predictable and obvious because any 8th grader with 1/2 a brain could figure out what Rush was selling. It's the stupid fools like my brother who believed him
Man, you leftist are a true and total trip. I had to stop and ask, where did the Nazi reference come from? Then I lowered my sights and realize you must think Herr is a Nazi reference. Herr is Mister (Mr.) in German amigo; and no, I'm not calling you a member of a Mexican drug cartel. Thanks for the laugh, something I get a lot more of than I anticipated when I subscribed to this.
It seems there is not a rational thought among any of you.
Just curious-what do you call individuals who are 150 or 170 degrees from your political POV, whatever it may be? IтАЩm a libertarian-IтАЩll call someone a statist or a big gov chugger or a lefty b/c, well, they are ideologically opposite of me.
I'm not one of those who calls people I disagree with, or disagree with me, names; what's the point? If I call someone a Nazi it's because they either claim to be one or they display the tendencies of one, and if I call them one I'll cite evidence justifying the label.
As for Matt, not too long ago I saw someone's post where they concluded Matt has an obligation to conform to his audience's wishes and ignore many of the failings that ooze from the left; and I suspect that person is correct. Hey, he's in it for the money, just like Rush.
However, to demonstrate my appreciation and respect for you and Senor Taibbi, as a tribute after I post this I am going to crank up Costello's "Two Little Hitlers". ;-)
The Limbaugh fanboys having their feelings hurt is an astonishing spectacle. The dude's whole business model was hurting other people's feelings. Don't dish it out if you can't take it: Iron Law of Schoolyard Bullyism.
I will agree Rush had moments of boring, childish drivel but that's when I would drop a hit of blotter and tune him out. In one of my long-winded, never-ending post that loses the audience before I finish, I said Rush was far from perfect.
An example of an imperfection, in my mind, was his irresponsible way of discussing secondhand smoke; it's a bit ironic related to what killed him. As an idiotic, former smoker of a lot of stuff for a lot of years I don't need to see evidence that second-hand smoke has detrimental effects on the lungs, so when Rush minimalized the issue I was in compete disagreement with him. That disagreement didn't give me cause to start blaming Rush for every case of asthma, lung cancer or any other respiratory issues.
And I will always assume his life's approach on that issue probably played at least a small part in is death.
Internet edgelord, is that what I am? Is it good or bad? As for you using lol, it has sort of lost its meaning, if it ever had a meaning.
As for the leftist term, I don't mean it as an insult, and I am surprised when it is considered to be such. And skewering folks is a bit of sport, but what makes that most enjoyable is when they don't get it.
You really get off track when you say "... you start calling him a grifter the second he aims his guns at right-wing sacred cows." I know no sacred cows. Rush was good and I believe he was right much more often than wrong, but he was far from perfect. I classify myself as a Christian Conservative CONTRARIAN because I take issue much more often with folks supposedly on the right than the left.
I respect, that doesn't mean I admire or agree with, folks on the left because while I think they are wrong more often than not, they at least stick to their guns. The majority on the right are lukewarm conservatives. Those are the ones who are against government until it is doing what they agree with, then government ain't so bad. Those are the people I don't trust.
As for people on this site, I agree, there are quite a few intelligent folks from both sides of the aisle; unfortunately there are some who don't know when they have made their point, and they write a book, eventually losing their audience.
With this piece, from my perspective, Matt would have been better served by acknowledging Limbaugh was a success at what he did, that he made a lot of people happy and a lot of people mad. By this point there are no undecideds on Rush and all Matt did was add to an unnecessary piling on. But that's what pays the bills in the 21st century?
That was a very predictable piece Herr Taibbi.
predictable and obvious because any 8th grader with 1/2 a brain could figure out what Rush was selling. It's the stupid fools like my brother who believed him
Will they let you move to the 9th grade next year?
Hopefully
Everyone who disagrees with me about anything is a Nazi. Welcome to the Internet.
I had a little Golden Book with that title as a child.
Man, you leftist are a true and total trip. I had to stop and ask, where did the Nazi reference come from? Then I lowered my sights and realize you must think Herr is a Nazi reference. Herr is Mister (Mr.) in German amigo; and no, I'm not calling you a member of a Mexican drug cartel. Thanks for the laugh, something I get a lot more of than I anticipated when I subscribed to this.
It seems there is not a rational thought among any of you.
This is why people dislike Limbaugh. Calling someone a leftist because they do not immediately fall in line with group think is his calling card.
Leftist seem to be the only ones who toss the Nazi label around. If the glove don't fit ... .
Haha. Rush literally termed тАЬfeminaziтАЭ
Just curious-what do you call individuals who are 150 or 170 degrees from your political POV, whatever it may be? IтАЩm a libertarian-IтАЩll call someone a statist or a big gov chugger or a lefty b/c, well, they are ideologically opposite of me.
I'm not one of those who calls people I disagree with, or disagree with me, names; what's the point? If I call someone a Nazi it's because they either claim to be one or they display the tendencies of one, and if I call them one I'll cite evidence justifying the label.
As for Matt, not too long ago I saw someone's post where they concluded Matt has an obligation to conform to his audience's wishes and ignore many of the failings that ooze from the left; and I suspect that person is correct. Hey, he's in it for the money, just like Rush.
However, to demonstrate my appreciation and respect for you and Senor Taibbi, as a tribute after I post this I am going to crank up Costello's "Two Little Hitlers". ;-)
The Limbaugh fanboys having their feelings hurt is an astonishing spectacle. The dude's whole business model was hurting other people's feelings. Don't dish it out if you can't take it: Iron Law of Schoolyard Bullyism.
Can you cite an example or two of Rush's "... hurting other people's feelings. "? I assume you will be able to because you state it as obvious fact.
How would one know how one if his on air victims took his childish humor seriously ?
I will agree Rush had moments of boring, childish drivel but that's when I would drop a hit of blotter and tune him out. In one of my long-winded, never-ending post that loses the audience before I finish, I said Rush was far from perfect.
An example of an imperfection, in my mind, was his irresponsible way of discussing secondhand smoke; it's a bit ironic related to what killed him. As an idiotic, former smoker of a lot of stuff for a lot of years I don't need to see evidence that second-hand smoke has detrimental effects on the lungs, so when Rush minimalized the issue I was in compete disagreement with him. That disagreement didn't give me cause to start blaming Rush for every case of asthma, lung cancer or any other respiratory issues.
And I will always assume his life's approach on that issue probably played at least a small part in is death.
Why would one care?
Internet edgelord, is that what I am? Is it good or bad? As for you using lol, it has sort of lost its meaning, if it ever had a meaning.
As for the leftist term, I don't mean it as an insult, and I am surprised when it is considered to be such. And skewering folks is a bit of sport, but what makes that most enjoyable is when they don't get it.
You really get off track when you say "... you start calling him a grifter the second he aims his guns at right-wing sacred cows." I know no sacred cows. Rush was good and I believe he was right much more often than wrong, but he was far from perfect. I classify myself as a Christian Conservative CONTRARIAN because I take issue much more often with folks supposedly on the right than the left.
I respect, that doesn't mean I admire or agree with, folks on the left because while I think they are wrong more often than not, they at least stick to their guns. The majority on the right are lukewarm conservatives. Those are the ones who are against government until it is doing what they agree with, then government ain't so bad. Those are the people I don't trust.
As for people on this site, I agree, there are quite a few intelligent folks from both sides of the aisle; unfortunately there are some who don't know when they have made their point, and they write a book, eventually losing their audience.
With this piece, from my perspective, Matt would have been better served by acknowledging Limbaugh was a success at what he did, that he made a lot of people happy and a lot of people mad. By this point there are no undecideds on Rush and all Matt did was add to an unnecessary piling on. But that's what pays the bills in the 21st century?
;" unfortunately there are some who don't know when they have made their point, and they write a book, eventually losing their audience."
Thanks for supplying an example with your observation.
Rosa Luxemburg went by Fraulein.....just sayin....