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November 21, 2002
Rush Limbaugh, terrifying moderate mainstream fuzzball
Wow, that Rush Limbaugh wields some serious power. He's not just the most popular radio talk show host in America, but a direct physical threat to the very lives of his enemies. Just ask Tom Daschle, who told reporters, "What happens when Rush Limbaugh attacks those of us in public life is that people aren't satisfied just to listen. They want to act because they get emotionally invested. And so, you know, the threats to those of us in public life go up dramatically, on our families and on us, in a way that's very disconcerting."
Holy right wing fascists, Batman, it get scarier! "You know, we see it in foreign countries, and we think, 'Well, my God, how can this religious fundamentalism become so violent?' Well, it's that same shrill rhetoric, it's that same shrill power that motivates. You know, somebody says something, and then it becomes a little more shrill the next time, and then more shrill the next time, and pretty soon it's a foment that becomes physical in addition to just verbal. And that's happening in this country. And I worry about where, over the course of the next decade, this is all going to go."
GO HERE for web buddy Mike Hendrix' hilarious military fantasy version of this story at Cold Fury, giving some meat to Daschle's delusions.
Rush ought to send Daschle some flowers, or autographed books or something. You could not BUY this kind of prestige. The majority leader of the US senate fears for his very life, trembling at Limbaugh's awesome power! I am SO jealous of Rush right now.
Now, you could quite reasonably take offense at Daschle's remarks on the grounds that they constitute attempted intimidation of Limbaugh, and conservatives in general. If you are significantly critical of Daschle et al, you are asking to be labeled a terrorist.
On the other hand, Daschle looks SO utterly ridiculous as to mitigate any possible idea of intimidation. His big career is pretty well shot. He's going down like a $2 Tijuana whore. Laughter -ridicule, really- seems a much more reasonable response.
Daschle's really giving Rush a lot more credit than he's earned, though, in painting him as a right wing extremist. He's just a "harmless, lovable fuzzball" to use his own phrase. In truth, Rush very much is, as he himself claims, a moderate. I fault him for not being any kind of radical, actually. He makes hay with the most extreme liberal foolishness, but seems willing to accept a lot more foolishness than he should. Limbaugh's okay, but I would dig him a lot more if he were out arguing on principle for the elimination of the income tax, for example.
He's already villified as an ayatollah, might as well go for something a bit more radical.
posted by Al at 11/21/2002 03:32:00 PM
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