and good morning,
kp

Or do we have to defend Limpballs against her?

Oh well, I'm cheering her on.

Nice to know there are some people left in the Republican Party who are still capable of basic human decency (though how long she'll stay a Republican remains to be seen).

from the woman's Op-Ed at the Daily News:

What a sweet blog/ conversation that might be.

When are adults like this going to reclaim the GOP? I won't hold my breath.

it's just that the mythical liberal media distorts their message and promotes Obama and Democrats.

Mitch wanted to get on the toss the elders under the bus, it's so cool bandwagon and said the Democratic ticket in 2016 will look like an episode of Golden Girls, to thunderous applause. I agree, the adults will never reclaim the GOP, they're going spoilt brats all the way. Most likely will run Rand Paul and Carnival Cruz. The rotting corpse of their beloved Ayn Rand will be handing out party favors from the grave.

...Rushbo doesn't hear a word as women still serve a subservient role in rushbo's orderly world. They walk one step behind and are only heard from when it serves his purpose. Any woman who attempts to step out of line is derided and attacked. To his "dittoheads" it's a sign of "strength" but we all know it shows a tremendous insecurity in his own skin about who he is. Thus if Rushbo decides to address this spot-on critique, he'll surely make mention of the woman's lack of a "man" or some "macho" retort to show whose "boss". It's how you have to be when you're constantly having to reassure yourself of your own identity. Insecurity drips when rushbo attacks...especially women.

Cheers...

yecch. He is scum.

There are a couple of women in my department at work who listen to him daily. I've complained to the Diversity Committee Chair (on behalf of the people who have to be around that office. I only go in there occasionally.) who spoke to the dept. head.

They still listen only not at full volume anymore.

I've asked a couple of times if they were bothered by the misogyny, and the one I spoke to insisted that he doesn't do that!!!!

I emailed her a snip from MediaMatters documenting a few of his ugly remarks, but.....I heard nothing back and haven't pursued it. Don't want to piss her off.

But HOW can she think he's respectful to all, as she claimed???? HOW HOW can she actually THINK that???

...as "being a joke"...that rushbo is an "entertainer". It's an easy way to dismiss the vitriol and pretend that it doesn't effect or reflect upon them. Of course, that "humor" only extends to their favorite cartoon characters...dare to play that same game using a Palin and then out comes the sexist rants. The hypocrisy is always just below the surface.

Sorry to hear of your problem...I've learned to look upon those who listen to rushbo like little children..."they just don't know better". I've long given up on trying to reason with those who are have fallen off the reality abyss. Live with the satisfaction that you're on the right side of history and what's right.

Cheers...

true!! And thanks for the reminder not to drive myself crazy with these people.

Now the compulsive talker-churchy woman I share an assignment with........ (She's nice but I can't get a word in edgewise to try and present sense to her in the 2 minute snips we have to talk)

I've said some pretty harsh things about Fats Lowbrow over the years, but she pretty much said everything I wish I could have said!

But no one that matters is gonna sing in concert with her. Her obserations mean nothing, since she's not on the corporate dole like Rush and the GOP are.

I think her name is legion, in reality.

The problem is, even "Horton the Elephant" would have a hard time hearing their voices above the din.

but, good for her to have written the letter.

and she's a "registered" Republican. Hell, I've registered as a repug to screw with their primaries.

There are some great money lines, but I wonder how much of a repug she really is. Certainly not a prominent one.

I had to pry it out of him but there it is. lots of non hardcore republicans are ashamed of the idiots they have running their party.

Serious question. Which ones would have their support?

we never debated politics much, the guy was my boss.

despite being one of the top advisors to Palin on the McCain/Palin team. (It was actually BECAUSE she was a top advisor and knew so much about Palin that she didn't vote!) Palin used her as a scapegoat after the election when, in fact, it was all Palin's pathetic self who was the problem.

So, this is a woman who was described by the NY Times as a "tough, savvy and hard-charging conservative political operator," who was W's communication director for 6 years before signing on with the McCain/Palin campaign....

was so horrified by Palin that she didn't vote in the 2008 election.....I suspect there were more Republicans who voted for Obama than are willing to admit it. Palin was pretty damn appalling, and the press coverage was often quite damning. Yes, she built up a big following of morons following her and excited by her but there were some like Wallace who are horrified at the prospect of Palin assuming the presidency and who didn't vote for the McCain/Palin ticket as a result.

After all, it's not only Rush who has poisoned that party to the point of irrelevancy. It's their own elected leaders: Cheney, Bush, Romney, Ryan, Walker, etc. She may disagree with how limpballs chooses to impart his particular brand of malicious ignorance, but it is the ignorance itself--the policies--that that are truly so offensive about the right wing.

The top 0.5% grabbed the steering wheel, took a page from Goebbels, and bought the media.

I used to watch Dragnet the way I flash thru fox to get a negative rush.This proves how outside the right has become.

... and why it took several decades to get there.

I'm not going to bashed them that it took so long. It ok our tent is big.

I'm not so sure this woman is as right-leaning as it appears and has had some sort of epiphany:

Here's a letter to the editor in her local paper:

http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/article_b21ab652-4461-11e2-8cb2-001a4bcf887a.html

Because of all the unselfish and thoughtful efforts you have put forth to do your very best for the good of we the people and our great country, I sincerely hope you and your family will enjoy all the warmth and happiness this blessed season of Christmas has to offer. Our little brown dog, ‘‘Coco,’’ sends his greetings also, to your black and white dog, ‘‘Bo,’’ in the true integrated American spirit.

and another:

http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/article_63d96476-b577-11e1-8682-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=story

Since the day President Obama took office, a regiment of other repulsive Republicans has come to fore. Right now, it seems the Koch brothers are the leaders of this morally and mentally deprived gang of pathetic perverts.

and this where she's able to connect the rescue of the Chilean miners with Limbaugh:

http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/editorials/article_c35c45ba-02c4-11e0-b05e-001cc4c03286.html

I don't think she's some republican who was recently struck down on the road to Damascus. From her writing, it doesn't sound like she's a republican at all. And she's had a thorn under her saddle about Limbaugh for years.

But starting in the 80's, she suddenly stopped talking politics. And stopped paying dues in the 90's. And said she "voted for the best candidate" shortly thereafter.

I never argued the label with her. Why bother? She called herself a Reep, but didn't act or vote like one. That's good enough.

If she figured out the truth about the modern republican party and Limbaugh, I suppose she can still call herself whatever she wants. At least she's speaking the truth even if she's politically incorrect for her party. It's a good sign.

That's because he's deaf in both ears and can only hear what amounts to distorted sounds, thanks to cochlear implants. That's why he rarely goes out or speaks to groups, let alone doing so alone...

His projection of his own defects on others is extraordinary.

Every outrageous thing that Limb. says is driven by selling advertising, it's all about the money. What is so sad is that many people believe the drivel that comes out of his mouth. The same goes for Man Coulter, the only reason she says all the outrageous things she does is to sell her books and get speaking engagements.

And Fox is the same way, I am sure that Rupert Murdoch surveyed the market and decided the advertising dollars were the deepest when pandering to the conservative right. But do not give up, the tide is turning as shown by Limb's loss of advertising dollars and the fall-off of views for Fox. All the old white conservatives are dying off and young people are smart enough to know that all the right wing media is nothing more than an attempt to manipulate them.

Limbaugh = monkey man!!!

I hope more people stand up to him.

He'd have faded away long ago if he wasn't funded by the likes of the Koch Bros. to drive both the GOP and the media dialogue to the far right.

In this day and age, an idiot can get on radio and be respected as the de facto leader of half the nation. It would be on thing if this was simple entertainment, but shock jocks get more respect than any journalist, and that alone is a sign of decay.

Look at this, tell me who is the journalist, and who is the comedian:

She sounds like someone that I could disagree with, but with which I could have a serious discussion and actually reach some kind of compromise or agreement with.

Did she not get the memo? That is NOT what Republicans are about anymore!

There are plenty of Conservative Democrats, maybe she should switch....

I just wonder what took her so long

Can she be the next person we see on the Cable News Shows promoted because with Op/Ed like this, she wise elder is my new HERO!!!

He is the worst of the worst, and she sees him very clearly.

Kudos to her.

He is Rush Limbaugh, monkey man!!!

and I regretted my vote for W during and after the Florida debacle. I know Gore won and even though he wasn't my choice, the people spoke and were denied. Not exactly a shining moment in a democracy. And it only got terribly worse by January after Sept 11. And Limbaugh only iced the crap cake we got for eight years. And we still have him around in the fringe. Flinging poop in his glass monkey cage.

This does not read like any repuke I ever heard of -
It reads like a progressive.
What kind of person feels this way and EVER votes for a republican?

There is no prince to save our individual ass other than our collective agreement to democratic government.

Limbaugh thrives when republicans lose the White House. His ratings are worse when republicans win the White House. There is not much to attack.

...but what is it with the financial guy at the end? They always seem nervous and distant—and won't look you in the eye (sorry if someone reading this has that job, I'm not getting personal). It's almost like they know they are on camera or something???

Same thing with when we bought a Toyota Corolla (great car btw)...
Everything went nicely, but we got to the finance guy at the end...he was practically stuttering and sweating, and wouldn't look us in the eye.

Strange.

or that's what they are saying now.

He accepts his pay as acceptance or success. Many or probably most in America equate success with wealth which is a shame. Americans put a lot of emphasis on accumulating wealth and not so much on being a good human being. Millions are raised without empathy and we call them republicans.