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Limbaugh Uses Steinbrenner's Death As An Opportunity For Race-Baiting

July 13, 2010 3:52 pm ET — 3 Comments

With the death of legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner today, Limbaugh had what he must have thought was the perfect opportunity to open his show with a little good old-fashioned race-baiting, saying that Steinbrenner -- "that cracker," as Limbaugh called him -- "made a lot of African-American millionaires." Limbaugh later stated that Steinbrenner "knew when to die," because there is currently no estate tax. He went on to read a couple of Washington Post stories about bad news for President Obama and declare that the newspaper needs "a suicide watch" in its newsroom. Eventually, Limbaugh got around to explaining how liberals were just like "Muslim extremists" -- liberals apparently "want to be told how to live," too.

Later, fueled by a Daily Caller story about how White House adviser David Axelrod said that America would be going "backwards" if Republicans took control of Congress in 2010, Limbaugh ranted about how he would "love" to "go backwards," back "18 months" -- when the economy was in total free-fall. Limbaugh also took issue with Michelle Obama's comments at the NAACP, later wondering if she was talking to the New Black Panthers.

Limbaugh continued to serve up a heavy dose of race-baiting throughout the day. At one point, he agreed with a caller who said Obama is "enslaving" children to "the NEA plantation that is D.C. Public Schools." Limbaugh also insinuated that the NAACP is racist.

Here are the highlights from the show:

Rush's race-baiting on Steinbrenner death: "That cracker made a lot of African-American millionaires"

Rush says "something's not right" about Michelle Obama's comments at NAACP because blacks should "be happier than ever"

Rush: "Liberals are like Muslim extremists" because "they want to be told how to live" and also "can't stand freedom"

Rush asks if Michelle Obama was "talking to the New Black Panthers" at NAACP event

Rush agrees with caller that Obama is "enslaving these children back to the NEA plantation that is DC Public schools"

Rush calls it "ironic" that the NAACP would call Tea Party racist

— Z.P.
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    • Author by FGFM (July 13, 2010 4:21 pm ET)
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      Funny, I thought Marvin Miller (along with the fans who bought the tickets) helped make all those guys millionaires.
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    • Author by StewartIII (July 13, 2010 9:18 pm ET)
         
      ChickaBOOMer: Yankee, Go Home
      http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2010/07/yankee-go-home.html
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    • Author by gjdodger (July 14, 2010 12:47 am ET)
         
      well, you might say Messersmith and McNally made baseball players of all ethnic backgrounds millionaires. Before the Reserve Clause came down, those "capitalist" owners didn't show much interest in rewarding the athletes whose performances put money in their pockets. Steinbrenner helped, though; he wanted to win badly enough that he offered ballplayers a lot more money if they'd come play for the Yankees, and the other owners had to stop colluding and follow suit if they wanted to compete. He drove another nail into the coffin of the monopoly.
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