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CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
63. I've listened to Rush for years....
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 12:53 PM
Feb 2012

...and this is typical of him.

He's a blowhard who spews lies and distortions. He relies on the fact that his audience
members are incredibly gullible and hanging on his every word like dullard weasels
with no critical-thinking skills.

Rush is rarely called out--because his listeners aren't astute enough to know when he's lying
and the majority that doesn't care--assumes that Rush is a clown.

This is typically what happens when Rush is called out for lies and disinformation. Notice
that at first, Rush said that Scarebaby didn't exist and was the White House writing fake
tweets.

Now that the real Scarebaby has emerged, Rush is turning up the volume. Typical. He
throws tantrums when he's wrong and revealed as the idiot that he is. Watch. He'll
launch never-ending tirades about this situation and how evil the Democrats are and
blah, blah, blah. Seriously. He'll spend hours on this. Rush has a very thin skin. He's
a whiney baby. I've heard this hundreds of times.

He won't EVER address his initial LIES--that Scarebaby wasn't real and was the White House
tweeting. Rush will cloud the issue, throw a tantrum, raise his voice and babble on and
on like a fool. It's like a teenager who gets in trouble for driving the car into a pole and
then throws herself on the ground and screams, "You never let me do anything!! You guys
are mean!!"

Anything to cover up the fact that what Rush said was an embarrassing lie.

And of COURSE--anyone who tries to point out the fact that Rush got it wrong--will be viewed
as evil and horrible. Up is down. Truth is bad. Lies are good. Hence is the world of
Rush Limbaugh and his lemming listeners.

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If you have a phrase he used, sometimes you can search that (ETA) EFerrari Feb 2012 #1
heh heh oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #7
lies? chisao101 Feb 2012 #25
Were his lips moving? EFerrari Feb 2012 #32
Rush Limbaugh does nothing but lie to his audience fascisthunter Feb 2012 #33
He's dead, Jim. EFerrari Feb 2012 #34
LOL.... good! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #41
but we can still beat him! barbtries Feb 2012 #69
LOL EFerrari Feb 2012 #73
Rush lies constantly, and he's lying about this too creeksneakers2 Feb 2012 #36
nice work - much appreciated. n/t banned from Kos Feb 2012 #48
^ Amen! Thanks, Creeksneakers2 ^ n/t Mimosa Feb 2012 #61
Nice work. I hope it can be used to sue his butt! nt nanabugg Feb 2012 #76
3 posts and he defends Rush Limbaugh mistertrickster Feb 2012 #45
Yeah lunatica Feb 2012 #55
I thought they just forgot the sarcasm icon. n/t Skelly Feb 2012 #57
Defending the utterly indefensible must be really tough lunatica Feb 2012 #53
I'm self employed and the tax cut applies to me too. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #67
Haha! Busted! nt gateley Feb 2012 #11
Sorry, never listen either. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #2
kicking ceile Feb 2012 #3
with all due respect -- since it's your thread -- you may want to reword your headline villager Feb 2012 #4
you're right oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #5
I'll bet Media Matters For America would love to find it for you! K8-EEE Feb 2012 #6
I LOVE THAT IDEA! oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #8
They do such great work, you can tell by who is attacking them right now K8-EEE Feb 2012 #13
He has a website with daily transcripts n/t Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #9
Kudos for taking that slime ball on! jimlup Feb 2012 #10
We will vouch for you being a real person. n/t Ian David Feb 2012 #12
I heard it on my way to lunch. DCBob Feb 2012 #14
thanks! oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #15
Exactly. He doesnt know anything about you.. so he just makes up shit. DCBob Feb 2012 #31
listen better chisao101 Feb 2012 #26
"Listen better"?? DCBob Feb 2012 #30
Why would anyone want to listen better to a pedophile drug addicted blowhard EFerrari Feb 2012 #35
The poster is no longer with us proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #42
Surprised he lasted that long. He/she/it didnt even attempt to fake it. DCBob Feb 2012 #51
and Rush is "probably" still on drugs every time he does a show. nt Incitatus Feb 2012 #37
Is "Rush" his real name? Or his drug nickname? Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #52
Here's a transcript - from his own site. Recovered Repug Feb 2012 #16
copying and pasting here oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #17
one point oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #19
Does the payroll tax holiday not extend to self-employment taxes? ieoeja Feb 2012 #21
Don't you pay quarterly estimates if self-employed? If so there is no FICA withholding. banned from Kos Feb 2012 #22
I did not. But I only had a few hours or self-employment. ieoeja Feb 2012 #29
It DOES extend to the self-employed. Rush is an idiot Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #77
I heard it and sure hope you can follow up. JohnnyLib2 Feb 2012 #18
Oh, please do follow up, and keep us informed. sufrommich Feb 2012 #20
I've been retweeting the nasty tweets Im getting oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #23
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #24
Let me know when Obama lies us into a $2 trillion war, or says "Deficits don't matter" and banned from Kos Feb 2012 #27
LOL. He says "useful idiot" but here he is after his messiah Rush told him about this story. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #44
Actually troll, Rush was saying that oldtime dfl_er sufrommich Feb 2012 #28
You got slimed again creeksneakers2 Feb 2012 #38
omg oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #43
That's a good next move. laundry_queen Feb 2012 #46
LOL - poor Rush SmileyRose Feb 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author creeksneakers2 Feb 2012 #39
I'd sue! Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #40
What is his point? Is he against the tax cut? Incitatus Feb 2012 #47
Rush and the vast right wing conspiracy hate the SS tax cut creeksneakers2 Feb 2012 #50
here you go spanone Feb 2012 #49
CONGRATULATIONS SmileyRose Feb 2012 #54
THANKS! oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #64
Every time Rush snivels, an angel gets it's wings. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #68
Your story is on Kos Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #58
K&R - I hope you're able to receive some assistance on this. n/t myrna minx Feb 2012 #59
So happy you're here, Oldtime dfl_er! Mimosa Feb 2012 #60
Don't let them scare you oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #65
I just read the KOS diary on what happened to you.... Spazito Feb 2012 #62
I've listened to Rush for years.... CoffeeCat Feb 2012 #63
Yes, yes and yes oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #66
Yes, Rush's lies are often multi-leveled... CoffeeCat Feb 2012 #75
I notice folks are finding their way to your online business! mainer Feb 2012 #70
a few oldtime dfl_er Feb 2012 #71
Rush lies like a rug... MrScorpio Feb 2012 #72
Give him hell AsahinaKimi Feb 2012 #74
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