# Rush Limbaugh "dreams of" riots in Denver **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 30, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454 "2008-04-30T12:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/1 "2008-04-30T12:56:54Z")
Attention all Pub _agents provocateur:_[You have your orders!](http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15980105/detail.html) > [@](#): > > Riots in Denver, the Democrat Convention would see to it that we don’t elect Democrats," Limbaugh said during Wednesday’s radio broadcast. He then went on to say that’s the best thing that could happen to the country. > > Limbaugh cited Al Sharpton, saying the Barack Obama supporter threatened to superdelegates that “there’s going to be trouble” if the presidency is taken from Obama. > > Several callers called in to the radio show to denounce Limbaugh’s comments, when he later stated, “I am not inspiring or inciting riots, I am dreaming of riots in Denver.” > > Limbaugh said with massive riots in Denver, which he called part of “Operation Chaos,” the people on the far left would look bad. Interesting, Mr. Limbaugh. What exactly is the **rest** of this Operation Chaos? > [@](#): > > “We do, hopefully, the right thing for the sake of this country. We’re the only one in charge of our affairs. We don’t farm out our defense if we elect Democrats … and riots in Denver, at the Democratic Convention will see to it we don’t elect Democrats. And that’s the best damn thing that can happen to this country, as far as I can think,” Limbaugh said. > > Later, Limbaugh downplayed his “dreaming of riots in Denver” statement, and said that he wasn’t calling for riots and was referring to warnings of trouble if superdelegates decide the nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Indeed not. “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?!” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/2 "2008-04-30T13:22:40Z")
Sounds like Rush forgot rules #1 and #2 of Fat Idiot Club. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/3 "2008-04-30T13:26:04Z")
Rule number one is do not talk about Fat Idiot’s Club? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/4 "2008-04-30T13:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] Rule number one is do not talk about Fat Idiot’s Club? [/QUOTE] Can’t be, he broke that one with his first show. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/5 "2008-04-30T13:50:52Z")
Did you have a link to a more complete transcript? There are some ellipses and ellisions that tend to suggest that this might not be an accurate restatement of Limbaugh’s views. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/6 "2008-04-30T14:14:35Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Did you have a link to a more complete transcript? There are some ellipses and ellisions that tend to suggest that this might not be an accurate restatement of Limbaugh’s views. Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] [Here’s](http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html) his website and it has a search function; the _Denver Post_ article was posted April 24. Knock yourself out. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/7 "2008-04-30T14:27:54Z")
Limbaughs popularity used to annoy the hell out of me, but then I realized, hey, mental defectives need entertainment too. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/8 "2008-04-30T14:30:31Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Here’s his website and it has a search function; the Denver Post article was posted April 24. Knock yourself out. Ah, so you were calling for murder based on something someone else told you. No surprise there. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/9 "2008-04-30T14:33:06Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Ah, so you were calling for murder based on something someone else told you. No surprise there. Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] WTF? ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/10 "2008-04-30T14:34:24Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Ah, so you were calling for murder based on something someone else told you. No surprise there. Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] You really are a prize tool of a brainless shill aren’t you? That’s an example of a rhetorical question by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/11 "2008-04-30T14:41:42Z")
Who’s a bigger asshole, Limbaugh or Sharpton? I don’t even want to dwell on that too long. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/12 "2008-04-30T14:41:59Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Ah, so you were calling for murder based on something someone else told you. No surprise there. [/QUOTE] Ah, so you jump to the defense of a mindless cretin, just because he represents the Right. No surprise there. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/13 "2008-04-30T14:48:06Z")
It’s all part of operation Chaos. It’s a good thing the Get Smart movie is coming out this summer. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/14 "2008-04-30T14:48:29Z")
[Read and learn.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket) Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/15 "2008-04-30T14:52:26Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] [Read and learn.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket) Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] Yep, that’s a perfectly on-target analogy for Limbaugh’s incitement to riot. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/16 "2008-04-30T14:59:27Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Ah, so you were calling for murder based on something someone else told you. No surprise there. Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] :rolleyes: Read for comprehension, **Shodan.** I know all about Thomas Becket. “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” are the words I was putting in **Rush’s** mouth, and justly: He’s not “calling” for riots, he’s simply “dreaming” of them while maintaining implausible deniability. I would have thought that were painfully obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/17 "2008-04-30T15:01:59Z")
(deleted - BG ninja’d me) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/18 "2008-04-30T15:06:58Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] It’s all part of operation Chaos. It’s a good thing the Get Smart movie is coming out this summer. [/QUOTE] [Oooh!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Smart_%28film%29)🙂 (Sure hope it’s better than [_The Nude Bomb._](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nude_Bomb)) ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/19 "2008-04-30T15:09:28Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] Did you have a link to a more complete transcript? There are some ellipses and ellisions that tend to suggest that this might not be an accurate restatement of Limbaugh’s views. Regards, Shodan [/QUOTE] I think we found another member of the Fat Idiot’s Club. Shodan, if you’re not fat you should immediately up your calorie intake to 4500 a day, because you can’t march lockstep with the dittoheads unless you waddle. The following quote is from his website. > [@Rush](#): > > BEGIN TRANSCRIPT > RUSH: Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. This is Brian. Great to have you here, sir. > > CALLER: Yes, thank you. I was calling to comment on – on – on first of all the gentleman that had called in earlier about your ego. I am a Republican, and I’m a very conservative Republican. However, I have to agree a little bit, Rush, that – from a comment that you made a little while ago, that – I do believe your ego is run away with you slightly. > > RUSH: Well, first off, it was an e-mail. The guy didn’t call actually, I read an e-mail from him that my ego was out of control. > > CALLER: Understood. Well, I believe in ego. I believe it’s a necessary for your occupation. I believe it’s the engine that, you know, that needs to be fed to make you good at what you do. I’m in sales, and I believe that for myself. But your comment about wanting your Operation Chaos to go all the way, like back to 1968 with riots in the streets, turned over burning cars, and I believe you even said “literally.” > > RUSH: I did say literal riots. Al Sharpton has promised them! > > CALLER: But you said, “That’s what we want.” That’s not good for anybody, and hopefully you really don’t want that, and most of us don’t. I believe in your Operation Chaos. It showed great ingenuity, and it was and is a fantastic idea. However, riots and burning cars would make all Americans look bad. I believe our whole premise – > > RUSH: To who? To who would it make all Americans look bad? > > CALLER: To the world. > > RUSH: Oh, screw it! Screw the world! You know, I can’t – > > CALLER: I think there’s that ego again. (laughing) > > RUSH: It will make…? Do you really think we ought to govern ourselves on the basis of what the world thinks of us? > > CALLER: I believe that we need – that our whole premise on working hard for our side is to bring all Americans together, Democrats, Republicans, and independents even, under one common goal that our forefathers designed for us. > > RUSH: That’s what we’re trying to do. You don’t bring them together. We don’t bring people together. That’s not how this country works. We defeat our political adversaries so that they’re in the minority. > > CALLER: I believe that, with – with passion. But then also, I mean our – our whole premise was our Constitution for our safety, you know, for our children’s safety. And what would that show by riots and burning cars no matter what side did that? I just think, Rush, that that comment was a little out of line and maybe just not properly thought through. Because I don’t believe that way, and I don’t believe that most of us want that. Because people get hurt in those situations – and we believe that our side as Republicans, we can do it better than the rest. > > RUSH: As we would be demonstrating because there won’t be riots at our convention. > > CALLER: Actually they would be demonstrating as Americans – > > RUSH: We don’t riot. > CALLER: – that they’re more out of control. > > RUSH: We don’t burn our cars. We don’t burn down our houses. We don’t kill our children. We don’t do half the things the American left does. We need the American left – and this is another great thing about Operation Chaos; nothing to do with my ego. We need as many ignorant Americans to wake up and find out exactly who the modern-day Democrat Party is as dominated by the far left in this country. We need that to be seen. Now, I am not inspiring or inciting riots. I’m dreaming. (singing to the tune of White Christmas) “I’m dreaming of riots in Denver.” Remember 1968? And which party did that? It was the radicals in that party, the anti-war radicals, the same bunch of clowns that are running around defining the Democrat Party today. What the world thinks of us? There was an analogy just this week about somebody in the world. I’m drawing a mental blank about this. But the fact is that the Democrat Party has members in it that have already said, “There will be riots,” or something to that effect. Al Sharpton. > > He was throwing down the gauntlet to the superdelegates: “You take this election away from Barack Obama, and there’s gonna be trouble. There’s going to be trouble in Denver.” As for the rest of the world and what they think of us, you know, there’s nothing that frustrates me more than to hear that. What part of the world do we care about? What part of the world do we want approval from? Do we want approval from the Europeans who have gone so damn wussy that they cannot – they could not if they had to – mount a military defense of themselves if they were attacked? Not even with NATO, because it has been allowed to lapse. Is it those people that we want the approval from? Do we want approval from people like Robert Mugabe? Do we want approval from some of the warlords and terrorists of Al-Qaeda? Who in the world do we want approval from? Do we want approval from Hamas, like Jimmy Carter does? We have the approval of our allies. We have the approval of the UK. We have the approval of the Australians. Do we want the approval of the Chinese? Do we want the approval of Kim Jong Il. > > Who do we want to love us? What is this? I guarantee you: You live your life this way as an individual, and you are forever going to be confused and unhappy because you will be embarking on something that’s impossible, and that is, A, to make everybody like you; and, B, respect you. This is something that has to be earned, particularly on the side of respect – and respect is earned with strength. Nobody is going to respect you if they figure out you’re doing whatever you have to do to get their approval. They’re going to laugh at you! They’re going to think you’re a weak-kneed wuss. So the hell with that! We do, hopefully, the right thing for the sake of this country. We’re the only ones in charge of our affairs. We don’t farm out our defense, unless we elect Democrats. We don’t farm out our protection against attack and national security, unless we elect Democrats. We don’t farm out our economy and tear it up in the name of a hoax called global warming, unless we elect Democrats. Riots in Denver at the Democrat convention would see to it we don’t elect Democrats – and that’s the best damn thing could happen for this country as far as anything I can think: Don’t elect Democrats! > > BREAK TRANSCRIPT > > RUSH: Let me tell you something, folks. If there are riots in Denver, the world is gonna just think that we’re just like them, and we have something in common with them, and isn’t that what we want to say: “We’re all the same”? > END TRANSCRIPT So yeah, perfectly reasonable. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454/20 "2008-04-30T15:16:56Z")
I suspect this may be the first time that Al Sharpton and Rush have agreed on _anything_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-dreams-of-riots-in-denver/447454.md?page=2)