Limbaugh fakes heart-attack in order to push political agenda

[Cetacea]

He picked a weekend that would garnish maximum media exposure, and every clip of him on TV shows him declaring that there is nothing wrong with the US Health Care System. Of course there are people dying who would disagree...

I'll bet he also got a nice batch of painkillers for his efforts as well....

[spanone]

1. ru$h is not that smart and no one really gives a shit what he says...imho

[Cetacea]

2. Bush wasn't smart either.

You are wrong if you believe no one listens to Limbaugh.

[madokie]

4. Watch KO sometimes when he spells out how that number is made

Not many watch or listen to limberdick it's just his shit is so smelly that it is hard to get past it without getting a wiff of it. Only the supid actually get any of it on themselves though so to me they don't matter anyway.

[Cetacea]

6. I don't know. If he wasn't effective he wouldn't be paid astronomical bucks.

[DainBramaged]

21. He has approximately 12-20 million listeners at any give time during the day

estimate by the ratings services. A small small percentage of the overall population. He is only 'popular' because the MSM deems him so......

[madokie]

33. The way that they come by that number is flawed like hell too

I don't remember the particulars though but in realility the number of different people who listen to him is way smaller than the number you gave and thats the number they all give but its a bullshit number. If you tune in for a few minutes one day of the week you are counted for all days of the week, something to that effect.
at any rate limberprick can kiss my okie ass

[DainBramaged]

37. true quite flawed, but the MSM dictates his importance

The ONLY people who can listen to him 3 hours a day are people on the Government dole (but they won't acknowledge that). We had a woman came into our dealership a while back and since I was the only person free I got to drive her home while her car was being serviced. She INSISTED we listen to limpballs, in spite of my gentle protestations, "he is a good boy and is right" this from a woman in her 70's. A person who would benefit from HCR in spite of what Rush may spew.

[peaches2003]

38. It's a weekly #

I remember reading this a long time ago. And for sure it is just about the same people everyday, so I would say at anyone time or day there are about 3-4 million, not 15-20, and these same people are counted every day as if they were different people. But those idiots are very loyal and follow his every word like sheep and believe everything he says.

[madokie]

45. I know a few of them even though most will give me excuses as to why

I tell them its because you want to listen to his fat lying ass and nothing else or you wouldn't be able to stomach it.

[HopeHoops]

17. A LOT of people listen to Limbaugh - there are a lot of fucking idiots out there.

[City Lights]

24. Rush's isn't that smart, but his flock of dittoheads is dumb as a box of rocks.

And they believe every word that dribbles from his pie hole.

[Maru Kitteh]

35. The problem is it's a REALLY BIG box of rocks. And while his numbers are exaggerated,

it would be an exercise in foolish self-deception for any of us to believe those numbers were insignificant.

[Faygo Kid]

40. Agreed. Well said.

Those here dismissive of that vile, hate-filled weirdo have been mistaken for two decades now. He has been a clear and present danger to this nation every single day for 20 years.

[w8liftinglady]

56. There is a railroad car of rocks where I live...tons of dittoheads.

[edhopper]

3. There is nothing wrong with our health care system

IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!

[FreakinDJ]

5. I'm sure we can find a sympathetic nurse to hand over the charts

and see what they really found

but you are on to some thing with that idea of media exposure

[Cetacea]

39. Hopefully, though it's impossible to disprove "chest pains".

People in heavily populated area use that and "shortness of breath" all the time to avoid waiting hours in ERs.

[MrScorpio]

7. It was all a stunt

Bingo on all counts.

BTW, I proudly negated the negative rec.

Who would unrec this, a Limbaugh lover maybe?

[Cetacea]

9. Thank you. I was wondering as well.

:toast:

[MrScorpio]

8. Dupe

[Don Caballero]

10. His ploy will not work

The American people have had eight years of Neocon politics. They are over it.

[Cetacea]

11. I hope you are right.

But voters seem to have collective ADD.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Wait a minute. Painkillers?

That's why he faked his heart attack. So he could get some painkillers.

[Cetacea]

14. He needed a buzz before his presser.

[emilyg]

48. I don't think so. H ecan get

them anytime he wants.

[blogslut]

13. Or

He suffered an actual medical incident and because he survived with minimal harm he is exploiting his luck in order to promote a horrid political philosophy - deliberately concealing the fact that he is multi-millionaire who can easily afford the best of care.

Personally, I'm thinking that the "appetite suppressants" he's taking as part of his Quick Weight Loss Center program are what brought on his symptoms.

And to that, all I can say is keep fucking that chicken, Rush.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. actually, his wealth is NOT concealed

and that's what's so bizarre about the nature of mental disconnect. It's right out there for all to see.

His zombies are all worked up -- his blame and smokescreening gives them an outlet to experience their anger and transform it into misdirected hate.

He ends up creating an impenetrable force field of fandom around himself -- stupid people are blinded by the glamor and cannot, dare not penetrate it with awareness.

[blogslut]

28. Well, you have a point

His fans know he is a very wealthy man but choose to disregard that fact because their desire to believe he is "one of them" is so strong. They fulfill their hopes vicariously through him and forgive him his wealth as if it were some sort of cross he is forced to bear in trade for "representing" them.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

30. yes!

Well said! His cross to bear as one of them, for his standing up to Those Bad People for them.

vicarious hope fulfillment through him, as well as vicarious retribution he provides against "The Enemy", those lower than themselves (stupid unpatriotic ungodly liberals, stupid smelly immigrants, stupid scary black people, stupid icky gay people, stupid ugly women).

Whoever it is they can dehumanize and blame for their unhappiness

[progressoid]

34. His wealth isn't a cross, it's a reward and an honor.

His wealth represents what they think America is all about. If you work hard, you can make a lot of money. They think he's the Kobe Bryant of radio. He deserves it. He's "earned" it.

I know, I know, it's a fucked up point of view.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

52. hmmm, yes...

I see what you mean.

I still feel some truth in the "cross to bear" analysis too, though. The other side of his success, which separates him from them. Awareness of that has to be repressed or redirected in order for t hem to hold onto their idolization.

Dang that ole complificated noo-ance. :P

[DailyGrind51]

15. You're probably right on this!

Limbaugh is now saying that there is not one thing wrong with the present health-care system because he was treated no better than anyone else who call 9-1-1.

""The treatment I received here was the best that the world has to offer,” Limbaugh said. “Based on what happened here to me, I don't think there's one thing wrong with the American health care system. It is working just fine, just dandy."

Limbaugh said that despite his celebrity he received the same treatment as anyone else who would have called 911 and been taken to the hospital in his condition.

"I got no special treatment," he said, adding that the care he received was nonetheless "confidence inspiring."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31101.html#ixzz0bT0ZubfE

[malaise]

18. Yep five star hotels close down wings of hotels

for the average working class guest. Wait the working class can't afford five star hotels and few have health insurance.

Rush is an asshole - even his sheeple know that his money guaranteed good health care.

[Gman]

16. He may have but

the problem is that he has very little credibility with the general public. In their own small minds, conservatives may have thought as you post. But they would be wrong because they can't see beyond their own ideology. Its kinda like Hannibal Lector getting caught because he was insane and couldn't see it, much less see through it.

[lunatica]

19. Coming from Rush I'll never believe anything he does is real

Even the times he travels and wants his privacy are highly suspect.

[Magleetis]

20. Rush

has no value as a human or anything else. He is worthless.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

22. You got that right...

:mad: Micheal J Fox is probably thinking some apropos thoughts....

[City Lights]

25. Sounds right to me.

Limpbaugh is an entertainer seeking publicity. Remember when he lost his hearing?

[treestar]

26. Hard to prove, but I would not put it past him.

[Maru Kitteh]

27. NAH. A heart attack implies a lack of perfection and weakness on his part, which he is loathe to

admit.

He didn't fake it. If anything, it's way worse than he's letting on and we may never know the full extent of his little pas de duex with death.

[walldude]

29. Oh come on...

First off the guy isn't that clever. Second all he can do is say "health care in America is great for millionaires" which will only make it worse for anti-HCR people. What Rush is doing is showing people exactly how wide the divide is between health care for millionaires and health care for the rest of us. The only people buying into his crap are the standard 20-30% of fools who actually believe that Limbaugh is one of them.

[shadowknows69]

31. The thought had occurred to me.

[csziggy]

32. We need to push that Hawai'i has a health care system in place

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7377411&mesg_id=7377411

What Limbaugh neglected to mention is that Hawai`i enacted sweeping healthcare reform more than 35 years ago!

No one in Hawai`i has mounted a serious effort to reverse the reform law (based on employer mandates) since its enactment in 1974. The Prepaid Healthcare Act - summarized here - is largely working for both patients and the healthcare industry. And it's generally considered more beneficial to patients than anything currently on the table in Congress. That's why the House of Representatives earlier this month approved the Hirono Amendment, which allows for Hawai`i to be exempted from the federal reforms if the existing state law is deemed better.

http://www.hirono.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Hirono_Amendment_November_2009.pdf

[Grassy Knoll]

36. Wow , going to Hawaii to taunt Obama.......

and fake a heart attack, proclaim health care is great for millionaires ,
What a fucking publicity stunt, ....I call wolf !

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[cbdo2007]

42. Who says they were playing along? The ER will treat anyone who claims to have "chest pains".

Even if the hospital was duped, there is no way to prove it. Limbaugh could simply say he did have chest pains, and was worried and called the ER. At that point, it's their responsibility to assume he does have chest pains and treat him accordingly.

[Cetacea]

43. Correct.

I've been told more than once to "just tell them you are having chest pains" to beat the long wait. Like back pains, they are difficult to disprove.

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[cbdo2007]

47. It's like when you want to stay home from school as a kid....your mom can check if you have a fever

so always say you have a bad stomach ache. Not that any of you kids out there should lie to your Mom to stay home from school. Just relating a story. :)

[glen123098]

46. Of course there's nothing wrong with the healthcare system.

Its perfectly fine, if you make millions of dollars a year. That's all that matters right?

[agentS]

49. He didn't fool me

It didn't seem like a heart attack, or at least, a natural heart attack.
As soon as pain-killers were mentioned, then the finger points to a more deliberate course. Maybe it was a failed suicide attempt or bad pills?

[N-roca]

50. Yeah, right . . .

I'm sure El-Rush-bo faked it so he could spend New Year's Eve in a hospital bed.
Good Lord people.

[Froward69]

51. thank you mods

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=252499

[mzmolly]

53. K and R

Sorry for the dup! :hi:

[blues90]

54. Not to defend Rush but I don't agree at all .

He already has his listeners and those who hate him don't listen so how is pulling a stunt like that going to push his agenda? I can't see how it would change a thing.

[seeinfweggos]

55. and the dems missed a great opportunity to say

yeah, look the system works if you have money


they should have rammed that up his ass

[Jamastiene]

57. The beautiful thing about that is

if that was his plan, it backfired:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/04/rush-limbaugh-inspired-by_n_410702.html