Did you see Olbermann play Limbaugh's racist quote about Obama & the pirate situation?:

[jenmito]

"You know what we have learned about the Somali pirates? The merchant marine organizers that were wiped out by the order of Barack Obama on Sunday? They were teenagers. Now, just imagine the hue and cry had a Republican president ordered the shooting of black teenagers on the high seas!" :eyes:

[firedupdem]

1. I really hate that nasty bastard. I hate him. n/t

[jenmito]

2. That makes millions of us. And a Repub. strategist today claimed Limbaugh

PRAISED Obama for his actions yesterday, obviously not getting that he was being sarcastic.

[Top Cat]

16. I hate that stinky ass sorry son-of-a-bitch...Rush is the scum of the earth

[Danger Mouse]

3. He's a disgusting pig, but look at the bright side...

He's gleefully assisting in the implosion of the repukelican party.

[jenmito]

5. True...

but it would help if these quotes got more coverage. Maybe an ad by MoveOn would be good?

[Bicoastal]

4. Yeah, well somebody on HERE was claiming last Sunday

that we Du'ers were all reveling in the outcome of the pirate standoff because "the pirates were black and the hostage was white."

Some people simply have race on the brain--it ain't at all healthy, no matter what side of the political spectrum you're on.

[Danger Mouse]

6. I saw those posts and they were nasty shit. I would've been just as happy if they were white.

Hell, I would've been happier. I almost felt bad for the Somali pirates.

[jenmito]

7. That doesn't even make SENSE! WE'RE the ones who voted in the Black guy!

Was it a freeper? Is s/he still here?

ETA-OH-I get it. We were supposedly happy that Obama had the "guts" to kill the pirates "even though" they were Black?

[Cha]

10. Some posters on DU act like they

worship at the altar of limpdick.

[Cha]

8. I don't care how old or what color anyone was..they

were given a chance to surrender and they chose to keep holding Captain Phillips at gunpoint.

An AMerican Captain's life was saved..why does the blowtard hate America so much? Hasn't it given him too much money so that all he does is stuff his fuckin' face?

[jenmito]

12. Exactly. And the day BEFORE the pirates were killed, Rush mocked Obama

for not doing anything. :eyes:

[noamnety]

9. I hate to ever agree with him, but he's probably right.

If we'd had peaceful negotiations going on, and Bush ordered navy seals to go in and they blew up 3 teenagers, yeah, there would have been a pretty big outcry on DU.

Does anyone here really doubt that?

[jenmito]

11. Are you crazy? The order was given to shoot if the captain's life was

in imminent danger! Yes, I really doubt that.

[noamnety]

15. Not crazy, just honest.

A lot of people would have seen it as ridiculous and unnecessary posturing if Bush had been behind it.



(Meanwhile, on the right, people would have acted as if Bush personally had taken them out, putting his own life in grave danger in the process.)

[jenmito]

19. Honest for you and Rush I guess. Then Rush took the side of the pirates

(only AFTER he ordered them killed if they put the captain's life in imminent danger) saying they were just kids who wanted to go home. Remember-that was after MOCKING Obama for NOT taking action against them.

[noamnety]

23. The hypocrisy doesn't surprise me, Rush is an ass.

I have to warn you, I'm going to fail miserably if you expect me to find a defense for anything else coming out of his mouth. :)

[stray cat]

22. Peaceful negotiations with an AK47 in your back - if I were a hostage it wouldn't feel so peaceful

I would be glad to be rescued versus more peaceful negotiations while I was beaten, tied up, threatened with death by a bunch of freaked out teenagers prancing around with Ak47s. Most of our soldiers, Iraqis, and Al Queda are teenagers and we killed enough of each with Bush in charge.

[noamnety]

24. Sure. That's the great irony here.

We're rescuing people from the teens with guns, while shipping our own teens with guns abroad and paying them to terrorize the local populations of other countries.

[MadMaddie]

25. The situation was peaceful until the 3 armed teenagers

pointed their weapons at the Captains back and head....they escalated the situation. Again, at the point they raised those weapons age became irrelevant. A bullet fired from a gun of a teenager or an adult kills just the same.

[DevonRex]

26. That's bullshit. Peaceful negotions END the minute an AK is shoved

into the guys face right after they threaten to kill him. Innocent people MUST be protected. The captain is a good guy, delivering aid to the region.

[noamnety]

31. Huh?

Of course the captain was a good guy, what an odd thing to state, as if anyone disagreed with that.

[spanone]

13. he's shit. rat shit.

[Phx_Dem]

14. So Limbaugh supports the Somali pirates over the U.S.Navy.

Poor defenseless little teenagers. Too bad we were able to rescue the captain, Rush. You must be so bummed. This doesn't surprise me, but I wonder if his listeners are offended that Rush just dissed the U.S. Navy? Nah, they're too stupid.

Yeah, Rush is also racist. Surprise!

[jenmito]

17. The day before he mocked Obama for not doing anything about the situation...

I don't think he thought this comment through.

[Phx_Dem]

18. "Hoisted by his own petard" as some DUer stated beautifully the other day.

The man's no smarter than his idiot listeners.

I love it.

[jenmito]

21. Perfect description.

I love it, too.

[stray cat]

20. Limbaugh condemns Obama ordering the murder of three teenage merchant marine organizers

I guess he couldn't defend them as environmentsts since he doesn't like them either.

[Peacetrain]

27. Yes we did, and it is beyond belief.. the hypocrisy

is beyond words

[jenmito]

28. Wouldn't it be great if that got more coverage that ONE show?

If more people saw what he said, and if Repubs. were asked if they agreed with him, that would be GREAT for our party!

[Mz Pip]

29. Then Rush should be

thrilled that we had that African-American President who was willing to take out a few Black teenagers. :sarcasm:

[omega minimo]

30. Limbaugh's out of material