Liberals going after Rush Limbaugh remind me of the sweaty, screaming hordes of pious Muslims at Mecca, inflamed by fervid religious passion, stoning Satan and trampling fellow believers in the emotionally-pitched frenzy.
Why is is the Rush story important?
Because they've called him a racist. A serious charge. Words mean things, and the misuse of words cheapens them. Everyone on all sides have thrown "Hitler" and "Nazi" around until, unfortunately, being called a mass murderer or a member of his hideous regime is no longer an insult.
"Racist!" has lost it's sting
The left has done the same mortal damage to the word "racist." They shout it through media bullhorns as they clutch their chain of worry beads, caressing the "bigot" and "speaking in code" beads as they go.
Well, I'm done. That word doesn't work on me anymore. And after this past year of leveling the charge at everyone who didn't vote for Obama or anyone who now criticizes him, the word "racist" is a spent shell casing.
The libs went full auto, scattering rounds everywhere, hitting nothing
And that's unfortunate, because bigotry still exists in this country, but it's legitimacy is held hostage by limousine liberal races hustlers, including the NFL crowd.
WSJ - Limbaugh's Article
Big Hollywood - NFL Owners Who Use the N-Word and Wet their Pants on Stage
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I love being called racist. It means that what I'm doing is working.
Ain't liberalism grand?
Some people (not me) think Limbaugh is not a racist so much as a highly paid professional race-baiter, gender-baiter, and fear-mongerer. Under that definition, what Limbaugh really thinks doesn't matter, only what he says.
And as you say, words have meaning. Testicle lock box. Crips and Bloods. Chelsea the White House dog.
Those words can get you in some places and keep you out of others.
One thing Limbaugh is not is stupid. He himself expressed doubt to Checketts that the NFL would welcome him and his money with open arms. He was right.
Yes, Grace, but we have speech codes in this country. You have to have a special pass to say certain things.
No conspiracy. The purpose of such speech codes is to put certain ideas out of bounds, beyond the pale, so that the "liberal" status quo can be maintained.
There is nothing so rigid, conservative, so doctrinaire, as a modern day "liberal."
They continue their damage to the language by calling themselves the opposite of what they are. Orwell would recognize their game in a heartbeat.
No conspiracy. The purpose of such speech codes is to put certain ideas out of bounds, beyond the pale, so that the "liberal" status quo can be maintained.
Interesting. That's just what Noam Chomsky says, although he would omit the word "liberal" and probably insert "establishment" or "corporate."
Of course, the status quo is in the eyes of the observer.
I guess the question is who is attempting to preserve what when (1) Limbaugh compares the NFL to the Crips and the Bloods; (2) some NFL players object to being compared to the Crips and the Bloods; and (3) the NFL, through Checketts, rejects Limbaugh's ownership bid.
Limbaugh reserves his right to compare the NFL to the Crips and the Bloods even while attempting to own part of the NFL.
The NFL players reserve the right not to be compared to the Crips and the Bloods and to object to ownership participation by someone who calls them that.
And the NFL owners reserve the right not to lose any money through unnecessary controversy.
I'd say the corporate status quo won out.
This isn't about Limbaugh, it's about the control, use and abuse of language.
The charge of racism has lost its sting from overuse.
And as Rush himself can tell you, nobody has a "right" to not be called names or made fun of.
As far as letting him in or kicking him out of the NFL, who cares? It's a private entity.
For those interested, here is the full "Bloods and crips" transcript:
Bloods and Crips Transcript
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