Limbaugh criticizes health care reform as "a civil rights bill" and "reparations"

[kpete]

Limbaugh criticizes health care reform as "a civil rights bill" and "reparations"
February 22, 2010 1:21 pm ET

From the February 22 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

VIDEO:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201002220021

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Posted by stevebenen at 6:16 am
February 23, 2010

Limbaugh’s “Reparations” Crowing Hits a New, Racist Low

LIMBAUGH, HEALTH CARE, AND ‘REPARATIONS’…. Once in a while, the dog-whistle messages from the far-right are enough to make one’s ears bleed. Take Rush Limbaugh, for example, one of the most powerful and influential figures in modern Republican politics.

On his radio show yesterday, the right-wing host condemned health care reform as “a civil rights bill” and “reparations.” Seriously.

Limbaugh has spent plenty of time talking about President Obama and “reparations,” and has also had plenty to say about health care reform, but as far as I can tell, yesterday was one of those rare instances in which the host combined the two.

I’m going to go on a limb here and describe this as about the most racist thing a major American media personality has said in quite a while. This is about Limbaugh trying — with no subtlety at all — to stir up racial fears and anxiety in the hopes of blocking improvements to a dysfunctional health care system, which has repeatedly screwed over a fair amount of Limbaugh’s audience.

more:
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/02/23/limbaughs-reparations-crowing-hits-a-new-racist-low/

[SpiralHawk]

1. "More tax cuts for rich republicons." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

"Forget all this crap about solving problems and helping Americans and shit like that. What we really need is more more more more TAX CUTS for rich republicons. Sneer."

- Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R - $40-million-a-year Propaganda Pimp)

[Skidmore]

2. Forget the dogwhistle. Let's just use the bullhorn.

No subtlety there.

[Skidmore]

3. Forget the dogwhistle. Let's just use the bullhorn.

No subtlety there.

[benld74]

4. UM Civil RIghts passed in the 60's - MR Anal Cyst Deferrment Gas bag

[NJmaverick]

5. Rush must be pretty desperate. He isn't even trying to hide his racism

Important to note most GOP politicians worship this guy and kiss his ring.

[niyad]

6. actually, I think he has part of it right --health care is a civil right, just ask the UN

[waiting]

7. It's scrounging around the bottom of the barrell

for Limpballs. Out comes the blantant racism that has fueled these kinds from the beginning. More like this Rush, please! It only proves the obvious, that you are a racist, sexist, greedy pig, who can only appeal to the lowest among us.

[Deep13]

8. Rush, you forgot your suit!

[BridgeTheGap]

9. He can just pop a pain pill and get over it! n.t

[Lucy Goosey]

10. But don't you dare call Rush racist!

No, no, no, this has nothing to do with race!

:eyes:

[bullwinkle428]

11. He knows exactly how the "R" word will rile up his slack-jawed, drooling

base, turning them into the rabid, foam-at-the-mouth dogs they're barely capable of keeping a lid on!

[area51]

12. Rusty Limpdick should love mandated insurance,

it was originally Newt Gingrich's idea.