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Talk Radio Watch Title: Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson take heat on remarks Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson take heat on remarks
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson are being scolded for their comments in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti that has killed tens of thousands, according to early estimates. Critics from both the left and right are denouncing their remarks as insensitive to the disaster and attempts to score political points off human tragedy. Speaking on his radio show Wednesday, Limbaugh said the earthquake has played into Obama’s hands, allowing the president to look “compassionate” and “humanitarian” while at the same time bolstering his standing in both the “light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country.” He added: “We've already donated to Haiti. It’s called the U.S. income tax.” Limbaugh’s comments were, in part, a riff on Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) much publicized remark in a new book that Obama was able to win the election because he is “light-skinned” and lacks a “Negro dialect.” But regardless of the intended context, Limbaugh’s comments have been widely panned. “They are deeply insensitive,” said conservative commentator Pat Buchanan on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The president speaks for the country when he says we’re going to go in there,” he said. “You want your whole nation, and it’s very positive. And I think Rush’s comments were cynical.” Sitting next to Buchanan on set, host Joe Scarborough called Limbaugh’s comments “deplorable.” “The insensitivity is stunning,” said the former Republican congressman. Liberal commentators also quickly jumped on Limbaugh. “Limbaugh did not know when to just shut up,” said liberal commentator Keith Olbermann on his MSNBC show “Countdown.” “Today he blamed communism for the poverty of Haiti, blamed President Obama for holding a news conference the day after this cataclysm when he did not hold one after the failed half-assed terror attempt in Detroit.” John Amato from the left-leaning website Crooks and Liars added that “with thousands of people dead already and as the suffering continues in Haiti, Limbaugh and his ilk only care about one thing: destroying Obama.” The conservative media watchdog site Newsbusters stepped up to defend Limbaugh, saying his comments were not put in proper context, but very few others are backing the conservative firebrand’s latest controversial remarks.
Poster Comment: Leave it to the fat, drug-addled pig Limbaugh to try to turn a natural disaster into a political act. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 176. Leave it to the fat, drug-addled pig Limbaugh to try to turn a natural disaster into a political act. As it always is, and will continue to be, Rush was only partially quoted and some folks are swallowing the media set up. Rush never advocated NO aid be sent to Haiti, he did advocate that it NOT be sent through governmental agencies. We all know that ONLY pennies on the dollar would actually get through the sticky hands of the bureaucrats. Rush smartly suggested helping those in need in Haiti through private charities … where the donations would be used better, faster and for less money loss to get aid to Haiti. You dudes continually for his scheisse all the time … he loves it and laughs at you.
#25. To: Tater (#12) Rush was only partially quoted I can't seem to find the entire quote anywhere...can you provide it? That asked, how many private charities have at their disposal the hundreds of millions of dollars as well as the vast mechanism requiring thousands of pieces of machinery and thousands of personnel to deliver this aid? I can't think of one. Can you?
#27. To: war (#25) I can't seem to find the entire quote anywhere...can you provide it? No, I heard him make it ... paraphrased it the best I could ... accurately, I would say.
#122. To: Tater (#27) You quoted him accurately, and the transcript is available on his website.
#132. To: Badeye, war (#122) You quoted him accurately, and the transcript is available on his website. Thank you ... war just wanted me to send me running for something ... his method of debate.
#138. To: Tater (#132) (Edited) ...his method of debate. Hold on there...the claim has been made by your "side" that Limbaugh was telling everyone to NOT donate to Haiti. NOWHERE has anyone claimed that he said that and you have been asked to provide any evidence that it was so claimed. WHAT has been claimed is that he has used Haiti to attack Obama. Can you refute that?
#145. To: war (#138) Hold on there...the claim has been made by your "side" that Limbaugh was It has been a day and many exchanges since … let me get this straight. You say: NOWHERE (Emphasis Yours) has anyone claimed that he (Rush) said that (not to send donate to Haiti, send money, etc) and you (Tater) have been asked to provide any evidence that it was so claimed. And I need to show you ANYWHERE or SOMEWHERE that SOMEONE said that Mr.Limbaugh ask that donations not be sent to Haiti. We went back and forth … I really need to know what you are asking and what I need to prove.
#146. To: Tater (#145) And I need to show you ANYWHERE or SOMEWHERE that SOMEONE said that Mr.Limbaugh ask that donations not be sent to Haiti. You need to show how from the article that started this thread and the responses that you can justify this statement: As it always is, and will continue to be, Rush was only partially quoted and some folks are swallowing the media set up. Rush never advocated NO aid be sent to Haiti... Tater posted on 2010-01-14 19:06:46 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#147. To: war (#146) He added: “We've already donated to Haiti. It’s called the U.S. income tax.” This implicitly discourages donations IMO.
#154. To: Fred Mertz (#147) This implicitly discourages donations IMO. I agree...but my point is that NO-ONE has accused Blimpy of advocating that Haiti be given absolutely no help. I could be wrong.
#166. To: war, Fred Mertz (#154)
Guys, I heard him ... and I promise you that I am being as objective He did talk about donations ... income tax ... He NEVER said, or implied, that money should not be sent to Haiti. He dis say, or imply, that it should not be worked thorough, or sent through, the White House and they had apparently directed emails be sent to them. Questions ... Now, I can show you just as many, or more links that agree with my statement.
#171. To: Tater (#166) He NEVER said, or implied, that money should not be sent to Haiti. Now this is where you and I will again disgree. He did say that US taxpayer money should NOT be sent.
#175. To: war (#171) He did say that US taxpayer money should NOT be sent. Okay, I did my part. I went to his Web site and I did the Google thing. I cannot find where he said that "US taxpayer money should NOT be sent." Link me to a few sources for the quote. I remember he said too much had been sent, it would go to the wrong hands and a lot of other things ... but I simply cannot remember if he ever said NONE should be sent now.
#176. To: Tater (#175) C;mon Tater...you're parsing here... Is Rush for or against US taxpayer dollars being sent to Haiti to help them?
Replies to Comment # 176. Is Rush for or against US taxpayer dollars being sent to Haiti to help them? Does he still beat his girlfriend? I went everywhere and I could find no place where he said he was against US taxpayer dollars being sent to Haiti ... have you seen a quote by him where he said this. I did find one place that said since he did not definitely say that he was for it ... then he must be against it ... but that was just some stupid lib using the fallacy of deductive reasoning. Generally, here is a shopping basket recap of what I found: Here is but one interpretation by a blogger of what Rush said … there are many like this: He (Rush) asked people not to send their donations to White House saying they shouldn’t waste their hard earned money on something like this. That is a bold face lie and solely intended to discredit Rush. Rush insisted that people should still donate, but go through private channels like the Red Cross. The radio host advised listeners not to donate to a Haiti relief fund set up by the White House. This is true. Limbaugh suggested that people don't need to donate because they already have through income taxes, and that the money probably wouldn't go to help the people of Haiti any way. The most that would happen, he suggested, is that donators would end up on an Obama campaign mailing list. He said "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the US Income Tax." He did say the last sentence … I heard him say that … but the setup leading into it is incorrect. The writer took portions of his words and gave them into a different meaning. So, what was he talking about? Was he telling people that they shouldn't try to help out the Haitians? No. He was telling people not to donate to Obama administration led initiatives. Not to send money to the White House. Look at the following left-handed remark, this is like someone surrendering under a white flag and some bastard still shoots him: Rush himself said that he said he didn't say "don't send money to Haiti." But does that mean that's how he feels inside? We will never know - only he knows what he feels. And see the spin Gibbs put on it: For his part, Gibbs says it's unfortunate that Limbaugh would convince people, through whatever means, not to donate to people in need. I don’t usually swear … but I will now … this is why I hate these lying BASTARDS in the media … they never seem to get it right … they only write and speak it the way they want it heard … to Hell with the truth! Facts be Damned!
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