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Trai_Dep
10/17/09

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Sort of like the Dan "The whole damned story is true but the MSM will instead focus on whether '70s faxes used smart quotes" Rather incident.
The only minorities Rush spends times with live on the Dominican Islands and have an age-appropriate interest in Barbie dolls. #cnn
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johnnypotatoes
10/16/09

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"It comes from Wikipedia, which cites a book that got it from Wikipedia."

I was waiting for that sentence to be written before I could say this with complete confidence: we're doomed.
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misslinda
10/16/09

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I notice that Glenn Beck isn't demanding that anyone apologize for saying that he raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, so it's gotta be true. Sad, really. I hear that little girl had a bright future ahead of her until she was brutally raped and murdered by Glenn Beck in 1990. #cnn
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MyNameIsChris
10/16/09

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My hunch is that quote is completely fictional... otherwise we would have had a media field day about it when he actually said it. I usually find Rush is smart enough to not say outright racist things... though he's CONSTANTLY spewing race baiting garbage where the intent is racist, even if he can back off it and claim he's just providing discourse. Smart. And annoying. And awful. #cnn
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jasonelias
10/16/09

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It's hilarious that people have to apologize for using and believing fake quotes are true when Rush's career has been built on lies. Well, lies and lots and lots of Oxy's.
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quotidian
10/16/09

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But still, how do we come to the standard of "OK, he didn't actually say that, but he did say this, so the point still stands"? In this same space I read tirades about falsehoods uttered by George Will, with no such leeway granted. If you are going to say he said racist things, stick to the actual racist things he has said. #cnn
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skt.smth
10/16/09

@quotidian: The problem is that, in America, we tend to fall into this line of thinking where, if one fact is out of place, the whole argument falls. If one allegation of Rush making a racist statement is bogus, then it doesn't matter how many other legitimate claims you find, Rush is simply not a racist.

So I think it's a perfectly fine reaction to have, that sure, this one quote was bogus, but the others were legit, so maybe we can downplay the apology bit and reiterate that Rush is, in fact, still a racist. #cnn
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quotidian
10/17/09

@skt.smth: I understand what you are saying, but an important point here is that this is far from the first time that the bogus quotes have been trotted out and objected to as being false. So when folks trot them out again in the face of the fact that they have publicly been shown to be false, they should understand that their argument is weakened. #cnn
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skt.smth
10/17/09

@quotidian: But not weakened in any significant measure when the bulk of the evidence still proves the point. That's the problem. We tend to act as though any shred of falseness negates the overall point. Okay, so this one quote is bogus. The others aren't. We were wrong to front a bogus quote, but Rush is still a racist goon. Unfortunately, Sanchez didn't make the point in that way. #cnn
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quotidian
10/17/09

@skt.smth: I will certainly concede that you are correct that a shred of falseness, meaning the phony quotes, does not negate the point. But as I said, the falseness of the quotes had been brought to light emphatically in the past, so I think CNN should have been quick to point out the problem, and it did not seem to care about accuracy of the record until pressured. Otherwise, the appearance is that CNN just doesn't care. I will also concede that I don't perceive Rush to be the racist that he is portrayed to be (which automatically makes me an insane idiot to many who read this site), but I have no problem with hearing arguments based on what he actually has said that would dispute my point of view. I am more interested in this in journalistic terms, in seeing how media outlets deal with issues of accountability. As I said, the Washington Post was pilloried on this site for allowing George Will to forward a falsehood; I wish for accountability for all. #cnn
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allyzay
10/19/09

@quotidian: Can you please stop using the word "quotes" and use the correct word, "quote," instead? "Quote." As in the singular. Please feel free to listen to every other quote brought up by CNN, which were 100% factual, for your argument "based on what he actually has said."

Disingenuous arguers are disingenuous on this site all the time so why am I bothering? Your repeated insistence on referencing some random "pillorying" of George Will coupled with the "Rush Limbaugh actually isn't as racist as he is portrayed to be" by his own quotes pretty much already tells us what we need to know. #cnn
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unclevanya
10/16/09

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What a drama queen. He made such a huge, over-enunciated deal of it. The quote wasn't a lie, he just couldn't get a 17th source for it. He could have buried this non-apology in a quick sentence in between stories, but he turns it into a 2-minute on-air wrist slashing. Sanchez, get a dick. #cnn
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God
10/16/09

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Ask not when Rush Limbaugh will apologize to you. Ask when you will apologize to Rush Limbaugh. #cnn
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Niko Bellic
10/16/09

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It comes from Wikipedia, which cites a book that got it from Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is the shit. #cnn
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Airvault
10/16/09

@Niko Bellic: It's so much more reliable than its predecessor, Shrugipedia. #cnn
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TRexstasy
10/05/09

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"Henry Kissinger's brains and Jessica Rabbit's body."

And Seabiscuit's teeth!
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onebadclam
10/05/09

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Something tells me Republicans are willing to drop the Kissinger's brain requirement when confronted with the Jessica Rabbit body.
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PaisleyPajamas
10/05/09

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Interesting they would compare her to Jessica Rabbit rather than Francis The Talking Mule.
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Jupiter8
10/05/09

@PaisleyPajamas: He ex-husband's name was Wilbur, so maybe Mr. Ed would be a better comparison.

My favorite moment when she was Lt. Gov in NY was when she stood up during Gov. Pataki's ENTIRE inauguration speech. Anyone who didn't think she was nuts after that was kidding themselves.
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lil red
10/05/09

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McCaughey episode is available on The Daily Show website:
[www.thedailyshow.com]

[www.thedailyshow.com]

Unfortunately the extended version (off air portion) was taken down.
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phlox✔
10/05/09

@lil red: Thanks! I saw this when it aired and couldn't believe the blatant stupidity.
Jon was extraordinarily patient with this nincompoop.
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RonMwangaguhunga
10/05/09

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Now if only those New Republic shitheads would apologize for giving The Bell Curve their cover real estate.
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unclevanya
10/05/09

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[www.huffingtonpost.com]

Still gloriously preserved on HuffPo.
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