Right Wing Media - Rush Limbaugh Officially Insane

[HoleyCarbonGrid]

Then why do people take him seriously?

Who does? He's taken seriously as political satirist (at which he is very successful) - but nobody takes what he says to be fact; rather, that he uses what's said by others (for example, what was said by Limbaugh) to satirize the state of politics in America.

[Yarn]

Hmmm...sounds like you're doing that too... tsk tsk

By posting a quote of Rush Limbaugh proving that he lied in the quote you cited?

[Dieval]

By posting a quote of Rush Limbaugh proving that he lied in the quote you cited?

I'm not seeing the lie you are....care to point that out?

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“The movie has been in the works for a a long time, the release date's been known, summer 2012 for a long time. Do you think that it is accidental, that the name of the really vicious, fire-breathing, four-eyed whatever-it-is villain in this movie is named Bain.”

This evil villain in the new Batman movie is named Bane,” Limbaugh continued. “And there's now discussion out there as to whether or not this was purposeful, and whether or not it will influence voters.

“It's going to have a lot of people. This movie, the audience is going to be huge, lot of people are going to see the movie. And it's a lot of brain-dead people, entertainment, the pop-culture crowd. And they're going to hear Bane in the movie, and they are going to associate Bain, and the thought is that when they start paying attention to the campaign later in the year, and Obama, the Democrats keep talking about Bain, not Bain Capital, but Bain, Romney and Bain, that these people will think back to the Batman movie -- "Oh yeah, I know who that is" That's -- there are some people who think it will work.”

[Dieval]

Who does? He's taken seriously as political satirist (at which he is very successful) - but nobody takes what he says to be fact; rather, that he uses what's said by others (for example, what was said by Limbaugh) to satirize the state of politics in America.

You believe that people don't take him seriously when he says things like Fox News is a bias news organization and pokes fun of them for even being a news organization...you don't think people listen to that and take it seriously?

[Dieval]

“The movie has been in the works for a a long time, the release date's been known, summer 2012 for a long time. Do you think that it is accidental, that the name of the really vicious, fire-breathing, four-eyed whatever-it-is villain in this movie is named Bain.”

This evil villain in the new Batman movie is named Bane,” Limbaugh continued. “And there's now discussion out there as to whether or not this was purposeful, and whether or not it will influence voters.

“It's going to have a lot of people. This movie, the audience is going to be huge, lot of people are going to see the movie. And it's a lot of brain-dead people, entertainment, the pop-culture crowd. And they're going to hear Bane in the movie, and they are going to associate Bain, and the thought is that when they start paying attention to the campaign later in the year, and Obama, the Democrats keep talking about Bain, not Bain Capital, but Bain, Romney and Bain, that these people will think back to the Batman movie -- "Oh yeah, I know who that is" That's -- there are some people who think it will work.”

"the Democrats keep talking about Bain" to which his reply was "I said the Democrats were going to use it, which they are."

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He lied when he said he hadn't accused the movie makers of having political motivations in naming the villian Bain and releasing the movie close to an election.

[truthreality]

You believe that people don't take him seriously when he says things like Fox News is a bias news organization and pokes fun of them for even being a news organization...you don't think people listen to that and take it seriously?

He is a comedian making fun of flaws in the Fox News Organization. That's what comedians do. People will only take his points seriously if they are true.

[truthreality]

"the Democrats keep talking about Bain" to which his reply was "I said the Democrats were going to use it, which they are."

Obviously the Democrats keep talking about Bain and obviously they are going to use Bain against Romney. Bain was responsible for outsourcing and seven companies that Bain held stake in filed for bankruptcy while many employees lost their jobs and the executive still made money.

[Zel]

You believe that people don't take him seriously when he says things like Fox News is a bias news organization and pokes fun of them for even being a news organization...you don't think people listen to that and take it seriously?

Fox's hypocrisy and ridiculousness is hilarious.

The Wrath of Cons - Operation Fast and Furious - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 06/26/12 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

[HoleyCarbonGrid]

You believe that people don't take him seriously when he says things like Fox News is a bias news organization and pokes fun of them for even being a news organization...you don't think people listen to that and take it seriously?

No, I don't think people take him seriously as a news source or an authority figure. He's a political satirist.

It's just coincidental that Fox News is a biased "news," organization that exists purely to further a political agenda. Or did you miss their "reporting," on Obama's 2010 trip to Mumbai? Or their "reporting," about how Obama is going to ban guns? Or, well...everything on this website: http://foxnewslies.net/

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People listen to Jon Stewart. Judging by viewership numbers, he is probably the most influential liberal on television.

It is admittedly a very small sample size (3 statements), but his politifact file speaks ill of him. Amusingly enough, he went ahead and told his audience every time politifact disputed his claims and admitted he was wrong.
PolitiFact | Jon Stewart's file

This led to one of Jon's best segments ever:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/jon-stewart/