LAT Spanks Limbaugh (& Hannity) For Peddling "SHAMELESS" Lies About Obama

[kpete]

Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity dive shamelessly in, talking about the 'Obama recession' and other partisan lines.
By JAMES RAINEY, On The Media
November 9, 2008

LAT fact-checks Limbaugh, hits him for peddling ’shameless’ lies.»

The Los Angeles Times’ media journalist James Rainey take a look at how right-wing pundits Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are dealing with Barack Obama’s victory. “When he is demonizing Barack Obama, fabricating Obama policies, blaming Obama for single-handedly causing the recession and the stock market crash,” Rainey writes of Limbaugh, “he doesn’t pretend to be fair.” The LAT then offers this fact-check:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/09/limbaugh-media-shameless/

In a time when the nation calls out for cool leadership and rational discussion, Limbaugh stirs the caldron, a tendency he proved in a particularly grotesque way last week when he accused Obama’s party of plotting a government takeover of 401(k) retirement plans.

“They’re going to take your 401(k), put it in the Social Security trust fund, whatever the hell that is,” Limbaugh woofed. “Trust fund, my rear end.”

A slight problem with Limbaugh’s report: Obama and the Democrats have proposed no such thing.

The proposal, in fact, emanated from a single economist, one of many experts testifying to a congressional committee.

Rainey concludes, “To broadcast such a report — so drained of context as to constitute a lie — would be a shameless act at any time. But Limbaugh needlessly stirred the fears of the millions he holds in his thrall — making the 401(k) thievery sound like nearly a done deal. Shameless.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-onthemedia9-2008nov09,0,4216330.story?track=rss

[Historic NY]

1. Hate Radio, really does hate America....

its the only way they make $$. Perhaps we should have a truth in broadcasting law which allows for repercussions. Not against free speech but they should be made to retract untruths on the air when pointed out similar to newspapers.

[gratuitous]

2. If the Fairness Doctrine is reinstated, this garbage is over

The broadcast airwaves belong to We the People. Why do we allow this squatter to use our property for his own grotesque anti-American screeds?

[Doug.Goodall]

14. Reich wing radio put every lie they had into defeating Obama

Now that they are fully exposed to their one sided, shout down the opposition style of communications, they deserve the Fairness Doctrine.

[Kip Humphrey]

3. Hey, Rush, hope to cope: Oxycontin... Oxy...contin... Oooh, Oxy...contin!

[ryanmuegge]

4. Limbaugh also said that Obama was inciting attack by Muslims because he chose a Jew for COS.

Oh, so now he's not being considerate ENOUGH of militant Muslims? Whereas before he was too sympathetic to them, wanting to meet with their leaders "without precondition" and so forth.

[Danieljay]

5. How about an article now about the lies of gun confiscation by Hannity, Savage, and Lars Larson?

This is even more dangerous in my opinion.

[State the Obvious]

6. The Democrats need to be ready to rebut their lies...

...and not give them an inch. Didn't 24,000 Americans lose their jobs in OCTOBER?.........BEFORE Obama was elected? The problem of course is that Linbaugh and Hannity know their base is factually-challenged.....and they use it.

Just ask ANY Republican who is spouting this Limbaugh/Hannity mantra....When does Barack Obama officially become president? (My guess is that they have no idea he has to wait until Jan. 20.) :crazy:

[catzies]

7. That vile POS I hate him so much. My boss believes him & cut out our 401k match!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4409757&mesg_id=4409757

If my boss weren't such an idiot RW nutjob I'd ask if he's going to reinstate it since it turned out to be a rumor...which I knew it was all along, but as the office liberal it was really rough last week.

[creeksneakers2]

8. I'm so glad to see Limbaugh and Hannity called out

for their lies. They got away with 8 years of lies and hatred against Clinton. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with any of it this time. I'm all for the other side keeping checks on Obama, but they should do it without lies.

[scarface2004]

9. i heard obama is going to take my 401k and buy crack!

for his daughters! is this true?!?!

[jillan]

10. May their ratings plummet, just like their brains have already done.

[benld74]

11. Those two are at the top of the HEAP of Talking HEADS,,,

that spew out 2-3rd hand nonsense, put on so called experts, spew hate ad lies about the opposition.
Read this at link. Very true on many levels. What many have been saying on DU.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122610558004810243.html

[lpbk2713]

12. It's their job. That's what they do.

It's just business as usual for those lying RW Radio Hatemongers.

[City Lights]

13. It's great to see the media calling out the liars of hate radio!

Keep it up, please!