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Defending Limbaugh, Buchanan says "this is blacklisting," which "liberals used to condemn"

October 15, 2009 6:51 pm ET

From the October 15 edition of Hardball:

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Buchanan also stated: "He was wrong about McNabb.  McNabb had a great season that year.  So he made a wrong statement."

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    • Author by jonesjax2374 (October 15, 2009 6:52 pm ET)
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      What about his sexism? How would you like to be referred to as an INFODICK, Pat?
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      • Author by mari2jj2970 (October 15, 2009 9:50 pm ET)
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        Not to worry. Some of us Republicans are totally embarrassed about this guy and his obvious racism. I have stopped listening to Limbaugh because even though a life long Republican, I cannot tolerate his hateful remarks and his racist chatter. The worst thing about Limbaugh though, is that he lies. He says stuff and it is part of a record he has made, it can be played back to him, but he still lies. Poor thing may not even know the difference between the truth and a lie.
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    • Author by all your eyes (October 15, 2009 7:22 pm ET)
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      Disgusting? How about equating health care reform to reparations?

      Rush Limbaugh makes his living using (sometimes) coded racial language to poison the political discourse in America.

      Football over Thanksgiving dinner is one thing. Race-baiting political speech is another.
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    • Author by Byte Man (October 15, 2009 7:27 pm ET)
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      This proves why Buchanan is no longer in Congress. He can't tell the difference between discussing race and racism. Not suprising, considering he championed the idea for an electric fence along the US/Mexican border.

      Wonder what the Beckerheads will say about this one, though.
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      • Author by John Paradox (October 16, 2009 1:50 am ET)
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        Um, I don't believe he was ever in Congress, he was a speechwriter and ran for President.
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        • Author by Byte Man (October 16, 2009 3:03 pm ET)
             
          Sorry, I was thinking about Rick Santorum and IM'ing a buddy while posting this. However, he DID work in the White House, and not just as a speech writer, but as White House Communications Director under Reagan. Any way you look at it, he ain't in politics no more in any way that matters, and even sometimes shows that he's so far Right, he makes WorldNetDaily look Liberal!
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    • Author by bintx (October 15, 2009 7:30 pm ET)
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      What does people . . . right and left and in between . . . speaking out against racist speech have to do with "blacklisting"? The people who first started speaking out regarding opposition to Rush's purchase of the Rams were members of the owner's association, football coaches and players. I don't think many people in the general public cared much . . . This is just stupid.

      Rush's racist mouth got him kicked out of the running. Buchanan is a racist bigot himself. Kind of ironic that he's the one supporting Rush.
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      • Author by jonesjax2374 (October 15, 2009 7:43 pm ET)
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        Call me AGE-IST- but Buchanon is too old to be on television in this crazy world where women and minorities are no longer slaves to white men. Please report to Carousel immediately.
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      • Author by snoopy (October 15, 2009 8:51 pm ET)
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        I find it extremely funny that the NFL used Rush's exact words against him in the exact same way Beck and all used exaggerations and flat out lies against members of the Obama administration.

        Live by the sword, die by the sword...
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        • Author by pam95650 (October 15, 2009 10:03 pm ET)
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          In the words of Rev. Wright: Limbaugh's chickens are coming home to roost.
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    • Author by mjh (October 15, 2009 8:07 pm ET)
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      Defending Limbaugh, Buchanan says "this is blacklisting," which "liberals used to condemn"


      No, no, no, Patrick . . .

      Liberals "used to" {and still do, BTW} condemn blacklisting in public places {restaurants, schools, public transportation, etc.} on the basis of race, gender, etc., as sanctioned/allowed by the government.

      The NFL -- specifically NFL owners, and, more specifically, those who aspire to NFL ownership -- are a private club, not a public place . . . thus, they are free to include/exclude whomever they wish . . .




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      • Author by ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© (October 15, 2009 9:30 pm ET)
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        To be more specific, blacklisting referred to people accused of being communists being denied work, especially in Hollywood.

        Maybe Pat Buchanan, noted humanitarian, just wishes for a more accurate word to describe poor Rush's plight.

        How about lyinguglybigotlisting?
        ~
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    • Author by magnolialover (October 15, 2009 9:17 pm ET)
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      Rush is so "blacklisted" that he still has his own radio show which pays him millions of dollars per year, gets published regularly (despite his vast lack of knowledge about, well, everything) in op-eds around the country, appears on national TV shows even though he rails against the MSM (which he's a part of, and then uses to further his derogatory rhetoric), and Pat, you claim that he's blacklisted? You've lost your mind old man.

      Folks who were ACTUALLY blacklisted, lost jobs, lost family, and couldn't ever work in the business from which they were blacklisted from ever again. Since none of these things has happened to Limbaugh, he's far from being blacklisted.

      He doesn't get to co-own an NFL team because they don't want him there, it's called the FREE MARKET of owning an NFL team dunce. Just because someone has the money to buy part of an NFL team, doesn't mean they get to actually do it.
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      • Author by christopher howard (October 15, 2009 10:16 pm ET)
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        "Rush is so "blacklisted" that he still has his own radio show which pays him millions of dollars per year..."

        Exactly what I was thinking. Anyone who had even a passing familiarity with real blacklisting would recognize the ridiculousness of Buchanan's statement.
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    • Author by skiploader1111 (October 16, 2009 10:14 am ET)
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      They just don't get it. Nobody is taking away any of Rush Limbuagh's rights of any kind. Not the government, not the public, not anybody. Nobody in America has the right to force a seller to sell you ANYTHING. A seller has the right to deny any sale at any time, for any reason, even for no reason. The present owners of the St. Louis Rems have the right to deny the sale if they don't like his tie. Even an idiot knows that just making an insensitive and, God forbid, a racist comment may cause a business deal to fall through.
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    • Author by kydem09 (October 16, 2009 10:20 am ET)
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      Face it, the left smelled blood in the water and went in for the kill because of political differences they have with Limbaugh.
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      • Author by jwcoop715110 (October 16, 2009 11:49 am ET)
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        Face it, the people with more skin in the game than flush dropped his sorry butt from the bid because they feared he was doing more harm than good to their potential bid being accepted.

        I hate to confuse ya with the facts, sport, but under the terms of the bid, Flush was never going to be anything more than a minority partner with no say in the day-to-day running of the team if the bid he was associated with was accepted in the first place.

        He was never gonna be allowed to pull a shrub and turn a minority share into managing partner material under any circumstances. Those days are gone forever, sport, ya best just let 'em go.

        It's a competititve bidding process. His partners decided he made them less competitive and put his sorry butt on waivers.

        Welcome to the NFL and the world of free enterprise. Thanks for playing. We have some lovely parting gifts for your sorry butt.

        Reality. Look into it.
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    • Author by shaggles (October 16, 2009 11:21 am ET)
         
      It is nothing like black listing. Limbaugh was rejected by a private group for his offensive comments and behavior. He was not "black listed" for his political views or affiliations as were the victims of McCarthyism.
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