Rush Limbaugh basic facts/quotes (a thread)

“The NFL all to often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons.”

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Limbaugh stated that African Americans as a whole are “left-behind” socially because they’re trained at a young age to hate America because of the “welfare state”

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When he could not understand a black caller to his radio program, Limbaugh said:

“Take that bone out of your nose and call me back”

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Limbaugh dismissed the concept of sexual consent by saying “consent is the magic key of the left”

“How many of you guys have seen that No-means-Yes if you know how to spot it”

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Limbaugh rejected the scientific consensus of climate change to his millions of listeners.

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Limbaugh stated that feminism “was established so as to allow unnattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.”

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On certain Feminists, “they’re trying to ensure that as many abortions occur as possible.”

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He was a devout advocate for the War in Iraq, often saying multiple derogatory statements about the country and the people within.

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Even after no weapons of mass destruction were found, he claimed the CIA fabricated the WMD reports as to embarrass President Bush

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Limbaugh spread false claims that Barack Obama was not born in the United States during the 2008 campaign.

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Regarding Charlottesville, Limbaugh claimed that the majority of the violence was started and continued due to “Black Lives Matter” protestors.

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Limbaugh claimed that the Christchurch Mosque shootings in 2019 were a false-flag created by the left in order to smear right wingers.

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All in all, not a fan tbh.

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Rush Limbaugh began airing parody song “Barack the Magic Negro” on his radio broadcast in 2007

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In the mid 2000s, Rush was quoted on his show saying:

“When a gay person turns his back on you, it’s not an insult, but an invitation”

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Regarding jury duties:

“Women should not be allowed on jury duties where the accused is a stud.”

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On the NBA:

“I think it’s time to get rid of this whole National Basketball Association. It’s time to start calling it the TBA, or the Thug Basketball Association. Call ‘em gangs.”

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During The Rush Limbaugh Show in 2013, he said:

“If any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's Caucasians. The white race has probably had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the history of the world."

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On LGBTQ+ politicians:

“The Republican establishment will now think, yeah, we need to do this. We need to provide a home, we need to provide a comforting atmosphere for the tranny community and the gay community. But those people are voting Democrat anyway."

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Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” after she publicly advocated for universal contraception coverage, NPR reported in 2012.

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Limbaugh declared that “conservatism lost” when Donald Trump won the Republican primary in 2016, though he quickly pivoted to supporting Trump during his presidency.

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Limbaugh chuckled after a caller compared then-presidential candidate Barack Obama to Curious George, a cartoon monkey — Limbaugh apologized to Obama later on and insisted he’d never heard of the well-known children’s cartoon character.

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Even in his final months of broadcasting, he played down the coronavirus pandemic and touted unfounded claims of electoral fraud.

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Still a pretty detestable individual to say the least. Not a fan.