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On The Record Sucks Up To Rush Limbaugh And His Hatriotism

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on December 15, 2011 · Flag

Remember how On The Record host Greta Van Susteren was so upset when Politico asked, “Is (Rick) Perry dumb?” When Tucker Carlson merely reported on disgusting comments by Mike Tyson about Sarah Palin? So where was Van Susteren’s challenge to Rush Limbaugh when he accused President Obama of having a “chip on his shoulder” toward America? Surely, Van Susteren knows that that has a particularly racial connotation. But she didn’t even ask Limbaugh to back up such an inflammatory statement, much less object to it.

Let’s take a little walk down On The Record memory lane. 

In September, Van Susteren had an epic confrontation with Carlson over his Tyson/Palin report.

In August, Van Susteren complained about Politico: “Is name calling journalism… What’s up with that? …The power of the media… can really destroy a candidate unfairly… (It’s) even cruel to say, ‘Is Perry Dumb?’ …It’s open season on these candidates. It’s not good journalism." 

So I’d love to know how she could justify Rush Limbaugh’s hate mongering right there on her own show.

In fact, Van Susteren cozied up to Limbaugh from the start. “We love being here,” Van Susteren announced at the beginning of the nearly hour-long interview. Don’t tell me she doesn’t know Limbaugh’s record.

Limbaugh announced, at about 3:45 into the video below,

I have often – always suspected that Obama has a chip on his shoulder about the country, that he doesn’t think of it as great, he doesn’t think of it as exceptional. He thinks of it as criminal in many ways, as guilty in many ways… He believes the multi-cultural garbage that we came here to kick the Indians off the land and brought with us racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, slavery and all that and I think that Obama wants the people of this country to find out what it’s like to live the way he thinks we have forced other people around the world to live.

Limbaugh skated around making his comments explicitly racial. But Limbaugh has a long history of making racial attacks on Obama. If Van Susteren didn’t know, she darned well should have.

Instead of challenging Limbaugh, Van Susteren’s next question was, “Is (Obama) in your mind a bad guy or is it different ideology?”

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Gooch X commented 2011-12-16 16:14:27 -0500 · Flag
Exceptionalism is the sperm that fertilizes the egg of authoritarianism.
Ellen commented 2011-12-15 22:32:00 -0500 · Flag
Vermontdave, I don’t think “chip on one’s shoulder” is racial per se, but when used in this context I think it’s code for “racially resentful.”
Ellen commented 2011-12-15 22:29:54 -0500 · Flag
William Arlofski, that’s a good point. I’ve not been able to post as much as I’d like with all the site stuff going on. I’m not sure how it was a conflict of interest, though. People go on talk shows all the time to pimp their new book, movie, project, etc.
Thx4 Fish commented 2011-12-15 18:03:12 -0500 · Flag
Limbaugh’s suspicions about what Obama thinks about America are, of course, merely a reflection of all those things that Limbaugh fears—facing the dark side of our history and culture. But it is only fearful if you can’t accept that there is good and bad in all people and all countries. Nobody’s perfect. As with all personality problems, Limbaugh’s need to preserve his illusions and desire to hide from the truth is what causes his hateful rhetoric. The most awful part is that he’s become rich feeding his own psychosis. You don’t spew that much hate everyday if you’re not a sick, sick man.
Thx4 Fish commented 2011-12-15 18:03:00 -0500 · Flag
Testing
truman commented 2011-12-15 17:58:15 -0500 · Flag
Doors 17: You summed up my thoughts exactly. OxyRush Limpballs obviously has a coveted Fux Noise “Get-out-of-jail-free” card that enables him to spew out any lies and hatemongering without challenge. Van Suckup knows the rules and abides by them in order to keep her job.
doors17 commented 2011-12-15 16:52:23 -0500 · Flag
Greta is also fully aware that Rush is worshiped by many in her audience, and she knows he’s a rating bonanza for her. To conduct a real interview with him that would make him squirm or uncomfortable in anyway would be looked upon as being rude and not bowing to his majesty where she’ll not only lose the opportunity to have him on again, but would also create a firestorm of criticism that would cost her the loss of viewers.
doors17 commented 2011-12-15 16:23:25 -0500 · Flag
It should be obvious by now to everyone that whenever Rush appears on Greta’s program, it’s not to be interviewed but only allow Rush the opportunity to lecture. There’s a clear reason why Rush avoids real interviews. He safely protects his illusion of being the all knowing and is fully aware that if he step out of his Fox News zone and is really challenged one on one he knows he’ll be exposed to actually what he is, a complete fraud.
Lakeview Greg commented 2011-12-15 15:28:00 -0500 · Flag
GVS is not stupid. She knows if she confronts oxyrush at all he will flay her the next day on his show. And it gives her blog and Facebook fans to cheer. They’ve been rather upset with the GOP nomination race and Trump and this and that…hell, they’re always upset!








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