Rush Limbaugh: Marriage Equality Is Helping To ‘Normalize Pedophilia’
Source: Think Progress
Blowhard Rush Limbaugh dedicated a lengthy diatribe on his radio show yesterday to the idea that there is a movement underway to try to normalize pedophilia by classifying it as a sexual orientation like heterosexuality and homosexuality. Limbaugh based his claims on an article in The Guardian that addresses questions science still has about the nature of pedophilia, but then he drew his own conclusions that normalizing same-sex marriage is similarly going to lead to normalizing the sexual abuse of children:
LIMBAUGH: There is a movement on to normalize pedophilia, and I guarantee you your reaction to that is probably much the same as your reaction when you first heard about gay marriage. What has happened to gay marriage? Its become normal and in fact, with certain people in certain demographics its the most important issue in terms of who they vote for. So dont pooh-pooh. Theres a movement to normalize pedophilia. Dont pooh-pooh it. The people behind it are serious, and you know the left as well as I do. They glom onto something and they dont let go. [...]
What is their objective? They want us to all think that pedophilia is just another sexual orientation. You know whos gonna fall right in line is college kids, just like they have on gay marriage, just like they do on all other revolutionary social issues. Their own definition of the cutting edge, civil rights, freedom, understanding, tolerance. So Im just warning you here. You think it cant happen. Impossible! Dont be nutso and wacko on us, Rush.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/08/1417231/rush-limbaugh-marriage-equality-activists-are-trying-to-normalize-pedophilia/
Why are House Republicans so crazy? Because they live in a world where Rush Limbaugh is seen as an influential voice.
The Wizard
(12,541 posts)is shrinking. Thought disorders and loose associations
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)progree
(10,901 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)male or female when it comes to pedo boy it matters not
Yes this is sarcasm except for the last part, sadly it seems that is true
duhneece
(4,112 posts)That folks will sell their children to perverts just to feed themselves and keep their other children alive.
I wish someone would tail him, out him.
madokie
(51,076 posts)anxiety sets in when I read or hear his name and I get the hives when I see a picture of him.
Really
duhneece
(4,112 posts)I want to see his sickness revealed for all. I want some Anonymous-type to reveal limbaugh's dirty little secrets.
I'm surprised someone hasn't already.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)Consenting adults marrying each other versus raping pre-pubescent children. How is that the same thing? Even a really, really stupid person should be able to make out the difference.
This is crazy, even for him. But I suppose when your job is pushing the envelope eventually you're going to run out of room.
progree
(10,901 posts)His audience isn't "really really" stupid people who should be able to make out the difference. It is mostly really really really really ... really really stupid people, and they are all nodding their f*ing dumb little heads in agreement with El Rushbo. "That makes sense, that makes sense" they murmur to themselves as they open another can of beer (perhaps wondering when the liberals and the U.N. are going to get around to trying to ban beer).
Fearless
(18,421 posts)That conservatives generally are taught from birth to respect the opinions of their "elders". That is, the Rush Limbaugh's, the parish ministers, and other "moral" icons that they are taught to respect. They believe that these people will never steer them wrong. At the same time they are taught since birth not to question authority. No wonder they are out of touch with reality.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)of pedophilia? The Rush Limbaugh's, the parish ministers, and other "moral" icons that they are taught to respect. He's a hypocrite.
R Merm
(405 posts)I am expecting to start seeing postings on this from my tinfoil wearing conservative "Facebook Friends" within a few days. Doesn't mater how crazy or irrational the post is as long as it is either against Obama or liberals.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)It doesn't matter if it's crazy or it's moronic. It works because his listeners are highly susceptible to demagoguery.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Thank you Mr. President.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)what one never had.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Rush..you really, truly need to slow down on the drugs...you're just getting silly....
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)will eventually result in adults being allowed to victimize and exploit children who cannot consent at all. Of course, why can't people SEE that?
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)rave on about how being gay is an inhibiting factor, who discriminate openly and aggressively against gay people? Is not Rush in fact just one of a chorus of hate speakers? Is Rush the only Republican who does this sort of attack on gay people? No. He's not. They work as a team. They are a political Party.
People can't 'see that' because people are so used to hearing high leadership say horrific things about gay people, AND used to seeing many defend those leaders and the horrific things said of others are played down, those of us who speak against it are attacked by groups shouting 'get over it' . Think about it. They will not even talk about it. They instead rush to the side of the hate speaker to defend with gusto, to cheer and to call him a peace maker.
It's not all Hagel, of course. Here is Rick Warren speaking a few weeks before the 2008 Inauguration at which he had a place of honor. This is dedicated to those who said 'it's just one little prayer' and 'you want a pony' and 'poutrage' while rationalizing this:
Orrex
(63,203 posts)caseymoz
(5,763 posts)And apparently, he's determined.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
If this is some sort of sick projection, then please find yourself some help before you hurt anyone. Otherwise....
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
Gay people are not pedophiles.
patrice
(47,992 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)When he no longer needs to fly to the Dominican Republic with Viagra for child sex.
Deep13
(39,154 posts)rocktivity
(44,576 posts)NINETY-SIX percent of child molestation is heterosexual in nature?
But then again, when your credibility has more holes in it than a colander, you gotta say what you gotta say...
rocktivity
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)ForgoTheConsequence
(4,868 posts)I know Elton played his wedding.
Also didn't Limpballs get busted with viagra while heading to a sex trafficking hotspot for vacation?
Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)He's the biggest tool in music.
I remember Elton at the time trying to tell us that his friend Rush was a good guy, and didn't really oppose gay marriage.
truthisfreedom
(23,145 posts)pedophiles. Rush is doing his extremist thing for money, and really doesn't believe anything he's saying.
Permanut
(5,602 posts)If gays can marry, then next will be people marrying their dogs. Oh, wait, dogs can't sign the marriage license.
What a disgusting piece of bottom feeding scum sucking coprolite! Hey, that sounded almost like Clark Griswald!
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)As has Pat Robertson with his sex with ducks.
CountAllVotes
(20,868 posts)n/t
graegoyle
(532 posts)In regards to his visit to the Domiinican Republic.
CarmanK
(662 posts)patrice
(47,992 posts)possibly be anything else about a homosexual relationship that motivates involvement, so age doesn't matter.
These are the assumptions one would have to hold to think such a thing: none of that personality stuff is important, character is irrelevant, shared or complementary interests don't matter, all baloney, homosexual relationships couldn't possibly be about any of that stuff; there's only one reason people of the same sex might have anything to do with one another, so age doesn't matter, according to Rush Limbaugh.
Limbaugh is projecting his own very limited perceptions of what relationships are about onto the LGBTQ community and, since, he can't imagine wanting to have anything to do with another person for any reason other than some use of their anatomy, he thinks the same of others and, therefore, expects that since that's the only thing that matters, age is irrelevant.
Very revealing remarks.
Skittles
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Paladin
(28,252 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,128 posts)Don'cha think?
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Festivito
(13,452 posts)Normalizing pedophilia is when Rush's bluster makes Rush feel normal, in that way Rush would be right.
Itchinjim
(3,085 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Turbineguy
(37,319 posts)to normalize hate.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)minors. From what I have heard about rushie - he should know.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)As if there was even a correlation??
brett_jv
(1,245 posts)Let me preface this first by saying that Limbaugh's ranting's about any such 'movement' existing is pure nonsense. I also think that, on a moral scale, the two things he's comparing are 100% non-equatable. Marriage equality is a right that should be guaranteed, and adults having sex with kids is contemptible and morally wrong. Rush is completely full of shit, as always.
HOWEVER ... I do think the argument could be reasonably made that pedophilia is indeed, biologically-speaking ... a type of sexual orientation. A regrettably sad, sick, twisted type of orientation to have, distasteful to even think about, but ... I do think that's a fairly accurate description of the phenomenon.
My acknowledging this reality does NOT mean that I believe 'acting' on this orientation should be 'allowed', so please do not take me wrongly on this ... I'm just talking about 'word definitions' here, nothing more. And especially not any kind of 'moral equivalency'.
And I will also say that I have respect for the people who are afflicted with this orientation but who do NOT act on it, and seek help/treatment for it. Most such people were victims of this type of abuse themselves, through no fault of their own, abhor their condition, and want nothing more than to have it be 'gone' inside them. I have one such family member, so ... my apparent degree of 'empathy' for such folks stems from that.
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)get the red out
(13,461 posts)That's my opinion anyway.