Limbaugh's "Halfrican Americans" - why has no one called him on this racist term?

[Taverner]

I mean - he might as well be using the N word because this is pure racism

Why they haven't shut down his show is beyond me...

[LynneSin]

1. Because his audience is hard-core and love it

and they're assholes too

[waiting for hope]

17. Here's a sampling.....

[MADem]

22. I hate to say it, but plenty of his audience looks a lot like Jack Abramoff or

Karl Rove or Scooter Libby. Guys who wear suits and ties, that they spend a lot of money on, but they get cheap with the tailoring, so they still look like shit. They hang on to "their" money, they look askance at immigrants, they fear change, and they don't like new ideas. Limpbutt is the cheerleader for that crew, he makes them feel manly, he makes their hate and fear seem reasonable.

They don't tend to look like Will Smith or Morgan Freeman, though...and if they're female, they have the intelligence of a lobotomized squirrel. But not all of them look like that crowd--those guys probably sleep through his show, or watch Springer instead...

[waiting for hope]

27. I hear ya...

can't help sometimes to stereotype - in this age of technology and information, it's s crime that people chose to be hateful and ignorant.

[greenbriar]

2. I agree. people are ready to boycott anythign under the sun...want the Greys anatomy star fired

but when it comes to mush limpballs, they all cry there is nothign we can do.


bullshit.

I say we start calling every thing that advertises during his radio comedy hour and telling them we don't appreciate his racist comments


its time we pull the DU strong and get SOMETHING DONE

[Taverner]

4. I'm with you - let's roll

[Bjornsdotter]

21. Yes

.....we need a list of advertisers and we need to hit the phones and mail. Going to see what I can find.


Cheers

[sarge43]

40. Based on your other post about B&N, I just sent them an e-mail

telling them as long as their company is linked to Limbaugh's site, I won't purchase anything from them.

[Bjornsdotter]

41. Great!

I'm sending one out tomorrow, let me know if you hear anything from them.....I'll do the same.

Cheers

[sarge43]

43. Damn again

I received an obviously canned response to the effect that B&N carries a wide choice of books and some people may find some offensive, blah, blah, blah.

For what's it worth, I wrote back pointing out that I said nothing about books, only about B&N's association with a racist.

In other words I got a corporate blow off.

[MADem]

24. Is he still using the term, or was that a one-off? It was five days ago that

Olbermann called him on it.

Timeliness is key to outrage, IMO. If he pulls it again, jump on him. Otherwise, wait for the next opportunity--because there WILL be one.

[AndyA]

3. I think it's a disgrace that people tolerate this from people like Rush.

And Rush, of all people, shouldn't be calling others names. Has he looked in the mirror lately?

[ThomCat]

5. Because if you use an euphemism for N*gg*r

they'll insist you aren't really being racist. After all, he certainly didn't call anyone a N*gg*r.
x(

[wndycty]

6. Believe it or not, Howard Stern went after him big time.

:kick:

[Taverner]

9. Doesn't surprise me

Stern may be a bit heavy on his own ID - but he does have a conscience.

[DainBramaged]

7. It's the same as dropping the ic and s when calling us Democrat

Call his show and call his bluff.

[sniffa]

8. take the bone out of your nose and caLL me back

rush racist? p'shaw!

[Missy M]

10. I am baffled how that low life gets away with it.....

that term is extremely racist. Of course, what could you expect from someone as vile and disgusting as he is and that goes for many of his listeners too.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

11. It's obviously meant to denigrate people ...

of mixed race. I'm too am amazed that there's not widespread outrage. I understand people have become inured to his rhetoric, but this is clearly a racial invective.

[KamaAina]

12. Media Matters has in fact called him out on it

then again, they're only marginally more influential than DU, if at all.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200701240010

On the January 24 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Rush Limbaugh referred to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and actress Halle Berry as "Halfrican American(s)," stating that "Barack Obama has picked up another endorsement: Halfrican American actress Halle Berry." Limbaugh then said: " 'As a Halfrican American, I am honored to have Ms. Berry's support, as well as the support of other Halfrican Americans,' Obama said." Limbaugh then conceded that Obama "didn't say it."

I'm surprised the OxyMoron left out Derek Jeter. :sarcasm: Perhaps l'affaire McNabb has taught him to keep his pig snout out of sports? :P

edit: article used square brackets which fooled DU into overstriking. On the plus side, I now know how to do overstriking. :-)

[Bitwit1234]

13. That's a direct slur on Obama

I don't understand why congress has not passed the Fairness Doctrine. It does not make any difference what the democrats do, the message is not getting to the public as well as it should. The republican owned media is presenting all the republican talking actions and nothing from democrats. Unless or until they pass this bill they will be at a very very very bad disadvantage.

[sarge43]

33. It's also a slur on Rice and Powell

Just sayin'

[TOhioLiberal]

14. Keith Olbermann called him on it...

from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16826300/


...'But our winner comedian Rush Limbaugh, he read a made-up quote from Obama, supposedly responding to an endorsement from actress Halle Barry. He later admitted it was made-up, but fatso still said, as an Half-African-American, I am honored to have Miss Barry‘s support, as well as the support of other Half-African-Americans. Not the first time Limbaugh has used the Half-African insult. Listen Rush, cut to the chase here. You want to call Senator Obama a mulatto or an octaroon (ph), or something. Go for it. Hell, you want to call him the N word. It‘s in your heart. Go ahead, come out from under your hood and just say it.

Comedian Rush Limbaugh, today‘s Worst Person in the World.

[BuyingThyme]

15. Racism and Republicanism are now basically the same thing.

And they've dropped the "Americans" part and are going with "Halfricans."

[MADem]

16. Olbermann did it five days ago

I suppose there's the "call the sponsors and complain" tactic, but frankly, it's a bit late for that.

I'd love like hell if Obama's white mother (that whiteness of hers, according to idiots, makes it "impossible" for her to be African--thus the 'halfrican' nonsense) had a few Boer ancestors from the south of the continent, or Arab ancestors from the northern littoral, or who were African-like-Theresa-Kerry. This rightwing lunacy that you simply have to be Black to be African is ignorant in the extreme, and profoundly "20th Century." Ask Charlize Theron or Hosni Mubarak. It's a continent, fachrissake, not a skin color.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200701260007

On the January 25 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh the "winner" of his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America noted, "reading a made-up quote from Obama supposedly responding to an endorsement from actress Halle Berry." Olbermann observed: " later admitted it was made up, but Fatso still said, 'As a Halfrican-American I am honored to have Ms. Berry's support as well as the support of other Halfrican-Americans.' "

[samq79]

18. In addition to making you fat and bloated

Oxycontin apparently also makes you become a racist. Rush rarely has anything of substance to talk about that I don't disagree with him, yet people still listen to his blubber. I like the idea of calling his advertisers. If nothing else, taking money away from the Excellence In Bullshit network should get his attention.

[av8rdave]

25. Rush has never needed drugs to be an ignorant, racist bigot

He hated everyone who isn't white, male and overweight long before he popped his first pills.

[niyad]

19. does anybody have a list of his sponsors? I'm in the mood for a boycott!

[Bjornsdotter]

26. Barnes & Noble

Is on his web page along with Lumber Liquidators.

Still looking for more.

Cheers

[niyad]

31. DAMN!! thank ;goodness for borders!!

[sarge43]

34. Does B&N have to agree to the link? n/t

[Bjornsdotter]

38. Yes

...to my knowledge they do have to agree.

Cheers

[sarge43]

39. Damn.

Thanks for the info.

[Dean Martin]

42. I just sent B&N an email

Now I just hope Borders ain't in bed with someone doing the same thing somewhere.

[hashibabba]

20. Its outrageous that he gets away with this. I'll never get over how

many people listen to people like him. I had an oral surgeon with him on the radio about 10 years ago. I was furious by the time I left the office, having to listen to his BS.

[MADem]

30. You need to SPEAK UP in that office. Say "I can't do business with you if you play that racist crap

and not only will I go elsewhere, I'll tell others to do the same--I know a lot of your customers, I've seen them in your waiting room." Throw down. When you're paying good money, you shouldn't have to be offended.

I did that with my local mechanic. Guess what? He changed the channel--two of the people in the waiting room with me said "THANK YOU!!!" To ME, and I insisted that if they wanted it to continue, that they needed to speak up and say thanks as well to the owner of the place.

Turned out the owner didn't give a shit about the channel--some numbnutz wrench-bender (and not the best on the crew, either) was the one who would put it on, and "no one said anything."

The Top 40/Oldies Mix isn't offensive, everyone can find a tune, the news updates are OK, and no ones blood boils....

[devilgrrl]

23. Howard Stern let loose on him yesterday...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x74259

[maxrandb]

28. Well, I tried a few days ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=36573&mesg_id=73772

This is beyond disgusting. It's bad enough that I can't even get a traffic or whether report without first having to listen to what an "anti-American, commie, pinko, terrorist supporting, French Surrender Monkey" I am. And I've spent 23 years in the Uniform of the United States Navy.

I thought the "public" airways were...you know...PUBLIC.

Think about this. Rush is broadcast on Armed Forces Radio. Not only is he a lying sack of shit, but your's and my tax dollars are being spent so he can spread his propaganda to the military. You and I pay the salary of the FCC. I'm beginning to think they aren't working in our best interest.

[Taverner]

32. Personally I wish someone would mix drano in his morning coffee

[MrSlayer]

29. He's been called on it. As to why he isn't shut down, it's all about the money.

Limbaugh brings in hundreds of millions in advertising money. They aren't going to throw their cash cow away over his using a questionable term. If he had used "wigger" perhaps something would happen.

[nealmhughes]

35. I guess that word means "extremely talented and nice looking," since he used it to refer to

Senator Obama and Ms. Berry!

[EdwardM]

36. Why does it matter that he is half black rush?

This is pure racism plain and simple. Mixed race people are ever bit as qualified as "pure breeds" or whatever the hell Rush likes to call himself. Why does it matter Rush?

[AspenRose]

37. I need to write a serious letter to my father in law.

He is a huge Rush fan.

He also has a 'halfrican' grandson.

I'm going to make him think. It may kill him, but I'm going to really encourage him to think about this.