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Limbaugh Hits Back At Mediaite For ‘Introducing Race’ On Eric Holder Story

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by Jon Bershad | 1:37 pm, March 2nd, 2011

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Rush Limbaugh was not happy with Mediaite and this writer today. The reason was yesterday’s post on his comments on Eric Holder’s Black Panther case comments (This is the Inception of news stories; comments within comments within comments). However, interestingly enough, Limbaugh was not upset that the post claimed he “got his facts wrong,” but rather that it “accused [him] of introducing race” to the story.

“I get up today and I’ve got an email from somebody saying, ‘Do you realize you’re being attacked for introducing race into the story?’ I said, ‘What? I am being attacked for introducing race into the story?’ ‘Yes, it’s on Mediaite.’ So, I went there. I went to Mediaite and, indeed, I, El Rushbo, am being accused of introducing race, once again, in a very risky way, into the story of Eric Holder saying he didn’t want anywhere near the Black Panther story because it hurts him because those are ‘his people.’”

He repeatedly paraphrased my opening sentence which actually reads “Rush Limbaugh continued to wade into the dangerous waters of race by discussing comments Eric Holder made…,” linking the situation to Limbaugh’s statement on Friday that Planned Parenthood was “doing the job the Klan could never finish.” In truth, I wrote that Limbaugh was discussing the topic of race because he was accusing Holder of using the “race card” (a phrase Limbaugh himself used) when, in actuality, Holder was just responding to something Bartle Bull said.

I never said Limbaugh was “introducing race.” I said Limbaugh was discussing the topic of race because he was accusing Holder of using the “race card,” a phrase Limbaugh himself used. My point was that Holder hadn’t brought up civil rights from the 60′s himself as Limbaugh alleged. In actuality, Holder was just responding to something Bartle Bull said.

God, this is making the plot of Inception seem like Run, Spot, Run.

Given the strangely meta nature of what Limbaugh was saying, something tells me that, like the Planned Parenthood comments, he mostly made this rant to get a rise out of someone (in this case, our site). So, as I said in that post, congratulations, Mr. Limbaugh. Mission accomplished.

Listen to the audio below:

Eric Holder, Rush Limbaugh

Tricky

I was right yesterday, he does not check facts.
greg454

It’s Holder who’s the racist, he’s the one who doesn’t want to prosecute the Black Panthers because they are “his people.” Yes, he actually said that.

I don’t remember Rudolph Giuliani not wanting to prosecute the mafia because they are Italian. See? Giuliani was willing to enforce the law even when it hurt his Italian comrades, Holder on the other hand is just a polite black supremacists, he’ll burn fried chicken instead of crosses and he’ll only prosecute those annoying “crackers” and “honky’s” while leaving his “niggas” alone.

Shariah4America in their own words.
http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/2011/03/shariah4america-in-their-own-words.html
im_lovin_it

So does that mean all the Rush fans are going to leave this place now?!?

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone!
I can see all obstacles in my way!
OIby Sucks

He certainly gets a rise out of me!

If you know what I mean.
skyfet

This sounds like a parody, a regular race baiter complaining about the fact that his race baiting is being highlighted.

Perfect parody.
WCinWI

Eric Holder needs to be fired. He has brought race into his decisions.
justanotherconservative

WCinWI said:
Eric Holder needs to be fired

lol right. by nobama. that’ll happen.
Liberal Tormentor

Let’s face it Jon boy, all Limbaugh has to do to get a rise out of you and your liberal buddies is open his mouth. You take the bait everytime!
AIO_7

Hey Limbaugh, I know you’re vain enough to read the comments on your commentary: Here’s one for ya’ -

Drop dead you lying loud mouth fat man!
BlueBunny

WHEN EVER I SEE EL RUSHBO I WANNA HAVE A PORK CHOP!
im_lovin_it

Liberal Tormentor said:
Let’s face it Jon boy, all Limbaugh has to do to get a rise out of you and your liberal buddies is open his mouth. You take the bait everytime!

That is the absolute truth. At the same time, don’t you think it’s a little true in the other direction? Sound the horn for battle! The Liberal Horde is attacking Rush! TO ARMS! TO ARMS!!

I think Rush is media mastermind. I also think it’s unfortunate that he’s gotten his fame and glory playing off of people’s baser instincts. Everyone, left and right, needs to just chill out and just see Rush for what he is.
Liberal Tormentor

AIO_7 says:
Hey Limbaugh, I know you’re vain enough to read the comments on your commentary: Here’s one for ya’ -

Drop dead you lying loud mouth fat man!

Ah, more violent rhetoric from the left. Seething with rage, indeed.
Hugo Daun

It was kinda nice of Bloyer to email the EIB (egocentric impotent blimp) about MediaITE’s article.

Too bad you’re not a Dominican lady-boy, Gordo…you may have gotten lucky!
AIO_7

“Ah, more violent rhetoric from the left. Seething with rage, indeed.”

No, I just want him to meet his maker sooner rather than later; after all, what does a lying scumbag like him have to fear, right?
He’s the one who hates this country. He, and the other right wing loud mouths like him, do this country, and the world, much harm.
AIO_7

“Too bad you’re not a Dominican lady-boy, Gordo…you may have gotten lucky!”

Yeah, Limbaugh might have spent one of his (under another name on the prescription bottle) Viagra on you, and then offer you an OxyContin tab for desert.
TeaPartyPatriot

Under “You Lie!” hussein and his imbecile AG (and Black Panther Party supporter and defender) holder, the Department of IN-Justice has become a sham of a joke of a travesty of a parody of a farce of a law-respecting and law-enforcing organization. It’s time for the total failure, racist, incompetent joke and disgrace to America known as “holder” to be fired. And, if the DOJ continues to not do the proper job, IT MUST BE DE-FUNDED.
The_Reasonable_Lib

The man who consistently introduces race into situations were it doesn’t matter has the audacity to criticize somebody else? That’s more hilarious than Michelef and INB’s idiocy.
TheTruthHurts

Jon Bershad, you may be the worst columnist I have ever read. LOL
avoidswork

All Limbaugh needs to do to get a rise is delve into his stash of blue pills from Dominican Republic.

You know, back when Alberto Gonzalez was AG, all we ever implied was that he was an incompetent hack. Never a racist, just incompetent and a liar for the one who dubbed him Fredo.

It’s funny how there’s such a false equivalence between the “you were mean to Bush!” years and the type of language used by TeaPartyPatriot above…
illusive man

avoidswork said:
It’s funny how there’s such a false equivalence between the “you were mean to Bush!” years and the type of language used by TeaPartyPatriot above…

If you really think that then there is no helping you, Poor poor broken little mind.
http://www.twitter.com/nuktubian Nuktubian

Rush giving free publicity t0 Mediaite. I wonder how many hits on the site were directly related to his comments?
chicgoods7

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

The ToiletPaperPatsy wants to DEFUND the Dept. of Justice. Guess he doesn’t believe in it. The “New Black Panther Party” has been identified by the Phila. PD as consisting of three (3) rather addled street people. If what they did in 2008 rises to the level of federal crimes, what about the demonstrations by bussed in outsiders that interrupted the vote count in Fla. in 2000? Those “thugs” were bought and delivered by one John Roberts, who is presently Chief Justice of SCOTUS. Should we defune SCOTUS, or just indict Roberts?
CAconservative

The new BPP is the same as the old. A bunch of thugs who hide behind a political activist sham to hide their illegal drug business. That’s how it started in the San Francisco bay area.
Garth

The Anal Cyst lives for injecting race into his commentary (such as it is). He’s a racist and does what racists do.
http://rtcportraitsandmore.com Tcopper

Can anyone tell anything about the Black Panthers, and why the name put fear in some white people’s heart? Where they the guys running around blowing up churches in the 1900 to 1998 or later? How many people did they rape and how many people did they hang from trees and got away with because the government did nothing?
J Baustian

The point made in Taranto’s column Thursday was that the New Black Panther case was an instance of black-on-black crime, committed in a black-governed city, and that the Panthers and their victims were both the same color as the president and his attorney general.

So in truth this is not a racial incident, but a purely political one. It is the role of government to defend the rights of everyone, regardless of color; but in this case the victims are black and the attorney general who refuses to defend their rights is also black.