I'm not torn at all: Rush Limbaugh has made people poorer and more miserable with his propaganda

[Nikki Stone1]

*He has run his vile fascist mouth for over 2 decades and has presided over the transition of America from a first to a second (or third) world country.

*He has belittled and besmirched all human progress made in the mid 20th century, and has lauded everything that actually hurts the average person.

*He has aided and abetted the destructive neoconservative movement, the new and vicious religious intolerance of "Christian" fundamentalism, and the wrecking of our political discourse.

*He has been extraordinarily and diabolically effective in getting the suffering working and middle classes to vote against their own self interest, their own financial survival.

*He has run a stealth racist agenda and plays on the very worst in his audience.

* And he has made himself extraordinarily wealthy while doing so.



I have no problem with him dying and don't care if others do. And if there's a hell waiting for him, so much the better, but if not, it doesn't matter. His death would be a merciful release to the American people, even if they are too brainwashed to realize it right now.

[leftstreet]

1. K&R

:applause:

Although I don't think he's ever believed a word he spewed, he's still trash

[BrklynLiberal]

3. That makes it even worse....if he was just doing it for the $$$ or the attention..or both.

He had no real deep ideological foundation at all. He was the same as a hired hit man...

[leftstreet]

7. He's too smart to have ever believed his own propaganda

Which makes it worse

[Luminous Animal]

35. Was Hitler stupid?

[DailyGrind51]

48. Rush is "smart" like Marie Antoinette was "smart".

They were both born with proverbial silver spoons in their mouths and either can't conceive of or just don't care about what it is like to be born with no options or no where to turn for help.

[The Doctor.]

11. Hired hit men have ethics.

Rush is a void.

[PJPhreak]

102. yep they do...unlike Lush Rimjaw

It would be nice if he even had the ethics of these two...

[gateley]

18. He said on that recent interview he did it to get ratings because ratings = money. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

21. So he is a self-admitted Piece of S**T...

[gateley]

34. Somehow I don't think he views himself that way. He sounded proud. nt

[PatSeg]

31. And that about sums it up

He has no convictions, other than his bank account. Like Beck, he'll say whatever it takes to get ratings and more money. How much money is enough? Not enough money to keep death from one's door. What a sad, pathetic human being. The only one who will truly mourn his passing would be his cat, Pumpkin. Poor kitty.

[gateley]

32. What amazed me is that he was so open about it -- almost like he was bragging.

I forget who the interviewer was -- Andrea Mitchell? I only saw a snip or two. Barbara Walters? Very recent.

[PatSeg]

37. That makes it even sadder

and it really reflects on our society overall. There are so many people who embrace that mentality and it makes for a very sick society.

[Jackpine Radical]

85. Like most psychopaths, he can't imagine that anyone else is really any different.

Psychopaths are capable of the most strained and twisted reasoning. When confronted with evidence of actual altruism, they have to believe that the altruist "has an angle," that he has to be doing it for some secretly self-serving reason. Actually, I think a lot of conservatives in general have this view of the world. That's why it's so easy for them to imagine that scientists are advancing global warming theory for some nefarious, self-interested purpose. Gore is doing it because he owns companies that are poised to make a fortune off the new legislation, etc.

[barbtries]

88. you're right on the money.

i recall early in gw's war on Iraq, being accused of being glad that US servicemen and women were dying over there, because it helped my argument against the war! that was so twisted i could hardly believe it. apparently many of them never considered for a second that some people deplore war because what is it good for? absolutely nothing.

[PatSeg]

92. So true

I've noticed that people are quick to accuse of others of actions that they have done or would do. A spouse who accuses his partner of cheating is probably a cheater and assumes everyone else is too. Liars are quite sure that everyone else is lying. Add a lack of empathy to that mindset and you have a Rush Limbaugh.

[The Doctor.]

110. Did you study psychology, or is that based on general observation?

'Cause it's dead-on.

"We expect from others what we expect from ourselves."

[Jackpine Radical]

111. I'm a psychologist

with a PhD so old that my dissertation was carved in runes on a big rock.

[The Doctor.]

112. So you were between the ages of seven and eleven...

when you wrote your dissertation?

[Jackpine Radical]

113. Well, without giving away the exact year, I will say it was in the Younger Runes,

not the elder ones.

[The Doctor.]

114. Piaget would be proud.

;)

[Jackpine Radical]

116. Well, after all, carving on a rock

is about as close as you can get to concrete operations. I just wish we had had Roman numerals for doing the statistics.

[The Doctor.]

120. Proprioceptions aside,

If you're Romantic, then numerals are Left out.

[seabeyond]

2. i dont care whether he lives or dies. but i am not going to dance on his grave and rejoice

and cheer.

[Nikki Stone1]

4. I'm not dancing, I'm not cheering. I am just not pretending that I want him to live.

I don't.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. I'd piss on his grave, but I hate standing in line...

old joke

I don't want Limbaugh to die. I want him to continue to be the face, voice and de facto leader of the Republican Party. Let the independents and undecideds have a clear look at the GOP as it really is.

St. Peter can take care of settling with him later.

[Binka]

45. Oh Dear Lord So GOOD To See You LLIPS

Hello and :loveya:

[PSzymeczek]

103. And I will shed

no tears if he dies. Meh.

[liberalmuse]

5. I don't wish him dead, but I detest the man.

I have nothing to say as far as his being in the hospital. Nothing - good or bad. I've watched him do more damage to this country than anyone else in my lifetime. He caters to the mean and stupid in all of us, and too many fall for it.

[Nikki Stone1]

9. I think of him as a cancer on the American people.

And I am unforgiving about cancer.

[Stardust]

29. You and me both. Detest, despise. loathe...Que sera, sera....

But IF he does buy the farm, I might just have to rethink my atheist beliefs (or lack thereof.)

And the Lord looked down upon the human piece of shit and said "ENOUGH!"

[Elwood P Dowd]

6. +1,000

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[lpbk2713]

8. I'm with you on that.

The fact of the matter is the world would be a better place without him.

[KG]

10. goddam right.

:thumbsup:

[RedRubberBall]

12. Ha ha ha ha

You give the man way too much power! Just a few yrs ago we were saying "Rush who? He is irrelevant."

[sam sarrha]

13. he uses his position dor brain washing and mind controll., he deserves where he's going

[johnaries]

14. "Your hate has made you strong".

[Nikki Stone1]

17. If you're that concerned, light a candle and burn some sage.

Preaching to me is not going to help.

[leftstreet]

19. ...

:spray:

I am so stealing that line

You clevah!

[Hannah Bell]

40. +10

[Nikki Stone1]

15. I can see that some other DUers are unrecing, and I understand why:

But I refuse to be a hypocrite here. Too much damage has been done by this man.

[malaise]

97. +1

Same here

[Cleita]

16. He's not going to die just yet, but if he is screwed between his heart and

his drug problem, he's probably going to have to spend some time in rehab/recuperation, which means he won't be able to do his show and as far as I'm concerned that's a win/win. No revenge needed.

[Nikki Stone1]

20. This isn't about revenge and I'm not taking any.

It's just a very honest reaction to the life's work of an evil man.

[Cleita]

23. Oh haven't you gotten the latest memo here?

Honest reactions aren't acceptable because you need to turn the other cheek. :eyes: Oh, yeah.

[Nikki Stone1]

25. It's about how it looks.

Someone's calling those of us without pretension in this matter "ghouls" or "grave dancers". I do neither. This is nothing to be excited about nor take pleasure in. But I'll be damned if I am going to pretend "what a shame it all is" when it's really not a shame at all.

[Harry Monroe]

118. The only other "cheek" I'm turning to Limbaugh is my ass cheek!!

[johnaries]

22. Is it ok to torture terrorists because they torture us?

Aren't we better than that?

Recently, there was a lot of outrage on DU because Freepers were praying for a Dem to die.

Aren't we better than that?

[Cleita]

24. I think we are ahead on the torture game.

They haven't caught up with us yet.

[Nikki Stone1]

27. Am I torturing anyone?

.

[johnaries]

33. No, you're just wishing they would die. And trying to justify it.

How "Liberal" of you.

[Hannah Bell]

41. & that, of course, is *exactly* like torturing someone. The great karmic god will

smite us for wishing ill to Rushbo, even though our ill wishes are as capable of harming him as farts in a hurricane.

Meanwhile, Rushbo should go through his entire life spewing bile, harming many, being rich, & being cricized only in veddy veddy civil terms. Then we can all pat ourselves on our collective backs for being so enlightened & civil & superior & all. So gosh-darned superior!

Nah, bullies just laugh at civility. They see it as weakness.

He should, you will forgive the expression, eat shit & die.

[Nikki Stone1]

51. And it's not even true, Hannah. No one is wishing him dead or praying for him to die

My entire point is that I will not in any way pretend that I wish him well.

[BreweryYardRat]

106. What she said.

No point in being civil with a bestial pig-man like Rush.

[Nikki Stone1]

50. Did I say "I wish he would die"?

Look at the OP. Did I say that?

[polly7]

75. "If somebody can go through water-boarding for 183 times,

6 times a day .... it means you’re not afraid of it, it means it’s not torture. If you’ve found a way to withstand it, it can’t possibly be torture." —Rush Limbaugh

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/04/who_supports_torture.html

Limbaugh, who defended the torture or even death of children to get at their parents.

Limbaugh on torture of Iraqis: U.S. guards were "having a good time," "blow some steam off"
http://mediamatters.org/research/200405050003

I know it was a figure of speech, but had forgotten about his belief that torture is a good thing.

[MidwestTransplant]

26. I take issue with point #5

It wasn't that stealthy :)

[Nikki Stone1]

28. At times he did get very obvious, but he always tried to hide when he got really out of line.

.

[JoeyT]

36. I won't actively wish him dead.

But I'm going to mock him whether he dies or not.

"What about people that care about him?"
Shame on them for associating with him!

[rury]

86. I don't wish bad things on others, either

even those like Limpbrain that I cannot stand, but I damn sure won't mourn him if he dies.
And I will certainly speak ill of the big fat dead idiot just like I do while he's living.
And I'm not pretending to pray for his recovery either.

[Mojambo]

38. I hope he gets better, but if he doesn't I'll have no problem dancing on his grave.

Guy's a fucking douche. That won't change if he's dead.

[Hannah Bell]

39. +100. besides which, mocked the poor, minorities, the sick, the handicapped --

i.e. mocked, bullied & disempowered people with less money & power than himself, the cardinal sin in my book.

The man is a bullying $$ whore, & a heart attack is too good for him.

[Forkboy]

42. One of my first posts on DU was hoping he'd get hit by a bus.

The wish still stands, though a heart attack will do.

[CTyankee]

83. No, that's too quick and easy. He needs to be in the hospital with

repetitive painful tests done over and over again. I recommended on another thread repeated barium enemas with me watching and doing the barium shoots into his bowels again and again. Won't kill him. But he will feel it a LOT. With every shot, I could ask him how he feels about (fill in the blank) now (one of his cruel jabs). See how he responds and how fast he repents!

"Do you apologize now, Mr. Limbaugh? I can't HEAR you!"

[mmonk]

43. Wow. That was totally rational, thought out, and on the money.

I'm not one that wishes death to anyone but cannot argue with your post in any way.

[Nikki Stone1]

58. My post is not about wishing for his death: it's about saying I will not be a hypocrite if he dies

I will not pretend any kind of saccharine sorrow to be socially acceptable when it comes to this great evildoer. I think it would be a great benefit to the nation if he would die. That's my opinion on his death.

[mmonk]

107. I can't argue with that.

[Kablooie]

44. I agree. I would not grieve to see him leave this world.

[Prism]

46. He's a jerk, but I wish no harm on him

And it isn't because I'm a better person or anything of the sort. Quite simply, being a part of the LGBT community and seeing hatred up close, I've come to loathe intense anger, bitterness, or hatred not only because of how they harm others, but because of the corrosive effects they have on the person holding them. Hate damages us just as much as the person it's directed again, even if these effects don't materialize in the same, visible ways.

I'd just rather not, for my own health and well-being.

[Nikki Stone1]

53. Did I say I wished harm on him? Look at the OP carefully.

All I said is that I am not going to be a hypocrite and pretend to care that he is ill and wish him well. I don't wish him well. He has done a great deal of evil. Don't confuse "hatred" with "not being nice." I am simply "not being nice." People get afraid when you're not nice and when you don't bathe yourself in a saccharine hypocrisy of platitudes. There are other people I might pretend to be sorry for just for the sake of not upsetting the sensibilities of other people; this guy isn't one of them.

[Prism]

72. It's a generalized response

Since a lot of threads on the subject are bouncing around at the moment, I randomly glommed onto yours to say my bit.

[Nikki Stone1]

73. OK.

I understand that you're just giving a generalized opinion. But the presence of it on this thread is critiquing a sentiment that is not there. A lot of people are reading in to what I said. So let make me make it clear: I don't wish anything for Rush one way or another. But if he were to die, I wouidn't have a problem with it. And I certainly wouldn't feign any sorrow for someone who has destroyed so much.

[chemenger]

47. Problem is ... he's just a tool.

Even if he croaks there'll be someone ready to take his place.

[Nikki Stone1]

54. But there's no one nearly as effective right now.

Hannity is second in line, I think, but he's a lot more transparent as a shill.

[Echo In Light]

49. Agreed, Nikki. He's done far greater harm to the public mind/level of discourse than many realize

Don't give a shit if he's basically pimping his ideology on behalf of more powerful RW interests, which he clearly is, he clearly believes his own BS, and even if he didn't, still made the choice long ago to dance w/those particularly nasty devils.

[Lucian]

52. I have no problems with it either.

I won't shed a tear if he dies. In fact, I'll be dancing. The world will be rid of one evil man.

[Nikki Stone1]

55. I won't be dancing because the evil he has done has been too great.

But there will be no fake sadness and no platitudes from me.

[andlor]

56. +1

[KharmaTrain]

57. Rushbo Didn't Do It Alone...

I was there at the beginning...August, 1988. This dude has been a stalking horse for many others over the years; saying things they can't and revving up a base that has been a steady stream of money and votes. It's why you don't hear any rushpublicans try to cross him...EVER. He's also been a stalking horse for radio "deregulation" that put the hands of our airwaves in the hands of companies such as Clear Channel that was owned by "boooosh pioneers" and a well orchestrated and coordinated right wing take over of the AM band. One name that figures prominately is Edward McLaughlin: http://www.radiohof.org/executive/edwardmclaughlin.html ...he's the man who bankrolled Rushbo at the start and helped get the show on several hundred stations. The rest is...as they say, history.

In many ways, Rushbo's illness is symptomatic with the state of radio. Several companies have already declared bankruptcy and more are expected to follow. The industry is in the toilet and even the "golden microphone" can't save it.

While I don't like to wish bad on anyone, ending Rushbo's radio career would be a very nice start to the new year.

Happy New Years...

[Nikki Stone1]

59. Thank you for the information.

I didn't realize that AM radio was having so many problems.

[Orsino]

60. I don't want him to suffer.

I want him to repent, and to fucking atone.

[Nikki Stone1]

61. I don't want anything for him one way or the other.

But if he dies, I am not going to pretend his death is a sad thing.

[Kltpzyxm]

62. well said

hatemongers and racists deserve all they get

[defendandprotect]

63. Fairness in Broadcasting Act . . . restore it!!

[defendandprotect]

64. Let's continue to speak out against Rush, but leave his fate to his own kharma . ..

Let's not become Pat Robertson - let's not become Repug idiots, please -- !!!

[Nikki Stone1]

65. No one here has power over Rush's fate. God will deal with Rush when it's Rush's time.

And no one here is being Pat Robertson and praying for Rush's untimely death. Take a look at the OP: all it says is that I am not torn about his possibly dying because of the evil he has done. I have no "nice" feelings towards Rush and I refuse to pretend that I do to make other people feel better. When he does die, I will be like Mark Antony: "I come not to praise Caesar but to bury him."

[defendandprotect]

66. Sounds like a Pat Robertson wish list day dream . . . why raise the question of Rush's death????

And then say you wouldn't be against it?

[Nikki Stone1]

67. Clearly you misunderstand me and Pat Robertson.

At the root of it, you are uncomfortable because I am not being nice. I am not mouthing platitudes. I am not pretending to be sad,


I don't pray for people to die, because that is evil.

I don't hope for people to die, because that is useless.

But if a very bad person does die, I am not going to pretend that his death is a great loss, because that is hypocrisy.

[defendandprotect]

68. "I have no problem with him dying..." How does anyone "misunderstand" that . . .???

I have no problem with him dying and don't care if others do. And if there's a hell waiting for him, so much the better, but if not, it doesn't matter. His death would be a merciful release to the American people, even if they are too brainwashed to realize it right now.


And, it would also be another nice touch to see an end to anyone hoping for a vengeful "god"

coming along to solve our problems by putting offenders in "hell."



I agree we should all speak out more strongly vs Rush --

We need to restore the Fairness in Broadcasting Doctrine --

the absense of it permits right wing propaganda to flourish.

[Nikki Stone1]

69. So you have a problem with him dying? It will upset you?

Seriously. Will you mourn him?

[defendandprotect]

74. Of course not . . . but neither would it occur to me to embrace his death as you have . .. !!

[Nikki Stone1]

81. Did I say "I embrace his death"? No. I said I'd have no problem with it and you agreed.

You're uncomfortable that you share that opinion with me, though. It makes you feel like you're not any better than I am. Hence the unwarranted accusations thrown at me, so you can feel all warm and fuzzy.

[era veteran]

70. Would it be out of place to say "DITTO"?

[UTUSN]

71. K&R #43 n/t

[MurrayDelph]

76. Limabuagh is not worth

troubling my "beautiful mind over."

If he survives, my thought will be "good for him"

If he doesn't, my thought will be "good for everyone"

[Individualist]

77. The POS is reaping what he has sown

Stir up hate, and hate will come back to bite you in the ass.

[glitch]

78. Death is too good for him, it would let him off the hook.

There's a shitload of karma heading his way in THIS life.

[earth mom]

79. Totally agree! I'm not religious but I do believe in Karma and hope there is a hell just for him.

I also want to add that it pisses me off that DUers are trying to shut up honest opinions about that scumbag Rush when he spent 20 years working relentlessly to shut liberals up! :grr:

[fascisthunter]

80. Thank You!!!!!

People trying to guilt others by claiming we should act nicer is just ridiculous. I don't know what world they live in but in reality when a person does this much harm to people in my class and to this country by dividing us as he did, I will fucking celebrate his death. Call me bad all you want, but here's a clue for you... we are all bad and good, and my reaction is pretty fucking normal, what isn't normal are those who tell everyone to behave when some piece of shit nazi is sick and dying. Compassion... Rush doesn't deserve any.

[pissedoff01]

82. Limbaugh is an evil asshole

[Lorien]

84. His minions danced on Ted Kennedy's grave

and Kennedy's toenail clipping had more value than pigboy does to the planet.

[penndragon69]

87. May he suffer a medicle blunder

that results in his long and painful death or results in his
being reduced to a terry schivo vegetable for eternity.

Rot in Hell rush!

[Politicub]

89. I could give two fucks about the miserable douche getting better

May he reap what he sows.

[Old Codger]

90. Rarely

Would I agree with a wish for someone to die, but I am going to make an exception here... I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire..

[Dangerously Amused]

93. Agreed. There aren't too many people I would prefer dead, but he is one of them.

[Paladin]

91. I Agree With you, 110%............

The single most destructive individual in the history of our country, in terms of flushing constructive socio-political dialog down the toilet. Evil bastard......

[twitomy]

94. If anybody wishes RL dead because of the evil he has done;

I hope they are not against the death penalty.

[liberation]

99. People who don't understand the difference between "wishing" and "doing"

should not be so quick to proclaim themselves morality police...

[twitomy]

123. I dont doubt some here who "wish" would actually "DO"

if they knew they could get away with it.

So if I take your argument, you think there are death penalty opponents who "wish" the criminal were
dead, but dont want it to actually happen? I have never heard that sentiment expressed...

fade out to a satirecle scene at an execution....

"At a candle light vigil outside the prison, a candle holding opponent is approached by a reporter..
"Ma'm, why are you against the death penalty?" she asks. The woman repsonds; "Well even though I desire to see the SOB were killed so I can piss on his grave, I'm think its vengance, so thats why I am praying and holding this candle for the poor man"...

[Initech]

95. Rush and his ilk are single-handedly responsible for the shistorm that is the last 8 years.

I say kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out.

[Goldstein1984]

96. The Evil One has done all that you say, and...

probably a lot that nobody can know.

There are simply some people without which the world would be a better place.

[liberation]

98. I don't wish him dead...

... I wish his insurance carrier decides he had a pre-existing condition, which means he gets dropped from his policy while he is in the hospital, which will surely add to the stress and make him even more miserable. I hope that episode triggers a dormant virus which releases a full blown infection, the cure for which is highly experimental and ridiculously expensive. And in a freak coincidence he ends up spending his fortune in said treatment... So that he can die later on broke and miserable, after having to fight a disease AND the for profit health care system he so loved... both at the same time.


I just want that piece of shit individual to experience exactly the hubris and misery he and his buddies have visited upon us non-stop for the extent of his miserable life. Dying right now would be an easy way out for that vermin, as such... I wish him not dead.

It is time for these assholes to taste their own medicine (put intended). There is no honor among thieves, so I expect his brethren to pick his pockets clean...

[SoDesuKa]

100. I Cheered When Tim Russert Died

There are lots of people I wouldn't feel bad for if they clutched their chests and dropped dead in front of their grandchildren. Tim Russert was one; David Broder is another. And these are just journalists.

Don't get me started on actual politicians.

[a la izquierda]

101. I'm not either, Nikki, and I'm not sorry to say it...

if that makes me a shitty person, sue me.
Limbaugh suggested that the Va Tech shooter was a liberal.
Limbaugh suggested that Liberals are soulless.
Limbaugh said:
"I tell people don't kill all the liberals. Leave enough so we can have two on every campus -- living fossils -- so we will never forget what these people stood for." As an academic, I take a personal affront to this.

I don't give a shit if he drops dead. My grandma, a wonderful, caring human being who loved all, died at 76, in 2003. Why did she die, when this fat, fucked up, hate filled scum bag still walks the earth? Huh? Anybody care to tell me?

[burning rain]

104. Now, this OP packs the audacity of WIN.

:thumbsup:

[Pithlet]

105. I'm feeling you. I'm not hoping that he dies, but

I'm not going to waste any get well vibes on him either. If anyone wants to think ill of me for that, oh well, I'm sorry.

[BreweryYardRat]

108. If Rush dies, it'll be goodbye and good riddance.

He's an evil, unprincipled, hate-spouting jackass.

Wonder if the hospital staff treating him will be able to live up to their Hippocratic Oaths?

[PatrynXX]

109. Have read a few tweets on this.

With some saying it's the far left wishing him ill. Horse fucking shit. I'm not far left, he wished our President ill, so I'm returning the favor.

He's make his believers sick with worry and it's ruining their health. Why should I give a damn if he dies or not?

Jerry Fallwell was the worst, but Rush is a close second. (Glenn Beck is a joke can't take his straightjacket comments seriously)

But Rush. he says shit just for his ratings, totally fiction, and gets people worried sick for no reason. So how many of his so called fans have had real heart attacks?? Worrying about shit that isn't true??

[checks-n-balances]

115. From the title of this thread, I thought he did die.

Beyond that, I can't even say what else is on my mind, since it would start an avalanche. But thanks for putting down your own thoughts. You are spot on in your OP.

[Harry Monroe]

117. Rather he be rendered a drooling paralyzed vegatable in a wheelchair

Stewing in a pair of shit filled pair of Depends. That would be poetic justice for this waste of skin.

[Alcibiades]

119. FUCKING DIE ALREADY

You goddamn piece of shit retarded motherfucking piece of shit. I am sending so much negativity your way right now that, in your weakened state, you can only succumb.

[guitar man]

121. K&R

Fuck that vile fucker, he can eat shit and die for all I care. :grr:

[marshall]

122. I just don't think Limbaugh has the huge power and influence that seems to be the common opinion

His audience would feel the same without him. They would vote the same whether he told them to or not. He's caused personal heartache for people like Chelsea Clinton, but I don't see his influence as being so massive and dynamic as the hand wringing and pearl clutching over his "heart attack" suggests.

He's just another two bit entertainer trying to shuck his jive on the radio as far as I'm concerned.