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July 5, 2008 at 12:56:25
Rush Limbaugh confesses he has no confidence in his beliefs by Ed Martin Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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In the late 1940s Joe McCarthy, an ignorant Senator without conscience, knowingly picked an issue without substance to take him from obscurity to the national stage. The fake issue was communism. He used the non-issue of anti-communism to conduct hearings that ruined innocent people's lives by accusing them of being communists. All the while, few noted that being a communist was not illegal in the United States. And, few noted that McCarthy never found a single communist. The end result was that McCarthy was shown to be a proven liar. Joseph Welch ended McCarthy's reign of terror with the questions, "Have you no decency, sir? At long last, have you no decency?" George Bush, another ignorant man without conscience has done the same thing, knowingly grabbing on to another issue without substance, the faked danger of Iraq, to bring him from obscurity to fame and fortune. Bush has been shot down by the many Joseph Welches of today, pointing out that Bush is a proven liar. And, like McCarthy, Bush has never found a single WMD. Rush Limbaugh, another ignorant, conscienceless man has knowingly picked another issue without substance to bring him from deserved obscurity to the national stage, wealth and notoriety. Limbaugh's issue is hard-right, conservative Republicanism, an issue that has been proven, with devastating effect, entirely false by its prime practitioner, George Bush.
Although Limbaugh will never, ever directly admit that his ideology is flawed, that it has no substance, that it is only a vehicle to make him famous and weallthy, he has indirectly admitted this and confessed that he has no confidence in his beliefs.
He has done this by bring to the attention of his listening public the one devastating flaw in an unsupportable belief. That one flaw that Limbaugh fears is that if there is just one dissent containing truth, reason and logic from his made up, contrived and invented ideology, it is such a danger to his beliefs that he will be exposed as a faker and his whole, fake ideological empire will be destroyed.
This fear of dissent and the need for unanimous agreement is the defining characteristic of unfounded, untrue beliefs and ideologies. Everyone must agree with them or their untruth will be exposed. Those who are confident in their knowledge of the facts and the truth have no fear of being exposed as believing in the false. Their knowledge of the truth will always be supported by the evidence.
That's why Limbaugh must have everyone agree with him, because that is the only support he can get for his unsupportable beliefs. The essence of Limbaugh's quest for unanimity is that those who don't know must have no disagreement with their lack of knowledge, while those who know have no fear of and know that the truth cannot be affected by dissent.
Limbaugh, in his ignorance, doesn't understand that agreement, even unanimous agreement, is not evidence and is not proof of anything that he might choose to believe.
That's why Limbaugh has confessed that his beliefs are unsupportable, by actually admitting that the only support he can get is by having no one disagree with him.
Joe McCarthy died in alcoholic obscurity as a result of Joseph Welch's questions. Joseph Welch's questions to McCarthy are no less appropriate when, at last, they are addressed to Rush Limbaugh. The appropriate result would be the same.
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Rush Limbaugh
.....is laughing all the way to the bank! He knows the vomit he spews everyday from his mouth is worthless garbage, but he is able to convince these right-wing-nuts that his vomit is filet mignon and they eat it up! I believe his "ditto heads" are missing a few brain cells. Rush Limbaugh is an ENTERTAINER. His words should not be taken seriously. Just because you have a microphone and can speak to millions of people does not mean you have the credentials to pass judgment on serious issues facing our country. This guy is a major joke. People who listen and agree with this drug addict need to have their rights as citizens taken away. They are not smart enough to vote or even drive. Truth has no value.....people are so easily fooled! Someone check his cigars....I think there's more than tobacco rolled up in there! Anyone that far off base has to be smokin' something funny....we already know he's a pill-popper. by Viki (2 articles, 16 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 73 comments [3 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 5:09:25 PM  (0+)
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Reply: I'm with you, Viki,
...right up to the point where you say, "People who listen and agree with this drug addict need to have their rights as citizens taken away. They are not smart enough to vote or even drive." I couldn't agree more with what you say, but in case it is not sarcasm, "taking away their rights,"etc. is really what Limbaugh is hoping for, so his BS will have substance and a cause, regardless of its moronic leader. Limbaugh's got nothing. The MSM pandered to him by giving him a pass on his hypocritical addiction, and again by even covering his squirrelly vote for hillary/demo chaos joke, which only showed his cynical disdain for the democratic process. Why? Because he is a cash cow for their masters. I agree with Ed completely and with you, really, 'cause I know you would let a goat vote if it said Baraaaaaak Obaaaaaama. Just kidding. by Jay Farrington (13 articles, 2 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 236 comments) on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:19:23 PM (0+)
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Reply: One more thing,
Limbaugh wasn't exactly a household word until Bill Clinton came along and gave the big mouthed one someone to hate and focus on for the ignorant masses. I thought when Clinton left office, Limbaugh would fade back into the woodwork, but he has hung on. I really think you're right about his being an entertainer, but it is troubling that he has the audience he claims to have. If he is the voice of the people, they've got nothing to say after all. jf by Jay Farrington (13 articles, 2 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 236 comments) on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:45:43 PM (0+)
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The church of the anal cyst
Limbaugh has turned stupidity into a religion. by Dave Kisor (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 310 comments [40 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Sunday, Jul 6, 2008 at 5:14:46 PM (0+)
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Rush Limbaugh
I think Vicki has it right on. Limbaugh reminds me of Tiny Tim. There was a goofy looking, pretty talentless person who made a decent living by finding a niche and sticking with it. We have no idea what Rush really thinks if he espouses anything but he makes a good living selling snake oil to the ignorant. by Bryan Emmel (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 415 comments [32 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Jul 7, 2008 at 2:07:14 AM (0+)
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Distasteful versus illegal
Rush admits absolute partisan bias, and that despite hosting a political show, his highest priority is making profit for himself. by Gustav Wynn (77 articles, 65 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 421 comments [34 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Monday, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:31:50 AM (0+)
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The secret of Limbaugh's success
Limbaugh has enriched himself by exploiting the fatal flaw in the American educational system and American culture. I believe Rush's techniques are transparent! But, if that is true, why are millions apparently fooled by him? Psychologists should devise a test. I am confident that 'critical thinking skills' can be defined, identified and measured. From a valid sample, the results could be extrapolated to the entire population. The results, I am sure, will prove that Americans, as a group, suffer from a lack of critical thinking skills. Rush's continued success seems to prove it. A more skeptical, astute radio audience would not be fooled! Rush's career would be over. 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished! by Len Hart (134 articles, 175 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 555 comments) on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:41:58 AM (0+)
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Reply: The test
Len, the simple, one issue test of critical thinking skills you mentioned was conducted in 2000 and 2004, and you're right. Those who voted for George Bush failed it. Those who listen to Limbaugh and the one in four who still approve of Bush, being the same, still fail it every day. Bush and Limbaugh were scraped from the bottom of the same barrel. by Ed Martin (139 articles, 0 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 173 comments [4 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 at 8:22:57 AM (0+)
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Reply: To listen or not to listen?
It's not quite as simple as "people have a choice and choose Limbaugh" - though that's partially true, the radio landscape was deliberately groomed for Rush by ClearChannel who vacuumed up thousands of stations in hundreds of markets after radio ownership laws were deregulated. In many cases, diverse voices on radio were lost as ClearChannel closed, consolidated and reformatted local broadcasters, herding listeners right to their syndicated Limbaugh affiliate. Even music stations were watered down after ClearChannel acquired them and robotized their playlists, again leaving listeners with far less REAL choice. So many choose Limbaugh, but many found him only after ClearChannel's ideological cleansing of US radio. by Gustav Wynn (77 articles, 65 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 421 comments [34 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:44:24 PM (0+)
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Reply: Limited choice
The choice of whether to listen to Limbaugh or not to listen to Limbaugh is the old problem of the limited choice, which excludes the primary, preceding choice of whether to listen to anything at all. If you choose not to turn the thing on in the first place, then you are not presented with the limited choice of listening to this drivel, that drivel, or Limbaugh drivel. But, if you do choose to turn the thing on, then you only have the choice of what kind of drivel to listen to. The great danger that Limbaugh presents is that his narrowly selected, gross oversimplifications of his demonstrably false ideology appeals to the uninformed, the misinformed and the malinformed. With no other frame of reference with which to do a comparative analysis to the truth of what he says, his listeners believe what he says. The problem with that is that they vote, resulting in the likewise uninformed, misinformed and malinformed George Bush as president. Not turning the thing on is always the better choice. by Ed Martin (139 articles, 0 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 173 comments [4 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:21:18 PM (0+)
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Never heard so much envy
All the ad hominem and vitriuol spewed at Rush has amounted to naught and will continue to do so. Insulting his listeners doesn't work, either. Congrats to Rush on his contract. By the way, Clear Channel also owned several Air America affiliates. What's this about Clear Channel stifling free speech? Huh? by Scott (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 744 comments [30 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:56:33 PM (0+)
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