NEWS ALERT: RUSH LIMBAUGH PROMISES TO "LEAVE THE COUNTRY" IF HEALTH CARE REFORM PASSES INTO LAW

That's the whole point that you shouldn't since as I said yesterday it was just a stunt to create controversy and grab ratings like "Operation Chaos," the whole "retard" thing and Micheal J. Fox using his Parkinson's disease as a campaign tool.

The mistake is taking anything Rush says seriously since he's in the entertainment business and will say anything that makes people pay attention to him.

Yes, what is being submitted has some serious problems but I'd rather have Social Healthcare than what we have now, which to millions of people who are in the majority on this means this proposal or nothing and nothing is unacceptable.
Try Costa Rica with Rush. Maybe you guys can convince the people there that their Social Healthcare is bad and they should switch to what the US has now. Good Luck! :))

I'm sure you are aware the AMA approves of Obama's health care reform plan.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/267054/march-09-2010/the-...

But how could we afford to lose a national treasure like that? As Stephen Colbert said "If he leaves who will fun of those with Parkinsons disease? When the rest of us do it, it seems kinda mean."

I have no idea. I posted it under NEWS, but a lot of my news posts end up in Tech. Bill Corcoran

Could we get that in writing?

even better, it's in audio.

the public schools aren't entirely government run, actually we lease them to private companies and then the government regulates policy. The no child left behind act basically turned schools into a business of just getting things up to code in appearance. We actually have a system where kids are being undereducated, and the schools in an attempt to justify lowering standards have basically said some kids can understand some things while some are just can't. This is contrary to foreign schools where you learn, you learn, you learn, there is no add or this nonsense we see in the states.
For the sake of avoiding a rant I'll say this our public school system is broken in an epic scale.

Without obese and pill-popping Rush on our health plan, the rates should drop too (even if only by a fraction of a cent).

Try to be a little nicer. You do not believe everything you say.

i hear Antarctica is looking for immigrants...

No, they actually do intelligent research there. He wouldn't fit in.

So you would rather not have health care at all?

YES!!!!!!! what part of that dont you understand?????

I wish ! No . Patients will have a bit more protection, from getting kicked off for pre existing conditions , though . Other details are still being worked out .

Yes I've listened to his program many times. Asking people to listen to him will not help your case. His show is composed of all his nasty, inflammatory, ignorant, sound bites connected together. It is hard to take him out of context.

I won't trouble you for the $1000 check for Haitian relief but thanks for the offer.

You're concerned about rudeness and you listen to that oaf?

You cant change the minds of the mindless here in currentland. They only say, do or listen to what msnbc, or the dnc tell them to do. Most of them have brains that are as frozen as nancy pelosis face.

I'll meet you half way -- if I listen to Rush Limbaugh for 3 weeks -- Can I get $500 for my (subsequent) new facebook page -- Can Sarah Palin get more fans than Rush Limbaugh because she looks better in a dress and could host Saturday Night Live because she would be sober on a Saturday night?

Years ago I worked in a place that the manager had Limbaugh's program on daily...I listened to the guy rant and rave about President Clinton for over a period of 18 months..If in all honesty you can say that he is not racially bigoted, ( Magic Negro) misogynistic, (feminazi ), and just hateful in general (" I hope Obama fails" ) then you are not actually listening to what the man says..and if you find yourself in agreement with his positions then I would have to say you are part of the problem. The fact that you think that all of us would like him and what he spews forth daily if only we would listen to him speaks volumes about your misunderstanding of the citizens of the U.S.

I think most Americans agree with Mr. Limbaugh's position than that of the President. As far as "Barack the Magic Negro" parody-do you know where that started? Do you even have a clue or did you hear it on MSNBC? It started because it was written by a black columnist from the LA Times. Do your OWN research. The word "feminazi" that he coined was a single word to express the mean spirited, angry feminists who got offended by a man opening a door for them. Rush has predicted so many things in the past and he has been right on the money in terms of who/what President Obama is. About wanting Obama to fail- he stated over and over again the he wants his policies to fail. And if you have not noticed, so far they have failed. They have not failed because of republicans but because his party, who could of passed anything they wanted for a whole year, but because the citizens of this country have rejected the Obama brand of politics. I will debate anybody, anywhere, for any amount of money. When you have the truth on your side and you are not playing politics with the country, you can accomplish great things!!

Yet he is ALWAYS taken out of context. An example is the "Barack the Magic Negro" parody. And if I heard it for the first time I would of been angry too except I KNOW that that phrase was first coined by a newspaper writer for the LA Times. Look it up if you do not believe me. Was he taken out of context there?

Why the personal attack and name calling. If I listen to him often and you don't, do you not trust that I know that he is NOT a bad person. You have to really search for amazing things he has done for people because he does not do these things for publicity.

So far it looks that way. Rush is a great person.

Borderline rude, mostly funny. lol

Thank you for illustrating what i said when I said, if you find yourself in agreement with his positions you are part of the problem. Your rationalizations of his comments is exactly what i would expect from a ditto head. I have some bad news for you, none of us including yourself think that when rush did his racist rendition of the Magic Negro that he was simply acknowledging a writer from the L.A. Times.... I have assisted you by copying some of the response by Republicans who also don't share your views about the intent of that song:

In December 2008, Chip Saltsman, who was campaigning for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee mailed the song on a "Christmas CD" to fellow RNC members who would soon be selecting their new national chairman.

On December 27, 2008, incumbent RNC chairman Mike Duncan publicly criticized Saltzman's mailing:

'The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party,' RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said in a statement reported Saturday afternoon by Politico. 'I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate, as it clearly does not move us in the right direction.'

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich commented that "This is so inappropriate that it should disqualify any Republican National Committee candidate who would use it. The chairs of the Republican state committees in North Dakota and Florida concurred.

Peter Yarrow, co-writer of "Puff, the Magic Dragon", termed Saltsman's distribution of the CD "offensive" and "shocking"

'It is almost unimaginable to me,' Yarrow wrote in a statement sent to CNN, that Saltsman 'would seriously be considered for the top post of the Republican National Committee. Puff, himself, if asked, would certainly agree.'

If more Americans agree with Mr. Limbaughs positions than that of our president you are left with the difficult issue of explaining how we elected him if those of us who agree with President Obama's views are in the minority....
Feminazi , to to describe women who don't accept the roles that were defined for them by men is about as nasty and mean spirited as it gets...and I'm sorry but nobody thinks it's about a woman who is angered by a man opening a door for her...I think it's more about women who will no longer be "kept in their place" by jerks like Limbaugh and his resentment of them for refusing that role.

But those republican leaders answered /gave their thoughts based on the media taking him out of context. If I did not know better I would have answered it the same way they did. At first blush it sounded rude, racist, and way off base. The question to the people who denounced his comments should of been asked, "What do you think of a black LA Times writer calling Barack a "magic negro"? The writer should of been fired, if anything. And how about all of the people who reported it? Are they as guilty as Rush? Take a step back and think about it for a minute. If I called G.W. Bush a terrorist and you reported it, are we both guilty of using bad judgement? Since you want to quote republicans, I will give you some republican quotes who know the game(s) that the liberal media play and they actually listen to Rush. Here goes:

"Your talking about something you know nothing about, listen to the parody, it's humor!!!!"
- Bob Bennett

"Did you guys actually listen to the song? Its lyrics?"
- Joshua Kahn

"It points out the hypocracy of the Democrats....since many of their own words are emphasized in the song. Do your homework next time."
- Scott Gales

"This is so typical of air-headed television personalities that are hired because of the way they look rather than how smart they are. They don't have the capablities to actually go out and find news so they manufacture it themselves. This story is based upon the most shallow reporting...i.e. looking at only ONE word of the song ignoring the rest and, more importantly, ignoring the context and what the song actually means. Shallow, Shallow, Shallow."
- d.w. anderson

"this parody has been running for a month or so, get with it!"
- Susan Langenheim

"NO! It's not and if you listened to it you would know that."
- John Machado

"Rush's "Magic Negro" parody is based on an LA times editorial (I'm sure you are now aware of this). This story is 2 months old."
- Craig Mossman

"Of course it's not racist. The real race problem in this country is people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and the lapdog media that props them up"
- anonymous

"Rush is making fun of the liberal media that came out with Barrack the Magic Negro in the LA Times. Your liberal media friends started the whole thing and then you jump on Rush when he makes fun of the drive by media that started it all. I was Democrat Joe Biden that said he was even clean and articulate. Al Sharpton is mad because Barrack is getting all the attention and not him."
- Howard Wilkerson

"You guys are morons! You would understand humor if the rubber chicken slapped you in the face."
- John Stevenson

"Your people are left wing agitators and cause racial turbulence!"
- Richard Morris

"Your poll will show your audience overwhelmingly thinks the song is racist. Who but a committed left wing nutcase would watch your idiot mannequins? Please explain to them this non story IS TWO MONTHS OLD. "
- George Harter

"I hope you guys are listening to Rush today, he is exposing you for the idiots you truely are."
- Kevin Powell

"You should really make sure your host have done all, ALL their homework before degrading your station with total ignorance. Their comments about Rush are examples of why more and more people in this country have no confidence in what the news media reports as news."
- Michael Harrison

"Do your homework before you expose your stupidity."
- Diane Munoz

"Mr. Limbaugh did was not the first person to call Brother Barack the " MAgic Negro". It first appeared to here in Califonia. "
- Calvin Watts

"High Point, NC formerly Rancho Cordova You folks on the morning show are a trio of illinformed, blithering idiots. Breaking News? To whom? You guys are the epitome of the worthless media that often skewers. The only controversy here how could three such inept idiots be hired by any media outlet for any reason other than to clean up at night!"
- Tony Moschetti

"No, Rush's song is not racist, but I DID vote in Rush's poll that YOU guys are morons threatening racial harmony."
- Tim D

"Before going with something like this deal w/Obama and Rush you should become better informed as to the subject."
- Skip Schexnayder

"Wow, your anchors and commentators do not even listen to the words, the song is self explainatory, using liberal sources, The LA Times used Barack The Majic Negro in an article about the man, Joe Biden (LIBERAL DEMOCRAT) called Barack a clean well spoken candidate. Good luck with the speech police, you might be able to shut down free speech, but do not forget, you will be targeted by the establishment when they do not like what you have to say, SEE RUSSIA and freedom of the press."
- Joe

"If you read/listen to the lyrics, it is self explainitory. LA Times called Barack that name, Limbaugh was making fun or the racism in the Liberal Driveby Media"
- Michael Haire

"Obviously you so called "journalists" are too lazy to do any research. If you had only just went to Rush's website you would of found out why this parody was made. It was made two months ago and there has never been any controversy. Also, Obama has heard it and he didn't think it was racist. Why would he. If you listen to it (I doubt that any of you talking heads have even listened to it) you would find out that it doesn't parody Obama but the left wing and their hypocrisy that you are demonstrating."
- Stephen Quinn

"Yes, it is racist to call Barak "a magic Negro" David Ehrenstein of the NY Times, who was the one to use that phrase, should be fired. What does Rush Limbaugh have to do with this again?"
- Rick Hickson

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Ok look, you seem like a nice person and I respect you for caring about your country and has Rush done and said some stupid things, of course, but this is not one of the things that should judge him. If nothing I say has made sense just try to take a step back and look at it through my eyes as I have tried to do through yours. I am admitting how I can see how it WOULD offend someone if they did not know where the source came from. Hell, if Rush was the source, I would be bashing him as well. I bashed him for his hypocrisy concerning his comments on drugs and people who do them. See, I am admitting that he was wrong about that because addiction is an illness, not always a choice. He was addicted to pain meds and he realized that it took over him. He probably did things illegal as far as acquiring the pills but he found a loophole in the system. He made a mistake and he seems to be sorry for it. Okay, thats all for now. I would like to have you post a video on my political youtube site. Thanks for listening!!

By the way, Joe Biden has had worse things to say about Mr. Obama. He's CLEAN... Are you kidding me? Ohhh, but it's just Joe!! Double Standard, anyone?

I listen to Rush Limbaugh on a regular basis and I find him to be an ignorant, name calling, bomb thrower. That does not make me STOP listening to him because I have to know what all sides think on the issues. Unfortunately I find Rush rarely has anything insightful to say. He brings no DIALOGUE to the table.

I'm a thinking Liberal here on Current, and as far as I am concerned the DNC can eat shit. They are not a party for the people any more than the Republican Party is.

The Democratic party could NOT have passed whatever they wanted for a whole year, as they did not have a Filibuster proof majority in the Senate. It is not that Rush Limbaugh is anti-Democrat, it is that he endorses Republicans like George Bush.

At least he's funny both intentionally and unintentionally so that's reason enough to be entertained by listening to him, but still no reason to take anything he says seriously.

The left is a bunch of wussies. They dont have the balls to get radical. But I am prepared for when we do.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammo

The left is so ignorant. Like that time Obama said people cling to their guns and religion. Ridiculous!

God forbid we cling to our guns and our God.

Its the only thing that hasnt screwed us over yet.

"Its the only thing that hasn't screwed us over yet."

Does that mean that you fully expect to get fucked by your gun? Very interesting!

WTF are you talking about. Did you not clearly read my response? Let me say it again so even the most mindless of the current faithful here in currentland can understand

God forbid we cling to our God and our guns. Its the only thing that hasnt screwed us over yet?

Did you understand it that time? God I certainly hope so. If not please explain how I could make it more clear to you.

At some point in your life you should learn how to take a joke

and at some point in life you need to take life seriously. Hopefully before its to late for you sake. Jokes usually end with....LOL so we know they are jokes.

Getting lectured on how I should take my life seriously from someone that doesn't know the least bit about me in a thread about the least serious conservative voice that people actually give credence to is absolutely priceless.

Let's start our own website. All this one is good for is raising my blood pressure..haha

Excellent! LOL!

Yes I agree, both of you should check out Stormfront, I think you'll find it right up your alley. You'll be with others who share your views.

Great Idea. How do we begin.

whatever man. Good luck on the life thing, Your going to need it

He had that planned all along, for the cheap scripts, YOUR're Right!

No, we hate him here. He's not welcome. Plus, he might be too concerned that we kill old people. He's getting old, isn't he?

what do you hate about Rush? How many times have you listened to him? Just curious!!