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October 17, 2007 at 12:55:57

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Headlined on 10/17/07:
A Rush to Threaten

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Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly are apparently birds of feather. When someone writes or says something about them they don’t like, they both resort to vaguely veiled threats.

First Bill was going to show up at everyone’s house and shove a microphone up our noses. Now this has been released, Rush bragging about going after children of his critics:

Limbaugh Brags About Threatening Children of Journalist Writing Unflattering Story About Him:

Limbaugh continued: "[W]e found out who was writing it and made a couple phone calls to the person writing it. And we said, 'You know what? We're going to find out where your kids go to school. We're going to find out who you knocked up in high school. We're going to find out what drugs you used. We're going to find out where you go to drink and do -- we're gonna find out how you paid for your house. We're going to do -- and we're going to do exact -- and we're going to say that, you know what? You are no different than Al Goldstein. You both masturbate.'

Nice isn’t it? Sums up the intelligence, morality, and values of the tighty righties quite nicely. Don’t agree with them? They’re going to not only hunt you down, but your children as well. They will harass, and stalk, and terrify children, just because they are too gutless to try it with an adult. And of course, at the end, they resort to the crudest of childhood taunts.

Malkin, Limbaugh, Coulter, O’Reilly, all cut from the same bolt of weevil infected cloth. There is something fundamentally wrong with them. With the way they think and perceive and react to the world around them. They all act like spoiled children who, for the first time in their lives, are being held accountable. They stamp their feet, throw a tantrum and resort to profanity and the behavior of a schoolyard bully. These are the spokespersons of the right.

So Rush, let me tell you something. When you’re a known celebrity, there is a lot of information on you out there, so I’m going to tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to find out where people you care about go to school, or work, or to eat. I’m going to find out what you did in high school, what drugs you took, how often you got beat up, judging from your adult behavior, I’m guessing on a daily basis, and how you paid for your house, and your illegal painkillers and your illegal immigrant housekeepers, and then I’m going find out what you do with all that Viagra in the Dominican Republic. Then I will tell everyone, via articles and my radio show, just what kind of “human being” you actually are.

And you know what Rush? There’s not a damn thing you can do to stop me. Not one damn thing. Chew on that.

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Rob Kall is executive editor and publisher of OpEdNews.com, President of Futurehealth, Inc, inventor . He is also published regularly on the Huffingtonpost.com and is a columnist with Northstarwriters.com. He is a frequent Speaker on Politics, Impeachment, The art, science and power of story, heroes and the hero's journey, Positive Psychology, Stress, Biofeedback and a wide range of subjects. He is a campaign consultant specializing in tapping the power of stories for issue positioning, stump s...

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Rob KallRob Kall is executive editor and publisher of OpEdNews.com, President of Futurehealth, Inc, inventor . He is also published regularly on the Huffingtonpost.com and is a columnist with Northstarwriters.com. He is a frequent Speaker on Politics, Impeachment, The art, science and power of story, heroes and the hero's journey, Positive Psychology, Stress, Biofeedback and a wide range of subjects. He is a campaign consultant specializing in tapping the power of stories for issue positioning, stump s...

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How insulting...

... to weevils.

by Rob Kall (869 articles, 4014 quicklinks, 345 diaries, 1846 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:50:40 PM

I thought it time for a revision to the biography. Where I seem to have "disturbed" a fair number of posters here at OEN to the point they've asked me not to write about their comments, feel free to call me "troll", "shill", "neo-con lapdog", "jack-booted thug", or "bad hat Harry". They've all been applied to me over the past year because I have challenged people to think beyond the emotions of an issue and review all the available data – not just the cherry-picked stuff. Of course, this appr...

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Tom MurphyI thought it time for a revision to the biography. Where I seem to have "disturbed" a fair number of posters here at OEN to the point they've asked me not to write about their comments, feel free to call me "troll", "shill", "neo-con lapdog", "jack-booted thug", or "bad hat Harry". They've all been applied to me over the past year because I have challenged people to think beyond the emotions of an issue and review all the available data – not just the cherry-picked stuff. Of course, this appr...

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Set the dryer cycle to spin...

I'm amazed at how quickly people react to the theatrics of Rush's comments and usually disregard the content because of the theatrics. And Rush knows he has to entertain to get his message across to the audience. That's why his program is so successful; he knows his audience.

People, context, context, context... Rush's comments were said in a parody of what, in essence, the journalist was planning on doing to Rush with the publication of the article Rush alludes to in the transcript - http://mediamatters.org/items/200710160001?src=item200710160001 .

Rush states shortly thereafter, "And [after being confronted by what would be done to him and his life] the guy started screaming on the phone, just went -- 'You can't do that.' We said, 'Watch us.' And it changed the tone of the story by about 60 percent, I would say, from what it was going to be. But nobody does that to these people. Nobody does it to them. And that would be so much fun."

Note the admission that nobody does that to people like the journalist in question and the conditional tense of "would be" and not "was".

And I'm confused about the article and its "tit for tat" approach. Do you condone, then, Rush's behavior via his comments because you're using them as well toward the end of the article? Or do you condemn them? The article seems to do both with a twist of "I'm better than you" because it FIRST condemns and THEN condones... like a parent to the child.

And denying an obvious fact by saying cutely "When you’re a known celebrity [Rush],..." in light of the article's tone is in and of itself just childish. Of course, we all know that Rush is a known celebrity; otherwise, he would not be mentioned by both the Left and Right as often as he is.

Rush could choose to use different words to get his message across but that would loose some of the audience. And in this wayward but politically correct world we've constructed, don't confuse symbolism for substance, or put more commonly don't make the mistake of taking the bait.

by Tom Murphy (3 articles, 4 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 1808 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 3:13:46 PM

Brian is a featured internet radio host on b
Blogtalkradio.com. He was also a founding member of the Free World Radio Network where he and his 5 fellow progressive hosts produce and host a variety of shows each week.
Brian is a champion for free speech and reminding our elected representative's that they work for us, not the other way around. WE THE PEOPLE.

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Brian WolfBrian is a featured internet radio host on b
Blogtalkradio.com. He was also a founding member of the Free World Radio Network where he and his 5 fellow progressive hosts produce and host a variety of shows each week.
Brian is a champion for free speech and reminding our elected representative's that they work for us, not the other way around. WE THE PEOPLE.

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and the temperature to high

Given Rush's history, I'm not prepared to cut him that much slack or offer him any benefit of doubt.

The sword he wields cuts both ways.

And his absolute joy in squashing free press and speech speaks more to his mindset than his words do.

Rush has gotten away with being a blustering, bullying blowhard for too long.

by Brian Wolf (11 articles, 0 quicklinks, 8 diaries, 11 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 3:32:31 PM

57Yo m I'm a "been there, done that! Bought the tee shirt,to hide the scars!" type of person Ive workedï¿½many jobs fromï¿½a chicken slaughterer to managing a branch of a multinational and many jobs in between.Raised in colonial PNG Left School 16,Grad Hi school 22 Night School, University 36ï¿½ BBus (majored in Psyche and Marketing), Dip Comp prog and project Mmnt.at 50 I've been in 48 different community org ,23 on board with 18 prez or deputy prez.First social campaign at 17 for the aborigine...

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Andris57Yo m I'm a "been there, done that! Bought the tee shirt,to hide the scars!" type of person Ive workedï¿½many jobs fromï¿½a chicken slaughterer to managing a branch of a multinational and many jobs in between.Raised in colonial PNG Left School 16,Grad Hi school 22 Night School, University 36ï¿½ BBus (majored in Psyche and Marketing), Dip Comp prog and project Mmnt.at 50 I've been in 48 different community org ,23 on board with 18 prez or deputy prez.First social campaign at 17 for the aborigine...

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Its a matter of right or wrong

Sorry Tom,

It's not about any 'ism' its about the border between right oand wrong.

I can sometimes see your point but here his tactics are indefensible. Those sorts of tactics to hold an audience from people who claim the moral high Christian ground are positively Subterranean here. They are deliberately appealing to the lowest hysterical mentality.In any other country the tactic would rightfully earn them a charge for incitement.Having an opinion is one thing but incitement to victimization wrong, wrong, wrong to then imply that involve the persons children is beyond discourse , it’s simply obscene .His comments/tactics in this case are both irresponsible and an abuse of power that both threatens his critics by almost encourages the idiot fringe. American democracy in fact anywhere relies on checks and balances and in the case of power and privilege comes responsibility. RL’s abrogation here is at best petty, brittle to criticism, bullying at worst beneath contempt .

by Andris (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 531 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 8:09:05 PM

Former Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.
ArchieFormer Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.

Rush et al

Rush and his right wing cronies are preaching to the converted so nothing we say or do will change their audience's mind about how "right" he is. therefore the best thing to do is ignore him. All we do by challenging their preposterous position is give them a greater audience. Let them spout off to their old and ignorant followers and don't help them spread their venom around.

by Archie (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1285 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 4:34:59 PM

Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Sandy SandSandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers...

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Brian, you are one gorgeous "wolf"

I will never understand how these people can do and say the things they do.

Worse, where's the common sense, reasoning and logic skills of their followers. The dumbing down of America is working while Americans aren't working.

Hannity is a genius at dumbing down his audience, and at the same time derides them for not knowing who the veep is when he does his silly man in the street interviews. Ironic, huh?

Threatening the kids isn't a threat no longer; it's reality. The far right nutsies really are going after the kids. Keith Olbermann just did three stories where the kids have been the objects of their own brand of terrorism.

by Sandy Sand (175 articles, 0 quicklinks, 223 diaries, 1503 comments) on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 9:34:34 PM

Sandy Sand, the wolf thanks you

and some excellent points you made.

by Brian Wolf (11 articles, 0 quicklinks, 8 diaries, 11 comments) on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 12:27:16 AM

Young retired yank of 59 living in the highlands o Scotland. Been out of the old country for 20 some years now. I'm with the Dali Lama, kindness is the only thing that will work. LOVE cycling on or off road. My wife is a wonderful girl from Manchester England.We're haven fun.
davyYoung retired yank of 59 living in the highlands o Scotland. Been out of the old country for 20 some years now. I'm with the Dali Lama, kindness is the only thing that will work. LOVE cycling on or off road. My wife is a wonderful girl from Manchester England.We're haven fun.

rush and above mentioned

There's an old saying in Ireland, "I woldn't give him the steam of me pish." What these people hate more than anything is NO attention. Why do we continue to give it to them?

by davy (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 240 comments) on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 2:36:53 AM