Limbaugh: Euphoria Over Alito, A “European” “Married Male”
Limbaugh: Euphoria Over Alito, A “European” “Married Male”
Rush Limbaugh is euphoric over Bush’s choice of Sam Alito as the next Supreme Court nominee. On yesterday’s show, he was the happiest when he began talking about how “anathema” the pick is to liberals:
This is fabulous. We’ve got a male. We have a married male. He’s European. He is anathema to the libs on this, folks. He is anathema to them. The exact opposite of what they were hoping for, and this is fabulous.
But Rush has conveniently forgotten that Alito isn’t the kind of nominee conservatives said they wanted:
“I will pick a person who can do the job. But I am mindful that diversity is one of the strengths of the country.” [President Bush, 9/26/05]
“I think we should have a woman this time. Isn’t the [justice] retiring a woman?” [Traditional Values Coalition Chairman Louis P. Sheldon, 10/28/05]
“I would really like for him to name another woman.” [Laura Bush, 7/16/05]
“Some people have asked me, ‘Well, didn’t you want a woman?’ Well, yes, of course I did. Of course I think diversity is important on the Supreme Court. I would like to see another woman. I would like to see a Hispanic American on the Supreme Court.” [Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), 7/21/05]
Looks like Rush isn’t the only one with short-term memory problems.
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I could care less what they are made of as long as they are the best person for the job. This crap about being diverse is great as long as the diversity represents the best. The White House was absolutely wrong to put a racial litmus test on the nominee. How much more unconservative can you get?
November 1st, 2005 at 12:26 pmSexist, Racist, Bigot.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:27 pmTo Limbaugh, its not who the judge is…he could care less about moral issues, but who would piss off the liberals the most.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:27 pmWell of COURSE Brusque Limberger wants a “European married male”…that’s the same profile as the doctors who peddled him all the drugs he’s hooked on!
November 1st, 2005 at 12:29 pmIt’s the “unconditional, unhealthy and vitriolic hatred” (a stolen line from NED) that comes out of Rush Limbaugh when it concerns liberals. HA. That fits in nicely.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:30 pmWaaaaaait a second – I wan’t an American on the Supreme Court, not a European!
November 1st, 2005 at 12:32 pmCorrect me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Rush currently unmarried and has BEEN married 3 times?!! To be fair, I have no way of verifying that he is truly biologically male – might need a CNN Reporter to vouch for that.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:32 pmLets dissect this:
“This is fabulous. We’ve got a male.” = Sexist. He obviously thinks that gender determines whether or not the person can do the job correctly.
“We have a married male.” Could this be a reference to Limbaugh’s intolerable, close minded, homophobic point of view? Hmmm…
“He’s European.” = “He’s not black, he’s not Hispanic, he’s not an Arab.” = Racism
“He is anathema to the libs on this, folks. He is anathema to them. The exact opposite of what they were hoping for, and this is fabulous.” = “Who cares if the person is right for the job, as long as the person is opposite of what a certain indefinable group of people want.”
What a moron.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:34 pmRush Limbaugh is the true anti-conservative in form. But hell, the people who listen to him fall for anything!
November 1st, 2005 at 12:35 pmParsing Limbaugh’s statements is like picking through vomit. It’s a waste of time and leaves you nauseous.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:46 pmThis is yet another unguarded comment that demonstrates the closet racism the right truly feels. The funny part is the reaction received when they get called on it.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:49 pmOf course Christ Matthews will not get Pus Limbaugh on his show and call his comments “dsigusting”.
The only victims in this new Riech are white wealth males.
-GSD
November 1st, 2005 at 12:50 pmI for one am looking forward to Alito on the Supreme Court. The first thing I will do is stop promoting and giving raises to woman at my software company here in San Diego. This could save us as much as %15 over the next 3 years.
We need to keep up the fight on the right to choose, but have the key argument be woman’s pay. If we can re-frame the debate in this way we can win broad support from the some of the wealthy moderate holdouts in places like Orange County around the country.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:53 pmQuestion for Senator Gordon Smith(moderate republican) of Oregon( a Blue State). President Bush has put you on the same side as Rush Limbaugh. How does that make you feel?
November 1st, 2005 at 12:54 pmLooks like Rush isn’t the only one with short-term memory problems.
Nah, it’s just that he knows when his fellow wingnuts are bullshitting.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:04 pmRush Limbaugh is not conservative.
He is illiberal.
adj. intolerant; bigoted; narrow-minded
It is time that “libs” start calling people like Limbaugh “illibs” — for example: Illiberal radio buffoon Rush Limbaugh is thrilled that SCOTUS nominee isn’t a woman or a minority.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:06 pmI for one am looking forward to Alito on the Supreme Court. The first thing I will do is stop promoting and giving raises to woman at my software company here in San Diego. This could save us as much as %15 over the next 3 years.
Nice try, lying troll, but it’s obvious that not only don’t you own a company, you’ve probably never even worked at one.
Hint: Employees at a company generally don’t know each other’s salaries. (The exception is in a union shop where salaries are negotiated and specified by contract.) This among other factors makes discrimination pretty much impossible to prove in all but the most blatant cases. Unless you’re dumb enough to tell these imaginary employees of yours that you’re shortchanging the women among them, there’s not much they can do about it.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:15 pmHuh…a druggie without a brain said something? DELETE.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:15 pmFilibuster, such a wonderful word, right Mr.Smith?
The Supreme Court will NEVER represent a cross section of the population. That’s the real disservice here.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:16 pmThanks for the memories, though what I’ve discovered about some of the more loud conservatives is that their rhetoric changes to the direction of the wind. Many of the quoted conservative crowd have no doubt forgotten such utterances, or would conveniently aver that they were taken out of context.
I have been carrying this image in my head lately in regard to the conservative rhetoric we have been so blessed in receiving lately – the image is of Gilda Radner playing the part of Rosanne Rosannadana. When conservative ilks of the mind of apology get whacked by reality or taken to task for not playing a fair game, they simply say, “Never mind.”
No, the propagandists surrounding this White House are not to be taken for their word, for their word is equal to the act of trying to nail jello to a tree. -Kevo
November 1st, 2005 at 1:17 pmYeah, aren’t rush and coulter supposed to be in the same sack sitting in the corner to be ignored?
November 1st, 2005 at 1:17 pmLOL #17. Excellent term for the neo-cons! Illiberal…nice sound to it, but with a grain of truth and a slap in the face.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:17 pmBeing grateful fo` gang bangin’ pizzle ta enlightenment
the miracizzles benefits you gain W-H-to-tha-izzen you receive all th’n wit thankfulness include:
you kizzy you is connected n one wit everyth’n in all creation;
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November 1st, 2005 at 1:18 pmI opposite Alito, not because of his apparent anti-abortion stance, but for other reasons that I feel are actually more important. His views on the commerce clause are especially dangerous as it would put Federal employee discrimination, civil rights, and environmental protection legislation on very shaky grounds. It could render the EPA virtually useless. See my extended opinion here:
The Agenda Gap
November 1st, 2005 at 1:18 pmHe’s nice and white
November 1st, 2005 at 1:20 pmAnd that’s allright!
How is it men can call creation n tha creator good n not trizzay in tha goodness of tha creator, not triznust thizzat his purposes fo` dawg is good n that all th’n wizzy togetha fo` tha good of man?
though a dawg may judge a thing good or bad, his judgement doesnt encompass god’s wisdom, n it is by replac’n judgement wit thankfulness thizzay experiences of spirit come n weed-smokin’ flow, even miracles that bestow continual joy, peace n happiness.
you can judge tha world n yo life as you wizzay but that doesnt change tha world or yo life fo’ sheezy. you can lament yo days n choose ta rizzy against whizzat is n kizzick against tha pricks or be thankful fo` W-H-to-tha-izzat is n embrace all that is life n be happy.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:22 pmBen,
Your hatred of women in general really indicates something more fundamentally unstable in your psyche. Are you a closted gay man like MizzWrong was? That would explain why hate gay people so much, and why you hate women so much. Come out of the closet, and stop blaming everyone else for who you are – then maybe you’ll stop being a hateful republican idiot and join the real world.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:22 pmThe idea that having a “diverse” collection of individuals within a group will improve collective decision-making is an interesting theory but has not been proven to be true. It holds some water when you are talking about diversity of thought (hence the argument for a balance of conservatives and liberals on SCOTUS), but it makes no sense whatsoever when “diversity” is defined based on gender, skin color or ethnic heritage.
The argument of “we need a woman (or black) on SCOTUS because we need a woman’s (or black’s) point of view” is essentially a demeaning, even racist, line of reasoning. What else would you call a policy that says all women or all blacks think alike?
November 1st, 2005 at 1:22 pmWhat else would you call a policy that says all women or all blacks think alike?
I’d call it a straw man.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:24 pm#30 — clever, but you are dodging.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:30 pmlol!! Have fun people!!! You will NEVER get the votes to defeat Alito without paying heavily at the polls!!
November 1st, 2005 at 1:34 pmTo show Rushes Ignorance let us define Liberal and Progressive, he is in reality attacking what most of his viewers Represent, the Working Class.
The First Progressive era Began around 1890 or 1900 to help clean up the mess of Industrialization. and urbanization, child labor, sweat shops, corrupt political machines, and urban slums. The Era ended about 1920. These Progressives help to break the control that railroad, lumber and coal companies had over the state legislature. The things the Robber barons left us with. Many ills of our society were bred into existence by the same Barons whom, in the name of greed, kept wages and living conditions low, society degenerates, disparity arrives, materialism cause prejudice, prejudice causes conflict. Ugly.
The Progressives cleaned up society with the belief that a cleaner, safer, environment creates better living conditions for all. Child Labor was halted by these reformers. Businesses have show again and again that they are only for profit and not interested in the Workers living conditions.
In this age we have Legalized Poverty. The current Poverty level is about 19,000 a year. Inflation brought on by Corporations solely in the name of profit, not existence, whom keep raising prices thereby raising inflation. Millions and Millions are spent on advertising products that are cheaply made, causing false value.
People are not dumb, if we didnt advertise, do you think people would not know where to buy shoes, or food, or cars? I dont watch TV. I manage to find everything I need without the Boob Tube. Amazing things those Humans.
Digressions…So,
What causes some, if not many, of the Right Wingers to come to the conclusion that Progressives are somehow less moral than they? Dupes. They are dupes whom get information mostly thru others views and the Sparkle box, putting themselves squarely in the class of dupes. Failing to think on their own they fall back onto what others say. They are afraid to not be part of the Status Quo. Those whom find solace in group think to back up their twisted views of reality, and to reinforce their racist motivations and other self rationalized reasonings.
Liberal has many meanings, its sad that Rush and the other talking heads have so harmed the Image of what America is all about. Liberty. “Give me Liberty or Give me death or. Give me Freedon or give me death”
First we need to see why the Bush cabal used the WHIG word.
Son of man, look and learn.
Circa 1868 The British WHIG party was first to adopt the name Liberal. As the progressive movement is about reform so is the conservative movement. No real difference. If the Freepers would open their eyes they would see thusly. Libertarian however means those that accept the doctrine of Free Will. America was founded upon the Ideals of Liberty, do not now start to crap on that, if you do you crap in your own back yard. Those whom denegrate Liberals, denegrate America and what it was founded upon being. Freedom or Liberty. Hence I quote;
Give me your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
send these, the homeless,
tempest-tost, to me;
I lift my lamp beside
the golden door. –Emma Lazarus sonnet ‘The new Colosuss’
The Liberal Republican party formed when they were dissatisfied with President Grant. Now we see Rush DimBulbs obvious Flaw. He lacks Education, worse he lacks self-education. The Group whom the Rabid Ankle Biters wish to attack is the LIBERTINES. They dont exist any longer as a group that I’m aware of. Another Poster may offer Insight.
Libertine means a man who is dissolute in his sexual conduct. We are NOT Libertines. I can see the Freepers scratching their bony heads. Dissolute means debauch or debauchery. or To Loosen. That is NOT Progressive.
The Liberal Party in Britain went on to become the Labour Party.
As the Neo-Conservatives are a right wing reformist group, the Progressives are as well reformers. Perhaps more progressives lean to the Left., but there are many righties as well as independents. I have no allegiance to any political party. The Progressive and Conservative (non Neo-con) Reformists fit most of my idealogy, there are A few points to debate, but none that are insurmountable.
So, Here we are, Chests Bowed, anger in Voice, Beating each other up, while the Edomites, the Bush co. fascist Jacobins is what they really are, have used this as an avenue of division. Please do not fall for this obvious ploy. Let us join and conquer the ‘Libertine’ Eastern Ivy League Establishment that Rush is paid by and return the power to the Conservative and Liberal Peoples.
The leaders of the Republican and the Democratic parties today collude. They have self serving Interests. And those Interests lie in the Business Sector, not the Public one as the Framers intended. Ergo Privitization or Fascism. Our Leaders have become Fascists.
Bush co, or Neo-Cons are basically Jacobin fascists. The NEW Fascists.
What a Mess.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:35 pm#30 — clever, but you are dodging.
Rubbish. Nobody (or at least nobody on our side) ever claimed that all women or all blacks think alike, so I don’t see why I should have to defend the idea.
Your problem, evidently, is that you can only think in terms of all or nothing. Diversity in ethnicity and gender is likely to mean diversity of life backgrounds (particularly in our society where bias and discrimination still very much exist) which gives a greater liklihood of diversity in perspective and thought. It is not absolute, nor is it absolutely guaranteed to work. But all other things being equal, it is better than the alternative.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:40 pmon the European issue, it’s the narrow-minded neocons who typically espouse the provincial attitudes… Rush must be over-medicated again!
November 1st, 2005 at 1:41 pm#33 or Insertium.
Where do you get such information?
The Record shows that the judges are neither conservative nor protectors of our civil liberties. They have ceded power to the President, circumventing the checks and balances. The Senators are equally lame and did as much with the War resolution on Iraq. They ceded Authority, once again undermining the Framers Intentions.
How is this good for anyone in America?
I suppose you also wish to Install a Monarchy here in the states? To Bow to some Arrogant Inbreds like Prince Charles?
Bush is Dyslexic as Neil is. Bush sr also has defects. I suppose its those Good genes that Blue Blood Royalty has.
Funny that in backwoods of Tennessee they call them Inbred Hicks, you call them Royalty.
How Fitting.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:51 pm“Alito is against race based preferences like affirmative action – like most of America is. That is a good thing.”
“Bush can appoint Condi to VP and try to “heal†the country. The first female and black VP – major achievement”
Both comments by Northeast Dilemma
November 1st, 2005 at 1:55 pmBY appointing a conservative judge, isn’t that the same as appointing a so called liberal “activist” judge? I mean, whats the difference between the two? They both are filled with ideology, except the conservative judge is filled with ideology that comes from a 2000 year old book. So um, wouldn’t it be the same reasoning to call Sam Alito a activist conservative judge??? Samething!
November 1st, 2005 at 1:56 pmNED is a hypocrite like all the conservatives in this country. Thats nothing new.
November 1st, 2005 at 1:57 pmC’mon Jeremy! SCJ is JUST LIKE being an umpire! It’s easy AND failsafe!
November 1st, 2005 at 2:00 pmHey Insertium, did you not remember to pull your head out before Speaking?
November 1st, 2005 at 2:01 pmOr Has your Plexiglas insert Fogged over?
Remember folks money laundering is money laundering and Mr. L. will have his day in court. Follow that one closely. This truly bothers him more than anything the left does. Hopefully he’ll get a nice conservative prosecution to send him off to the crowbar motel for his 30 some odd counts of withdrawing just under 10K each time. Oh and Jeremy, your #39 is right on the money. This was proven by Dobson, Sekulow and co. during the Meirs debacle.
November 1st, 2005 at 2:14 pmRush? What a drug addicted slob. Maybe he’ll come up mute next.
November 1st, 2005 at 2:18 pm#34 AckSyn JAckSyn – the British Liberal party did not go on to become the Labor party. The British Liberals suffered the fate that awaits the current Democratic party – they became irrelevant in the crucible of social change & the emergence of true social democracy in Britain after the First World War. They had nothing to say, noone to relate to and no credibility representing the people at large. The Labor party grew as a force representing those who had no say in government – sound familiar?
November 1st, 2005 at 2:46 pmWe may not have the votes to stymie the nomination of Alito, but the GOP doesn’t have the votes to keep their dominance going much past next year. People are sick to death of the all the hypocrisy, corruption and just plain mismanagement of this party. All I can say is: Don’t blame me, I voted for Kerry.
November 1st, 2005 at 3:08 pmI always find the schizophrenic statements on race amusing from reichwingers.
Without ‘race preferences’, Clarence Thomas wouldn’t have gotten into his ivy league law school, or be sitting on the supreme court. Funny how black republicans always want to slam the doors on those left behind. It just goes to show you that stupid selfish reichwingers are not a ‘white thing’, but are racially universal in their ignorance and stupidity.
November 1st, 2005 at 3:23 pm#35 — “Diversity in ethnicity and gender is likely to mean diversity of life backgrounds (particularly in our society where bias and discrimination still very much exist) which gives a greater liklihood of diversity in perspective and thought.”
So if the end goal is “diversity in perspective and thought”, why not simply go after that instead of creating the proxy of “diversity of life backgrounds” based on another proxy of “diversity of gender and ethnicity”?
Wouldn’t that be more straighforward and more likely to achieve the desired result?
November 1st, 2005 at 5:17 pmHow about Tank is so stupid he thinks he’s smart. That’s a good topic for your 30 seconds of your well earned self reflection that will never happen.
November 1st, 2005 at 7:24 pmwhen does it become ok for us dems(ha!) to start to use some of all the powder that we have been keeping dry while waiting for the right time?
November 1st, 2005 at 7:42 pmguess what folks– this is the time. That fat, homophobic racist has got to be attacked via E-mails, pickets, and every single method available to us poor minority members. If he is what is representing the gop the the time has come.
#50
I wouldn’t attack too publicly, that would rile his supporters into defending him.
There are more subtle ways of accomplishing his demise.
Of course, I would not be surprised were his organization monitoring this forum.
November 1st, 2005 at 8:24 pm@ Ryan Neat — November 1, 2005 @ 7:24 pm
“How about Tank is so stupid he thinks he’s smart. That’s a good topic for your 30 seconds of your well earned self reflection that will never happen.”
By all means. In fact make it 3 articles on that.
See if you can’t shut every other issue of merit out for a whole week. That’ll serve somebody’s interests.
Have you people learned nothing from the Plame investigation ? 7000 articles on that and it’s come up with a guy called “Scooter”. Wow. That’s really paid off.
November 1st, 2005 at 8:37 pm-34 – “Rubbish. Nobody (or at least nobody on our side) ever claimed that all women or all blacks think alike….” Comment by Gary Kleppe
November 1st, 2005 at 9:03 pm***** Really???? Then how come Dems LOVE playing the VICTIM card when dealing with blacks and women on election issues?? Sadly, 90% of blacks march into the voting booth and mindlessly pull the *D* lever. And for all their loyalty, they’ve gotten progressive leadership that provides crappy schools and crappy teachers. The NEA holds black children hostage and caring parents are stuck. How about this idea (since many Dems are long on criticism and short on suggestions). Let’s get rid of tenure. Let’s stop allowing average college students a teaching credential. Let’s pay starting teachers K-12 $80,000.- per year and $100,000.- per year for top flight teachers for the inner city/poor neighbourhoods. The emphasis of education for marginalized students might make the difference in a helping hand up.
Tank,
Hehe, keep drinking that koolaid smart boy :)
Limbaugh is a popular liar who simply reprints the republican talking points, taking a swipe at his lies is by proxy slapping you and the rest of your stupid friends.
Yeah, we learned alot about plame, but clearly you didn’t. The first whitehouse official in 130 years was indicted. The investigation is not closed. And we’ll see what other fish get fried when discovery and the court case happens.
Like I said – STUPID.
November 1st, 2005 at 9:08 pmBusy Evening. Thanks, Senators
Oh, so much more on the Senate maneuver today! And, there is more going on, too. In other areas. Enjoyr
November 1st, 2005 at 9:33 pm@ Ryan Neat — November 1, 2005 @ 9:08 pm
“Tank, Hehe, keep drinking that koolaid smart boy :)
Limbaugh is a popular liar who simply reprints the republican talking points, taking a swipe at his lies is by proxy slapping you and the rest of your stupid friends.”
Are you suggesting that reprinting Republican talking points is something less than useful for the general media let alone a non-republican website ?
If so read what I wrote ABOUT REPRINTING THEM HERE NIMROD.
Then again if you’re retarded enough to think that someone criticising this site for reprinting fuckwits like Limbaugh is a supporter of his then I doubt a 2nd read is going to help.
November 1st, 2005 at 11:19 pm“But Rush has conveniently forgotten that Alito isn’t the kind of nominee conservatives said they wanted:”
Personally, I didn’t want a woman in there unless she was a fire breather, those are tough to find. But conservatives agree with Katy Couric who said the other day, “so I guess this means experience is more important than diversity”. Minus the sarcasm of course.
November 2nd, 2005 at 9:02 am… The question is : If the neocons weren’t SO SCARED of JUSTICE being done , why are they SO viperutive now ? Hmmm , could it be because it’s Fitzmas time , and the neoconnies have been such BAD lil’ boys ‘n girls ?!? Looking on the bright side for them , though , they can use ALL that coal they’re getting to heat their homes this winter ! Then they’ll have more money to hire those high-priced lawyers they’ll need , SOON !!! … ;)
November 2nd, 2005 at 2:51 pmI don’t really thing you guys are really paying attention here. You are reading so far into the hearsay that you are misinterpretting the facts.
November 5th, 2005 at 3:44 pmcynanne- I’m with you! In our county you can’t even get elected unless you represent at least 5-7 minority groups. Which is why I’ve announced my plan to run for mayor as the first one-legged, bald, A D D, blind diabetic with a bad ear and one eyebrow. Vote Marco for Mayor, it’s the least we can do!
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Interestingly, this was on CNN last week.
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