Real Racism from Rush's Critics - the Hypocrisy of the Left

When I was still in Maryland I heard "Hey ni&&a" a lot more than I heard "Hey man" so, no, the one ending with an A is not the same as the one ending with an R. In fact, from a societal perspective, young black Americans took a very ugly word, modified it and took away some of it's power. " Well then spalli, I got a little challenge for ya. Walk up to a group of young black men and women and say something like "watup n****AS?!" and see what happens, lol, PLEASE upload it to youtube too! "

Well, it was more a tonue in cheek suggestion.....

That's good cause once you do something around here that makes folks think you're nuts, it never goes away. Just ask the cousin who shot the fake decoy deer out of season and was arrested...at least 15 years ago.

"First of all, exactly what do you mean by, "Well, they weren't incorrectly attributed to Rush. They weren't even real words said by Rush"? What do I mean? Well, to find that out you'd have to actually read the whole paragraph. Then you would see, just prior to these sentences, the ones that explain I am referring to words said by other people and then just after those sentences, I explain why no one objects to them. I guess I could have said it's because they're invisible. Why would I not take Media Matters for a source on this? Well, could it be because they were the source for all the lies and made-up quotes that the folks at CNN and MSNBC broadcast? As to the quote about the Bloods and the Crips, have you read the transcript of the entire show to find out what context this was said in? No, and neither has Media Matters or any other "responsible" journalist. It's not hard to find, I found it and I read it. Should I bother to explain it? I am sure it won't matter, but I can't help myself. I just like the truth so here goes: Rush was talking about a specific game to start with, one in which a Chargers player head-butted and got all up in the face of a Patriots player and was acting, well... thug-ish. He then began to discuss the classless and undisciplined behavior that was becoming standard in the NFL - the sack dances, the disrespecting other players, the buffoonery that follows any play. The reference to gangs had to do with the insulting behavior displayed by players towards one another. He then had a discussion with a caller about how this type of behavior all started with Mark Gastineau of the NY Jets, who did the first sack dance. Gastineau is white, by the way. Rush also stated that the two classiest players in the NFL were LaDanian Tomlinson and Marvin Harrison. Those two players are both black. I realize that even knowing all of this, you will still need to believe that he made the gang reference in order to make a racial reference, but I still had to tell you what was really being discussed. Halfrican reference? Not classy, definitely. It was an outrageous way of saying bi-racial. I wouldn't use the term, and I assume he did use the term to be outrageous. But, it's not exactly a lie... they are both biracial. Maybe we should all give up terms like African-American and Italian-American and Native American and every other hyphenated American type and just be Americans. The Magic Negro, (or magical negro or mystical negro) is NOT a racial epithet, it's a literary device used in fiction. The Magic Negro is a character who usually appears out of nowhere, has no past. This secondary character usually displays some keen insight or magical powers, some psychic ability or supernatural knowing that he uses to help the white protagonist get out of trouble or achieve some great goal - often by helping the white main character to recognize his own faults and weaknesses and overcome them. Spike Lee criticized Hollywood for its use of the magic negro in many films, such as Bagger Vance and The Green Mile. Spike Lee used the term Magic Negro but he didn't invent it, it's been around for a very long time. Rush used it in a political sense, Spike Lee used it in a cinematic sense. Not a racial slur, but a social and political commentary. I don't know what other gems you've heard Rush say, I don't listen to Rush. You must if you hear him say these things. I do know that you completely avoided the issue of the media interviewing racists like Jackson and Sharpton to give their opinions on how racist Rush Limbaugh is. You said: "I wish I could remember who said this because I'm beginning to think it's the truth; I'm paraphrasing but it went something like this - "To the conservatives the only racism that exists is reverse racism!" To that I would counter that I have heard it said by many, and I am starting to believe it, that for liberals the only racism that exists is the examples they find to point at in other people, never realizing that their obsession with seeing racism everywhere makes them more racist than those they police the speech of.

I'm curious, Rollo, on what do you base your opinions regarding Rush's racial views if you don't listen to his show...political affiliation only? You also don't follow football but you're certain he's never said anything out of line on ESPN either. I listen to a lot of talk radio, most of it conservative, and I do listen to Rush when I can. I also listen to Michael Savage, Neal Boortz, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham and, locally, Joyce Kaufman (our TEA party queen)...all conservatives. I caught some of Andre Eggelletion's show this afternoon...he's not conservative...and Dennis Miller sometimes in the evenings if there's nothing good on tv. My point here is that my mind is open to all ideas and opinions and I've pretty much established during the past year here that I'm not a die hard supporter of any political party. So, don't automatically discount the opinions of someone who doesn't agree with you as being politically motivated because that's not always the case. Rush dances on the edge of the cliff quite a bit. There are times when he does cross the line. It's not newsworthy on the talk radio circuit but things change when you're a television commentator working for ESPN or trying to become a part of professional football in a position of authority. You say that for liberals, the only racism that exists are the examples they find to point at in other people but what did you do in our discussion above with Serena Williams? You took one emotional outburst made by a young woman who has always been an example of good sportsmanship and decency, a momentary loss of control during a critical point in a critical game for which she has publicly apologized more than once, and you labeled her as trash and accused her of being racist against the line judge. Doesn't that make you equally guilty of the same thing?

Comparing black people to black people is considered racism by a lot of people. Is it? I say HELL NO -- GET OFF IT. But some others see it as blatant racism. Rush making the comment about the bloods and crips was only considered racist because people who heard it and judged it said, basically, "Well, the NFL is 'black' and bloods and crips are 'black.' He's a racist!" Let us not forget, some of the far-left race criers were also up in arms over the comparison of Michelle Obama to Oprah. "RACISM! Why would anyone compare two black women unless they were racist!?" And the Obama/Oprah comparison was actually positive, and not a negative comparison like Rush made. lol You just can't be anything but 100% serious, 100% sensitive and 100% willing to bite and swallow your swollen tongue before you mention a minority at all! It's just the climate we live in.

I've tried to discuss this reasonably and logically, but I can't. I am going to just give in and admit that everyone is a racist if they don't agree that Rush Limbaugh is the devil and he will have to wait to play football in hell. It doesn't matter what he said or didn't say or why, he's just a racist cause THEY said so. I have to go tear out my hair now. Don't worry, they'll have rewritten history by the time your grandkids get to school. They will probably have to edit out anything before Obama.

It's sad but true. I was posting on thenotsogreatdebaters thread about voting rights, and I said, jokingly, that I didn't want people who thought Ben Franklin was America's greatest president to help decide the future of my children. I immediately stopped and told myself, "Wait, that's some truly deep stuff!" I can honestly say that I know some Republicans/conservatives/non-liberals who are bitter simply because their "side" isn't in power. But I can also honestly say that most people pulling their hair out these days are just normal people who realize that the country IS being controlled by dumbed-down, haughty, young elitists in training with their fluffy liberal educations, and special interest. And it's muddafriggin' DISTURBING. My uncle was a huge Aerosmith fan when he was alive, and in the early 90s, he had the single "Eat the Rich." I can remember him saying, "Then who?" Of course, I had no clue what he was talking about, but it's a question I ask myself today constantly! Label everyone who does't agree with you a racist. Okay. Then who? You'll be out of business. Blame the other side and punish them for your plight. Okay. Knock yourself out. But then who? Once you're still in the same situation (probably worse), whose fault is it then? All opposition has already been demonized and marginalized. Since minorities HAVE TO BE liberals (not only liberals, but in total and utter agreement with EVERYTHING) or they're house negros, sell-outs, etc, ideology has become synonymous with skin tone to the point that all non-liberals are either racists or uncle Toms. So I definitely agree with you. He's a racist because they say so -- no other reason needed. I would join in pulling my hair out, but I'm already balding.