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Wash. Post's Robinson: Limbaugh's attacks on Obama are "racist claptrap," "all about Rush Limbaugh's fat bank account"

July 08, 2010 6:12 pm ET

From the July 8 edition of MSNBC's Hardball:

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Previously:

Limbaugh: "We have a president and a regime who are interested in payback," we have elected an "America-hater"

Limbaugh: Obama "wouldn't have been voted president if he weren't black"

Limbaugh: "We are now governed by people who do not like the country"; "our greatest threat ... is internal"

Limbaugh: Obama "wants to create an illegal alien bill of rights," "always wants to expand" rights of terrorists, spies

Limbaugh: Obama is "the first president in history -- to my knowledge, anyway -- who actually wants his nation to fail"

Limbaugh: President Obama packing Supreme Court to repeal the Constitution

Limbaugh: Freedom evaporating "right in front of our eyes," Obama "loves punishing this country"

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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (July 08, 2010 6:17 pm ET)
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      If Chris mathews really wants a republican who will stand up to Rush limbaugh,he needs to look no further than NFL comissioner Roger Goodell. And nothing happened to him, he is still NFL comissioner.
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      • Author by usp (July 08, 2010 7:32 pm ET)
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        maybe that's because Roger has a 'real job' that's not dependent on ratings. he, you know, works for a living.

        all this other stuff? noise.

        toxic.

        but it's noise.

        people need to understand...if it makes no sense? you can turn it off.
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    • Author by bintx (July 08, 2010 6:18 pm ET)
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      Amen, Eugene Robinson. I've been saying this for a long time. Rush Limbaugh believes NONE of this crap. It's all about Rush engendering and feeding racist hatred in order to get attention and in turn, get him more money.

      Limbaugh laughs at ANYONE who believes him.
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      • Author by Porkeater (July 08, 2010 6:53 pm ET)
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        Agreed. And about time somebody on tv started saying this.
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    • Author by Conchobhar (July 08, 2010 6:23 pm ET)
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      So, what did Tweety mean by "getting back to reality?" That Robinson was fantasizing?
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    • Author by nerzog (July 08, 2010 6:24 pm ET)
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      Actually, I think it's as much about ego as money. Blimpy has to be feeling a little hurt that Glenn Beck is getting so much attention lately.

      Up until recently, all of the Hate Radio spawn have existed in Blimpy's massive shadow. Then along comes Nostradumbass, willing to go full throttle on the Crazy Train. Now Blimpy has to ratchet up the racism just to maintain his status as the King of Liars.
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      • Author by Porkeater (July 08, 2010 6:58 pm ET)
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        It's true; after a certain amount of money you'll never possibly be able to spend, there's only ego. Or rather, egomania. The fact that Beck and Limbaugh compete to out-outrage each other is proof positive that it has nothing to do with belief/policy/opinion... it's money and attention.

        They don't hate America, to them it's a big nipple to suck on till it's dry.
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    • Author by Dem02020 (July 08, 2010 7:22 pm ET)
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      That's bullchit what that media celebrity from the Washington Post said, and he knows it and he and others are doing this intentionally.

      They intentionally and falsely paint what rush limbaugh does as merely being done to drive up his ratings and draw attention to himself and make money off of it.

      That's a lie and they know it, they know that what rush limbaugh is doing is POLITICAL, he's using the public airwaves to influence and manipulate the POLITICAL opinions of the American people!

      That's the truth and that's the truly damning charge to be made against rush limbaugh, and to make that charge publicly would set off a fierce public debate about how Republicans benefit by what rush limbaugh broadcasts, and about whether or not this private and POLITICAL use of the public airwaves is in the public interest and should be allowed by the FCC... and that's why bullchit media celebrities don't go there, and falsely paint it as "driving ratings" and drawing attention to one's showbiz self... lie!

      What, when you listen to rush limbaugh's POLITICAL noise, you think "there goes that idiot again, driving his ratings", or do you think "he's practicing POLITICS for Republicans again, he's trying to limit Obama to one term and trying to get Republicans elected to Congress... and he's doing an excellent job, it may well work, he's worth every penny he earns!"

      Call it what it is, quit calling it showbiz and ratings... of course these media celebrity stooges, they're all in the same business, they all dip their bread in this stinking gravy, and so they'll never call it like it truly is, and they'll always misidentify it as showbiz, because they're all tainted, if they're celebrity media hacks on television, they're tainted and they're liars.

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    • Author by SMTDL (July 09, 2010 11:38 am ET)
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      Why does Pat Buchanan get to continue his delusional assessment of what is racist?He has no credentials to be objective about the subject since he constantly spews more of it.He implies that America has never done anything wrong or anything to justify a different view of patriotic behavior by minorities or others different than himself.
      I would ask him this:
      - were your ancestors enslaved on Plantations or Reservations
      - were your ancestors taken to deterrment camps
      - were your ancestors lynched
      - were your ancestors denied human status,right to vote,right to jobs
      - Did ancestral lands get taken from your family
      - Did you ever go to a segregated school because you are white
      - were you denied use of a bathroom or access to a water fountain because you are white
      - Did you ever have to ride in the back of the bus,have to give up your seat to a Minority person
      -Was your Church ever firebombed by racists
      -was your culture lost to you because your race was enslaved/families separated
      - Did you serve in a segregated military,fight in a world war for your country and return home to be treated worse than the enemies you were fighting.
      I could go on but that's enough...Robinson and Matthews were easy on this bigot!!!He needs to be off the air!!!!
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