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Limbaugh: Obama "not a force for positive race relations" due to "militant black reaction" to Gates' arrest

July 23, 2009 3:57 pm ET

From the July 23 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Limbaugh on Native Americans: "Talk about a 'richness of experience' -- hell, these clowns beat Custer"

Limbaugh: "Obama has disowned his white half ... he's decided he's got to go all in on the black side"

Limbaugh: "We in heap big trouble -- a little Indian lingo there"

Limbaugh on Obama: "Halfrican American"

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    • Author by seeryer (July 23, 2009 4:01 pm ET)
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      In Rush Limbaugh's view any reaction from the black community is "militant reaction". Racist much? Wing nuts have to be oblivious to their outright racism because I know they aint that ballsy.
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (July 23, 2009 4:02 pm ET)
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      Yea, Rush...because he's not white. You can't trust an angry, uppity n****r with anything. Come on, Rush, admit it...that's what you really meant.
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    • Author by RABBITLUVR (July 23, 2009 4:03 pm ET)
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      Go Cheney yourself, Limpjaw.
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    • Author by vysotsky (July 23, 2009 4:03 pm ET)
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      Cornell West is angry? Son, you don't know from angry.
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    • Author by jonesjax2374 (July 23, 2009 4:05 pm ET)
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      Well if you mean NOT telling the truth, okay, I suppose that IS typically "presidential." This commentary WILL backfire!!! All people will see are all these howling screaming white men who don't get "it" nor the fact that Obama was absolutely right. Its how you lost the election, btw. They DID act stupidly. He didn't condemn White America , you NAZI!!! N word must be so tempting, huh? I will enjoy watching this backfire big time. Go ahead. Birth Certificate, White Man's Burdon, ACORN ACORN ACORN. GOP RIP.
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (July 23, 2009 4:11 pm ET)
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        N word must be so tempting, huh?

        It's only a matter of time before one of them slips... I just hope that when they do they're not quick enough with the dump button. It's coming, though.
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    • Author by snoopy (July 23, 2009 4:11 pm ET)
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      The racists are in full meltdown mode now. How dare Obama say anything about it? Rush's message is that the uppity n-word in the white house has no business saying anything about white people who do wrong, he should just shut up and mop the floor or something black. I'm still betting on Rush for $1000 that he'll be the first to call our president a n-word on his show...
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (July 23, 2009 4:16 pm ET)
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        And when one of them does and is called out for it, his listeners will be outraged that their hero was victimized by political correctness. Mark my words...
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      • Author by historygeek001 (July 23, 2009 4:34 pm ET)
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        I think Rush slipping and calling him a n***** depends entirely on how well his engineer can dump what he says before it actually goes out over the air. I wonder whether he's done it already, but his engineer was able to cut it. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
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    • Author by canaanxing9025 (July 23, 2009 4:23 pm ET)
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      "Obama is not a force for positive race relations." Oh man!

      Ole Fathead refers to Dr. Gates as Skip. I assume Skip is his nickname. So Rush is all close and cosy with the good Prof.? He is like his bro. Rush is de man.

      What a jerk.

      On the other hand is Hannity. He has no clue who Professor Gates is. "Oh, I think I saw him on TV a few times."

      Jerk meets Clueless
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (July 23, 2009 4:28 pm ET)
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        How would Hannity know who Gates is? Gates has never appeared in a cartoon.
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      • Author by hurricaneyankee52983 (July 23, 2009 5:13 pm ET)
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        I suppose that in RUSHES screwed up mind HE is actually a force for positive race relations.
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (July 23, 2009 5:19 pm ET)
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      Rush's militant white reaction to a calm and reasoned response to a question at a press conference is very telling.
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    • Author by The_Cat (July 23, 2009 5:21 pm ET)
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      I have a somewhat vague recollection of the '60s, Mr. Limbaugh, but I think that a militant black reaction to arresting a respected black man for breaking into his own home (which is arguably what President Obama thought Gates had been arrested for) would likely be burning down the Cambridge police department.

      That hasn't happened, and I hope that no violence is sparked by this unfortunate incident, but, Rush, you could've called for cooler heads to prevail. You could've defended our right to be secure in our own homes. You could've pointed out that professor Gates was baited into coming out onto his porch just so the officer would have a pretense on which to arrest him. You chose the low road, as you consistently do. Here's a bit of history for you, Mr. Limbaugh:

      Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
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    • Author by rwmacdonald2091 (July 23, 2009 5:49 pm ET)
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      This from a right wing crackpot that rushes wiyh no facts?

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    • Author by mjh (July 23, 2009 9:37 pm ET)
         
      Limbaugh: Obama "not a force for positive race relations" due to "militant black reaction" to Gates' arrest


      You're right, Limpy.

      He should have just broke out into singing: "Skip, the Magic Negro . . . "
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    • Author by tman418 (July 24, 2009 10:55 am ET)
         
      Wow. Our first black president, responding to question that was asked to him=militant black reaction

      If he think THAT was "militant", this guy must have been beyond terrified in the 50s and 60s and Brown v. Board of education and MLK and the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
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