LowerCaseRepublican Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 I found this piece done by Derrick Jackson. The fascinating thing is that on the first day of the news about Limbaugh's hiring by ESPN, no straight news stories went out on a limb to remind readers about Limbaugh's past. The past would seem significant, since he is about to pontificate on the NFL, where well over half the players are African-American. Limbaugh has feasted off berating feminists, gay men and women, and people of color. African-Americans have come in for supercharged blasts of his hot air. In the 1970s, Limbaugh told an African-American caller, ''Take that bone out of your nose and call me back.'' Limbaugh has always had crime and black people on the brain. He once said, ''Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?'' He said, ''The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.'' When Spike Lee said that African-American children should be allowed to skip school to see his movie on Malcolm X, Limbaugh said: ''Spike, if you're going to do that, let's complete the education experience. You should tell them that they should loot the theater, and then blow it up on their way out.'' ...Limbaugh once complained about African-Americans: ''They are 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?'' ESPN and Disney should be made to care about hiring someone to cover a majority black sport who does not care about black people." I'd pay anything to watch that Vulgar Pigboy tell Ray Lewis to take the bone out of his nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Another reason not to watch ESPN pregame it has sucked the last 3 years anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 What are Limbaugh's qualifications for being an ESPN football analyst ? Wasn't he a hack when he did some work for the KC Royals? Or was he the Royals announcer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 If Dusty Baker can be an open racist and manage while no one cares about it, why can't Rush Limbaugh commentate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 I tried to verify this one way or another but was unable to. I don't think Rush was doing talk radio in the 1970's. When he worked at KQV Pittsburgh in that decade he did music and used the name Jeff Christy. You can like him or not. I don't like the American left but I'm not a dittohead. I tried hard to get on Rush's program to debate a certain economic issue with him. Never got the chance. I'm very suspicious of the quotes listed here, not to defend Rush as much as my desire for accuracy. Who the hell is Derrick Jackson anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 I'm very suspicious of the quotes listed here, not to defend Rush as much as my desire for accuracy. Who the hell is Derrick Jackson anyway? Urban Legend ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 If Dusty Baker can be an open racist and manage while no one cares about it, why can't Rush Limbaugh commentate? Maybe ESPN should have a spin-off show. Dusty on the left and Rush on the right discussing everything from inter-racial dating in the NFL to NFL incarceration rates in a battle of the racists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 I tried to verify this one way or another but was unable to. I don't think Rush was doing talk radio in the 1970's. When he worked at KQV Pittsburgh in that decade he did music and used the name Jeff Christy. You can like him or not. I don't like the American left but I'm not a dittohead. I tried hard to get on Rush's program to debate a certain economic issue with him. Never got the chance. I'm very suspicious of the quotes listed here, not to defend Rush as much as my desire for accuracy. Who the hell is Derrick Jackson anyway? Jackson is a writer for the Boston Globe. The "take the bone out of your nose" comment was made in 1977, I believe. FAIR [Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting] has verified the comment here http://www.fair.org/articles/limbaugh-color.html They also have other quotes of his compiled since he has been on the air. http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0716-10.htm is a copy of the Boston Globe article. I think neither the left or the right likes Rush a lot. He cuts people off that try to get a point in against him. It comes from the same guy who said that styrofoam is biodegradible and that smoking cigarettes doesn't cause cancer....Poor Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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