Oopsie. Gun owners attack Rush Limbaugh because he does something right?!

[babylonsister]

This is pretty funny. Rushbo on the other end of the enmity?

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/hunters-now-say-limbaugh-is-wrong/

Gun owners attack Rush Limbaugh
Talkster backs animal group

By Joseph Curl (Contact) | Tuesday, April 28, 2009


Rush Limbaugh's new pet project -- fighting animal cruelty for the Humane Society of the United States -- is riling sportsmen from coast to coast, prompting fears that the talkster typically supportive of gun rights is aiding a group they say has a secret agenda to end all hunting in America.

Twenty-eight groups representing millions of hunters and sportsmen are demanding that the conservative radio commentator end his collaboration with the HSUS and stop "helping them to mainstream their image in the minds of reasonable people."

"Despite a few programs designed to attract support from the general public, HSUS is in fact an organization that opposes hunting, fishing, and trapping," the groups, including Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, wrote in a letter last week to Mr. Limbaugh.

"Its leadership has a long and established history of promoting legislation, litigation, and referenda to restrict the rights of American sportsmen and women."

The public-service radio spots cut by Mr. Limbaugh began airing in mid-April. In one, the self-dubbed "Doctor of Democracy" expresses support for the HSUS effort to crack down on organized dogfighting and other animal-cruelty crimes.

In the second, "America's Truth Detector" talks about, as the Humane Society says, "our outreach to communities of faith, and the moral obligation that we have to be good stewards of God's creatures."

Mr. Limbaugh did not answer requests for comment and has had little to say about his tacit endorsement of the HSUS. In an interview by Greta Van Susteren on Fox News last week, he was asked by the host, "Who do you admire and why?" As Mr. Limbaugh paused, citing "brain freeze," this exchange occurred:

"You like the Humane Society," Mrs. Van Susteren said.

"Who?" Mr. Limbaugh asked.

"The Humane Society."

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. Limbaugh hopes that by fighting animal cruelty

People will start being nicer to him.

[zbdent]

9. end animal cruelty ... don't have his show on the radio at the kennel ...

and please, don't play it as the way to put down an animal ... that is cruel and inhumane and torture ...

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Limbaugh Can Probably Only Sustain Emotional Contact With Pets

Sad.

Imagine if he actually used his skills for good rather than evil.

[nxylas]

3. Wonder how many of his yahoo listeners attend illegal bloodsport events?

Dogfights, cockfights etc. I suspect that's what their opposition is really about.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "We don't want no Republicon draft dodger telling us what to do." - Gunnies

"And the fact that Rush is also a Republicon Drug Abuser ain't earning him any Brownie points with us neither."

- Gunnies

[tabbycat31]

5. wow I actually agree with Rush on something

I never thought I would say that

[Still Sensible]

6. One of the funniest statements EVAH

"...helping them to mainstream their image in the minds of reasonable people."

C'mon... The last thing anyone needs to worry about is Rush's show being listened to by "reasonable people."

[L0oniX]

7. I wouldn't let any sheep get close to him.

[madrchsod]

8. here`s the hsus wildlife campaign

http://www.hsus.org/wildlife_abuse/campaigns/victories.html

real hunters hunt...game farm "hunters" shoot...sometimes the people they are shooting with.

[Pab Sungenis]

10. Limbaugh would "like" anyone who pays him enough.

If you paid him $10M a year, and paid to put the spots on his show, he would do commercials for EFCA.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. And exactly how has the HSUS restricted the 'rights' of American 'sportsmen and women'?

Trying to end dog and bird fights?

[babylonsister]

12. Now now, this doesn't have to make sense. nt