Rush Limbaugh on a computer: "To start press any key... where's the any key?"

[ck4829]

During the February 13 broadcast of his syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Democrats "have reformatted the bill -- they've made it a PDF (Portable Document Format, created by Adobe Systems) file when they posted it. Now, for those of you that don't use computers, basically what that means is that it cannot be keyword searched. A PDF file is essentially a picture of a page. And, so, you can read every page, but you cannot keyword search it. It's not a text file as legislation normally is as posted on these public websites. They don't want anybody knowing what's in this."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200902130016

Hey Rush, did you by any chance try pressing CTRL (The key that says Ctrl) and the F (The key that says "F") at the same time BEFORE making conspiracy theories about Democrats?

[Hugin]

1. Rush Limp really makes a case for being replaced by a H1-B worker...

Doesn't he?

It's so hard to find technically capable Right-Wing Drug Addled Pedophile Blowhards in this country... *tsk* Maybe his position should be outsourced.

[radfringe]

2. waiting for him

to blame "librul software programmers" for hiding the "search function"

what I'm expecting to hear: "It's a conspiracy to confound conservatives! They (Dems) KNEW the search function wouldn't be obvious in a pdf file and THAT'S why they chose to publish it in adobe format!"

[PretzelWarrior]

3. what a fucktard. There's a great search function. Even has binoculars

for you coked up fat lards who don't have the attention span to remember Ctrl F.

[pokerfan]

41. Hey Rush, this is for you!

Print it out and paste it near your workstation.



:dunce:

[girl gone mad]

4. But he can figure out how to score oxycontin, no problem.

go figure.

[geckosfeet]

5. He is flat out wrong - or is trying to misinform his dunderhead listening audience.

The contemporary pdf format is search-able and permits the use of keywords and descriptions. It has come a long way in terms of being accessible and search-able.

on edit: Adobe and other supporters of the pdf format should contact this moran and tell him to stop mis-informing people about the capabilities of their products. He sure is not doing them any favors by badmouthing the format.

[Zywiec]

6. Do you have a link to the document he was speaking about?

In many cases a PDF document is scanned in rather than converted and can't be searched.

:shrug:

[PretzelWarrior]

7. so you think they wrote it in word processing software, printed it, then scanned it to pdf?

sounds unlikely. if they were showing a pdf of all his prescription receipts for oxycontin and sundry other illegally obtained narcotics...I could imagine those would be scanned in. But not a fresh newly drafted bill.

[Zywiec]

9. The reason I know this is my kids' school does this all the time

They will print off a school roster or other document, scan it and then convert it to PDF. In this format, you can't search it.

I'm not saying Congress did this, but to say it's possible to search all PDF documents also shows a lack of computer savvy.

[liberal N proud]

15. You can purchase software that will print to PDF

Adobe Professional is just one.

The latest version of MS Office has the ability built in to save as PDF as dose many software programs.

[pokerfan]

43. OpenOffice has that capability

for both the word processor and the spreadsheet programs.

There's even a button on the toolbar.

[Medusa]

19. I had no problem using the search function when I took a look

at the stimulus bill.

[cherish44]

8. Here are links

http://www.house.gov/billtext/hr1_legtext_cr.pdf

http://www.house.gov/billtext/hr1_legtext_crb.pdf

http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary02-12-09.pdf

http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryBill01-15-09.pdf

My hamster could figure out how to find the search function for these documents.

[PretzelWarrior]

10. was just able to search those. What do you know? Limbaugh lied to his followers again.

[Zywiec]

11. Thanks!

:hi:

[Liberal In Texas]

13. I just did a search on the first one for the word "pork"...

"0 documents with 0 instances".

[Kalyke]

42. My gerbil needs a date.

Is your hamster up for it?

They could go over to Rush's and show him how to both exercise on a wheel AND search for items in .pdf documents.

:D

[Wednesdays]

34. Even then, it only takes a couple of minutes to convert

via OCR program, etc. That would still be a lame excuse on Rush's part.

[jberryhill]

38. Not legislation on the THOMAS system - which is where the bill is

It goes right to .pdf from word processing format.

[ixion]

12. Rush was obviously whacked out on oxycontin during the Video Professor's presentation on PDFs

because

a) they ARE searchable, and;

b) you can easily cull just the text from a doc if you want to paste into a text document.


That said, I personally find pdf docs annoying, mostly because the reader is a memory hog.

[pokerfan]

44. Adobe Reader is a hog

but there's always http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php">Foxit Reader.

[liberal N proud]

14. What stupid fucker he is

[emulatorloo]

16. He knows better -- he is just lying as usual. n/t

[cherish44]

17. I don't know I think the cheese has slid off his cracker

Oxy is a hell of a drug

[lame54]

18. when it comes to rush the only keys I think of are...

and

[OwnedByFerrets]

20. Thats why he was KO's WPoD last nite.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

21. Oh, this is RICH!

I usually make a point of NOT piling on people for being computer illiterate, but I'll make an exception for Rush. :rofl:

[LynneSin]

22. Um, I use PDF files and I can keyword search on them

I'm not defending Limbaugh but you can keyword search on PDF files.

Mind you there are various things you can do with Adobe Acrobat but all the PDFs I work with everyday are scanable. I can't edit them but I can look for words.

[Wednesdays]

35. Rather than defend Rush, you just now debunked his silly ass! nt

[Stevenmarc]

23. Easiest job in the world

Rush Limbaugh's research assistant

[baldguy]

37. That's not quite fair.

The RA has to figure out how to take perfectly reasonable Democratic policy proposals and spin them to make them seem to be harbingers of Armageddon, and make outrageous Republican crimes & antics seem to be perfectly reasonable.

I imagine it's a real-life Alice-in-Wonderland existence.

[Stevenmarc]

46. I guess you didn't read Frankens book

[JHB]

24. That's nice Rush. How's your new 8-Track player?

"Bleeding-edge" doesn't usually imply "from the ears".

[varelse]

25. Edit, Find

:wtf:

Is he serious?

[Ioo]

26. NOT TRUE! - you CAN search a PFD in most cases

HAve been able to for years, but only if you are drug free

[zbdent]

27. that would show intelligence ... Rush doesn't want to appear to be an

intellectual, does he?

Besides, that would be reporting an actual fact ... something Rush has a problem with. Gotta spin it that you have to be an elite to know what to do with the bill ...

(Also, making it a PDF makes it much harder to modify - meaning, Rush can't post an altered version of the bill and claim it's the real thing ...)

[olegramps]

28. You can search the document, but you can't change it.

That is what is really pissing off the bastard.

[IDemo]

29. -

[Orsino]

30. As opposed to Republican bills, which for eight years were completely hidden from us...

...with amendments tacked on in secret in the dead of night, and voice-only roll calls.

Yes, the Far Right is rediscovering journalism now that they are in the minority, wringing their hands over bogus concerns of transparency.

And Rush is counting on his stooges' being too lazy to text-search a .pdf, or easily dissuaded by his say-so.

[pacalo]

31. Talk about talking out of his big @ss...sheesh!

[DS1]

32. Put word in where window say FIND

Neanderthal!

[MineralMan]

33. Use your binoculars, dumbass!

For pete's sake...he's more of an idiot than Al Franken said he is.

Hey, Rush! I have two instructions for you:

1. Close mouth.
2. Open mind.

[Wednesdays]

36. Rush probably likes that fancy cup holder on his computer, too.

You know, the one that pops out of the front of the case. :crazy:

[Liberal In Texas]

39. His is gold plated.

:-)

[Ezlivin]

40. He's using a Mac

And depending upon how he has his browser configured, he may not immediately see the search function or text entry level.

On a Mac you'd perform a search by using "Command-F", not "Control-F".

[treestar]

45. The government always uses PDF

And has for years!