Obama Laughs as Comedian Calls Limbaugh the "20th Hijacker" and Wishes His "Kidneys Fail" - Video 5/9/09
Here is unbelievable and disgraceful video of Wanda Sykes - a woman who is supposed to be a comedian - savaging Rush Limbaugh at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night as President Obama looked on and laughed. Here is what he found so funny:
1. She accuses Limbaugh of perhaps being the "20th hijacker who missed his flight because he was strung out on Oxycontin" simply because he does not want Obama's policies of socialism to succeed. Obama laughed as she made the pathetic comments.
2. She also said she hopes Limbaugh's "kidneys fail" since he does not want Obama to succeed. Again, Obama found it delightful.
Barack Obama should have stood up and walked to podium and rebuked Sykes for these remarks. He should have made it clear that he does not consider those who dissent from him politically to be terrorists. He should have also said he does not wish death on people, like Limbaugh, who oppose his policies.
What if any conservative, like Limbaugh, had wished kidney failure on the President? There is no place for any such comments, and certainly not with the tacit approval of a laughing President of the United States.
44 comments:
Unbelievable, but hopefully another nail in the one born in Hawaii.
I guess Sue didn't want to talk about Wanda and Barack.
Sue's comment may be the best comment I've ever seen in a blog. I've copied it and put it in my blog. This is just another instance of conservatives showing a total lack of morality. They claim Christianity, but everyone knows Jesus wouldn't have anything to do with them. The only standard they have is the double standard. They truly are evil, but that's the world we live in.
I removed Sue's comment because she gave no citations to support the contention that Rush Limbaugh said all the things she listed there. I listen to Rush regularly, and do not believe he has ever said several of the worst things she listed. I'm not saying Sue has not seen it written somewhere that he said those things, but that does not mean what she has read is true. There is no way he said that James Earl Ray deserves a medal. That quote is disputed, according to Wikipedia. The author who says Limbaugh made such a comment did not list the air date when he supposedly said it.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh
Gosh,
Your faux outrage is impressive. I am sure that you held the same standard when the junkie said he hoped Brack Obama failed, right?
Brian, how convenient that you removed Sue's comment before we could actually check for ourselves.
Wonder how long this one will stay?
Any political sycophant, especially the right wingers are nut cases.
"Republicanism is revealing itself as a personality disorder, not so much an ideology." - Naomi Klein, on Real Time with Bill Maher. I love it!
Wow - GOP bloggers DO exist.
Now how about answering the charge that Limbaugh wants America to fail?
That man would vote for two planks of wood if they had "Property of the Republican Party" stamped on them.
Rush Limbaugh NEVER said he wants American to fail. He believes that Obama's socialist policies will CAUSE America to fail. Therefore, he wants Obama to fail in his attempt to implement those socialist policies.
You radical Leftists need to get one thing clear:
Barack Obama does not equal America!
America was here long before Obama's name was ever known, and it will be here long after his policies have been shown to be the abject failures they are destined to be.
To equate Rush Limbaugh wanting Obama's policies to fail with someone wishing death on Rush Limbaugh is ridiculous, and shows just how radical the Left is in America today.
My outrage over Sykes comments and our President sitting there laughing at her wishing kidney failure on a man just for opposing Obama's policies, is not "faux." It is genuine.
I wonder how you Leftists would have responded if George W. Bush had laughed as heartily at a comedian wishing death on a prominent Leftist?
If Obama's policies fail (and they likely will) then America could fail.
I am no Obama fan, but I see Rush for the idiotic zealot leading nincompoop he is.
I also see that you fall right in line like a good little Rush Soldier intent on continuing the foolish right/left paradigm.
Brian, is it ok that Rush is an Oxycontin addict? Is that what you desire in your leadership?
Rush Limbaugh's views have nothing to do with him having had a problem with Prescription Drug Addiction. Barack Obama is a Nicotine Addict, but that has nothing to do with his views either.
You all will still not deal with the subject of this post. It was unacceptable for a President of the United States to give his approval to comments wishing the death of a political opponent of his. It would be just as unacceptable if a conservative did the same thing. Why can't you just admit the comments were in poor taste, and Obama's laughing approval of the comments was in poor taste too.
The comments were in poor taste.
Now: Is being an Oxycontin Addict and the leader of the Republican Party ok with you?
Somehow I am convinced that you will, again, avoid that question (just like a good little Rushite would). But the silence is deafening and the hypocrisy is blatantly foolish and shows your adherence to Party, moreso than what is right and honorable for America.
This is the reason your entire idiotic right-wing sycophantic movement is falling apart all around you and you are clutching your pearls so desperately.
I am no Obama follower and didn't vote for him, so don't accuse me of political hackery (as you are so obviously ready to employ).
The thing about the right that I disdain more than anything else is the lying hypocrisy that permeates your ranks.
And yes, your "ranks" are rank.
To Beulahman...
Is being a Cocaine user and the leader of the Democratic party ok with you?
BuelahMan,
Of course it is not OK to be an addict of any kind. It is destructive to the health of the individual and to society.
But you seem to think that Limbaugh's past addiction (for which he went to rehab, counseling, etc.) negates everything he says today about the policies of Barack Obama. It simply does not.
Limbaugh is not the leader of the Republican Party. He is one of the leading conservative voices in America. You don't have to like him. But that does not mean that the essential truth of his criticisms of Obama policy are wrong.
You must have some problems with Obama policy if you did not vote for him. But that does not make you evil anymore than it makes Rush Limbaugh evil. He did not vote for Obama either.
No. It is NOT ok for any drug user to be a president (including Herr Bush).
Now will one of you Rush water carriers answer the question or are you all so politically brainwashed that avoiding the damned question is your only resort?
As I said, I didn't vote for Obama, so I am not defending a thing he or any other politician has ever done.
It is YOU people defending Rush that are the glowing hypocrites.
With every sleight of hand move you try, you prove my point.
Now, for goodness sakes, is it ok for a Oxycontin addict to be the reTHUGlican leader or not?
Nevermind, I know your "non-answer" already.
It speaks VERY LOUDLY.
This is why you have no credibility. Your ignorance keeps you from understanding this very simple concept.
After 8 years of absolute corruption, torture, cheap name calling, and to let the thoughtless banks, Rush and other degrade this country into the ground, they if they are so called christians apologize to the American people and work to improve this country. Not continue to drive it into the dirt. Rush hasn't work for word said he want this country to fail, but there is enough statements, and assumptions to support his failing attitude. Rush suffers from drug abuse hangover, and should be flipping burgers somewhere, if the GOP loves America, like it pretends to.
Beahla man...or whatever.
Hehe....
your posts read like bad poetry....Before you give yourself an cerebral hemorrhage while you do your best to sound intelligent and condescending at the same time....let me try to decipher your adolescent ranting to find what your question is and more importantly...what your point may be.
I believe your question is "is it ok for a drug addict to lead the Republican party?" The answer of course is "no". Now....with that said, your implying rush is an addict of some kind right now. You and I both know that is not the case....furthermore, the only people calling him the leader of the GOP are cool-aid drinking idiots like you. :)
Brian,
We cross posted, sorry.
What are the "essential truths" that Rush propels?
Can you name them?
As I said, the hypocrisy for you right-wing zealots is over the top. Amazingly so.
And yes, Rush is the leader of the republican Party. It is evident by the kowtowing that the republican "leaders" in the House and Senate are conducting on a regular basis. It is obvious in the attacks against those (even in the republican party) when they say something against Rush.
Rush isn't elected, but he sure as hell controls what is being done. he does so by influencing the remnants of the right wing peanut gallery and forcing primaries. But this will be the end of the Party that you are defending.
Mark my words on this one. The Faux Two Party System is melding into one and the republicans are being left to waste away into meaninglessness.
Do you know any addicts in real life? I do. And the demeanor is basically the same as Rush's (especially the intro video of Rush where he is "rushing", rubbing the dust from his nose and jumping up and down as if he just got a "bump").
He may not be an addict anymore, but he still has all the characteristics.
Nevertheless, you defend him and have posters here attacking the POTUS.
In the hierarchy of things, who should be treated with more respect?
Rush or Obama?
Think slowly on that one.
this is entertaining...
He says "think slowly on this one" after knocking out pages of mindless posts in the last hour....pot meet kettle.
Just reading through your last post beaulah man...I'm making the assumption that you have a tin foiled hat on to keep the feds from listening to your thoughts. Basically everything you said is hearsay and opinion to support your argument that Rush is the GOP leader and display the characteristics of an addict.
So here's a fact for you kiddo......your silver-tongued writing style is not persuading anybody who doesn't already agree with you to start agreeing with you.
So you can keep wasting your time here while entertaining me with your crackpot rants, or you can go back to the daily KOS and do your group hugs while or national leadership continue to sail this ship in circles.
Anonypuss (or whatever),
Maybe you should speak to Mike Pence or Newter Gringorich about their sucking up to the man. Or the many right-wing blogs that keep pronouncing it.
The very fact that you people are defending the idiot shows the world your inane idiocy.
Hows the fact that he calls out the republican Party leadership and they come back apologizing for speaking out against his bogus rhetoric?
Steele says, "I'm sorry, Rush." (After calling him an entertainer)
Newt apologizes.
Then Rush says that Obama will give Gordon Brown "anal poisoning". Yes, your feigned outrage for the horrible Barack Obama is commendable.
I am sorry that my superior intellect is troubling you, Anon. I'm sure this is a daily struggle for you.
Anony"puss" WHOOEEEE>>!!!!!!! ..damn cant get that type of wit anywhere else but here.
Hehehe...Thats awsome. "Anonypuss"
Wow. See...it's almost spelled like "anonymous" but when you look close....it actually says "AnonyPUSS" to deftly take the form of an insult. Like when a 8 year old kid calls you "poopy head"
Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome the witty..intelligent "Bualaman" to the exlcusive and couragouse ranks of the board warriors. While he is here..he will be representing anything MSNBC says is true while fooling us all into thinking hes not an obamidiot.
Anonypuss is a REAL Man.
Glad for you, Brian, that you have this type of clueless, uneducated idiot on "your" side.
lol
Keep'em coming, brilliant one.
BuelahMan,
I'm glad he's here too! He is really quite witty.
It is clear you are not the neutral observer you first painted yourself to be, saying you did not vote for Obama. Your rhetoric is way too hateful toward Limbaugh and George W. Bush for that to be true. Just who did you vote for if you did not vote for Obama?
I am confident this blogger commented so eloquently and vociferously about former President Bush's comments/skit on WMD's. That is, and I am paraphrasing Bush: where are those WMD'S. Nope those WMD's are not under here.
Evidence for my comment regarding Bush's hilarious missing WMD jokes can be found here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3570845.stm
Anonymous,
How is the Bush skit comparable to Obama laughing at someone hoping Rush Limbaugh suffers kidney failure?
This is the worst comment thread ever. I'm so bored I read it anyway and now I want to go drink something to flush my kidneys. (No pun intended.)
It was a joke, just like the joke that idiot told about how a serviceman would shoot Pelosi given the chance. People overreacted then, too. Sykes will apologize, you'll wet your pants about how Obama should have rebuked her and scream more about things you'll always scream about because you hate his guts, and no one else who didn't vote for him already will care. Poll numbers won't slump, constituents won't be lost, and you will get more and more angry over the next 4 years. Get over it. Or don't. No one cares if you don't.
I'm laughing and I didn't even listen...
Suck it you right wing tools.
I remember Rush's comments after Jerry Garcia died: "What we have here folks is just another dead druggie." No doubt said while Oxycotin was soaking his brain. I have no sympathy for that fat pig drug addict. I look forward to the day I hear that he's relapsed and dead from an overdose.
Those of you defending the comments of Wanda Sykes about Rush Limbaugh and President Obama for laughing at them are showing yourselves to be people without conscience.
The above commenter said:
"I look forward to the day I hear that he's relapsed and dead from an overdose."
How can any person say that about any other person? You are probably the same people who say Republicans are uncaring and heartless. Yet, you display a heart of stone and no conscience at all to be able to make such a statement.
Remember, 46% of us voted against Obama last year. It will only take a 4% swing to change things in 2012. More people are paying attention to this pathetic behavior than you may think.
Waaaah, Waaaaah. Republicans are such whiny babies. They can dish out plenty of hate but can't take it. Aren't you supposed to be the "tough" party. Well, man-up, and STFU. Why are fewer and fewer people identifying as Republican? Because all that's left of the party is hate and hypocrisy.
BrianinMO,
How was then President Bush's hilarious comments regarding missing WMD's comparable to Obama laughing at what was said about Rush by a professional comedian? Let me take a crack at it.
Citing biological weapons (ie., WMD's), Bush invaded a sovereign country, Iraq, which posed no imminent threat to the US (See Scott Ritter's July 20th 2002 Boston Globe article and http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/06/iraq.wmd.report/). This war has resulted in the deaths of over four thousand US service men and women(http://icasualties.org/Iraq/BY_DOD.aspx). At the time of Bush's WMD joshing, 500 service men and women had already been killed (link was provided in my original post). Despite such:
"'...pictured Mr Bush looking under a piece of furniture in the Oval Office, at which the president remarked: "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be here somewhere.'"
"'After another one, showing him scouring the corner of a room, Mr Bush said: "No, no weapons over there," he said.'"
"'And as a third picture, this time showing him leaning over, appeared on the screen the president was heard to say: "Maybe under here?"'"
Obama did not personally joke about Rush's drug addiction and his kidney failure. A professional comedian did, and yes Obama appeared to laughing and smiling at the comment. With that said, then president Bush personally made WMD jokes at time 500 US service persons had already been killed. Note that I personally did not find the kidney failure joke funny.
BrianinMO, I guess you are correct. President Obama's laughing and smiling at a comedy routine performed by a profesional comedian is not comparable to then president bush personally joking about missing WMD's. For that I apologize.
Now I have a question for you. Keeping my original post as the context, and considering there were 500 US service person deaths at the time, will you post, if available, your response to then president bush's missing WMD's jokes? Thanks.
President Bush did not make a joke expressing the desire for someone to die. That's what happened the other night. Obama did laugh about it, and revealed a lot about his character. But, I forgot, character does not seem to matter anymore - at least to 53% of the nation. We'll see if it stays that way.
BraininMO, you provide no facts, or at the very least links, to support many of your claims, and the structure of your argument is quite interesting.
First, you rightfully point out that "President Bush did not make a joke expressing the desire for someone to die." It is true and there is evidence to support your claim that such as the video of the former president joking about the missing WMD's. Valid point, though your reply was devoid of citation or a the least a link, but neither did Obama. Qhy don't you upload Bush's joshing about WMD's that I referenced earlier? Your readers and viewers can then decide for themselves which president, if either, displays more or less "character."
Second, regarding "character", is taking a country to war on the rationale of "WMD's" and then joking about the lack thereof while at the time 500 service persons have already died consistent with a person of high moral "character"?
Lastly, your 53% claim. Please provide supporting evidence for your claim?
And by the way, would you be so kind to answer my earlier question regarding your response to then president bush's missing WMD's jokes? Thanks a bunch.
Rush Limbaugh's buffoonish asshole act brings this all on himself.
Further proof that a conservative wouldn't know comedy if it tickled his or her feet.
The White House itself is distancing itself from this "comedy," knowing that it is toxic.
As to the Iraq War, I'm not getting into the whole WMD thing with you because we were justified to take out Saddam Hussein WITHOUT the WMD basis. Everyone thought he had WMD's, because he consistently violated UN Resolutions regarding inspections, etc. He also violated the no-fly zone time and time again, which put us on valid grounds to take him out. George W. Bush believed he had WMD's, and it would have been morally wrong for him not to act if he believe Saddam was a threat to the United States. His links to terrorist groups made the threat seem very real, and if we had not invaded Iraq, Saddam would have undoubtedly sought to obtain Nuclear Weapons, just as he had in the past.
But no one will ever convince you leftist peaceniks that war was justified in Iraq. Your opposition to the war was just a vehicle to destroy George W. Bush and elect your own leftist as president. In that, you have succeeded, to the future suffering of generations of Americans. Congratulations.
Correct me if Im wrong, but didnt Limbaugh casually support those calling 'death to obama' during the Sarah Palin rallys not too long ago?
Oh Republicans, how soon you forget. Good luck in '12 and '16...massively popular president and the most unpopular political party since the democrats during Reagan. Maybe youll win in 2020...if your part lasts that long and does not become the 'new anglo christian conservative party'.
BrianinMO: I've got to say, it is people like you that made me leave the Republican party in '04 to become an Independent. I didn't vote Obama, but thank the good Lord people like you are all that's left in the shell it's become; you'll NEVER get back in power. A third party has a better shot than your party does with the garbage your spewing.
I feel like you are either trying to manipulate people or you are actually manipulated yourself to respond with this garbage comment. In the words of Tom Cruise: 'You're glib'. Anonymous has laid out tough questions and your answer was, "I'm not getting into the whole WMD thing"? "We were justified to take out Saddam..." because he "would have undoubtedly sought to obtain Nuclear Weapons, just as he had in the past."?
Really? That's your response? I don't think you know what's actually going on.
I think you should stop posting, honestly, because there are some intelligent conservative voices in this thread and your drowning them out with superfluous arguments.
If you do decide to continue posting, for amusement, can you please explain why we can invade Iraq but we don't invade North Korea, who likely has a nu-cu-lar weapon? Also, why didn't we do jackshit in Darfur in spite of the fact that MILLIONS were dying on GW's watch?
I have an idea: cause we don't give a shit about any country that doesn't have oil/money. As a libertarian I've got to say, I like that kind of evil; evil with a monetary cause. Don't blow smoke up my ass about your evil - give it to me straight up. And if you think it's for any other reason, then you, sir, are a lost.
Willy Beamin's recent post succinctly points out BrianinMO's intellectual limitations. Notably, "I feel like you are either trying to manipulate people or you are actually manipulated yourself to respond with this garbage comment." One aspect that Willy omitted was BrianinMO's first "paragraph": "The White House itself is distancing itself from this "comedy," knowing that it is toxic." What is the relevance or purpose of this statement? BrianinMO seems to simply throw out clever sentences and simply transitions to ad hominem attacks.
Notice how BrianinMO was unable or unwilling to provide any evidence supporting his claims nor did he answer my initial question regarding his response to Bush's missing WMD comments. His responses and counter arguments are embarrassing. He again provides not one ounce of evidence supporting his claims and implies that I am a "leftist" peacenik; i am actually an independent and if BrianinMO had any integrity as a blogger or adult he would have simply asked me to identify my political affiliation. Instead of providing any evidence, he resorts some impressive name calling "leftist peaceniks" and fear mongering "to the future suffering of generations of Americans. Congratulations". BrianinMO's responses suggest that he is simply repeating "information" he has heard from others and appears to suggest that he has no independence of thought for if he did he would answer my questions and respond accordingly as i have. Keep up the impressive counterarguments BrianinMO.
The subject of the post was the fact that what Wanda Sykes said at that dinner was repugnant, and President Obama's going along with it was wrong. All of your blustering and blowing about other subjects does not change that fact.
Thank you.
Of all the miles of crap, and attempted condescension from these glassy-eye liberal clowns....they still cant address the subject at hand.
Question: Is it ok for Obama to laugh when a washed up comedian says she would like to see a GOP pundit die of kidney failure?
Liberal answer: Cheney!!!!!....Iraq bad!!!! Bush Lied!!!! Rush Drug addict!!!!!
Question: Is it ok for Obama to laugh when a washed up comedian says she would like to see a GOP pundit die of kidney failure?
Libral Answer: Your stupid!!!!!....WMD!!!!!Your not open minded or tolerant but I am!!!!!! I’m smarter then you !!!
Also ..to the Anonymous poster above BrianMO's last post ....you attack BrianMO for personal insults and making unfounded claims based off opinion or Hearsay....how bout you take a look at Beulahmans mountain of steaming dung with your "open mind" and let us know how you feel about his personal attacks and unfounded crap he states as factual.
Again, more ad hominem attacks, which is telling (and I will discuss this below), and no evidence to support any claims (no citations or links) of the "Beulahmans mountain of steaming dung with your "open mind" and let us know how you feel about his personal attacks and unfounded crap he states as factual." What crap? Simply telling me there is disinformation does not really help your argument. Actually it hurts your argument as you provide zero supporting evidence. Thank you for the illustration.
The question at hand is not as simple as the two previous comments suggest it is. While it is legitimate to discuss the appropriateness of a president laughing at Rush drug addict and kidney failure jokes, ostensibly fake indignation toward Obama laughing at a professional comedian undercuts all credibility of those that vociferously attack Obama (this is further discussed below). My, and possibly others, confidence in terms of the accuracy and legitimacy of the "original" post would be increased if BrianinMO would simply provide his critique of Bush's missing WMD's. A reasonable analysis of his original post could then ensue. Should BrianinMO apply comparable standards to both Bush and Obama, his argument should be considered as reasonable as evidence guides his position, not political hackery.
By refusing to answer a very simple request, submit the post regarding Bush and his missing WMD, proves the author of the argument, and his supporters, has zero credibility and should not be taken seriously as he presents nothing but opinion (This is akin to simply asking a high schooler what they think about X, repeat the opinion on X, and then pronounce that X is true or factual). If the Bush missing WMD post was submitted, readers such as myself could evaluate the logic of the argument and compare BrianinMO's current arguement again Obama, which is reasonable and legitamate.
The point that I have tried to illuminate, and have done so successfully as evidenced by the ad hominem attacks by particular responders is that people without facts or evidence rely solely or personal attacks. This is similar to a stumping a 3rd grader in class with a vocabulary question and s/he informs me that my mother wears combat boots. A person confident in his/her argument A person with a strong argument does not need to name call. S/he relies on the evidence of his or her argument. Another wonderful point, factually (actual evidence not opinions) the comedian did not wish death on Rush. She stated that she wished or hoped his kidney failed. There is a significant difference. One can live with kidney failure. All I ask is to be honest and fair and provide evidence for your claims.
Wah, wah. The Libruls are being mean to us. Wah... How can anyone take you seriously when all you do is complain?
I check this Freedom's Blog occasionally however, it's still dominated by right wing loonies.
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