Has Rush Limbaugh Changed Your Mind About UAE Running Our Ports

[koopa]

I did. My apologies. However, it's still hypocritical to call Rush names and then badmouth him for doing the same. If it's allright for you, why not for him?

Rush mispronounces names all the time (Dingy Harry Reed, Robert KKK or sheets Byrd, special tone of voice for Jesse Jackson etc...). If people want to call him druggie, I have no problem with that. I think Rush looks good, a lot better than he did in the past.

Rush hasn't changed my mind, but I still want to hear more debate about it.

 

[chobie]

How old are you?

37. Care to defend Rush for calling a child a dog?

 

[dcentity2000]

It's so easy to make fun of those we disagree with.

Fun too



Rich::

 

[DawnCt1]

Fun too



Rich::

Do you ever listen to Rush?? Maybe you should give it a go.

 

[momof2inPA]

Why not change the title of this thread to "I hate Rush." That is what it is.

I hate that people (well, doodoo heads, if you consider those people) worship him and do not think for themselves, anymore, but he is a joke waiting to happen.

 

[DawnCt1]

I hate that people (well, doodoo heads, if you consider those people) worship him and do not think for themselves, anymore, but he is a joke waiting to happen.

Then I don't think that you actually understand Rush listeners. If he is a "joke waiting to happen", then he is an extremely successful "joke", who actually have advertizers that can support the programming and Rush in the style to which he has become accustomed. Unlike Air (head) America. Are they still taking donations from the Boys and Girls Clubs?

 

[jimmiej]

Fun too



Rich::

And don't forget Mature.

I hate that people (well, doodoo heads, if you consider those people) worship him and do not think for themselves, anymore, but he is a joke waiting to happen.

Thanks for the (timely) example.

 

[DawnCt1]

When I found out that DH was being deployed to Iraq, I signed him up for Rush 24/7. I wasn't sure how easy or difficult it would be and I was so pleasantly surprised. After I registered him we got a very nice letter saying to "sit back and relax" they would take care of all of the details. Within a couple of days he was logged on. Hopefully, when he gets settled where he is, he will have time to listen to Rush. In the meantime, I can log on. Its a big profit opportunity for Rush and it is vey nice that he provides this, particularly to servicemembers who have to listen when they have the time.

 

[momof2inPA]

Then I don't think that you actually understand Rush listeners. If he is a "joke waiting to happen", then he is an extremely successful "joke", who actually have advertizers that can support the programming and Rush in the style to which he has become accustomed. Unlike Air (head) America. Are they still taking donations from the Boys and Girls Clubs?

I have never listened to Air America, but I remember Rush from way back in his early days. It's obvious he has listeners, but I can't understand why so many of them behave like mindless zombies. How can 40, 50, 60 year olds be so easily swayed to follow another's every opinion? It is a joke, anymore. Like Dr. Laura, many of his listeners seem to tune in just for the train-wreck affect, not because he is the intellectual giant that a his loyal dunce-heads would hope.

 

[momof2inPA]

And don't forget Mature.

You don't have to participate in the conversation, jimmie (nice, mature name). You are welcome to depart.

 

[lyeag]

I listen to Rush a couple of times a week. I don't always agree with what he says and this is one of those times. My concern stems from a point brought up by another talk show host that I listen to also. Who will control the manifests of the shippments? Who gets their hands on that paperwork? How easy is it to infiltrate that operation? In a perfect world, only US based companies would have control of our ports. I think this deal is a gilded invitation to trouble.

Our country is being sold out in every area imaginable. Dem or Republican, it should concern every one of us that if we have to do mass production of wartime material we will be out of luck. We do not have the manufacturing capability to churn out the equipment we would need in a speedy time frame.

 

[lw49033]

You obviously haven't seen El Rushbo lately...

Do you always make fun of other people, or is it just conservatives?

I make fun of fraudulence in any form.

Rush Limbaugh had some use when he was pointing out Clinton's absurdities. Even when he was wrong, he was entertaining and seemed a little subversive. But since 2000--well, who wants to listen to a court jester? That really explains his downturn in popularity more than the pill-popping.

 

[lyeag]

When I found out that DH was being deployed to Iraq, I signed him up for Rush 24/7. I wasn't sure how easy or difficult it would be and I was so pleasantly surprised. After I registered him we got a very nice letter saying to "sit back and relax" they would take care of all of the details. Within a couple of days he was logged on. Hopefully, when he gets settled where he is, he will have time to listen to Rush. In the meantime, I can log on. Its a big profit opportunity for Rush and it is vey nice that he provides this, particularly to servicemembers who have to listen when they have the time.

My dh also signed up and was "adopted". It was a really nice thing for soldiers and not a bad deal for Rush either!

 

[DawnCt1]

I have never listened to Air America, but I remember Rush from way back in his early days. It's obvious he has listeners, but I can't understand why so many of them behave like mindless zombies. How can 40, 50, 60 year olds be so easily swayed to follow another's every opinion? It is a joke, anymore. Like Dr. Laura, many of his listeners seem to tune in just for the train-wreck affect, not because he is the intellectual giant that a his loyal dunce-heads would hope.

I am so sorry to disappoint you, but I certainly don't consider myself a 'mindless zombie'. Rather than surmising that all of these listeners are so easily swayed by Rush's opinion, did you ever consider, even for a moment that he is reflecting the opinions of his listeners....rather than the other way around. Many people listen because "he thinks like I think".

 

[dcentity2000]

And don't forget Mature.

Really? You think it's mature? I dunno what to say



Rich::

 

[Mugg Mann]

Columnist Molly Ivins reported (Arizona Republic 10/17/93) this incident from Limbaugh's TV show--"Here is a Limbaugh joke: Everyone knows the Clintons have a cat. Socks is the White House cat. But did you know there is a White House dog? And he puts up a picture of Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Clinton is 13 years old.

When viewers objected, he claimed, in typical Limbaugh fashion, that the gag was an accident and that without his permission some technician had put up the picture of Chelsea"


The Rush Limbaugh television show was never broadcast live. Had it actually been a technician's error a correction could have been easily been made before the show was actually aired, but instead it was aired as intended. The only thing worse than Rush cheap-shotting a 13 year old girl on national television (and firing an unprovoked shot at her), was lying about it when confronted. This incident speaks volumes about the type of man Rush Limbaugh is.

One other interesting note. During the Clinton presidency, Rush could be heard on virtually a daily basis saying that "the President should always be held responsible for everyone and everything in his administration." Has anyone heard him say those words in the last five years?

Consistency was never his strong suit.....

 

[Charade]

37. Care to defend Rush for calling a child a dog?

What? There aren't any ugly children?

 

[Charade]

I have never listened to Air America, but I remember Rush from way back in his early days. It's obvious he has listeners, but I can't understand why so many of them behave like mindless zombies. How can 40, 50, 60 year olds be so easily swayed to follow another's every opinion? It is a joke, anymore. Like Dr. Laura, many of his listeners seem to tune in just for the train-wreck affect, not because he is the intellectual giant that a his loyal dunce-heads would hope.

Boy, for someone who doesn't listen to him you sure do have an strong negative opinion of him and his listeners.

How's that possible?

 

[Charade]

Perhaps someone should start a thread "Has the MSM media changed your mind about the UAE deal?"

 

[jfulcer]

I would like to know more why the Coast Guard voiced concern about their ability to protect the ports and why this was kept hush/hush from congress and the American people.

The Coast Guard themselves is saying that the concern quoted repeatedly has been taken out of context of the entire review - of which at the end they had no problem with the deal.

...but anyone who thinks that a company in charge of Operations at a port will have no effect on its security seriously mis-understands "Operations." Even if they were just shuffling papers, duplicating paperwork could mess with security.

So it's ok for a UK company to handle it and there's no problems at all but you have resevervations when it's a UAE company that's doing it? At my office, we have two sets of people - ones that handle operations, and ones that handle security. Do you know what trumps anything, everytime, without a doubt? Security. The two ARE mutually exclusive, especially considering the size of the operations....

...it is a fair trade issue.

How is that any different than our dealing in Japan. How many American companies own parts of Japanese companies? I think very few - for the same reason we don't own in UAE.

I still remain adamantly opposed to this deal. Why, because I’m sick and tired of the outsourcing of America. I’m sure there are a few American based companies that could do this job.

This is NOT oursourcing. Because of union contracts, pretty much every 'worker' job is still going to stay the same, and here in the USA. Yes, I would imagine some management would be UAE, but they can't just 'replace' everyone. If you know of an American company that could do it, maybe you should call them and suggest this!

...I do not approve of the UAE holding a critical security role on our country....didn't bother with legally mandated 45 day investigation, and most importantly, because many real security experts are horrified.

1) They are NOT handling security. 2) The 45 days was NOT legally mandated in this case. 3) And exactly WHICH security experts are horrified? The ones in the House or the senate???

Not quiet sure how to say this in a non-offensive way, but here goes--- Just because you are an independent thinker, that does not mean you are a good thinker.

My mom always told me "If you don't have something nice to say then don't say anything at all." Not only is what you said offensive, it's really kinda mean.

Who will control the manifests of the shippments? Who gets their hands on that paperwork? How easy is it to infiltrate that operation? In a perfect world, only US based companies would have control of our ports. I think this deal is a gilded invitation to trouble.

Why does who sees the paperwork matter? They sort of need to do that to manage the port don't they? The perfect world is only US companies run the ports? why was the UK OK then? And let's not stop there. No foreign companies should run any companies in the US! And we should close the borders! And expel all those foreigners! It's a slippery slope you stand on my trying to 'limit' in one area based on race/origin.

Whew! Ok, I'm done!