We all know that Limbaugh is racist swine. No insult meant to swine. But he has a long, long history of racism, such as this comment during the Katrina disaster::
Limbaugh: I want to know. I look at Iowa, I look at Illinois—I want to see the murders. I want to see the looting. I want to see all the stuff that happened in New Orleans. I see devastation in Iowa and Illinois that dwarfs what happened in New Orleans. I see people working together. I see people trying to save their property…I don’t see a bunch of people running around waving guns at helicopters, I don’t see a bunch of people running shooting cops. I don’t see a bunch of people raping people on the street. I don’t see a bunch of people doing everything they can…whining and moaning—where’s FEMA, where’s BUSH. I see the heartland of America. When I look at Iowa and when I look at Illinois, I see the backbone of America.
...and this gem:
September 28th, 2003 on ESPN's pre-game NFL show Limbaugh said Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNab was overrated, given the benefit of the doubt because he's African American. Limbaugh resigned from ESPN a few days later. At about the same time, reports of his painkiller use cropped up. It has clearly been a difficult two weeks.
...another gem from May 6th, 2008:
Rush Limbaugh appeared on Fox News this week and insulted Los Angeles’ Hispanic mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Limbaugh said the first time he saw Mayor Villaraigosa he thought the Latino was a “Shoe Shine Boy.” He was shocked to learn this Latino held such a high office and was, in fact, the Mayor of Los Angeles. Limbaugh repeated the same comment the day before, on his show.
...a few more quotes from the pig:
“I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark"
"We’re not sexists, we’re chauvinists — we’re male chauvinist pigs, and we’re happy to be because we think that’s what men were destined to be. We think that’s what women want."
Now... these are just a few of his egregious musings. I want to know why Limbaugh's comments are acceptable, but Don Imus got the axe for the same offenses. Why do we allow Limbaugh to continue his bigotry, racism, misogyny, xenophopic and numerous other 'isms' with impunity? What can we do about this? The floor is yours!
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