Hardball: Taibbi on Limbaugh-- Abrasive, Divisive, Fat, Pill-Popping Idiot

[jliv8521]

Man, Matthew's face when Taibbi calls Limbaugh a "fat, pill-popping idiot" is priceless.

[borat443]

Another house negro, strikes again, she wouldn't attack Rush, but she called for the head of Steele, and Steele asked for it, for showing no balls, like Obama and most of the house negroes in American politics. Politically if this is the best we have to offer we are in bad shape, but dont blame the politicians blame the stupid citizens who elect these morons.

[bildoreilly]

But getting back to Rush Limbaugh, he really IS an abrasive, divisive, fat, pill-popping idiot.

Do you think Limbaugh would still even be on the radio if he wasn't cheering the wealthy class and bashing left, 3 hours a day, 5 days a week?

He's an "entertainer" and that's what he calls entertainment. That's why they pay him over $60,000 per hour.

He's been married and divorced 3 times, was a drug addict and doesn't have enough self control to not be a fat slob.

Great leader, eh?

[GitRdun51]

Fuck you man im a democrat and used to be addicted to oxycontin,so that means im not a democrat.I dont like rush but hating him cause hes a recovering drug addict is one thing i hate about my party when they make these personal attacks.

[MrEatonbeaver]

@bildoreilly Anonymous gay sex in a public bathroom and he is perfect for the repub. party.

[xhagast]

Oooooh, the Democrats have so many faults, flaws and crimes you could fill up a phone book with them! A party that produced the Illinois governor and the poor idiot he put in Obama's seat is rotten to the core. Remember, even with Obama blasting pork and earmarks they were still ready and shameless to contribute 60% percent of them. And they don't look like they are going to apologize and take them out.

No, I am not Democrat scum. I just see that at least their plataform is decent.

[nkrej]

What a breath of fresh air! Now, if I could get my party to shape up and you could work on yours we might all live together quite happily.

[xhagast]

The big difference is that the Democratic party could be fixed with a few public hangings and weekly floggings. The Republican party needs mass crucifixions, impailings, and disembowelings. Then you can reeducate what remain of the leadership with a cat of nine tails and electroshocks to the genitals. Until they all agree tax cuts are not a fix-all, whites are not the mayority, God wants you to help the poor and universal health care is not communism. Then they will be ready for a comeback.

[nkrej]

Ah yes...make them all neutered democrats ready and willing to take from those that work for a living and give to the slouches and un-wed mothers who crank out babies for the welfare checks.

[xhagast]

Actually make them more like the European right. There are differences, you know. And it is hard to be a viable party when people see it as the party of the greedy bankers, the incompetent CEOs and the rich getting richer on tax cuts.

The Roman emperors and the Roman nobles did whatever they liked and ignored the people and created a great empire. But they remembered to keep the people fed and amused. It was their folly and ambition that ruined them. The people stayed quiet, no complaints

[nkrej]

If you want to be European hop a jet. You like their healthcare? Seriously, if Europe is to be admired why stay? It's the Democrat party keeping people fed and amused.

[xhagast]

Talk to me about healthcare after you break both legs or have a car accident. After you thank God your insurance company gets the bill. Or after they don't because you don't have insurance and YOU get the bill. Walk in those shoes before commenting. You will see its real value.

My staying here is a sign of my stupidity(I fear)plus I have all my family here. It hasn't worked out all that well for me, let me tell you.

[nkrej]

I work, therefore I have insurance. It is very expensive...something needs to be done but not nationalized, run by the government healthcare. Go to Canada and get cancer and wait in line. Walk in those shoes before commenting. I'm sorry it hasn't worked out all that well. It must be working for most in your family or you would all leave right? I mean, we are all one big world family. We can come and go. Socialism works so well in all those other countries I'm surprised I'm not the only one left.

[xhagast]

Look, I am not an idiot, I KNOW government healthcare would be a vampire's feast for the leeches of both parties. You heard of the medicare fraud? Multiply it by a hundred and you may be close. Still, what we have right now is a game run by insurance companies which care only for profit. And by the pharmaceutical companies that are DESPERATE for profit. And by hospitals that were never meant to be a business as big as it got and that are falling apart for lack of money and too many expenses

[billthechief]

Ah yes, I see you are a understudy for the fat pill popping idiot since you spew the same lying crap he does.

By the way, most unwed mothers that crank out babies and are on welfare are located in the Red States and vote for Republican redneck clowns.

[nkrej]

little billy, you are going to have to sight your source on this one because everyone knows that the democrat party is pandering to the welfare state. But hey, nice try! Considering you are responding to a comment I made three weeks ago, I'm suprised you didn't have your source already. lol

[whatnowgop]

Not hardly Billy and not hardly little or young. Since you Lush Limbaugh nut cases know so much why don't you Google that information yourself? I get tired of baby sitting right wingers showing the same proof over and over and over. Good luck on that because the Lush Limbaugh types can't even find the search function on a PDF file. But, if you really insist I will hold one more little righttards hand one more time and guide them to the statistics that back me up.

[nkrej]

my bad....you are an old fart.

[Hop6236]

@whatnowgop Translation: I'm just going to make shit up and then get defensive when I can't prove it.

[cricketlover1117]

'cite' not 'sight', you republican hick.

[Hop6236]

@billthechief Any proof at all?

[nkrej]

And since when did you start believing in God? Separation of Church and State you know.

[nkrej]

Here's a clue for Matt Taibbi and all you libs. Limbaugh is not the reason the GOP lost. He wasn't running, McCain was. McCain was the closest thing to "centrist" you are going to get from the GOP. Bush did the GOP in, plain and simple. Obama is taking us FAR left and will be a one term President.

[suchAnoob]

Mathews is awesome!

[nkrej]

Mathews is more obnoxious than Rush.

[Frackin64]

Democrats don't want Limbaugh to shut up--he's one of their greatest fundraisers--just like Ann Coulter.

It's the Repugs who should be worried about Limbaugh, every time one of their leaders prostrates himself before the big bag o' wind it just makes them look even more ineffecutal.

[suvariboy]

"fat, pill-popping idiot..."

LOL!

[nkrej]

You Libs are so hipocritical! There Mathews and Taibbi are complaining about how offensive Limbaugh is and then this comment comes out of Taubbi's mouth and Mathews bursts out laughing. Limbaugh is partisan, right-wing, and admits it! He owns his stuff. Mathews is supposed to be a journalist! What an ass.

[il128]

Druggie Limpole has 20 million sheep.

[Jacobrester]

You dumbasses who get upset with Limbaugh are ignorant as hell.....He is an entertainer who knows exactly what he is doing

[Corporations8MyBaby]

You're missing the point. My republican family don't want entertainers representing their government. They want serious candidates & republicans w/ a vision for running the nation. They are clear that they don't have that so they are supporting Obama until the party comes up with someone serious. I love it. I want as much Rush as possible. I tell them "he's the head of the republicans now!"

[Jacobrester]

Rush is not the head of the Republican Party......He is a mouthpiece for them.

I agree with a lot that he has to say.....but he really is to polarizing.

[chisuna]

hahaha I cracked up when I heard him say that too... combined with Rush jumping up and down on the stage like that.

[klugyboy]

Margaret Carlson needs to leave...

[mopzig]

Taibbi needs his own show

[nkrej]

Amen to that! That way no one would watch it and he would be too busy to go on anyone else's! LOL Then there would be one lethsss perthssson on the tube with thssspeach impedimentthsss to lithsssen to! Hey, maybe he could take "spit ball" Mathewthsss with him! HA! That would be nice!

[bildoreilly]

They are paying Rush Limbaugh over $60,000 per hour to BE an "abrasive, divisive, fat, pill-popping idiot."

He's an entertainer. Like a clown. An evil, highly paid clown.

[eljefereal]

I don't think Bozo ever had his own political party.

[martyR13]

Not only is he abrasive to the left and to the center, he's abrasive to libertarian conservatives like Ron Paul and Peter Schiff.

[4bibimimi]

Margaret Carlson is a frequent target on 'The Daily Howler'. When Olbermann has her on I take a bathroom break.

Taibbi, in contrast, talks plain and true.

Who would u buy a used car from?

[shaktimandan]

Amazing, Limbaugh is a drug addled gas bag who talks directly from his flabby fat anus.

[djtyg]

Preach on, Matt!

[TPAUSA]

LOL, Great Stuff!

[skidawg22]

There's nothing more classic than saying that Comedian Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat (Pill-Popping) Idiot. Get the oxycontin ready.

[jjcomet33]

I now have one more media figure whose statements I can safely disregard - Margaret Carlson. Anyone who thinks Rush is intelligent or intellectual is an even greater idiot than Limbaugh. After all, what he does may be a schtick - her admiration for him is apparently genuine. Nice to see Bloomberg's talking heads are very bit as stupid as CNBCs.

[baddmanaz]

"hey, who you callin fat?"

[volker001]

swankrecords wrote:

"What ever happened to the 12th Commandment? Thou shalt give me your money. "

-

Not THAT'S a good one! I like that!

[volker001]

I agree 100%

"pill popping idiot" - that's exactly what this "creepy crawling big piece of sh..." is!

:-)))))

[kargenlewis]

rush limbaugh in drag and blackface doesnt impress me hehe

[kargenlewis]

omg insane black bitch gettin political is scary shit!

[uyd]

MATT 's right in the way he describes Limbaugh.

[thankulord13]

I don't care for Matt but on this one I agree whole hardily.

[uncletomthall]

It's about time someone publicly told the truth about that asshole Limbaugh.

[bostonkalloway]

lmaoooooooooooo.. truth hurts!! baby!!

[dralavant]

Lol except this truth feels very pleasant to me.

[Bunnicula71]

I cannot believe that they are gettng played like this. Really, are they all on some sorta bender or something? I'm amused, but befuddled.

Do they have anyone with both charisma and a brain? Palin has the charisma, but she's dumb as a box of rocks and has the gravitas of Paris Hilton. Romney's got them, but he's got the Mormon problem. Save his ridiculous religion, I think he was the candidate in 08, and he likely would have won.

[nkrej]

Yes. I would agree with you. Romney was the one that could have fixed this economy. Too damn bad you and others like you worried about his religion! It's time America stopped discriminating against people on race or religion.

[Bunnicula71]

Actually, you seem to have misundertood me, I was happy the GOP couldn't get behind Romney. The GOP sucks, and their ideas suck. Romney would be throwing the disadvantaged under the bus right now.

Mormonism is a cult for whackos, why shouldn't it be a factor, especially for people that are basing their vote on the fairie tales they choose to believe. Mormonism's fairie tales raise the bar to new levels of sheer insanity.

[nkrej]

Romney wouldn't be "throwing the disadvantaged under the bus" but Obama will have us all "disadvantaged". Even his buddy Buffet says he is sending a "muddled" message. Obama is doing the same thing with the economy that Bush did with the war i.e. taking advantage of the situation. Bush- "I'm tired of swating flies." prior to Iraq. Rahm Imanuel-"A crisis allows you to push for things that otherwise would be impossible."

[Bunnicula71]

Blame fundamentalist christians being chauvanists if you believe Romney would do anything better.

Calm down, you sound like you're looking for a scapegoat when there' are some people that bear responsibiility on Wall Street and the Bush admin, I doubt that you or I possess a clear enough understanding of economic theory to say shit about solutions with authority.

I do know that any GOP plan would have stuck it up the ass of the working man and broken it off. its their specialty.

[nkrej]

Read my other post. Im not looking for a scapegoat. Bush was a lousy excuse for a President. He bares responsibilty for the GOP's current situation and shares in the economic mess with Wall Street and the dems. But to my point about Bush and Obama taking advatage of a crisis, Im worried about a similar outcome. In the aftermath of 9/11 the nation was persuaded into a war that never should have been. In the economic aftermath we are doing the same.

[Bunnicula71]

I'm a lefty, I vote, and I say turnabout is fair play. Obama has a clear mandate, and the democratic party moreso.

The other side gets a shot at the title brother that's how it works. You're nuts if you think they are trying to anything but fix problems the way they see fit. There is no conpiracy to destroy America. You disagree, fine, but y'all lost and the keys have been handed over. Let the brother drive for at least six months till you freak out. Democracy is a bitch, no?

[nkrej]

Quit being paranoid. I never said there was a conspiracy to destroy America. I'm sure they are trying to "fix problems the way they see fit." Socialists see problems in a capitalist system. As far as "letting the brotha drive" I'll say hell no to that. Not if he's headed for the ditch.

[nkrej]

Your attack on Mormonism is as ignorant as the right-wing nuts claiming that Barack Hussein Obama is a terrorist. And, Romney's religion should be about as important a factor as Barack's middle name. He governed MA for crying out loud. Did he convert the whole state? Did he make them pay tithes to the Mormon church? Religious discrimination is no less disgusting than racial discrimination. Come out of the stone age.

[Bunnicula71]

Well then bitch about to someone who actually fucked Romney due to his religion: Fundamentalist Christians who think LDS is a cult.

How is someone's religion not fair game, IF that religion directly affects his thinking and policies?

You come out of the stone age, because Religion is just that: STONE/ BRONZE AGE superstition and fairie tales. I don't respect any religion's validity, but some tend toward sheer lunacy, like LDS.

I know plenty about LDS theology pal, its crap.

[xhagast]

Any religion that says that blacks can only enter Heaven is as slaves is but a pitiful cult. The Shakers were a more serious cult.

[Bunnicula71]

They conveniently dropped the final plank of their racist platform in 1978 after god talked to them AGAIN. And you're not supposed to hold it against 'em dammit.

I see black LDS missionaries in Chicago and just laugh my ass off. Who is gonna buy that horseshit from a guy the church thought unworthy by the color of his skin till after Star Wars came out?

Its the whole unbelievable bag of crap fromt he bible with a demonstrably FALSE book some swindler wrote strapped on for kicks.

[xhagast]

I could never understand how otherwise reasonable people would follow nuts and allow them to have sex with their wives and children. I can guess that the Mormons liked the polygamy thing and their moving somewhere to create a paradise of their own.

The Inquisition had its purpose, too, you know. It kept nuts to a minumum.

[nkrej]

You know, I don't know enough about it to comment. I'll just say that you look at the man not the religion. He's married to one wife, his first and only. He has a great family and is a successful businessman. We could use talent like that.

[nkrej]

Im not here to defend LDS theology or religion. The point is that ignorant assholes like yourself are as bad as racists. Give me one (1) policy that Romney supported or implemented that was "directly affected" by his religion and then compare it to the hate speach comming out of Obama's church. Talk about sheer lunacy!

[Bunnicula71]

I'm not ignorant, defined as uninformed. Call me wrong if you want, but I challenge you to test my knowledge.

LDS only fully humanized black folk in 1978. You cool with that? Baptism of the dead? Dude its whack, even for a religion.

Your comparison is not valid as race is involuntary and faith is a choice.  A man's choice to follow a racist faith reflects on that man, badly imho. If it makes you feel any better I wouldn't vote for a Wahabi Muslim or an anti-choice Catholic either.

[nkrej]

If Romney is a racist I am not cool with that. If Obama is "anti-white" like his Pastor is I am not cool with that. I don't think either are true. Baptism of the dead? I don't care if they baptize dead ppl anymore than I care if Catholic Priests don't have sex. Personally I would rather baptize some dead guy than swear off sex but that's just me. I just want good policy and I couldn't care less about anything else. I think Romney would make better economic policy and that's what we need.

[xhagast]

Lets move on. Lets forget about religion. Lets look at the issues, at the man. Lets give him the benefit of the doubt.

And then lets realize that we are dealing with a Republican. Want proof of honesty and capability? lets hear him rant, rave and froth at the mouth at the stupid mistakes Republicans have made in the last few years. If he can do that, it he can acknowledge that mistakes, crimens and stupid things were done then he is an honest man. If not then he is just Republican scum.

[nkrej]

I've said in prior posts that Bush has plenty of blame. And, I will add the GOP controlled congress. They have made terrible mistakes. I wrote specifically about the war. There are others.  Can you admit to the Democrats mistakes? Or are you just Democrat scum?

[Bunnicula71]

Rev Writght isn't a racist, don't beleive the hype. I live in Chicago and lots of white people go to his church.

How is belief in a some crazy ass story of how an angel named Moroni gave golden tablets to a shitbag child molester not fair game? Its a recent religion and there is hard evidence that its a total crock of shit. Why should I not be suspiscious? Joe Smith liked to tell young women that god told them they had to "spritually marry" him, so he could fuck 'em. Come on.

[nkrej]

I've heard Rev. Wright w/my own two ears so there's no hype in what I heard. Your last paragraph is bizarre to say the least. That sounds like hype! lol You need a tranquilizer sonny. That's some pretty freaky stuff you are spewin'. But hey, it's been fun. You can freak over religion if ya want to. I think my comparison between you and the "Barack Hussein Obama is a terrorist crowd" is pretty damn accurate. lol sadly enough.

[Bunnicula71]

How weren't black people fucked over in the USA? How is that bizarre to acknowledge? How might a man who grew up under Jim Crow not have a different, negative, and legtiimate perspective that might make white folks feel uncomfortable, indignatnt, or guilty?

Y'all GOP white folk are mighty thin skinned about criticism of undeniable racism in the USA, and its amusing.

[nkrej]

How is someone's race not fair game, IF his race directly affects his thinking and policies? Replacing religion with race in your statement demonstrates your ignorance. Once again, I don't give a damn about religion of any flavor! I don't denegrate any religion or race. My point is judge the man on what he has done not on some paranoid idea that you may or may not have about his religous affiliation.

[Bunnicula71]

Again with your misuse of the word ignorance. A man's race cannot predict his character or beliefs you fuck, but a choice to follow a faith can. Wahabi Islam, think Saudi Arabia, says women have no legal identitiy independent of men. Judging yet?

My point is that many religions have distasteful or dangerous tennets, and an adherent of such a religion is suspect in my eyes by virtue of freely made choice. Some faiths are utterly benign.

[nkrej]

I can judge religion w/o denegrating it. And I can judge a man based on what he does w/o worrying about his religious beliefs. Obviously, I would disagree with Wahabi Islam. But, I would have no problem voting for someone of that faith if his policy was otherwise, especially if his religion had also changed (for whatever reason) decades ago. Once again, I don't believe Romney is racist nor do I believe Obama is racist. I do believe Obama's pastor is and I don't know about Mormonism now.

[Bunnicula71]

Ok, YOU are ignorant and obviously whte saying that about Wright. If you can't understand that black folks have a legitimate beef with aspects of US history and politics, you are intellectually dishonest. Wright NEVER damned white people, he decried the white power structure and how it, undeniably, fucked over his people for generations.

You my friend believed the hype, and can't own up to the very real travesty of racism if you dismiss Wright as a racist for calling white folks on it.

[nkrej]

HAHA. You are comical! I am white. Is that a crime? I understand racism and the history. I understand the black communities "beef". Slavery was wrong! Racism is wrong! Riding in the back of the bus and everything that goes with it is WRONG! Turning that into a religion is also wrong. Racism in reverse is still racism. Why did your brother Barack dis on Wright?

[Bunnicula71]

He dissed Wright, because there's legions of "Well I'm not a racist" racists in the USA. I suspect you are one of them. I'd bet my left nut you've said that a 100 times.

Peace douchebag!

[nkrej]

You mean he sold his brothers out? Tell me is isn't so! It's O.K. He was just being white that day. You can keep your left nut and make it 101! You aren't going to tell me you're not racist now are you?

[nkrej]

I dismiss Wright and you as racists for blaming me for something I have never done! I have black friends and mexican friends and guatemalan friends and korean friends. I have a cousin married to a wonderful black man but he's probably not black enough for the Rev. Wright. You see, he's moved on. Of course, the dirty little secret is that Wright has too. Yes, he has a posh house in an almost all white neighborhood. He preaches his hate and gathers in the $ so he can live it up w/the whities!

[Scoppertop]

No, their 11th commandment is "Thou shalt not be accountable in any way, shape, or form."

[swankrecords]

What ever happened to the 12th Commandment? Thou shalt give me your money.

[chumashfalcon]

Matt should be on TV more!

[xhagast]

Rush more intellectual than the rest of the talk show hosts?!? Is she INSANE!!!! Bill Maher is a Yale professor next to him. Conan O'Brien is smarter!! Jay Leno is a rocket scientist next to him!!! Dave Letterman is a GURU next to him!!!

Why? Because they would NEVER wish for a president trying to fix the economy to fail. They are smart enough not to.

Unless the plan included selling our children to the Arabs and our women to the Chinese.

[PoliticalSkeptic]

Not more than Tom Hartman by a long shot. BUT Rush can present sound arguments at times. His problem is he is a SHOCK JOCK which means he has to make money by saying startling things. His race baiting, homophobia and sexist comments are often grouped together to create the picture that this is all the man is. Which should probably be done being that he says something bat ass crazy every single day.

[zndprophet]

I couldn't agree with Matt more.

[zzzxxyy]

Rush should have the balls to debate Keith Olbermann, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Matt Taibbi, or hell, Howard Stern! Those liberals will eat his fat conservative ass alive!