Rush: Media “ma[de] up things I said” about the ocean cleaning oil spill naturally, Obama didn't do anything for 12 days Written by Media Matters Staff Published 05/04/10 12:35 PM EDT From the May 4 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show: Video file Previously: Upping the ante: Limbaugh and Hannity's falsehood about oil spill response keeps growing Limbaugh falsely claimed Obama waited eight days to deal with Gulf oil spill Limbaugh: “I'm not trying to minimize [the oil spill] here,” but “sea water is pretty tough stuff ... oil has a tough time surviving.” Limbaugh: “Some” people are saying that “the sea will take care of” the oil spill