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Subscribe to RSSAdvertisers may be fleeing his radio show, but conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is poised to be added to the Hall of Famous Missourians in the state Capitol.
House Speaker Steven Tilley said this week he decided to honor Limbaugh months ago, long before the most recent controversy. The Republican lawmaker and Limbaugh, who was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., are both from the state's southeastern corner.
Inductees are chosen by the speaker of the Missouri House and the bronze busts are paid for by the Speaker’s Annual Golf Classic.
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"I do not think she was either of those two words," Limbaugh said on his radio show. Fluke testified last week in support of a requirement that health care companies, even those affiliated with religious institutions, provide coverage for contraception. She later dismissed Limbaugh’s apology, saying it changed nothing.
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The advocacy organization Progress Missouri has already launched a petition protesting the choice of Limbaugh for the hall and calling on Tilley to reverse his decision.
The speaker is defending his choice, saying Limbaugh is among the world's best-known radio personalities.
According to the Kansas City Star, Tilley said Monday that the ceremony will go on as planned and that he is “honored” to have chosen Limbaugh to be included in the hall alongside Missourians such as Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walter Cronkite and George Washington Carver.
“It’s not the ‘Hall of Universally Loved Missourians,’ ” Tilley told the paper. “It’s the 'Hall of Famous Missourians.'”
According to the Star, Tilley pointed to other current hall members -- including Mark Twain -- who also had a history of making controversial comments.
On Monday, Limbaugh told listeners on his radio show that while he was sorry to see some advertisers go, "they have profited handsomely from you."
The paper said Limbaugh’s bust is being made by Kansas City sculptor E. Spencer Schubert, who is also working on the bust of another Missourian being inducted into the hall this year — Dred Scott, the African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1857.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hall of Fame status for a drug addicted racist blow-hard, NICE
I was thinking it was a Hall of Fame for fat idiots. I think the drug addiction and the gaping hole he calls a mouth are just bonus points for getting in.
There's a few other names to add to the list: Dick Cheney, Al Sharpton, come on, let's add to the list!
Clearly Missouri is at a loss for good people to honor if they've turned to white whales like Limbaugh. Pathetic!
I'm baaacccckkkkk!
And Limbaugh belongs in the "Hall of Make Me Vomit".
Just shows you that the right will back Limbaugh no matter what he says or what his behavior is.
That is almost word for word the same post I was going to write. Nice job and well said.
A lying drug addict misogynist inducted??? Sad day for Missouri residents.
Have been amazed for YEARS that people actually follow every word this porcine man utters. Not the first time he does a "take back", but the damage and publicity is already done. Shame Jeffery Dahmer wasn't from MO... then they could get some REAL quality people in their Hall of Fame...
As a born and bred Missourian, the state of Mark Twain and Harry S Truman (truly great and outstanding people), this is about as shameful and absurd as it gets. To have his bust in the capital building alongside truly great people of history makes the whole thing a sham and a joke. Another indication that this country is hopelessly divided between those who are just plain stupid and misinformed (i.e. Rush and his "ditto head" listeners) and those who are capable of logic and reason (i.e. Colbert and Stewart). House Speaker Steven Tilley (should be Silly) is doing this for pure partisan reasons that have nothing to do with descent and respectable contributions to our state and country. I have followed Rush's "career" for many, many years. He worked with the Kansas City Royals baseball organization early on and was canned for being a buffoon even then. He has always been a sorry joke. I just may make that 3 hour drive to Columbia to protest this sorry spectacle.
In Limbaugh's case, the word should be "infamous" and not "famous". Someone give this guy a vowel!
Someday we will see and understand that these type of people are put into place to keep us in fear, divided, and distracted. People like him are pawns that are used to manipulate the masses.
"Mankind is composed of two sorts of men – those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy". (Jose Marti)
Hall of Lame. That applies to you, too, Missouri....
I'm not a Rush fan, but if past drug use disqualifies a person from recognition, then most of Hollywood would be disqualified, as would many politicians and sports figures.
Looks like it's time to get rid of Tilley, for he cares little about great Missourians and only approves of Limpheads , who are drug loving ,anti social, crude, fat ,obsene, women obuseing, diehard Republicans. Why is he the only one to decide on this award. Maybe he should have a bust dedicated to Hitler as well! He also was famous, since that is all it takes. What about honoring the Black Baseball League that started in K.C. or some of the great Jazz Musicians,who had their beginnings on Vine St. or Peggy Lee a great jazz singer of the 50s. Jesse James came from Missouri should we honor him also? I assure you that 10 years after Limbaugh is deceased noone will know who he is or what he did to enhance the lives of fellow citizens or MIssouians in particular.
Maybe the people of this pols district will wise up and dump him come Nov. Another glorious example of what is wrong with the extreme right.
My vote is for the induction of Frank and Jesse James, a couple of other good Missouri boys.
Limbaugh should be added to the Hall of Infamous Missourians, and if there isn't one, they should create one just for him!
Citizen..."To have his bust in the capital building alongside truly great people of history makes the whole thing a sham and a joke."
Kind of like the Nobel Peace Prize is now a sham and a joke.
citizen of the world said:
Logic and Reason? That's incredible (and out of touch with reality) that you can associate those words with either Colbert or Stewart. Both are ruder than Rush and tools of the Left. They can only be characterized as childish and vulgar. Yet both get a pass due to the Left double standard concerning free speech.
I wonder how long it will take before some kind soul puts that bronze at the bottom of an outhouse where it really belongs...
From the article:
"According to the Star, Tilley pointed to other current hall members -- including Mark Twain -- who also had a history of making controversial comments."
So Tilley is comparing Twain- who spoke out against Imperialism, slavery and vivisection and in favor of women's suffrage and the right of workers to organize- to Limbaugh?
I imagine in his opinion that Gandhi and Hitler are also pretty much the same. After all, they eventually both wound up facing a lot of opposition to their world views.
There is nothing new about Limbaugh's antics. He has been making outlandish statrements and comments from the beginning. No honor bestowed by any state will make the stench of Limbaugh more palatable. Imagine, no matter how much money he makes, devoting your life to spewing hate and negativity three hours a day, five days a week, 52 weeks a year. How can he stand himself. That takes a rather "unique" individual. Rush tapped into the hate anyone who isn't a white conservative male sentiment and has cashed in handsomely. Hopefully, he is at the end of his road.
Colbert, Stewart and Maher are left wing comedians. So you are saying that Limbaugh is a right wing comedian??
Personally, I find Colbert and Maher as disgusting as Limbaugh. I won't listen to any of them. We have too many people trying to divide us and if we want to continue to grow as a great nation, we need to come together and stop this nonsense.
@JimS -- yea, that's the line they always fall back on whenever this PIG crosses the line -- "he's just a comedian/entertainer". In reality, we know that he is the official spokesman for the Republican party, and what he says is taken, not as a joke, but as the Gospel truth. Without his money, no woman would give this man a second look. Unfortunately, there will always be those women who are available --- for a price.
My two sons are both ex-military (one is a disabled vet, and the other will be discharged soon) -- and some of the horror stories they've told me about the conduct (or misconduct) of some of our military men towards women is completely shameful, and egged on by PIGs like Limbaugh.
While I don't always agree with the rantings of Maher, Stewart and Colbert (let's face it, they're all making money off of us), to compare what Limbaugh does to what those guys do is an insult -- he isn't funny and doesn't have the brains to be clever. He's a thug, plain and simple.
Bernardo: Have you actually ever listened to Rush Limbaugh? This isn't about drug use. The man isn't honorable and therefore deserves no honors.
Maybe you wouldn't mind pointing to a single (one) instance where Maher, Colbert, or Stewart deliberately and with malice LIED about an individual. Limbaugh is a pig and his listeners are swine.
Missouri must be pretty desperate for famous Missourians. I thought that there would be better people to add to a hall of fame. I suppose it speaks a lot for the standards of the museum.
Holy Gucamole!!! What ever happened to Rule #1. of the Code of Honor? Above all else respect others, no name calling.
As I said it before and will say it again...
I'm starting to think that the NEWSVINE crew are right wing nut jobs.
WHY, You may ask? Ever notice how many people's comments like tryreality-1568930 and others got 'Collapsed by the community' when they have not violated the code of conduct?
I'm sure I'll be banned for pointing this out.
Remind me never to visit Missouri.
"House Speaker Steven Tilley"
I know that the good people of missouri will do the right thing when his re-election bid is up again.
If you support this guy as a ethical individual then you have no morals.
"SPEAKER TILLEY DITLY DOO" must represent the Koo Koo district of Missouri.
I would either move or make sure this guy doesn't serve another term in this state.
does this guy have daughters or friends who aren't white????
If sooo???
This is a total lack of respect for not only your own daughters but to your friends and the community you represent.
What kind of apology is it when you say, "I wish I had used a different word". Doesn't that imply that you stand behind the original sentiment?
Hartveg wrote; "So Tilley is comparing Twain- who spoke out against Imperialism, slavery and vivisection and in favor of women's suffrage and the right of workers to organize- to Limbaugh?"
Tilley sees Twain as controversial because he disagrees with Twain's position on imperialism, race, women's rights and workers' rights."
David - It is the participants of these vines who collapse posts. If a post get a certain amount of negative reports it is collapsed. It is those on a vine who do not like other peoples comments that control what is taken off. Kind of shoots down that 1st Amendment in my book. I personally feel that either ALL posts should be allowed or the subject should be taken down completely. But then that's just ME.
Stewart and Colbert are somehow on par with Rush Limbaugh??? Only if you want to compare apples with oranges. Stewart and Colbert are both totally open about the fact that they are satirists and not legitimate sources, as opposed to Limbaugh, who claims to speak the truth. Furthermore, there is no comedic, redeaming quality in Limbaugh. He has no talent. He just spouts off.
Political satire is funny and successful because of the irony and truth behind it. It's one of the most necessary forms of free speech we have, to be able to laugh at the lunacy of our government and politics. Rush isn't laughing, or making us see the ridiculousness in our system, he's defaming, name calling, and lying.
Stewart/Colbert's political leanings aren't what make them successful or usefull in our society. It's their ability to see the truth behind the BS and call it out. Rush, is the BS they're seeing through.
Sarah, Stewart and Colbert are in the mold of Twain and Will Rogers - political irony. Limbaugh is in the mold of Father Charles Coughlin - personal assissination.
JimS
You see Colbert, Stewart and Maher as comedians because you agree with their politics. Rush insults you because you do not agree with him.
Rush went over the line this time as he has done in the past. I bet his ratings are up and others are standing in line to advertise on his show. He is a talk show host, not a newscaster.
Either...
Or...
I think some people need to bone up on their definitions. Whether we laugh or are insulted has nothing to do with the JOB DIFFERENCES between Rush and Stewart/Colbert.
They do not do the same thing or fill the same roles in society, regardless of which of them you agree with, two are satirical and one is a commentator. I find a lot of comedians not funny, that doesn't make them not comedians, just like I find a lot of pundits insulting, that doesn't mean they're not pundits.
Your opinions don't redefine our language people.
Unfortunately, Paul, you are correct. So many are blinded by their personal prejudices that they completely ignore the bias that they embrace. It is a sad commentary of the divisions within this country.
May as well add Howard Stearn to the hall of fame too.
Was Howard Stern born in Missouri?
If Rush is a comedian, he's failing spectacularly at delivering the punch-line.
Maybe someone should point out to Tilley it was Mark Twain who said:
And this one applies, too:
[He] was endowed with a stupidity which by the least little stretch would go around the globe four times and tie.
tryreality-1568930- Comment collapsed by the community
Hall of Fame status for a drug addicted racist blow-hard, NICE.
@aveteran - The software that collapses posts is selected and it settings calibrated by the people who select the moderators. Here they have allowed that software to respond to invalid and meaningless griping.
Comment # 2 restored for clarity.
He is no different than Keith Oberman (Master of Stupid) or any of the many other left wing jerks. They all make their livings off of their opinions. But you superior thinking left wingers would ban him and his sponsors and do it in the name of freedom.
Reality check:................yes..............it is true...............you are all........hypocrites.
Colbert and Maher don't have democrats cowering like sniveling little rodents in the corner at the very idea of crossing them. That is what Limbaugh does to the entire right wing, they don't dare to cross him.
And Storm, it doesn't matter what side you are on, the kind of things that Limbaugh said were out of line. A three day barrage of attacks on a congressional witness, tell me one time that any liberal has gone to the degree that Limbaugh did? Right because you have some inappropriate things said and they get smacked down for it on the left. On the right when you verbally sexually abuse someone, it makes you their god.
Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism, if people want to boycott his sponsors because of this, its their right. If the sponsors don't want their name associated with that sort of vicious abuse, that is their right too.
What would people say if "Hitler" was inducted into a hall of fame? It's the same as suggesting that Rush Limbaugh being inducted into any hall of fame in the US. My personal opinion is that anyone who spreads words of hatred should never be honored. What does this say to our children? This man perpetuates "sick societies" by getting weak minded people to agree with him. I grew up as a military dependent in what I describe as a world culture. We were taught to accept all people of all races, genders, religious backgrounds and cultures. I came to understand that their are very few "rights" or "wrongs" in society, just different belief systems deveoped to make societies work. In saying that, the only "wrongs" that exist are those individuals or groups that condemn others and spread negativity in the world. Rush is not proactive in making positive changes to society, he is one of those who are a part of the problem by complaining (which never works) and pointing the finger at those for causes that are worthwhile. People inducted into any hall of fame should be those that promote love, peace, tolerace and acceptance. Those that find solutions to everyday problems and make significant positive changes in the world.
You are missing some incredible talent in Colbert. He's hysterical, and doesn't intend that you take him seriously. Sorry you do.
Hall of Fame?? Hall of shame is more appropriate. What has this buffoon ever done to receive such an honor? He's made a career out of denigrating anyone who isn't a right-wing crank. He deserves no honors, only condemnation.
Simple, he called a woman a slut. Evidently high praise for the far right base.
Waa,haa,haa, ha,ha, um, this nut equates "limbaugh" to the likes of "Harry Truman" and "Mark Twain". Further proof that conservative republicanism is in fact a serious manifestation of insanity. I would not consider dishonoring the exploits of "Jesse James", another Missourian, with any example of Limbaughs warped minded claptrap. Waa,ha,ha,ha,ha.
Hall of fame for being world famous, What next Hitler he was world famous too.Typical Republanazi bulls**t.
What a bunch of crap. How about Schultz on MSNBC using the "s" word and creepy Bill Maher using the "c" word and "s" word. I guess that's ok, uhn???
Anyone who uses such language should be boycotted. It is so discusting that men feel free to call women such names. I don't care which side of the fence these pigs are on, boycott them!!
I am freaking DISGUSTED to be from this state. The Republican lead legislature has been raping the poor and working people off and giving the money to their wealthy business friends since they got elected to a majority in 2010. Now we have this crap? Republicans are showing themselves to be the lowest of the low when it comes to being decent human beings. Hell, any DECENT human being would have left their party by now. I guess that says a lot about the people who are still in it.
The good old misogynistic white boys club. I guess the only women in the republican party now are those that like to be subjugated by men and told what to do and how to think.
Guess you missed ED's very real apology and the acceptance and his week of suspension. rush in no way is in the same category.Rush needs to take his Viagra and go pay someone to help him, Oh that's right Rush is the whore he'll use his mouth for pay.
Harry Truman - [check]
Mark Twain - [check]
Walter Cronkite - [check]
George Washington Carver - [check]
WHAT????????
RUSH LIMBAUGH???!!!!!! - [Check please!!!!!!!]
"Welcome to Missouri, the
Show-MeShame-Me State"Not only is Hitler pretty famous but he is brought up in nearly every conversation if the conversation goes on long enough (See "Godwin's Law")...Shouldn't Germany be placing a bust of him up in the Famous Germans Hall of Fame?
And, if you think about it, if Hitler hadn't killed so many Jews, would they have their home country back today? Perhaps Hitler should be made an honorary Jew and a bust of him be placed in the Famous Jews Hall of Fame?
It kind of follows the logic used here....
@Mike the Vet
I guess it's okay to use this language towards women if your apology is taken as sincere. NO WAY, it is never okay to use this language towards woman. (oh, and by the way how about Maher, any apology from him) PIGS that is what they are.
I think it is a wonderful tribute to a great radio personality who consistantly gets the libs panties in a wad!!! GO RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Missouri... what a grand favor you would be doing to we Liberals in naming this piece of @!$%# to the Missouri Hall of Fame. I hope you embrace him and bring him into your fold for the rest of the world to judge for decades to come. Pleeeeaaaaassseee induct him into your Hall of Fame! To the benefit of everyone!
Rush doesn't pussyfoot around, he calls 'em as he sees 'em. You think he's vulgar? Rush can't hold a candle to Olbermann, Maher, Schultz, Morning Sickness Joe.
sharriannie- Point to you I never use foul language to women or about women in public won't lie and say never in private talk and on Maher,seldom listen to him,so no comment.
Maybe they should include Ray and Faye Copeland and Ma Barker also. They were all famous for murder. They could have their information right next to "Lush".
@mike the vet
What I don't understand is so many as yourself would not use such language towards a woman, then how can anyone defend one side or the other when this language is used? We should all be offended and not brought down to Schult, Mayer or Rush's level. It is not about what side used the language, it is about that it was used.
If you think it's ok to call a law student a slut and a prostitue then you are as sick as this pig of a man. You're ok with it because as you say 'gets the libs panties in a wad", that is plain stupidity, please use what God gave you and make intelligent choices. Plenty of conservatives were quick to denounce this man. No matter if you're a conservative or liberal these kinds of statements are un-called for.
If he calls them as he sees them, I'd say Rush has a case of beer goggle vision clouded by oxycontin and viagra mixers.
Yes, Rush, by all means go. Go far, far, away. And stay gone.
Agree or disagree on policy, but calling a college student what he did, simply because he didn't like her position on health care insurance coverage is crass and boorish, and, well, Limbaugh-like.
Putting a lying, drug-addicted, college dropout in a Hall of Fame is just ridiculous. Yes he's famous, but should he be? Most Hall of Fame inductions are limited to people who actually DESERVE to be famous. Al Capone was famous and rich, like Rush Limbaugh, but we do not HONOR him, we DISHONOR him because of his criminal activities.
Sure Rush calls 'em as he sees 'em. But, like many drug addicts, he often 'sees' things that aren't there. And like many college drop outs, he's not the best at evaluating what he sees.
More shameful than Rush are the people who listen to him.
The fact that they would elect such a doofus reflects worse on Missouri than the fact that Limbaugh comes from there.
sherieannie: Get a hold of a logic book and look up the two-wrongs-don't-make-a-right fallacy because you just committed it.
Right On Pugface, but you left out Mathews & Combs to that list of losers..
I am sorry I live in Missouri---how can anyone support this idiot
Another day of one-sided liberal rant. Ever hear of whats good for the goose... Keep it up you hypocritical cry babies, it's good for my dog's constipation
Pugface and any other supporters of Rush...really? This guy opens his mouth, doesn't even know the facts of what he's talking about and because he's loud and rude...he's to be admired. Let's get this straight. He's admired for being loud, rude and wrong. Yeah, that's what look for when trying to understand the world. The guy doesn't even know how birth control works. The amount of sex someone has has nothing to do with it. It's one pill a day with no sex, sex once or 1,000 times a day. This isn't Viagra Rush. It's about health insurance they pay for themselves as well. Nothing to do with the government paying for it. Lie on top of ill-informed lie...but yes, he's so great. Go back to the Dominican Republic on two day trip again with a bucket of Viagra again Rush. He goes to the "new Thailand" with a a bucket of Viagra...hmmm, what exactly was he doing there...child sex prostitution or copious gay sex with the three men he was with? Which was it? Sanctimonious blowhard...who's the real slut? Rush.
Another day of one-sided liberal rant? Better get used to it. Heh heh. Limbaugh's given us a lifetime's worth of good material in three short days.
Rush,just another PUNK.
Not only was he extremely offensive, he was just plain uninformed.
As Mek67 says:
Even worse; Sandra Fluke wasn't talking about using the pill for birth control. She was talking about using the pill for resolving a medical condition (PCOS). Ovarian cysts threatened a friend's fertility. Her Doctor prescribed the pills. She could not get them under the insurance.
How anyone could listen to such an uniformed blowhard, and consider him informed, is mind boggling.
Rush performs a public service. Those who are incapable of thought listen to him and parrot whatever fatuous nonsense he says. It helps the rest of us know that they aren't worth listening to.
@joregon -
I disagree. He's not so much uninformed as he is flat out lying. Aside from being an oxy-addicted, blubber-wadded bag of pus, the outstanding thing about limbaugh is that he continually lies.
Finally, a politician with a pair of testicles!!!! Way to go Tilley, dont let them bully you!!
Maybe he'll move back to Missouri and out of my state.
Florida could use a moron enema.
Kornfed.
Being a Ballchinian does not qualify as "having testicles."
That said, hasn't focussing on "having testicles" gotten Republicans into enough trouble as it is?
Have a nice day.
As if Missouri didn't already have so much to be "proud" of.
Missouri Ranks 47th on National Education Report Card
Missouri ranks second in child pornography arrests
Missouri ranks fifth in child hunger
Missouri ranked 5th in child abuse deaths
You guys just cant stand how brilliant Rush is!!! It is on honor to get personally attacked by so many here on the Vine. Well done Mr Limbaugh! You are second to none!
Kornfed - well, I suppose that "second to none" would make Rush a negative, which is an apt description.
A negative is a positive for a conservative on these boards. I think you can understand that...let me know if not
Kornfed, Rush is brilliant? Even his OWN mother said he couldn't pay attention in school and he dropped out of college after TWO miserable semesters. Yes, that's brilliant. Being caught with a stash of meds coming home from an island during an 'all male' outing is questionable at best, but that's brilliant. Of course having Boehner and most of the GOP afraid of him and coming to HIM for advice because of his 'Republican fan base' shows the brilliance of the GOP screwing in the proverbial 'light bulb' in a wall outlet, now doesn't it. smh
I don't why people go around saying grow a pair of testicles like it's a good thing. You ever been hit in the testicles? Chances are you'd crumple over in pain and squeal like a sissy when it happens.
Rush is brilliant...Uh huh.
If he's brilliant to YOU, you have just insulted your own intelligence.
Have a nice day.
You guys should listen to him...you would be shocked! If you take the Dem establishments view on it, of course you will be ignorant of his brilliance.
I dont blame you guys for falling for the propaganda though...I was once like you all. It is easy to fall into it. Life experiences might guide you another way at some point in your life. It depends on how open you are to other opinions.
House Speaker Steven Tilley is an idiot. Maybe Georgia can have Lester Maddox in their HOF and Alabama can have George Wallace. I know many good folks from Missouri that will be angered by this misogynistic SOB being honored in any way. Do they have a Hall of Shame? There's a fit!
...its too late for sandtrich though, he is an old man like me.
I'm ashamed to live in this state, the Republitards are running it straight into the ground. Within my lifetime, the entire state will be just a bunch of uneducated, illiterate, backwater morons like the southern half of the state is now. Real Americans First, you left a couple of shameful facts off your post that I'll add, MO leads the country in meth production and puppy mills. It's truly a sad place to live.
I am sick of hearing women called by derogatory names AND of people accepting it. It is no more acceptable than calling an a person of African descent the "n-word" or calling a person of Asian descent the "c-word". There is nothing right about calling a woman a slut, a "ho" or a b!tch; it is time for us all to grow up, act like adults and stop acting like we are a bunch of ignorant imbeciles.
the meth heads of missouri are behind this...must be a Oxycontin shortage...
It's the Missouri Hall of Fame (?); nothing else needs to be said.
I guess the Mid-West stupidity continues. Still trying to figure out who is dumber, Kansas or Oklahoma.
First settlers there in Missouri were French Canadians. Somehow I'm not sure that they would have welcomed Limbaugh.
What else would you expect from the State of Misery?
Missouri ain't a southern state. Missouri ain't ignorant. Russ is great and you, sir are the typical ignorant yankee.
Limbaugh was hired in Sacramento as an "entertainer" by the Kelly Bros after one of their on-air personalities got the boot for showing what a racist, sexist, knucklehead he REALLY was. His instructions from the Bros was to incite activity on the air by being as outrageous as possible. But, he was also told to just spit over the line, never cross it. He convinced a lot of rich and greedy money men that he was the real deal, and they bankrolled him in the rotten apple. Limbaugh now tries to sell himself as a REAL journalist, but fools no one but the fools. He has gone way over the line this time, and ALL advertisers should drop him. Anyone who remains as an advertiser should face the wrath of ALL people with functioning brain cells.
@ Saucer~
You are correct, Missouri isn't a southern state.
I gave you a thumbs up, simply for giving me the best belly laugh I've had in a very long time. Did you even read what you wrote? You're defending someone whose name you obviously don't even know and your grammar is atrocious. Go back to your 6th grade english teacher, you've a lot to relearn, dear.
Tilley and saucer raise an interesting question - how did the heartland hicks become so stupid? Are they home-schooled? Did the election of a dusky president kill half their brain cells? Having got accidentally put on a teabum mailing list by a friend in Kentucky in 2008 and having seen the nasty stuff they were sending around, I think that may be it.
Nominating an openly sexist, racist, fat bag of pus (who will cost the health care system a lot of money when he finally explodes - just applying right wing thought process here) to any kind of honor seems to be so stupid that it would have to be the product of brain rot - or of a lower life form.
Maybe he meant Russ Feingold?
Lol.
Yup better than the California hall of fame where we get transvestites and pervs and communists.
Wow, Walter Cronkite, Harry Truman and G. W. Carver sharing a pedestal with Limbaugh?
Even Mark Twain would have problems with this story - Laughable, tragic, embarrassing and so, so sad.
Yes, men of integrity now standing next to a man with no integrity.
Travesty and disrespectfull to previous deserving honorees!
And you guys wonder why us Independents want to hold off on anointing Mr Obama as a shoo in. There are a lot of people who do NOT believe as you do. While I dont believe in all Mr Limbaugh says there are a lot of people who do. Their opinions are their opinions and nothing you can say can change that. I know it pisses you off, and it seems that affects you more than it does them. Even though he has lost some advertisers, Im betting he will have new ones soon to replace the ones that left. But please dont commit verbal suicide over it...... its out of your control!
I was thinking the same thing Daryl!
JollyOldSoul: What, exactly, does any of this have to do with Obama? (Yes I'm sure you'll tie this back somehow to "his" policies.) It's about Limbaugh's character or lack thereof, his disrespect for 51% of the American population, his insistence on wanting Government to have the right to control peoples' private lives (while simultaneously insisting that Government is "too intrusive"). Providing coverage for contraception is a healthcare issue, just like coverage for erectile disfunction. Unfortunately there's no really painful male equivalent for words like "slut" or "whore", to use as a cudgel against men who use Viagra etc. and have it paid through insurance....
@jollyoldsoul - no self-respecting Independent in search of the truth would ever listen to, or believe the lies being spewed by the likes of Limbaugh. But, I do agree on one thing you have said -- by reacting to him, we give him the platform he seeks. To say that I'm appalled by him is an understatement -- it's more of a repulsion than anything else, you know, like throwing up in your mouth. I look at him and a certain "ewww" feeling comes over me. He does, however, give a "certain type" of insecure personality a voice. It surprises me to think that there are so many of these "certain types" as to demonstrates that there are many more of these amoral characters walking around than we want to believe, but that's the reality. Deal with it? No, thanks --- I'll pass.
Viktor, please run for public office. I could not have said it better myself.
jollyoldsoul-
As a true independent, let me assure you that if you listen to Limbaugh and accept all of his lies, distortions and half-truths as fact- and he himself has stated that as an "entertainer" he is NOT bound by fact or the truth- then I submit to you that you are no more an independent than Carrot Top is a comedian.
Ha Ha Ha Libbies screeching like little pissed off girls about Rush but it's ok for creepy bill maher to call Palin a slut. And, of course, NO apology from that creep. Liberals.................................
to jollyoldsoul,
being liberal has nothing to do with being disgusted by the insults of rush limbaugh and it has even less to do with reelecting the president! you're right that limbaugh and his ilk have the right to say whatever they want. i agree. but, when you're in the public eye and you start running at the mouth, the rest of us have just as much right to react! if he has freedom of speech, well, so do i! and no, i won't just sit back and ignore him and i'll tell you why. if we ignore those who spew hatred in this country, the people who believe them begin to think that it's ok. and hateful language changes to hateful actions and before you know it, we lose our rights. the radical right has, in the last several months, begun to show its true colors(i'm not talking about republicans. i am talking about the radical right that has hijacked the republican party). this is a group that is openly hostile to foreigners, women, the poor and people of color. now, that they have their proverbial feet in the door of congress, they seem to think they can say anything, demand anything and get anything they want. so, they have started demanding that which they have worked for: a country where the poor are enslaved by the rich, where women are subservient to men and where people of color and foreign descent are illegal!
but! it ain't gonna happen. because, there are enough of us "liberals" out here to stand up against them and call them out every time they say or do something crazy! and more and more people are becoming "independent" in their way of thinking, as we should all be. i'm an unabashed, unapologetic liberal, but i'm no die-hard democrat. believe me, if there was any candidate that i was sure could do a better job than president obama, i would vote for him/her. but, the truth is, he has done the best job anyone can expect considering the atmosphere of hostility he has had to work in since even before he was inaugurated. and, if you take a step back and look at the long picture, he has done quite well. after his second term, we will all be in deep doodoo, though, because who will come along to take the reins? i'm afraid of what will happen.
Rush is brilliant. He is a master communicator and entertainer. He used the wrong language to illustrate what many people are thinking: Why should I be forced to pay for this woman's sexual decisions? WHY? Its absolutely crazy that people are demanding others to give them what they want instead of take some freaking responsibility for their own actions. He should not have called her that name. Just like other liberals should not have called conservative woman the names they have called them. Does the media report on that? NO. Get over it and stop being so sensitive...unless you want to be sensitive about things on both sides of the aisle. Get back to the real issues.
As an stated Independent since the first election I ever voted in I can tell you Jollyoldsoul may consider him self an Independent but after reading his comments over the past few months I can tell you that he is an Indpendent only in your own mind.
jollyoldsoul, it's sad that you have to bring up Obama to try and deflect from the actual thread.
Not to mention that you refer to yourself as an independent when all your posts show you in lock-step with the hard right.
@woodrow - you see, that's the problem -- you guys just can't get your facts straight. Your laziness is evident, you won't look it up for yourself, and that's what PIGs like Limbaugh count on. If you want to argue, then argue the facts. This is not about taxpayers picking up the tab for BC -- it's about insurance companies offering the same coverage for BC as they do Viagara. Got it, now? Good.
No..Im not in lockstep with the right at all in fact I voted for both Mr. Carter And Mr Clinton. And may have voted for Hillary had she won the nomination. What I find different about both sides is that the right a great percentage of the time will not call me names or vilify me for my opinion, however if I even slightly disagree with the left......the above is what happens. Up to and including writing off entire states as evil or stupid. If you go back and look at my posts over a month you will see that I have stated that I dont care if Mr. Obama gets re-elected ......as long as Ms Pelosi and Mr. Reid are Minority leaders.
Walter Cronkite, Harry Truman and G. W. Carver are all rolling in their graves, thinking about how they are thinking of putting a foul-mouthed person, whose "contributions" include making a "career" out of insulting and dividing people, to share with them in the Missouri Hall of Fame. What a travesty.
Kat
You really need to get the facts straight. The arguement was that the goverment should force a religious organization to pay for birth control as part of their health care package. This goes against their moral beliefs. To the best of my knowledge, "normal" health care does not pay for Viagra.
Old Phama, et al,
The "Show Me" Hall of Fame also includes John Ashcroft, famous for being an incumbent Senator who lost re-election to a dead man in 2000 (Gov Mel Carnahan). So it's got its highs and its lows.
As Tilley says, it's the hall of fame, not the hall of people everybody liked.
Show Me, indeed !
In fact I had to pay for my own Vasectomy. Although it keep the population down, It still takes a condom to keep the disease down. Which was one of my original questions, if she or any of her circle of friends are also using condoms along with the frequent sexual activity.
When have she or any of her circle of friends ever made a statement that even eluded to their "frequent sexual activity"? If a person uses birth control, they are having frequent sex? Wow, I'm doing it all wrong....
Neanderthal comments made by the likes of Limbaugh are an embarrassment to the ongoing political discourse in this country. Unfortunately for characters like Limbaugh, the train of evolution has left the station and it's not coming back. The man lives in a bubble. Our country is more diverse than it's ever been and our society's better off for it. As a Mizzou graduate, it pains me that certain political elements throughout Missouri (and the country) endorse the tripe that spews from Limbaugh's jowls. As the father of 5 daughters, I can assure Limbaugh that women today aren't the passive little bimbos that you're used to manipulating with your antediluvian jargon. Their response to this whole episode is "Who's Rush Limbaugh? 'Nuff said.
@ jollyoldsoul -
A lot of us guys don't wonder what independents think - we wonder how, at this stage of the game, they could be so lame as to not know what they believe. They seem to always have their noses to the wind - boo, this guy stinks, oooh, this guy smells like victory - and a whole lot of the time they seem to have their noses up the fundaments of people like limbaugh.
Paul.
This is NOT about government forcing a religious institution to go against their religion.
It's about mandating that a HOSPITAL or INSURANCE plan cover birth control (a vital part of women's health) for women - Not making a church go against it's beliefs.
If the church wants to open a business like a hospital, that hospital is a business enterprise, not a religious institution. The business owner cannot deny women employees access to health coverage based on the church's beliefs.
If a church wants to kick a member out of church for using birth control, they're more than welcome to do such a stupid thing.
Have a nice day.
My God, what can they be thinking?
Thinking doesn't happen in MO.
Let me guess Lil' Emperor, you are from Kansas, no wait...Arkansas......
Nope, 1,500 miles away. New Hampshire, I try to stay far away from the insanity belt.
And Again...... the left is the only group that writes off entire states that dont agree with them. Ive observed several get the literal liberal boot for one thing or another. Florida Texas now Missouri. Hmmmm do I see a pattern here! They look ...southern to me.
The further south you go, the lower the I.Q. level.
Does that answer your question.
That's why they vote Gingrich!!
Southern states generally have lower levels of educational achievement, higher divorce rates, take in more public money than they give, have higher teen pregnancy rates, lower per-capita income, and on and on.
What's NOT to love about those crazy southerners?
JollyOldSoul: "the left is the only group that writes off entire states that dont agree with them"
Seriously? Seems to me I've read some pretty nasty comments from the right about California and Massachusetts. Sauce for the goose....
Viktor: Including from that washed up "rock star" nugent when he claimed that Massachusetts wasn't a part of 'Merka'. We have some of the best education and health care in the country! Yes, including his 'Merka'
It's Missouri............What do you expect!
Pole Nord I thought the longer you stay in college the lower your IQ becomes. Why did so many southerners vote for Obama in 2008. They must of been real smart. Why did so many of anyone vote for Obama. Heads up their azz I guess.
I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about here but, you know, it takes a majority to vote someone into office. I used to listen to limbone daily and was a devout republican until Clinton left office. Despite Clinton's stupidity in the Oval Office I still think he and congress did a good job. My republican at all costs attitude was shaken.
Then, when we all found out about the lies that got us into war in Iraq, I became an independent and I still am today. Oh yea...I'm from Louisiana and now reside in Alabama.
As a Southerner let me just say that the southern states have the lowest education in the country. I find it fascinating that the most ignorant people of the US are the most loyal to the Republican party. Can you see a pattern there?
Even though I often get roped in with the dyed in the wool republicans, racists and rednecks here in the southeast and I don't like it, I can still understand how it happens.
Dogma Bites
As a Southerner let me just say that the southern states have the lowest education in the country. I find it fascinating that the most ignorant people of the US are the most loyal to the Republican party. Can you see a pattern there?
Even though I often get roped in with the dyed in the wool republicans, racists and rednecks here in the southeast and I don't like it, I can still understand how it happens.
We all know not every Southerner is a redneck, you sincerely have our condolences since you are surounded by so many fools.
According to Ricky Sanctimonium, Butterball Limpba is an entertainer. He is therefore not subject to normal rules of propriety. Neither is a lap dancer or a porn star. So Butterball does belong in Missouri's Porn Star Hall of Shame.
It appears that we are going to see a parade of new advertisers on Mr Limbaughs show! You do realize your giving him something his money cant buy..... notoriety on a grand scale.
jollyoldsoul1
It appears that we are going to see a parade of new advertisers on Mr Limbaughs show! You do realize your giving him something his money cant buy..... notoriety on a grand scale.
Your source for this info is what FAUX not News.
It appears Rush fat ass, reign of trash radio is coming to an end.
Yesterdays GARBAGE.
I know how that feels, but after dealing with so many people in my own city, it's evident most people are lazy or brain dead, and incapable of making their own decisions. It is refreshing, however, to find a few rational ones. Sort of like seeking a needle in a haystack -- makes you REALLY appreciate them.
Hey bikeboy! You must have YOUR HEAD up fat rushes A$$ and you must have been that CRIMINAL GEORGE W BUSHES SEX TOY!!
Tilley your an idiot.
as a citizen of Missouri I have to say, as a group, We Hate Rush.
He is an angry white guy with big gut syndrome making money off of bad mouthing others. Those who pay him should be jailed in our concentration camps along with rush. And yes the United States has Concentration camps ready in the event of all out war.
Maybe when Tilley and those like him who are trying to remove the Constitution get their way they can put Rush on the hall of fame till then he lives in the halls of shame in the face of Missouri.
then do something about it....vote Tilley out next go-round. how embarrassing is this
Can you name where they are?? Concentration camps?? What? You watch faux nooz???
Looks like Tilley and his band of Republicians have become Nazi's, for they only think of thenselves as the Master race. Their beliefs have no room for compromise. It's their way or the highway, that's why our country is in the polarizing shape it is in. The few ruling the many for the advantages of the very few. How Unamerician could that be?
Is it Election Day yet?....................................
What a down grade for Harry Truman, Mark Twain, Walter Cronkite and George Washington Carver. Rush Limbaugh is not fit to be in the company of these men.
Trash talk crass Rush will be the first @ss bust at Missouri State Capitol?
SO GLAD THAT DISGUSTING MAD PIG IS ON HIS WAY OUT!!!!
The speaker is defending his choice, saying Limbaugh is among the world's best-known radio personalities.
If being "known" is the only prerequisite, why not the outlaw Jesse James?
I guess they didn't put MLK or Malcolm X there either..... lol
Why do I think Obama will go down as one of the greats and they will not put his likeness there either????
Any women, btw?????
Did you even read the article? Not one of those people are from Missouri. So are you saying the rules don't apply to your favorites?
Just because you don't like him giving his opionion on things doesn't make him a bad person. Yes, he did go over the line in his comments about Fluke, but MANY on the left say the same things about people on the right (Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Laura Ingram, etc.) The left has such a double standard. It is okay for them to say whatever they want with no backlash expected.
Tilley's right, you don't have to be liked to be famous, or at least infamous. There are plenty of other infamous Missourians who should also be considered for commemoration with a bronze bust -- like Ray and Faye Copeland, serial killers who are still the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the U.S. -- or maybe Thomas "Snake" Kinney, a former Missouri state senator and co-founder of the Egan Rats, an early St. Louis crime family.
BTW, an article in the Kansas City Star says a new poll finds Missouri to be the 8th most miserable state. Maybe this new bronze bust of Rush will cheer them up. Imagine how much fun they will have desecrating and decorating it on a daily basis!
Congratulations Rush! You deserve the recognition.
I see the righteous indignant lefties are out in force today
tea1959: Nah - just people with the brainpower to see that honoring a trash-talker like Limbaugh is a poor choice and does not reflect very well on those seeking to give him these kudos, nor on their state and constituents as a whole....
But people already knew he's an a$$hole.
Check out the "Bain Capital" connection to Clear Channel (Rush's mouthpiece radio broadcast station). Bain is part of the owners...and makes money off Rush's show. Now, doesn't that just ice the cake. Hold your nose Mitt, cause this stinks. But, in his eyes, it's ok as long as it brings in the $$$.
I have a list of some of Limbaugh ex-sponsors. Now I can boycott them.
AOL is among nine sponsors who have suspended advertising on Limbaugh's show, which is hosted by Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks Inc. Others include mortgage lender Quicken Loans, florist ProFlowers, retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, software maker Citrix Systems Inc., tax mediation company Tax Resolution Services Co., online data backup service provider Carbonite and online legal document services company LegalZoom.
You do that Ulyanov, but you are one person. We women outnumber you by many. Do you think just one person made those companies ex-sponsors? You probably do, as you support that foul mouth POS.
WTG SallyAnn,,,well said.
I am also composing a list of Limp-bough's remaining sponsors and urge anyone and everyone to avoid any company that supports that fat piece of filth!
Rush may have 5 million listeners, but less than half support him. Many listen just to be entertained and find out what idiot remarks he is going to make next.
Lost in all this - why does it take 2 to 3 K per year to pay for Birth Control pills without insurance? This despite the fact that they have been around since the 70's?
It should NOT cost that much - the price should have gone down by now.
I say good for those companies that still have morals.
Zeivah:
You asked:
This has been explained countless times. However, no one, except the liars of the right-wing, has used a two to three-thousand dollar figure. The cost to which Ms. Fluke referred was approximately $100 per month over a three-year period.
Yes, it is correct that many pills from the 70's are beyond their patent and are relatively inexpensive. However, many of the newer pills are covered by patent and serve as far more than birth control pills, which is the point Ms. Fluke was trying to make before the right-wing idiots completely twisted the story.
In this context, these pills should be seen as part of a hormone-replacement/augmentation regimen. That would also include the costs of medical visits, lab testing, etc. Clearly, those costs are going to exceed a $1,200 annual figure.
The right-wing has absolutely no compunctions about lying to support their false narratives. In their world, the ends justify the means. They have destroyed their credibility completely.
So David, just for clarity you say that the 2-3k figure is a lie and then you turn around and say it's not?
These are your words.
And the left NEVER lies to support their false narratives
Zeviah-
Allow me to add to what David Walker has already said. As a pharmacist, I can tell you for a fact that 2 of the most commonly prescribed forms of birth control pills cost around $90 a month and that there are differences in their side effect profiles from the less expensive counterparts for many women.
This also illustrates the problem with people relying on people like Limbaugh for their information. I listened to Ms. Fluke's testimony while following along on the written transcript that is circulating and the transcript is spot on accurate. No where in her testimony did she say anything about $3000 a year. The statement was, and I quote: "$3000 during law school".
Law school= 3 years
12 months X $90/month X 3= $3, 240
She also makes no mention of her or anyone else's sex life except to mention that one woman who had coverage denied on the basis that they were being used for contraceptive purposes instead of a recognized "medical" reason- as if pregnancy isn't a medical condition- was a lesbian.
Anyone without an agenda who actually looks into a great deal of what Limbaugh says cannot help but come fairly quickly to the conclusion that he has no regard for facts or the truth.
JimP
Limbaugh was saying 2 to 3 thousand dollars A YEAR.
And that is a lie.
Fluke said "$3000 during law school"
tea
"And the left NEVER lies to support their false narratives"
As an independent I am well aware that both political Parties will lie or "bend" the truth to fit their narrative on occasion. But over the past 20 years right-wing political commentators and many Republican politicians have taken it to an extreme that boggles the imagination. I'm a fiscally somewhere on the conservative to moderate scale but there seems to be no one left in the public face & voice of the Republican party- people like Limbaugh & Coulter & Santorum & Bob McDonnell- who speaks for me.
@tea959 - please specify the lies supported by the Left. Thank you.
JimP and Tea1959:
A little unclear on the meaning of "annual", are you? You really must work on your comprehension. Limbaugh lied and as Loyal Limbeciles, you accepted his slander, his misinformation, and disinformation without hesitation. That is what makes the likes of you so dangerous.
Hartvig Lein has spelled it out for you. I stand by my post, and I thank you, Hartvig Lein.
But Sally Ann not all women agree with you! I know you want to say that, but its not true. I live in Detroit a bastion of democrats and I know quite a few who see this as a issue birth control issue but as a religious control issue. Since I dont ever listen to Mr. Limbaugh I decided to listen today and see what all the harrumph was about. And I hear him discussing "food injustice" The administrations view that poor people are getting substandard food and that the gov should regulate food. Here in Detroit, we have NO grocery stores within the city limits and beyond for about 10 to 15 miles. Walmart is about the closest in Livonia. Before you scream racist the reason is..... so many of these markets (large chains) were robbed so often they could not get insurance. So they closed. Do we really need the gov managing our food distribution?
To all the Liberal hate mongers that don't support Rush. Try pulling your heads out of your azzez and listen to common sense. We already pay for Ms. Flukes education, why the hell do we want to pay for her birth control or ovarian problems or anything else. The hell with her and anyone else that wants a free handout.
SallyAnn My wife and sister-in-law are throwing up knowing there are women that are gold diggers like Sandra Fluke out in this world. We have to pay for our education, food, birth control and anything else that we want.
There are all kinds in this world. Lord help us!!!! We are going to need it.!!! I DO PRAY for the foolish, brainless, and they rest of the Liberals
BikeBoy-
Georgetown is a private school. Her public interest scholarship was provided and funded by the university, not the government. So unless you are contributing to the Georgetown scholarship fund, YOU didn't pay for anything.
You may also be interested to know that where drug and medical coverage are provided by the same insurer, which is not always the case, the cost for a woman's policy is usually LESS if there is contraception coverage included? That's because you can provide coverage for about 100 women for what one pregnancy costs.
If it were me, I'd want to actually know what I was talking about before I went around calling others "foolish" and "brainless".
David,
So your assumption is that I support Rush because I pointed out inconsistencies in your post? Uh huh. I guess your research is about as good as most of the rest of what I find on these boards. I've clearly stated that I thought Rush was a jerk on this count. Is it that you can't be bothered to look anything up?
You said:
After, of course, saying that it was a lie. Yeah, go figure. I would never have thought it.
And as to the meaning of annual? Read your own words right above this. Do you know what it means?
JimP1969:
You don't get a bonus for misunderstanding the obvious twice. Read both my post(s) and Hartvig Lein's. Ms. Fluke's figure was approximately $100 monthly. That was her testimony. That's at least $1,200 annually. It is not the two to three-thousand dollars annually that Limbaugh reported and continues to be repeated by his Limbeciles. Such is the power of a lie.
There were and there are no inconsistencies in my post. There are NO errors in my research. Tough stuff, that arithmetic. See post 11.9. It's clear as a bell.
Unfortunately he is FAMOUS a famous buffoon. Hopefully someone in Missouri will SHOW the Speaker that he needs to reevaluate why the person is Famous.
Figures the "show me state" pugbags would do this. Not one of them are worth a penny. Glad to hear AOL yanked their ads from limpdicks radio manure.
Still waiting for the apology for calling Ms. Fluke's room mate a dyke.
mhrjhn, I was wrong for calling her a dyke. I do apoligize for that, plus she wasn't her roommate, but was a friend.
I'm still waiting for Limbaugh to apologize for demanding Ms. Fluke post a video of her having sex so all the tax payers could see what they're paying for.
The only OTHER "word choices" you could have used were: Ms. Fluke is an obviously intelligent young college student who's decision to address congress about the unfair bias against women who cannot get their health providers to cover all women's health issues is commendable and correct.
Maybe Rush should've chosen THOSE words.
Have a nice day.
“It’s not the ‘Hall of Universally Loved Missourians,’ ” Tilley told the paper. “It’s the 'Hall of Famous Missourians.'”
Satan is famous in Missouri and the whole world so tilley should remove his lips from rush's fatbackside long enough to induct him as well if you don't have to any positve value or worth.
If it's not mandated by law then this should and must be stopped or Missouri has no integrity or morals left.
OK, so William Quantrill and Jesse James were both Missouri residents, and both "famous" - how long before they are in the hall of "fame"?
Actually, they considered William Clarke Quantrill until they discovered he was born in Dover, Ohio and died in Louisville Kentucky.
Perhaps, Grumpy, but John Ashcroft is in there - but he was born in Illinois. There are probably others in the "haul" of fame that are not native Missourians.
In any event, there ARE actually people in the state that still regard Quantrill as a hero (for those of you that think Missouri isn't a "Southern" state, you may be technically correct, but you might want to visit the southern portions of the state prior to making up your mind about it). I think the mere THOUGHT of giving Limbaugh this kind of recognition is very telling; the righties that think it's fine for the truth to be twisted in order to slur a fellow American is OK with them just to support their idealogy is also very telling. Dittoheads indeed, most have obviously never seen or heard the actual testimony...they just echo the spew from the racist misogynist's mouth. Limbaugh is a very small man with a very big ego and an apparent problem with self.
Yeah, John Ashcroft. How can we forget him. He's the only person I know of in American history who lost an election to a dead man. I think just on that he qualifies for the Missouri Hall of Fame.
If Tilley started an INfamous Missourians hall of fame, Rush might be a more appropriate inductee.
When do they nominate Syphillis?
It's pretty famous.
"shur ter yap"
You have really gotten silly (your "nominate syphillis" post). Please, either say something halfway intelligent on the subject of this conversation or don't post anything. Nobody cares about drivel just for the sake of posting something. Thanks
MO Senator Claire MCCaskill has set up a petition website to keep Slimebaugh OFF of the "hall of fame list." The website is: www.clairemccaskill.com/rushfixed
Do NOT let Slimebaugh end up on this list and demean the others who are on it and deserve to be on it.
it is on her website clairemccaskill.com
This is great when someone calls a woman a slut and gets ripped to shreds. When we were in school and everyone new who the easy women were, what did we call them. It was ok!
She sat up there and embarrased her parents, saying how much SEX she was having. If It was my kid they would be paying their own way.
Canyon Man making up Sh*t again. Fluke never testified to any such thing, she testified as to her fellow-student losing her ovary because the care was not provided (despite her paying for it) Of course you rethugs can't accept reality or the truth, and you all hate women.
There are Caves in Canyons, right?
Somehow this doesn't surprise me -- I spent 2 years in Missouri and saw more than one person who's likely related to Rush living there!
Missouri is trying hard to be called the 'Yahoo' state rather than the 'Show Me' state.
Missourah is the yay/hoo state.
billy looong lives here :<(
he's one looong yayhoo.
One more reason to stay away from Missouri. A racist pothole in middle America.
I lived most of my life in Missouri (St. Louis) and unfortunately you are more right than I liketo admit. St Louis always was one of the most segregated cities in the country, and the Board of Aldermen in St. louis helped to perpetuate that segregation and racial divide. So sad because St. Louis has so many great things to offer. I hope that Claire McCaskill is able to quash this 'honor' because Limbaugh does not deserve to be even suggested to be at the same level as the other great men so honored.
I now live in Texas (UGH!) and find it just as bad but with everyone carrying a gun to boot!!!
Why not move back to illionis where most of your hero's are from....
MikeG: can we add TX to your list of racist potholes? Excluding of course, Austin. Plus we can nominate Ricky Perry as the first inductee.
nothing surprises me about Missouri...they condone killing Drs because they perform abortions (a woman's right!!!) and they support a fat, loud mouthed embarrassment of a talk show host....Missouri has been drinking the kool aid the GOP neo cons have been serving and i would be embarrassed to vote this man into any hall of fame except the one for Idiots
Please understand, this decision was made by a small number of Republicans in the Missouri House, who likely had their campaign funds improved by approving this questionable move. Most Missourians are opposed to this.
Missouri loves company.
This is an embarrassment to everyone in the state who is capable of being embarrassed. Speaker Tilley is apparently not among those. He has made a mockery of his position since he was elected. Thank God we have term limits.
I hope his corrupt political buddy puts a flush lever above his head so the odor can be controlled. Dittoheads accept his mindless dribble, I don't. He is the most disrespectful public figure on the airwaves and is a disgrace, not a hall of famer.
Are you kidding me? What is Missouri thinking? It's a disgrace to the other men. Just because in was born in the state, doesn't qualify him. The lastest scandal with him is just one of many. I agree he's nothing but a big mouth, drug user, bigot PIG!! Bet the GOP are really proud of their man!!
Kay, they are real proud of him, just look at his rabid supporters that post here, using falsehoods all the time. One even calls him/her "honest Jo". Can't tell the truth, Flordiamom is another that never read what the student said, just spouts limpdicks BS. Sickening to say, they probably believe it.
I am insulted when any man would use that language towards any woman, be it Rush or Bill Maher or Schultz(msnbc). The only word to describe these men is PIGS.
Please point to a single instance where Schultz, Maher, Colbert or Stewart lied about an individual just to make a point. Limbaugh is a hillbilly heroin junkie plain and simple.
waaaaaaa waaaaaaaa waaaaaaaa, and keep living in your dreamworld cory
Way to carefully word a question to avoid response. If any of those people did say things, you can refute it by saying they "didnt lie" lol Geesus all 3 of my yorkies saw through that one.
Jolly.
Look at the body of Shultz', Maher's, Colbert's and Stewart's work before you try to draw pathetic and weak equivalencies to the scumbag, Limbaugh.
Puleeze.
Give it a rest.
Still waiting for Limpball's apology to all the "Feminazis" he insulted also.
You won't catch ANY liberal using that term against women.
Have a rosy day.
Missouri Hall of Fame? Maybe ElRushbo does deserve to be listed on it. After all, in 2009, he did secure a 6 year, $400,000,000 contract for running his mouth. That in itself is quite an accomplishment.
Besides, the republican party desperately needs an over paid mouth organ.
Tilley needs to go. So does Limbaugh. Slandering someone is illegal and I truly hope the woman Limbaugh slandered sues him for every thing he is worth. Rush uses inflammatory language to tell people that the only way is his way. Well, he is WRONG! Things are not always black or white in this world. There is a lot of gray. Just because someone has a different belief than you doesn't mean they are wrong, Limbaugh. They just have a different belief. That is their right! Oh, by the way, your insurance company should NOT be paying for your viagra!