Thread: President Jokes @ White House Correspondents Dinner

Originally Posted by Muqtar SGT_Clintok

Originally Posted by digital

We are citizens of this great country and if we truly value the principle and idea of Freedom of Speech we can apperciate and tolerate most speech.

That concept is obviously a one way street that only allows tolerance for speech you agree with. If it were a two way street, we wouldn't be having this conversation about Rush Limbaugh would we now?

This whole situation is the result of what Limbaugh has to say, and the lefts failure to appreciate or tolerate it.

Fail

Right...people talk about Rush as an a-hole and dismiss him...as if Bill Mahr isnt equally douchey?

Media entertainers exhibit an extreme point of view to get ratings. They attract as many people who hate him as who love him. Ipso-facto, Howard Stern...remember that movie Private Parts? The people who LOVE Stern listen "to see what he'll say next" and the people who HATE Stern listen for the exact same reason...but they listen.

Wanda Sykes validated and reinforced Rush's prominance on the national media stage by making a joke about him...continuing, for ever, his pop-culture extreme and entertaining point of view.

You dont have to agree with somebody to find them interesting.

Commentators play on this every day.

Their job is to sell advertising space...and at $35,000,000 per year, I think he is doing a good job of that.


And calling the guy an asshole for his viewpoint is a little short sighted, considering all the work for charity he does...in addition to giving 40% of his money to the government...

I wikipedia's him looking for viewer statistics and found the following.

Leukemia and lymphoma telethon

Limbaugh holds an annual fundraising telethon called the "EIB Cure-a-Thon"[77] for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.[78] In 2006 the EIB Cure-a-Thon conducted its 16th annual telethon, raising $1.7 million;[79] totaling over $15 million since the first cure-a-thon.[80] According to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society annual reports, Limbaugh personally contributed between $100,000 and $499,999, or 0.2% to 1% of his yearly income, from 2000–2005 and 2007,[81] and Limbaugh claims to have contributed around $250,000 in 2003, 2004 and 2005.[82] NewsMax reported Limbaugh donated $250,000 in 2006,[83] but the Society's 2006 annual report placed him in the $500,000 to $999,999 category.[81] Limbaugh donated $320,000 during the 2007 Cure-a-Thon[84] which the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society reported had raised $3.1 million.[85] On his radio program April 18, 2008, Limbaugh claimed to pledge $400,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society after being challenged by two listeners to increase his initial pledge of $300,000.[86]


Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation

Limbaugh conducts an annual drive to help the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation collect contributions to provide scholarships for children of Marines and law enforcement officers/agents who have died in the line of duty.[88][89] The foundation was the beneficiary of a record $2.1 million eBay auction in October 2007 after Limbaugh listed for sale a letter critical of him signed by 41 Democratic senators and pledged to match the selling price.[90]

Originally Posted by hawgballs

He is partly an asshole because of his views, he is wholly an asshole because of how he acts and what he says. If there weren't tax incentives, do you really believe that this guy would make any charitable donations? Neither do I. But I'll reiterate what I do believe, that he is a grade-A ASSHOLE.

By the way, Bill Maher isn't the adjunct leader of the Republican party, like Rush is/was. So why even bring him up?

It's funny because I only see Democrats calling Rush the 'leader' of the Republican party. I know several R's around here that think he is as big an asshole as you do Hawg. I think he is a blowhard myself, just like O'Reilly. Beck is ok in moderation but he isn't representing Libertarian ideals very well when he makes fun of the 'pot guy' from California.

Both parties love this kind of interaction since it widens the divide between them and makes it a 'your side' 'my side' fight rather than about the issues and what congress is working on. We sit here and type about Rush or Wanda while they work on their own agendas.

Originally Posted by hawgballs

He is partly an asshole because of his views, he is wholly an asshole because of how he acts and what he says. If there weren't tax incentives, do you really believe that this guy would make any charitable donations? Neither do I. But I'll reiterate what I do believe, that he is a grade-A ASSHOLE.

By the way, Bill Maher isn't the adjunct leader of the Republican party, like Rush is/was. So why even bring him up?

who gave Rush that title?

Do you give to charity?

Why do you do it? Your claim is ignorant...if he was giving for the tax break I'm betting he would give a higher percentage of his income...

lol @ you. Assigning motive when you have ZERO knowledge.

I swear dude, you are more and more like a chick every day.

Originally Posted by Consultant

I swear dude, you are more and more like a chick every day.

I'd hit it.


Stereotypes and Generalizations is what the media and the politicians throw around to get us all riled up and separated on issues.

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Originally Posted by hawgballs

He is partly an asshole because of his views

Translated "He is an asshole because his views are different than mine"

The fact that they dont see this truth is funny to me.

Introspection, give it a try.

How tolerant are you?