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Rush Limbaugh Very Sorry That Obama Reminds Him Of A Monkey

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I DON'T SEE IT George
After a caller yesterday amused radio host Rush Limbaugh with a comparison between Senator Barack Obama and beloved icon of children's literature Curious George, the radio host returned from a break and immediately apologized—no doubt at the behest of frantic staffers who somehow realized that noting a resemblance between an African-American man and a monkey might even be too racist for Rush Limbaugh's show. Limbaugh swore that he had never heard of the Curious George character ("I never heard of Curious George until that caller. I don't care how old Curious George is. I never heard of Curious George. I had no idea what she was talking about. Now they tell me Curious George is a monkey. ") and blamed his laughter at a joke involving someone he claims to have never heard of on the fact that he was "sick," presumably with that bigot flu that's going around. [Politico]

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One word: Chimperor.

Posted by: Simon Scowl on March 4, 2008 1:07 PM

Where does it say Limbaugh said Obama reminds him of a monkey? It doesn't. This is a wild stretch and you know it.

Posted by: ucster on March 4, 2008 1:59 PM

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Posted by: budtheman on March 4, 2008 3:26 PM

Whatfreakingever. George W. is compared to a monkey on a daily basis. It has absolutely nothing to do with Obama's color. People are too freaking sensitive in this country.

Posted by: Wiggin on March 4, 2008 4:46 PM

Rush didn't say it, a caller did. I heard it live. Check your facts, you idiot.

Posted by: asdfghjkl on March 4, 2008 9:28 PM

"Rush didn't say it, a caller did. I heard it live. Check your facts, you idiot."

Alex explicitly wrote "a caller". The point was that Limbaugh joined in with the joke, then backpedaled furiously. Check your reading comprehension, you idiot.

"George W. is compared to a monkey on a daily basis."

On which nationally syndicated radio program does this occur?

"It has absolutely nothing to do with Obama's color."

How about someone saying on the air that Rush's white skin and pointed head reminds him of a Ku Klux Klan hat? Would someone think that have anything to do with his color?

"People are too freaking sensitive in this country."

Actually, people are getting sick and tired of the right-wing noise machine in this country. So they're finally calling out the perps when they make jackasses of themselves in public.

Consider yourselves called out.

Posted by: JoeMax on March 4, 2008 9:42 PM

Read the headline, JoeMax. "Rush Limbaugh Very Sorry That Obama Reminds Him Of A Monkey". Limbaugh didn't say that, so where did Alex come up with it? Call me out, jerkoff? You're an idiot.

Posted by: ucster on March 5, 2008 7:04 PM


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