Posted on 11/17/2011 10:04:23 AM PST by servo1969
It was surprising to hear Rush Limbaugh say the words, “I don’t have the guts to bring it up,” but he did, on November 8th, to his massive radio audience.
Rush Limbaugh lacking the guts to address something publicly? Rush Limbaugh not willing to tackle controversy? Really?
He was responding to a statement by a caller named Lawrence as they discussed Joe Paterno and the scandal at Penn State.
CALLER: “What’s that?”
RUSH: “Nobody has the guts to actually give the explanation for what was going on and why there was trepidation in reporting it, and that's all I'll say. If you can figure it out on your own, fine and dandy. . . .”
What was Rush talking about?
Let’s put this in context. If there is any prominent figure in America who does not bow down to political correctness or media pressure, it is Rush Limbaugh. In fact, he’s on record as saying that when people try to silence you, you should shout louder.
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What is it that, in his words, could end his career? What is it about the Penn State scandal that is “glaring; it's right in front of everybody,” and yet “Nobody has the guts to actually give the explanation for what was going on and why there was trepidation in reporting it”?
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Rush backed down early on as did ALL conservative talkng bobbleheads regarding the birther issue, and I don’t mean being pro or anti, I mean even discussing the merits of the case. I lost a lot of respect for all of them after that.
Rush is career dependenant on radio stations carrying his show.
Unless he went internet.
If he got too on the outs with either gays in media or those cowtowing to gays...
Another thing is what happened to Gricar, the missing D.A. who was investigating. His career is surely ended...
Rush said he wasn’t surprised people didn’t report it to the police, out of fear.
That would include anyone inside the program who would’ve tried to stop this in its tracks, not only Rush commenting on it...
And yes, it is tied in with the overpowering importance of big time sports, too.
It’s fascinating to note that Sandusky was in his fifties, retired, and though famously successful, was not deluged with offers to go elsewhere.
Apparently people knew, and not just in State College PA...
Rush has been AWOL on all gay rights issue. Hannity too the only explanation NO BALLS.
He thinks Paterno was screwed but he’s afraid to say it. Wisely I think.
That college and professional sports have become modern “bread and circuses” to pacify the masses and they won’t let a pedophile slow it down one iota.
Your premise is wrong and so is your conclusion. You also don’t understand what these guys do for a living. Their job is to attract and keep an audience and keep their radio station affiliates happy.
There is just very little audience interest in these issues even among an audience that agrees with you on these issues. This is especially true if the host has little interest in an issue. Again, they may agree with you on the issue, but they won’t be interesting talking about it if it is not among their interests.
The idea that folks who don’t share your hot buttons must have no balls is simply a ridiculous exercise in naval gazing on your part.
Actually, that is untrue. Every victim was a troubled, white boy from a fatherless family.
Think about that movie "Eyes Wide Shut" for a moment.
Read "The Franklin Coverup", or "Why Johnny Can't Come Home".
It IS right in front of you...Cops, Judges, Politicians, Wealthy "elite" occultists, Univerisity Deans, DECADES OF COVERUP. Must be a pretty powerful network to intimidate someone like Limbaugh.
What I thought he meant was that Sandusky was treated with kid gloves (no pun intended) for so many years because those in power were afraid of being portrayed as anti-gay if they went after him.
NAILED IT
"Reportedly" = a rumor on FR, which appears to be false.
"Sandusky engaged in what experts in child predators call “grooming” behavior, law enforcement officials asserted this month, making his first approach when children were 8-12 years old. He tended to choose white boys from homes where there was no father or some difficulty in the family, investigators said, and he drew them in with trips to games and expensive gifts such as computers." - link
I'm thinking there may be some real big shots rumored to be involved. The kind of people you don't just trash without solid evidence.
I'm not talking about fear for personal safety, but more about liability consequences.
Yes, someone got to him around then.
Pre 1990 he was doing homosexual updates, to "Back in the Saddle, Again" bumper tune.
Then he did a TV show, substituting for Pat Sajek; audience occupied by gays. He had to remove the audience to complete the show.
So much for free speech.
Rush has not talked about it since.
Someone got to him.
He still lampoons Barney Frank with “Banking Queen” and “Lollipop” and has a spoof of Frank on his regular rotation of commericals for the online audience.
All of these are attacks on Frank’s gay lifestyle as well as his politics.
Rush is a big picture kind of person. He doesn’t discuss so much the individual brushstrokes. Gay issues are but a brushstroke on the larger picture of liberalism.
H O M O S E X U A L I T Y
And the degree to which it has infested our society and schools.
PC and the disease that makes it evil to speak against aberrant behavior.
Self-destructive tolerance of that which is destroying our society and our daily lives.
Perhaps it may have to do with the Second Mile Charity that Sandusky founded to “help” young men that he they preyed on, and the many, many highly connected people who became associated and involved with it...who that Charity contributed to, etc., etc.
There is a lot of questions about (similarly to the Penn State Football program and admin) who knew what and when and if they covered it up.
Could it involve not just local officials but something much, much larger?
Something along the lines of this?
http://www.franklincase.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=17&Itemid=12
See my post 78.
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