The bidding for the letter the Democrats wrote to Rush Limbaugh has passed the two million dollar mark. With Rush's matching offer that means the Marine Corp education project, a charity Rush has long supported, will receive more than four million dollars.

Perhaps the Democrats will be willing to write a few more letters.

Bidding on the Limbaugh letter has more than doubled any other charity bidding in the history of ebay. The next closest charity bid was for Jan Leno's motorcycle.

Way to go Compassionate Conservatives.

The loonies on the left are trying their damndest to stop the bidding.

Doremus (1000+ posts) Mon Oct-15-07 01:20 PM
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Rush Limpball's OUTRAGEOUS ebay auction (and what we can do about it)
That puke Rush Limpballs is running an auction on ebay for the letter he received from Harry Reid and other senators about his outrageous criticism of "phony soldiers."

That act in itself is atrocious enough; now they've written an inflammatory, highly offensive auction to sell the letter in which he refers to Reid as "Dingy Harry" and contains other vitriol such as this:

Up for auction is the original letter signed by 41 Democrat senators. This historic document may well represent the first time in the history of America that this large a group of U.S. senators attempted to demonize a private citizen by lying about his views. As such, it is a priceless memento of the folly of Harry Reid and his 40 senatorial co-signers.

The auction's been running for 3 days now. Why ebay's allowing it is beyond my comprehension. But there is something we can do about it.

Every auction has a "report" button on the bottom of the page. Let's report the hell out of it!

Here's a link to the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Harry-Reid-Rush-Limbaugh-S...

Press the "report" button at the bottom.
Choose "Listing Policy Violations"
Choose "Other Listing Violations"
Choose "Hateful, Discriminatory or Racial Language in an item description"
VERY IMPORTANT: do not stop here!
Press "email us"
(You will need to log in to your ebay account if you have one)
Press "send"

THANK YOU!



Do the leftwingnuts have something against charities or is it only the Marine Corps Education Charity. It seems they want to stop the charity from getting more than four million dollars. What a bunch of grinches. Besides being political idiots they are meanspirited bastards who want to deprive children of an education.

EBay page not responding. Maybe the Dems got their wish?

Do the leftwingnuts have something against charities or is it only the Marine Corps Education Charity. It seems they want to stop the charity from getting more than four million dollars. What a bunch of grinches. Besides being political idiots they are meanspirited bastards who want to deprive children of an education.Is that honesty the only motivator you can imagine for the opposition? Or was that an ironic reference to the Left's twist on the Right?

It was more in the vein of an ironic observation of the fact that the left hates members of the right in general and Mr. Limbaugh in particular so much that they would be willing to hurt a charity if it could possibly hurt him in some way.

It was a comment on the venom of the radical left.

There are "radicals" on both sides, Mr. Limbaugh being a case in point.

There are "radicals" on both sides, Mr. Limbaugh being a case in point.

Wow... Dharma is being semi rational.... and so early in the morning!

You can also print a free PDF of the letter off from his web site. It is amazing US Senators took the time to censure a citizen of the US for voicing an opinion. And the topper is the lied about what he said when they wrote the letter! This is the clearest case of how completly stupid and petty and classless the democrats are. They must realy think we are stupid if they think we are going to buy their sudden grave concern for the moral of the troops when all they do is blast them and the war 24/7. It really is sickening.
It is crazy because I was starting to get into a state of apathy over politics, but this has re energized me into really disliking the scumbad backstabber democrats again, at least the dem leadership, I am sure there are some good dem reps and senators out there.

The hypocrisy is truly beyond belief.

On countless other issues in the past, the RightWing has vehemently denounced various progressive voices for --according to the Righties-- "hiding behind" children, or war widows, or disabled people whenever making known their criticism for something or another.

They have accused the progressives of using the various poor or defenseless or victimized persons as a smokescreen to shield them from being criticized in return.

NOW, we have this huge gasbag Rush Limbaugh pulling a ploy to guarantee that he cannot be criticized for having politicized a situation; by saying he will donate to "chaaaaarity" (i.e., to the The Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation) the proceeds of this letter that is gaining him so much attention and notoriety and helping him to promote his radio show.

And HOW does the RightWing faction in America respond?

Do they --as they have so often in the past-- scream that Limbaugh is using the Marine 'chaaaaarity' as an impenetrable shield against any return recriminations?!?!?

NO.

They praise him and applaud him.

Makes you want to vomit.

Your usual anti-Republican diatribe would have more weight were not Mr. Limbaugh a past and contributing contributor to the named charity.



EXCERPT FROM RUSH LIMBAUGH SHOW:

Our winning bidder, subject to the receipt of funds... is a wonderful woman named Betty Casey, as trustee of the Eugene B. Casey Foundation. She gives significant sums to hospitals, hospices, colleges, and private schools. These include the Eugene B. Casey Diabetes Education Center, The Eugene B. Casey Swim Center and the Eugene B. Casey Academic Center , and The Casey Home hospice. She has also donated tens of millions from the foundation and her personal funds to the Washington Opera.

Betty has been a listener to my program since it's inception, and we can't thank her enough for her support. We'd also like to thank Ebay Giving Works for allowing us to break their website in the closing moments of the auction, and Auction Cause, who was our consultant in prequalifying bidders and developing the auction

The hypocrisy is truly beyond belief.

On countless other issues in the past, the RightWing has vehemently denounced various progressive voices for --according to the Righties-- "hiding behind" children, or war widows, or disabled people whenever making known their criticism for something or another.

They have accused the progressives of using the various poor or defenseless or victimized persons as a smokescreen to shield them from being criticized in return.

NOW, we have this huge gasbag Rush Limbaugh pulling a ploy to guarantee that he cannot be criticized for having politicized a situation; by saying he will donate to "chaaaaarity" (i.e., to the The Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation) the proceeds of this letter that is gaining him so much attention and notoriety and helping him to promote his radio show.

And HOW does the RightWing faction in America respond?

Do they --as they have so often in the past-- scream that Limbaugh is using the Marine 'chaaaaarity' as an impenetrable shield against any return recriminations?!?!?

NO.

They praise him and applaud him.

Makes you want to vomit.


WTF are you talking about freethinker? Why don't you care that the senate is now in the business of denouncing the opinions of US citizens? if anything in this story is going to make you vomit it should be that.

He didn't ask for them to send him that letter. In one of their moments of ecstasy at the thought of both "getting" Rush and making themselves into the defender of the military s moral (which we all know they could give two shits about) the decided to send a letter denouncing Rush over something that was taken out of context. So, once again they are stupid and their half baked ploy back fired on them. what else is new?

Reid gives limbaugh credit.

http://breitbart.tv/html/6938.html

Too little, too late, Waldo. The damage to Reid has already been done. He and his Democrat cohorts have been made to look like the fools they are.

there's a lot of bs that goes on in politics, especially among the punditry. It's a good thing that occasionally people can rise above it and acknowledge that something good has come from it regardless of their role or what people perceive their role to have been. Reid acknowledging it was a classy thing in my book.

Does anyone think that a group of Republican senators drafting an official letter denouncing the Dixie Chicks, or Sean Penn, or any other left wing entertainer would have drawn a different reaction from the media and left wing blogosphere? I do. Freethinker and all his little buddies would be foaming at the mouth calling them fascists and every other name they coud think of. They ould be screaming first ammendment and calling it an outrage that the congress id this to a private citizen. As it stands now they dont care about that, all they care about is some percieved hypocrisy from the right.

All they dems are doing is making rush more powerful... not that he needs to be.. he's just a freakin talk show host.. but it's pretty obvious the dems fear him.

So what. Generally people recognize that type of bullshit for what it is. It's not an issue worth rolling the gutter with them.

Harry 'The Weasel' Reid is trying to garner some of the credit for what Rush and Ms. Casey have done. If he is serious about being proud to be part of it let him match Rush and donate more than two million dollars of his own money to the charity. He has the money so let him put it where his mouth is. If he doesn't want to donate that much let him get his Democrat colleagues who signed the letter to chip in and pony up the two million plus. If they don't do so they will show themselves as the phonies they are.

Harry Reid's Rush-and-I-don't-agree-on-much-but letter makes a small man look even more shriveled. Rush is matching the highest bid for the Reid/Kennedy/Dodd/etc letter, so right now he'll be writing a personal check for somewhere north of two million bucks. He has invited the Senate smearers also to match the highest bid. Like so many commissars from the people's party, Harry Reid is a wealthy man.
So, will Harry, who says he's so proud to be associated with this fundraising effort, and the other senators put their money where their mouths are and also write a personal check equal to the winning bid to the Marine Corp-Law Enforcement Foundation? Come on, Senators, take Rush up on his challenge.

http://wizbangblog.com/content/2007/10/19/rush-limbaugh-challenge-update-iv.php

They actually said they're proud to be part of it?
That is like Hitler being proud of helping set up the conditions that lead to the convictions at the Nuremburg trials .
:lolhit:

[QUOTE=Frogger]Your usual anti-Republican diatribe would have more weight were not Mr. Limbaugh a past and contributing contributor to the named charity.


Yes,and ask him in all seriouseness what HIS favorite Charity is.?
If he says himself {favorite charity } ask him what part.
His Ego or Super Ego.Plus where does his " Id " play a role.

Too little, too late, Waldo. The damage to Reid has already been done. He and his Democrat cohorts have been made to look like the fools they are.

" like the fools they are ".
Why does this phrasing keep comin up.
I had nuthin ta dude with anyting.
Why am I's always drudged up.

Besides... A fool and his charity are not soon parted.

All they dems are doing is making rush more powerful... not that he needs to be.. he's just a freakin talk show host.. but it's pretty obvious the dems fear him.

How Macho of you Astute Man.
I mean,how Astute of You Macho Man.
2nd times the charm.
I wonder how many charms the Dems will need.or use.

It was more in the vein of an ironic observation of the fact that the left hates members of the right in general and Mr. Limbaugh in particular.........
Gee.....imagine that (http://www.rushlimbaughonline.com/articles/iraq_amnesty_terrorists.htm). :rolleyes:

Fortunately, he's "incapable" of the whole procreation-trip (http://www.rushlimbaughonline.com/articles/familyvalues.htm).

Oh, look, it's Mr. Shaman the hatemonger.

This is the clearest case of how completly stupid and petty and classless the democrats are. They must realy think we are stupid if they think we are going to buy their sudden grave concern for the moral of the troops when all they do is blast them and the war 24/7.
Yeah......what "the troops" need are more horseshit pep-rallies (http://www.rushlimbaughonline.com/refutingrush/2005feb28.htm), with Porky Limbaugh, right? :rolleyes:

This is the statement given by Harry Reid the political whore who tries to take credit for the money Rush Limbaugh raised for charity. He mentions a two million dollar figure, conveniently ignoring the fact that Rush is matching the two million with two million of his own money. Also notice that Senator Reid offers no money of his own to what he keeps calling such a worthy cause.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/6938.html

NOW, we have this huge gasbag Rush Limbaugh pulling a ploy to guarantee that he cannot be criticized for having politicized a situation; by saying he will donate to "chaaaaarity" (i.e., to the The Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation) the proceeds of this letter that is gaining him so much attention and notoriety and helping him to promote his radio show.

And HOW does the RightWing faction in America respond?

Do they --as they have so often in the past-- scream that Limbaugh is using the Marine 'chaaaaarity' as an impenetrable shield against any return recriminations?!?!?

NO.

They praise him and applaud him.
Ya' gotta figure......there are people, out there, who're so sure Sean Hannity is honest (http://www.newshounds.us/2007/07/29/hannitys_freedom_concert_freer_than_expected.php), as well. Go figure. :rolleyes:

Does anyone think that a group of Republican senators drafting an official letter denouncing the Dixie Chicks, or Sean Penn, or any other left wing entertainer......
Wouldn't happen.....unless, of course, there was some kind o' sex involved (http://www.salon.com/news/1998/02/cov_24news.html). :rolleyes:

Hey, there are even people who think you aren't just another partisan hack. Not too many though.

I'm of the belief that when one gives to charity it should be done privately, so as not to attract attention to oneself. (Not letting the one hand know what the other is doing.) Otherwise, it sorta looks like an effort to buy praise.

Rush offered to match dollar for dollar in an effort to raise the bidding. He put his money where his mouth is. Senator Reid and the rest of the Democrats are just all mouth with no money at all. The 42 who signed the letter should raise another two million for what Senator Reid sees as such a worthy cause. Rush has quietly supported that particular charity for a long time. I wonder how much Senator Reid has given to it. From the unctious praise he was giving I hope it was a lot.

He put his money where his mouth is.
Yeah....we heard....we heard....and, now, he CANT (http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/10/400421.php)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

I'll bet you never suffer from hemmeroids, Shaman because you are a perfect asshole.

I'll bet you never suffer from hemmeroids, Shaman because you are a perfect asshole.
SHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

The last thing I need is Porky Limbaugh hearing that (http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=419)!!!! :eek:

Rush has quietly supported that particular charity for a long time.

Source?

Rush offered to match dollar for dollar in an effort to raise the bidding. He put his money where his mouth is.Given that Rush was instrumental in hyping the country up for this disaster of a war, donating a couple million to a charity benefiting the children of the fallen is the least he can do -- although, after the tax break it's probably not that much of a hit to his wallet.

Rush offered to match dollar for dollar in an effort to raise the bidding. He put his money where his mouth is.

He also put his mouth where his money is. If he wanted to raise the bidding he could do so anonymously, but that wouldn't be his style. Two million to him is like two hundred to me. Color me unimpressed with his altruism.

Rush Bitch Slaped Reid And The Other 40 Dumb Ass Liberals Who Signed It

Rush Bitch Slaped Reid And The Other 40 Dumb Ass Liberals Who Signed It

:rolleyes:

The truth is that Rush was the one who got bitch slapped, and he responded like the cowadly piece of human offal that he is.

:rolleyes:

The truth is that Rush was the one who got bitch slapped, and he responded like the cowadly piece of human offal that he is. HA HA HA They got their stupid asses handed to them just like the pieces of anti american shit all Liberals are :spank:

The Democrats in Congress raised $4 million for charity just by writing a letter criticizing a blowhard... Geez, they are doing good just by being there! They don't even have to try!

:rolleyes:

The truth is that Rush was the one who got bitch slapped, and he responded like the cowadly piece of human offal that he is.

Cowardly to raise $4million? How does that work in your world?

He also put his mouth where his money is. If he wanted to raise the bidding he could do so anonymously, but that wouldn't be his style. Two million to him is like two hundred to me. Color me unimpressed with his altruism.

You'd be impressed if it was equal to yours?

so wait.. who raised the money.. Rush or the democrats?

He also put his mouth where his money is. If he wanted to raise the bidding he could do so anonymously, but that wouldn't be his style. Two million to him is like two hundred to me. Color me unimpressed with his altruism.


So I guess you have already sent your two hundred dollar check to the charity, Vile.

Only members of the looney left could call Rush a coward for giving two million dollars of his own money to a charity, say the money was actually raised by the Democrats or pooh pooh a two million dollar donation as small change.

Cowardly to raise $4million? How does that work in your world?

The fact that he pulled his cute little stunt of auctioning off a letter for millions (to whatever insane yet wealthy rightwinger was willing to pay that for it) has nothing to do with what Limbaugh did that prompted the letter to be sent to him.

If he were not a coward about it, he could have simply admitted that -YES- he called those soldiers who have spoken out against the war **phony soldiers**......

....and he could have, had he been a man about it, apologized and that would have been the end of it.

He --not unsurprisingly-- got dressed down over it and chastized for his having called them phony soldiers, then like the petulant and childish little assclown he is, he retaliated with the publicity stunt of auctioning off the letter.

That's all this auction charade was --- a publicity stunt, where he made sure to pick some organization (Marines/Law Enforcement) that would be certain to shield him from criticism.

The fact that he pulled his cute little stunt of auctioning off a letter for millions (to whatever insane yet wealthy rightwinger was willing to pay that for it) has nothing to do with what Limbaugh did that prompted the letter to be sent to him.

If he were not a coward about it, he could have simply admitted that -YES- he called those soldiers who have spoken out against the war **phony soldiers**......

....and he could have, had he been a man about it, apologized and that would have been the end of it.

He --not unsurprisingly-- got dressed down over it and chastized for his having called them phony soldiers, then like the petulant and childish little assclown he is, he retaliated with the publicity stunt of auctioning off the letter.

That's all this auction charade was --- a publicity stunt, where he made sure to pick some organization (Marines/Law Enforcement) that would be certain to shield him from criticism.

Retaliated to criticism by raising money for charity? You are fucked up aren't you.

The argument that it's shielded him from criticism is nonsense. Your posts are examples 1 and 1A. One could go to DU or kozkidz and see plenty of criticism. As to getting dressed down it was only done by the lunatic left. It was a non-event in the msm.

You'd be impressed if it was equal to yours?

No. I'd be more impressed if Rush didn't try to make a political statement by his "gift". I'd be more impressed if it wasn't just a tax write-off for him. I'd be more impressed if he gave away an amount that was significant to him. I'd be more impressed if he did it anonymously (of course then I wouldn't know about it, and couldn't be impressed, but you get the idea).

This just reminds me of an ad he ran on his show some time ago where he wanted people to "support the troops" by purchasing a $50 package on his website that included a subscription to his "newsletter" that he'd then send to a deserving troop overseas. The man will use any opportunity to make a buck and I think it's a shame that people believe he'd do anything for the troops if it didn't mean he got something out of it too.

So I guess you have already sent your two hundred dollar check to the charity, Vile.

Nope. I don't make enough money to donate to charities.


Only members of the looney left could call Rush a coward for giving two million dollars of his own money to a charity, say the money was actually raised by the Democrats or pooh pooh a two million dollar donation as small change.

Think Rush will miss the two million?

You said in a previous post that two million dollars to Rush was like two hundred dollars to you. You then made light of Rush's contribution. If you want to set yourself up as some sort of arbiter of what is and is not appropriate giving it might behoove you to be a giver yourself rather than simply another leftie whiner.

Rush did something you aren't willing to do but you have the gall and audacity to denigrate his giving.

You said in a previous post that two million dollars to Rush was like two hundred dollars to you. You then made light of Rush's contribution.

Yep.


If you want to set yourself up as some sort of arbiter of what is and is not appropriate giving it might behoove you to be a giver yourself rather than simply another leftie whiner.

Where did I set myself up as an arbiter? I merely expressed my opinion. Did you express your opinion, or did you set yourself up as an "arbiter"?

Everybody who disagrees with you is a "whiner" Frogger. That attitude is one of the reasons you don't have more respect here.


Rush did something you aren't willing to do but you have the gall and audacity to denigrate his giving.

Rush does a lot of things I wouldn't do. One example would be that I wouldn't host a radio show where I promoted divisiveness and conflict and then pat myself on the back for "helping" this country. Rush cares about himself more than he cares about the "troops", or this country, and his actions demonstrate this constantly. If he was interested in giving $2 million to some charity, he could have done so without all the press, but that's not his style. If I did have $2 million that I wanted to donate to charity, I hope I wouldn't put on a classless display over my "gift".

[quote=Vilepagan]Everybody who disagrees with you is a "whiner" Frogger. [/quoe]

Not everyone, Vile, but you sure are. You said Rush giving two million dollars was like you giving two hundred dollars and then when asked if you had given two hundred to charity you said you didn't earn enough. It seems Rush did far more than you even if his two million is like your two hundred.

Instead of admitting he put his money where his mouth is you tried to denigrate what he did. Because of Rush Limbaugh that charity got over four million additional dollars. That should be something that makes you happy but because it was Rush you just can't bring yourself to say it was a good thing. You lefties whine about how it wasn't done anonymously, how two million is peanuts to him, how it was actually the Democrats who raised the money.

It is one thing to dislike Rush Limbaugh but to refuse to admit that he did a good thing in raising four million dollars for a charity that goes to the children of marines you show yourselves to be nothing but a bunch of liberal hacks.

As for having your respect, don't flatter yourself, I neither need nor desire it. Why in the world would I seek the respect of someone I see as a hypocritical little whiner?

Rush did a good thing by raising that money for charity. If you can't see that the problem is with you and with no one else. You are simply too much a partisan hack to admit that he did something good.

Not everyone, Vile, but you sure are.

Of course. Too bad you can't express yourself in a more mature manner.


You said Rush giving two million dollars was like you giving two hundred dollars and then when asked if you had given two hundred to charity you said you didn't earn enough.

That is correct.


It seems Rush did far more than you even if his two million is like your two hundred.

What do you think his motive was for doing so?


Instead of admitting he put his money where his mouth is you tried to denigrate what he did.

Because I question his motives.


Because of Rush Limbaugh that charity got over four million additional dollars.

Yes they did, and that's a good thing.


That should be something that makes you happy but because it was Rush you just can't bring yourself to say it was a good thing.

Apparently you're wrong about that too. See above.


You lefties whine about how it wasn't done anonymously, how two million is peanuts to him, how it was actually the Democrats who raised the money.

If you can't make an argument without putting words in my mouth, why bother trying?


It is one thing to dislike Rush Limbaugh but to refuse to admit that he did a good thing in raising four million dollars for a charity that goes to the children of marines you show yourselves to be nothing but a bunch of liberal hacks.

Naturally. What do you reveal about yourself when you imply Rush did this because he wanted to "help the troops"?


As for having your respect, don't flatter yourself, I neither need nor desire it. Why in the world would I seek the respect of someone I see as a hypocritical little whiner?

I wasn't referring to my respect Frogger, I was speaking about the forum in general. You lose the respect of people in general when you insist on using playground language.


Rush did a good thing by raising that money for charity.

Yes it was.


If you can't see that the problem is with you and with no one else. You are simply too much a partisan hack to admit that he did something good.

And you're naive if you think he didn't have a self-serving reason for doing so.

You finally say something nice about the money raised for charity and make it seem like you had always been of that opinion. Too little, too late, Vile.

Do Rush's motives make the money less? Do his motives mean fewer children will benefit from the four million dollars? Rush has been giving to that charity without fanfare since before the auction. You are just pissed because it was Rush Limbaugh, someone who makes a career of skewering you lefties.

[quote]You lefties whine about how it wasn't done anonymously, how two million is peanuts to him, how it was actually the Democrats who raised the money. [/quote'


If you can't make an argument without putting words in my mouth, why bother trying?

Are you saying you are the only lefty on the board? Are you saying the above wasn't posted by other lefties? Go back and read the thread, all three things were said by either you, Dharmabum or Freethinker, three lefty birds of a feather.

You complain about me putting words in your mouth yet you deign to speak for the entire forum. What a hypocritical phony you are.

Telll me, Vilepagan, did you have the same reaction when Bill Gates gave all that money to charity with great public fanfare? Did you have the same reaction when Warren Buffet gave his money to charity with equal public fanfare? I don't remember you commenting on how they should have given the money anonymously. Do you wonder why I consider you a hypocritical phony?

You finally say something nice about the money raised for charity and make it seem like you had always been of that opinion. Too little, too late, Vile.

I'm sorry if you misconstrued what I posted earlier. I was addressing his motives, not the effect his donation might have.


Do Rush's motives make the money less? Do his motives mean fewer children will benefit from the four million dollars?

Not at all, but his motives do have an effect on how that gift will be perceived by anyone who isn't a p[artisan hack.


Rush has been giving to that charity without fanfare since before the auction. You are just pissed because it was Rush Limbaugh, someone who makes a career of skewering you lefties.

Good for him. Why stop now? Could it be he wanted to make a political point?


Are you saying you are the only lefty on the board? Are you saying the above wasn't posted by other lefties?

Again, you can't make a point without making stuff up that's completely untrue. Good job.


Go back and read the thread, all three things were said by either you, Dharmabum or Freethinker, three lefty birds of a feather.

I'm not dharma or FT. If you think we're "birds of a feather" you have poor reading skills, or again, you're desperate to make a political point.


You complain about me putting words in your mouth yet you deign to speak for the entire forum. What a hypocritical phony you are.

This may surprise you Frogger, but as a moderator I get a lot of feedback from the other members. I believe that makes me qualified to draw some conclusions about the thoughts and feelings of the membership at large.


Telll me, Vilepagan, did you have the same reaction when Bill Gates gave all that money to charity with great public fanfare? Did you have the same reaction when Warren Buffet gave his money to charity with equal public fanfare? I don't remember you commenting on how they should have given the money anonymously.

I don't recall either Gates or Buffett using their donations as a political statement, nor do I see them using their own radio program to highlight their generosity.


Do you wonder why I consider you a hypocritical phony?

Not at all. Your personal dislike for me colors every response you make. I think it's a shame that a grown adult behaves that way.

Retaliated to criticism by raising money for charity?

Exactly.

That is all that this --"I'll auction off the letter for chaaaaaaarity"-- charade was..........retaliation.

Rush is a petulant little spoiled child who cannot bear being reprimanded....so this is how he retaliates; by making a public spectacle of it and making it seem like he is doing it for no other reason than to make some money for charity. What utter bullshit.

Before this thread began, i'd have said that no one in this country is stupid enough or wilfully blind enough to honestly believe that Rush's auctioning of the letter was not a publicity stunt and was not simply a means of 'throwing it back in the face' of those who dared to criticize him.

You and Frogger prove me wrong on that count.


One could go to DU or kozkidz and see plenty of criticism.

I was talking about public criticism; criticism that more than 0.001% of the populace might hear about.

I assume by DU you refer to Democratic Underground. The word 'underground' gives you a clue to how well known any criticism is that might be voiced there.

I do not know what *kozkids* is.


As to getting dressed down it was only done by the lunatic left.

?!?!?

The dressing down was done in the form of a letter.

A letter sent by 42 members of Congress.

So, you are now alleging that these 42 Democratic politicians are all members of the "lunatic left".

Interesting.

Not at all, but his motives do have an effect on how that gift will be perceived by anyone who isn't a p[artisan hack.

I doubt if his motives which you seem to have the omniscience to know matter much to the children who will benefit from his largess. I wonder what Harry Reid's motives were when he tried to take credit for the amount of money raised?

Good for him. Why stop now? Could it be he wanted to make a political point?

You are assuming that he has stopped giving to that particular charity. It is amazing how you know so much about the inner workings of Rush Limbaugh's mind. You even know what he gives to charity and to which charities he gives it.

Again, you can't make a point without making stuff up that's completely untrue. Good job.

Care to tell me what I made up? Did I make up what you, Freethinker and Dharmabum posted? Did I make up the fact that Rush Limbaugh matched the bid with his own money? Just what is it I made up.

I'm not dharma or FT. If you think we're "birds of a feather" you have poor reading skills, or again, you're desperate to make a political point.


The other possibility is that you are simply blind to your own partisanship. Yes, I do think you are birds of a feather. I base that view on the general tenure of your posts.

This may surprise you Frogger, but as a moderator I get a lot of feedback from the other members. I believe that makes me qualified to draw some conclusions about the thoughts and feelings of the membership at large.

If the membership at large has so little respect for me and wants me to quit posting in Allforums let them tell me in open forum. Once again you are revealing what you receive as a private message in open forum. You have a habit of doing that. What is this, the third time you have done it in order to bolster a particular argument you have made. It is a sleazy tactic at best. And you still wonder why I think you are a poor excuse for a moderator.

Part of the problem with Rush auctioning the letter and announcing that he would match the amount on that air was the fact that he was in effect tooting his own horn. Both Gates and Buffet did the exact same thing when they had the newspapers announce how much they were giving to charity. I repeat, I don't recall you having a problem with that.

Not at all. Your personal dislike for me colors every response you make. I think it's a shame that a grown adult behaves that way.

Just as your personal dislike for me colors your responses. I think it is a shame that a grown person feels it is okay to reveal the gist of private messages in open forum in an attempt to win an argument.

I make no bones about the fact that I do not like you. I make no bones about the fact that I think that as a moderator you suck. The difference between you and me is that I am open about it and you are weasly about your feelings.

So giving $2million to a charity is a form of retaliation. If that's retaliation let's have more of it. Maybe those 41 senators of which there are more than few millionaires could retaliate to rush by topping his donation. Then they'd be showing him wouldn't they?

So giving $2million to a charity is a form of retaliation.

No, arranging an auction and making a huge public spectacle of it ---AFTER he'd been criticized-- so as to throw it back in the faces of those who dared to criticize him was what comprised the retalation.

We both know that is exactly what the thin skinned crybaby is doing.

No, arranging an auction and making a huge public spectacle of it ---AFTER he'd been criticized-- so as to throw it back in the faces of those who dared to criticize him was what comprised the retalation.

We both know that is exactly what the thin skinned crybaby is doing.

I guess you would have preferred it had Rush rolled over and played dead, Freethinker. People who are criticized by Democrats should not have the temerity to either defend themselves against the attacks or, gasp, turn the table on them. How dare Rush beat the Democrats at their own game.

Yes, everyone knows what the thin skinned crybaby did. He made Harry Reid and the other Democrats who signed that letter look like fools. He did such a good job of it that Harry Reid stood up on the floor of the Senate and tried to take credit for what Rush did. He raised over four million dollars for a charity that goes to the children of fallen or injured Marines.

It was brillliant the way Rush totally outmanuevered the Democrats. I know it really pisses off you leftys and that makes it even more enjoyable. Seethe in your own bile, Freethinker.

Score= Rush 1 Democrats 0.

I guess you would have preferred it had Rush rolled over and played dead, Freethinker.

I'd have prefered it if he'd simply admitted that he went on a national radio program and said that a certain segment of the U.S. armed forces were "phony soldiers".

No big deal. If that's what he thinks, he's free to his opinion.

But he could stop with the incessant lies and smokescreen of trying to make it seem as if he did not say it.

I know it really pisses off you leftys ....

Rush Limbaugh is the one who is truly seething over it. He was criticized, and he cannot bear it.

He spewed his hatred, and he finally got called out on it by someone, and he cried and whined like the petulant child that he is and came up with the bullshit ploy of auctioning off the letter.

BTW..........


Rush has quietly supported that particular charity for a long time.

Source?

Rush Limbaugh is the one who is truly seething over it. He was criticized, and he cannot bear it.

Rather than seething, Rush is laughing. A group of pompous Democrats tried to pull an Imus on him and it backfired. It backfired to such an extent that Harry Reid stood in the well of the Senate and tried to take credit for what Rush did.


I have not read a single comment in which anyone but the Democrats and their lackies has seethed. Rush supporters are walking around with smiles on their faces because they know how badly Reid and his buddies were spanked. Even those of us who don't particulary like Rush Limbaugh are smiling. It is you, Freethinker, who is seething.

I'm smiling. Rush is smiling. The kids who will benefit from Ms. Casey's and Rush's largesse are smiling.

No, arranging an auction and making a huge public spectacle of it ---AFTER he'd been criticized-- so as to throw it back in the faces of those who dared to criticize him was what comprised the retalation.

We both know that is exactly what the thin skinned crybaby is doing.

Well he sure 'retaliated' in a positive manner. If only you and your ilk were so capable. Instead we get you and your ilk whining about giving money to a charity that helps kids. What happened to you in your life that helping kids is a bad thing?

What happened to you in your life that helping kids is a bad thing?
I guess that all really depends on whether or not the kids being helped are "useless and gullible" American children.