an excellent choice. nt

[Sunlei]

26. Rush is jealous.- not even 'republican fox', 'free TV' wants him.

[LoisB]

27. Maybe Rushbo is jealous that he wasn't chosen?

[grasswire]

28. Does Late Night get to Armed Forces TV?

I wonder.

[LiberalFighter]

29. He's concern about something happening at the 11:30 format?

Why doesn't he demand that his radio broadcast be during the same time slot to compete?

[rocktivity]

30. "Declared war on the heartland of America?" What does he think Letterman has been doing?

Of course, what Rush is really worried about is how this will "redefine" his already dwindling advertising revenues...


rocktivity

[deutsey]

32. Hey, Rush....

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Everything is over the top for Limbaugh. How else to pump up ratings? nt

[lame54]

35. Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

No no no no no no no no no
No more Colbert Report?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[randome]

45. Sorry you had to learn it this way.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[lame54]

50. he won't have the freedom on this new show

[Yavapai]

93. If he gets the ratings

that I think he will get, then he will have a lot of freedom. I have never
seen Colbert out of character before, but I bet he will just pulverize the
competition.

[Laffy Kat]

62. I know, lame54, I know.

What will we do?

[Sunlei]

68. Colbert owns & produces the Report. Contract with comedy central is to 2017? He can do all 3 shows.

[Digit]

103. I was sad to hear the news

Although I am happy for Colbert, I fear what losing the show may mean in the long run.

I hope he continues to be a strong voice for liberals hosting The Late Show as he has been on the Colbert Report, though.
It is just difficult to imagine The Late Show being a format to shine light on the injustices and absurd policies of the Teaboogers.

[Jack Rabbit]

36. Given what views Rush expresses under the umbrella "conservatism"

. . . and by calling it "traditional American values," then traditional American looks like this . . .
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Needless to say, I take exception to the Windbag's idea of traditional American values.

I will add that my mother, who was born 100 years ago last week in Nebraska, would not appreciate having those values associated with "the heartland of America."

[frylock]

39. good... good

[reflection]

44. That's like complaining AM radio has declared a war on liberals

I mean, it's just the market talking. Hell, Rush always talks about being an entertainer and saying he'll finish when there are no more liberals. And even then, satire is a lot less incendiary than demagoguery. Colbert is a hammer wrapped in velvet that hits you and makes you think. Rush is just basic red meat slinging.

[Takket]

46. anything that rush hates must be good for the country!

I will miss the colbert report. that and the daily show are frankly two of the best sources of information on TV

[randome]

47. Successful comedians always have a liberal bent.

There is a reason for that. Conservatives are not funny.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[louis-t]

87. That's because hate isn't funny...

and that's all that conservatives have.

[Yavapai]

94. When I read "Conservatives are not funny",

I flashed to Dennis Miller. You are so correct...

[tanyev]

48. He should be thankful.

Without the 'Stephen Colbert' character, Rush is much less likely to find himself targeted by Colbert.

[Dirty Socialist]

49. The Noon to Three Spot on Radio Is Supremely Fucked

Thanks to Hillbilly Heroin Boy.

[defacto7]

51. That is hilarious!

and deserves another "h" word.... hypocritical.

[Pisces]

52. TV doesn't care what old geezers think. They want the 18 to 30 yr. old demo. It was a brilliant move

if they ever hope to compete against Fallon. This just makes it hard for the audience to choose which one to watch.

[alp227]

53. History repeats itself. Remember the rural purge?

Discuss your memories of the rural purge here in my thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024804743

[vkkv]

54. JAY LENO was a CONSERVATIVE PARTISAN hack.. so what?

"""
they hired a partisan, so-called comedian, to run a comedy show." """

[Dawson Leery]

55. You had your chance with the "half hour news hour".

Limbaugh's time is up. The median age of his audience is 72, people who will never accept women and minorities as equals.

[Enthusiast]

56. Hey, Limbaugh, how about the Frank Luntz hire?

Declared war, lmao. Hell, CBS declared war on liberal ideology if anything. They will have Colbert on a very short leash.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

57. Traditional American Values like being a pill head, 4 wives, and a draft dodger?

[Rex]

58. One has a golden career ahead of them, the other continues to hemorrhage sponsors!

FUCK YOU RUSH! You are just super jealous, because that great big racist hole you call a mouth got you FIRED from the NFL!

LIKE I AM going to listen to a known racist!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFF! You huge goofball!

[Sheepshank]

59. Rush is concerned over unfair political biases in the media?

I have an amazing idea. Rush should be the bigger dude here (pun intended), he should be noble and courageous and lead the charge for neutrality and withdraw his shows from all military bases. How's that for fairness?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

60. I wonder. Could it be that Rash actually thought he had a shot at Letterman's job?

Despite his sordid past? If so, that makes it even funnier. and even more schaden-freudy.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

61. Poor Pigman,....I picture him sitting on the toilet crying because he didn't get the gig.

[ybbor]

66. Must admit I'm sad

The end of "papa bear" Colbert is coming to an end. I only hope he continues his progressive agenda.

Can't wait to hear Billo's ire. Colbert will only get about 30x's his audience.

Oh such sweet, sweet joy!

[UTUSN]

67. R#62 & K for, both LIMBOsevic and O'LOOFAH are feaking out!1 n/t

[Kingofalldems]

71. He forgot to tell his idiot fans that Letterman

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was a huge liberal who actually called pigboy a 'gasbag'.

[King_Klonopin]

105. Fond memories of Dave serving up some humble pie to Rush ...

I remember that show. First, when Rush was giving him shit about
"changing positions" on the war in Iraq (i.e Dave being indecisive)
Dave shot back that he could change because, unlike pigboy, he
was a "thoughtful person". Loved it!

But the look on that bastards face when Dave finally asked,"have
you ever thought to yourself 'maybe I'm just a big bag of hot gas' ?"
that was priceless. I will never forget it: apoplectic.

Dave knows that guy is completely full of shit.

[Cha]

72. Oh the humanity! Fucker limbaugh laments from his perch in hell.

[CFLDem]

73. I wish that gasbag would hold his breath

So he could finally blowup like the Hindenburg!

[Warren DeMontague]

77. Nah, some jokes will stay the same.

Like you, Rush, ya bloated turd.

[BumRushDaShow]

80. "they hired a partisan, so-called comedian, to run a comedy show"

His projection-speak is actually referring to Clear Channel/Premiere and himself of course, except his schtick is pathetic and losing money like mad.

[They_Live]

82. Rush Limbaugh, Freak.

I fixed the headline.

[Gothmog]

84. The fact that Rush is upset makes me happy

[joanbarnes]

85. Just like Reagan getting rid of the 'Fairness Doctrine?' and Limbaugh, et al re-defining sanity,

conservatism, 'news,' etc.

[silvershadow]

91. Did he have a stroke? An actual one? Let me know when that happens. Other than that,

I don't even care about him.

[LiberalLovinLug]

92. Comedy is a librul invention

"No longer is comedy going to be a covert assault on traditional American values, conservatism. Now it's just wide out in the open."

It was something the Right thought they had under control. Carlin died, Air America, with Al Franken shut down, and that Dubya hating Letterman about to retire. Now Comedy will be given a new stage.

Truth has always been known to have a liberal bias, but what we now understand, thanks to Rush, is that Comedy itself is about as pinko commie as it comes. Because in the far Right's utopia no one laughs or makes fun of anything (unless its them on silly libruls)

[Nanjing to Seoul]

96. he bloviates and all I hear is "oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, <snort>" and something playing in mud

rooting its nose in the ground looking for truffles.

[B Calm]

99. Don't take much to get Rush whiney ass going!

[VA_Jill]

100. Anything

that raises Rush's blood pressure is a Good Thing! Maybe one day he will just explode…..I keep hoping, especially since I am not downwind of him.

[99Forever]

101. Anything that gives that drug-addled pussball a sad...

... has to be a wonderful thing.

Hey, Limpballs, go slither back under a rock.

[elzenmahn]

107. It's all part of the Colbert Freakout being led by freaks like Michelle Malkin...

...it's typical, choreographed PR crap from the RW. What's new?

[DesertDiamond]

111. It's always fun to see Limbaugh pooping his pants.

[daybranch]

112. Colbert is a genius

I hope he continues the good work.

[TeamPooka]

113. Sure Rush, Laugh-In, All in the Family and Maude were all "covert". I do not think you know what

that word means.

[Doc Holliday]

119. If it's bad to Rush Limbaugh

it's probably good for America.

Whining about someone else getting a job you didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting is by definition sour grapes.

Suck it, Rush...and take all day.

[merrily]

121. Rush Limbaugh freaked out long before Letterman decided to retire.

Limbaugh makes his living--and a very good one-- by freaking out over all things left of Il Duce, no matter what the issue is. And so he does that on a daily basis. The issue of the moment is irrelevant. If it's left or can be made to seem left, he will rant against it.

It would be news if Limbaugh supported anything leftist.