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nolabear

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40. I'm shocked at how badly you miss the point.

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 01:59 PM

Mar 2012

Limbaugh's attack was, and has always been, intended to rally a country full of frightened, ignorant and rageful people against specific scapegoats. One of those is women. I don't care if he rescues puppies and supports orphanages, his vitriol causes direct and indirect harm to millions of women and girls, and he cannot be allowed to get away with it.

I think one measure of evil is that it calls to evil, the evil that we all have a capacity for. My desire to see this man suffer isn't something I'm proud of, nor would I act on it, but I would do what I can to get him off the air, because he is causing more suffering than anyone should be allowed to cause.

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My thoughts on Rush Limbaugh [View all] crimsonblue Mar 2012 OP

I agree with you, but not because I'm particularly generous. PDJane Mar 2012 #1

And this is why women have increasingly lost ground in quest for equal rights. hlthe2b Mar 2012 #32

How about Maher and calling Palin a c***? exboyfil Mar 2012 #33

One could come up with lots of attempts to divert from Limbaugh with other's bad behavior... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #34

No I am saying too much piling on and exboyfil Mar 2012 #35

You can try to paint a moral equivalency between Limbaugh's decades long grotesque attacks on women, hlthe2b Mar 2012 #38

I think you are confusing Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #42

Freedom of speech means Rush will not get arrested for what he said. iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2012 #2

I agree with Norman Goldman, playing nice when these asshats do not follow any rules rustydog Mar 2012 #3

Here's how you an help accomplish that: calimary Mar 2012 #27

I understand the point you are making. My problem is it shows no responsibility - NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #4

Let's use this time to finally get Rush's hate speech off our public airwaves. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #5

Oh, please. Sparkly Mar 2012 #6

Really? Laurian Mar 2012 #7

This ProSense Mar 2012 #8

It certainly is... Disturbing to say the least. hlthe2b Mar 2012 #10

*cough* er... because we had never heard of this woman before salin Mar 2012 #9

A little history Va Lefty Mar 2012 #11

The attacks he leveled against this woman were intended to make an example out of her BootinUp Mar 2012 #12

Same story here with Ann Coulter. Everybody who worked on Bill Maher's show loved her and thought Booster Mar 2012 #13

Screw kumbaya. I want him to bleed money until he owes China's GDP. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #14

Fuck that bloated bag of misogynistic, racist, facist shit. Evoman Mar 2012 #15

What a Crock! nt. PearliePoo2 Mar 2012 #16

I miss unrec. CrispyQ Mar 2012 #17

Stop bitching . . . grantcart Mar 2012 #18

I'd delete this steve2470 Mar 2012 #19

It's CC that should be held accountable ailsagirl Mar 2012 #20

He has harmed countless people for the sake of money. He is scum. I don't care... white_wolf Mar 2012 #21

He certainly has ailsagirl Mar 2012 #23

No fucking way am I going to move on from the fact that a very powerful... Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #22

OK. Universal healthcare is bad, we should leave Rush alone... what else? 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #24

Good idea!! KT2000 Mar 2012 #25

His supposed "goodness" is negated by the fact that his hate-filled misogyny influences people... cynatnite Mar 2012 #26

Even Hitler loved his dog MrScorpio Mar 2012 #28

no recs yet? BootinUp Mar 2012 #29

458 reads and zero recs titaniumsalute Mar 2012 #30

crimsonblue, THIS is why we fight: "I am not a slut" hlthe2b Mar 2012 #31

"I've spent the past 2 days trying to convince my 16 y/o she is not a 'slut'" Cerridwen Mar 2012 #36

I wish I could say that was unbelievable, but it's not. It's just heartbreaking. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #41

Limbaugh has been married four times and has no children. Divoce #4 coming soon? L. Coyote Mar 2012 #37

Hit and run - OP has apparently moved on with his life... Morning Dew Mar 2012 #39

I'm shocked at how badly you miss the point. nolabear Mar 2012 #40

Conservatives often claim that treestar Mar 2012 #43

For the OP & others desperate to give Limbaugh benefit of the doubt: Rush's 52 Smears Against Fluke hlthe2b Mar 2012 #44