
Rush Limbaugh has already responded strongly to President Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, declaring that this amounted to international praise of Obama's "intentions to emasculate the United States":
"This fully exposes the illusion that is Barack Obama," Limbaugh told POLITICO in an e-mail. "And with this 'award' the elites of the world are urging Obama, THE MAN OF PEACE, to not do the surge in Afghanistan, not take action against Iran and its nuclear program and to basically continue his intentions to emasculate the United States."
Limbaugh continued: "They love a weakened, neutered U.S and this is their way of promoting that concept. I think God has a great sense of humor, too."
The Commenter Formerly Known as NCSteve
October 9, 2009 10:19 AM
Damn, take a chill pill, Rush. I'm sure you have some laying around somewhere. A couple of juicy, fatty steaks, loaded baked potatos, and a big rich milkshake would help take the edge off too. Go for it, you totally need some comfort food now. I'd invite Dick Cheney over for a cookout, if I were you.
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mans_best_friend
October 9, 2009 10:21 AM
The Taliban agrees with you, Rush.
Wait, come to think of it, has anyone ever seen Mullah Omar and Rush Limbaugh at the same time?
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Indie Pro
October 9, 2009 10:37 AM
these people, like Rush, are embarrassing.
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billp
October 9, 2009 10:50 AM
While I think it's ridiculous at this point to award the President the Nobel Peace Prize, I am also struck by:
1. When the US lost the 2016 Olympics last week, the GOP cheered.
2. When the US President wins a Nobel Prize this week, the GOP boos.
Do they love America? I guess only when they are in charge.
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tiowally
October 9, 2009 10:55 AM in reply to billp
Do the love America?
Yes and no. What they love is dismantling America.
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Steve LaBonne
October 9, 2009 10:56 AM in reply to billp
If there's any justice in the world (a point on which I've always been more than skeptical, but anyway) this stuff is going to come back to bite them in the ass. Anti-patriotism is not exactly a big political selling point in this country.
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Stroszek
October 9, 2009 11:08 AM in reply to billp
Since this award is basically an expression of gratitude for moving America away from GOP foreign policy, I can honestly understand their anger. I think they deserve this implicit rebuke, but I can understand their anger about it.
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CT Voter
October 9, 2009 11:21 AM in reply to billp
Do they love America? I guess only when they are in charge.
Exactly right. And when the other party is in charge, Republicans are merely being patriotic Americans when they try to delegitimize the President and depersonalize him, because, in their minds, he doesn't really belong there. No one belongs in the White House except for rightwing conservative Republicans.
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psyclone
October 9, 2009 10:55 AM
Heh. Mr. Viagra-in-the-Dominican sure is one to talk about emasculation, isn't he.
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chimpale
October 9, 2009 11:03 AM
That's right, Rush. The only way to really prove you're a man is to avoid diplomacy and cause the deaths of millions of innocent people. And that's why Republicans are the pro-life party.
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Schmed
October 9, 2009 11:19 AM
This Politico comment says it all:
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JohnMcCSF
October 9, 2009 11:38 AM
USA! USA!
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Dave Bowman
October 9, 2009 11:38 AM
Wah, wah, wah, how could it be legit if we could never buy one for Saint Raygun?
Hint: Iran/Contra (selling arms to Iran, illegal weapons in Central America, crack cocaine in LA) and AIDS denial. And let's cut the crap about 'winning the Cold War.' Reagan was the Bernie Madoff of the Military Industrial Complex, only that pyramid hasn't collapsed because we're the suckers on the bottom.
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SOS ICEBERG
October 9, 2009 11:50 AM
Fuck you, you vile fat fucking pig.
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baffledu2
October 9, 2009 11:50 AM
There exists a certain group of Americans who are of the opinion that no President should ever win the Nobel PEACE prize. It is their philosophy that any President should simply be about bombing the rest of the world into submission. Any President who advocates Diplomacy and engagement with military action being the very last resort instead of the first and preffered course is somehow "emasculating" America.
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BluGrass
October 9, 2009 11:59 AM
This is a pretty funny comment coming from the man who frequently seems fixated on the image of himself bending over, while a large black man stands behind him.
Jeez, Rush, "emasculation" must be a real concern of yours. Your entire career seems to be based on overcompensating for a fear of "emasculation."
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pppwww
October 9, 2009 12:02 PM
man, is this guy right, or what? if only mccain had won, then we'd be at war with russia over georgia.
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exregis
October 9, 2009 12:06 PM
This just proves that there is no God. If there were a God and It had a sense of humor, then Rush would be an obese drug addict, too scared to buy his own, who needs Viagra just to pee.
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Skylep
October 9, 2009 12:58 PM
What is so sad for these people is everyone knows what the response would be if a Republican had won this. Outright adulation. They are so transparently racist and hate filled that it boggles the mind. How do they even get through a day with this much hatred in their hearts? (I know, I know, Rush doesn't have a heart, per se. More like some invertebrate fluid circulation system.)
It is, though time to give them some of their own message. Question Limbaugh's patriotism. Would a drug addict who says such hateful things about our country be allowed entry as a foreigner? Should he be allowed in other countries? I think other countries shold follow Britain's stance against that other radio idiot and tell the world in advance they will not be allowing such an individual in their country. Wouldn't that be great(in a way.) Not allowed anywhere else, it would be time to heap invective upon his sorry person about his lack of patriotism.
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ejg3
October 9, 2009 1:57 PM
Once again Rush is projecting his own short comings. He may be a comedian but he's certainly not one you can do stand up on his own.
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lastquarter
October 9, 2009 2:18 PM
And to you, the Republican party, who let this pathetic drug addicted windbag, along with Beck, Hannity & other right wing zealots, lead you, while denying that they do, yet not chastising the filth that comes out of their mouths, are an embarrasment to the entire United States.
Bush left our new President a huge mess to clean up, the rest of the thinking world is with him & his effots apparently. The entire world is watching the hate & disbelief by the actions of what is left of the Republican party.
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sashimi
October 9, 2009 2:30 PM
Rush is very fond of using the word "Neutered". Very creepy.
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GregorZap
October 9, 2009 2:40 PM
Rush said, "to not do the surge in Afghanistan,. That"s a nice corner to paint for himself. If Obama directs more troops to Afghanistan, will he be carrying water for the President then? hahaha
One does have to wonder. How does a Nobel Prize Winner make the decision to send more troops?
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ShoelessJoeMcCarthy
October 9, 2009 3:05 PM
I vote we drop El Rushbo on the moon.
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