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Post by dezii on Feb 4, 2020 23:26:37 GMT -5
May he, and all others battling cancer, be successful in their fight. I have tremendous difficulty summoning up any sympathy or good wishes for people who did it to themselves. Doubly so when he many times ridiculed the dangers of smoking, and denied any effects whatsoever from second-hand smoke. Triply so when he is such a repulsive individual to begin with. Wish him well as you can. I can't. Far better people than him have been taken. I'll save my energies for them. "..... who did it to themselves" I take it u never smoked...however, for most of us that is not the case...Mom did, Dad did, I did, the Duke did...just watch a old movie...seems all but the family dog and the kids didn't...SOP in the military when we got a break..."smoke em if u got em " was the refrain after the command "take 10" {meaning a 10 minute break...} Of course Rush is not one I admire, anything but...however, in watching tonight, I believe he was floored with the honor and don't wish him anything but a recovery...
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Post by dezii on Feb 4, 2020 23:30:03 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. "You should be ashamed of yourselves,"
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 5, 2020 1:54:37 GMT -5
I think he has brought great harm to our society, Nope, no he hasn't. You must be thinking of Fake News.
It looks like Trump is giving him the Presidential of Freedom.. That's reserved for "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the White House."
That's right. One of America’s most prominent racists just received the Presidential Medal of Freedom During the State of the Union, Donald Trump bestowed the highest civilian honor on Rush Limbaugh. www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21123597/rush-limbaugh-medal-of-freedom-trump-racist-sexist
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Post by OldCoyote on Feb 5, 2020 9:20:15 GMT -5
I have listened to Limbaugh like two time maybe 10 minutes each time. Yesterday I get a service call from my good falling off the Left edge customer, friend. He is still home, his wife, who is farther Left than him In the back ground starts asking what am I going to do now that Limbaugh is dying? So in typical Old Coyote fashion,,,I replied Rush is my hero, only to stir the chili,,, it worked!!
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Post by hoops902 on Feb 5, 2020 10:06:40 GMT -5
Nope, no he hasn't. You must be thinking of Fake News.
It looks like Trump is giving him the Presidential of Freedom.. That's reserved for "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the White House."
That's right. One of America’s most prominent racists just received the Presidential Medal of Freedom During the State of the Union, Donald Trump bestowed the highest civilian honor on Rush Limbaugh. www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21123597/rush-limbaugh-medal-of-freedom-trump-racist-sexistWe give our racists Medals of Freedom, Canada makes theirs Prime Minister.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Feb 5, 2020 10:21:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I could care less about Russ. I'm sure if I had it or millions of others that have died from it would have asked him, he would have given a crap. Was he one of them that made fun of McCain also? He has millions, he can pay for the best care if he wants it.
Don't like him, not going to be a hypocrite and say I now care.
But I do care for others suffering and dying from this insidious disease.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 5, 2020 10:29:43 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Feb 5, 2020 10:39:26 GMT -5
Way to cheapen the Presidential Medal of Freedom! Give it to your friends, rather than to someone who has done something worthy...
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 5, 2020 10:49:55 GMT -5
Way to cheapen the Presidential Medal of Freedom! Give it to your friends, rather than to someone who has done something worthy... Awarded to a person whose sole role in life is to divide a nation by a person whose sole role as president is to divide a nation. While President Clinton was waiting the Senate's verdict in his impeachment trial, Clinton honored Rosa Parks. Trump, waiting for the same senate verdict honors Limbaugh, a racist and Obama conspiracy theorist. Someone just like trump.
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Post by hoops902 on Feb 5, 2020 11:37:45 GMT -5
Yep, but I probably wouldn't whine about another country giving a medal to someone when my country is run by a racist. If your country is run by a racist, and our country is run by a racist, I'd be careful about throwing stones.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 5, 2020 11:50:09 GMT -5
Yep, but I probably wouldn't whine about another country giving a medal to someone when my country is run by a racist. If your country is run by a racist, and our country is run by a racist, I'd be careful about throwing stones. Whether it was sincere or not, at least Trudeau publicly apologized. Has trump publicly apologized for his sexual assaults or his racism? Has trump ever publicly apologized for anything? The answer to all that is a resounding no.
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Post by justme on Feb 5, 2020 12:32:03 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy.
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Post by hoops902 on Feb 5, 2020 12:34:07 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy. I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not.
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Post by justme on Feb 5, 2020 12:41:48 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy. I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not. Well I was talking more on those that listen to him. Even back when he was in middle school I thought he was vile and stupid and made my parents turn the talk radio down or change it so I didn't have to listen to him. Haven't even heard of wiff of him since I got my first MP3 player that was much easier to tote around than remembering my CD walkman all the time that would run out of batteries. So the few current things I know are just headlines I've seen.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 5, 2020 12:50:21 GMT -5
We give our racists Medals of Freedom, Canada makes theirs Prime Minister. Get back to me when Trudeau slams the Canadian door shut to people from the Middle East, Haiti, and Mexico. Get back to me when he says "shit-hole countries". Get back to me when he labels an entire populace as rapists and murderers. Get back to me when you find a lawsuit against him for refusing to rent to black people. Get back to me when Trudeau says he doesn't want black people counting his money.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 5, 2020 12:59:23 GMT -5
Trudeau was in his 20s and he apologized profusely. Trump gave the Medal of Freedom to one of the biggest racists alive YESTERDAY, and he never apologizes for anything. Ever.
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Post by hoops902 on Feb 5, 2020 13:28:11 GMT -5
I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not. Well I was talking more on those that listen to him. Even back when he was in middle school I thought he was vile and stupid and made my parents turn the talk radio down or change it so I didn't have to listen to him. Haven't even heard of wiff of him since I got my first MP3 player that was much easier to tote around than remembering my CD walkman all the time that would run out of batteries. So the few current things I know are just headlines I've seen. Isn't that kind of a self-selecting population though? Almost nobody who actually listens to someone thinks that person is crazy, because if they did they'd listen once and turn them off. The thing is, you can say he's a "big name" or something, but his overall listenership is relatively small compared to the total population. So a small group of people think he's worth listening to...it doesn't surprise me that ANYONE saying ANYTHING can't get a small group of people to listen to them and think they make sense.
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Post by justme on Feb 5, 2020 13:43:49 GMT -5
Well I was talking more on those that listen to him. Even back when he was in middle school I thought he was vile and stupid and made my parents turn the talk radio down or change it so I didn't have to listen to him. Haven't even heard of wiff of him since I got my first MP3 player that was much easier to tote around than remembering my CD walkman all the time that would run out of batteries. So the few current things I know are just headlines I've seen. Isn't that kind of a self-selecting population though? Almost nobody who actually listens to someone thinks that person is crazy, because if they did they'd listen once and turn them off. The thing is, you can say he's a "big name" or something, but his overall listenership is relatively small compared to the total population. So a small group of people think he's worth listening to...it doesn't surprise me that ANYONE saying ANYTHING can't get a small group of people to listen to them and think they make sense. He's the top radio talk show host when it comes to listeners. While it's not a huge amount according to forbes is 25 million a month. So about 12% of the adult population. Not a majority but a decent amount. The rest is just me continuing to be naive and disbelieve at how stupid humans really are.
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Post by hurley1980 on Feb 5, 2020 14:51:49 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy. I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not. You don't have to listen to him. His crazy conspiracy theories have been all over the news, plus quotes, audio clips, etc. Dude may not be crazy, but he's sure good at acting like it!
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Post by Bob Ross on Feb 5, 2020 14:53:23 GMT -5
I have listened to Limbaugh like two time maybe 10 minutes each time. Yesterday I get a service call from my good falling off the Left edge customer, friend. He is still home, his wife, who is farther Left than him In the back ground starts asking what am I going to do now that Limbaugh is dying? So in typical Old Coyote fashion,,,I replied Rush is my hero, only to stir the chili,,, it worked!!
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 5, 2020 15:22:59 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy. I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not. she didn't say HE is crazy. she said that people who don't realize he is awful are.
but like you, I disagree. it is not that they are crazy. it is that they (those who take him seriously) are awful, too.
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Post by dezii on Feb 5, 2020 16:24:16 GMT -5
I hate Rush even when I identified more as Rep than Dem. He's always been awful. And the fact that so many people don't realize it is crazy.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Feb 5, 2020 16:46:59 GMT -5
I dunno, if you're someone who doesn't listen to him, would you ever know he's crazy? I honestly couldn't tell you any specific belief he had to judge whether he's crazy or not. You don't have to listen to him. His crazy conspiracy theories have been all over the news, plus quotes, audio clips, etc. Dude may not be crazy, but he's sure good at acting like it! I don't think he's crazy. I think he's wicked shrewd. His profits will get him the best treatment that money can buy, all while railing against those who can't even come close to getting what he will receive in care. I may not wish cancer on him but I sure ain't going to shed any tears about it either.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 5, 2020 16:55:56 GMT -5
You don't have to listen to him. His crazy conspiracy theories have been all over the news, plus quotes, audio clips, etc. Dude may not be crazy, but he's sure good at acting like it! I don't think he's crazy. I think he's wicked shrewd. His profits will get him the best treatment that money can buy, all while railing against those who can't even come close to getting what he will receive in care. I may not wish cancer on him but I sure ain't going to shed any tears about it either. I used to discount this cynicism, but I don't anymore. I think this is precisely what it is.
the American public is being thoroughly had. they are carrying water for those that would drown them.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 5, 2020 17:52:37 GMT -5
We give our racists Medals of Freedom, Canada makes theirs Prime Minister. Get back to me when Trudeau slams the Canadian door shut to people from the Middle East, Haiti, and Mexico. Get back to me when he says "shit-hole countries". Get back to me when he labels an entire populace as rapists and murderers. Get back to me when you find a lawsuit against him for refusing to rent to black people. Get back to me when Trudeau says he doesn't want black people counting his money. Oh, and get back to us when Trudeau does this..... Trump's latest travel ban is an attack on Africans Last Friday, as the nation prepared to usher in the first day of Black History Month, President Donald Trump used his executive powers to issue a ban on visas for six countries, most of which are located in Africa -- immigrants from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan will be banned, while citizens of Tanzania and Sudan will be ineligible to apply for the green card lottery. The Trump administration had been hinting at this latest ban for weeks, yet the President still managed to choose the worst moment imaginable to set it in motion. www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/opinions/trump-travel-ban-expansion-africa-racism-tometi/index.htmlYou were saying.......? You're really comparing Trump's racism to Trudeau's costume back when he was in his 20s? Seriously?
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Post by dezii on Feb 5, 2020 20:38:40 GMT -5
Get back to me when Trudeau slams the Canadian door shut to people from the Middle East, Haiti, and Mexico. Get back to me when he says "shit-hole countries". Get back to me when he labels an entire populace as rapists and murderers. Get back to me when you find a lawsuit against him for refusing to rent to black people. Get back to me when Trudeau says he doesn't want black people counting his money. Oh, and get back to us when Trudeau does this..... Trump's latest travel ban is an attack on Africans Last Friday, as the nation prepared to usher in the first day of Black History Month, President Donald Trump used his executive powers to issue a ban on visas for six countries, most of which are located in Africa -- immigrants from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan will be banned, while citizens of Tanzania and Sudan will be ineligible to apply for the green card lottery. The Trump administration had been hinting at this latest ban for weeks, yet the President still managed to choose the worst moment imaginable to set it in motion. www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/opinions/trump-travel-ban-expansion-africa-racism-tometi/index.htmlYou were saying.......? You're really comparing Trump's racism to Trudeau's costume back when he was in his 20s? Seriously? "You're really comparing Trump's racism to Trudeau's costume back when he was in his 20s? Seriously?" …………………. ………………….
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 18, 2020 16:23:23 GMT -5
Limbaugh: Trump advised me to 'never apologize' for Buttigieg remarksConservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said President Trump advised him to “never apologize” for his comments on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality. Limbaugh said on his Monday show that Trump called him to talk about his comments last week that “America’s still not ready to elect a gay guy kissing his husband on the debate stage.” His remarks sparked outrage from some Democrats and prompted Buttigieg to respond on CNN Sunday that he “doesn’t need a lecture on family values from Limbaugh.” The popular host, who revealed earlier this month he had advanced stage lung cancer, responded to Buttigieg on Monday by saying he “didn’t lecture him on family values” and sharing his conversation with the president on the matter. "Hell, the president even called me about this!" Limbaugh said Monday on his show. "He said, 'Rush, I just got to tell you something. Never apologize. Don't ever apologize.'" Article here: Limbaugh: Trump advised me to 'never apologize' for Buttigieg remarks
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Post by laterbloomer on Feb 18, 2020 17:03:55 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. Maybe I should be but I can't help it. The best I can do is not speak my thoughts out loud, but I have no sympathy for him. About the same amount he has shown others I would say.
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Post by laterbloomer on Feb 18, 2020 17:07:47 GMT -5
Yep, but I probably wouldn't whine about another country giving a medal to someone when my country is run by a racist. If your country is run by a racist, and our country is run by a racist, I'd be careful about throwing stones. There's enough stones for both of them. But in our defense, we went with the less racist guy that had a chance of winning.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 18, 2020 17:17:38 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. Maybe I should be but I can't help it. The best I can do is not speak my thoughts out loud, but I have no sympathy for him. About the same amount he has shown others I would say. It's apparently okay to speak your thoughts out loud. According to trump, "I just got to tell you something. Never apologize. Don't ever apologize.'"
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