You Heard Me: Rush Limbaugh Is “a Racist Troll”

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http://www.alternet.org/you-heard-me-rush-limbaugh-racist-troll



Politico and Mediaite are aghast that I called Rush Limbaugh a “racist troll” on “Politics Nation” with Al Sharpton on MSNBC Monday night. The immediate cause of my diagnosis was Limbaugh terming President Obama’s pitch for military intervention in Syria “Operation Shuck and Jive.” Or as Limbaugh said: “Bush had ‘Shock and Awe.’ We’re looking at ‘Shuck and Jive’ here. That’s what I’m going to name this. The Obama operation in Syria — ‘Operation: Shuck and Jive’ — because that’s what this is.”

Politico’s Dylan Byers was quick to point out that during the 2008 campaign, Hillary Clinton supporter Andrew Cuomo said Obama “can’t shuck and jive at a press conference. All those moves you can make with the press don’t work when you’re in someone’s living room.” Cuomo, it should be noted, was widely hammered for his strange turn of phrase — “shuck and jive” is an old slur associated with lying or deceptive behavior by black people – but I would also note that I didn’t call Limbaugh racist simply because he used the term “shuck and jive:” it’s his long history of depicting African-Americans in crude stereotypes, most having to do with violence, savagery and stupidity. The point of both pieces seemed to be that I had gone beyond the pale in calling Limbaugh racist. I was a little shocked, because I didn’t think anyone would notice what I said, since I was just stating the truth.

Limbaugh is not just racist but proud of his racism. He’s made a career out of stereotyping African-Americans as violent savages and criminals. As early as the ’70s he told a black caller to his radio show: “Take that bone out of your nose and call me back.” In the ’90s, he mused: “Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?” In 2004 he suggested that the NBA be renamed “the TBA, the Thug Basketball Association, and stop calling them teams. Call ‘em gangs. “ Just three years later he complained that the NFL “all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons.”

Most famously, in the realm of sports, he slammed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb as a mediocre affirmative action beneficiary on ESPN in 2003 and later resigned over the controversy. “Sorry to say this, I don’t think he’s been that good from the get-go,” Limbaugh said. “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn’t deserve.”

[chervilant]

1. Poor, pathetic creature...

I wonder what's happened in his life to fill him with so much hate.

[Fumesucker]

2. It's (mostly) an act, he's "hating" all the way to the bank

For me at least that is even more disgusting than if he actually felt the way he claims to about people.

Limbaugh has found a bunch of suckers who will fall for propaganda properly pitched to their biases and he does that masterfully, it's at least partially his fault that his potential audience is shrinking just because he's so good at screwing with the heads of the ones he does get.

[Gothmog]

3. Water is also wet

Universal truths are fun

[Johnny Ready]

4. The Last Generation to See Colors

I am not a fan of Rush Limbaugh at all. I think he is a very weak man who has sold his soul for the purpose of cash and prizes. The only sense of relief in this scenario is I believe we are now seeing the last generation that feels this way about colors. This is also the last generation to pass judgement on sexuality. The last generation to judge a person by the color of their skin. I may not live to see Mila Kunis on Mar's but I will live to see the better days and years ahead for us all. Bye Rush, enjoy the pool and you really should give shuffle board a try.