A new low for Rush Limbaugh?

AJC ^ | 1/19/11 | Cynthia Tucker

[pissant]

For the most part, I think Rush Limbaugh is better ignored. He’s a shameless liar who has helped turn incivility into the national past-time, a demagogue who has done more than his share to divide the body politic. And made hundreds of millions of dollars doing it. But his utterly classless mocking today of a visiting dignitary — Chinese President Hu Jintao — ought to embarrass many of Limbaugh’s ardent fans. While Limbaugh frequently engages in race-baiting, his performance today was a low ebb even for him. Commenting on the fact that Fox didn’t immediately provide translation during Hu Jintao’s press conference, he mocks the president’s language in the childish and stupid faux Mandarin that was typical of bad Hollywood slapstick of the 1920s and ’30s. (h/t Steve Benen):

“We’re not gonna gyp Fox,” Rush Limbaugh said. “I wanted to gyp it because the — well, the — Hu Jintao, he was speaking, and they weren’t translating. They normally — you have some translator every couple of words. But Hu Jintao was just going [mocking Chinese speech for 20 seconds]. Nobody was translating. But that’s the closest I can get.”

It’s not even funny — just dumb. If you can stomach it, you can hear it on this audio clip:

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Tucker would have good words to say about a dinner between FDR and Hitler in WW2.

And they call this woman a reporter? I call her a blind fool and an ignorant one at that.

Whatzao!

[pissant]

Deck the hars with bows of horry, fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra

[luvbach1]

Why did I laugh out loud?

[J Edgar]

Cynthia Tucker has all the insight and honesty of a retarded ant.

What has she done to earn valid public political voice?

[NoLibZone]

Cynthia Tucker’s hate filled vitriol.

[goldstategop]

Rushmao is talent on loan from Heaven!

[goldstategop]

Rushmao is talent on loan from Heaven!

[mylife]

CNN asked who will cook for the state dinner?

Rush said , “No No No!! Hu is a guest! He wont be cooking!

[aruanan]

He’s a shameless liar who has helped turn incivility into the national past-time, a demagogue who has done more than his share to divide the body politic.

Cynthia, you ditz! Since Rush has the largest radio audience in the United States, he has actually done more than anyone to unite the body politic. It's just that you don't like the politics of that united body. Poor baby. Go whine on someone else's shoulder.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

If Hu’s on first (along with Red China), then the U.S. is only second-class, not on second base. And when you’re second, you’re a loser.

Now HU’s laughing?

[nutmeg]

You’re right. Rush Limbaugh isn’t funny.....HE’S FREAKING HILARIOUS! Who cares if he makes fun of Hu Jintao ?

I agree, Absolutely Nobama!

I'm on the floor laughing whether Rush is mimicking Hu Jintao or Bill Clinton... LOL

[Absolutely Nobama]

If they were all to put a sock in it....I’m sorry I misted up....Oh Dear God in Heaven, make it so!

[NoLibZone]

Did Rush call him a “dictator”?

Maybe.

We know Senate Minority leader Reid mocked the dignitary by calling him a dictator.

[pissant]

That was EXCELLENT

[Republic of Texas]

I’m an ardent fan, and I wasn’t embarrassed by Limbaugh. I was embarrassed by the lap dog we have for a President, but not by Rush.

[pissant]

Yup

[The Citizen Soldier]

Seems like no one in Hu-ville has a sense of humor.

[Republic of Texas]

If Hu is only murdering 32,000 babies, he’s a piker compared to Planned Parenthood.

[fish hawk]

On the contrary, Rush was great today. Did any of you catch it when he talked about ,in the House, the Dems keep asking, “what are you going to cut, exactly what are you going to cut” over and over. Rush said someone should tell them to “just pass it so we can see what is in it”. I fell off my chair laughing.

[Liberty Valance]

I remember Cynthia from SNL.