Liar, Liar, Big Fat Pants On Fire

I meant to write about this yesterday but I didn’t have time to get back to it. On his November 8 broadcast, Rush Limbaugh admitted that he’s a lying bag of s**t. In his transcript from that day, Rush says: The way I feel is this: I feel liberated, and I’m going to tell you as plainly as I can why. I no longer am going to have to carry the water for people who I don’t think deserve having their water carried. Now, you might say, “Well, why have you been doing it?” Because the stakes are high. Even though the Republican Party let us down, to me they represent a far better future for my beliefs and therefore the country’s than the Democrat Party and liberalism does.

He goes on to say: I believe my side is worthy of victory, and I believe it’s much easier to reform things that are going wrong on my side from a position of strength. Now, I’m liberated from having to constantly come in here every day and try to buck up a bunch of people who don’t deserve it, to try to carry the water and make excuses for people who don’t deserve it. He goes on to explain why the Republicans didn’t deserve his help: There have been a bunch of thins going on in Congress, some of this legislation coming out of there that I have just cringed at, and it has been difficult coming in here, trying to make the case for it when the people who are supposedly in favor of it can’t even make the case themselves – and to have to come in here and try to do their jobs. I’m a radio guy. I understand what this program has become in America and I understand the leadership position it has. I was doing what I thought best, but at this point, people who don’t deserve to have their water carried, or have themselves explained as they would like to say things but somehow don’t be – aren’t able to, I’m not under that kind of pressure.

So basically Rush didn’t like a lot of what his party was doing but instead of trying to steer them to the right course, he just went along with the program and continued to lie to his audience and convince them what the Republicans were doing was right. Rush understood the power he possesses but choice not to use it to stand on principles he believes in, but to help those in power maintain their power. Here’s the thing, I don’t believe Rush stands on any principles at all, unless you consider greed a principle. Rush is getting paid, and Rush didn’t want to do anything to disturb that. Now that the Republicans are losing power he’s trying to separate himself from them and blame their defeat for not having the "courage to be conservatives". Not that he bothered to try to give them that courage by being honest with them. So basically he’s outed himself as an unprincipled liar. If you are one of his listeners and continue to let him guide you, then you are a complete idiot and deserve what you get.