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Keith Olbermann Ashamed to Repeat Limbaugh Quote to Haitian Rapper Pras

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by Tommy Christopher | 5:35 pm, January 14th, 2010

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As the carnage in Haiti rightly dominates the news, the seeming cliche´ that this “puts it all in perspective” really can’t be made enough. The horrified shame that Rachel Maddow displayed at the idea that the Haitian ambassador might think that Pat Robertson speaks for all Americans was remarkable. A smaller such moment, on last night’s Countdown, spoke volumes about the triviality of the current political media.

At the tail end of a segment in which Haitian-American rapper Pras Michel spoke to Keith Olbermann about the situation in Haiti and his own efforts to organize relief, Pras interrupted Keith’s outro to ask what Rush Limbaugh had said.

Olbermann, who had been teasing the Limbaugh and Robertson quotes the entire show, when faced with someone so deeply involved in the tragedy, suddenly seemed to realize that Limbaugh really doesn’t matter.

I shared Keith’s embarrassment in that moment, embarrassment that both he and I are in a business in which Limbaugh is a vital cog. All of Limbaugh’s previous verbal diarrhea melts away at a moment like this, and you realize that the thrill of previous battles has helped to create a moment like this.

Obermann has resisted Rush’s past pleas to ignore him. Today, we cannot, as Limbaugh is actually making a difference this time. Once Limbaugh’s attempt to quash relief efforts to Haiti have passed, however, it is my hope that we all heed Rush’s call, and leave him to his radio fiefdom.

sarainitaly

I suggest reading this in it’s entirety:
Media Tweaked: “Light-Skinned” Remark Pinned on Rush, Not Reid
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011410/content/01125112.guest.html

RUSH: Where did you hear that I discouraged donations to Haiti?

CALLER: Uh, I read it in, uh, a news thing called the Huffington Post, but that’s not the point. I was going to finish my sentence if that’s okay with you.

RUSH: Well, but what you just said is a lie. They reported a lie. I did not discourage donations to Haiti.

“I’ve got 19 sound bites here today, April, of media people going bat manure yesterday over what they think I said. They didn’t hear me say it, either. They got it from the Huffington Post or they got it from Media Matters or they got it from someplace else. I did not say don’t donate. I did say Obama will use this to help burnish his credentials, ’cause there’s no question he will.”
Pat Doherty

Tommy

I really wish you’d stop this lying about Limbaugh vis a vis “attempting to quash relief efforts.” He’s done no such thing, as the transcript you linked helpfully points out. Martini called you on that dishonesty on your prior Limbaugh post and since then you’ve haven’t engaged him on that most damning of charges (which tells me something). Furthermore, Limbaugh never plead (as you and Olbermann dishonestly said) to be left alone by MSNBC. I’m pretty sure he likes any publicity he can get. He challenged them not to talk about him, since their obsession with him is so manifest that they literally couldn’t fill the time on that network (especially in Olbermann’s case), without parsing nearly every statement he makes. This Limbaugh-pathology so overtakes the sensibilities of liberal writers trying to convict Rush of a crime of motive that they end up trafficking in the very dishonesty they accuse Limbaugh of profiting from.
TfT

Pretty shameful reporting on this story — but hey, the left loves to target Rush and will lie through their teeth to do so. It is unfortunately part of the tie to MSNBC, imho.
StewartIII

NewsBusters: Olbermann Uses Devastating Haiti Earthquake…to Justify ObamaCare!
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2010/01/14/olbermann-uses-devastating-haiti-earthquake-justify-obamacare
Facebook User

More left wing lies from the hate filled left, who are using the tragedy in Haiti for their own gain to attempt to silence Limbaugh. You, Tommy Christopher, are a liar.

Media Matters records every second of Rush Limbaugh. If Rush Limbaugh appeared on some show on UHF Channel 87 at 3:30 in the morning on a Sunday, MM would have the recorders going.

If he said anything of the sort, they would have audio out in 1 minute,
http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

Rush has never said he wants MSNBC to stop talking about him. He has DARED them to stop talking about him. They have to vilify him because it bolters their base audience and plays to their backers. But this is what is so revealing; the charge is allowed to stick without any direct evidenciary support. K.O. was “too embarassed” because he had no direct quote of Limbaugh saying what he was charging him with saying. The amusing/sad element to all this is Tommy says in the piece that KO was pumping up the quote all show long, but when asked directly he suddenly is hit with emotion and cannot bring himself to utter an inciteful phrase. This is getting pathological
TfT

At what point does Dan Abrams step in and stop the false reporting, or does he?
http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

I do enjoy the valiant nobility of these stalwart members of the media who can hone in on the import of the story while poisonous minds operate elsewhere . . .

– Rachael Maddow was “horrified”.

– Olbermann. . .when faced with someone so deeply involved in the tragedy, suddenly seemed to realize that Limbaugh really doesn’t matter.

– I shared Keith’s embarrassment in that moment…

Yes, all the correct-minded individuals had their focus on the grave and truly important issue. This partisanship is really beneath them and anyone trafficing in such is a lowlife malcontent, not even worthy of the swelled hearts and diminishing anger of these crusaders. Except for one little telling quote:

Olbermann . . had been teasing the Limbaugh and Robertson quotes the entire show.

Oh yea, good to know these noble guardians are above the fray.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Glenn-Beck/100000316915842 Glenn Beck

To all you dittoheads out there: What is it about Rush’s shriveled up, viagra-needing dick that is so worthy of the praise you idiots give it?