Limbaugh, lemmings and the “Oxycodone ate my brain” line of defense

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Limbaugh, lemmings and the “Oxycodone ate my brain” line of defense

Mickey Glantz
FRAGILECOLOGIES

October 22, 2009

I am ashamed on behalf of rational America of Rush Limbaugh’s lack of civility. He suggested on air that a New York Times journalist should kill himself. In the same vein as not being able to yell “fire in a theater” a talk show blowhard should not be able to call for the death of anyone because there are nutcase followers who are hanging on Limbaugh’s every thought, however crazy and ill-conceived those thoughts might be. Seems like Oxycodone still rules Rush’s brain. And to the FCC, bring civility back to the talk show hosts on radio and TV.

Limbaugh to me is like a fly in the proverbial ointment. He is there and you figure out how to either ignore it or get rid of it. I choose to ignore it/him. Blowhards are just that, blowhards. They say things that are outlandish or outrageous as a call for attention. His latest skirmish with reality (which is so weird) is Limbaugh’s public suggestion to New York Times science writer Andy Revkin, that Revkin should “kill himself “ as a gesture to save the planet from human activity. That sounds like an American-grown “fatwa”, this coming from an alleged spokesman for the Republican Party who claims to be so anti-jihadist. [NB: according to “About.com:Islam”, The people who pronounce these rulings are supposed to be knowledgable, and base their rulings in knowledge and wisdom]. Ooops. that does not seem to have been the case here!!

Limbaugh’s fatwa on Revkn is reminiscent and more extreme than the right wing view that “if you don’t love America, then you should leave it” {which really means if you don’t agree with the right wing then leave the country}. I can see the bumper sticker now that will adorn Hummers and other gas-guzzling cars, “Love the Planet or Leave it”. So much for the image of America’s tolerance of opposing views. fatwa

But could it be just a play by Limbaugh for higher media ratings? Should he get a free ride with those who oversee the media? Did he cross a line of civility with regard to the use of the public airwaves? Is Limbaugh our generation’s Father Coughlin [the 1930s leader of the anti-Semitic Christian Front]?

His latest outrage leads me to believe that Limbaugh’s dependence on narcotics (Oxycodone, among other illegally gained drugs of his choice] to get him through his day a few years ago has had an impact on his ability to think rationally about what will come out of his mouth on the public airwaves. Are his inner thoughts tripping off his tongue before he can edit them?

He has a following , many are acting like political lemmings; no need to think for oneself just that believes everything Limbaugh utters. It is not much different than calling for assassination on the airwaves. His personal attacks on Revkin are unwarranted, ill conceived and only serve to divide the country rather than to bridge the difference.

Limbaugh should be reprimanded for his stupidity and if it really is the case that the drugs have cooked his brain then let’s do the humanitarian thing and get him some psychological help.


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