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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:00 PM Mar 2013

GOP intellectual Rush Limbaugh concludes that permitting same sex marriage would legalize pedophilia

Limbaugh on marriage equality: ‘Who’s to say you cannot have sex with a child?’
By David Edwards
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 16:13 EDT

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday concluded that permitting same sex marriage would effectively legalize pedophilia.

In a clip posted by Media Matters, Limbaugh expanded on a caller’s argument against the Supreme Court coming down on the side of LGBT rights.

“She was talking about contracts, folks, just so you understand,” the radio host explained. “Everybody can contract with a member of the opposite sex to marry them. But her point was that if same sex fits the bill of the contract then everything fits the bill.”

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“And at some point, who’s to say that you cannot have sex with a child?” he asked.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/26/limbaugh-on-marriage-equality-whos-to-say-you-cannot-have-sex-with-a-child/

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GOP intellectual Rush Limbaugh concludes that permitting same sex marriage would legalize pedophilia (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 OP
Children cannot legally enter contracts. MrSlayer Mar 2013 #1
What's really sad is how many supposedly well educated people support him npk Mar 2013 #38
it is unfathomable timdog44 Mar 2013 #2
Legalized pedophilia? So Limbaugh's in favor of it then. villager Mar 2013 #3
wishful thinking on his part. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2013 #14
Getting a little too close to the bone re projection, Rush? DinahMoeHum Mar 2013 #4
I think you meant "boner". kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #33
Apart from the fact that sex with children is a felony in all states, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #5
Yup the slippery slope arguments have started tularetom Mar 2013 #6
Yes, there are so many actively seeking these rights. nobodyspecial Mar 2013 #13
lol my response to that guy is usually as follows when he makes that argument: Volaris Mar 2013 #37
Who is worse rush or his listeners ? olddots Mar 2013 #7
His listeners Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #24
one dumbfuck spanone Mar 2013 #8
I have decided that when RWing men come to that particular conclusion Rex Mar 2013 #9
Precisely! Kelvin Mace Mar 2013 #10
Yes I have personally heard that too here in south Texas Rex Mar 2013 #11
What an ass. HappyMe Mar 2013 #12
Speaks the Viagra laden sex tourist. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #15
He'd save on trips to the DR TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #16
Limbug shouldn't go there, considering his own sexual orientation is in question.n/t Cleita Mar 2013 #17
Flush Slimebaugh is once again appropriate. mnhtnbb Mar 2013 #18
And some thought he'd gone soft on the gays... nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #20
When Elton was performing as Rush's jester, he laughably said Oxyboy had no position on gay marriage Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2013 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #22
He has no position on marriage period. Initech Mar 2013 #26
Elton John's a performer. RudynJack Mar 2013 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #40
It wasn't a lecture RudynJack Mar 2013 #44
Is he something of an expert on pedophilia? surrealAmerican Mar 2013 #23
Rush Limbaugh is a GOP intellectual? Is that an oxymoron? Initech Mar 2013 #25
More like oxycodone. Although I'm sure some kind of moron is involved. nt Deep13 Mar 2013 #28
I was actually going to put "GOP intellectual heavyweight" in the title Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #34
Emphasis on the "heavyweight" part. Initech Mar 2013 #36
"...who’s to say that you cannot have sex with a child?" Deep13 Mar 2013 #27
Then he wouldn't have to travel to Politicalboi Mar 2013 #29
Hey RUSH? nebenaube Mar 2013 #30
Oh, monkey pickles! You thwack-twiddler. you have plenty of gay friends. Kurovski Mar 2013 #31
Was he salivating and rubbing his crotch when he said that? kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #32
This must be a historic moment. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #35
Limbaugh the quintessential American idiot. jambo101 Mar 2013 #41
..... eh.. Rush... most pedophiles are straight guys JPZenger Mar 2013 #42
So that means he's for it, right? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #43
 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
1. Children cannot legally enter contracts.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:02 PM
Mar 2013

Limbaugh is a fucking idiot. Well, his character and followers are anyway.

npk

(3,660 posts)
38. What's really sad is how many supposedly well educated people support him
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:07 AM
Mar 2013

Including many high ranking GOP political figures. I think deep down inside they know what they believe is illogical, and bred out of hatred and discrimination, but they just can't help themselves. They choose to live in a fantasy land where facts don't apply. But Limbaugh in particular will use any slanderous and down right idiotic storyline to spread his intolerance. Deep down inside I don't believe that Rush really believes a word of what he said, but he says it because sadly he knows that there is a market for it, and people like that will do almost anything to make a buck.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
14. wishful thinking on his part.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:41 PM
Mar 2013

except, I cannot assign "thinking" to any thing that corpulent blob of festering tumor cells does.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,615 posts)
5. Apart from the fact that sex with children is a felony in all states,
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:19 PM
Mar 2013

who's to say you cannot have sex with a child?

Is it illegal in the Dominican Republic, Rush?

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
6. Yup the slippery slope arguments have started
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:23 PM
Mar 2013

I heard a guy on the radio this morning saying this would lead to polygamy, brothers marrying each other, and people marrying their dogs.

The talk show host just laughed at him.

Volaris

(10,269 posts)
37. lol my response to that guy is usually as follows when he makes that argument:
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 02:03 AM
Mar 2013

"It's not really my business HOW many husbands your wife has."
That usually shuts them up right quick.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
7. Who is worse rush or his listeners ?
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:27 PM
Mar 2013

next question Adolf or his listeners ?

is that an unfair comparison ? give him time ----- give him time .

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
24. His listeners
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 07:51 PM
Mar 2013

because without them, he would be nothing. They are the true believers, and I'm willing to bet that half of the stuff that comes out his mouth, he doesn't truly believe. The guy is filthy rich, so why would he care whether gays get allowed to marry or if women have access to birth control?

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
9. I have decided that when RWing men come to that particular conclusion
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:29 PM
Mar 2013

it is based on personal reflection of their private lives. Otherwise, the statement makes no logical sense and is not validated by anything of substance.

 

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
10. Precisely!
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:32 PM
Mar 2013

It is like whenever I hear a homophone who is REALLY obsessed with the actual mechanics of gay sex and keeps dwelling on how "gross" it is. The guy is deep in the closet and in denial.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
11. Yes I have personally heard that too here in south Texas
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 05:34 PM
Mar 2013

and I wondered the same thing - WHY are you so engrossed in the details if it is something that is abhorrent to your character? Always look for what makes no logical sense and cannot be validated with the GOP and you will soon find a hypocrite.

Rush is a living, breathing, farting example or he could be the poster boy for hypocrisy.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,167 posts)
16. He'd save on trips to the DR
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:06 PM
Mar 2013

Just think - no more suitcases stuffed with Viagra, no more villagers to bribe to remain silent.

Rejoice, Rush.

Response to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
21. When Elton was performing as Rush's jester, he laughably said Oxyboy had no position on gay marriage
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:12 PM
Mar 2013

Wonder if he'll return the tainted $1 million now?

Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Reply #21)

RudynJack

(1,044 posts)
39. Elton John's a performer.
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:26 AM
Mar 2013

If he managed to wheedle a mill from Limbaugh, good for him.

He gets paid to perform. He managed to get paid well that day.

It's ridiculous to think that Sir Elton is anti-gay because he got paid to do a show. Elton has done more for gay people than almost anyone alive or dead.

Response to RudynJack (Reply #39)

RudynJack

(1,044 posts)
44. It wasn't a lecture
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 12:01 PM
Mar 2013

It's a disagreement over an ultimately unimportant matter.

You can't discuss this without juvenile taunts?

Initech

(100,043 posts)
25. Rush Limbaugh is a GOP intellectual? Is that an oxymoron?
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:16 PM
Mar 2013

Cause I'd really hate to see what passes for stupid in that party!

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
29. Then he wouldn't have to travel to
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 10:39 PM
Mar 2013

The Dominican Republic anymore. And why can't men marry little girls now? They're only pedophiles if the man chooses a male child? Oh well Rush, children can't agree to a contract so this is all moot. I think it's just him hoping it would legalize pedophilia so he wouldn't have to travel so far for it.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
31. Oh, monkey pickles! You thwack-twiddler. you have plenty of gay friends.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:32 PM
Mar 2013

Rush is as sincere as that gaunt blond mortician lady is about the anti-gay piddle-swash.

Shame on him. Scrodless zippen-doofer.

lpbk2713

(42,744 posts)
35. This must be a historic moment.
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 01:02 AM
Mar 2013



This has to be the first time ever Limbaugh's name is preceded with "intellectual" .


jambo101

(797 posts)
41. Limbaugh the quintessential American idiot.
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 07:04 AM
Mar 2013
Limbaugh on marriage equality: ‘Who’s to say you cannot have sex with a child?’

Because its illegal no matter who perpetrates the act

JPZenger

(6,819 posts)
42. ..... eh.. Rush... most pedophiles are straight guys
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 07:06 AM
Mar 2013

Now Rush, are you going to tell us what happened to your missing Viagra pills after you returned from your trip to the Dominican Republic, at a time when you were not married?

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