Comments on: Four Signs that Clean Energy Opponents are Getting Desperate http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/10/27/four-signs-that-clean-energy-opponents-are-getting-desperate/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:06:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: astroknott http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/10/27/four-signs-that-clean-energy-opponents-are-getting-desperate/comment-page-1/#comment-5708 astroknott Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:59:37 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/?p=1272#comment-5708 Rush uses, satire, sarcasm, and something he calls "illustrating absurdity with absurdity". If you actually LISTEN, you will see that he is making a point. He is not serious about wanting this guy to kill himself. Media Matters bends over backwards to ignore his actual points, and paint him as a hate monger. All Republicans are painted that way by the media in general. We are all "racist, sexist, bigoted homophobes". All a pack of lies by the way but the truth doesn't seem to stop the unending attacks. You can't get Rush by listening to one or two shows. It takes a bit for some people. Longer for liberals as they tend to be the butt of his many jokes. BTW he hammers lots of Republicans too. He was relentless against McCain during the election and equally so with Bush during the Medicare prescription drug deal. Rush uses, satire, sarcasm, and something he calls "illustrating absurdity with absurdity". If you actually LISTEN, you will see that he is making a point. He is not serious about wanting this guy to kill himself. Media Matters bends over backwards to ignore his actual points, and paint him as a hate monger. All Republicans are painted that way by the media in general. We are all "racist, sexist, bigoted homophobes". All a pack of lies by the way but the truth doesn't seem to stop the unending attacks.

You can't get Rush by listening to one or two shows. It takes a bit for some people. Longer for liberals as they tend to be the butt of his many jokes. BTW he hammers lots of Republicans too. He was relentless against McCain during the election and equally so with Bush during the Medicare prescription drug deal.

]]> By: Sharyn Stein http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/10/27/four-signs-that-clean-energy-opponents-are-getting-desperate/comment-page-1/#comment-5706 Sharyn Stein Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:35:23 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/?p=1272#comment-5706 If you click on the link we provided to Media Matters, you'll see THEY link to Rush Limbaugh's radio show. There's an audio clip of Rush saying what's quoted -- in his own voice. Whether it comes from his website, from Media Matters, or from one of the many other sources (<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/1009/Rush_to_Revkin_Kill_yourself_to_save_Earth.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/limbaugh-to-times-reporter-drop-dead/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/21/rush-limbaugh-andy-revkin" rel="nofollow">here</a>) that copied and/or linked to the quote -- it's the same quote. If you click on the link we provided to Media Matters, you'll see THEY link to Rush Limbaugh's radio show. There's an audio clip of Rush saying what's quoted — in his own voice.

Whether it comes from his website, from Media Matters, or from one of the many other sources (here, here, here) that copied and/or linked to the quote — it's the same quote.

]]> By: astroknott http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2009/10/27/four-signs-that-clean-energy-opponents-are-getting-desperate/comment-page-1/#comment-5705 astroknott Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:09:44 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/?p=1272#comment-5705 I suggest you not use Media Matters to check on Rush Limbaugh quotes. A complete transcript of every show is readily available on his web site. Media Matters has a dismal track record of accurately quoting him. You say "This hate-filled invective is par for the course for Limbaugh". I suggest you actually take the time and listen to him. Your quote is a complete and total LIE! I have listened to him for years and hate is NOT something he preaches. As for Pennsylvania State Senator Daryl Metcalfe. Good for him, he is telling it like it is. Anyone who supports Cap and Tax IS nothing but a traitor! I suggest you not use Media Matters to check on Rush Limbaugh quotes. A complete transcript of every show is readily available on his web site. Media Matters has a dismal track record of accurately quoting him.

You say "This hate-filled invective is par for the course for Limbaugh". I suggest you actually take the time and listen to him. Your quote is a complete and total LIE! I have listened to him for years and hate is NOT something he preaches.

As for Pennsylvania State Senator Daryl Metcalfe. Good for him, he is telling it like it is. Anyone who supports Cap and Tax IS nothing but a traitor!

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