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I'm not jealous either but to hold him up as some sort of champion for the common folk is laughable.. he has every right to make an honest living and I don't fault him for that. What I do fault him for is duping his dumb listeners ..
Right on. all these greedy rich bas s that keep sucking americans dry. A lot of people are tired of the rich/poor divide in this country, the gap has only gotten bigger over the years.The only reason Rush has any money is because he profits off of the dummies that like what he has to say. The man's life story, the fall and resurrection, is simply something out of a TV movie. He is a lucky dude, and if he's scared to lose money when he knows in his heart he shouldn't even be worth that much, then he's a greedy son of a gun and I want them to pass the health care bill NOW and condemn us all to death panels if it means Rush will desert his country and move to Costa Rica. Such pussiness.
I'm not worried about rich tax payers leaving the country, they will find ways to not lose too much money whether its a loophole or some of that offshore account funny business you always hear about in the movies. 'em if they wanna leave, they can go to to Europe and sort through that mess.
America is the greatest country on Earth, and if you don't root for the home team get the out of the arena.
Let them leave NOW, that will open up possibilities for smaller businesses to grow and take their place. Fresh blood.
I'm not jealous either but to hold him up as some sort of champion for the common folk is laughable.. he has every right to make an honest living and I don't fault him for that. What I do fault him for is duping his dumb listeners ..
Speaking of taking "their place" - When those assholes onWall Street started complaining about not getting bonuses or pay raises to work on fixing whatever they broke, all I thought to myself was..."mutha az, you make 3-4x as much money as I do, and work in a cleaner environment than I do, and YOU think you need more dinero? Let's fire your ass and get someone that actually wants to do the job, gtfo!" If leaders aren't going to realize how bad it is for a decent percentage of America that needs access to healthcare to prevent chronic illness from setting in, that needs a savings account to somewhat enjoy the fruits of labor, etc...gtfo and let someone else do your job.
"more the government intrudes in our lives, the harder it is to become successful in the long run."
adam8065 announces him/her/itself as one the Truly Duped Ones.
You've bought the Repug/conservative/St Ronnie Big Lie that govt is the entire problem (when the problem is really corporations and capitalists, who finance The Big Lie).
Apologies for the tangent, but seeing someone mention Wall Street and healthcare in the same post reminded me how utterly sad it is that 14 months into Obama's administration he and congress have spent over a year bickering about healthcare and we've barely heard a peep about legislation reforming the financial sector.
Healthcare has had countless town hall meetings, speeches, conferences, television commercials and a whole slew of congressional action with votes and amendments and such.
Major financial reform? We've got a powerless "pay czar" and a couple of bills that haven't even made it out of committee.
I think for $600, Rush can sign up for CR's national health plan as a foreigner, then it's like $50/month for the insurance.
Pros ution is legal, probably for both sexes, and whatever sex Rush is.
Strange he should choose CR, but he can afford his own walled, guarded compound and private, armed escorts.
"barely heard a peep about legislation reforming the financial sector"
Wall St and US CoC is spending 100s of $Ms to gut financial reform, and Congress will oblige them.
Of course, Rush is lying about leaving USA. Lying is reflexive, in the DNA of conservatives, Repugs, hate media.
My motivation for a Limbaugh-less U.S. is that I prefer a more civil tone of discourse than that which Limbaugh encourages. I have said before in this forum that the man is a hate-monger, and I believe that he incites verbal and physical violence.
He shows virtually no respect for anyone who disagrees with him in the slightest. I mean, he accuses people of crimes when he has no idea what he is talking about (e.g. accusing the Clintons of having Vince Foster killed), he accuses people of being motivated by the meanest of motivations (e.g., accusing Michael J. Fox of 'pretending' to be sicker than he was from his Parkinson's to garner support for stem-cell research), and he is a verbal bully.
People with whom I have to have contact from a professional standpoint proudly say that they believe that 'so-and-so politician' should be shot, and they know it because Limbaugh said it. They use him to justify their desire to see others in pain or hurt because they are 'beneath' him.
So he does in fact impact me and life directly and indirectly, and I believe the U.S. would be better off without his vitriolic voice in the airwaves.
If you thought I meant him any harm, ...no, that is not who I am, nor would I ever wish that on anyone. I don't what else you might mean by a 'dark motive'.
Did I mention that I think that Limbaugh is one of the most arrogant human beings I have ever heard and that he doesn't have anything to be arrogant about?
Hmmm... who cares?
about which thing?
This 'story'...
LMAO @ the right wing defending this tub of crap when they were all over Alec Baldwin for saying the exact same thing about Bush's election.
As if taxes in NYC weren't high 10 or 20 years ago.
These are things rush brings up alot.
Successes like him make me shameful that I am an American. I'm ashamed that a fat slob who spouts nothing but hate and bigotry can make so much money while people in Africa or Latin America or Asia are forced to live off of a dollar a day.
Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system.
"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," Palin said in her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska. "And I think now, isn't that ironic?"
(damn, that's one stupid ingThat's the way Repugs and conservatives like their women
The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing. Clearly, however, she and her family once found it more alluring than, at the very least, the coverage available in rural Alaska. Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse.
Officials at several hospitals in that area declined to give out information on patient visits.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...tml?view=print
You say that, but Rush seemed to love his experience with socialized healthcare in Hawaii...well, at least until he found out it was socialized.
Let Rush show his patriotism by emigrating to Costa Rica. Maybe a bunch of dittoheads will follow him.
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Good riddance. If he wants to leave the country, let him. I won't shed tears.
I don't expect any progress on this front whatsoever. I wouldn't get your hopes up CG.
The time was last year, when everyone was still clenching hard. Now, the millionaire sector is recovering. We're ed.
Obama proceeded in the wrong order. Fix the mess first, social reform later.
The siren song of his adoring public could sway Rush to stay.
*comeback* tour?
You're assuming he planned on fixing it in the first place...
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