Rush Limbaugh is a PROPAGANDIST.

[txaslftist]

I only mention this because he just mentioned DU on his show a few times, to illustrate how "wacky" us Libruls is.

If you are a dittohead, and you are checking out our site to see how "wacky" we are, go ahead and take your time. But before you do, consider this.

A media that criticizes the people in power is a watchdog for the people. That is the reason we have a free press.

A media that unfailingly supports the people in power and apologizes for them and attacks the people who criticize them is not a watchdog for the people. It is a propaganda outlet. Propaganda is state supporting media.

Listen to Rush and Hannity and FOX and ask yourself, do they ever CRITICIZE the people in power; the Republicans? Or do they spend their time apologizing for the people in power and finding others to blame for their failings?

If they are apologists for the government, they are PROPAGANDISTS.

When they speak, put their comments in this context and THINK FOR YOURSELF. BE CRITICAL THINKERS. Don't just nod your damn head. REASON.

[Avalux]

1. No point in getting worked up over it.

Rush, Hannity and FOX are extreme and yes, are propogandists. Anyone who listens to them religiously and believes what they say will never think for themselves, will never ever see our point of view.

I understand what you're saying, but I think we just have to realize that a certain segment of the population will be forever lost to progressive thinking.

[txaslftist]

I'm not worked up and I know I'm preachin to the choir...

...I just have hopes that some ditto head will read that and have a moment of clarity, no matter how brief.

I'm an optimist.

[Avalux]

12. Yeah, I guess we do need to keep trying.

Keep being optimistic - you balance out pessimists like me. ;-)

And it's good to vent sometimes too. :hi:

[hippiegranny]

29. I'll take your phrase

"I think we just have to realize that a certain segment of the population will be forever lost to progressive thinking." ...

and raise you the phrase: I think we just have to realize that a certain segment of the population will be forever lost to THINKING.

[Cary]

2. Rush, Hannity, & Fox are more than "propagandists"

They are a national embarassment--a constant reminder of how stupid and ignorant we are.

[bigbrother05]

15. Meet the BAGDAD BOBS

[Mutley]

3. Great post, but all they'll see is...

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[blm]

4. Shh...freepers think Rush gets paid 25million a yr because he's a star.

They have no clue that he gets paid that much to deliver a pack of snowed, working class voters to the polls for the fascist robber barons.

[txaslftist]

6. Hell, they don't know he gets paid that much period.

[progressoid]

48. Welll, that's just a librul lie - Rush is just a regerlar guy like me

:sarcasm:

[mandyky]

5. Amen, speak to it, brother (or sister)

One reason I still watch Washington Journal on CSpan is to hear what the dittoheads and other propoganda listening idiots come out with.

I refuse to watch Fox or listen to hate GOP radio, but get a feel for the proganda being strewn is like, by all our propoganda listening fellow citizens that call in to the WJ.

[Rainscents]

7. I'm glad he is mentioning DU! He actually is promoting DU, but that

a$$hole can't see that!

[mandyky]

11. It also explains our influx of trolls,

you know, the ones who claim to be realistic and have less than 100 posts!

[Rainscents]

17. Yes, I know! LOL

[txaslftist]

21. Has there been an influx today?

This is like the third time in as many weeks Rush has mentioned this website.

As they say, no publicity is bad publicity.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. From the number of post I see here stating he's mentioned on his show

It would seem he also has a DU obsession. Does he talk about us daily now?

Why in the world are we, a little old internet message board, getting to him so badly?

[txaslftist]

33. He talks about DU about once a week. There was an earlier ..

..situation where he took one of the posts here completely out of context and lied about not only what the post was, but also about how we responded to it.

It was a complete mischaracterization of the initial post, and he obviously knew it and didn't care.

He's a big, fat liar.

[MADem]

9. New definition

PROPAGANDIST: Dumb, drug-addicted, anal cyst with a radio show.

Most propagandists do far better than those clowns...they really are just loudmouth assholes with the subtlety of a Mack truck.

[stubtoe]

43. He's a pompous ass. eom

[The Doctor.]

51. Well, he is really effective at what he does...

Because his audience is far too ignorant, lazy, or (BOTD) busy just trying to get by, he knows he can get away with everything from misleading contextual juxtaposition to outright lying.

I do listen to him once in a while just to hear how he does it. I can understand why less educated or easily riled-up people fall for it.

Oh, and by the way...

If you are a Freeper or Ditto head trying to make sense of this wacky site, you are going to need this link;

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary.htm

Good luck!

[lebkuchen]

10. Here's how Stars and Stripes readers feel about Rush

Not too popular with the troops, contrary to what one might believe.

To the letter writer: Rather than getting your information from Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, I suggest putting the remote down, turning off the radio, and using a little common sense. The truth is out there, you just have to read it.

Sgt. Chad H. Pollitt
Logistics Support Area Anaconda, Iraq

http://army.laser.net/article.asp?section=125&article=31619


Take Limbaugh off AFN

Rush Limbaugh is a drug addict, and a rich one at that. He should be treated just like our young troops – get caught once and you’re out. Limbaugh is some role model for our armed forces. He should be taken off AFN. That’s what we call zero tolerance. Limbaugh should take his own advice and go to jail.

Alexander J. Fiore
Camp Darby, Italy

http://www.stripesonline.com/article.asp?section=125&article=18798&archive=true


The sciences. As every good conservative knows, the universe was created on April 23, 6004 B.C. at 9:23 a.m. Central Standard Time by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh. Everything was perfectly constructed and therefore there is no need for the liberal concept of “evilution.” Other liberal notions to be removed from the classroom will include gravity, the heliocentric solar system (the absurd idea that the Earth goes around the sun — a heresy for which liberal propagandists Galileo and Copernicus were rightly condemned - and the concept of the “round Earth.”

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=30179&archive=true


Will Limbaugh change?

I hope Rush Limbaugh will be able to overcome his drug addiction. Anyone hooked on OxyContin deserves all of our support and compassion. Speaking of compassion, how will this difficult experience change Limbaugh? Will he stop calling certain liberals “drug-infested maggots”?

It’s a darned good thing that Limbaugh is a wealthy, powerful, middle-aged white guy. Imagine what nasty little jail cell he’d be sitting in if he were a young servicemember or a member of a minority group.

On his Web site a few weeks ago, Limbaugh questioned the patriotism of retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Will Limbaugh apologize to him? Surely Gen. Clark deserves better. He was seriously wounded as a combat infantry leader in Vietnam and awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for valor. Maybe if Limbaugh had answered the call to serve, he’d understand this.

But hey, that’s ancient history, and this is Limbaugh’s chance to switch to a kinder, gentler message. Over the past 20 years, Limbaugh has done a superb job of telling Americans how to hate and who to hate. Imagine how much better the world would be if Limbaugh shared with Americans a message of love and understanding. I’m sure the “flush Rush” crowd doubts that Limbaugh can be a changed man. How about proving them wrong?

John McDowell
Sembach, Germany


Remove Limbaugh show

This letter isn’t about radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who recently said that all drug addicts should be put in the same jail cells as drug pushers. This is about AFN’s decision to continue broadcasting Limbaugh’s show. This show has no place on AFN. It provides no service to our servicemembers. It’s just political propaganda at its worst. The entire show is nothing more than continuous, vicious attacks against one of America’s prominent political parties.

How could the Department of Defense approve this show for AFN? Is the DOD championing one political party over another for its servicemembers? Will unit voting assistance officers start pushing the same political party that AFN pushes with the Limbaugh show? The Defense Media Center, which oversees AFN, claims it’s just giving the public what it wants.

The Limbaugh show may be fine in the U.S., where the public can choose between hundreds of English language news programs. That’s freedom of choice. But for servicemembers in different parts of the world, AFN may be all they get. That makes the Limbaugh show forced political propaganda sanctioned by the DOD.

Here’s an example: A soldier pulls 15 hours of combat duty and maybe gets five hours of sleep. He decides to listen to AFN news. Then he hears someone telling him how stupid he is for belonging to a particular political party. Anyone who’s heard the Limbaugh program can’t deny that this is the type of abuse he inflicts on anyone who doesn’t agree with his political views. At least the so-called left-leaning National Public Radio and right-leaning Fox News provide a wide range of daily new coverage of world events.

The Limbaugh show is nonstop political brainwashing. How can we ask our soldiers to put their lives on the line and teach others the benefits of free elections, removed from the coercion of powerful militaries, when our military is using a show like Limbaugh’s to coerce its own people? With an election year coming up, let’s hope our leaders set the correct example and remove this show.

James Carrethers
Heidelberg, Germany

http://www.stripesonline.com/article.asp?section=125&article=18797&archive=true


Strong leadership?

What an “Alice in Wonderland” country we live in, when — if you have a combat record, served your country honorably and sustained wounds/received medals to prove it (as did John Kerry, Max Cleland and John McCain) — you are subject to dirty tricks and a political smear campaign spearheaded by those who claim to hold “unity,” “family values” and “love of country” in high esteem.

Conversely, you are considered a “strong leader” if you chose not to serve when called upon and have no war record, but rather opted for the “campaign tour,” missing a year of duty in the Air National Guard during a time of war, as did President Bush.

Vice President Dick Cheney’s five deferments during the Vietnam War (his “expectant parent” deferment having been created especially for him) are likewise considered “strong leadership” traits as are the deferments of Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, John Ashcroft, Saxby “bad knees” Chambliss, Tom Delay, Karl Rove, and Rush Limbaugh.

But, oh, how they love to bang the “bring ’em on” war drums, as long as somebody else does the fighting.

Does America wish to imply that it’s better not to serve at all? If so, then something is terribly wrong with how we define honor, courage, leadership and commitment to our country.

Edwin Thornburg
Würzburg, Germany

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=125&article=23876&archive=true

[txaslftist]

19. What a beautiful montage of letters from Stars & Stripes.

Thank you!

[txaslftist]

23. Seriously, you ought to mail that to Michael Moore...

...he's got a section on "Letters from the troops".

[lebkuchen]

54. I should probably send him the litany of letters, then

once I get time to update. DU has been archiving them for me. Well worth the membership payment to have that service provided.

[Cha]

13. No Shit! rush the oxycotin kid is the 21st

century Toyko Rose..

Fucking, treasonous, lying, drug addled bastard.

[shoelace414]

14. Fox news is analogous to Pravda

People who watch fox news wouldn't like to be told they watch American Pravda.

[Iris]

16. Moose! Where've you been?

omg! what a blast from the past.


"I don't know"

[shoelace414]

20. check here

http://www.ycdtotv.com/

they also run full episodes
http://www.ycdtotv.com/episodes/index.html

[AspenRose]

36. I LOVED that show!

Got a picture of Douggie or Alastair? :-)

[Kralizec]

18. Well said and recommended. n/t

[izzybeans]

22. And my screen name is Izzybeans

Well...I guess you see that I agree with you.

[Zenlitened]

24. Rush Limbaugh is the Tokyo Rose of our time.

His coaxing, goading and chortling is all designed to undermine America.

Sadly, it seems to be working on an awful lot of people. They're all part of a long, slow campaign to tear our country to pieces.

[txaslftist]

25. "Tokyo Rush?"

[Zenlitened]

31. LOL!

:thumbsup:

[Arkana]

26. We know. He and his anal cyst get paid millions a year

to pollute the minds of his 20,000,000+ listeners. He's a disgusting, self-centered, lying pig who is convinced of his own self-importance.

[warrens]

27. The term I use is disinformationist

Propaganda can be white or black. Just because it's true doesn't mean it's not propaganda. These guys are just paid-for liars.

[ComerPerro]

28. Thats where Dennis Miller crossed the line, too.

When you ridicule people in power and the established order, you are a satirist.

When you ridicule those who criticize those in power, and prop up the elected officials through your routine, you are nothing more than a sycophant.

[triguy46]

30. Propagandist....that's French for...

dickhead. Read this one on the air anal cyst boy.:puke:

[proud patriot]

32. rush smokes cuban cigars and elitest French hotels

and laughs at Ditto heads all the way to the bank .

[info being]

34. Well-said. This needs to be visible on the DU homepage...

especially on days when our conservative friends give us a high profile.

[txaslftist]

35. Well, I think someone just put it on the "Greatest" page...

...and thanks to whoever did that.

[YOY]

37. and this is news?

He has been one from the go. Only the simplest of simpleton cannot figure that out.

[Ron Mexico]

38. I actually listen to these assholes from time to time.

Hannity, I have to admit, does criticize Bush - but almost exclusively for spending. I have never heard Limbaugh criticize Bush.

[txaslftist]

57. I think excessive spending is the Achilles' heel of the GOP right now.

[Initech]

39. Fox News really is just a mouthpiece for the GOP

Nothing more. They should just drop the "news" part from their name and add "Government Propaganda" after it.

[petepillow]

40. This just in: The Ocean is Salty.

sorry, don't mean to a smartass, but....

[txaslftist]

Yeah... I get it...

If you read my whole post, it is directed toward the dittoheads Rush sent over here today. So yes, many of them may need to be told that he is a propagandist AND that the ocean is salty (It's the librul's fault, all them salty tears washing into the ocean...)

[txaslftist]

41. dupe.

[dxstone]

42. I have a better name for his 'dittoheads'...

How ANYONE could respect this anal cyst's opinion is TOTALLY beyond me...
Him and his ilk seem to want to make lying into an Olympic sport.
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[Ksec]

44. excellent points .

my compliments txaslftst

[blossomstar]

45. my huby has a bumper sticker, Critical Thought, the Other National Deficit

That is the problem... people only listen to one liners from these fat lying porkers. They are probably on the WH payroll for spreading their lies, or at least in Karl Roves pocket.

[Berserker]

47. Dear asshole rush

Please read this to the sheeple listening to your sorry ass.

“That we are to stand by the president, right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
-Theodore Roosevelt

[SmokingJacket]

46. I'm convinced that it's a good thing he sends people over here.

Conversions are happening all over the place.

Frankly, wouldn't you rather be here rather than Freeperland? We're smarter, nicer, and funnier.

I welcome open-minded freeps with open arms.

[CardInAustin]

49. Well said SJ

As easy as it is to pick on those who reside on the other side of the fence, we must ultimately "win the hearts and minds" of some of those same people to get this country back on track.

The problem is that Rush epitomizes the genius of the Republican message....simplistic black-and-white right-and-wrong no-thought-required sound bites. Liberals are wimps....support the war....do you see a hole in the ozone layer....religion (= Christianity) is good....drug users are bad (DOH!). Now, as insulting and ridiculous as such a simplistic message is, it appeals to many Americans....and that is what we have to figure out a way to change. And you can't get up on a stump and talk them to death like Kerry did or they will tune you out.

So, as much of a blowhard as Rush is, he understands the medium and audience. Hopefully America is getting wise to it....but I have my doubts.

[eleny]

50. Time to drag out the pin that suits him

[rateyes]

52. So,

whatever happened with the "doctor shopping" investigation? Why the hell isn't that no-good, lying, sorry sack of shit not in prison? That's where you and I would be if we even thought about doing what he did.

[mitchum]

53. ...and a bloviating piece of shit whose death I will celebrate

no apologies

[Daphne08]

55. Rush Limbaugh is a has-been.

Of course, he doesn't know it yet.

[Dr Fate]

56. Is this website documenting Rush's homosexuality accurate?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2102728