The more I think on this, the more ridiculous it seems. Limbaugh compares incidents that affected millions to one that displaced thousands. He compares a major city, with an inner city like any major city, to Cedar Rapids, a city of maybe 120,000. He compares people stranded by the government without food or power in a sports arena to people who could mostly find lodging with friends and neighbors. He compares a place where food was simply not available except in abandoned stores, where it lay spoiling, to a town that still has open supermarkets within walking distance. He compares a city with a missing police force and tardy calls to the National Guard, to a much smaller one with all p...

The more I think on this, the more ridiculous it seems. Limbaugh compares incidents that affected millions to one that displaced thousands. He compares a major city, with an inner city like any major city, to Cedar Rapids, a city of maybe 120,000. He compares people stranded by the government without food or power in a sports arena to people who could mostly find lodging with friends and neighbors. He compares a place where food was simply not available except in abandoned stores, where it lay spoiling, to a town that still has open supermarkets within walking distance. He compares a city with a missing police force and tardy calls to the National Guard, to a much smaller one with all present and accounted for. He compares a city-wide hurricane and flood destruction with one where only the areas in the river valley were affected. He compares a city with its industry wiped out with one where most peoples' jobs are unaffected. He compares a city with thousands stranded with a city with evacuations completed. He compares a city where bodies floated for days with one where no one died.
It is truly, immeasurably ignorant.

jm, of course you're right, and of course, I agree. But
1) indeed, those stories were greatly exaggerated. The stories of rapes and murder from the Dome all proved to be untrue, every single one.
2) N.O. is a city of half a million people with an historically complex crime problem. When Katrina hit, the police force disappeared, and many of them never returned. Now guess what, a city with a crime problem, minus its police, minus much of its neighborhood population, is still going to be a city with a crime problem. How many people does it take to make murder headlines? Only a handful. How many murderers were there before? Probably more. What an insult it is to the good people of that city...

jm, of course you're right, and of course, I agree. But
1) indeed, those stories were greatly exaggerated. The stories of rapes and murder from the Dome all proved to be untrue, every single one.
2) N.O. is a city of half a million people with an historically complex crime problem. When Katrina hit, the police force disappeared, and many of them never returned. Now guess what, a city with a crime problem, minus its police, minus much of its neighborhood population, is still going to be a city with a crime problem. How many people does it take to make murder headlines? Only a handful. How many murderers were there before? Probably more. What an insult it is to the good people of that city to suggest that New Orleans went wild because (being generous) a hundred people behaved irresponsibly.

3) It is not an exaggeration, however, to point out that bodies floated in the water for days, that the Guard was called in too late, that the evacuation buses were left to flood rather than evacuating residents, and that people were stranded at the Dome without sufficient food, water, or medical help. That government, "of, by, and for the people" seriously let them down.

Are people responsible for their own behavior? Absolutely. Is a snapshot of a moment in the life of New Orleans fair to compare with a snapshot of a city 1/4 its size, with a much smaller disaster? Na. Apples and oranges.

Ah modern racism at its best. The article writer just assumed that Rush was talking about Black people vs White people. The article writer obviously thinks only black people "[wave] guns at helicopters... [run around] shooting cops... [and rape] people on the street."

The modern racist sees race where ever he/she looks, and typically they look down on those races, not with hate but pity, they see them as little more than wounded animals that they need to save because they can't save themselves. They subscribe to race related stereotypes and apply them everywhere. Further the modern racist has absolutely no idea they are a racist, they actually believe they are combating it, but in truth th...

Ah modern racism at its best. The article writer just assumed that Rush was talking about Black people vs White people. The article writer obviously thinks only black people "[wave] guns at helicopters... [run around] shooting cops... [and rape] people on the street."

The modern racist sees race where ever he/she looks, and typically they look down on those races, not with hate but pity, they see them as little more than wounded animals that they need to save because they can't save themselves. They subscribe to race related stereotypes and apply them everywhere. Further the modern racist has absolutely no idea they are a racist, they actually believe they are combating it, but in truth they are perpetuating it with their racist assumptions.

The modern racist sees race where ever he/she looks, and typically they look down on those races, not with hate but pity, they see them as little more than wounded animals that they need to save because they can't save themselves. They subscribe to race related stereotypes and apply them everywhere. Further the modern racist has absolutely no idea they are a racist, they actually believe they are combating it, but in truth they are perpetuating it with their racist assumptions.

THANKYOU. People completely forget the fact, too, that there were poor white victims in New Orleans as well (I know some). You would have to be looking for racism to find it in Limbaugh's speech, but ev...

The modern racist sees race where ever he/she looks, and typically they look down on those races, not with hate but pity, they see them as little more than wounded animals that they need to save because they can't save themselves. They subscribe to race related stereotypes and apply them everywhere. Further the modern racist has absolutely no idea they are a racist, they actually believe they are combating it, but in truth they are perpetuating it with their racist assumptions.

THANKYOU. People completely forget the fact, too, that there were poor white victims in New Orleans as well (I know some). You would have to be looking for racism to find it in Limbaugh's speech, but everyone assumes he's racist because he's white and he tells the truth.

righthand:
"On the other hand. This ignoramus could win the presidency for OBAMA!!! Americas would be forced to declare themselves still to be RACISTS or vote for Obama."
the media."
Look at the U.S. Economy.
Do the Republicans really want to be holding the reins when it crashes?
That's a job for the Democrats.
Look at the advantages in this scenario.
The Republicans can lose the Presidency, and still pull strings. They have the money and the connections.
Obama is elected.
The economy hits the point of no return, due to account reconciliation, tension with China when they suggest calling in their loans, due to an unspecified as yet 'incident' and manipulation of the financial market by cor...

righthand:
"On the other hand. This ignoramus could win the presidency for OBAMA!!! Americas would be forced to declare themselves still to be RACISTS or vote for Obama."
the media."
Look at the U.S. Economy.
Do the Republicans really want to be holding the reins when it crashes?
That's a job for the Democrats.
Look at the advantages in this scenario.
The Republicans can lose the Presidency, and still pull strings. They have the money and the connections.
Obama is elected.
The economy hits the point of no return, due to account reconciliation, tension with China when they suggest calling in their loans, due to an unspecified as yet 'incident' and manipulation of the financial market by corporate interests, and the reserve bank, in the same way the economy is manipulated now and has been in the past.
The 'great Depression' was an accident? No.
It was designed. As they all were.
Wherever banks have loaned money that does not exist.
The cash supply dries up, and stocks plummet because of Panic.
Whoever has the money then buys shares across the board for a fraction of the price.
The Democrats are shamed, and the association of a black president with the greatest crash in history is an added bonus.
Republicans are re-elected in a landslide. The Federal Reserve prints more currency to overcome the cash flow crisis, and adjust interest rates accordingly.
The money that was taken out during the crash, is then. 'Invested' in the U.S. to 'provide' job opportunities with wages at a fraction of todays rates.
They are proclaimed as heros by the media, and The Republicans will be the party that saved the U.S. from the Depression 'caused' by the democrats.
When a Republican puts their foot in their mouth before this election, it will be planned that way Money won't leave things to chance. That's only an outline
They have a script that was written before the internet revolutionized communication.
Today too many people know better.
If the Republicans win? Business is business

The effect on public opinion of every statement made by politicians this election year is part of the overall program of public manipulation through the media, and false information. Limbaugh is subtly using the politics of fear. he's just can't realize who he's working for.
Fear can have it's place, It can provoke us into action. It can pump the adrenaline to help us escape or repel a genuine threat, but when it makes us deaf to our conscience, it is our worst enemy. Death is an instant. Fear can choke us for a lifetime.
The problem with the philosophy
'The one that dies with the most toys wins,'
is that there are too many people who will be happy with nothing less than all of the toys
Wa...

The effect on public opinion of every statement made by politicians this election year is part of the overall program of public manipulation through the media, and false information. Limbaugh is subtly using the politics of fear. he's just can't realize who he's working for.
Fear can have it's place, It can provoke us into action. It can pump the adrenaline to help us escape or repel a genuine threat, but when it makes us deaf to our conscience, it is our worst enemy. Death is an instant. Fear can choke us for a lifetime.
The problem with the philosophy
'The one that dies with the most toys wins,'
is that there are too many people who will be happy with nothing less than all of the toys
War between nations can be vicious and bloody.
War between the rich is underhanded, spiteful, and insidious. It never makes the headlines, but it's effects are in our face. Now they can't keep their dirty laundry off the net.
Of course I could be could be completely wrong.
then there is nothing to worry about.