Thank you, Keith Olbermann...

[YvonneCa]

...for your words tonight in support of Elizabeth Edwards.

I find it difficult to understand how we, as a country, have come to a place where a radio personality (which should be an insignificant, unimportant job) can be disrespectful to a bright, intelligent, caring woman and mother who is battling both breast cancer and very public fallout from her husband's affair...and he's allowed ANY kind of position, or financial compensation for what he does.

I believe in free speech. But I was taught that with freedom goes responsibility...when my rights cross the line and interfere with another's rights to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' then maybe I've gone too far.

Rush Limbaugh went too far. Thank you, Keith, for saying so. Someone needs to teach him responsibility. He should be fired.

[gateley]

1. K&R - nt

[spanone]

2. republicans bear no responsibility whatsoever for their deeds. they are the party of blame.

the party of scorn
the party of hate

[YvonneCa]

3. Then it's time...

...for change! :7

[nc4bo]

4. Keith did a very good thing tonight. it's worth it to everyone to

watch the repeats tonight or find the video clips.

[YvonneCa]

26. Yes, he did a VERY good thing...

...tonight. I wish other people with large megaphones would be as patriotic as Keith.

[Faygo Kid]

5. I agree, and have posted so. Your post is more thoughtful than mine, but both points are valid.

I am angry and enraged, and the same age as the cowardly Rush. And a male.

But your points are more heartfelt, and very much appreciated.

We totally agree, though, that this went too far. And that those who say "It's Just Rush" here on DU need to think again.

He should indeed be fired. It's time to take him on.

My only solace comes from the extraordinary amount of money he must be paying to keep his three ex-wives silent. But that is no longer enough.

Let's together not let this go away, or accept the criticism that is coming here at DU without pushing back.

[salinen]

16. The "Boss"

never fires himself. He's the King of his domain. He'll do whatever he wants, always has. What's going to stop him?

[YvonneCa]

27. "Let's together not let this go away, or ...

"... accept the criticism that is coming here at DU without pushing back." Thank you.

[saracat]

6. I am not a fan of Keith Olberman but he got it right on this. Limbaugh went too far.

If Imus had to be fired why not Rush?And why not Chris Matthews for his comments about Hillary? Is sexim EVER going to be really addressed?

[YvonneCa]

21. Or even just...

,,,a little empathy would help. :hi:

[elizfeelinggreat]

7. k & r

Add my thanks!

[liberalmuse]

8. LOVES KO!

I don't want Rush fired. I want him fed to that giant, sharp-toothed vagina thing in 'Star Wars'.

And then, right after KO, Abrams starts on the Edwards. The media is nothing more than a bunch of pustulating, syphilitic crotch sniffers.

[az chela]

9. Why would anyone listen to this creep who is brain dead???

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Rush Limbaugh is getting paid 400 million dollars to say out loud, what

White Christian Males want to hear. Get it? They are not nice people. Never will be.

By the way, that "White Christian Male" tag comes from O'Reilly and the other dildo who brought it up a few years back.

[YvonneCa]

18. I totally get it. And so does...

...Keith. That's why I think he should be fired.

[opihimoimoi]

11. The GOP is SATANIC.....They bring Crap to the Earth...They shit on everything while sucking our BLOO

FUCK them GOOPers...They are Satan's People...just see how they violate Gods Laws....then try to look holier than you

A true sign of a Satanist

The GOP is Satans Party

[Berry Cool]

12. Rush needs to lose his sponsors.

Obviously he's gotten way cocky (in more ways than one) since signing his latest deal...and has decided that this kind of shit is what he's getting paid the big bucks to say.

Even worse is seeing him say it, as if he's absolutely tickled to be doing it, downright amusing himself with his own impish audacity.

This isn't impish audacity. It's lower-than-ant-turds bullshit from a man whose attitude toward women seems to be that they don't need brains, they just need to be able to suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.

It's way past time for him to get better than the Don Imus treatment. (Imus, after all, is back on the air.)
ed. typo

[SmileyRose]

17. Good luck with that.

Lumpies sponsors like it when he spews to the point that boycotting or complaining gets them all lathered up.

IMHO the best way to get Lumpie off the air is the ignore button. Even if just the liberals quit listening or posting or talking about the pusbag I'm guess his listenership would tank by 30% easy.

[YvonneCa]

19. It's not even just his attitude toward...

..women. Is he HUMAN? Elizabeth is fighting cancer. She has kids. This behavior is monstrous.

[LSparkle]

13. THANK YOU KEITH! That Gasbag deserves that ... TIMES TEN

Elizabeth did NOTHING WRONG in this scandal -- only a
misogynist like Golfsag Flabbo would DARE take a
potshot at her in the midst of this tragedy.

[SoCalDem]

14. Rush has a free-ride and he knows it.. Short of grilling his boss and eating him on air

he will stay put.. They gave him a vote of confidence when they gave him that gazillion dollar contract..

They like the guy and will keep him..rightwingers are just like that..

The more outrageous he gets, the more people talk about him and call in ... only makes him MORE profitable to his stations..

[Raster]

15. I cannot wait until Flush Limpballs is caught tryin to pick up some 12 year old...

in a McDonald's bathroom after buying drugs from the 12 year olds drug dealing parent.

Anybody heard the rumor that Flush is a drug-addicted pedophile?

[bullwinkle428]

24. You know his most ardent supporters will have an excuse for him!

[spanone]

20. that piece he showed of limbaugh was utterly disgusting....he's lower than a fucking pig

[Muttocracy]

22. I was watching off the MSNBC website and had to fast-forward it to Keith

I couldn't handle Rush for more than a few seconds. Ugh.

[bullwinkle428]

23. This piece of shit gets HONORED at White House dinners,

as well as in the halls of Congress!! What kind of country have we turned into?

[BrklynLiberal]

25. He was really superb tonght.

[tex-wyo-dem]

28. Keith rocks!

but pigboy will seemingly always have his loyal swine who grunt and squeel approval at every outrageous thing he says. He provides them with the slop they need to justify their sick, distorted, sad way of looking at the world. They are nothing more than empty-headed suckers of the worst kind.

Idiot, weak-minded, authoritarian-craving followers like Dittoheads are the reason such things as nazi Germany were even able to exist at all.