# Rush Limbaugh is a dick of the highest order **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 25, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858 "2006-10-25T17:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shizaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@shizaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shizaru)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/1 "2006-10-25T17:24:18Z")
I have never wanted to pit anyone, but there are days when you just gotta say fuck it. Rush Limbaugh is such a monumental sack of shit, I can’t believe people actually listen to this guy. [After reading about this](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15408508/), I’m convinced that he’d say Stevie Wonder was faking being blind in order to shill for funding into curing blindness. Mocking a person with a serious illness is inhuman. Mocking them for political clout is worthy of Satan. I’m too disgusted by this windbag to think straight. Can’t we get rid of this guy somehow, or are there that many people that require him to give them an opinion? ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/2 "2006-10-25T17:30:34Z")
In the case of Limbaugh, it’s his audience who needs to be pitted now. Limbaugh himself is a completely lost cause. The man lacks what you and I would call a conscience, you see. It’s like pitting Charles Manson for putting out records. I think he wouldn’t do it if he knew no one was the slightest bit interested in what he had to say. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/3 "2006-10-25T17:36:19Z")
Honey, radio is a for-profit business. As long as he has the ratings, he’ll be on. And the single most effective way for him to get ratings is to be controversial. He’s not a pundit. Like most radio talk show hosts, he’ll say whatever he has to say to capture an audience. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/4 "2006-10-25T17:40:54Z")
re: Rush Limbaugh is a dick of the highest order Other headlines: Pope catholic, bear shits in woods. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/5 "2006-10-25T17:44:32Z")
Can you imagine doing a radio show for three (I think it’s three) hours a day for as long as he has and trying to maintain an audience? He’s jumping the shark, trying to hang on, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/6 "2006-10-25T17:47:24Z")
Rush is a master of the Big Lie. He could care less if people disprove his stupid statements, because he knows that if he’s made them loud enough and broadcast them wide enough, many people will still believe him. And if he can guilt-by-association Democrats and their supporters with enough angry, ignorant listeners to swing the vote in favoe of the GOP, I’m sure he considers it all justified. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/7 "2006-10-25T18:25:27Z")
[QUOTE=shizaru] I’m too disgusted by this windbag to think straight. Can’t we get rid of this guy somehow… [/QUOTE] Why would you want to ? Fox’s message got a real big boost out of this fiasco. I myself would not have learned about how severe Parkinson’s can be even though I’ve seen it many times, even with my grandfather. Limbaugh may be a buffoon , but as a representative of a constituency in America he honestly and publicly, even bravely portrays their attitudes and ignorance so that others can respond. That in itself is a valuable service to those who wish to stamp out ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/8 "2006-10-25T18:40:24Z")
Not that I’m a Limbaugh apologist, but when called on his comments, The Big Fat Liar did apologize on air. So I would guess he’s less of a dick than he would be if he didn’t apologize. But I’m really surprised that he can still make headlines. I’d like to see him and Fred Phelps shunned by the whole country. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/9 "2006-10-25T19:05:29Z")
No, he’s not a dick… he’s just acting like one. And exploiting his dickness for political purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/10 "2006-10-25T19:11:59Z")
Either that or he’s off his meds. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/11 "2006-10-25T19:16:25Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Either that or he’s off his meds. [/QUOTE] Or back on them! Amazing how that works both ways. CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/12 "2006-10-25T19:19:33Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Either that or he’s off his meds. [/QUOTE] lol… That’s what I was thinking about when I read this story. If anyone knows about medication… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/13 "2006-10-25T19:21:58Z")
[QUOTE=Sean Factotum] Not that I’m a Limbaugh apologist, but when called on his comments, The Big Fat Liar did apologize on air. So I would guess he’s less of a dick than he would be if he didn’t apologize. [/QUOTE] [Only slightly less of a dick](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400691.html): > [@](#): > > Then Limbaugh pivoted to a different critique: “Michael J. Fox is allowing his illness to be exploited and in the process is shilling for a Democratic politician.” Ain’t enough rolleyes. Apparently Rush thinks there’s something wrong if a celebrity endorses a candidate for office; that’s certainly a new one. And Fox, for obvious reasons, would like to see a cure found for Parkinson’s, and consequently is endorsing politicians that would remove an important set of restrictions on finding such a cure. That’s a funny definition of “allowing his illness to be exploited,” but you’ve got to consider the source. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/14 "2006-10-25T19:26:05Z")
I bet he thinks Muhammad Ali is also faking. ---
**Author:** ![shizaru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@shizaru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shizaru)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/15 "2006-10-25T19:29:43Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] No, he’s not a dick… he’s just acting like one. And exploiting his dickness for political purposes. [/QUOTE] …and that somehow makes him _not_ a dick? ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/16 "2006-10-25T19:31:43Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar] I bet he thinks Muhammad Ali is also faking. [/QUOTE] And Christopher Reeve. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/17 "2006-10-25T19:37:06Z")
[QUOTE=shizaru] …and that somehow makes him _not_ a dick? [/QUOTE] Yeah, I don’t get **CK** ’s assessment at all. I can’t even tell if it’s meant to explain, excuse, or what. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/18 "2006-10-25T19:44:22Z")
[QUOTE=big fat windbag] Michael J. Fox is allowing his illness to be exploited and in the process is shilling for a Democratic politician. [/QUOTE] Which is somehow worse than Limbaugh allowing his mental illness to be exploited and in the process shilling for Republican politicians. ---
**Author:** ![Bob55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/19 "2006-10-25T19:49:35Z")
Maybe if you actually listened to Rush instead of just recapping what the liberal news media reports you would understand his side of the situation. He spent 4 hours on the topic the past 2 days, and the only thing you read is a 5 second soundbite that is COMPLETELY out of context. What Rush said was that if Fox wasn’t acting, he was off of his drugs for effect. Which, in fact, Fox has admitted to several times before he goes into Congressional Hearings. Yes, it’s a political move on his part, and yes it has an impact, and sure, use it, but don’t hide behind it as an excuse to say anything you want unquestioned and to bash whoever dares challenge what you said in the ad as and call them evil. What if, in the advertisement, Fox had instead said “ **shizaru** from the SDMB has only 10 posts”. Would you have said “um no this is a lie, I have 250 posts, here’s my post log and the dates and links to each thread”, or would you instead have said “well Michael J. Fox _does_ have Parkinson’s Disease, so I guess I really shouldn’t challenge him on the facts because that would just be improper”. I’m fairly sure you would defend yourself with the facts. The bill Fox is supporting doesn’t even support stem cell research is the funny thing, and one of the candidates he endorsed actually voted against stem cell research. The bill has something to do with cloning actually, not stem cells. According to Limbaugh, at the core this argument goes back to abortion for the mere fact that while adult stem cells have proven worthy in 70+ disorders, embryonic stem cells have had 0 impact on anything. He even has a cite to a medical journal on that one. I quote from Rush’s site, if you care to even hear an explanation: > [@](#): > > I have never seen him this way and I stated when I was commenting to you about it that he was either off his medication or acting. His point wasn’t to make fun of Mr. Fox, but to say that he was either a) off his drugs or b) acting. Well, as it turns out he was likely doing a little of both. More quotes from his site: > [@](#): > > They bring forth people who they think are victims for the purposes of exploiting them, and when you bring forth – for example, if you’re talking about embryonic stem cell research, and you want to convey the notion that the Republicans are opposed to it, and in effect they’re for people having Parkinson’s Disease. Make no mistake that’s what the intent is. > What’s happening here is that Michael Fox has entered the political arena with his attack, which includes false information about Senator Talent and Michael Steele in Maryland. That’s fair game, and I am not going to follow the script that says we’re not allowed to comment on the things said by participants, “victims,” what have you, that the Democrats put forth as infallible in the middle of a political campaign. > The truth is, all stem cell research is legal today in Missouri. Jim Talent does not seek to criminalize it, as Michael J. Fox asserts in his television commercial. Stem cell research is legal today in Missouri, it is happening at universities across the state. The truth is Amendment 2 would put human cloning in the Constitution. Now, the Michael J. Fox ad says that Talent wants to criminalize research, and this is false. It is already legal and it’s already happening. Senator Talent and other opponents of Amendment 2 are not touching stem cell research in any way. What they want to do is stop human cloning from becoming a new right in the Missouri Constitution, and so they have named the pro-cloning bill the stem cell research and cures initiative so that people will go to the polls on November the 7th and think they’re voting for stem cell research, which is already legal. > Michael J. Fox is participating in this disinformation campaign. Sure, endorse who you wish for office, even if you’re a celebrity. But Rush has stated he’s not giving anyone a free pass to say anything they wish because they are disabled. Rush himself is disabled, he’s deaf, but people don’t seem to care about that. His point is a good one - if you enter the political arena, don’t expect a free pass and be prepared to defend your statements. Here’s some more links to support that MJ Fox was infact either misinformed, or intentionally lying: [Michael J. Fox is wrong: Jim Talent supports stem cell research](http://breakingnews.redstate.com/blogs/redlightgrnlight/2006/oct/22/michael_j_fox_is_wrong_jim_talent_supports_stem_cell_research) [Democrats Exploit Michael J. Fox’s Illness](http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102406/content/democrats_exploit.guest.html) [Was Michael J. Fox Duped?](http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102406/content/rush_is_right_2.guest.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858/20 "2006-10-25T19:56:19Z")
[QUOTE=h.sapiens] And Christopher Reeve. [/QUOTE] Current world record for holding his breath is pretty impressive. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-is-a-dick-of-the-highest-order/377858.md?page=2)