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AP - Limbaugh makes error about Brown's race
AP ^ | 2/17/06

Posted on 02/17/2006 4:54:57 PM PST by iPod Shuffle

Posted on Fri, Feb. 17, 2006

Limbaugh makes error about Brown's race

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Brown is black in the eyes of Rush Limbaugh. When Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett was forced out of the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, the conservative commentator criticized The New York Times for not saying that the Democrats' preferred candidate is black.

Limbaugh later found out from e-mails to his nationally syndicated radio show that the candidate, Rep. Sherrod Brown, is, in fact, white.

"Uh, Sherrod Brown's a white guy? Then I'm confusing him with somebody. OK, I'm sorry," Limbaugh said this week.

Brown is a seven-term congressman and former Ohio secretary of state who is running against GOP Sen. Mike DeWine.

"Rush Limbaugh obviously knows as much about me as the Republicans know about balancing the budget," Brown told the Chronicle-Telegram of Elyria, Ohio, for an article published Friday.

Later in his show, Limbaugh said he kept getting e-mails. "We have corrected this, and I, you know, I'm not gonna apologize because I don't think it's an insult to be black," he said.

In 2003, Limbaugh was pushed off ESPN's NFL preview show after he said quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: agitprop; apbias; buggywhipmedia; demprimary; dnctalkingpoints; doublestandard; hackett; hypocrites; limbaugh; limbaughbashing; lyingliars; mediabias; nationalguardmemos; ratherbiased; rathergate; rattricks; rush; rushbashing; rushlimbaugh; sherrodbrown; smearcampaign; talkradio; zogbyism
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To: iPod Shuffle

Well Rush is only correct about 98.5 percent of the time.


21 posted on 02/17/2006 5:05:10 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
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To: onyx

Rush's attitude is probably, "Just as long as you spell my name correctly."


22 posted on 02/17/2006 5:05:13 PM PST by My2Cents ("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
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To: iPod Shuffle

This is what the MSM considers news now ROFL

In the next few weeks I am almsot expecting the AP or NYT to have a front page headline about the whereabouts of the infamous Bat Boy.

(and again, now matter how ridiculous the MSM may be, tens of millions of people still believe every word they say.)


23 posted on 02/17/2006 5:06:03 PM PST by frankiep
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

And he's usually wrong on items that are trivial.


24 posted on 02/17/2006 5:06:40 PM PST by My2Cents ("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
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To: iPod Shuffle

Well I used to think Charles Rangle was Italian. It happens.


25 posted on 02/17/2006 5:06:53 PM PST by King Moonracer (All your exploding-head-deities belong to us!)
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To: iPod Shuffle

ROTFLOL!!

Now I know the old media is really desperate. This is a NON-story. Amazing!


26 posted on 02/17/2006 5:07:11 PM PST by CyberAnt (Democrat Leadership = No program - no ideas - no clue.)
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To: iPod Shuffle

Earlier in that same day a cable commentator referred to Sherrod Brown as 'she'.


27 posted on 02/17/2006 5:10:26 PM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: iPod Shuffle

OMG!!!!! Rush Limbaugh made a MISTAKE!!!!!! This is a newsworthy event, if there ever was one.


28 posted on 02/17/2006 5:11:17 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: onyx

meanwhile AP ignored another announcer's explanation for why he was bored by the Winter Olympics...

Bryant Gumbel doesn't like white people.

AP is petty and dishonest.


29 posted on 02/17/2006 5:12:11 PM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: weegee


Indeed they are. You are correct!


30 posted on 02/17/2006 5:13:01 PM PST by onyx (IF ONLY 10% of Muslims are radical, that's still 120 MILLION who want to kill us.)
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To: My2Cents

No, he'll point out that AP is effectively admitting that Rush Limbaugh is generally extremely accurate, and so, when he makes a mistake, it's a page one story.


31 posted on 02/17/2006 5:13:09 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans

Would you believe he corrected himself in the same broadcast and AP still turned it into a genuine news article days later???
32 posted on 02/17/2006 5:14:02 PM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: My2Cents
"Uh, Sherrod Brown's a white guy? Then I'm confusing him with somebody. OK, I'm sorry," Limbaugh said this week.

Why did it take so long for Rush to admit his mistake?

There needs to be an investigation into this matter!

Why did it take so long for Rush to contact the media, and let them know about this travesty?

We demand answers to these questions! NOW!

This is just one more example of a corrupt Republican party.

giggle - snicker.

Ok, Rush, your punishment is that you can't use the "All knowing" bit for one week.

Can't wait to hear him talk about the reaction to this.

Another scandle for the media!

33 posted on 02/17/2006 5:15:30 PM PST by LasVegasMac (High octane gas and lots of horse power.....Let's do it!)
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To: iPod Shuffle
What an absolute embarrassment these people must be to true professional journalist!!

Is the AP hiring Democrat stafferes now as reporters?

34 posted on 02/17/2006 5:15:39 PM PST by sirchtruth (Words Mean Things...)
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To: iPod Shuffle

Isn't it even more newsworthy that the RAT candidate for US Senate in Ohio is so unnoteworthy that Rush Limbaugh doesn't know whether the person is black or white?


35 posted on 02/17/2006 5:16:08 PM PST by petitfour
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To: iPod Shuffle

Lordy, Lordy! Stop the presses!


36 posted on 02/17/2006 5:16:50 PM PST by LRS
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To: Brilliant

Meanwhile AP never pointed out how wrong the Nation was when they claimed that George W. Bush had a scandelous business deal with Ken Lay because Bush's Astros played at Enron Field. The article was corrected to say that Bush's Rangers played at Enron Field. Then they scrapped the false lead articles altogether (the truth was that Bush sold the Texas/Arlington Rangers before the Houston Astros even had Enron Field).

Then again AP was the other prominent media outlet that published news about the faked National Guard memos. In a week's time, they did not reference the questionable nature of the documents.


37 posted on 02/17/2006 5:17:21 PM PST by weegee ("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
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To: iPod Shuffle

This is the face of the enemy.

His name is Donald Newhouse, billionaire democrat and managing director of the Associated Press, a leftist propaganda organ comitted to undermining the GOP at any cost, including the security of the nation.

38 posted on 02/17/2006 5:17:35 PM PST by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: iPod Shuffle

Unfortunately for me Herrod Brown is the congressman where I live. I can't say he's 'my congressman' because he's a turd.

He has done absolutely nothing for the people in this area and now he's going to run for Senate.

I can only hope that there are enough Ohioans left with a few brain cells who will defeat this democrat leech.

Please God.


39 posted on 02/17/2006 5:18:52 PM PST by Cap'n Crunch
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To: iPod Shuffle
LOL! I was sure this was a Scrappleface story.
40 posted on 02/17/2006 5:19:19 PM PST by mrsmith
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