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Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 03:59 PM Mar 2012

I think Limbaugh is losing it. Today he's making excuses for his ideas and language.

He thinks he is untouchable. He is berating his critics and putting down Bill Mahr for giving Obama a million dollars and saying he should give the money back because of what Mahr said about Palin. He said Obama will not give it back. He is putting down all comedians that use questionable language. He's saying he is getting more mail than he's ever received before. He says he is not afraid of words and that Obama is afraid of words and you can tell it by his speeches.

A caller was commenting on Obama's Press Conference and absolutely lying about what he said. He is insinuating Obama is the Anti-Christ. After he hung up Limbaugh said the guy is right.

I think we are going to witness a nervous breakdown by a public figure. Hopefully it will not be a lingering end and we can finally put a period at the end of the sad Limbaugh saga.

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I think Limbaugh is losing it. Today he's making excuses for his ideas and language. (Original Post) Lint Head Mar 2012 OP
I don't want to jinx anything by typing out my wish. EFerrari Mar 2012 #1
I would pay to see Rush implode in a cloud sufrommich Mar 2012 #2
How would his listeners every know? get the red out Mar 2012 #5
Well that's true. lol. nt sufrommich Mar 2012 #11
Just beware of unintended consequences with large carcasses csziggy Mar 2012 #30
Poor Rush thought everybody loved his hateful disgusting ass. This must be librechik Mar 2012 #3
Dear vile human being gratuitous Mar 2012 #4
well, if it was lingering over many days of on-air outbursts, he could do maximum damage to villager Mar 2012 #6
I thought Maher made it clear on his show aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #7
Limp boy said Mahr called Palin the 'C' word and more. Lint Head Mar 2012 #8
Oh Maher's said some vile things. But this isn't about Maher now, is it? nolabear Mar 2012 #13
Someone on DU is claiming the exact thing! HangOnKids Mar 2012 #23
Maher used a different rude term for Palin csziggy Mar 2012 #31
The only wish I have for that gasbag Horse with no Name Mar 2012 #9
Oh, please let the breakdown be Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #10
He loves all attention, including negative and ass kissing. firehorse Mar 2012 #12
Rush never leaves his home. democrat_patriot Mar 2012 #14
When the shit he spews blows back into his face he'll believe it. Lint Head Mar 2012 #16
I think he's due for another "medical" leave of absence. qb Mar 2012 #15
"medical leave" = he'll take another trip to the Mariannas Islands to perform more 'philanthropic ladywnch Mar 2012 #33
I think Ms Fluke really unhinged him catbyte Mar 2012 #16
Rush: I suggest you up your Oxy intake, pop a jar of Viagra, smoke 10 cigars, Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #18
You forgot the vodka. Kber Mar 2012 #24
Good point. Then he can go for a jog to mix it all together. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #34
A name comes to mind... blogslut Mar 2012 #19
Keep ON the advertisers, AFN and ClearChannel ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2012 #20
Oh, come on now. Like all hyperinflated egomaniacs and bullies Warpy Mar 2012 #21
I think he lost it a long time ago....its just that people have finally had enough & waking up... Pachamama Mar 2012 #22
was there any mention of strawberries? frylock Mar 2012 #25
"Old Yellowstain" Nice one... winstars Mar 2012 #26
that's pretty much been his show for 30 years Johonny Mar 2012 #27
It's not that everyone just ohheckyeah Mar 2012 #28
It's not the women, it's all these companies. Johonny Mar 2012 #32
Is he going to eventually do a Morton Downey Jr sort of swan song? salin Mar 2012 #29
Is he back on drugs? glinda Mar 2012 #35
He was NEVER off it... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #36
Reminds me of this clip from Lonesome Rhodes Generic Other Mar 2012 #37
Perfect! I love this movie. Lint Head Mar 2012 #38
When your schtick is outrage, you have to continually top yourself Bake Mar 2012 #39
He's receiving more mail now? jmowreader Mar 2012 #40
Ha!!! Lint Head Mar 2012 #41
Fingers crossed. sarcasmo Mar 2012 #42
The original name for Citizens United IggleDoer Mar 2012 #43
LOL, what makes you think Rush is "losing it"? You mean his mojo? His sanity? Zalatix Mar 2012 #44

librechik

(30,676 posts)
3. Poor Rush thought everybody loved his hateful disgusting ass. This must be
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:01 PM
Mar 2012

quite a blow to his Jupiter-sized ego. Suck it, Gas Bag! Suck it and Blow Away!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. Dear vile human being
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

We're not talking about what Billy or anyone else said or did, we're talking about what you did. And I have to say that I would find your antics rather childish for a seven-year-old.

 

villager

(26,001 posts)
6. well, if it was lingering over many days of on-air outbursts, he could do maximum damage to
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

the GOP and Clear Channel, which would be some overdue karma-in-action, should it come to pass...

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
7. I thought Maher made it clear on his show
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

that he criticized Palin not because she has boobs but because she IS a boob. And that boob just happens to be a woman. He went out of his way to clarify that point. Limbaugh, however, made it clear day after day that he went after Fluke because she does have boobs, so to speak.

nolabear

(41,990 posts)
13. Oh Maher's said some vile things. But this isn't about Maher now, is it?
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:10 PM
Mar 2012

Talk to me about what's fair, Rushbo. Go ahead.

Keep pushing, folks. He needs to know he's gone too far and he's expendable. He'll do the rest himself.

firehorse

(755 posts)
12. He loves all attention, including negative and ass kissing.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:08 PM
Mar 2012

I hope his rating crash, and his listeners tune out.

democrat_patriot

(2,774 posts)
14. Rush never leaves his home.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:19 PM
Mar 2012

His studio is in his house. He never has to face the public he so despises, that includes his listeners - whom he probably despises just as much if not more so (because even he doesn't reeeeealy believe the shit he spews)..

qb

(5,924 posts)
15. I think he's due for another "medical" leave of absence.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:28 PM
Mar 2012

That would be his producers' last-ditch attempt at damage control.

ladywnch

(2,672 posts)
33. "medical leave" = he'll take another trip to the Mariannas Islands to perform more 'philanthropic
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:49 PM
Mar 2012

works' on the young boys there.

catbyte

(34,414 posts)
16. I think Ms Fluke really unhinged him
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:29 PM
Mar 2012

He thought she'd cower and disappear when faced with Rush's Mighty Wrath, but when she didn't back down a millimeter be came unglued. I think that's why he went off the way he did on Thursday and Friday. How dare that mere female stand up the the Great Rushbo?

It's a beautiful sight to behold.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
18. Rush: I suggest you up your Oxy intake, pop a jar of Viagra, smoke 10 cigars,
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:30 PM
Mar 2012

and, what the hell, eating is good for stress relief, so have a Big Mac or two or six.

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)
20. Keep ON the advertisers, AFN and ClearChannel
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:32 PM
Mar 2012

I want to see him EXPLODE on the air and then see him hauled off in a garbage bag.

Warpy

(111,305 posts)
21. Oh, come on now. Like all hyperinflated egomaniacs and bullies
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:33 PM
Mar 2012

he is incredibly fragile. He was able to keep going only as long as his screeners protected him from hearing any dissent and his bodyguards kept him from seeing it.

The fact that he lost sponsors has really hit him hard.

The only question is whether they get him off the air before the massive flameout or he does it on the air.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
22. I think he lost it a long time ago....its just that people have finally had enough & waking up...
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 05:06 PM
Mar 2012

....and doing something about and saying "No More"....

Johonny

(20,865 posts)
27. that's pretty much been his show for 30 years
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:28 PM
Mar 2012

don't get why suddenly everyone has figured out Rush is neither insightful political cometary or exactly family programing.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
28. It's not that everyone just
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:36 PM
Mar 2012

figured it out. There was momentum going over the other issues with bills being passed in Virginia and Oklahoma (personhood bills); the VA ultrasound bill, etc. Women were pissed and already coming together to fight those bills. Rush misread the political climate and stepped into a big pile of shit of his own making. This time, women were ready and had had enough. It's all about timing.

Johonny

(20,865 posts)
32. It's not the women, it's all these companies.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 08:10 PM
Mar 2012

You have CEO after CEO going "oh this isn't the kind of family friendly political commentary we expect from Rush Limbaugh. We don't want our name associated with it" I say to that "oh horse shit, its the same show he's had for 30 years." These companies were happy as can be to sponsor hate speech when no one was pushing back on it hard enough. Hillary Clinton explain it was a RW conspiracy to trash the couple and the sponsors all laughed their ass to the bank. Suddenly there's momentum and these people finally find a conscious. Makes me sick. What Limbaugh bombing out on ESPN for racist comments after 3 shows wasn't a clue to these companies he is not the kind of man you want associated with your family friendly product?

Just goes to show these companies are soulless and the CEO's that run them clueless.

salin

(48,955 posts)
29. Is he going to eventually do a Morton Downey Jr sort of swan song?
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 07:40 PM
Mar 2012

"I was attacked in the airport bathroom by Neo Nazis!" "Look at me!"

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
36. He was NEVER off it...
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:27 AM
Mar 2012

that is.... his drug that keeps on needing to be fed is his own poor self-loathing.

Keep feeding it until you implode, Rush.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
39. When your schtick is outrage, you have to continually top yourself
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 12:16 PM
Mar 2012

Eventually you just have to start saying stuff that is way over the line.

Limpballs got there long ago.

Bake

jmowreader

(50,561 posts)
40. He's receiving more mail now?
Thu Mar 8, 2012, 04:06 AM
Mar 2012

How much of it is "die, you sexist asshole" letters and boxes full of pig shit?

IggleDoer

(1,186 posts)
43. The original name for Citizens United
Thu Mar 8, 2012, 02:38 PM
Mar 2012

was Citizens United Not Timid and the acronym was directed against Hillary Clinton.

 

Zalatix

(8,994 posts)
44. LOL, what makes you think Rush is "losing it"? You mean his mojo? His sanity?
Thu Mar 8, 2012, 02:42 PM
Mar 2012

He can't lose what he never had in the first place.

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