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Rush Limbaugh ‘Apologizes’ To Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher

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by Tommy Christopher | 3:31 pm, April 4th, 2011

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Earlier today, we reported that right-wing radio giant Rush Limbaugh completely bungled the task of reading Tommy Christopher‘s critique of a Hardball segment comparing the Qu’ran to the Bible. Later in his show, Limbaugh corrected himself, and apologized to Christopher. Mr. Christopher tells Mediaite, “I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.”

Christopher’s initial response to Limbaugh was characteristically humble and gracious, so why would he then refuse to accept Rush’s apology? “Well, he owns up to not having read the original story, but then compounds that mistake by not reading my response to his mistake. Listen to the clip!”

Limbaugh’s apology is, unfortunately, of the “if I did something, then I’m sorry” variety, Christopher points out, adding “If he actually read my response, he’d know that he did get it wrong, no ifs or buts, and he wouldn’t still be attributing false quotes to me. ”

Limbaugh stated, in his response to Mediaite, “whoever wrote it at Mediaite says ‘Well, this is an interesting debate that we’re having here.’,” in reference to Ghosh’s comparison of the Qu’ran’s divinity to the Bible’s.

“Such a quote, or anything like it, appears nowhere in either of my two posts on the matter,” Christopher fumed, “nor anywhere else but the vivid imagination of Mr. Limbaugh.”

A review of both stories reveals that Christopher, indeed, is crystal clear in his denunciation of Ghosh’s remarks, and unequivocal in his opposition to Bible-burning.

In his initial response to Limbaugh’s misreading of his story, Mr. Christopher specifically asked that Limbaugh not apologize to him. It appears as though, in Christopher’s mind, Limbaugh still has not.

Editor’s note – yes, Tommy Christopher is both the author and subject of this post, and is employing the time tested style of writing about himself in the third person narrative.

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WCinWI

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh my word.
BatBoy

Tommy tells Mediaite, “I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.”

I am sure Rush is going to not lose any sleep over Tommy’s refusal.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Michelle-in-Utah is going to be vexed about this.
Black and Gold Brad

It’s pretty strange that Tommy is reporting on a story about … … Tommy.
Jaurez

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Michelle-in-Utah is going to be vexed about this.

Nice to see Michelle (?) living rent free in your hollow skull. Must be lots of space.
Greg

Black and Gold Brad said:
It’s pretty strange that Tommy is reporting on a story about … … Tommy.

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for Tommy to report on Tommy’s reporting of Tommy… eventually he will get to the top of this.
WHarropson

After having been misunderstood by Rush, there will be no living with Tommy.
My congrats Tommy.
jerrybobphil

Nice Tommy comes across as a complete punk. He should have just called Tommy the worse person in the world and Tommy would be kissing his butt. What a hack.
ModerateMan

Rush immediately apologizes. Olbermann treats Tommy like shit. There couldn’t be a better example of the maturity difference between the left and the right in today’s politics.
Barack Must Go

Twice in one day. Is it your birthday or something.
tgk

I don’t know Tommy, I think you should have quit while you were “ahead” on this one
cjd ohio 1

writing in the third person lol
Tommy Christopher

ModerateMan said:
Rush immediately apologizes. Olbermann treats Tommy like shit. There couldn’t be a better example of the maturity difference between the left and the right in today’s politics.

I actually was impressed when someone told me Rush was apologizing, and even though he got the apology completely wrong, you’re right, he deserves credit for doing more than Olbermann ever did, on a much less serious charge.
Pablo

BatBoy said:
Tommy tells Mediaite, “I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.”

I am sure Rush is going to not lose any sleep over Tommy’s refusal.

I think we’re going to have to look into the veracity of that quote. Do we have any evidence that Tommy has ever spoken to Tommy?
got a grip

Black and Gold Brad said:
It’s pretty strange that Tommy is reporting on a story about … … Tommy.

No more ridiculous than a biased media examining themselves to determine if they are in fact biased.
George C

Tommy Christopher’s publicist , Tommy Christopher , when contacted , stated that Tommy Christopher currently cannot be reached . Tommy Christopher then issued the following statement from his client Tommy Christopher , ” We’re confident that Tommy Christopher will have more to say as this story plays out .”
George C

Tommy Christopher said:
I actually was impressed when someone told me Rush was apologizing, and even though he got the apology completely wrong, you’re right, he deserves credit for doing more than Olbermann ever did, on a much less serious charge.

Good man , T.C. .
More Liberty5

First off Tommy why are you writing in the third person? Is this a new style for you, possibly a new technique? It’s nice to see that people apologize to you. Too bad you don’t apologize when you’re wrong.
cjd ohio 1

cjd ohio 1 said:
writing in the third person lol

sorry tommy but picturing you sitting at your desk asking yourself questions, or interviewing yourself is funny
Pablo

ModerateMan said:
Rush immediately apologizes. Olbermann treats Tommy like shit. There couldn’t be a better example of the maturity difference between the left and the right in today’s politics.

Yup. Except maybe for this.
Alex Alvarez

This post is absolutely surreal. I think I might love it.
More Liberty5

I can remember in July 2010 you basically claimed that no one on the left is saying that the only reason the tea party disagrees with Obama is because they are racist. Yet when a couple members provided quotes and links to Janeane Garofalo, as well as Phil Donahue, you refused to apologize.
lane

Would have been MUCH funnier if Tommy had contacted himself, and told himself ‘no comment’.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

More Liberty5 said:
First off Tommy why are you writing in the third person? Is this a new style for you, possibly a new technique? It’s nice to see that people apologize to you. Too bad you don’t apologize when you’re wrong.

Richard Nixon often spoke and wrote in the third person. “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore ….” We find that pretentious, and we write only in the first person.
More Liberty5

Alex Alvarez said:
This post is absolutely surreal. I think I might love it.

Looks like someone wants a bonus.
Liberal Tormentor

Juarez,
Nice to see Michelle (?) living rent free in your hollow skull. Must be lots of space.

Well there is plenty of leg room in here.

ps, Tommy, you don’t really think Rush’s cares one wit what you think, do you? Surely you aren’t that full of yourself.
Tommy Christopher

More Liberty5 said:
Looks like someone wants a bonus.

Mr.Christopher only gives bonuses in the first person. Singular.
cjd ohio 1

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr.Christopher only gives bonuses in the first person. Singular.

lol
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr.Christopher only gives bonuses in the first person. Singular.

I love grammar humor.

Liberal Tormentor said:
Tommy, you don’t really think Rush’s cares one wit what you think, do you? Surely you aren’t that full of yourself.

Speaking of grammar humor, what’s with the possessive noun?
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

I never got around to commenting on the first Limbaugh v. Christopher post and I’ll start by giving congratulations to Tommy and to Rush for at least trying to correct the record.

With that out of the way, it does bear pointing out that in both segments Limbaugh claims that Ghosh said the Koran is the direct word of God, but in actuality, he said (according to Tommy’s transcript); “if you are a believer, if you`re a Muslim, the Koran is directly the word of God”.

The “if you are a believer” seems like an important distinction because as Tommy pointed out in his first post, a lot of Christians claim the same.
Alex Alvarez

More Liberty5 said:
Looks like someone wants a bonus.

Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck. i just want cupcakes, maybe free Diet Cokes.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Alex Alvarez said:
Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck. i just want cupcakes, maybe free Diet Cokes.

So, you drink Diet Coke to free up calories to eat cupcakes?
ndanielson

Mr. Christopher specifically asked that Limbaugh not apologize to him. It appears as though, in Christopher’s mind, Limbaugh still has not.

Not only did Rush not ‘apologize’, but he admitted that the reason he might have offended Tommy, was because he didn’t even read Tommy. He skimmed over it…

Non-Apology not accepted, accepted.
jerrybobphil

Tommy within how many minutes did you know it was a mistake to release this article with all the third person nonsense? I haven’t seen a person refer to themselves this much in third person since the Larry Holmes days.
Alex Alvarez

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
So, you drink Diet Coke to free up calories to eat cupcakes?

I drink Diet Coke so I can free up calories to drink Faygo during Insane Clown Posse concerts. The cupcakes I eat because they’re trendy.
im_lovin_it

Rush Limbaugh apologizes? To Tommy Christopher?

AAAAAAGHHH!!!! END OF DAYS!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!! AAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!

*Runs out of office screaming….flips over receptionist’s desk*

(Great post. Made my day.)
George C

Alex Alvarez said:
I drink Diet Coke so I can free up calories to drink Faygo during Insane Clown Posse concerts. The cupcakes I eat because they’re trendy.

HA !
Tommy Christopher

Alex Alvarez said:
Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck. i just want cupcakes, maybe free Diet Cokes.

Mr. Christopher is partial to Pepsi One, which he spat all over his keyboard at the notion that Mediaite would let him anywhere near their checkbook.
Latin2

How could the Qu’ran be the direct word of God (Allah)?

The Qu’ran has errors and contradictions. If Liberals pointed that out it would have the cause to debunk Islam. Liberals love to debunk the Bible, yet make all kind of excuses for the Quran.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-gzYZ6PG8
timzank

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
So, you drink Diet Coke to free up calories to eat cupcakes?

warning*blatant suck up alert* warning *blatant suck up alert*warning*blatant suck up alert*
TfT

Now lets see – will Tommy apologize to all the folks who called him out on his “Fox & Friends Falsely ‘Reports’ That Democratic Congressman Called The Constitution ‘Silly’”????? The original story was edited to remove a certain sentence, and no explanation was ever provided (at least none that I saw, no updates to the post, no indication that anything had been changed). I asked for clarification on that thread earleir today but never got one.

So, can you please explain what happened Tommy? Did you edit the original article?
cjd ohio 1

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr. Christopher is partial to Pepsi One, which he spat all over his keyboard at the notion that Mediaite would let him anywhere near their checkbook.

ok guys, a little too much fun now lol
Tommy Christopher

TfT said:
So, can you please explain what happened Tommy? Did you edit the original article?

No, I don’t know what you’re talking about.
cjd ohio 1

cjd ohio 1 said:
ok guys, a little too much fun now lol

tommy and money, alex and cupcakes
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

WHarropson said:
After having been misunderstood by Rush, there will be no living with Tommy.
My congrats Tommy.

Two mentions in one day is an achievement, along with Limbaugh calling him “ruling class”.
(First clip, starting around 1:50)
The Lantern of Truth

The Lantern of Truth is puzzled by the reaction of one of the participants in this Battle of the Titans . The Lantern hopes this can be worked out .
Latin2

Once again the situation points out that Islam is not capable if being in a modern society.

1. When the Muhammad cartoons were published in a European newspaper Muslims went wild, rioted and people died.

2. When U.S. MSM published false reports of our soldiers flushing Quran’s Muslims went wild, rioted and killed people.

3. When Molly Norris, a cartoonist, started the Draw Muhammad Day as a civil protest for a Muslim group threatening to kill the creators of South Park Muslims rioted, burned buildings and censors Facebook and Youtube for a week in certain Muslim countries. After that Molly Norris had to go into hiding.

Proving that Islam is not ready for the modern world.

…and of course many Liberals took the side of Islamofacists over freedom of speech and expression instead of blaming them.
im_lovin_it

Alex Alvarez said:
I drink Diet Coke so I can free up calories to drink Faygo during Insane Clown Posse concerts. The cupcakes I eat because they’re trendy.

Wow, I think I need to run out of the office screaming again. Hipster cupcake eating? Juggalos?…..

Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
~ Peter Venkman
cjd ohio 1

im_lovin_it said:
Wow, I think I need to run out of the office screaming again. Hipster cupcake eating? Juggalos?….. Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!~ Peter Venkman

who ya goinga call?
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Alex Alvarez said:
The cupcakes I eat because they’re trendy.

That’s good to know. I stopped eating cupcakes because I heard they were passé. So 2010, as I recall …. I’ll start back up tonight. Vanilla bean with vanilla butter cream.
Big Eddie

Big Eddie don’t get this third person crap .

Very unDude .
cjd ohio 1

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
That’s good to know. I stopped eating cupcakes because I heard they were passé. So 2010, as I recall …. I’ll start back up tonight. Vanilla bean with vanilla butter cream.

racist, i like chocolate
cjd ohio 1

lol
Tommy Christopher

TfT said:
So, can you please explain what happened Tommy? Did you edit the original article?

I took a look at your comment. You’re mistaken, the line was from one of my comments, and it’s still there.
kit9

Oh for the love of…Tommy’s referring to himself in the 3rd person. Jesus.
Colorado_Conservative

This is beginning to remind of the Seinfeld episode where George Costanza went on his thrid person rant.

Tommy, you should be happy Rush gave you your 15 bud! Don’t go and blow it all acting like a spoiled little kid!!
TfT

Tommy – Thanks for that clarification, I thought the sentence in question was part of the original article, not embedded inside a comment.
Color Me Badd

Hey wait you mean to tell me that Rush doesn’t read the articles he talks about on his show??? i am sooooo shocked!!!! Rush I thought you were an honest guy and didn’t make up stuff as you go along? Wow I am so disappointed.
Signed
a concerned Feminazi
George C

Colorado_Conservative said:
This is beginning to remind of the Seinfeld episode where George Costanza went on his thrid person rant.

Tommy like his chicken spicy ?
The_Reasonable_Lib

Rush doesn’t read things? Does that mean he’s a bullshitter or that he has writers?
cjd ohio 1

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
Rush doesn’t read things? Does that mean he’s a bullshitter or that he has writers?

both
Colorado_Conservative

George C said:
Tommy like his chicken spicy ?

LoL…Colorado_Conservative should have read the previous posts before commenting.

This thread causes “shrinkage” in Colorado_Conservatives brain!!
Jaurez

Alex Alvarez said:
Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck.

Jaurez is taking notes and adding Mr. (Tommy) Christopher to contact list. ;)
Puter Boi

T.C.
Funny stuff….congrats!
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Color Me Badd said:
Hey wait you mean to tell me that Rush doesn’t read the articles he talks about on his show???

Like a lot of us, he probably starts with the clip.
George C

Colorado_Conservative said:
LoL…Colorado_Conservative should have read the previous posts before commenting.
This thread causes “shrinkage” in Colorado_Conservatives brain!!

LOL
Jaurez

Jaurez said:
Jaurez is taking notes and adding Mr. (Tommy) Christopher to contact list. ;)

Edit. Jaurez see’s we were punked by Alex.
Tedderman

Third person, first person, we’re you writing about yourself or not? We don’t know if there’s two Tommy Christophers until the last sentence. Thanks for the editorial note.
OxyCon

Tommeh: Rush Limbaugh said my name!

The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here! I’m somebody now!
The Lantern of Truth

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
That’s good to know. I stopped eating cupcakes because I heard they were passé. So 2010, as I recall …. I’ll start back up tonight. Vanilla bean with vanilla butter cream.

RealRoyalKing admits . Actually , I’ll be having about 8 Moonpies and an RC .
writer

Can a pizza summit be far behind?
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Tommy Christopher said:
I actually was impressed when someone told me Rush was apologizing, and even though he got the apology completely wrong, you’re right, he deserves credit for doing more than Olbermann ever did, on a much less serious charge.

Tommy, that was no apology. That was Limbaugh’s middle finger that you just saw. Trust me. Do you want the story that will put you into the Big Leagues, Tommy? It’s MIchelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, and Limbaugh’s criticism of the “nanny state”. His reaction, and his rebuttals, could make you famous. His “diet” was a hoax.
tws258

Alex Alvarez said:
I drink Diet Coke so I can free up calories to drink Faygo during Insane Clown Posse concerts. The cupcakes I eat because they’re trendy.

Genius !

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
That’s good to know. I stopped eating cupcakes because I heard they were passé. So 2010, as I recall …. I’ll start back up tonight. Vanilla bean with vanilla butter cream.

Shoulda stayed down .
Garth

What you see here is an example of the Anal Cyst’s limited cognitive abilities.
OxyCon

lane said:
Would have been MUCH funnier if Tommy had contacted himself, and told himself ‘no comment’.

While eating a Dollar store hot dog.
Garth

OxyCon said:
While eating a Dollar store hot dog.

And the limited cognitive abilities of his listeners.
More Liberty5

Alex Alvarez said:
Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck. i just want cupcakes, maybe free Diet Cokes.

Don’t get your feelings hurt bro. As a libertarian I have nothing against alternative lifestyles or gay marriage. Live and let live is what I say.
TfT

Obama backtracks, reverses himself.

KSM to GITMO military trial.

Bwahahaha

W wins again
Garth

TfT said:
Obama backtracks, reverses himself.

KSM to GITMO military trial.

Bwahahaha

W wins again

Who really gives a shit? You?
Jaurez

Now, it doesn’t matter? LMAO!
Garth

Jaurez said:
Now, it doesn’t matter? LMAO!

Seemed to make you tea-baggers orgasmic. Easy now.
Alex Alvarez

More Liberty5 said:
Don’t get your feelings hurt bro. As a libertarian I have nothing against alternative lifestyles or gay marriage. Live and let live is what I say.

Your homophobia is both classy and charming, but, alas! I’m female.
writer

Could we have a picture?
skyfet

I hope all the phonies who were defending the drug abuser will now eat their words.
ModerateMan

Alex Alvarez said:
Your homophobia is both classy and charming, but, alas! I’m female.

I think you need your picture next to all your articles so you don’t need to clarify your gender on a daily basis.
writer

Don’t wear anything…..complicated.
Latin2

Alex Alvarez;

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/original/Alex.jpg
skyfet

ModerateMan said:
I think you need your picture next to all your articles so you don’t need to clarify your gender on a daily basis.

The name Alex is not uniquely suited for men.
Latin2

Co-Editor | Alex Alvarez

Alex is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. Her work has appeared on Guanabee, Racialicious, Jezebel and Sadie Magazine as well as within the pages of Surface and Playgirl. She hopes to continue covering topics as diverse as ethnic identity, celebrity baby names and, of course, New York media as long as the internet will have her. She is currently working on a novel you will never read.
Jaurez

“garth” just proved all the outrage over the gitmo trials under Bush was feigned. “Debating” with “garth” brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “half my brain tied behind my back” doesn’t it? LMAO! (yes, i’m mocking you, “garth.”)
Latin2

“covering topics as diverse as ethnic identity” while living in New York;

http://www.metro.us/newyork/local/article/818378–is-new-york-really-the-second-most-segregated-city-in-america

Is New York one of the most racist and segregated cities in the USA?
Garth

It seems that the years of drug abuse is finally catching up to the the Anal Cyst. This should be a lesson to everyone who even thinks about using painkillers – it obviously diminishes ones cognitive abilities, kills brain cells and turns one into a talking mush-mouth as has been demonstrated by the Cysts incoherent rants. Has anyone noticed that he actually drools out of the side of his mouth?

This is very sad and I would ask that everyone pray for him.
Latin2

Garth you are the perfect Liberal…lol
Latin2

Who knew New York is one of the most SEGREGATED racist cities in the USA? Oh but the people do mix when they have to go to work.
Garth

Latin2 said:
Garth you are the perfect Liberal…lol

Thank you.
Dem4Ever

Alex Alvarez said:
Your homophobia is both classy and charming, but, alas! I’m female.

Yeah, but are you hot?
Garth

Latin2 said:
Who knew New York is one of the most SEGREGATED racist cities in the USA? Oh but the people do mix when they have to go to work.

Incoherent tea-bagging blather. Nothing here.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Watch the end of the video again Mr. Christopher.

That was Mr. Limbaugh, giving Mr. Christopher, the middle finger. Here’s what you should do. You should take a very close look into Mr. Limbaugh’s 2009 “diet ruse”. After considering “the ruse”, you should question whether Rush really has the expert “authority”, to diss the First Lady’s shape, or question her qualifications to spearhead the “Let’s Move” Program?

This is your story Tommy.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Lars-Svensen/100001028197161 Lars Svensen

Rush smacks down little Tommy Couric. Way to go, Rush.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Dem4Ever: Vyou
Latin2

Garth said:
Incoherent tea-bagging blather. Nothing here.

LOL…once again the brainless Garth yaps on.

Why was New York ranked SECOND as the most Segregated cities in the U.S.?
Garth

Latin2 said:
LOL…once again the brainless Garth yaps on.

Why was New York ranked SECOND as the most Segregated cities in the U.S.?

Why are you ranked number 1 in the dumbest tea-bagging category? Don’t blame homeschooling for your stupidity.
Latin2

Garth said:
Why are you ranked number 1 in the dumbest tea-bagging category? Don’t blame homeschooling for your stupidity.

I would rather be a tea bagger, which I couldn’t anatomically, then the TEA BAGGED, which are the Liberals.

lol

You do know what the sexual connotation of tea bagger is Garth, or you are just that stupid? Oh wait you are that stupid.

The tea bagger is the person who places his nuts in the mouth of those who getting TEA BAGGED, which would obviously be LIBERALS, since they are the ones getting the wrath of those TEA BAGGING.

So suck on Garth.

X^D
The Lantern of Truth

skyfet said:
I hope all the phonies who were defending the drug abuser will now eat their words.

Leave Obama alone , Latka .
Jaurez

Latin2, the poster sometimes known as “garth” has a bottle in one hand and a pipe in the other. Don’t waste your time with it.
Garth

Latin2 said:
I would rather be a tea bagger, which I couldn’t anatomically, then the TEA BAGGED, which are the Liberals.

lol

You do know what the sexual connotation of tea bagger is Garth, or you are just that stupid? Oh wait you are that stupid.

The tea bagger is the person who places his nuts in the mouth of those who getting TEA BAGGED, which would obviously be LIBERALS, since they are the ones getting the wrath of those TEA BAGGING.

So suck on Garth.

X^D

It’s your lucky day, you are both the tea-bagger and the tea-bagged, Sorry, can’t separate the two as much as you dumb shits would like to . Sorry.
notsofast

“I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.””

Screw you, you loser.
Garth

notsofast said:
“I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.””

Screw you, you loser.

The king of the trailer park calling someone a loser. LMAO!!!
Latin2

Garth said:
It’s your lucky day, you are both the tea-bagger and the tea-bagged, Sorry, can’t separate the two as much as you dumb shits would like to . Sorry.

Actually you are incorrect Garth..AGAIN

You see a Tea Bagger is a person who places his …. in the mouth of a receiver. Tea Party people have been putting the pressure on Liberals…so that means YOU are getting a mouth full of tea bagger’s balls Garth…so suck on dude.

LOL
david r

“Tommy Christopher is both the author and subject of this post, and is employing the time tested style of writing about himself in the third person narrative.”

Floyd Mayweather does that a lot, too.
notsofast

Garth said:
Garth says:
April 4, 2011 at 7:25 pm Garth(Quote)

Is that all you have, son?

That’s weak- you must have eaten a big bone!
Latin2

I know Liberals are too stupid to know the difference, but a Tea BAGGER is the one putting this nuts in the mouth of the Tea BAGGED.

tea bagged = Liberals (including Garth)

X^D
notsofast

It takes a very small and hateful man to not accept someone’s apology.

Oh, that’s right, we are talking about TC.
Latin2

notsofast said:
Is that all you have, son?

That’s weak- you must have eaten a big bone!

It’s hard for Garth to concentrate while he is tea bagging…lol
Latin2

Latin2 said:
It’s hard for Garth to concentrate while he is tea bagging…lol

…I mean getting TEA BAGGED. Since he swears he is not a tea bagger…lol
notsofast

Latin2 said:
…I mean getting TEA BAGGED. Since he swears he is not a tea bagger…lol

Yeah, the last time I saw a face like Barf’s, I fed it a banana.
Latin2

notsofast said:
Yeah, the last time I saw a face like Barf’s, I fed it a banana.

How could you tell? You might have been sticking a banana in his butt….since people can’t tell the difference…lol
notsofast

Latin2 said:
How could you tell? You might have been sticking a banana in his butt….since people can’t tell the difference…lol

He likes to have all holes filled!
Latin2

Latin2 said:
How could you tell? You might have been sticking a banana in his butt….since people can’t tell the difference…lol

The difference would be the back side would be looser.
Latin2

notsofast said:
He likes to have all holes filled!

Well he IS a tea BAGGED.

I bet he mumbles when he talks.
Dem4Ever

Since Tommy feels it’s more important to write about himself than his beloved Obama’s failed policies and empty promises we are forced to go a bit off topic if only for the sake of staying on topic. And now what you all have been waiting for…

Barry just did it again. He threw his democrat friends in congress under the bus saying it’s their fault that he has to try terrorists in military court.

Let’s see…the list grows and now, including all of congress, the list has his father, his grand mother, his mentor/minister, his general in Afganistan, the King of Egypt, the state of Israel and the American people.

I am sure I have left several examples out, so please don’t hesitate to add others who BO has stabbed in the back.
notsofast

Don’t ya love it; George Lopez calls Kirstie Alley a pig and she accepts his apology, but Mr. TC is so sophomoric and callow that he says , “I cannot accept his apology.”

I don’t think Rush gives a damn , you pretentious narcissist.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

All these Tommy news about Tommy is going to cause a feed back loop and create a Tommy singulairty.
Steve_27

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Richard Nixon often spoke and wrote in the third person. “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore ….” We find that pretentious, and we write only in the first person.

I heard that a worker that died while building the Verrazano Bridge remained buried in the cement he fell into.
Pablo

Dronetek said:
All these Tommy news about Tommy is going to cause a feed back loop and create a Tommy singulairty.

Or, dear God. Beck was right. We’re all gonna die, and it’s gonna be really weird.
Steve_27

The Lantern of Truth said:
The Lantern of Truth is puzzled by the reaction of one of the participants in this Battle of the Titans . The Lantern hopes this can be worked out .

LOL, I did.
rocky road

Here we go again. The children on this site continue to insult each other like 5th graders. Why don’t you guys grow up and act like adults. My only wish is that you don’t have children because God help us with a new generation of idiots roaming the country. Yeesh.

Now Tommy should comment on his false analogy of comparing the minister who burnt the Quran to a man holding a gun to a child’s head. That is a false analogy and sounds a bit hysterical. We have freedoms in this country that we all must fight to keep. Burning flags, books, bibles, etc may be insulting, but it is legal. How come Christians don’t run around beheading people every time an angry Muslim burns a bible or our flag? Because we are civilized and they are not.
Steve_27

In an eerily related story, my 5 yr old girl just lost it because she could not have a sip of my son’s rootbeer that she didn’t even know we had.

Thought i’d just share this here, i mean, considering all the comparisons.
WCinWI

Alex Alvarez said:
Yes, because Mr. (Tommy) Christopher writes my paycheck. i just want cupcakes, maybe free Diet Cokes.

Fake sugar = not healthy. Just saying. :)
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

Greg said:
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for Tommy to report on Tommy’s reporting of Tommy… eventually he will get to the top of this.

LOL!
Tommy Christopher

notsofast said:
Don’t ya love it; George Lopez calls Kirstie Alley a pig and she accepts his apology, but Mr. TC is so sophomoric and callow that he says , “I cannot accept his apology.”

I don’t think Rush gives a damn , you pretentious narcissist.

Mr. Christopher’s remarks were likely tongue-in-cheek, to some degree, as evidenced by the way he demanded that Limbaugh not apologize to him. Or maybe not, it’s hard to tell with that guy.
Tommy Christopher

Mr. Christopher did not add that editor’s note, because he believes in the intelligence and sense of humor of his audience. Apparently, one of his editors did not.
Rush Gingrich

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr. Christopher’s remarks were likely tongue-in-cheek, to some degree, as evidenced by the way he demanded that Limbaugh not apologize to him. Or maybe not, it’s hard to tell with that guy.

I thought this was funny

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr. Christopher did not add that editor’s note, because he believes in the intelligence and sense of humor of his audience. Apparently, one of his editors did not.

Then this….

I LOL’d
slickerwick

A “reporter” who makes himself the story.

“Editor’s note – yes, Tommy Christopher is both the author and subject of this post, and is employing the time tested style of writing about himself in the third person narrative.”
Well, isn’t that precious.
Tommy Christopher

rocky road said:
Now Tommy should comment on his false analogy of comparing the minister who burnt the Quran to a man holding a gun to a child’s head. That is a false analogy and sounds a bit hysterical. We have freedoms in this country that we all must fight to keep. Burning flags, books, bibles, etc may be insulting, but it is legal. How come Christians don’t run around beheading people every time an angry Muslim burns a bible or our flag? Because we are civilized and they are not.

I’m not, nor was I ever, in love with that analogy (although you got it wrong: the Pastor wasn’t the guy with the gun, he’s the guy who yells “Boo!”), but I still can’t think of a better one, and I still feel that my accompanying text clarifies the intent of the analogy sufficiently. Pastor Jones didn’t kill anyone, but he did act as a catalyst to something that may have happened anyway, but without directly inciting the act, yet with a more active role than someone who was simply negligent. I’m sure there’s a better analogy, but the point I was trying to illustrate (spelled out in the article) was that it is possible to have a measure of responsibility without diminishing the guilt of the direct actor.

None of that was to say that people’s rights to burn things as expression should be abridged in any way (also spelled out repeatedly).
Tommy Christopher

Interestingly (or not) enough, Mr. Christopher actually interviewed not one, but two versions of himself the day after Mediaite’s launch in July, 2009.

http://dailydose.us/2009/07/07/mediaite-launch-what-the-effing-eff-gawker/
George C

The Lantern of Truth said:
Leave Obama alone , Latka .

Nice .
Colorado_Conservative

Mr. Colorado_Conservative approves of Mr. Tommy Christopher ; )

From the short time I have been here on Mediaite…I can confidently say that Tom is a Constitutional Steward..and I thank him for that!!
Paleoconservatarian

Looking for that follow up article in which Time Magazine’s World editor Bobby Ghosh is asked by Mediaite staff / columnists to clarify, comment on or expand on his Friday statement to Hardball’s Chuck Todd, guest hosting for Chris Matthews, that somehow it’s more offensive for a person to burn a Koran than it is to burn a Bibile because the Koran is ACTually a holy book writ by G-d?

Don’t hold your breath. In fact, don’t expect the columnists to even source the subject of the controversy by including his full name and/or job title in his article. Instead, expect the columnists to get into a petty war of words with conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh who thought so little of the columnist as to not give him much of a read.

For anyone who thinks this meta-story reflects bad on Limbaugh and not Christopher… Not hardly.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

“So, Mr. Christopher, if you were to get the treatment I get . . . I was okay, okay, you didn’t say it but you probably agree with the guy anyway.” – Rush Limbaugh

First, that was no apology, that was rubbing salt in the wound. But, you have bigger problems Tommy.

Tommy Christopher said:
Mr. Christopher did not add that editor’s note, because he believes in the intelligence and sense of humor of his audience. Apparently, one of his editors did not.

Here’s that editor’s note . . .

“Editor’s note – yes, Tommy Christopher is both the author and subject of this post, and is employing the time tested style of writing about himself in the third person narrative.”

I know which editor wrote that note, and why it was written. Send me a private, secure email address, and I’ll tell you what I know, and why you need to know it.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

P.S.

Tommy, if you don’t have access to Mediaite’s user emai accounts, you can send an email to letters@fatcalories.com. We’ll get back to you asap. This is something you really need to know Tommy.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

Tommy Christopher said:
I’m not, nor was I ever, in love with that analogy (although you got it wrong: the Pastor wasn’t the guy with the gun, he’s the guy who yells “Boo!”), but I still can’t think of a better one, and I still feel that my accompanying text clarifies the intent of the analogy sufficiently. Pastor Jones didn’t kill anyone, but he did act as a catalyst to something that may have happened anyway, but without directly inciting the act, yet with a more active role than someone who was simply negligent. I’m sure there’s a better analogy, but the point I was trying to illustrate (spelled out in the article) was that it is possible to have a measure of responsibility without diminishing the guilt of the direct actor. None of that was to say that people’s rights to burn things as expression should be abridged in any way (also spelled out repeatedly).

why that anaogy doesn’t work for me is because the guy shouldn’t be holding a gun to a kid’s head in the first place. i don’t care if 50 people yelled BOO, it’s the guy’s fault for picking up the gun and holding it to the kid’s head. had he not picked up the gun, the kid wouldn’t have been shot. you can’t hold a gun to someone’s head, and then blame someone else when you accidently pull the trigger.

jones is an idiot. but he had the right in his own country to do what he did. muslims have a right to be mad, if they so choose, although it is silly to riot because some moron burned a book. however, they don’t have the right to murder innocent people who had NOTHING to do with the koran burning.

heck, if they went after Jones, they could at least make an argument that it was justified, or people could hold Jones somewhat responsible for his own death. but killing innocent people that had nothing to do with it is not justifiable, or Jones’ fault.

muslims have a right under sharia law to stone women to death for cheating. do women in america have the right to get outraged, riot and kill innocent muslims walking down the street in america, for the actions of some in, say, Iran? (and stoning someone to death seems FAR more outrageous than burning a book.)

someone on this thread brought up kicking a hornets nest. most people assume humans have a higher intelligence level than bees – humans should be smart enough to not act like a swarm of bees. however, if these muslims were so outrged they killed innocent people because someone told them that someone burned a koran 10,000 miles away, than perhaps they are no smarter than hornets.

how do you deal with people like that? how do we ever have any hope of smoothing relations with muslims around the world if that’s who we are dealing with?

and like i said elsewhere, they are using terror to control actions around the world. they move you give in, they more they demand, and the less freedoms *we* will have, and the more control *they* will have.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sen-lindsey-graham-freedom-of-speech-is-a-great-idea-but-were-in-a-war/comment-page-2/#comment-394228

They burn our books, our bibles, our flag, effigy’s of our POTUS, (and hell, they even burn our buildings and thousands of civilians), in America, and in their own countries, so they have to respect our right to exercise the rights of our own country.
Tommy Christopher

sarainitaly said:
why that anaogy doesn’t work for me is because the guy shouldn’t be holding a gun to a kid’s head in the first place. i don’t care if 50 people yelled BOO, it’s the guy’s fault for picking up the gun and holding it to the kid’s head. had he not picked up the gun, the kid wouldn’t have been shot. you can’t hold a gun to someone’s head, and then blame someone else when you accidently pull the trigger.

Well, that’s exactly the point of the metaphor, that Jones’ action doesn’t, in any way, diminish the murderers’ responsibility. Where I believe the metaphor falls short is that, of course, what the rioters did was not accidental. The difficulty I had was in finding an appropriate analogy for Jones’ action, which was a deliberate provocation, but not a direct incitement, and certainly not an act of negligence. While his act was lawful, and should remain so, it was unwise, and without merit beyond the provocation.
Puter Boi

Tommy Christopher said:
Interestingly (or not) enough, Mr. Christopher actually interviewed not one, but two versions of himself the day after Mediaite’s launch in July, 2009.

One might wonder if one were wont of wondering…… that while Mr. Christopher was interviewing Mr Christopher….why, at no time…..let me repeat…at no time did Mr. Christopher address the pressing issue of Mr. Christopher’s slouching? I for one….or two…am not only disappointed, but I am disappointed.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

Tommy Christopher said:
While his act was lawful, and should remain so, it was unwise, and without merit beyond the provocation.

agree, it was stupid. although, he seems to think the end result only served to prove his point – that they are, I guess, a swarm of hornets, incapable of rational thought…

Tommy Christopher said:
The difficulty I had was in finding an appropriate analogy for Jones’ action,

This was something Cobra and I were kicking around:

Cobra:
If you receive a specific WARNING against doing a specific ACT, and you go ahead and do it anyway, you’re partly responsible for the consequences.

sarainitaly said:
Abortion doctor Tiller was warned to stop performing abortions, and did them anyway. Is he responsible for his own murder?

Cobra said:
In the strictest sense of the law, no. In the scope of the real world, if you’re aware that you run the risk of being killed by doing something, and you still do it, you’re not totally responsible for your fate, but your actions are part of the equation that culminates in the end result.

in this case, like I said above, if Jones was killed, I would buy that argument. But innocent people getting killed who are in no way involved, I don’t think he has their blood on his hands.

However, I made this similar comments Cobra just did about the journalist who was attacked in Egypt and sexually assaulted – but I was accused of blaming her for the attack – my point being the same as Cobra’s here.

I agree that Jones, by burning the Koran, is responsible for providing a propaganda tool that was used to inflame riots. (as I also noted elsewhere on mediaite, they will use anything and everything as an excuse to riot and threaten, from cartoons, to restrictions on all religious symbols and gear at schools) But he is not responsible for their violent actions or their murderous acts.

And, as we agree, he had the legal right in his own country, as they have the legal right in their own, and in America, to burn our symbols. they who do not respect the roolz and beliefs of others, and kill when theirs aren’t respected. that’s whack.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

sarainitaly said:
and like i said elsewhere, they are using terror to control actions around the world. they move you give in, they more they demand, and the less freedoms *we* will have, and the more control *they* will have.

gawd, what the hello did i write?

the more you give in, the more they demand….
lonestar77

sarainitaly said:
gawd, what the hello did i write?

the more you give in, the more they demand….

Exactly. They want the rest of the world to fear doing anything that could possibly “lead” them to kill people. Yesterday it was cartoons in a newspaper. Today it’s burning a Koran. Tomorrow? Hell, being “infidels” has been enough in the past.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

lonestar77 said:
Exactly. They want the rest of the world to fear doing anything that could possibly “lead” them to kill people. Yesterday it was cartoons in a newspaper. Today it’s burning a Koran. Tomorrow? Hell, being “infidels” has been enough in the past.

true definition of terrorism, isn’t it?
Critius

I find it somewhat disingenuous to, one the one hand, claim the Florida pastor to have, “a measure of responsibility” and at the same time claim, “people’s rights to burn things as expression should ‘not’ be abridged”. If you are even partially culpable in some heinous act then it would be perfectly legitimate – indeed perhaps mandatory – that your “right” be abridged. The old analogy (fire-theater) applies here. I believe neither of these.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Puter Boi said:
One might wonder if one were wont of wondering…… that while Mr. Christopher was interviewing Mr Christopher….why, at no time…..let me repeat…at no time did Mr. Christopher address the pressing issue of Mr. Christopher’s slouching? I for one….or two…am not only disappointed, but I am disappointed.

Do you find Mr. Christopher’s choice to use the third person narrative, in his second “updated” Limbaugh article, as mysterious as I do? It’s almost as if he thought he was logged in using another author ID, but posted it, by mistake, using the Christopher ID. This “time tested” third person narrative nonsense seems like a kabookie dance to me. We can spot this stuff a mile away on my planet.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Stunned to silence, Tommy? I did suggest that you “hurry”. You opted out. Bummer.
Tommy Christopher

Klaatu said:
Do you find Mr. Christopher’s choice to use the third person narrative, in his second “updated” Limbaugh article, as mysterious as I do? It’s almost as if he thought he was logged in using another author ID, but posted it, by mistake, using the Christopher ID. This “time tested” third person narrative nonsense seems like a kabookie dance to me. We can spot this stuff a mile away on my planet.

Really? You went with this anyway? Yeah, I’m stunned by your stupidity and dishonesty. As I said before, I didn’t add the editor’s note, but your insistence that I did is sad validation of that editor’s lack of faith in our audience.
Tommy Christopher

Klaatu said:
Stunned to silence, Tommy? I did suggest that you “hurry”. You opted out. Bummer.

For those of you who don’t understand, this idiot begged me to email him about the editor’s note, because he had something very important to tell me.

Just to clarify, I did not add that editor’s note, and I have never written any posts or comments for this site under a byline other than my own, or the occasional “Mediaite Staff” post to which multiple writers have contributed.

Here’s our entire email exchange, with addresses redacted:
———————-
From: Tommy Christopher
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:01:12 -0400
To: klaatu
Subject: Editor’s note

I know which editor added the note, and I thought it was pretty obvious why, but what’s the added wrinkle you’re referring to?
———————-

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:34 AM, klaatu wrote:
Tommy,

How do I break this to you? I fully understand that you know who that editor is, because that editor, is you. I’m afraid that your “commonly used” third person explanation didn’t get passed me. It’s obvious that you wrote that second, updated Limbaugh story, on the Quran burning, thinking that you we’re logged in as one of your other author identities. If I could figure it out, others will too. You need some “real” contributors, or eventually, everyone will figure it out. When Limbaugh gets wind of this, Mediate’s credibility is toast. This doesn’t have to be a disaster, but you need to hurry if you’re going to fix this mess. I can help you, if you’ll let me. Otherwise, your multi-author shenanigans become my story.

Joshua
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

———————-
From: Tommy Christopher
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:42:38 -0400
To: klaatu
Subject: Re: Editor’s note

Ha! Really? That’s what you think? Oh, I hope Limbaugh does get wind of your theory, and runs with it. Just make sure you tell him to include my on-the-record statements about that note. It would be unfair to Limbaugh if you didn’t.

I did not add that note. Your insistence that I did, though, is sad validation of that editor’s lack of faith in our audience. Good luck with your story.

———————–
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:02 AM, klaatu wrote:
No, really.

And, I was honestly just trying to help. If I’m wrong about this, and there really is an “editor”, other than you, behind those two articles, he needs to have his head examined. Your initial reaction to this is exactly what I expected. I won’t bother trying to login as “Klaatu” again. My guess is, you’ve probably already deleted that account. I guess I’ll just have to create a new one. Let me know if you change your mind, Tommy. Better hurry though.

Joshua

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
—————
Tommy Christopher to klaatu
show details 11:06 AM (6 hours ago)
No, you’re not deleted. And yeah, you are wrong about it, but no biggie. Everybody makes mistakes. Anyone with an awesome sci-fi handle can’t be all bad.

The editor in question was probably responding to comments and/or emails from people who didn’t get the joke. Personally, I love it when that happens, but not everyone does.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

So… your third person perspective was planned, which means that your editor, is a bufoon? And now, Rush Limbaugh knows that you are buffoons? Good job Tommy.
Biscuit

BatBoy says:
April 4, 2011 at 3:35 pm BatBoy(Quote)
38 6
Tommy tells Mediaite, “I’m glad Rush corrected the record, and I forgive him, but I cannot accept his apology.”

I am sure Rush is going to not lose any sleep over Tommy’s refusal.

You have to be a human being to care about treating people like crap. Rush is just a stupid DittoNazi. He was born wrong. :)
Tommy Christopher

Klaatu said:
So… your third person perspective was planned, which means that your editor, is a bufoon?

No, like I said, it means my editor believes (correctly, it would seem) that some of our readers are buffoons.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Whether I’m right, or whether I’m wrong, [you] just fessed up a lot of dirty laundry for your employer Tommy. Limbaugh,and the GOP, are wathcing you Tommy. Batten down the hatches. You’re in for a bumpy ride. No matter how you look at it, your third person perspective, in that Limbaugh article, is freaking BIZARRE.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

It’s also BIZZARE. Don’t you hate when you do that, Tommy? Oh, F..it! Your third person shenanigans are freaking bizarre, or freaking bizzare, take your pick.
Puter Boi

Tommy Christopher said:
that some of our readers are buffoons.

HEY!
I resemble that remark!
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Tommy Christopher said:
No, like I said, it means my editor believes (correctly, it would seem) that some of our readers are buffoons.

Tommy, we need to be crystal clear here.

Did you just call me a buffoon, simply because I think that your third person perspective, used in your second, updated Limbaugh article, was bizzare beyond imagination?
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Tommy,

Your publisher is cool with you posting private user emails? Really? That’s an interesting privacy policy for an on-line news and opinon organization.

Don’t be surprised, Tommy, if people in the media, and the news industry, don’t feel comfortable emailing with you anymore. Just sayin’.

I keep hearing that the Politico, Media Matters, and the Huffington Post, are fun places to debate. I think I’ll go check them out.

Off to greener pastures.

Klaatu, exit, stage left . . .
Tommy Christopher

Klaatu said:
Tommy, we need to be crystal clear here.

Did you just call me a buffoon, simply because I think that your third person perspective, used in your second, updated Limbaugh article, was bizzare beyond imagination?

No, I called you an idiot and a buffoon because you persisted in publishing something idiotic and buffoonish, even though you knew it not to be true, and without disclosing our communications, which you initiated. That’s why. Whether you enjoyed my stylistic flourish is a matter of taste.
Tommy Christopher

Klaatu said:
Tommy,

Your publisher is cool with you posting private user emails? Really? That’s an interesting privacy policy for an on-line news and opinon organization.

Don’t be surprised, Tommy, if people in the media, and the news industry, don’t feel comfortable emailing with you anymore. Just sayin’.

I keep hearing that the Politico, Media Matters, and the Huffington Post, are fun places to debate. I think I’ll go check them out.

Off to greener pastures.

Klaatu, exit, stage left . . .

They weren’t private. You were knowingly emailing a journalist, and never asked to be off the record, so no such agreement was made. I posted them in response to your public dishonesty, although I did take pains to protect your privacy.

I do hope you continue reading our site, and the others you mention, but I advise against slandering the people on them, even anonymously. Not everyone is as gracious as I am.
Pokerdude777

My lawd…. Tommy and Klaatu ,,, you are both idiots. In this thread you sound like, ” I bet my daddy can beat up your daddy”…. who gives a flying rat’s ass?? C’mon guys,
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Tommy Christopher said:
They weren’t private. You were knowingly emailing a journalist, and never asked to be off the record, so no such agreement was made.

What part of the following did you find confusing?

Klaatu said:
Send me a private, secure email address, and I’ll tell you what I know, and why you need to know it.

Tommy Christopher said:
I posted them in response to your public dishonesty, although I did take pains to protect your privacy.

No one but you was meant to get that friendly advice. Let’s look at post that sent you of the deep end. It wasn’t addressed to you. It was only a very subtle hint to another user, who found your third person narrative, that you are now describing as a “stylish flourish”, a little on the bizarre side. Let’s look back, shall we…

Puter Boi said:
One might wonder if one were wont of wondering…… that while Mr. Christopher was interviewing Mr Christopher….

Peter Boi, obviously, found your third “person flourish” a bit strange, to which I responded with my suggestion that a sock-puppet scenario explains the circumstance perfectly…

Klaatu said:
Do you find Mr. Christopher’s choice to use the third person narrative, in his second “updated” Limbaugh article, as mysterious as I do? It’s almost as if he thought he was logged in using another author ID, but posted it, by mistake, using the Christopher ID. This “time tested” third person narrative nonsense seems like a kabookie dance to me. We can spot this stuff a mile away on my planet.

That was the single post that hit the nerve. And, kabookie dance all you want, there’s still something seriously absurd about your choice of a third person interview of yourself as a response to Mr. Limbaugh’s apology. It’s either absurd, buffoonish, or moronic. Take your pick. If it wasn’t, your editor wouldn’t have had to make that note.

I’m starting to wonder if this conniption fit of yours is actually about something else. Is this about the Fast Food Explorer’s “Cardio Search” that compares the First Lady’s stance on childhood obesity to Mr. Limbaugh’s stance on childhood obesity? Are you on Mr. Limbaugh’s side of the fence on that issue, and take great offence that we’ve used him in our “Obesity Wars” campaign? Your anger over a jocular comment, hinting that you might have got your login IDs confused, seems a little disproportionate.
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Let me repeat my last couple questions, using correct spelling, before I get hammered by the spelling police.

Is this about the Fast Food Explorer’s “Cardio Search” that compares the First Lady’s stance on childhood obesity to Mr. Limbaugh’s stance on childhood obesity? Are you on Mr. Limbaugh’s side of the fence on that issue, and take great offense that we’ve used him in our “Obesity Wars” campaign?
http://www.obesitywars.net/ Klaatu

Tommy,

It won’t last but, for now, this article of yours is the first story returned on Google News when searched for “Rush Limbaugh”. I’m guessing that’s how TechnoratiMedia found our blog. It would seem that there’s a silver lining to being on the receiving end of one of your unethical temper tantrums. The Obesity Wars blog is moving to Technoriati’s BlogCritics.com. Thanks Tommy.
Anonymous

Sorry for the late reply, but this story popped to the fore as a result of another Rush apology. I’d just like to point out that Rush got it wrong about what you said, but your original position is mistaken. You said that both Christians and Muslims believe their sacred books to be the divinely inspired word of God. You are mistaken. Muslims do not believe the Qur’an is the divinely ‘inspired’ anything; that implies that the Qur’an is the product of a man acting through God’s inspiration. Muslims believe that Muhammad was chosen to deliver to man the already existing Word of God, Christians believe that the Word was made Flesh in the person of Christ, and that the New Testament is the inspired record of his life and teachings. Muslims do not believe the Word was made flesh in the person of Muhammad; they believe the Word was made Book, if you will. Or even if you won’t.