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Rush's conspiracy theory: "Environmentalist whackos" may have blown up oil rig to "head off more oil drilling"

April 29, 2010 2:55 pm ET

From the April 29 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Rush: "Jury's still out" on whether it's a "coincidence" that an oil rig expoded just before Earth Day

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    • Author by txthinker (April 29, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
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      And Rush took so much OxyContin that he went deaf in order to teach the youth of America the dangers of drug abuse.

      (If you believe that, I know of a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in purchasing.....)
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      • Author by NiceguyEddie (April 29, 2010 4:29 pm ET)
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        LMAO. Shame on me, but between the fire and the leak... I swear I had the exact same thought!

        Of course... I was in the process of coming up with story lines for a comic strip at the time, not doing an ostensibly serious political broadcast, but that's Limabugh for you!

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        LOL
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    • Author by raddave43 (April 29, 2010 3:00 pm ET)
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      Yeah Rush, Environmentalist whackos, snuck aboard an oil rig that was occupied and operational at the time, and planted bombs on it. BTW Rush "SWAT" teams do not investigate potential bombings.
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      • Author by mjh (April 29, 2010 4:42 pm ET)
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        "Yeah Rush, Environmentalist whackos, snuck aboard an oil rig that was occupied and operational at the time, and planted bombs on it."


        . . . Causing that oil rig to leak into the ocean and impact sea life -- because they "care about the environment."

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        • Author by dkylep (April 29, 2010 5:22 pm ET)
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          But see, that's not a logical fallacy where Rush comes from. Remember, he's of the type of person that advocates violence and then blames the other people for complaining when violence is done to them. Or the type that has no problem killing an abortion doctor to 'save lives'. Or who claims that he cares about the 'average American', all the while cheering for raising tax rates on those same 'average' people while giving the rich the tax breaks.

          Where Blimpaugh comes from, such illogical thoughts don't raise a brow at all. So to his way of thinking, yes, environmentalists would indeed destroy the environment. Why? Because they want to save it of course!

          The man is such an unmitigates ball of hatred and stupidity that it's astounding to me in trying to understand why exactly somebody hasn't found something to nail him on legally long ago.
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      • Author by mikehuck1976 (May 01, 2010 2:41 pm ET)
           
        Damn hippie frogmen. They're everywhere!
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    • Author by afriend (April 29, 2010 3:01 pm ET)
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      Rush Limbaugh blew up the oil rig...pass it on.
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      • Author by MiniTru (April 29, 2010 3:03 pm ET)
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        Rush would fail miserably as a terrorist. They would tell him to blow up a bus, and he would burn his mouth on the exhaust pipe.
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        • Author by canaanxing9025 (April 29, 2010 3:12 pm ET)
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          MiniTru:

          That was hilarious!
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        • Author by Lord of Light (April 29, 2010 4:19 pm ET)
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          Rush would fail miserably as a terrorist. They would tell him to blow up a bus, and he would burn his mouth on the exhaust pipe.

          Or get stuck in the door trying to get out after placing the bomb.
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    • Author by nerzog (April 29, 2010 3:02 pm ET)
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      And 9/11 was an inside job.

      Come on, Blimpy... stop lying to your dittobots. It's not nice to exploit the mentally challenged.
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    • Author by shaggles (April 29, 2010 3:03 pm ET)
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      Why is this always the first place these people go? Is it because that's what they would do?
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    • Author by GBU-15 (April 29, 2010 3:03 pm ET)
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      O.K. Fatboy. Let's all just remember that eleven men lost their lives out there. To say that someone purposely blew up these rigs for a political gain is to accuse one of murder. So where's the evidence Rushbo? Just more inflammatory talk for the Rubes? I thought so!
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    • Author by Porkeater (April 29, 2010 3:04 pm ET)
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      Anything - absolutely anything - but accept that oil drilling is a dangerous business, and oil companies sometimes cut corners. Meanwhile, environmentalist whackos are busy collapsing mines in Kentucky, i suppose.
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (April 29, 2010 3:04 pm ET)
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      This echo chamber is a whiner who offers no possiblr solutions to the problem, as well as derailing the presidency of Barack Obama ( he would have derailede Hillary clinton's presidency had that happened ). Nothing of intellect spews out of this man's mouth ( or bottom for that matter )
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      • Author by lynneg (April 29, 2010 4:09 pm ET)
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        When will Americans hold this pig accountable for the violence, hatred and distrust he incites without ANY evidence or facts. This goon is on 600 stations across this country and gets away with screaming fire in a theatre every day.
        He is essentially the leader of the GOP. They are all afraid of him amd when they have disagreed with him they have to crawl on their bellies and beg for forgiveness. This is the opposition party? How pathetic.
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    • Author by bintx (April 29, 2010 3:06 pm ET)
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      Um, no, the well, most likely, blew because they had been casing and cementing the well bore . . .

      It's risky business and happens too often in offshore drilling rigs.
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (April 29, 2010 3:19 pm ET)
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      maybe for once in your life you can help by stepping up to the plate and planting your fat bottom on top of the leaking pipe.
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    • Author by afriend (April 29, 2010 3:20 pm ET)
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      If Rush has information pertinent to the explosion, the police should haul his a$$ down to the local station and question him on it. If he doesn't, he ought to shut his piehole and stop obstructing justice.
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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (April 29, 2010 3:24 pm ET)
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        they should also haul beck in and question him where did he get that bag of pot and who at FOX News gave it to him. Maybe ?
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        • Author by afriend (April 29, 2010 3:28 pm ET)
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          why not...bring in Hannity too, so we can finally understand where the money went that he defrauded from naive listeners thinking they were helping 911 families.
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          • Author by wolf kotenberg (April 29, 2010 3:34 pm ET)
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            nice jet ya got there, mr hannity.Anybody knoew the real numbers, total rased versus total actually given, and to whom exactly ? How many FOX employees have family members actually serving in the military ? I know sarah palin's son is serving.because she was too dumb sand put him on TV for political purposes.
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    • Author by blueline99 (April 29, 2010 3:45 pm ET)
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      Rush's comments are no different than Charlie Sheen's 9/11 comments.

      Although Sheen's comments are based on visual cues of how a building falls and Rush's comments are purely fanciful and wishful thinking.
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    • Author by johnw2k (April 29, 2010 3:53 pm ET)
         
      Since BP owned that 'oil rig' and Rupert Murdoch is a guy with a British accent who owns FOX News maybe FOX News blew up the drilling platform to allow Rush to 'note the timing' about the explosion...
      Maybe it was Muslim Dolphins. Maybe it was the Miami Dolphins.
      Maybe... Maybe...
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    • Author by aj6525 (April 29, 2010 4:24 pm ET)
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      Gee Rush do you think that will stick on the wall??? Try again.
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    • Author by mikelartist (April 29, 2010 4:42 pm ET)
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      Love those dubious connections. So let's make one between Rush and why he is so racist.

      If he ramps up the cry of "reverse" racism now to fever pitch it will somehow prevent another person of color from inhabiting the White House anytime soon.

      Not so dubious after all. The last thing conservative morons like Limbaugh want is another minority in power.... it makes them feel so flabby and flaccid.
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    • Author by RealTruthseeker (April 29, 2010 5:02 pm ET)
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      "I'm just noting the timing here."

      LOL Sounds like idiot-boy might have starting hearing how absolutely stupid he sounds.

      Well..... nah. He hasn't.

      I don't know what's worse... the fact that he thinks he's brilliantly thinking this whole thing out, or that fact his lunatic dittoheads think he is!!
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      • Author by dkylep (April 29, 2010 5:28 pm ET)
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        Hmm. I'll try Rush's logic....

        So an oil rig blew up. Right before Earth Day too. Then Rush indicates that some environmentalists probably blew that thing up in order to stop further drilling. Of course, using that 'logic', I can simply go a step further and claim that Rush, himself, hired people to blow up the rig, so that he could blame environmentalists for it, thus giving his listeners something to listen to (other than the sound of him swallowing food and pills that is).

        Did Rush hire people to blow up the rig, just so he could blame environmentalists???? Now, I'm not accusing Rush of doing anything, I'm just asking a simple question. Goodness knows though, the "timing sure is convenient", to have something like this blow up just now, so that certain people can be blamed. I guess the jury is still out though......

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    • Author by matt_martinez114 (April 29, 2010 5:40 pm ET)
         
      It think you should refer to this as a conspiracy hypothesis. Theories actually have evidence to support them.
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    • Author by Quicksilver M.S (April 30, 2010 12:18 am ET)
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      D@mn Rush found us out!

      Rush will soon find out that we were behind... just before EARTH DAY!
      That We Blow up a Mountain in Ice Land to save the EARTH!

      The plume of ash from a later ongoing eruption beginning on 14 April 2010 led to widespread disruption of air travel from 15 April, with much of the airspace in Europe closed until 20 April, causing cancellation of most flights within, to, and from Europe.



      WE WILL GO TO NO LIMIT TO DEFIND MOTHER EARTH !

      Have to Run.. We have to set off an Earth Quake..toPROTECT THE PLANET !

      LOL..!!



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    • Author by politeradical (April 30, 2010 10:13 pm ET)
         
      Have to give credit to El Tubbo.

      Even Savage admitted conspiracy theories involving environmentalists or Obama are ridiculous.
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