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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:09 PM Original message |
How can seemingly intelligent and concerned people be drawn to Rush Limbaugh? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Somebody Who never Had a Paradigm Shift |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. EEEK!!! |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. I saw a great bumper sticker a few years ago: |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. It is that "psyche thing" I am even MORE interested in figuring now more than ever. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because he validates their prejudices |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. That's exactly what it is. |
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NI4NI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. BINGO! |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Well, I'll moderate by saying, their expectations didn't work out. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
50. Here's the kind of failure I'm thinking of. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Yes. Rush ENABLES troubled people. No doubt about that. |
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speakclearly (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
68. I disagree |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 10:17 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. They think they are right, Rush tells them that, then they feel good about |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. You've described my conservative friend to a tee |
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RDANGELO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Have you read John Dean's book "Conservatives without a conscience". |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. I have read a great deal of John Dean's work because,...he's been there in the middle of that,... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
47. Rush appeals to the reptilian brain. That basic part of us which responds to fear/threat |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
72. Or Bob Altemeyer's - The Authoritarians |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because that's all they listen to. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. I was in a meeting for one of Limbaugh's advertisers. Want to hear something funny? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. This is a treasure which must be preserved. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. WOW!!! Actually, THAT would not be funny to all males dealing with conflicting/changing roles. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I hear ya. It's funny- |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. These are the same people who will purposely exude "values" to manipulate anyone. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 07:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
67. I agree 100% with you - I posted similar below |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. Brian Williams? |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Sorry. Haven't a clue 'bout what you're talking about. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Brian Williams once said he was a fan of Rush Limbaugh. |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. NBC anchor Brian Williams is a devout Libaugh follower... |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Oh. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. I had a dear friend who thought the columnist Friedman made sense. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Stay,...friends. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. Authoritarian Reaffirmation |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
49. I had someone close to him suggest that "black and white" certainty was a need. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. Because their favorite color is "clear"? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. The same reasons that "intelligent, concerned" Germans listened to Hitler. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Gravity? |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. The fact that he got upset when you laughed tells me............... |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. ,...and makes up for it by being especially appreciative,... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
26. People they know are different than people they don't know |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ask your friend if he has a glass belly button |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. I seriously doubt I'd reach a person I DO care about,...in such a way. |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #41 |
64. What's the matter with white folks? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. Rash Limpballs fans are not intelligent. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. No, my friend. They are intelligent. They just don't know they're being manipulated. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Well, not a lot of them. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I'm just saying, they are not maligant-hearted like those who manipulate them. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. Rush said Iraqi chained to prison floor naked was covered in feces because those people don't wipe |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. It's a RW mindset. People can be higly intelligent and still believe |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. I used to listen to Rush and some of the others when I had a job driving around. I try to tell |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. Because "seeming intelligent" is a very low hurdle in America. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. A Hit! A Palpable Hit! |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Well, I have to object to that because,...this person says the same thing in support of Rush. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. I didn't say word 1 about their potential; I only spoke of their actuality.... |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. How did I illustrate your point? |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
35. Rush gives them a place to channel their unconscious rage; |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Yes. He does draw on confusion and gives an excuse to maintain the status quo. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. He is a DRUG ADDICT |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. That's an excuse or reason or,...???? What does that have to do with the OP? |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. He doesn't have any credibility |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. Gravity? (nt) |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
45. he tells the lies that appeal to their worst nature |
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JacquesMolay (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
48. I think 'seemingly' is the keyword there... |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. EXTRACT "seemingly". This person IS intelligent and caring and giving. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
51. Lobotomies are making a comeback |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. "HELPFUL" would be,...good,...a GOOD THING,...please. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. people who listen to rush are only 'seemingly' intelligent. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
58. Two words: rush hour. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
59. There's that line again |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I am trying to imagine myself as an "observer" of his show. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-22-07 11:48 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I don't look at him as a real human being |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
65. He appeals to people who want to blame others their not getting ahead |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
66. He tells people what they want to hear... |
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indypaul (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
70. Because people buy his sponsors products. |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-23-07 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
73. When Limpballs first started out |
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