I accidentally listened to Limbaugh for a few minutes this afternoon.

[Orrex]

He took a call from an 82 year old man in State College, PA who expressed his wish to live another 18 years at least.

"Then you'd better hope that Obama's healthcare plan doesn't go through," warned the rotund demagogue.

In essence, Limbaugh is accusing Obama of killing senior citizens. Not surprising, to be honest.

However...

Limbaugh then addressed the matter of Ms. Trina Thompson, and I have to say that he was curiously deferential. I would have expected him to go after her with guns blazing, but instead he seemed inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt.

I have to say that I was stunned, given what we know of him. But then I had to wonder if there's a back-story I don't know about. Any guesses?

Why would Limbaugh not take issue with Ms. Thompson, considering how gleefully he attacks the so-called "entitlement mentality" which he claims to despise.

Note that I'm not commenting on the merits of her case; I'm just baffled as to why Limbaugh didn't rip into her.

[valerief]

1. I hope you didn't get an ear infection from the experience. nt

[Orrex]

4. Maybe I threw up in my mouth a little.

[jody]

2. I understand accidentally listening to Limbaugh but for a few minutes? n/t

[Orrex]

3. I know, I know.

The octogenarian caller was from State College, as I mentioned, and I'm a PSU alum, so it sort of drew me in.

Afterward, I drove my vehicle through a car wash with all the windows open in order to cleanse myself.

[jody]

5. I love your cure. ROFL n/t

[lunatica]

10. Did you ask for liberal doses of X-14, Clorox and Ultra Windex

to scrub your brain with? It's simply not enough to get it off your car because it gets all over everything.

[panader0]

7. Yes, it takes only a few seconds to know it's an "accident" LOL

[gmoney]

6. well, he claims to be down to 210 pounds...

not sure how much longer we can make weight jokes at his expense.

I'd listen to his show every day if it got me down to 210 again... maybe that's the trick. Eat, listen, vomit, eat, listen, vomit.

[Orrex]

8. Is that true? Wow--that's quite a drop.

Good for him, for what it's worth. He's been up and down the dial the scale a few times, and the yo-yo-ing can't be good for him.


But I don't get to use "rotund" often enough in conversation, so I just had to slip it in. I would never describe an actual human being that way, though.

[lunatica]

11. Cocaine mixed with his usual Oxycontin no doubt.

He's been losing weight since Olbermann started using his jumping up and down at some podium. That wasn't long enough ago for him to lose 200+lbs.

[zbdent]

14. he also claims to be a patriot ...

so don't expect me to believe he's "down" to 210 lbs ...

[tjwash]

9. Stay right there...we are on the way blast you off with bleach and scrub you down with a wire brush.

nt

[maglatinavi]

13. blast you ...

roflmao!

[Canuckistanian]

12. Rush's reaction doesn't surprise me at all

The corporatist view of the lower classes going to college is to have more workers who don't ask too many questions.

They've been pushing the idea that colleges are for jobs only, to learn a skill, to find a niche.

What they're NOT pushing for is critical thinking. Anyone who has a Master's or higher is to be distrusted.

So a BA grad complaining about NOT getting an "approved" job is justified in the fat man's mind.

[Orrex]

15. Not that I mind, but just out of curiosity...

Why did somebody bother to unrec this thread? I mean, I've posted stuff that was much more unrec-worthy. But this one? :shrug: