Rush Limbaugh defends the Somali pirates (for real)

[underpants]

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/limbaugh-defends-teenage-pirates-somali

RUSH: You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers that were wiped out at the order of Barack Obama, you know what we learned about them? They were teenagers. The Somali pirates, the merchant marine organizers who took a US merchant captain hostage for five days were inexperienced youths, the defense secretary, Roberts Gates, said yesterday, adding that the hijackers were between 17 and 19 years old. Now, just imagine the hue and cry had a Republican president ordered the shooting of black teenagers on the high seas. Greetings and welcome back, Rush Limbaugh, the Excellence in Broadcasting Network and the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies.


They were kids. The story is out, I don't know if it's true or not, but apparently the hijackers, these kids, the merchant marine organizers, Muslim kids, were upset, they wanted to just give the captain back and head home because they were running out of food, they were running out of fuel, they were surrounded by all these US Navy ships, big ships, and they just wanted out of there. That's the story, but then when one of them put a gun to the back of the captain, Mr. Phillips, then bam, bam, bam. There you have it, and three teenagers shot on the high seas at the order of President Obama.

[dorkulon]

1. I've never seen a clearer example of how political bias can distort one's perceptions of reality.

The guy is willing to alter his entire worldview if it's the only way to make Obama look bad.

[underpants]

3. Where was the outrage about what that mean Captain Sully did to those geese???

:eyes:

you are right, this is absurd

[Puzzler]

Yes... there is absolutely no way that Rush would ever, ever defend ...

... these guys if Bush had ordered the operation.

[TankLV]

14. Umm - up until the MOMENT OBAMA SUCCEEDED, he was railing at what a wimp Obama is

FOR NOT GOING AFTER THESE SAME PIRATES!!!

So it's actually BETTER than what you posted!!!

but we expected that...

[Number23]

17. You are absolutely right. It is nothing short of astounding

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. He's so cranky since his opiates were pulled ........

I think he should go back on the oxycontin and calm the hell down.

Or else he's just a hateful, ugly fuck.............

[underpants]

7. Steart and Oliver last night on the Daily Show

http://www.thedailyshow.com/

Stewart:" I am watching this whole thing play out, I have my collection of GI Joes all spread out in front of me, even THEY had boners"

[Tangerine LaBamba]

9. I saw that .............

Oliver is hilarious - the best deadpan EVER!

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. He's a 300+ pound asshole.

He should be in a traveling circus where people would pay to laugh at him.

I hope he chain-smokes cigars and eats greasy foods until everything shuts down.

[Ocracoker16]

5. How out of touch with reality can you get?

Rush seems to specialize in twisting every story about Obama into one that makes him look bad. I don't know how he manages to live in this alternate reality he has created, but I would guess that the Oxycontin might play some role.

[Matariki]

6. Yeah, and there were/are teenagers in Guitanimo and Abu Ghraib

Being tortured and raped. Under the Bush Administration.

[varelse]

8. This is one I seriously thought even Rush would just leave alone

he's awfully flexible for a person of his age and build.

[ThirdWorldJohn]

10. Scary that his listeners cannot think for themselves

I guess Rush would rather have a dead captain and three captured teenagers.

[MadMaddie]

11. Rush screwed up his own rant at the very end

<snip>
That's the story, but then when one of them put a gun to the back of the captain, Mr. Phillips, then bam, bam, bam.
<snip>

That's right Rush 3 Armed teenagers with assault weapons pointed their weapons at the Captain....at the point age has no relevence...they were a direct threat to the Captain.

[InvisibleTouch]

12. I don't give a damn how old they were.

They were plenty old enough to know what they were doing. They had ample opportunity to surrender peacefully. Imagine being held hostage by a teenage punk with a gun - that is a scary thing indeed, and hardly a creature that elicits my sympathy. We can blame "poverty" all we like, but the fact is, the vast majority of poverty-stricken people don't turn to violent crime. And in this case I was more concerned about the welfare of the victim.

[spindrifter]

13. Russ and his ilk are the people that support

the death penalty for 17 year olds here who commit serious crimes.

[ecstatic]

15. Rush is confusing himself and his audience

:crazy:

[TankLV]

16. What's even more pathetic is that there were many DU'rs HERE who AGREE with limpballs!!!

They were actually trying to DEFEND "those poor innocent teenagers" and those BAD SNIPERS for shooting them...!!!