Why Rush is (100 Percent) Wrong, but I am One-Third Right
As my wife so often reassures me, I am hardly ever right.
So, when I am proven right it is an occasion to celebrate.
How about when I am proven one-third right?
Can I just pat myself a little on the back? You be the judge.
But, you ask, how can someone be one-third right?
Well, you may remember—if I was fortunate enough to attract your attention—that one week ago, in “Rush Limbaugh, Michael Steele and Newsweek’s ‘Dignity Index,’” I suggested the following candidates to Newsweek for their “Dignity Index” department:
* RNC Chairman Michael Steele at the “mildly tacky” end of the dignity index with a score of 20 for his unflattering remarks about Rush Limbaugh during the D.L. Hughley show on CNN.
* Rush Limbaugh, with a score of about 60, in the “truly undignified” range for his skewering of Mr. Steele.
* Finally, Mr. Steele, again, with a score of about 80, at the “utterly shameless” end of the scale, for his pitiful groveling to Limbaugh.
Lo and behold, this week’s “Dignity Index” in Newsweek featured the RNC Chair, Michael Steele, with a score of 89 (out of a possible 100) way at the end of the “utterly shameless” range of the scale, for becoming “the latest GOPer to slam Rush Limbaugh and then beg for forgiveness.”
The other two “stars” on the dignity index this week were ex-Countrywide chief Stanford Kurland, for “making a fortune buying up reckless mortgages,” and “Big bad Bernie’s wife Ruth Madoff” for wanting “to keep $70 million in assets, saying the loot was unlinked to the scam.” Mr. Kurland and Mrs. Madoff scored 56 and 68, respectively, on the “truly undignified” part of the scale.
Thus, for being almost right on the mark on my second Steele score, I should be more than entitled to claim that I was one-third right.
However, I also said that “the chances of Newsweek listening to me are around zero.” Since I have no illusions that Newsweek took any notice of my letter—and I did send the letter—on this subject, I am proven right on that prediction, too.
That should entitle me to additional bragging rights—at least on The Moderate Voice.
So here they are.
By the way, Newsweek’s glorious, bold headlines, full press, full color cover story this week is, you guessed it, “Why Rush is Wrong,” written by none other than conservative Republican, former speechwriter for President Bush (the “Axis of Evil” Bush), David Frum—hardly a tree-hugging, bleeding-heart liberal.
Perhaps this is old news, since I receive my hard-copy NEWSWEEK on Tuesday. Also, and perhaps I have missed it since I no longer listen to him, I have not yet heard of Mr. Limbaugh’s comments, if any, on Mr. Frum. But I am sure they aren’t, or won’t be nice.
Other blogs, right on cue, have already started demonizing Republican Frum.
Sounds familiar?
9 Responses to “Why Rush is (100 Percent) Wrong, but I am One-Third Right”
Dorian- Of course no one in the GOP wants to admit that the higher-ups in the party are grovelling to Rush- but they are. This is a sign of how low Republicans have sunk. They are afraid to distance themselves from a biased, irrational old blowhard who has never in his life held public office, and who gets paid the big bucks to be a shock jock.
Rush spoke for 85 minutes at the CPAC to thunderous applause– which I find pretty scary. Due to the controversy with Obama and Steele, his audience has recently doubled. If I believed in the antichrist it would be a figure like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter.
Rush the antichrist? You and Dorian are going overboard. As I said in another post Rush Limbaugh is an out-of-touch blowhard. He would certainly call me a RINO and dismiss anything I have to say. But that doesn't mean he's 100% wrong or the Antichrist, actually there are plenty of things he's right about, and if you can't understand that you will never understand why he has the following that he does. It's too bad he's an overbearing jerk because he sometimes has a point, but his approach turns off a lot of people.
I read the Frum article in Newsweek. It's good stuff, though I differ with him on his wanting to soften the GOP stance on traditional marriage. In any case, it's time Rush was sidelined.
DaGoat
Its not just his approach– I disagree with Rush on— its just about everything. He can say whatever he wants to no matter who it hurts or if it has any basis in fact with zero accountability. His method is to debase any non-conservative by calling them a RINO, Commie or Socialist. I think he is being paid big bucks by corporations to propagandize his audience.
Do you want American citizens to think for themselves or proudly identify themselves as “Dittoheads”? He is scary and dangerous.
Before we all get too serious and too deep into the comments–albeit they are all very good and appreciated–please notice that one of the “tags” says “satire.”
With that in mind, I don't think that I called Limbaugh the “antichrist,” nor that I feel that he is 100 percent wrong—99.98 percent wrong, yes.
Having said that, please let me—and Rush–have it.
By the way, since I am batting 133 percent sofar, let me go out on a limb, one that hopefully will hold, and predict that tomorrow we'll have another good day on Wall Street…we better!
Dorian
Um- I think that comment was mostly directed at me, Dorian!
You got me puzzled now, Krit, why would you say that? and what is this.
And which one should I use
or (: ? I never know
Because, I said that IF I believed in the Antichrist it would be someone like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter.
I'm not sure so how about??? LOL
I see now.
But back to my :
“By the way, since I am batting 133 percent sofar, let me go out on a limb, one that hopefully will hold, and predict that tomorrow we'll have another good day on Wall Street…we better! ( Of course, we all know what Rush Limbaugh is hoping for, we'll see who gets his wish.)”
Wow, another good prediction…but just barely…the market (the DOW) was up by its chinny-chin-chin(sp?) a mere 3.9 points
I better not push my luck anymore, but here's hoping for another real rally tomorrow