Limbaugh's racist anti-Obama pitch


	Limbaugh's racist anti-Obama pitch

masbury

9-24-2008 11:04 PM

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limbaugh, obama

masbury says:

How unspeakably ignorant. How cheaply racist, designed to inflame racists. Disgusting.

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9-24-2008 11:44 PM

ratilfar

Nothing new I'm afraid. Disgusting, but not new. His Lardness is running out of material.

9-25-2008 3:20 AM

hitchhiker08

9-26-2008 10:42 AM

lifecyce1898

Limbaugh, very sad excuse for a human being.

9-26-2008 3:22 PM

HookEmHorns

I think he is hilarious!

9-26-2008 3:32 PM

dulios

I think he is hilarious!

That's the saddest thing I've read all day.

9-27-2008 4:52 PM

dmegivern

Some people find laughing at others, especially minorities and women is a treatment for poor self worth. Or they are just mean.

10-23-2008 3:00 PM

HookEmHorns

Yep, I'm just meaner than hell, excuse me while I go kick my dog.

10-25-2008 3:46 PM

dulios

Yep, I'm just meaner than hell

Not necessarily, HookEm; the other option proffered by Dr.dmegiven is that you have poor self-worth.

10-30-2008 3:23 PM

HookEmHorns

I don't buy into the pop-psychology culture of "victimization" as "Dr. dmegiven seems to.

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