Media Matters - "Rush Ridicules Pelosi's Accurate Comments On Benefits Of Health Care Reform"

[TomCADem]

Oddly, the new Republican talking point is that Democrats should not pass HCR because it will lead to Democratic defeat in November. Wow! Who knew that the Republicans cared so much! We should definitely take more tips from Republicans and Limbaugh so that we can maintain our control of Congress!

:sarcasm:

http://mediamatters.org/limbaughwire/2010/03/12#0044

Rush kicked off his show citing reports that some members of the media in Greece had walked off the job to join protests over government austerity measures and linked this to his previous discussion about China's order that journalists be trained in communist theory. Limbaugh then briefly read from a report on states delaying their refunds of income taxes, as well as a Foreign Policy blog post on some Russians blaming their poor performance at the Winter Olympics on McDonald's.

Rush moved on to procedural issues surrounding health care legislation. He called the possibility that Joe Biden would overrule the Senate parliamentarian "Nagasaki nuclear" and played clips of Nancy Pelosi talking about the legislation.

He mentioned that President Obama has delayed his trip to Asia because of work on health care reform. Rush predicted that if the House passed the legislation while Obama was in Asia, they'd put it in an F-22 and fly the bill to Obama so he could sign it as quickly as possible. Rush continued to predict electoral ruin for House Democrats if health care reform passes. He also said changes to the bill through reconciliation would never happen if the House passes the Senate bill.

Limbaugh then mischaracterized comments Pelosi made last night on television to claim that she said health care reform would be good because it would allow artists to quit their jobs. What was the essence of what Pelosi actually said? That reform would be good because it would make insurance available and affordable for people who don't receive health care from their employers.

[gratuitous]

1. Yes, let's all listen to Rush

His voice has been the clarion call for Democrats for years. Woe betide us for not listening to the immense . . . uh, immensemenss of Rush Limbaugh.

[boobooday]

2. He's been right so many times before

I hear Oxycontin has a curious side effect of making the user prescient! Oh, and deaf.


Too bad Rush is a hack and not an artist, or we could look forward to him quitting his job.