RIP Rush Limbaugh

[moxy 1,051]

I think "living rent-free in <somebody>'s head" has gotten to be cliche. We all have our triggers. Maybe Limbaugh lives rent-free in my head, although it's not like I think about him much at all. I get angry when I read/hear one of his racist rants, and then I move on. I could easily say Nancy Pelosi lives rent-free in the heads of some people here, but I'm guessing those affected are the same. You get mad or annoyed, and then you just move on with the rest of your day.

 

To bring it back on topic, I never spent much time thinking about him but I think at this point he is literally and figuratively dead to me. He's the past and life goes on.

[Ban Hammer 13,330]

23 minutes ago, moxy said:

I get angry when I read/hear one of his racist rants, and then I move on.

 

 

it's kinda like not touching a hot stove - stop doing that

[Dashinka 24,481]

23 minutes ago, moxy said:

I think "living rent-free in <somebody>'s head" has gotten to be cliche. We all have our triggers. Maybe Limbaugh lives rent-free in my head, although it's not like I think about him much at all. I get angry when I read/hear one of his racist rants, and then I move on. I could easily say Nancy Pelosi lives rent-free in the heads of some people here, but I'm guessing those affected are the same. You get mad or annoyed, and then you just move on with the rest of your day.

 

To bring it back on topic, I never spent much time thinking about him but I think at this point he is literally and figuratively dead to me. He's the past and life goes on.

The good thing is that there is an archive of over 30 years of broadcasts, so his voice won't go away anytime soon.

 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

   Rush taught me not to take politics too seriously. Life is too short, and it's never a bad time to remember that. I hope he is at peace.

[moxy 1,051]

Just now, Dashinka said:

The good thing is that there is an archive of over 30 years of broadcasts, so his voice won't go away anytime soon.

Heh, I guess if you want to go back and listen to Rush rant and shame Monica Lewinsky or listen to him rail about how if Obamacare passes we'll all be standing in front of death panels within a few years then knock yourself out. The talk radio format doesn't really lend itself to historical listening. Hell, I was a big Jon Stewart fan and I don't ever find myself combing through the archives to find that one funny bit about GW.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

 

it's kinda like not touching a hot stove - stop doing that

but oddly we have yet to be linked to a "ACTUAL" racist rant he made

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

1 hour ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Rush taught me not to take politics too seriously. Life is too short, and it's never a bad time to remember that. I hope he is at peace.

Yes it's kind of like when I watch Bill M. Agree with a few things. Disagree with a lot. Chuckle on a few things and realize he is in marketing and making the news makes him money. He has made some very inappropriate comments thru the years, still would never be classless enough to express glee at any misfortune he might have 

[moxy 1,051]

12 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

but oddly we have yet to be linked to a "ACTUAL" racist rant he made

I have. Multiple times.

 

But here. In his own words.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxQ1gb9apM

 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

11 minutes ago, moxy said:

I have. Multiple times.

 

But here. In his own words.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxQ1gb9apM

 

watched a few minutes. He said white people historically owned fewer slaves in history and fought a clival war to end slavery. Also said Republican's need to reach out to minorities. Pointed out use of the N word by anyone is wrong. Hardly racist 

[moxy 1,051]

Just now, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

watched a few minutes. He said white people historically owned fewer slaves in history and fought a clival war to end slavery. Also said Republican's need to reach out to minorities. Pointed out use of the N word by anyone is wrong. Hardly racist 

Ok.

[Jericho 28]

4 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Rush taught me not to take politics too seriously. Life is too short, and it's never a bad time to remember that. I hope he is at peace.

Then you obviously misunderstood just about everything he said. He's the one who converted the religious and political warriors, and saw boogeymen around every corner. Not saying that the left is any better, but let's not pretend that Rush was a real conservative. He was an ultra wealthy plutocrat who sold his conservative bona fides to the ultra wealthy overlords so that he could somewhat join them (He was worth nearly $700m). Not that there is anything wrong with being wealthy, but when your wealth is derived from government contracts and deregulation that only serves you and your buddies, then you are no better than the lefties who want to give money to all the poor and immigrants.

 

I hope he is at peace, and I won't wish any ill will upon him, but American politics are a much better place without him. Now if only HIllary, Mitch, Donald, Pelosi and all the rest of the hypocrites would leave politics, we could actually pare down this government to what it was intended to be, without all the largesse via pork spending.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

49 minutes ago, Jericho said:

Then you obviously misunderstood just about everything he said. He's the one who converted the religious and political warriors, and saw boogeymen around every corner. Not saying that the left is any better, but let's not pretend that Rush was a real conservative. He was an ultra wealthy plutocrat who sold his conservative bona fides to the ultra wealthy overlords so that he could somewhat join them (He was worth nearly $700m). Not that there is anything wrong with being wealthy, but when your wealth is derived from government contracts and deregulation that only serves you and your buddies, then you are no better than the lefties who want to give money to all the poor and immigrants.

 

I hope he is at peace, and I won't wish any ill will upon him, but American politics are a much better place without him. Now if only HIllary, Mitch, Donald, Pelosi and all the rest of the hypocrites would leave politics, we could actually pare down this government to what it was intended to be, without all the largesse via pork spending.

 

  Yes, certainly many have made a career out of that. Perhaps you misunderstood what I was saying. We can learn not just from listening but from observing. What I see is many people are in too deep with politics to no real end or purpose. All the people we see getting arrested, consumed with vitriol, even getting themselves killed is just the tip of the iceberg. My wife lost one of her close friends over the election fraud conspiracy. It's enjoyable to debate politics, but it shouldn't take over peoples lives the way it has for some. 

 

  I listen to different talk shows driving to and from work. Some are liberal, some conservative. I occasionally listened to Rush, although not recently. I rarely agreed but I did try to hear. I can tolerate them all to an extent, and they all go off the deep end at times. When they do, I turn the channel to music. Or just turn it all off, quiet is good too sometimes. It doesn't drive my life enough to get caught up in the craziness. 

[TBoneTX 45,260]

Read this creditably good tribute:

https://nypost.com/2021/02/17/rush-limbaugh-remade-talk-radio-and-modern-conservatism/

 

and this:

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/539259-simply-the-best-why-rush-limbaugh-was-the-goat-of-talk-radio

 

and this, highly readable:

https://www.city-journal.org/rush-limbaugh

 

Oh, and Rush was totally evil:

https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2021/02/18/rush-limbaugh-made-a-whopping-charity-donation-that-was-kept-completely-secret-until-now-n328868

 

and from a black liberal:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/how_rush_limbaugh_rescued_me_from_liberalism.html

 

and from a leftist:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1362128126273347586.html

 

and gracious reactions from leftists:

https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/18/blue-check-marks-on-twitter-mock-rush-limbaughs-death-good-riddance/

 

and this, short yet elegant:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/memories_of_rush.html

 

and about caving to corporate censorship:

https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/18/opinion-rush-limbaugh-and-standing-up-to-corporate-censorship-n328688

 

and this, from a PBS/NPR liberal, which explains everything (to both sides):

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/leftists_feared_rush_limbaughs_persuasive_powers.html

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

11 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Read this creditably good tribute:

https://nypost.com/2021/02/17/rush-limbaugh-remade-talk-radio-and-modern-conservatism/

 

and this:

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/539259-simply-the-best-why-rush-limbaugh-was-the-goat-of-talk-radio

 

and this, highly readable:

https://www.city-journal.org/rush-limbaugh

 

Oh, and Rush was totally evil:

https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2021/02/18/rush-limbaugh-made-a-whopping-charity-donation-that-was-kept-completely-secret-until-now-n328868

 

and from a black liberal:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/how_rush_limbaugh_rescued_me_from_liberalism.html

 

and from a leftist:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1362128126273347586.html

 

and gracious reactions from leftists:

https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/18/blue-check-marks-on-twitter-mock-rush-limbaughs-death-good-riddance/

 

and this, short yet elegant:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/memories_of_rush.html

 

and about caving to corporate censorship:

https://redstate.com/darth641/2021/02/18/opinion-rush-limbaugh-and-standing-up-to-corporate-censorship-n328688

 

and this, from a PBS/NPR liberal, which explains everything (to both sides):

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/leftists_feared_rush_limbaughs_persuasive_powers.html

Is there going to be a test and is it open book?

[Nitas_man 3,100]

On 2/17/2021 at 12:33 PM, Lucky Cat said:

Only in the minds of those who want to cancel others expressing  different opinions from their own.  Only in the minds of those who oppose free thought on the airwaves.  Only in the minds of those who want to  oppress and suppress  free thought.  

Sorry LC in the 90’s Rush was a force, but he turned his message into an endless stream of rants, labels, and hate speech.