Pigboy Limbaugh calls Katrina "Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

BLOG | Posted 08/30/2005 @ 10:17am
Messing With Mother Nature

Katrina vanden Heuvel

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?bid=7&pid=18079

Like all Americans, I have been horrified watching the destruction wrought on New Orleans by this natural disaster. And I suppose like others who share the name Katrina, it has been eerie hearing and reading my name all over the news. But when Fox News started calling the hurricane Killer Katrina, I started praying some right-wing idiot wouldn't stoop so low as to personalize or politicize this human suffering.

But wouldn't you know, the biggest dittohead on the block, Rush Limbaugh, is calling the storm Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel and warning that the left is going to use this tragedy against the right. Jonah Goldberg, who has never seen a bad joke bandwagon he could resist jumping on with both feet, blogged, and I quote, "It would be pretty cool if Fox played to caricature and repeatedly referred to the hurricane as Katrina vanden Heuvel." Not satisfied, he went on to imagine the headlines, "The destruction from Katrina vanden Heuvel is expected to be massive...The poor and disabled are particularly likely to suffer from the effects of Katrina vanden Heuvel."

What can one say to such heartlessness? Americans are dying, and this is their idea of respect for the dead. At least Limbaugh has the excuse that drug abuse tends to stunt emotional development. What Jonah's problem is nobody has yet discovered.

It's so very easy and childish to personalize tragedy. (Did you hear the one about OxyContin's new tagline: 'What a Rush!'?) It is so cheap to politicize a natural disaster. (Did you see the headline about Louisiana's National Guard watching the destruction of their homeland from Iraq?) But let's try to empathize with those who are suffering through no fault of their own and think about how we can help them.

[barbaraann]

1. He also insinuated Chelsea Clinton was a dog.

I think he has a problem with women.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. I think his three (or is it four?) ex-wives would concur. (n/t)

[China_cat]

9. He didn't insinuate.

He flat out called her the white house dog.

[Dudley_DUright]

3. Rush is not qualified to carry Katrina's garbage out

(that goes for Jonah too). What a cheap shot.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

7. He's not qualified to be Katrina's toilet.

[Dr Fate]

4. So more people have heard of her & "The Nation" now- good.

Katrina is HOT BTW

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Brains *and* beauty.

[Dr Fate]

8. Compared to Rush- who has neither.

All we really need to know.

[maveric]

6. Rush is a Pee-Eye-Gee PIG!

[driver8]

10. I would love to use Rush's fat head as a speed bag...

nothing would bring me more pleasure!!

[Goldeneye]

11. First I get to knee his

Teeny hidden nuts to a pasty pulp then you can have his fat head.

[johnnie]

12. Is he even relevant anymore?

I can't believe that anyone even listens to that drugged out asshole any longer.

[Drewskie]

13. *pissed*

That dipshit does more to try to convince the people global warming does'nt exist than probably anyone else. No scientific credentials; he's just a windbag.