Re: Any Rush listeners in the house?
Originally posted by POINTER94:<br /> <br /><br />There are lots of fine "JOURNALISTS" (Al Franken, author of the masterpiece "RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOTIC LYING LIAR or something equally as enlightened) who put forth books...<br /><br />Please share with the group some of Rush's views you don't like. Here's some notable starting points.<br /><br /><br />Rush: The 35 Undeniable Truths<br />As read by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show, Friday, February 18, 1994:<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />(All equally truthful: number 1 is not more or less important than 35.) <br />
Like Rush Limbaugh, Al Franken is an entertainer. Franken is a comedy writer, a satirist, a comedian. The book title you mis-quoted,
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations was co-written with his former partner in comedy, Tom Davis. Surely you haven't forgotten his
Saturday Night Live character Stuart Smalley?<br /><br />Or were you refering to
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right? Fox News unsuccessfully sued Franken over the use of their trademark phrase "Fair and Balanced"; in an interview, Franken said that Fox's case against him was "literally laughed out of court." I don't think he takes himself seriously.<br /><br />Al Franken is to liberal journalism as Dana Carvey is to conservative journalism. <br /><br />My guess is that Limbaugh's label for his "undeniable truths" is tongue-in-cheek (as any entertainer might); a more literally accurate label would be "indefensable truths." <br /><br />But since you insist on taking them seriously, I've included below the ones that are either false or opinion. I'm including the opinions regardless of whether I agree with them.<br /><br />A journalist who presents an opinion as fact has failed as a journalist, in my opinion.<br /><br />I'm excluding those which depend on words with ambiguous definitions, such as "wealthy" or "rich."<br /><br /><br />There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great.
opinion<br />Evidence refutes liberalism.
false show me this evidence.<br />The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down.
opinion<br />Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century.
opinion<br />Condoms only work during the school year.
false - condom effectiveness is independent of time of year <br />Poverty is not the root ("rut") cause of crime.
opinion<br />Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.
opinion<br />The way to improve our schools is not more money, but the reintroduction of moral and spiritual values, as well as the four "R's": reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic, and Rush.
opinion<br />There is a God.
opinion<br />There is something wrong when critics say the problem with America is too much religion.
opinion<br />The only way liberals win national elections is by pretending they're not liberals.
false - they also win elections by putting up better candidates<br />Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.
false - babes also want access<br />Using federal dollars as a measure, our cities have not been neglected, but poisoned with welfare dependency funds.
opinion<br />Progress is not striving for economic justice or fairness, but economic growth.
opinion<br />Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.
false - cite your source<br />You could afford your house without your government - if it weren't for your government.
false - I can afford my house with or without my government<br />Too many Americans can't laugh at themselves anymore.
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