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Limbaugh acknowledges that there was "a protestor with a swastika on the sign," still attacks Pelosi

August 10, 2009 3:05 pm ET

From the August 10th edition of Premiere Radio Networks' Rush Limbaugh:

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    • Author by markbfoot199 (August 10, 2009 3:15 pm ET)
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      It Pelosi could see, the swastika was crossed out, but yet Pelosi thinks that people are carrying them proudly, which is not the case.
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      • Author by Max Credits (August 10, 2009 3:24 pm ET)
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        So you'll admit that you're wrong as the images from Town Hall protests without the crossed out swastikas are posted, right?
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      • Author by RABBITLUVR (August 10, 2009 3:26 pm ET)
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        So a crossed-out swastika is the same thing as no swastika? Then why carry a sign that has a crossed-out swastika? What was the point?
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      • Author by vysotsky (August 10, 2009 3:29 pm ET)
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        Did Pelosi actually say that the protesters were carrying swastikas proudly? No. What she said was, "They're carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on healthcare." She didn't call the protesters Nazis, she didn't say that they themselves identified with Nazism, and she didn't say anything about "proudly" carrying anything. If anyone wants to criticize her remark, it would be helpful if the criticism addressed what she actually said.
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      • Author by twseattle (August 10, 2009 3:30 pm ET)
           
        mark b foot in mouth. But yet He thinks will sound smart, which is not the case. Many haha funnys from wingnut.
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      • Author by shaggles (August 10, 2009 3:35 pm ET)
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        What? Pelosi thinks they were carrying swastikas proudly? Where on earth did you get that idea?
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      • Author by magnolialover (August 10, 2009 3:46 pm ET)
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        And what do you think they were trying to say with the Swastika crossed out? Where I come from, the means, "No Nazis", indicating that the protesters think that Pelosi/democrats are Nazis.

        It's really not that hard to comprehend is it?

        Apparently, they don't like Nazis, who does really? And what they were trying to say is, or what they were saying was, democrats, are Nazis.

        You can't be this ignorant can you? I know you're not.
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      • Author by PurpleState (August 10, 2009 6:04 pm ET)
           
        I've solved the censorship dilemma.

        We can show nudity on TV, as long as there is a buster sign covering some of it. Nipples and buttocks will be visible, but the buster sign leaves them unrecognizable and therefore allowable!
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    • Author by garcut (August 10, 2009 3:21 pm ET)
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      They must run a headline like this because they don't think anyone is going to listen to the actual clip. Talk about using rhetoric.
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      • Author by hisroyalmattness (August 10, 2009 3:46 pm ET)
           
        The headline actually fits the clip. Rush acknowledges that there was "a protestor with a swastika on the sign," and he still attacks Pelosi. This is not empty talk or persuasive speech or writing so it is not rhetoric.
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    • Author by roxsteady11180 (August 10, 2009 3:25 pm ET)
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      Get off this Pelosi spin! You sound like that idiot Scarborough! Don't shoot the messenger! The idiots carrying these symbols of hate don't seem to get that this has nothing to do with socialism. Have those inbreds don't even know what that means. Pelosi was right. These loons are the one's bringing down their own movement. Personally, I'd like to see them all lined up and shot in the back of their heads to protect the human race from their ignorance. I just wouldn't be stupid enough to show up at a protest carrying such a sign. What does it have to do with healthcare. If these geezers want to put a stop to socialism, they can start by getting rid of their Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security checks each month and get a JOB!
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    • Author by blueline99 (August 10, 2009 3:51 pm ET)
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      Factcheck.org just released their review of this topic.

      They referenced a piece that Rick Sanchez did on CNN and they concluded with the following statement.

      Pelosi did not actually accuse opponents of being neo-Nazis; that’s just the way Limbaugh and others chose to interpret her phrase, "carrying swastikas and symbols like that." It is clear from the images in hand that the anti-Obama protesters were the ones accusing others of Nazi-like tendencies. And Pelosi turns out to be right.
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      • Author by marco21 (August 10, 2009 4:22 pm ET)
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        Pelosi is 100% correct. There's no denying it, yet wingnuts and their hate radio leaders will do just that because acknowledging reality is frowned upon in the GOP.

        Country first? Patriots? My fat ass.
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    • Author by PurpleState (August 10, 2009 6:01 pm ET)
         
      You found a swastika at these events, Rush?

      I wasn't even looking, and yet I found four.

      ME > RUSH
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