Flashback: Rush Limbaugh got his ass handed to him by a 15-year-old little girl

[ProSense]

Keith Olbermann, May 2005:

Number two, Rush Limbaugh, the blowhard announcing that Evanston Township High School students in Illinois, quote, “don‘t know anything about World War II and have probably never heard the name Adolf Hitler” because, he claims, they are so focused on a multi-cultural curriculum. Today the students there, who annually host the town‘s Holocaust remembrance week, challenged him to a public debate on American history. Sarah Loeb (ph) said it would, quote, “be great because then we‘d prove him wrong and open up his opinion a little bit.” Sarah is a sophomore.

And Limbaugh is down! He‘s down, sent to the canvas by a 15-year-old little girl! He‘s down!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7871545/

Limbaugh vs. Evanston Township High School
http://liberalstance.blogspot.com/2005/05/limbaugh-vs-evanston-township-high.html

He punked out!

[Rex]

1. Sorry Sarah, great idea but Gush doesn't do facts.

That is not how he built his empire or took control of the neocons. Everything depends on his lies and the brain dead masses out there willing to believe the lies. Your facts would only get in his way.

[ProSense]

2. He

"That is not how he built his empire or took control of the neocons. Everything depends on his lies and the brain dead masses out there willing to believe the lies. Your facts would only get in his way."

...lives in a world where white men rule. Fortunately, that's changing, albeit too slowly. Limpy has decided to preserve it in his mind.

The thing I don't understand is why this moronic fuck gets away with it.

[Rex]

3. Same here! I cannot believe he gets away with it!

Day in and day out...if it is not sexist garbage it is racist garbage or 'white man rage' for 3 hours!!!

I am SICK that he is allowed to spew on AFR.

Like you said...things are changing, albeit way too slow.

We need to hear some women ROARING about this sexist, egotistical, lying, rat bastard in public!

Now would be the time!

[RadiationTherapy]

4. 15 is not a "little girl" though I understand you are trying to make it sting more.

[ProSense]

5. That

"15 is not a "little girl" though I understand you are trying to make it sting more."

...was Olbermann's characterization, and regardless, she's a girl, and she kicked Limbaugh's ass.

Is "little" really the thing to nitpick here?

[RadiationTherapy]

7. Yes, because there is a problem with disempowering women by infantalizing their opinions

and identities. A 15 year old is not "little".

[ProSense]

8. You know

Yes, because there is a problem with disempowering women by infantalizing their opinions

and identities. A 15 year old is not "little".

...I'm sure that was the point of OP. Good grief! I mean, you stated that it was likely done to "make it sting more," and now you're trying to engage in a psychological evaluation of an off-the-cuff remark aimed at calling out Limbaugh.

There is such a thing as context.

[RadiationTherapy]

9. But "little girl" is clearly inaccurate and those words were chosen for a reason.

I chose to engage that context.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. So Rush's ass was handed to an empty space?

Apart from the ass, there's nothing there.