Rush Limbaugh Defends NASCAR Fans' Booing of Michelle Obama, Calls First Lady "Uppity"
by Free Britney at .Rush Limbaugh does not like Barack and Michelle Obama, particularly their desire to lower carbon emissions and the First Lady's crusade against obesity (that hits too close to home, clearly, for the radio pundit). Which is fine, he's entitled to an opinion.
Sometimes his points are clouded by obvious hatred and racism, however.
After Sunday's NASCAR race at which Michelle Obama and Jill Biden were booed, Limbaugh defended the fans who did so, while calling the First Lady "uppity" ...
Rush's argument was, by and large, legitimate and directed at media figures outraged and confused by the booing: It's not a crowd predisposed to like Obama anyway, he's at 44% approval, and people go to sporting events to escape politics.
Fair enough. But then he went overboard bashing the First Lady, who he terms "Moo-Chelle" and tears a new one for (gasp) using a private jet:
"I'll tell you something else," he said. "We don't like paying millions for Obama's vacations. A NASCAR crowd doesn't quite understand why, when the husband and the wife are going the same place, the first lady has to take her own Boeing 757 with family and kids and hangers-on four hours earlier than her husband, who will be on his 747.""NASCAR people understand that's a little bit of a waste. They understand it is a little bit of uppity-ism. First ladies have not been known to hop their own 757s four hours ahead of their husband when they're going the same place."
The L.A. Times defines "uppity" as self-important or arrogant, historically to describe "blacks whom white people perceived as trying to rise above their station in life."
Just saying. Not the greatest word choice.
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Every time a black,Mexican or other then color of white is brought up on anything that other's (mainly white's) don't agree with,it's racist!!! I've had about ENOUGH!I will be dam of I bow down to any man(or woman),or race! People like you would rewrite the constitution or even more the bill of rights to fit your needs and wants,(which suck wind 99% of the time).You take a look at what the Democrat or liberals have said about Rush,Fat stupid,born with a silver spoon in his mouth,RACIST!It's time someone told you that the Democrat party is laughing behind YOUR back!.I just wish you would get a little education under your belt other then watching a 30 second commercial of lies from the people that truly hate you.
I remember when Bush and Cheney were booed practically everywhere they went. =) Now THAT was classy.
There's a book a lot of people claim to read. It suggests one should live their life "loving their neighbor as themselves" and "doing unto others as ye would do unto yourself".....If this would be adhered to be all these self centered, money hungry, ratings seeking "experts", there might be more light (and love!) than heat emanating into the atmosphere. America needs quality, patient people with love not hate as their fulcrum in life. No matter what your belief or background solving problems can and must be done. Now!
As someone who not to long ago to listen To Rush and his co revisionist who want ro return to The Dwight D Eisenhower happy days when blacks and other minorities were repressed and invisible. I see that they can not get over the White House being occupied by a Black family. Well I say get over Obamas election was the best thing to happen to human relations in America since JFk and his family occupied with their Irish catholic if I recall they were worried about the Pope running the President. Lets not forget that Obama is half white and raised by white people who loved his white grandma and she loved him be christ like this season and love your fellow man,
When I was a kid, the KKK use to ride through my neighborhood. Usually not saying to much of anything, outside of telling the kids to get in the house. Never once did I hear them spew the vicious venom of pure hatred for another human being, like that that comes from rush and hannity's mouth. What they (did) at night in the dark was a different story. I believe rush is blatantly jealous of Barack Obama. Sometime I wonder if he is the Grand Master of the KKK. hannity claims to be a christian! What church does he belong to, and what is his pastor saying about all this? No need to wonder where your kids get bullying from, look at the adults! If the kids are held responsible so should the adults be.