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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 01:57 PM
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GOP Sen. Inhofe Calls Out Limbaugh On Senate Floor For Backing Brutal African Guerrilla Group

GOP Sen. Inhofe Calls Out Limbaugh On Senate Floor For Backing Brutal African Guerrilla Group

By Alex Seitz-Wald

In the wake of President Obama’s decision to send a small contingent of troops to help Uganda fight the marauding Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) guerrillas, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh embraced the brutal group as valiant Christian warriors “fighting the Muslims in Sudan.”

In reality, as human rights groups have long documented, the LRA is a murderous “death cult,” best known for descending on villages, “capturing, killing, and abducting hundreds of civilians,” and forcing boys to become child soldiers and girls to become “bush wives.”

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It’s unusual for any senator to take to call out an ideological out by name from the Senate floor, but even more so considering that Inhofe has in the past looked past egregious human rights violations to lend support for Christian leaders. In April, Inhofe defended former Ivory Coast dictator Laurent Gbagbo after other African and international leaders condemned him for taking up arms to retain power after losing the election to a Muslim rival. But the LRA is terrible enough for even Inhofe to reject.

Today, Limabugh responded to Inhofe on his radio show, admitting he was “misinformed” about the LRA. But Limbaugh seemed more bemused about having his name “entered into the Congressional record” than apologetic, giving a hearty laugh about it before quickly moving on to another topic.

The Republican Party is filled with hypocrites supported by morons.

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Tarheel_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 01:59 PM
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1. "The Republican Party is filled with hypocrites supported by morons."
:thumbsup:
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-11 05:59 AM
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8. +1
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 01:59 PM
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2. Inhofe is from....Oklahoma, a state that knows a lot about xtian bigotry and hate nt
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MinneapolisMatt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 02:07 PM
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3. Inhofe apology to Rush in 3...2...
:boring:
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 02:08 PM
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4. Inhofe thinks he is an expert on all things Africa
because he adopted a child from Ethiopia.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 02:15 PM
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5. Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R) totally jumped the shark on this one
He is spewing propaganda to get his Republicon listeners to support of brutal murderers, rapists, and mutilators.

Why do Rush and his Republicon sheeple support such violent, totalitarian, right-wing shit?

Disgusting. UnAmerican. InHuman.
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Douglas Carpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 02:24 PM
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6. when pro-Abu Ghraib torture Inhofe calls you out - it must be time to self-examine
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Tsiyu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-18-11 05:02 PM
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7. Limpballs is a classic narcissist


Hearing his name mentioned - even if it's in a sentence indicting him for diddling little boys - gives him such a thrill.



I can't wait to see kharma one day kick his Narcissistic ass, that's all I'm sayin.'
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SkyDaddy7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-11 06:07 AM
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9. Two IDIOTS on so many levels!! nt.
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