How Can Limbaugh Get Away With Saying Time Square Terrorist is a Registered Democrat?

[romantico]

So far, no one can back that up. No one has said any such thing. Rush lied and made it up and people are gonna believe him.Why haven't any Democrats challenged him on this? Damn, this pisses me off!

[angryfirelord]

1. Transcript?

[RamboLiberal]

10. Media Matters

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005040025

[AnArmyVeteran]

19. Why are you a doubter? Here is one of hundreds of links:

RUSH LIMBLAH, THE FRAUD, LIAR, DECEIVER, DRUG ADDICT, MANIPULATOR, DOUCHE BAG, COWARD & IDIOT:

http://www.politicususa.com/en/times-square-obama-supporter

If he lost just one listener for every lie he told he wouldn't have one person listening to him. But fortunately for Limblah, his loyal audience is also stupid and clueless and they NEVER do fact checks on what they are told. I always wonder how right wingers are able to listen to right wing radio all day and say they are working. If they are at work and listening to Limblah, Hannity, Beck or one of the other radio liars they are cheating their employers. My bet is they are all at home sitting in their trailer parks, drinking beer with stains all over their hole ridden t-shirts. But I think I'm giving them way too much credit...

[jbfam4]

21. try this

Limbaugh Lies about NYC Bomber Being a Democrat - Worldnews.com



http://article.wn.com/view/2010/05/06/Limbaugh_Lies_about_NYC_Bomber_Being_a_Democrat/

[gateley]

23. I don't have a transcript, but Tweety played the clip of him saying it -- so

I SAW him saying it. I'm sure the clip out there if you want proof.

[slackmaster]

2. Did he actually say that?

I don't listen to him.

[AnArmyVeteran]

6. Yes, he said it. And his words have been repeated in many media outlets. Google him saying it...

[slackmaster]

20. Thanks. Maybe the alleged bomber should sue Limbaugh for slander.

Or something like that.

:crazy:

[ljm2002]

46. You're not really that clueless, right?

The issue is, Limbaugh uses it as a way to slander Democrats. You know that, of course. But you choose to make a snarky comment that muddies the topic. I wonder why?

While not a huge issue, it is yet another example of the lies that are spewed by Limbaugh every single day, always always always denigrating liberals, Democrats and anyone who is not slavishly devoted to his own fat bloviating self.

[slackmaster]

48. My point is that nobody has standing to make a real issue out of it

...While not a huge issue...

Correct.

[AnArmyVeteran]

49. Amen, and amen!

[11 Bravo]

3. He's been a lying POS for 20 years, and it has made him a very rich man.

Why should he stop now?

[AnArmyVeteran]

4. Because of all the imbeciles who believe him without doing fact checks.

While I'm driving around and channel surfing sometimes I catch myself listening to him. I am usually left in awe how he can get away with saying any of the crap that spews from his mouth. Usually, it only takes a minute or two before I hear a lie from him. What is truly sickening is listening to his loyal listeners call and say "It's such an honor to talk with you Mr. Limbaugh". Just how stupid are right wingers?

[MindandSoul]

7. Exactly!

[Angry Dragon]

42. It seems when they talk of god they think of rush

[Ahpook]

43. Most people like that don't care to check the rat bastard

My dad and his wife are like this. Her daughter, husband and their spawn are the same way. Mention that he is a lying motherfucker and they typically say "oh yeah, prove it" crap.

Even with my info they still could care less. I don't have the "status" of the pedophile radio host, but sure as hell my fathers son. Very upsetting:(

Those listeners are either to lazy to check, or could give a rats ass as long as he is spewing hate.

[NI4NI]

47. His listeners aren't imbeciles

they are "Limbeciles", who are a helluva lot dumber than your average run of the mill imbecile:)

[AnArmyVeteran]

52. Tea Bagger IQ scale doesn't look promising for their future...

Tea bagger's IQs are identical to the caliber of their guns, or an average IQ of about 32. The 'geniuses' in the right wing have IQs equal to higher caliber ammo like the Colt 45, or M-60 machine gun. Still, no numbers high enough to escape the 'moron' level.

IQ SCALE:

Normal .......... IQ 85-115 (Normal...NO way in hell!!!)
Deficient ........ IQ 71-84 (Right Wing President ? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL)
Moron ............ IQ 51-70 (Right Wing radio & television 'leaders')
Imbecile ......... IQ 26-50 ('Intelligent' Tea Baggers)
Idiot ............... IQ 0-25 (Average Tea Bagger)

BTW, do the males of their species still kill the strongest of their republi-pup litters to keep competition down?

[Ian David]

5. The WannaBomber isn't even registered to vote.

I guess registering and voting is too much trouble.

Compared to going to Pakistan, watching all those YouTube videos, buying a van, pre-paid cellphone, explosives, fertilizer, propane tanks, fireworks, and casing out Times Square and parking a get-away car nearby to flee to Dubai.

Asshole's willing to kill people, but not willing to get off his ass and vote.

[cbdo2007]

8. Why coudln't he get away with it? He's never been held accountable for lying before.

Why would this be any different.

It's free speech. Lying is free speech so it's best to just let it go.

[spanone]

9. he's a comedian. he's bozo the clown with a bad attitude and the consumate liar.

[Liberal In Texas]

14. And I guarantee if I run into one of his ditto brained idiot followers tonight they'll repeat it to

me and be real snarky about it. The truth really doesn't matter to them even if you put it right in front of them. They want to believe this crap, so they do.

[spanone]

26. as they say.... 'you can't fix stupid'

[BrklynLiberal]

30. hmmm I for one, do not find him the least bit humorous.

[socialist_n_TN]

41. Yep. He can lie and...................

make shit up out of whole cloth if he wants because he's an "entertainer", not a news person. Like Will Ferrell playing a newscaster on SNL Update. Except Ferrell was more truthful.

[era veteran]

11. He's made his reputation on specious argument

The building blocks of Rush's arguments are laid on a foundation of lies and half truths. Remember that this walking anal cyst is a draft dodging, drug addicted, boy renter, Who would believe him? Ignorant people!

[Rex]

12. Free Speech.

Would be my weak guess. After he blames Obama for the volcano is when I believe Gush got back on his Oxycontin.

[lunatica]

13. Limbaugh's universe is a very strange place

[Lithos]

15. So?

the terrorist was also a registered gun owner and believed in God... take your pick....

L-

[William769]

16. I need a shower now!

Why did I listen to that trip.

[louis-t]

17. He also said the white supremacist who shot up the Holocaust

Museum and killed a black security guard was a "leftist". No one challenges anything that idiot says.

[KharmaTrain]

18. This Is What He's Paid The Big Bucks For...

The BIG lies...not the little ones. He and his corporate radio moneymen know that when he says shit like this its picked up on the cables and "mainstream media" that gets people to tune in to hear what outrageous shit he spews next (and note how many DU'ers here listen or how quickly his latest lie makes it into a post on GD).

He's constantly challenged...Media Matters, Olbermann and columnists like Gene Robinson...but that means little to the great unhinged who will believe anything he says even if they know its wrong. For those unhinged he's a god, for the rest of the country...the majority...he's a racist, drug addled, mean spirited baffoon.

[WeDidIt]

22. Because everybody has a right to lie. n/t

[MiniMe]

24. Rush likes to throw things at the wall and see what sticks

And most of what sticks is his sh*t

[DearAbby]

25. He was just Naturalized last year..no elections

last year, I have no idea if he is even registered.

[csziggy]

33. I thought last night Rachel or Keith said he was not registered to vote

The Times Square Un-bomber, that is.

Shahzad's hometowns: Shahzad is not a registered voter

Media Matters confirmed registration status with Bridgeport, Shelton offices of the registrar. According to media reports, Shahzad -- who became a naturalized citizen in 2009 -- has lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Shelton, Connecticut, for the past several years. Media Matters contacted the office of the registrar in both locations, and each confirmed that Shahzad is not a registered voter.
http://mediamatters.org/research/201005050022

[lpbk2713]

27. Why worry about it?

Only assholes listen to him.

And they don't matter.

[FiveGoodMen]

35. "they don't matter"????

They vote.

[RKP5637]

28. Because he's a greedy wealthy filthy scum monger making zillions saying this kind of shit. Facts &

truths mean nothing in his money game.

[gateley]

29. He also said some really racist shit -- flat out. Something about "people of color"

getting the wealth they believe is theirs. And that Obama has made this country a Nazi nation.

Tweety played the clips. I was literally gasping at how shocking it was. I haven't actually heard Limbaugh speak in ages, just read what he says sometimes, it really upset me. He is SO fanning the flames of hate and fear.

Didn't England ban Glenn Beck for spewing such crap?

[moondust]

31. How? No real consequences for blatant lying.

His listeners prefer him reinforcing WHAT THEY WANT TO BELIEVE to the harsh reality of the truth and facts.

[romantico]

34. WHY

Why aren't Democrats calling him out on it? By ignoring it some people may actually believe it. CNN repeated his lie this week. I'm sure someone there heard it from him and it just spreads from there. If it were just RWingers saying it I could care less. Thing is,it catches on. If you repeat a lie enough people will start repeating it as fact. Just ask John Kerry when he was Swiftboated. No, I want Grayson or Pelosi or Reid or everyone to call him out on this and make him apologize. If he thinks he can get a way with this, there is no stopping him.

Of course, his defense is he is an entertainer. He'll claim the liberal media took him out of context. He'll say it was satire and so on. No, I am pissed.

[moondust]

39. Yup.

Repeat it enough times and it catches on. That's what they're banking on.

I suspect there are not enough hours in the day for Grayson, Pelosi, Reid, et al. to do their jobs and also spend their time countering all the lies and garbage that come out of RW media. I think they'd rather stick to calling out members of Congress on their bullshit. However, smashing RW lies seems to be nearly a full-time job for Keith, Rachel, Ed, and a few others. :)

[old mark]

32. Why the surprise? Every other word out of his mouth is a lie....nt

[Kablooie]

36. He's entertainment, you see, not news so he can lie about anything. It's just entertainment.

Yeah, sure.

He has a right to lie but has to accept the consequences but...

it's so odd that there never are any consequences.

If Rachel or Keith deliberately lied in order to influence people, I'll bet it would be all over the news.

[AnArmyVeteran]

40. But his dimwitted listeners believe he's the world's best journalist. Go figure...

Limbaugh and all the other right wing radio hosts market hatred. They have been very successful in tapping into a bottomless pit of hate that is stewing out of the cores of so many people. How empty they must be inside to be so thirsty for their daily doses of hatred, racism, fear and lies.

You're right about Keith & Rachel. If they ever deliberately told a lie they would be off the air. If they do make an error they are very quick to tell their audience. Limblah never corrects himself. He thinks he is perfect. I never even heard of Keith or Rachel until early last year. I know Rachel's show was fairly new, but I could have been watching Keith through all those horrible Bush years. I wondered why no one in the media was calling Bush out for his lies, and all that time Keith was doing just that. I've spent the last year catching a lot of Keith's shows on youtube. I truly admire and respect both of them. I love Keith's directness and his great commentaries. And I love Rachel's passion for the truth. I've written on this site before that if the entire White House Press Corp would have been filled with people like Rachel, then Bush would have never been allowed to lie our country into war. But the WHPC never questioned Bush. It's like an exclusive club rather than a truth gathering organization.

[damntexdem]

37. Dems may have challenged it -- how would we know?

The MSM won't cover it. And Keith and Rachel can't report it all.

[KonaKane]

38. He's always been a liar. Why would anything have changed?

I never give the slightest consideration to anything that comes out of his fat lying mouth. Why should you?

[Brother Buzz]

44. He can and does lie with impunity

When, and only when, he catches enough heat, he walks the lie back with lamest excuse, and if necessary, he reluctantly throws in a disingenuous apology.

It's a formula he mastered when he was a local radio talk-show host at KFBK, Sacramento, California. I grew to despise the asshole LONG before he splashed nationally.

[rurallib]

45. Truth makes no difference; getting the talking point or the perception is what counts

Just getting the idea out gives it legs and credibility. Many Americans think that SOMEONE checks for truth and keeps the airwaves pure of lies.
Ergo if lies get broadcast they become truth.
So Rush don't give a fuck about truth - he cares about getting perceptions out.
How does a piece of shit Prez like Reagan defy truth and continue to be revered as a 'near-great' Prez despite all the fuck-ups? Perceptions planted with media stories.

[HughMoran]

50. Honestly, it's all about 'teams' now - facts are irrelevant

It does worry me a bit about the susceptibility of people like this to totalitarian rule.

[Codeine]

51. The only people who listen to him

are already on the right anyway. You grant him far too much significance. He's a generic fat blowhard, best ignored.