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October 02, 2006 7:34 pm ET
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On the October 2 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the recent resignation of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), which came after allegations that Foley sent inappropriate emails to a 16-year-old male congressional page, was a "set ... up" "coordinated" by the Democrats. Limbaugh also stated that "the orgy and the orgasm that has been taking place in the media since Friday and with the Democrats is ... all coordinated, and it's ... all oriented toward the election." He added, "There's no concern about the kid," and blamed Democrats, because "[i]n their hearts and minds and their crotches, they don't have any problem with what Foley did. They've defended it over ... the years." Limbaugh's comments were previously noted in part by Salon.com's War Room.

From the October 2 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:

LIMBAUGH: I'm just thinking out loud here. What if somebody got to the page and said, you know, we want you to set Foley up. We need to do a little titillating thing here. Keep it and save it and so forth. How would you get a kid to do that? Yeah, who knows? You threaten him or pay him. There's any number of ways given the kind of people that we're dealing with and talking about here.

Now, folks, I don't want to be misunderstood here. I'm not trying to mount any kind of a defense. That's a bad word. I'm not trying to get into a defense of what Mark Foley did. Please don't misunderstand. I'm just telling you that the -- the -- the orgy and the orgasm that has been taking place in the media since Friday and with the Democrats is -- it's all coordinated, and it's all -- it's all oriented toward the election. There's no concern about the kid -- no concern about the children.

There is -- there is -- there's not even any real problem with what Foley did, as we've discussed. In their hearts and minds and their crotches, they don't have any problem with what Foley did. They've defended it over the -- over the years.

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    • Author by iflurry8094 (October 02, 2006 7:38 pm ET)
         

      Where Democrats have repeatedly defended pedophiles and the right wing never tries to paint a bad picture of their opponents around election time. Please check your sanity at the gate.

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    • Author by sneakypie (October 02, 2006 7:56 pm ET)
         

      vomit producing. Rush Limbaugh, a bulimic's dream!!!

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    • Author by UKMatt (October 02, 2006 8:01 pm ET)
         

      contradict yourself Rush.

      "What if somebody got to the page and said, you know, we want you to set Foley up."

      "There's no concern about the kid -- no concern about the children."

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    • Author by Brian in FL (October 02, 2006 8:02 pm ET)
         

      Rush: ....and in my next segment after the break, I'll express my concern for the children by explaining how they accepted bribes in order to set Foley up, and forced Foley to repeatedly pursue them.

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    • Author by rms (October 02, 2006 8:13 pm ET)
         

      If Rush had even an ounce of courage (or fact), he would offer specific names of these Democrats (plural) who "don't have a problem with what Foley did." In fact, Rush owes it to his Republican buddies to name these names, because once he reveals this list there will be, assuming they are currently in congress, more seats that the Republicans would win in November.

      "I have in my briefcase the names of..."

      What an unbelievable, lying coward. If it is possible (and this is certainly debatable), he has even less credibility than he had before. Those that continue to follow this man really need a serious reprogramming; they are gullible beyond belief.

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    • Author by crimson2 (October 02, 2006 8:44 pm ET)
         

      Wow, Rush! How did the Dems get Hastert, et al to play along by doing nothing and covering for Foley?

      And I like the "I'm not making a defense but here's a lame defense" defense. Brilliant!

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    • Author by manndan (October 02, 2006 8:53 pm ET)
         

      If Limbaugh had an ounce of integrity he would condemn Foley's abysmal behavior and join those conservatives and family-values advocates who are presently after Hastert's scalp.

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    • Author by mescal (October 02, 2006 8:56 pm ET)
         

      This is going to be the Republican mantra through the election.

      Republican pedophile scandal? Must be a Democratic set up. They're into that anyway. And what about Clinton? This is all the doing of the Liberal Drive-by Media.

      Republican racism scandal? It's the Liberal Drive-by Media out to get Republicans who merely seek to honor their southern heritage.

      Republican bribery scandal? The Democrats did it too... they took Abramoff's money. Well, they took his client's money & that's the same thing. Its just the Liberal Drive-by Media trying to make honest Republican's look dirty.

      They're going to be snarling this in every venue that they can manage to crash. Their problems, they will insist, are all the result of bias in the Liberal Drive-by Media. Thieves, racists, & sexual predators will be presented as victims of a media/Democratic conspiracy.

      And all the while, all the usual pundits will nod along,their faces grave, & fail to challenge a word of it.

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    • Author by fatbob (October 02, 2006 9:13 pm ET)
         

      they spent 8 years looking to find sex dirt on Clinton, bribing Arkansas St Troopers, getting paula Jones to lie, and the corpulent junkie had a central role in the right wing conspiracy. He can't imagine this happening without it being a set up. i'm sure he believes his drug addiction is a set up. or that women find him repulsive.

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      • Author by ellie717 (October 02, 2006 11:07 pm ET)
           

        how often do we see someone who is guilty of something accuse everyone else of doing it? how many guilty husbands accuse their wives of cheating? how many people caught doing something wrong say that 'everyone does it'?

        Limbaugh has been involved in a conspiracy to make Democrats look bad, and so he asserts that Foley is a 'victim' of a conspiracy.

        Foley is no victim. He made his own bed, and the Republican leadership tried to cover up the mess he made in that bed. Now that he has been caught, somehow it's our fault?

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    • Author by nerzog (October 02, 2006 9:22 pm ET)
         

      "They've defended it over the -- over the years."

      I've never heard any Democrat or Liberal defend pedophilia...and neither has Rush; he's just lying again.

      Okay, I'm not saying that a setup would be impossible, but if that were the case, why did Foley resign immediately without the slightest protestation of innocence? Hmmmm?

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      • Author by jeter2 (October 03, 2006 9:11 am ET)
           

        He sounds nuttier than SOME of the 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

        Sure Rush, the Democrats got some Page to start e-mailing & instant messenging Foley to set a TRAP. Then they held onto the e-mails & instant messages TILL right before the election...

        Actually that wouldn't make a bad plot for a novel or movie ;-)

        Now onto REALITY.

        IF we're being RATIONAL here let's figure MOST inside the beltway KNEW that Foley was Gay, and MANY probably KNEW he was just a tad too cozy with some of the Pages. But suspecting improper behavior WITHOUT hard core evidence generally keeps this type of "suspicion" within the family [Congress] and out of the media.

        I fully believe the Republican leadership were privy to the knowledge that Foley was communicating [via e-mail] with one, two or more Pages. Hey it wouldn't SHOCK me if a FEW Democrats were aware of this curious behavior...OR at least had heard whispers about it.

        The e-mails I've seen [thus far] seem fairly benign. HOWEVER it is extremely ODD for any adult to be exchanging e-mail with a teenager...UNLESS it's your own kid. The Instant Messages were DISGUSTING. No doubt where Foley was heading with those, AND what was on his mind. The MOMENT those became available was the MOMENT the Republicans should have gone public with either a call for Censure...or booted Foley's ass out of Congress.

        IF an investigation PROVES that this info was available long before now, and covered up, then heads SHOULD roll.

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        • Author by Citizen J (October 03, 2006 10:19 am ET)
             

          "fairly benign"?? You must've missed the ones where he grills the kid about how he masturbates. Ain't nothing "benign" (or "naughty", for that matter) about those- it's VERY clear what Foley was interested in.

          *ewwwwwww*

          I need to go take a shower now.

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          • Author by jeter2 (October 03, 2006 10:34 am ET)
               

            The instant messages were the DISGUSTING communications, NOT the e-mails [at least the ones I've read] E-Mail & Instant messaging are 2 different things. Unless you have kids you MIGHT not be aware of what Instant Messenger is...or IM as the kids refer to it as.

            As I said the e-mails seemed benign [though odd] in content...at least from what I've read thus far.

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            • Author by rendesign (October 03, 2006 12:33 pm ET)
                 

              Asking a teenage kid not related to you for his picture??? Fairly benign??? Making comments about another kid's body??? Fairly benign??? All this was in the emails. Maybe not blatantly digusting but certainly alarming. If you have kids (as you suggest yo do) I certainly hope they have better sense than you do!!

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            • Author by Citizen J (October 03, 2006 3:15 pm ET)
                 

              But I know what IM is. I'm what you might call "a computer guy". Perhaps I should've said "electronic communications".

              I strongly disagree with your assessment. I, for one, would be VERY CONCERNED if my son or daughter was recieving messages from a 54-year old man requesting pictures while talking about another kid's "hot bod".

              But hey, maybe that's just me. Split all the hairs you like.

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              • Author by jeter2 (October 03, 2006 4:15 pm ET)
                   

                You wrote:

                "fairly benign"?? You must've missed the ones where he grills the kid about how he masturbates."

                The e-mails, which I referred to as "fairly benign" did NOT INCLUDE anything about masturbation. That was ONLY talked about in the IM's. I notice you didn't bother to admit YOU were mistaken about mixing the two forms of communication up.

                Anyway, YOU did mix them up and that is WHY I thought you might be CONFUSED about e-mails vs IM's. I wasn't being condescending. My mother doesn't know the difference...as far as I knew you could have been a nice, older woman or man who didn't know about IMing.

                AND furthermore if you read those E-MAILS without having read the IM's, they ARE "fairly benign" NOTE I included the following statement:

                "The e-mails I've seen [thus far] seem fairly benign. HOWEVER it is extremely ODD for any adult to be exchanging e-mail with a teenager...UNLESS it's your own kid."

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    • Author by solon (October 02, 2006 9:22 pm ET)
         

      Democrats must have put a gun to Foley's head and forced him to type out the predatory and suggestive comments he KNEW he was making to a 16 year old boy. Sure.

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    • Author by princeofwheels (October 02, 2006 9:25 pm ET)
         

      Dear Rush, Please stop saying that Foley was set-up by those Dems. You must know that if a man of your noble integrity continues down this line of reasoning, we may be forced to open an investigation. Rush, that is the LAST THING we want. Get it!!! Look, we gave you a pass on the dope stuff and have considered you a friend of the PARTY but stop this immediately. Rush, an investigation may result in the truth and Jumpin' Jesus, we never need the truth.

      Sincerely yours, The Republicans of the House and Senate

      P.S. If you want more money, contact the K Street Boys. If more drugs, ask you new maid.

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    • Author by pete592 (October 02, 2006 9:29 pm ET)
         

      Hillary Clinton was given the order by Howard Dean to hold a gun to Foley's head and make him partake in perverted exchanges with children over the net.

      Yep, it's all the Demos fault.

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    • Author by Nick307 (October 02, 2006 9:29 pm ET)
         

      Limbaugh must be absolutely dizzy from his effort to spin this one. Most debates have 2 or more sides to the arguement. The Foley issue has only one, and that one side is NOT a vast conspiracy on the part of the Democratic party to manipulate children in an effort to smear a Republican representative before the election.

      I guess we shouldn't really be surprised. Limbaugh has supported perverts, sexists, racists, bigots, frauds, and now sex predators. As long as they are Republicans, they can do no wrong in Limbaugh's estimation. And he actually used this story, this horrible black eye to his party, to take a jab at Democrats as being defenders of sexual predation. Even if that were true (which it is not), wouldn't it be more apropos to make this claim when a DEMOCRAT is actually involved?

      And I guess Limbaugh is not real familiar with the theory of Occam's Razor. If he were, he would know the the most elaborate, contrived and apologetic explanation is generally not the correct one.

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    • Author by fatbob (October 02, 2006 9:37 pm ET)
         

      all the pachyderms for perverts that usually troll around here? Tommy? Isn't it time for you to chime in with a "yes foley is a bad guy, but this is a waste of time" post? come on leatherhelmet, where's your "typical whining liberals" post, followed by the "this is why you chumps will lose in November" comments? Taz, where's your "what's wrong with sex with underage cousins?" response? you're letting you're bosses down here.

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      • Author by MickD (October 02, 2006 9:41 pm ET)
           

        Or my favorite, "I don't understand why MMFA is covering this."

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        • Author by nerzog (October 02, 2006 10:58 pm ET)
             

          that even the usual suspects can't defend this one. Rush, Drudge, Hannity, O'Reilly, et al will defend it to the death because that's what they are paid to do. I must say, Rush is really earning his money on this one. The sad part on his show today were all the sycophantic callers who actually believed his bullsh*t spinjob. He had to be quietly laughing at them himself.

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          • Author by HuntingtonBeachLefty (October 03, 2006 12:07 am ET)
               

            He had to run over to GOP HQ with his biggest loofah.

            They've got some ex-Foley-ating to do.

            I heard Rush today, and it was weak even by El Rushbo standards.He accepted, no questions asked, the Repubs denial of knowing anything, then tried to villify the Dems for not exposing the whole thing.Somehow, he knows that THEY knew everything.

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      • Author by political_left-religious_right (October 03, 2006 8:39 am ET)
           

        And then Wesley will weigh in, pointing out Rush's great ratings, implying that popularity equals truth.

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      • Author by worrierking (October 03, 2006 8:42 am ET)
           

        Tommy has pointed out in several other threads that he's as disgusted with this guy Foley as everyone else is. I think with all of the beatings we give Tommy, he seems to be on our side on this one.

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      • Author by solon (October 03, 2006 11:09 am ET)
           

        He has been unabashed in his derision and disgust for both Foley and the coverup from the beggining. He has been uniquivical in his condemnation for anyone making excuses. Leatherguy is a different sort of animal. He was repeating this Limbaugh garbage as soon as it came out of Rush's mouth.

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      • Author by leatherhelmet (October 03, 2006 12:38 pm ET)
           

        can possibly deny that liberals have not promoted this?

        I already posted that in liberaland, Vermont, it would be perfectly legal for Foley to have sex with a 16 year old and marry the 16 year old (except he would be married to two people at once since he has a wife now but give the liberals time, this will be ok also).

        The age of consent in many, many states is 16, so pedaphilia charges should not even be an issue to liberals who have promoted legal sexual activity for 16 year olds.

        As far as a set-up, I doubt he was set-up by the kid. But an early guess is that the timing was orchestrated by democrat operatives who sat on the information. that is why Haster has asked the FBI to see who put kids in jeapardy by waiting. Time will tell as the onion peels.

        The FBI looked at the emails and said there was no crimes based on what they had.

        Even though liberals have pushed for lower age of consent laws and even though I would guess that democrat operatives sat on the information and timed it for the election, the dumba** Foley wrote the very laws he broke. How stupid can you be? He should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law he wrote.

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        • Author by rendesign (October 03, 2006 1:06 pm ET)
             

          your opinions about who orchestrated this are irrelevant. If you have facts to back up your opinions, now's your chance. Secondly give me the names of any Democratic lawmaker that has pushed for a lower age of consent or is that just your opinion too? Lastly if the FBI said there was no crime then why do you later state "...he should be prosecuted to the extent of the law he wrote." I think you should make up your mind whose side you're on!!

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          • Author by leatherhelmet (October 03, 2006 1:56 pm ET)
               

            don't you try educating yourself and learning by reading more websites than just this one?

            The FBI didn't have the IMs. Those are the communications that had the problems. The FBI looked at the emails and based on those did not see an criminal activity.

            As for the age of consent here is a list state by state. Most states are 16. Some are even 14.

            [link to dictionary.laborlawtalk.com]

            It's been a long tradition of the left to fight raising the age of consent because the left thinks that it hurts teenager's acess to birth control.

            "Democratic legislators are following bumbling committee chairmen into costly misadventures. In the House, Judiciary Chairman Eric Hamakawa of Hilo is inexplicably making Hawaii's age of sexual consent -- the youngest in the nation at 14 -- a defining issue of the session. And he has positioned Democrats on the wrong side." [link to starbulletin.com]

            Go to wikipedia under age of consent and you can read about all the liberal activist groups that want to remove the age of consent completely.

            In Canada, liberals have long fought raising the age of consent from 14 to 16 because they don't want to criminalize young love but yet when exceptions are made for lovers within 2 years of their age the liberals still vote the bill down.

            The example I gave is the most progressive state in the union -- Vermont, changed their laws to 16 and allowed men Foley's age to marry 16 year olds.

            You are in the progressive movement, you defend your party's stance. Saying you are ignorant of the fact that this represents your party's stance is not an excuse.

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            • Author by Citizen J (October 03, 2006 3:26 pm ET)
                 

              Gee leather, I'm sure you'll say the same when a 54-year old comes knocking at your door to take your 16 year old daughter out for a night on the town. "Hey, she's 16, GO for it dude!"

              Right?

              Sickening defense of a pedophile- just when I think you can't go any lower.

              The "age of consent" garbage is nothing more than a sickening distraction from the issue, EXACTLY what we'd expect out of you.

              Go collect your check from your handlers, they must be very proud of you.

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        • Author by solon (October 03, 2006 1:19 pm ET)
             

          Leatherhead is an appologist for sick sexual predators. The democrats set this up I guess by FORCING Foley to write sick suggestive sexual things to a 16 year old kid. I have often asked if there was ANYTHING that rightwing appologists wouldnt draw the line at, when protecting their own. The answer is in, at least in leatherheads case. The answer is NO, there isnt.

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          • Author by leatherhelmet (October 03, 2006 1:37 pm ET)
               

            said I doubted you know how to read.

            Try reading again. Less seething and more comprehension.

            I said I DOUBTED any allegations that the democrats used the kid to set Foley up and just where did you read in my post that democrats forced Foley to write those things?

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            • Author by rendesign (October 03, 2006 3:04 pm ET)
                 

              I asked you to back that up with facts and you didn't do it. By the way liberal activist groups DO NOT MAKE THE LAW I asked you for the names of lawmakers who support lowering the age of censent and you couldn't do that either.

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            • Author by solon (October 03, 2006 3:32 pm ET)
                 

              Almost without exception showing you have lost all touch with reality. I saw your other post regurgitating the Limbaugh talking points like the good little propaganda parrot you invariably are. Diversion, appology and unremitting support for ReNAMBLAcans. You fool NO ONE, you never have

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (October 02, 2006 10:05 pm ET)
         

      Considering that Mr. Foley has checked himself into rehab for admiited alcohol and behavioral problems, if the Democrats engineered the Foley revelations as Limbaugh suggests, then I'm sure that Mr. Foley would agree that the Democrats did him a big favor by sending him to the road of recovery.

      And considering that Mr. Foley will no longer be pestering young male congressional pages I am sure that they would agree the Democrats did them a favor by engineering these revelations.

      Appears to me that the only ones who aren't appreciative are Rush Limbaugh and his ilk. I guess Rush would have preferred that Foley was left to his own addictions.

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      • Author by IRONY 101 (October 02, 2006 10:06 pm ET)
           

        ... who should know better about addiction than Rush Limbaugh?

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      • Author by Citizen J (October 03, 2006 10:24 am ET)
           

        How is it that a pedophile enters into ALCOHOL rehab? It's that eeeeeeevul LIQUOR that made me do it!

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    • Author by snoopy (October 02, 2006 10:33 pm ET)
         

      "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" What response did you expect from fat b@st@rd? Go to the child sex capital of the gulf and come back complainin' about being watched. Typical.

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    • Author by canadian1106 (October 02, 2006 10:34 pm ET)
         

      Limbaugh stated:"What if somebody got to the page and said, you know, we want you to set Foley up. We need to do a little titillating thing here. Keep it and save it and so forth. How would you get a kid to do that? Yeah, who knows? You threaten him or pay him. There's any number of ways given the kind of people that we're dealing with and talking about here. "

      I cannot in all reality believe what I just read above. Who in their right mind would think something like that occurred unless you have the kind of mind that could sink so low as to even imagine that scenario as well as be a supporter of these republicans no matter how foul the stench is. I guess he hasn't heard that CREW apparently had these emails as well, in the summer and sent copies to the FBI then. What I want to know is why did the FBI sit on this and do nothing unless they might have been directed to take their time and drag their heels until after your elections hoping nothing would become public til then and Foley had been re-elected? Family values and moral values don't appear as high on the republican ticket any more do theyin relation to their concern about keeping this quiet and making sure they maintained the seat and their majority control. Even the recent handling of this with Hastert and Shimkus making changes without the other republican member Shelley Capito and the democratic member Dale Kildee even being informed goes to show that the ones more responsible seem to be wanting to really cover their rear ends pretty quick, even though the House has adjourned til after the elections. It is not as if they couldn't have waited a day or two to involve all three members in making changes. But I guess Hastert and Shimkus have to look that they are now concerned with the safety of the kids that they weren't concerned with earlier.

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    • Author by milo janus (October 02, 2006 10:44 pm ET)
         

      is a moron who doesn't know when he's stepped over the line. I see him pretty often around town and its just a matter of time before someone bumps into his cafe latte and spoils his tie. Fat nabob.

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    • Author by Romario (October 02, 2006 11:02 pm ET)
         

      we should care what this drug-riddled, fat ass hog says because....???

      He is a cartoon....please focus on serious matters....

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    • Author by ufleirx (October 03, 2006 12:35 am ET)
         

      "How low can you go?"

      I don't think we have even plumbed the depths of the Republicans Party's depravity.

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    • Author by ufleirx (October 03, 2006 12:38 am ET)
         

      I forgot about this, "Wow what a poorly thought out sentence!"

      But to answer seemingly started several years ago and continued with the help of the House's leadership, not last Friday.

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    • Author by jasperjava (October 03, 2006 2:20 am ET)
         

      Wasn't Rush busted for having Viagra in his possession with someone else's name on the prescription?

      While returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic?

      Isn't the Dominican Republic known as a center for child prostituion and sex tourism?

      Just sayin'.

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    • Author by moe (October 03, 2006 7:03 am ET)
         

      Comedian Rush "drive-by" Limbaugh is at it again. I wish he would just get it over with and blame Bill Clinton.

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    • Author by Souldrift (October 03, 2006 7:17 am ET)
         

      Libmbaugh is white trash with a microphone. How dispicable.

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    • Author by dave_chicago (October 03, 2006 9:28 am ET)
         

      >>>"I'm not trying to mount any kind of a defense." --Limbaugh<<<

      Liar.

      >>"...it's all coordinated..."<<

      Liar.

      <<"[Democrats] don't have any problem with what Foley did..."<<

      Liar.

      >>"[Democrats] defended it over the -- over the years."<<

      Liar.

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    • Author by fantagor (October 03, 2006 10:43 am ET)
         

      It requires Foley to be a pervert.

      Without that key ingredient, no amount of "setting up" would produce the desired outcome. Or is that, too, the Democrat’s fault. Exposure to secularism turned him "queer". Just leave it to Rush to exonerate a Republican for ANY misdeed, however revolting and deplorable. So if Foley were a Democrat, would the "set up" theory still hold water, and would Rush be willing to come clean and admit the Republicans had "set him up" in an election year sting operation aimed at garnering votes? Pop another pill, Rush. I'm sure the answer will come to you.

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    • Author by vapaday (October 03, 2006 11:55 am ET)
         

      Perhaps it is time the DEms woke up and went after the advertisers who fund such bile. Limbaugh is a know drug user, and he has the unmitigated gall to suggest that what Foley did was all the fault of the Dems. Next he will tells us that the Dems planted all those emails, and encouraged the Pages to go after Foley. This guy, if he is that, does not live in our universe, but rather functions best in a sewer.

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    • Author by shell748843255 (October 03, 2006 5:17 pm ET)
         

      Actually, the democrats don't have to set up the republicans, as they have proven over and over, if you give them enough rope they will hang themselves.

      Rush has already been shown to be two faced when it came to pointing out druggies and then we found out he too was an addict. It would not surprise me to hear that he also has an interest in young boys. It seems he screams the loudest when the incident hits close to home.

      Rush is homophobic, he has no empathy for the poor and he hates democrats. If he took a good long look at the republican party and all the lies they have told and how they have funneled money to all of their supporters he could have much more to talk about that is truthful than the bs he puts out like this on the dems.

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    • Author by jakinyrboxxx8467 (October 03, 2006 5:19 pm ET)
         

      I think he needs to be drug tested,,,,,rush must be back to the drug store folks,,,typical rush,,,,damn azz clown

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    • Author by elp45 (October 03, 2006 5:25 pm ET)
         

      It looks like Rushbo is back on the Oxycontin train. You'd have to be pretty disoriented to try to peddle this garbage to the masses. But then when you take into consideration the slow mental capacity of his audience demographic I guess you could sell them anything.

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    • Author by parcival (October 03, 2006 6:22 pm ET)
         

      Yeah, and I think the Democrats landed in Roswell too, and Jonathan Frakes, who MUST be a liberal, then claimed they'd been autopsied while THEY STILL LIVE!!

      Rush Limpballs is a bona fide crackpot. Get him off the air or I'll eliminate the stations that broadcast his psychosis!

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    • Author by dgibson911 (October 03, 2006 7:18 pm ET)
         

      Once again we have a conspiracy against a consevative -- at least it isn't Rush this time...

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    • Author by lancem4342 (October 03, 2006 7:55 pm ET)
         

      How can you possibly live with yourself? You support crooks at every corner, standing up for everything from the gigantic deficit (created by Mr. Bush, NOT CLINTON!!) to little-boy chasers saying it's someone else's fault. My advice would be to take responsibility for one's actions, not pass the blame. You sir, are a pill popping hypocrit. Throw all the drug dealers in jail, just not MY pharmacists!

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    • Author by Nick307 (October 03, 2006 9:22 pm ET)
         

      Come on, conservatives. We know Rush has defended many seedy characters throughout the years. But you would think that at some point, listeners would eventually have to say something like:

      "No! No, no , no! Not this time. Rush, you are defending a sexual predator in congress actively praying on 16 year-old boys. And you are defending your buddies in congress who tried to keep a lid on this. That is where I draw the line, Mr. Limbaugh!"

      The President himself has said he is "dismayed" by Foley's behavior. What would it take for Rush's listeners to become "dismayed" at the way Rush seems to be incapable of finding fault with any Republican, no matter how absolutely disgraceful their behavior. I'm sorry but anyone who would buy into anything Rush is saying about the Foley scandal is just as sad and dispicable as Foley himself.

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    • Author by Whiterim@yahoo.com (October 04, 2006 11:08 am ET)
         

      The pattern of behaviour of Rush Limbaugh seems to suggest that he, himself, may be gay. It is my understanding that when he was 'caught' bringing Viagra into the country after a trip from Mexico, he had been accompanied by four other men. My take on this would be that he may have gone to Mexico so that he could engage in gay fun away from prying eyes. Also, it is my understanding that at least one of his marriages had failed because of his homosexual behaviour. Unfortunately, his ex-wives had to sign a 'non-disclosure' agreement in order to receive a substantial divorce settlement. It doesn't bother me if a person is gay...what bothers me is the hypocracy of those individuals who act homo-phobic but are, in fact, gay themselves. Then there's the issue of Karl Rove's sexuality. How do you think Jeff Gannon (James Guckert) got access to the White House so frequently?

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    • Author by Whiterim@yahoo.com (October 04, 2006 11:40 am ET)
         

      Isn't it interesting how both Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity immediately set out to deflect the Foley scandal? And then to have Rep. Hastert go on right wing radio with accusations of Democratic malfeasance smacks of a Karl Rove directed plan to blame the Democrats for this 'October Surprise' and, in effect, excuse Foley's behavior. While they say that they don't like what Foley did, the really important factor is that it's the evil Democrats who are behind this smear. How typical of Rove and his bag of dirty tricks, What is almost laughable, is that Limbaugh has already stated that, if there's anymore Republicans outed this month, it is proof of a Democratic conspiracy. It's amazing how oxycotin can affect the brain.

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    • Author by robrob (October 04, 2006 3:10 pm ET)
         

      "The age of consent in many, many states is 16, so pedaphilia charges should not even be an issue to liberals who have promoted legal sexual activity for 16 year olds."

      So why did Foley resign overnight?

      "But an early guess is that the timing was orchestrated by democrat operatives who sat on the information. that is why Haster has asked the FBI to see who put kids in jeapardy by waiting. Time will tell as the onion peels."

      So it is the Democrats' fault for disclosing it now, not the Republicans' fault for NEVER EVER disclosing it?

      "The FBI looked at the emails and said there was no crimes based on what they had."

      So why did Foley resign overnight?

      "Even though liberals have pushed for lower age of consent laws"

      Lie.

      "and even though I would guess that democrat operatives sat on the information and timed it for the election"

      More accurately, that Republican operatives ignored the information until they were exposed.

      Mr. Leatherhelmet, why are you so upset that a pedophile has been exposed? Do you value a Republican majority so much that you would trade our children for it (obviously you have none of your own)? Of course, considering that the GOP had been *warning* its own pages (but not the Dem pages) since 2000 to watch out for Foley (without actually *doing* anything about him) you actually fit right in.

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    • Author by blurider (October 04, 2006 5:32 pm ET)
         

      Imagine, Rush Limbaugh presuming to educate the other side about a measured and objective response! Whatta nerve!! Yeah Rush, our side may be overly eager to take the nation back and set it back on track after the debacle of the past six years, and maybe we will just go on ahead and take advantage of a sexual indiscretion, much like the impeachment of Clinton! Don't cry over your spilled milk however, anyone even 1/10th as intelligent as you think you are, can see that when 'your side' are the underdogs again, your crybaby, conservative listeners should be totally re-energized and the weeping and wailing can start anew!! Your sponsors will love it and as usual, we won't have to listen!

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    • Author by JPC (October 04, 2006 7:23 pm ET)
         

      What really needs to be investigated is just exactly what rush limpdick was doing in the Dominican Republic with a supply of viagra . The DR has a reputation for a sex trade involving young girls etc . Why hasn't some investigative reporter been all over this ? Isn't this pig supposed to be mr. family values ? Lets see , divorced what 3 or 4 times single but in a place known for under age sex with a bottle of viagra , just what was rush boy up to , parden the pun / Sure would be interesting to know .

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    • Author by nanalq1 (October 04, 2006 9:01 pm ET)
         

      Rush continues to prove that he is the best friend of truth seekers everywhere. Keep on showing your big ass, Rush. You do more for us then you will ever know. Long may he rave.

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    • Author by buckbeasley2635 (October 05, 2006 9:29 am ET)
         

      Was Congressman Foley "buds" with El Rushbo? Did he go to the "Boys Holiday" in the Dominican Rep? After all, they're both "CONSERVATIVES" from south FL and apperantly like to "party".

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