Limbaugh: Making Election Day a holiday won't help Dems because "[m]ost of

[Pirate Smile]

their voters don't work anyway"

Nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh declared that the Democratic Party's plan to make Election Day a national holiday, outlined by Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean at the June 2 "Take Back America" conference, won't "help them that much" because "ost of their voters don't work anyway."

From the June 2 edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show:

LIMBAUGH: The two to three big opportunities so far mentioned by Howard Dean -- pension portability and changes to election laws. ... So portability of pensions. What's the second one? Oh, yeah, Election Day a holiday. And well, you know -- I don't know why they need to do that. Most of their voters don't work anyway, so I don't know how that's going to help them that much. At least in a percentage basis.

Posted to the web on Friday June 3, 2005 at 12:21 PM EST

http://mediamatters.org/items/200506030003

[tk2kewl]

1. What a fuck-tard!

:mad:

[sniffa]

2. i Love how rush

(and others - howie carr comes to mind) consider what they do to be 'work'.

[dogday]

3. He has it wrong, we are the working people, without us this country

would fall to it's knees. Not to mention we are the soldiers as well. We are the ones that have problems getting off work to vote or to stand in line for 10 hours. Haven't they arrested this drug induced pig yet?

[punpirate]

8. But, what does it tell you?

The `pugs don't like the idea. That means it can hurt them....

[noiretextatique]

4. he should know all about not working

since all he does is sit on his big fat ass and lie every day.

[madrchsod]

5. he`s pond scum

nothing much more can be said about him

[creeksneakers2]

6. I heard a tape of Howard making a joke about Republicans

The wingers treated his joke as a serious statement. It supplying their daily outrage/victimhood addictions.

[kansasblue]

7. he's just becoming entertainment now

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. I think we should declare a nation-wide Democratic strike,

have every Democrat stay home for a day, and let the pukes see just how many of us there are out here.

There wouldn't be an industry in the country, with the possible exception of the security (i.e., Blackwater) industry that wouldn't have to shut down for the day.

[Justitia]

10. That giant talking gasbag is either HIGH or going thru WITHDRAWL

quit broadcasting while you're tweaking, Rush.

[chaumont58]

11. TBOGG's take on big pharma's fight over his medical records

Here's Tbogg's prediction:

snip>

Tbogg: I want to say two words to you. Just two words.
Reader: Yes, sir.
Tbogg: Are you listening?
Reader: Yes, I am.
Tbogg: Erectile dysfunction

You can bet the house on it.

end snip>

Daryn could disabuse Tbogg if she was of a mind to, but then maybe she can't.

link to Tbogg:

http://tbogg.blogspot.com/

[nightfox02]

12. would love to piss on this guys grave

Just waiting for that heart attack....

He is the typical fat ass glutton aristocrat that you would see in history books prior to the discussion of the topic of working class revolutions...

basically a big pile of shit with a mic (unfortunately)...

[Jade Fox]

13. Wait, I thought we are all rich "elites"......

I guess we are unemployed rich elites who are, nevertheless, on welfare.

We're a talented group to pull all this off.

[CottonBear]

14. So that's where my Republican friend got that talking point.

It pissed me off royally when she told me that Republicans work (she's a stay at home mom) and Democrats don't (all of my Democratic friends: men, women and the one independently wealthy individual ALL work.)

Of course this woman did not vote during the last election. She was "too busy." She doesn't go to work and the kid was a t school. Oh well, once less vote for *.

[laundry_queen]

15. Well then I'm sure they won't mind

when it is made a holiday, there's no reason for them to fight it now is there? After all Dems to don't work so it will only help the repugs...so better hurry and get that holiday established! ;)

[Stirk]

16. Great! Then he should support it.

Just as he should support the Fairness Doctrine, since the media has such an obvious liberal bias.

[Toots]

17. Then he should be 100% for it

If all Republicans work and no Democrats do then it would certainly benefit Republicans more so why object to it? :shrug: and people listen to this ignoramus.:crazy:

[DiverDave]

18. OK, since I "Don't Work"

how bout YOU do my job??
How in the HELL did they get this idea?
I just pulled a 17 hour day yesterday, whine bastard would not have been able to do 8 hours.
I STILL haven't recovered from being out with the surgery on my knee.
And that was a year ago.
Now the wife just got laid off...after 15 years...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. Has he been reading SI Hiyakawa?

[LynnTheDem]

20. yet at the same time we're the "ELITES". Grow a brain, pigboy.

[Straight Shooter]

21. His statement doesn't even line up with unemployment statistics.

What an idiot.

[Jack Rabbit]

22. That's a lie and Limbaugh knows it.

Of course, he probably intended it as satire not to be taken seriously. Perhaps Rush should stop calling himself a journalist or news commentator and just call himself an entertainer.

Judging by the attention he gets around here, he must be entertaining. Otherwise, why listen to him? Certainly not for facts and information.

[Art_from_Ark]

23. Screw Limbaugh and the jackal he rode in on

Oxycontin-popping vile-spewing Goebbels wannabe

[Yupster]

24. Funny picture

Rush on top of a squashed little dog with the reins in his mouth and a cowboy hat.

[jayctravis]

25. Rush, you fucking ignorant bastard.

You get paid an obscene amount of money to sit on your fat ass and say shit like that. How about you try a little "work" and lose some of that lard that probably caused the back problems that got you hooked on Oxycontin, you endomorphic freak.

[hector459]

26. So what Rush does is "work?" Give me a break. n/t

[RobbinsdaleDem]

27. Rush is an idiot.

How people can listen to this man is beyond me. He's nothing but a pompous ass.