Miss America pageant selects sexist Rush Limbaugh to judge its competition.
Miss America pageant selects sexist Rush Limbaugh to judge its competition.
Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren reported on her blog last night that the Miss America Organization (MAO) announced that hate radio host Rush Limbaugh will be named as one of the seven judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas:
Limbaugh will be one of a panel of seven distinguished judges that will help decide which of the 53 contestants will capture the Miss America 2010 title and serve as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network, as well as introduce the first Go Green platform for MAO. [...]
“We are thrilled to have Rush join us for our pageant this year,” said MAO President and CEO, Art McMaster. “He will bring a thrilling new dimension to the competition and we know that the 2010 Miss America Pageant will be filled with new twists and exciting opportunities with him as one of our national judges.”
It’s odd that Limbaugh will take part in choosing someone who will ultimately help the MAO “Go Green,” considering that he is a staunch anti-environmentalist. But the MAO’s choice is most shocking because of his fairly solid history of making sexist remarks. He has once said that women love Hillary Clinton because they’ve “had two or three abortions,” that women “live longer than men because their lives are easier,” and that all women want is to be hired as “eye candy.” Limbaugh also regularly rails against feminism, the “feminization of this culture,” “feminazis,” and the “chickification” of America. Unsurprisingly, women don’t like Rush Limbaugh. One wonders what MAO President Art McCaster is so “thrilled” about.
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October 9th, 2009 at 10:37 amWe still have Miss America pagents?
Huh. Who knew?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am…
That’s PERFECT. After the competition, he can go on another Viagra vacation…
I’m guessing they want to say “We’re not MISS USA!! We have ‘conservative’ values!”
October 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am“the Miss America Organization (MAO)”
Cultural Devolution.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:38 amAnother reason not to watch it.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:38 amWow, I thought he was booked solid by the Mr Little Brown Boy contest.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:40 amCreepin’ me out….in a major way…I hope there will be a rule that Rush must keep his hands in sight at all times.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:41 amWhat happened was Phyllis Schlafly not available? Who else is on the panel? David Vitter? Bill O’Reilly?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:41 amIn addition to sexist- anti-American, racist, hate-filled, and dishonest. He has no credibility to judge anything fairly; he is simply too bigoted.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:41 amIs this a gag?
This has GOT to make the contestants uncomfortable…
And since when did they allow inflatable women to compete?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:41 amIt certainly makes ME gag…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:42 amThe Miss America Pageant, which has tried for decades to elevate themselves as something loftier than a T&A competition, apparently has thrown in the towel by choosing a judge who considers those features to be the only worthy attributes a woman could possibly have.
Meanwhile, Rush is probably disappointed that Carrie Prejean isn’t a contestant…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:42 amConsidering what I think of the Miss America Pageant, it seems like an entirely appropriate selection.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:43 amWhat are these people thinking?
Do they really think that having him as a judge is a draw?
In fairness they probably will attract the far right, Obama hating, gun toting, sign carrying segment of the population.
Is this their intention?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:43 amFirst, Tom Delay, the bug-killing, Hot-Tub King of Texas shaking his out of shape @ss on Dancing with the Stars, now Rush Limpballs judging a bikini contest?!
Wow!! The GOPPERS are really imploding!!
Nice.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:44 amThe contrast this morning is sumpin else…
The President wins a Nobel…
And Rush gets booked to judge a glorified T&A contest…
Kinda sez it all, huh?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:45 amBARF!!!
October 9th, 2009 at 10:45 amWhy are we still holding beauty pageants anyway?
This has got to be a new low for this pageant.
…that women “live longer than men because their lives are easier,” and that all women want is to be hired as “eye candy”…
Looks like they agree about women’s role. What’s the problem? What better way to show women as objects to judge than a beauty competition? It’s as close to a piece prize as he’ll ever get.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:46 amControversy.
MAO President Art McCaster is thrilled about the controversy that will likely result. And he probably thinks it’ll help plug the gaping hole to be found in the pageants’ ever-declining ratings.
Given his thinking it’s a good idea to have Limbaugh as a judge, I think we can pretty safely assume his thought process is poor. So poor as to be equated with the thought process of a guy who goes on child sex tours with unmarked prescriptions of Viagra.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:46 amMiss America pageant selects sexist Rush Limbaugh to judge its competition.
– - Nobel Peace Prize winner to beauty pageant judge – - TP travels the serpentine path from the sublime to the ridiculous in record time.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:46 amI remember way back when he had his TV show, a woman in his audience was wearing a Rush t-shirt. He asked her to stand up and show everyone, and then said on air “looks like a milk factory.” First time I ever saw his own audience shocked into stunned silence. They went to commercial.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:47 amThis is the Nobel PIECE Prize, I guess…
But for Rush’s taste, the competitors would be a little to feminine. He loves him those Dominican beach boys…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:47 amI agree with #14: the Miss America pageant is inherently sexist so the panel should consist of sexists.
The Go Green theme is ironic, but I hear Rush is pushing to move the Miss America contest to Rio anyways.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:48 amMiss America pageant selects sexist Rush Limbaugh to judge its competition.
– - The lengths Rush has to go to get laid. Sheesh.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amHe sure does look a lot like StrongSad…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amI think the headline and article speaks for itself. There’s really nothing that can be said that further highlights the ridiculousness.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amMy thoughts exactly, TRoS.
I’ll take that trade any day.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amIn fairness they probably will attract the far right, Obama hating, gun toting, sign carrying segment of the population.
Well, who ELSE would they be appealing to? MA is basically just the T-and-A segment of a gun-show, without the guns…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:50 amHe’s probably scoping out the beauty pageants for potential Republican VP candidates.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:51 am#25…probably will happen ONLY in his dreams…lol.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:52 amtexasrick says:
“What are these people thinking?
Do they really think that having him as a judge is a draw?
In fairness they probably will attract the far right, Obama hating, gun toting, sign carrying segment of the population.”
Is this their intention?
Absolutely. These are the only ones who pay any attention to this archaic artifact of a soon to be bygone culture.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:56 amA desperate attempt to hold onto viewers.
good idea
October 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am— How so? Do you just post lame crap for attention?
Disgusting.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:57 am…another fat, sweaty man, drooling at women.
EWWWW and BARFO!
…hope the contestants enjoy.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:58 amI have a guess… I would be willing to bet that McCaster is probably an old, white, wealthy, sexist, overweight, prescription drug-addicted corporatist conservative race-baiter, like his hero…good ol’ Rushbo!
Am I right? Did I win?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:58 amAlmost a sure-fire guarantee that a conservative state or representative wins in 2010.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:00 am…The Miss America website.
http://www.missamerica.org/
October 9th, 2009 at 11:00 amSo they’ve got the
Artistic Expression (Talent); Rush will be asked to comment on their lap dancing ability
Presentation and Community Achievement (Interview); Rush will be asked to perform a private interview involving their community achievement of getting a rise out of him.
Presence and Poise (Evening Wear); Rush will be drooling, thinking this is a loungerie display and strut.
Lifestyle and Fitness (Swimsuit) ; Lifestyle? Fitness? T&A for Rush’s personal enjoyment.
Just when you think the ‘entertainment’ industry has hit rock bottom, something like this comes along.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:00 amA sexist drooling pig as a judge?
Do they know that Rush likes him some little underage Dominican Prostitutes boy stuff while high on oxy?
Do they want this pig drooling over these women.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:01 amSorta O/T, but…
Off the MSNBC wire this morning:
Some black NFL players have made it clear that if Rush Limbaugh winds up owning the Rams, they won’t be playing for him. Says Donovan McNabb, “If he’s rewarded to buy them, congratulations to him. But I won’t be in St. Louis anytime soon.”
Heh.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:03 amJust One Thing
Miss America
222 New Road
Suite 700
Linwood, NJ 08221
Phone: 609-653-8700
October 9th, 2009 at 11:03 amLimpballs is a mere pathetic parody of himself. Choosing him as a judge is the pageant’s way of trying to compensate for this year’s Perez Hilton kerfuffle.
If anyone still had any doubt that the Miss USA Pageant has become an irrelevant anachronism, this should remove any question for once and for all.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:04 amUnsurprisingly, women don’t like Rush Limbaugh.
Yes, but, MAO isn’t for the benefit of women.
Cheers,
October 9th, 2009 at 11:04 amPageant sponsors include:
Viagra
October 9th, 2009 at 11:06 amCialis
Flomax
Extenze
Depends
K-Y
Smith and Wesson
California Closet Company
Every Thanksgiving, John Madden trots out his ‘TurDuckEn’.
A chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey.
May I suggest a RushBeckitty, Sean Hannity stuffed inside Glen Beck stuffed inside Rush Limbaugh.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:06 amMcMaster forgot to mention they were adding an interpretive dance segment to the competition.
And they are installing a pole at the end of the runway.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:08 amA perfect fit, a fat neorepublican who idolizes plastic virtuous women, like S*** Palin, judging others of similar ilk.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:11 amI love it. what could be more anachronistic than this “beauty pageant and A-holes like Limbaugh.
Maybe NOW or some other organization can begin a sponsor cancellation a la Color of Change-Glen Beck. It really is past time to let these companies know that we won’t patronize them if they sponsor these hatemongers. And then FOLLOW THROUGH!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:11 amAs I understand they were hoping to get Tom Delay. Mr. Limgaugh was their second choice.
So far the only troll here supporting Mr. Limbaugh is something named “Murphis”.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:16 amI’ll echo what has been said here. When you decide on this as career path, you have decided that you are only worth what a fat sexist drug addict thinks you are worth. So knock yourself out “ladies”.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:16 amtom says
October 9th, 2009 at 11:04 am
If anyone still had any doubt that the Miss USA Pageant has become an irrelevant anachronism, this should remove any question for once and for all.
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Yes, but Rush is judging the Miss America Pageant, not the Miss USA Pageant.
Not that there’s a whole lot of difference…
October 9th, 2009 at 11:17 amC’mon everybody. This is too good an opportunity to miss. You just know this idiot will say something sooooooo stupid it will be the end of him. His limbic system will go into overdrive at the sight of these women. We will see a true Limbaugh gaff of monumental proportions. The moron can’t help himself. His base drive will overwhelm him and he’ll make Joe (Biden) look like “The Bard”. Oh I do hope it is live.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:18 amI had no plans to watch this event. And I certainly won’t be tuning in now.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:19 amPersonally, I can’t think of anything that I would find creepier than having to strut in a bathing suit in front of this MCP (male chauvinist yada yada) except maybe Bill O’Reilley or that other guy on Fox news…
October 9th, 2009 at 11:21 amOh goodie – another obsolete vestige of times past (like the gop) that The Drugster can represent.
Not exactly a Nobel, but when you’re as well-loathed as Mr. Cyst, you take what you can get.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:22 amLimbaugh will be one of a panel of seven distinguished judges…
Well, Jabba the Rush has distinguished himself, just not in the way they are necessarily thinking.
And TexasRick, what they are thinking by doing this is that it’s all press. And there’s no such thing as bad press.
As has been pointed out above, he will (potentially) bring with him a viewership of gun-toting, bible-hugging, misogynistic, objectifying males…who’ve all been told not to miss his “appearance” at the Miss America pageant.
Secretly, I hope the Gay Mafia (h/t to Will & Grace) refuses to support the pageant due to Jabba’s participation. It’ll be fun watching these girls try to do their own makeup and hair…it’ll wind up looking a lot more like a NASCAR rally than Miss America. [And before you get your knickers in a twist tighter than the righties hearing that Pres. Obama was awarded the Peace Prize, this is coming from a gay man.]
October 9th, 2009 at 11:25 amBeauty contests are soooo 20th century.
Making a contest contingent on the shape of your body is not only archaic, it’s completely sexist.
How about the shape of Rush’s body? No wonder he has to pay little boys for sex; no woman in their right mind would touch him with a 10 foot pole.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:26 amMiss America is sexist anyway, so it’s a perfect choice.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:27 amI wonder how much he had to pay for this gig ?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:27 amThey should also appoint Newt.
He has already demonstrated his fine appreciation of the female body and judgment ability of performing talents by presenting awards to TWO porn companies.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:29 amSOO-EY!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:34 am“He will bring a thrilling new dimension to the competition…”
Yep. A wide one.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:36 amSince when does the Miss America paegent have a swimsuit competition for underage dominican boys?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:39 amMaybe this is a way for Rush to hand deliver a large package of illegally obtained Viagra to MAO President Art McCaster so that they can try to live large with the contestants.
This may be as short lived as Rush’s tenure on ESPN though. I’m sure a boycott is forthcoming once this news makes the rounds.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:51 amhmmm, how can we make this trite, superficial event even more repulsive?
i don’t know…..
October 9th, 2009 at 11:51 amThis just stinks… Limbaugh is an evil wingnut extremist who spews his continual lies of bigotry, hate, fear and violence against the good people of America and the world.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:56 amLimbaugh should be punished for hia morally diseased rants and opinions, not rewarded.
Isn’t that the entire point of beauty pageants? The idea that it has anything to do with personality and deeds is laughable. You could put America’s most caring, intelligent, morally upstanding and hard working woman in the contest and it wouldn’t matter one jot if she wasn’t a Barbie doll.
The only thing missing from the show is a pole and Limpbaugh is the ultimate ideal as a judge for this soft porn show.
BTW. I have no problem with these shows, if these women want to do it all power to them. I just find it laughable that anyone could complain about a sexist like Limpbaugh being chosen as a judge.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:59 amAre you sure this isn’t just a sick joke in response to President Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
October 9th, 2009 at 12:00 pmI’m sure he’s got the Feminazi vote……..
October 9th, 2009 at 12:01 pmI’m no fan of beauty pageants, but just imagine being an 18-22 year old girl looking out and seeing that thing leering at you. *Shudder.*
October 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pmYUCK . .
Just the thought of Cystboy looking at my daughter in a bathing suit makes me throw up in my mouth!!
I wonder which one he’ll call a feminazi?
Here’s hoping Carrie Prejean is a contestant. She can run under the MISS Virgin banner from the State of REAL Christianity . .
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October 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pminfo@missamerica.org
October 9th, 2009 at 12:06 pmThat photo of Rush is gonna make me sick to my stomach all day today.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pmThe audience for Miss America has been shrinking every year. Rush Limbaugh as a judge is another death twitch of an anachronism.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pmIf Rush likes young boys, why would he be qualified to judge a beauty pageant of adult woman? Shouldn’t he be judging a beauty contest of adolescent or preadolescent boys?
I just question his qualifications. At the very least, he is bisexual and in the closet. He is not qualified to judge anything except maybe a pie bake off.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:10 pmCome on!
Miss America contestants are beautiful women. Surely the pagent can muster enough attention without the presence of this fat pig.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:13 pmCan’t wait for his mouth to open during his judging…should be absolutely priceless!!!
The Miss America pageant was certainly looking at the bottom of the barrel..They could have chose Glen Beck!!!!
October 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pmNext stop: American Idol
October 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pmThat unhealthy pig is lucky if he lives long enough to judge next years competition.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:26 pm(no offense meant to actual pigs)
Wouldn’t it be great if the contestants refuse to accept the offer to be in the event – just like the NFL players who say they wouldn’t play for a football team owned by this creep?
October 9th, 2009 at 12:28 pmI haven’t watched this crap in years, but now have even less reason to watch dirty old men ogle women. Enough misogyny already.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:37 pm*******In Other News*********
Charles Manson was made police chief of the LA Police Department ……….
October 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pmRush is so excited he’s getting a bikini wax!
OMG! My eyes! My eyes! That’s one mental picture I’ll NEVER be able to get out of my mind. In a world where Tom Delay is wiggling his geriatric ass on Dancing With The Stars, this is too much to bear.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pmPudge “Lumpy” Limpo doesn’t actually give a stainless steel rat’s arse about MAO going green. He can sleep through that part. He’s just there for the judge’s private interview and grope and the swimsuit competition.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pmI think it’s a brilliant move on the part of the Miss America Organization; in fact, I think that they should promote Rush to be the chairman of their organization!
Just think, he’d have to sit at board meetings, behind a nameplate reading “Chairman MAO”.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pmWTF?????????????????
October 9th, 2009 at 1:21 pmA beauty contest being judged by a hateful, racist Republican. I guess we already know that Limbaugh will vote only for white-skinned contestants.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pmMiss America has been losing status since the mid 1970’s. Recently it moved to Las Vegas and obscure cable networks. They have lost sponsors and donors; this seems like a pathetic attempt to garner some publicity for a dying institution.
That said, ewwww!
October 9th, 2009 at 2:10 pmAfrican American woman should boycott this pagent, as should woman of every race. This is a slap in the face to woman everywhere.
October 9th, 2009 at 2:14 pmso gross.
October 9th, 2009 at 2:22 pmThere is absolutely nothing surprising about this. The Miss America Pagent is a very sexist event sponsored and supported by very sexist people and organizations. Please don’t tell me that some of them are women, and therefore cannot possibly be sexist. Women can have as intense a gender bias as men.
October 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pmWhy just Rush? Let’s fill out the full panel, shall we?
Rush Limbaugh — I’m for HATE, Viagra and Meth fans everywhere
David Vitter — Who wants to make $$$, got a diaper?
John Ensign — Hi, don’t I know your father…
Mark Sanford — Miss Guatemala is my new soulmate
Ann Coulter — Wow, i’d do her, and her, and her, and …
Bill O’Reilly — Excuse me, where can i buy a dozen loofahs?
John Derbyshire — So pretty, but never be allowed to vote.
It must have been a difficult choice. By the way, the wife and I will not be watching this year for sure.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:15 pm.
Miss America Organization(MAO) CAN DO BETTER!!!
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pmWho cares about this show it lost all it.s class years ago now they bring the worlds biggest nut and liar.
October 9th, 2009 at 4:52 pmPowkat,
October 9th, 2009 at 4:52 pmI call it a death-nail.
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I’m sure (R)ush will have much to say about any Black contestants. Like maybe, “These Black girls don’t walk like the white ones”?
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October 9th, 2009 at 4:57 pmLimbaugh just comes out and sides with the enemy: “Something has happened here that we all agree with the Taliban and Iran about and that is he doesn’t deserve the award.”
GOP = American Taliban Fascism
October 9th, 2009 at 5:04 pmLimbaugh won’t pay any attention to these women. Now, if it were teenage boys strutting their stuff across the stage, Limbaugh would pay full attention and he would be sure to have his Viagra with him.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:35 pmFine. LET Limbaugh be a judge.
But make him sit next to Perez Hilton.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:38 pmIt’s all for the ratings folks. This pageant is dying a slow death and they are using him to try to revive it. The Miss America executives are hoping this will generate enough controversy to keep the pageant alive. I stopped watching, along with millions of others, about 10 years ago. We need for millions more to stop watching and just let this UGLY pageant end!
October 9th, 2009 at 7:25 pmRush beat out Letterman, who was so mad because he is looking for potential underlings. .. Darn that Limbaugh. He has all the luck.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:27 pmThey should reconsider and select Falafel Bill O’Reilly instead.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:14 pmdasm says:
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In addition to sexist- anti-American, racist, hate-filled, and dishonest. He has no credibility to judge anything fairly; he is simply too bigoted.
I disagree. It takes a shallow person to judge a shallow contest. See Donald Trump. Besides, Rush is probably doing The Donald thing anyways, and using the pageant to find his next trophy wife.
October 10th, 2009 at 1:25 amkwsventures says:
Rush beat out Letterman, who was so mad because he is looking for potential underlings. .. Darn that Limbaugh. He has all the luck.
No, Rush wanted to “eat” out that young boy in the Dominican Republican before he was arrested. Any “beating” that was happening was probably over his collection of kiddie porn. A collection he know doubt shares with you!
October 10th, 2009 at 2:37 amI will never watch another Miss America Pageant again.
October 10th, 2009 at 3:10 amConsidering the brain power of the typical Miss America pageant winner, it doesn’t surprise me that the organization would pick Limbaugh without a clue as to his disregard for women.
October 10th, 2009 at 1:41 pmQuite an old picture you guise used there. Rush is looking quite slim these days.
October 10th, 2009 at 9:51 pmPeople who are dismayed by the selection of Limbaugh as a judge should employ a similar strategy to express their dissatisfaction as is being done with the Glenn Beck Show. Contact the networks that will be showing the contest, contact their advertisers, contact the contest’s organizers, and – if possible – contact the other judges to inform them of Limbaugh’s long, sordid history of sexist and racist comments and how those comments are not only offensive to you and the public at large, but also diminish the spirit of the competition and the Miss America brand.
October 11th, 2009 at 4:34 am@ 111. WalmartLover says: Quite an old picture you guise used there. Rush is looking quite slim these days. October 10th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Ah, the meth probably finally kicked in over the hillbilly heroin and he started moving around. Don’t worry, he won’t revert. We’re not going to elect another Republipimp President for a while, so Limpo will stay riled up at the microphone, instead of snoozing while his producer runs commercials.
October 12th, 2009 at 2:12 amWhat’s the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the south end of a north bound camel? liposuction ameliyati
October 15th, 2009 at 5:12 am