Rush Limbaugh: Haiti comments were a 'media tweak'

[sabra]

Source: ABC Action News

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On Thursday, he blasted a female caller. "I did not say do not send donations to Haiti," Limbaugh said, implying he was misinterpreted.

He say the caller was a "closed-minded bigot."

“If you had listened to this program for a modicum of time, you would know it,” he said. “But instead, you’re a blockhead. Your mind is totally closed. You have tampons in your ears."

He suggested his real intent was to poke the media. "This was our Media Tweak of the Day," he said. "I love tweaking them, I love irritating them, and I love upsetting them."

Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/news/local/story/Rush-Limbaugh-Haiti-comments-were-a-media-tweak/xhsMQcfYI0KuI7eIzOghug.cspx

[Orsino]

1. Back-Pedal of the Day.

I can smell the fear-sweat.

[YOY]

2. No...no they weren't.

The only think "tweaking" are a significant percentage the crazy rubes who listen to Rush.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. The cheese has officially slid off OxyPig's cracker

How in pluperfect hell can those comments be construed to be an insult to 'the media?' I expect to hear reports of PigBoy howling at the moon and pinching loaves on his front lawn.

[JuniperLea]

4. Malloy played the whole thing last night...

Disgusting. When the woman refused to swallow the bullshit he was shoving at her, he took it to the personal insult level. Typical of someone who's got nothing.

[Bill McBlueState]

5. What an excuse.

Saying something horrible just to get a reaction out of other media is pretty reprehensible.

[flakey_foont]

6. somebody give Rush a shovel

he needs a really big one to shovel that pile of bullshit. In the history (and herstory) of humankind, there have been few bigger assholes

[rocktivity]

7. Nice try, Rush

"This was our Media Tweak of the Day," he said. "I love tweaking them, I love irritating them, and I love upsetting them."

TRANSLATION: "I hate it when the media tweaks, irritates, and upsets ME--so much so that I'm going to start pretending that I do it on purpose."

By the way, is that not tantmount to admitting that nothing you say should be taken seriously and you have no credibility at all?


rocktivity

[caseymoz]

11. Well, his remarks on Haiti have serious results.

Rush discouraged donation and help at a time of acute catastrophe. Some Haitians are going to die as a result.

Rush has graduated to genocide.

[rcrush]

8. Someones tweaking alright...

[ShockediSay]

30. Agreed!

[Berry Cool]

37. I was gonna say..."He's 'tweaking,' all right,

and someone should cut off his meth supply."

[lsewpershad]

9. What a jackass

Does he really believe the american public is soooo stooooopid. Jerk.

[crim son]

20. He KNOWS that at least part of the american public is just that stupid, yes. n/t

[DBoon]

10. words are important. words have meaning.

Rush needs to understand what the words "taking responsibility for your actions" mean

[butterfly77]

12. That fat bitch!

has some damn nerve,these motherfuckers really get me with calling someone something that they are in reality. Limbaugh shows his racism everyday with his big,bigoted,ass!!

[Catherine Vincent]

28. LOL!

[monmouth]

13. For his statement to be called stupid by the Press Sec. of the US

had to irritate him also...LOL.

[WCGreen]

14. The tampons in the ear, now that's Mr Sensitivity on full display...

[caseymoz]

17. Yes, that's quite a backpedal there.

Now he has to backpedal on his backpedal.

[hatrack]

35. Wasn't he muttering not long ago about wondering why women don't listen to his show?

:eyes:

[No Elephants]

53. I was wondering how long it would take before someone found that objectionable. Thanks,

[Old and In the Way]

15. Like a child's reaction to being called on their bad behaviour.

"I didn't mean it...I was only kidding. Why are you so mean to mean?" Except he's a grown adult and he's "kidding" about a human disaster of epic proportions. There is no tweaking excuse he can use to cover his sorry reaction to this tragedy.

Rush is an emotional cripple..something awful must have happened to him growing up because he's got the maturity of a 13 year old. He is an anti-socialist in the worst sense. He may be a rich man, financially, but he's a pauper with respect to his humanity.

[blondeatlast]

16. "I'm an entertainer." "I love tweaking the media." No, Rush, you are

the lowest denominator of America's goddamn daily affirmation.

Go to hell.

[CoffeeCat]

18. Rush gets petulant, defensive and angry...

...when the truth is told about him.

This is typical back pedaling from him. He spews shit, and then gets mad
at everyone for noticing that there is shit everywhere.

"WHAT????? I didn't do it!!!! You're the icky bad person!!!!"

He's like a deranged two year old.

[gateley]

19. It's true - He BRAGGED about doing this in a recent interview -- He does it

for ratings, ratings = advertisers, advertisers = $$$.

It was either with Barbara Walters or Andrea Mitchell - someone like that. It wasn't too long ago at all. Does anybody else remember that? They played this particular clip on MSNBC, otherwise I wouldn't have seen it.

So he does it for the $$$. And he gets a bonus -- whips up the fear and hatred among his devotees. Despicable.

[MyNameGoesHere]

21. take action

them we horse whip the pos.

E-mail your complaint against Limbaugh to the FCC at: [e-mail]

To file an on-line complaint to the FCC about Rush Limbaugh’s INDECENT, racist anti-Haiti radio content on May 20, 2008, go to: esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

Call the FCC at 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice, 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322); fax – 1-866-418-0232.

Call and write: Mark Mays, Chief Executive Officer Clear Channel Communications 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, TX 78209 | Phone [phone]

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

22. What a perfectly good waste of swine DNA. nt

[Fumesucker]

23. Rush *is* part of the media..

So he was "tweaking" himself?

[mstinamotorcity]

24. Well Mr. Limpdick is at it again

Well you know why he got mad at the caller,because she was female.Knowing one will never love you for you. knowing that you can never sexually satisfy them especially when you are high,What do you expect from someone who is a total bore.He's not attractive his personality is like that of a rock.He makes 33 million dollars a year to be the world leading jackass.How wonderful is that. Yes he is mad as hell.those poor Haitians are over there with nothing living on two dollars a day and those men can still get it up.And here he is with 33 million a year and he can't get a tweak.Hey Limpdick we know that a soft ding a ling can't be taken out of context.I bet when you look at yourself in the mirror you wonder why it looks like you have two navels.:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[rocktivity]

29. DING DING DING! Mstinamotorcity, you're our grand prize winner!

(Rush Limbaugh) makes 33 million dollars a year to be the world's leading jackass. How wonderful is that...

That's it in a nutshell: He's rich, famous, powerful, and unloved. Popular, perhaps, but not truly admired, emulated, or respected. Don't think for one second that Rush wouldn't trade places with a Walter Conkrite or even a Keith Olbermann. He knows how unsubstantial he really is--that's what the Oxycontin is for, to numb the pain. It's the difference between being famous for posing nude with a golf bag and being famous for rushing for ten thousand yards.

Georgie Bush was the same way--he's still trying to figure out why he wasn't universally and unconditionally loved. Don't think for one second that he and Rush wouldn't use their millions to buy some if it were possible.


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[Berry Cool]

38. Oh, I wish I believed that were true

but he just found himself another pretty bimbo half his age to become engaged to. So what's the deal? Doesn't she really and truly love him? Or, could it be that she just loves his money...

...naah. That couldn't possibly be. :shrug: I mean, it's not like she's agreed to marry him just so she can go through the motions for a few months, then file for divorce on the grounds of incompatibility and demand half of everything he has...?

Oh well. Even if that's so, he seems to be perfectly happy and content with his millions for company.

[CakeGrrl]

42. "Seems" is the operative word. This fiancee of his must be pretty dim

to marry a misogynist who tells a female caller she has tampons in her ears. That, or she really doesn't give a damn as long as she gets the money out of it.

At the very least, if he IS just saying nasty and outrageous stuff for ratings, then it goes back to the very plausible theory that he really is bothered by the notion that he's only getting paid to be a big-mouthed, offensive asshole.

[11 Bravo]

43. Yeah, Rush has an "innie". Unfortunately, it's not his navel, it's his dick.

[mstinamotorcity]

50. Is that

what that is,we couldn't tell the lint was hiding it.:D :D :D

[DemoTex]

25. In the words of Dame Cath Tizzard, erstwhile PM of New Zealand ..

"Fuckwad!"

[Arkana]

26. A good psychotherapist would have a field day with Limbaugh.

Egocentric, narcissistic, racist, sexist, homophobic, fat, pathetic, and angry.

[WhiteTara]

40. a good psychotherapist wouldn't want to

work with him. He has no intention of growth or change. He's a miserable co without a clue. He follows the cycle perfectly (perpetrator, victim, fixer)

[Mz Pip]

27. What an ass

here we have a disaster of epic proportions and rush uses it as an excuse to "tweak the media"

With all of his money and influence he could actually do something of value with it. Instead he decides to play games. What an immature ass.

[FlyByNight]

31. "Tweak"?

Horseshit. His comments were one of (and what has been) many vomit-inducing glimpses into his insecure, empty, fascistic, sociopathic "soul".

Racist. Hypocrite. Asshole. Fuck you, Rush.

:grr:

[Paladin]

32. I Repeat: Where Are The Tonton Macoutes When You Really Need Them? (n/t)

[fascisthunter]

33. you Cowardly Loser... what's wrong? Is your POV being Rejected AGAIN!

[laughingliberal]

34. Walking it back?

Guess it didn't go over too well even with his ditto heads.

[Bjorn Against]

36. I bet he has been upsetting a lot of advertisers

Don't be surprised to hear of many businesses pulling ads from his show in the days ahead, he knows it is coming so now he is trying to minimize the damage.

[Initech]

39. *COUGH* Bullshit! *COUGH* Bullshit! *COUGH* Bullshit!

[11 Bravo]

41. Once again the ball less, bloated, buffoon, demonstrates his total lack of stones.

You said it, now OWN IT, you fat fuck!

[lunatica]

44. I see he's using the Ann Coulter "I'm only kidding" defense

He must be feeling the heat.

[arthritisR_US]

45. ya well Limpbag is a genetic tweak from the bottom of the sludge pool. n/t

[hileeopnyn8d]

46. This whole

"Media Tweak" as he calls it, is just a way for him to say racist, sexist, and any other vile thing then turn it around call it hypocrisy.

His listeners believe that what he said was the same thing as what Reid said therefore no one should be outraged and if they are then Harry Reid needs to lose his job. To them this makes perfect sense, and we just don't "get" him.

Dittoheads is a good name for them, it's a shame they don't realize that isn't a good thing.

[ddeclue]

47. NOTE TO RUSH: You are in a HOLE jackass! STOP DIGGING!

:eyes:

[marmar]

48. Whatever, Commander Prothero

[AlphaCentauri]

49. F*** you Rush n/t

[Edweird]

51. He's a 'tweaker' now? That explains the weight loss....

[classysassy]

52. Mr Limbaugh

is a misguided fool,but it also says volumes about us as a nation.We tolerate people of his ilk and want other nations to respect us,not going to happen until we rid ourselves of such trash.

[No Elephants]

54. Republican code of honor: If in a tight spot, lie through your teeth.

[Quixote1818]

55. I have no doubt he would have slaves and abuse women if he thought he could get

away with it. I remember guys like him in college. They looked down on women, the poor and anyone different from them. They had a lot of anger and hatred and POWER was what motivated them.

[FVZA_Colonel]

56. Any sixth grader with the abbility to parse a sentence would know exactly what Rushbo meant when he

said that shit about the White House and donations.

[GreenTea]

57. Limbaugh spews his shit and then is off in his jet playing golf for the weekend.

Not a care in the world except that he might not of taken enough oxy with him.