I refuse to ever listen to Limbaugh again
 

Today is a day we should mourn and express anger at those responsible NOT use it for partisan politics.

Turning this day into a political rampage to prove yourself right is disgusting, insensitive and oppurtunistic.

I say this because Mr. Limbaugh today did that exact thing. For which, I shall never listen to him again. I may have disagreed with him, and at times found myself swearing at him through my radio, but today I found him pathetic and totally incorrigible and morally reprehensible.

Tomorrow and next week there will be time to make political statements and grandstand (after all whether we like it or not, politicians use events like these to grandstand.... that's life and the business.) Today however was a day to just pay respect and show anger not at a political party but at the people responsible.

If we are to fight terrorism we cannot do so effectively if when attacked we blame the other side immediately.

Jerry Springer showed class on his radio show, he didn't bring partisanship into it at all. Instead he showed his respect for those who lost loved ones.

Limbaugh should take lessons, if I had lost a loved one and heard him blaming the Left and Democrats, Spain and France and everyone not politically aligned with him, I would believe him to be as bad as the terrorists because he turned it all political and showed no remorse, no regret, just an "how can I bash the Dems." attitude.

Today was not entertainment, today was self promotion and fanaticism to prove himself right. What's even more sickening are the callers did the same thing, blaming and pointing fingers at those not politically aligned with them.

And by the way if a Dem did it for 3 hours straight I'd be equally disgusted and angry at them. But again, Springer showed class and sensitivity to those who lost family and friends over there.

Hannity did the same thing today....I had sworn off of him during the Schiavo case, but today his show started earlier than normal and even though I am a Bush supporter, it made me sick to my stomach to hear him go on and on about how its such a good thing that Kerry isnt in the whitehouse right now. ugh

It's just very poor taste. We are divided enough in this country and throughout the world that we don't have to feast on one another during these times of tragedy.

In fact Limbaugh dismissed today as nothing serious, "they were bombed everyday in WW2.... let's hope they have that resolve and fight back and not whimp out."

WTF is that?????? Tomorrow, next week, next month say shit like that.... today show freaking respect.

My gawd. I weep for my country.

Now THAT is troubling. To say effectively 'they can take it' smacks of something horrible.

Personally I don't find that statement altogether offensive. The Brits are taking it well, brushing off and getting back on with their lives the same day. I suppose that's how they are, though. They pulled through it impeccably well, in fact had the trains back up and running very very quickly.

But in general I consider myself to be a strong Republican (Most tests put me at about 75% Republican, 25% Liberal) and I make sure to stay away from Limbaugh. He doesn't represent me and I don't represent him. Same with any other talking heads on T.V. I listened to Limbaugh once and I was disgusted at how he was.

The trick I've found is to ignore it, methinks. In general they're not worth the effort to hear them regurgitate the same talking points over and over again.

I'd say it's a good choice to turn off your T.V.s and Radios.

The shitty thing isn't that he brought up a fact about the past,it's that as a sheltered, Aristocratic American, he has no right to tell other countries to tough it out. The world wept for us, but tell me one time you heard "Come on America, get over it, it's just a few thousand people."
Those of you looking for a reason to hate Limbaugh, or those of you who always like hypocrisy and bullshit from the people who dish it out best, Limbaugh was quoted in the 80's saying that Saddam Hussein was being misrepresented as a war criminal because he "allegedly gassed a few Kurds in his country" and later went on to say that he believed all the drug addicts ought to be lined up and gassed too. Hmm...makes you wonder about his credibility...wait, no it doesn't! He doesn't have ANY!

Linbaugh is first and foremost an entertainer, albeit in the guise of a talking head, and based upon an established, somewhat rabid following, one would have to conclude that he's reasonably good at it. That said, he doesn't entertain me, nor do I rely on him for political analysis, as do the so called dittoheads. I concur with Gatorade Frost...don't get upset, just turn him off.

These bombings were alot less severe than the attacks on 9/11, but even considering that, I felt much as you describe above-there was a largely overblown reaction on and around 9/11, and America should have been better able to deal with it. Part of the effect of these sorts of attacks is how much they disrupt people's lives, and it's inconceivable to me how 9/11 could have been more successful in that regard, short of releasing a biological or nuclear weapon.

More on topic, to the OP, what were you doing listening to Limbaugh in the first place? I was never his biggest fan, but after his little drug problem what little respect I might have had for him was eliminated. He's a self-promoting, hypocritical blowhard and Republican shill.

After 9/11 Brittain flooded us with gestures of sympathy. It's pathetic that in an attack that's actually much greater on them, we as a nation cant' do anything more than have Condi sign an autograph.

And to explain the statement that's about to get jumped on - remember bin Laden had NO clue the towers would come down. He figured he'd kill whoever was on the floor the plane hit, and maybe if he was really lucky people above that would be killed by the smoke/fire. So from a planning perspective, London was just about as bad - 4 seperate attacks, just like in the US. Seems to me we could be a bit more sympathetic to the nation that's stuck with us even through some amazing blunders.

I guess the truth hurts. Why were you listening to him in the first place? Isn't Air America on the air anymore?

I used to like Limbaugh. Just because I listened didn't mean I had to agree.

What truth? The fact that on a day of remorse he chose to spew hatred? On a day when symathy and compassion is to be shown he chose to blame people not responsible to further his political agendas?

Is that not what "terrorism" is? to spread hate, fear and make political at the cost of innocent lives? DID LIMBAUGH NOT DO THAT EXACT THING ON THURSDAY? (Sorry for tha caps, but the point has to be made.) Unequivically, yes, he did. He used Thursday's horror as an excuse to bash Dems and those who do not politically agree with him.

He could have waited till Friday or the beginning of the next week, but no he chose to further the pain and hatred. That in my mind makes him and those like him (O'Reilly, for eample, who used his program to bash and add to the hate) no better than the terrorists.

As for listening to Limbaugh and why I chose to. I find him very talented and original (I do not listen to any of the other clonse out there though). He started because, I truly believe what he was saying and doing came from his heart. I may not have liked it or agreed with it but he had a way of smoothly explaining issues and dismissing the facts the other side would use.

Yes, Limbaugh was and is a king of propaganda and one-sidedness (so was Goebbels), but he did it with a flair and a sense of humor where he didn't take it too seriously and would often talk how political climates swing.

Over the last few years I truly don't believe he has had his heart in it. He takes it to far far worse extremes and spews hatred. He blames the Dems, other countries and anyone not politically aligned with him.

Again, he had future days to make political statements and spew his hate, he chose however to show he was in no way shape or form better than the terrorists by pushing blame onto innocents, showing no respect or sympathy and using the tragedy to his own personal advantage. Again in my mind that makes him no better than the cretins, cowards and murderers who committed these acts.