Posted on 05/11/2009 4:05:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh took the high road Monday following Wanda Sykes saying he is a terrorist and making other acerbic comments about him during a comedic routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner over the weekend.
Talk-radio fans and political junkies buzzed in anticipation about what Mr. Limbaugh might say on his national, three-hour radio show.
Instead of retaliating against Ms. Sykes, Mr. Limbaugh spent much of the show praising former Vice President Dick Cheney, who on Sunday was much kinder.
"What motivates Dick Cheney," Mr. Limbaugh asked rhetorically numerous times during his show. "He has all the millions he needs. He doesn't want to run for election. He's not hot for interns. He is not a torture freak."
Mr. Limbaugh eventually said Mr. Cheney continues to open himself to attacks by the liberal "drive-by media" because he is an American who speaks from his heart.
Mr. Cheney said Sunday on "Face the Nation" that Limbaugh is more representative of the Republican Party than former Secretary of State Colin Powell, whom he presumed left the party when supporting Barack Obama in the presidential race.
Ms. Sykes' comments about Mr. Limbaugh while hosting the annual Washington event Saturday night drew a mix of laughter and boos.
"Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails," Ms. Sykes said. "He just wants the country to fail. To me, that's treason. He's not saying anything different than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on OxyContin, he missed his flight.
Rush Limbaugh, 'I hope the country fails,' I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs."
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I had other priorities in the sixties than military service. Cheney on his five draft deferments, April 5, 1989
Draft dodging may have been neutralized for you, or for Bill Clinton hisself, but you’ll have to pardon me for holding some politicians to a higher standard than you and Bill seem to do.
“Limbaugh is worshiped for his every utterance.”
With my eyes closed I swear this sounds just like the MSM description of conservatives.
Sure you aren’t a statist?
“Have you built a shrine?”
You ought to see my shrine to Rush. Pictures, cigars, candles, incense, altars, and the required sacrificial animals. Stop on by and you can bow down to the shrine. /s/
Crap you got a problem projecting onto others what is not there. You are probably the only one with a Rush shrine.
I'll admit, it's not a very good one.
Mostly a notepad by the radio. But a really good pen.
Pilot G2, blue. Best pens there are.
Rush is correct to ignor the bitch.
The Obama’s and their racist, Leftist and hate filled supporters are PROVING themselves to be even less respectable or worthy of the positions they hold than I previously believed...
Yikes, ping me when you put down the crack pipe.
He said he was a Saul Alinsky radical Marxist during his campaign. That’s what he is. Now he has Reid and Pelosi writing his bills.
To quote that great poet and philosopher Dennis Green....
“THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!!!!!!”
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