Richardson slams Limpbaugh over outrageous statement about Darfur

[seasat]

Here's the press release:

Governor Bill Richardson Statement on Rush Limbaugh's Comments about Democratic Support for Ending Violence in Darfur

MANCHESTER, NH -- Democratic Presidential Candidate Governor Bill Richardson, campaigning today in New Hampshire, issued the following statement in response to comments earlier in the week made by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh accused Democrats of calling for the US to intervene in Darfur simply to court the African-American vote.

Limbaugh reportedly said that Democrats "want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur." He continued: "There are two reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur? It's black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a significant percentage of this voting bloc, they're in trouble." The caller responded, "The black population," to which Limbaugh said, "Right."

"The situation in Darfur is a human tragedy of unprecedented scale that demands action. It is a humanitarian issue, not a partisan political issue. I went to Darfur because human beings are being killed on a horrific scale. I negotiated a cease-fire because rape is being used as a weapon against tens of thousands of helpless women and girls. I have kept this issue front and center because hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes and all their possessions. Anyone with a heart cares about Darfur -- anyone with a conscience must and should care about this suffering. America cares -- it is the current administration that hasn't lived up to America's tradition of compassion. I've been saying for months we must keep the pressure on China, Russia and Sudan. We can resolve this crisis through diplomacy, just as we should have done with Iraq -- our kids don't need to be sent into the middle of a civil war. Only when US foreign policy is based on our American principles will the world again respect American leadership and only then will we have the credibility to stop international crises and humanitarian disasters. "

[janx]

1. GOOD. It's refreshing to hear someone taking on this

goon for his misinformation and divisive behavior. He has been misinforming and scaring people for decades, just to make a buck.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Bravo! It's great to see a Democratic candidate strongly call out Limbaugh's hateful BS.

:kick:

:applause:

MKJ

[rodeodance]

3. GRAND----thank you Richardson!! so so much! (we know lumpy will hit back again-so be it)

[rodeodance]

4. i think Dems are actually afraid of Limpo! (maybe i would be also)

[rep the dems]

10. A lot of people in my high school like Rush.

They say he's a great hook up for prescription drugs :evilgrin:

[populistdriven]

18. I had to stop listening to him while driving, I recently imagined myself in a car crash,

paralyzed, possible dying and in a great deal of pain with rush blathering on and on and unable to turn off the radio.

I used to listen for a couple minutes to get an update on the latest RW propaganda but no longer.

[snowbear]

20. Oh come on...

That slug wouldn't give up an Oxycontin if you had to hold him down and pull it out of his throat!

[janx]

13. I dunno that they're afraid. At any rate, they shouldn't be.

He's an uneducated dolt. He riles people up to earn a living. But I'm so glad that Richardson called him out on this. I wish more people would do so. The kind of rhetoric Limbaugh has practiced for so long has really degraded our culture.

[janx]

5. It sort of...

elevates the dialogue a bit, no? ;-)

[rodeodance]

6. if you mean ---Limpo and his dirt vs richardson talking of human tradegy. yes yes.

[janx]

9. The level of discourse, yes.

It's refreshing!

[rodeodance]

7. and note that Richardson got a dig in for Diplomacy!--not more killing!

[rodeodance]

8. Give it a REC

[janx]

11. Why don't the media cover things like this, I wonder?

Is it because they'd have to clean up their own act if they did?

[Adelante]

12. GO GOV!!

Yes, yes, yes.

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Turned the other way, Limbaugh approves of rape and murder, as long as

it's directed to black people?

[krispos42]

15. Ah, so BushCo invaded Iraq to get the Arab and Muslim vote?

How's that working out, anyway?

[struggle4progress]

16. Why waste energy responding to the racist pig? RL listeners aren't going to vote

for a Dem -- and in fact, they'll never even hear an accurate summary of Richardson's response to RL.

The idea that RL actually says anything deserving a response is ridiculous.

But worse -- it's actually counter-productive to "hit back" as tenuously and weakly as Richardson did.

[Mich Otter]

17. Rush is acknowledging the Republicans won't help Africans due to skin color.

It is so obvious that the way Amerikkka treats the Sudanese and the Haitians is due to the color of their skin. This country is racist through and through.

[Mythsaje]

19. "Is that fat, addled bastard still talking? Is anyone still listening?"

Now THAT'S a response to Rush Limbaugh with teeth.