Rush Limbaugh says he wants to see political riots in the streets of Denver
April 24th, 2008 at 08:16pm Pat Cunningham
The radio blabber says the inevitable POLITICAL AFTERMATH of the violence would be “the best damn thing that can happen to this country, as far as I can think.”
As far as he can think? That covers a lot of ugly stuff, doesn’t it?
Can you say “brownshirt,” boys and girls?
POSTSCRIPT: The Violent Radicalisation and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, which passed the House by a wide margin last year and likely will soon gain Senate passage, would make it unlawful to incite “the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual… to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
But, of course, this Act would take effect after Limbaugh’s rant, which presumably leaves him in the clear (unless he repeats this irresponsible stuff). The would-be lawyer in me wonders if the law, once in effect, would cover people who approvingly spread Limbaugh’s dangerous message — and figure, perhaps wrongly, that they can’t get in trouble using his words.
POSTSCRIPT II: There’s a Colorado state law that says: “Any person who incites, urges, instructs, or signals a group of five or more persons to engage in a riot and injury to a person or damage to property results therefrom commits a class 5 felony.”
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9 Comments Add your own
1. Bookworm | April 24th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
The one thing you have to remember about Rush (whom I listened to for a few years back in the early 90’s, but can’t stand anymore) is that he considers himself an entertainer first and foremost. His job — and he has said this many times — is simply to get as many people as possible to listen to his program. Period. If that means saying outrageous and borderline (or way-beyond-borderline) offensive things, he will do it.
I predict that within a few days he will explain all this away as “demonstrating absurdity by being absurd” (another common catch phrase of his) and use alleged examples of liberals/Democrats saying similar things as justification for it.
2. Menlo Bob | April 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I didn’t hear it, but as far as I can tell he was referring to a comment made by Al Sharpton suggesting that if Barack Obama weren’t the choice of the Democratic Party that there would be trouble. Limbaugh then said that he was dreaming of that in order to achieve a negative outcome for the Dems.
It’s worth noting that to the extent that there have been riots in this country in recent years they have be fomented by the left. Such as this or this.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I have no recent knowledge of anything similar coming from the right. In the end if Democrats don’t want to riot nothing Rush Limbaugh could say would result in it happening–unless Dems are totally lacking in self-control.
3. Menlo Bob | April 26th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Hey Sauce, look what Rush cooked up for you. You were right about that fool.
http://recreate68.org/
4. Pat Cunningham | April 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Bob: One of your comments with the link misfired, so I took the liberty of deleting it. OK?
5. Pat Cunningham | April 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am
By the way, Bob. I like that nickname “Sauce.” Cool.
6. Menlo Bob | April 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Since we’re on first nickname basis maybe we can share a cheap room in Denver for the Recreate 68 riots?
7. Pat Cunningham | April 26th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
If I’m going to riot, I think my room will be provided by the city of Denver.
8. Kaus | April 27th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I think Al Sharpton will have NYC rocking before Rush could ever convince any leftie to riot.
9. Pat Cunningham | April 27th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I can’t decide which of them is the bigger idiot, Sharpton or Limbaugh.
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