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Double standards

October 22nd, 2009, 2:23 pm · 1 Comment · posted by fsherman

It’s probably not news to anyone that Rush Limbaugh has been in high dudgeon—deservedly—over being slammed as a racist with some false quotes (though there are certainly valid ones from over the years).
However, as Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting points out, he’s no qualms in falsely quoting others: “On April 27, 1995, Limbaugh read examples of “liberal hate speech” by Pacifica radio host Julianne Malveaux and CBS reporter Eric Engberg from the right-wing Media Research Center’s newsletter, unaware that he was reading fake quotes from the April Fool’s edition published almost a month earlier. The next day (4/28/95), Limbaugh admitted the quotes were false, but he heroically refused to apologize to the journalists he had falsely smeared: “Given some of the things liberals actually do say, it’s not too tough to believe they would say the things Bozell makes up.”"

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 One Comment

  • Paul says:

    The NFL decides who becomes an owner not the other way around.

    All this blowhard (Rush Hudson Limbaugh A.KA. Jeff Christie) has to offer is his money and his opinions, (which in my opinion are on the fringes of racism, one mans opinion). There are many more groups biding for the Rams, not just his group. Lets face it there are more men with money (Marshall Faulk) that will gladly fill the slot and the Rams will win or lose depending on how well they work as a team and not on whether or not Rush is an owner.

    As for Vick, well he is a player (he has talent not like you, Rush or I, unless you are a NFL player?) and he served his time and the NFL decided we live in the land of second chances, so why not (I personally don’t like it but, oh well). Life has never been fair (NEWS FLASH!)

    Now as to the “Free Speech” argument, I guess many of you like myself heard Rush on Thursday “Almost in tears”, priceless. But the last couple of days he now is in his normal ranting and will continue until someone surpasses him, “Free Speech” continues, so what is being stifled, it simply is not true, of course, you may not have a radio, so you might want to get one.

    http://www.chasingevil.org/2009/10/rush-limbaugh-in-his-own-words.html

    PS – I am sure someone is working to put the tapes together maybe all you subscribers can help, since you are all about getting to the truth?

    PPS- Beauty Pageant Judge – Now I understand why he lost the weight, to find a new wife, creepy.

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