Limbaugh: "There might be reasons why some people think" Obama is a Muslim
August 19, 2010 3:49 pm ET
From the August 19 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:
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and ..... WHO THE HELL CARES?
Might be a reason.
This is an article written by Penn State humanities professor Phillip Jenkins which compares the violence in the Bible and the Koran.
Pick up a Bible some time and read it.
Stupid, even by your own low standards.
Of course, Lucifer was the Lord of Light and chose an egotistical path too.
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If hypocrisy were flammable, this guy could power a small, midwestern city.
They were wrong, of course. But you cannot deny the fact that they had their reasons!
The question is, why does somebody like you, who certainly knows better, keep insisting on making this an issue?
Wow. You're really giving the great gastropod the benefit of the doubt here, no?
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IMHO
I didn't see the word, "liar."
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I'm disappointed. I had hoped someone might pick up the gauntlet I had thrown down and attempt to offer an answer on how Rush's argument by innuendo could somehow, in ways I cannot imagine, be "valid" in some way.
But, our friends offered no answer, so I'll continue to see all things Limbaugh as a liar, a racist, a whiner, and an all around despicable human being--be it directly stated or poorly implied.
is nicely ironic.
Oh, yes there is . . .
And how did he know that you worship Barbara Streisand ?
Christians and Muslims are both People of the Book and are considered to be the children of Abraham. Jesus is also discussed in the Koran. The Angel Gabriel also appeared to Mohammed. Both Islam and Christianity believe in a Day of Judgment.
Stay stupid, squawks!
1) A Big Lie campaign;
2) Invincible Ignorance;
3) Stupidity;
4) Bigotry.
According to the article, BO recited the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer with a first-rate accent.
Dad always claimed it was for comic relief. But we knew better! We eventually hauled him to the cellar, tied him up and reported his Nazi a$$ to the proper authorities. The last time we heard from him was through a postcard from South America.
Actually, Doughpro just accepted it as fact...possibly because HE HIMSELF IS A NAZI SPY!
At any rate, there's good reason to BELIEVE he is...
It can't be that hard....
By your logic, Robin Williams is Jewish because he uses Yiddish expressions in his act, and every film that uses Catholic religous imagery is pure Vatican propaganda. (Which would certainly come as news to the makers of THE GODFATHER).
Wow, that's messed up.
Dear Allah...er God. Dear God.
So, what exactly does that have to do with reasons to believe that he is a Muslim?
If he were a Muslim, would that be an issue?
Doing a quick little google, I see that you are repeating a faux conservative talking point which is repeated on faux conservative site after site.
Wow, you really do have it bad, don't you.
For instance, in the article, he speaks of promoting "responsible fatherhood", which I believe to be an important issue, but I see no evidence of that so far.
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: March 6, 2007
I heard he oncet upon a time flew on a flying carpet in Arabia and found a princess.
It's the belly laughs I get from pratfalls like this that are one of the main reasons I visit this site. It's hard to believe the wingnuts never figure it out, that this site is mostly visited by those who see right through the propaganda, who aren't buying it.
And even after reading the comments of those who are way ahead of them, they still volunteer to not only show everybody that they're falling for this crap, they add the comedy gold; telling those who have already demonstrated they're on to the scam that they've missed something. The chumps actually try to explain why everybody should be as gullible as they are.
"MMFA neglected to mention...", " What you're all missing here...", "Rush is right..."," Glenn Beck is taken out of context..." any time I see a post starting out like that, I know I'm in for some big laughs.
I would have to say that the fact that so many in here can take a 44 second soundbite and babble on for hours about how much BS it is, even though the soundbite doesn't say much at all, is fascinating to me. How many comments so far???
It's like we're giving them the answers to the test, and they're still failing. I can't even respond, it just feels cruel. This is such a good illustration of what I was saying.
What the normal human brain sees: Rush Limbaugh hunts down an article mentioning some exotic and Muslim-y sounding details about Obama's life. He uses this item, in conjunction with recent polls showing a number of ignorant Americans believe the president is a Muslim, to throw some red meat to the tinfoil hat bigots and birthers in his audience.
What the doughP brain sees: Rush just happened to stumble on an article that includes some exotic and Muslim-y sounding details about Obama's life, and gives insightful analysis as to why these things could explain reasonable people being concerned that the president is a Muslim.
Rush really didn't want to comment on this, or to promote any secret Muslim conspiracy theories, he was almost forced to.
And doughP is "fascinated" that others can see through Rush so easily that, even based on just the soundbite, without knowing about how Rush led his monkeys to that soudbite, they're able to comment on the item.
Talk about "fascinating".
Personally, I find it fascinating that there are people who think (apparently sincerely???)that things like building a house of worship or saying "happy holidays" are offensive, but "Barack the Magic Negro," Barack the "man child," "anchor babies," "black think," "illegals," etc., etc., etc., are not.
An appreciation of the cultures of other nations doesn't mean that a person is unpatriotic. It only means that a person has been exposed to something that many others may not have been exposed to, and that the person is open-minded enough to appreciate certain aspects of other cultures.
That I like Machiavelli, Buonarroti, Raphael, van Gogh, van Dyke, and Botticelli, among other artists and writers only means that I've been exposed, through education, to things that the average person hasn't been exposed to. My daughter was an Art History major in undergraduate school, something some Americans might find to be an unusual college major for an African American. It might also be something for which they'd brand her as being an elitist.
Different people are interested in different things. This has nothing to do with their patriotism. In fact, I'd conclude that many of those who criticize others for being different than themselves have a bit of an issue with their own self-esteem and can only "level" the playing field by condemning them for being different.
In fact, the soundbite mentions that BO called Christians "bitter clingers". Could that be considered "condemning" a group?
No, he did not say that Christians were "bitter clingers."
I thought you were all about context, doughie. I guess it's all about context when you are in agreement with what is being said.
There are no reasons to believe that Obama is a Muslim, except the ones that your heroes on Fox/hate talk radio create. Get a grip . . . try to let go of your racism and intolerance. It's not good for you.
I would think that his supporters would not care what religion he is. I will ask again, would it be a problem if he is Muslim?
Please explain to me why you are accusing me of this for the hundredth time?
Anyone who would have a problem with that (like Rush) are bigoted.
Obama is not a Muslim. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional or prejudiced because they think that without substantive proof.
I will ask again, if her were a Muslim, would that be an issue?
But, of course, you don't know what it is because Rush hasn't told you yet?
Sounds like dohpro hasn't ever been off the block he lives on.
I haven't accused anybody of being "suspect".
Is the purpose of the MMFA website to point out conservative misinformation? Point it out to whom?
Why would it? Do you own CD's with the call to prayer on them also?
That comment shows just how tolerant you are of people's creeds. That is a sign of bigotry.
It has nothing to do with tolerance and everything to do with my desire to not be a Christian.
It's a giant plot clearly set in motion by WOODROW WILSON, muhahahahaha. Yeah, that's how out of touch with reality you sound.
You're argument is like someone calling you a liberal because you read the NY Times - weak. The man is worldly, get over it. Anyone like Rush that is so concerned or focused on what religion he may or may not be is bigoted because they would judge him on that. I'm not saying YOU are bigoted but there must be a reason why you're defending Rush.
So your position is that Obama could be a secret Muslim because he likes how the Islamic call to prayer sounds. If I like how the Beatles sound, am I secretly British? Does liking church bells make me religious?
No. If I caught Limbaugh and a cockroach in my kitchen, I'd show the bug the door and hand Limbaugh the cyanide (I'd have to tell him it was oxycontin, though).