Can't believe I'm saying this: Limbaugh may be finished

[Faygo Kid]

After 20+ years of spewing his hatred and obvious "issues" throughout the nation, I think Limbaugh may finally be finished as the voice of the GOP.

I have a daughter who I love. I had a mother who was as strong a person as you have ever met. I had aunts and a grandmother who emigrated to the US in about 1910. I have an ex-wife and now a wonderful partner for the past 15 years, and women cousins, friends, coworkers throughout my life who have meant everything to me.

And even conservatives love the women in their lives. Limbaugh obviously does not, and I think he's a goner because of it. I can't believe I am finally saying this, after all the years of hate and venom he has gotten away with. But I think he's finally finished.

And it's not his hatred of liberals that has done him in - it's his hatred of women. He has Issues.

[Initech]

1. I'm gonna say the same thing he did when W stole the election:

[Motown_Johnny]

2. I hope you are right, but I am less optimistic

The guy makes 40 million a year

If he had his pay cut by 10 million that might be enough to keep him on the air


There are just to many ditto heads for me to believe he is going to finally go away.

[Blue Owl]

3. I'll get the fork

n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. pitch or table?

[Blue Owl]

11. Looks like a job for the XL trident

n/t

[cynatnite]

4. Oh, I don't think he is by any stretch...

He'll apologize to placate everyone and move forward as fast as he can so he can put some distance. He wants it forgotten.

If this does get rid of him, I think it will take quite a while. It did for Glenn Beck.

[hedgehog]

5. I agree- I came up with one example

and people named others of radio stars going back to the 1930's who managed to implode after making just one more evil remark which broke the spell!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002379453

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. He has certainly been woulded, if not finished off,

but let's hope so.

[snagglepuss]

7. The fact that men have had mothers, sisters, daughters etc has never stopped misogyny.

[Faygo Kid]

27. You're right. But he has put it out there for all to see.

This 60+ white male thinks this is it. Misogyny will not go away, but I think Rush will. And I will rejoice for that.

[ret5hd]

8. i won't agree or disagree for 2 weeks.

I can hope, but I have seen bigger things blow over very rapidly, and I have seen smaller things destroy.

[randome]

10. I think you may be right.

He went too far this time and the mood of the country is different this time.

Limbaugh will end not with a bang but with a whimper.

[Arugula Latte]

25. a slow-leak from the Hindenburg

[Cleita]

12. I'm getting the same feeling. People aren't buying his shit anymore.

Most of my acquaintances think he's a crank. However, about his racism and misogyny, my neighbor's ex-wife used to listen to him and agree with him all the time even when I pointed out his lies to her. The weird thing is that she was Hispanic (Puerto Rican) and of course a woman and she didn't get that his diatribes were against people like her.

[Justice wanted]

13. I think you are right about this. I think he's done this ONCE too many times.

[Downtown Hound]

14. He's not done, but he did get knocked down

His armor has been breached, and that's a good thing because it will effect him long term.

But don't kid yourself, he'll be back, and more stoned and obnoxious than ever.

[liberal_mama]

15. I think he went too far this time

He went on and on about this poor girl for several days. His apology should go on and on. He should explain that he has mommy issues or women issues and offer to seek treatment for his condition. His apology was completely inadequate. He's a disgusting bastard who should be fired. There is no place for hatemongers like Rush in our country.

[gulliver]

16. He got away with the McNabb thing.

He got away with Oxycontin addiction.

He got away with the Michael J. Fox thing.

Limbaugh channels some serious ugly from deep within the Republican limbic system. He'll get away with this. His base will treat him as a victim of liberal PC and establishment Republican conniving.

[Faygo Kid]

17. I don't think so.

He has gotten away with every vile thing imaginable for the past 25 years, but I think he hit a nerve this time, as even conservatives have mothers, daughters, wives, etc.

I hope wife number 4 takes the money and runs, by the way.

[gulliver]

24. I definitely hope you are right. n/t

[The Doctor.]

26. How many advertisers did those cost him?

I think this is bigger. I hope it ends him and sends a message to his base that their attitude is not welcome in a civil society.

But that may be too much to hope for.

[Kber]

18. It may not be the end, or even the beginning on the end

but it may be the end of the beginning.

And not just to Rush. I believe that the hate has been dialed up all over because certain elements of society are fighting a rear guard action against demographics.

They are losing, and it's making them frantic, hateful and dangerous.

But they are losing.

[Faygo Kid]

21. Well said.

And much appreciated.

[oldhippydude]

31. bingo

that what the voter suppression laws et el, are all about rear guard actions... they are toast!!

[The Genealogist]

19. I'll be surprised if it is his end

It may be, I would not bet money on it. But my guess, knowing all too well how this works, is that he will pour on crocodile tears and shoehorn himself into the victim role, while the EBUL LIBRUALS and EBUL LIBRUAL MEDIAS will be the ones who get hurt.

I think some people in this (and other) threads are overestimating the number of his dittoheads who are going to part company over this latest hateful incident. He will loose women I am sure, though not that segment of his female audience who were brought up to think they were "sluts" just for being born with a vagina and had that disgusting notion reinforced as an adult. He is not going to loose the misogynists in his audience, the ones who think women need to know/learn "their place," which is barefoot and pregnant, making sandwiches and turkey pot pies.

We're talking about a man I think of as the godfather of AM hate radio. It is hard to imagine that this most recent week-long hate fest of his is going to cost him, in the end, any more than any other of his vile hate fests.

If it does cost him his radio career, it will be fine with me. I may even do a little happy dance. Just trying to be realistic about it.

[aquart]

20. Not holding my breath.

It isn't as if what he's saying is inconsistent with current Republican policy.

[Muirist]

22. that's a bit optimistic - let's clean our house now

But it has generated good common energy and for progressives.

Let's make sure we weed out any that pretend to be progressives who could do damage in this direction -- e.g.
B Mahers.

Compare Stewart, Pryor, .... (respectful, funny), to Mahers (self-serving, not so funny).

Guys like Mahers, could quickly repel many from the free thinking side of the aisle.

[Arugula Latte]

23. My sense is the difference now might be social media.

Before, hate radio could spew and spew endlessly and be relatively unchallenged. But now social media has reached a critical mass and now people can fight back instantly and join with tens or hundreds of thousands of like-minded people relatively effortlessly (e.g. Komen blow-up).

[malaise]

41. Once folks are alert and paying attention the likes of Scumbaugh

can be destroyed. Way more people have been paying attention since the attacks on Planned Parenthood, Komen, the transvaginal probe bills, and now Sandra Fluke.
Fugg Rush - he continues to lose support.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

28. So many Americans who listen to him are pure walking, talking, breathing shit

They are of extremely low moral character and I don't expect them to change, whether it's Limbaugh they listen to, another whackadoodle right wing radio Host, or a megachurch nutjob businessman-preacher who wants to return women to the 18th century.

[southernyankeebelle]

29. I wouldn't pop that cork just yet. But I sure hope your right.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. They may look at the cost to buy out the rest of his contract

after this year (it goes until 2016 I believe) and then he can become even wealthier on satellite radio like Stern. But even if that happened, at least that would free up 3 hours of the public's airwaves that have been polluted and poisoned by his toxic talk for almost 25 years.

[crazyjoe]

32. Rush may be an a**hole, but he aint stupid. The fat pig has everyone in media talking about him,

he's the topic of conversation on every political discussion board, you just can't buy this kind of publicity.
I guess we wait and see what happens, but as usual, it all comes down to $$.

[movonne]

33. We can only hope...I do have a little hope

because our wonderful president weighted in on this by calling Ms Fluke

[nolabear]

34. The outcome lies with us. We must NOT forget.

He's no fool. I expect him to go quiet for a few weeks and slowly ramp up again. This election is money in his pocket. We need to KEEP him on the defensive until it's over and he is irrelevant to the GOP. I do think he's just narcissist enough to get reckless when backed into a corner and it's up to us to do that. His vitriol can't be acceptable.

[Faygo Kid]

35. He's finished, and I say that as someone who has listened to him for 20+ years.

I was born in the same year as that execrable pig. I share the same memories: The JFK assasination, the Beatles, John Glenn. And I can tell you this with certainty: Finally, the piece of shit has overreached. I first heard his garbage in the late '80s, and I have waited for this to happen ever since. I win, as a decent although not rich human being. He loses, as a rich but deeply troubled - well, not human.

I hate him with every fiber of my being, and as a peer, I am glad to see him finished.

[opihimoimoi]

36. Yup, Count me in this Group.... Limpass has a hatred for things posiive...he of neg polarity...

[roguevalley]

37. Faygo Kid, you are a good person. Just saying. :)

[lib2DaBone]

38. What happened to Tokyo Rose?

Did she live out her broadcasting career?

[ZombieHorde]

39. I would be surprised to see him finished over this. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

40. I wish I could say you are right but

HATERS GOTTA HATE... This guy is in for the long run, and 3 months down the line, he will still be sitting in that big chair with Clear Channel holding him up. They will lose advertising money, sure...but they will recover from this. Its what they live for...having that much power over the Republican party.


And yes...THEY SUCK!