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Wallace ignores Limbaugh's history of racially charged rhetoric while listening to his NFL conspiracy theories

November 01, 2009 12:38 pm ET

From the November 1 broadcast of Fox Broadcasting's Fox News Sunday:

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Limbaugh's "colorblind" history of racially charged comments

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    • Author by DAWUSS (November 01, 2009 12:50 pm ET)
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      DeMaurice Smith is Obama, Bill Ayers is Obama, Jeremiah Wright is Obama, George Soros is Obama... Who else is Obama, Rush?
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      • Author by soze169880 (November 01, 2009 2:41 pm ET)
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        Keyser Soze?
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      • Author by Alone in Texas (November 01, 2009 8:36 pm ET)
           
        Che guevarra?
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      • Author by Sharpe (November 02, 2009 2:05 am ET)
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        Any fascist or communist dictator over the last few centuries and all those leaders who abuse their powers over the course of human history. Any random prison inmate as well and anyone who has ever insulted Rush in any way. This is why the republican party is too afraid to take rush on. He has thin skin so if he is insulted by an unlikely source he never lets it go and its just ad nauseum attacks for weeks and months on end.
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      • Author by jcamp (November 02, 2009 2:06 am ET)
           
        Don't forget Van Jones. Why is everyone who comes in contact with Obama accorded instant evil status? He doesn't have advisers; he has “czars.” I don't recall the attacks being this bad even during the Clinton administration.
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    • Author by antihannity2009 (November 01, 2009 1:01 pm ET)
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      Don't forget Hitler and Mao!
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    • Author by marco21 (November 01, 2009 1:08 pm ET)
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      Let's check the tally now. Obama, Soros, liberals, Democrats, the Palm Beach PD and DA, the liberal media, airport security and now the NFL is all conspiring to take you down.

      It has nothing to do with your never-ending idiocy/racism/lies.

      Hey, Rush, as Artie Lange would say - Waaah!
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    • Author by Don Quixote (November 01, 2009 1:20 pm ET)
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      If you look closely, Wallace has kneepads on.
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      • Author by canaanxing9025 (November 01, 2009 1:32 pm ET)
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        Don Quixote:

        If you watch the clip of "Obama doesn't care about Afganistan", there is a long camera shot of Limbaugh, and Wallace. Watch Limbaugh's foot. You think he was trying to look up Chris's pants :?
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (November 01, 2009 1:46 pm ET)
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      Wallace ignores Limbaugh's history of racially charged rhetoric while listening to his NFL conspiracy theories

      What has Wallace not ignored is the true question.
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      • Author by eweston8542983 (November 01, 2009 2:03 pm ET)
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        There's a number of people I'd like to see interyiew Limbic. Wallace dosn't appear anywhere on this list.
        Jocksniffin syncopants at this level of the media may go over well with the dittbots. I'd like to see someone take him to task.
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        • Author by John Paradox (November 01, 2009 3:39 pm ET)
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          Imagine Limbaugh on "The Daily Show".

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          • Author by AB-001 (November 01, 2009 5:20 pm ET)
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            Remember the one and only time he was on Letterman? That ended Limbaugh's appearances on any show where the host had the guts to ask him real questions or press him on things he's said!

            I seriously wonder what the interview agreement must look like when Rush appears on any show outside of Fox News. They must have "do not ask this" list as thick as a phone book.
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          • Author by PhuckPHOX (November 02, 2009 3:12 am ET)
               
            After seeing Stewart pick Jim Cramer apart like a Thanksgiving turkey, I would absolutely LOVE to see someone like Limbaugh on that show. It will, of course, NEVER happen... but I am entirely sure Limbaugh would do one or more of the following:

            - physically assault Stewart or a member of his crew
            - walk out mid-interview
            - cry
            - start yelling
            - foam at the mouth
            - kill himself afterwards

            Overall, it would be a very entertaining interview, I think. And just imagine what a weight off of this country's shoulders it would be once Limbaugh snaps and is put away!

            A man can dream.
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      • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 2:33 pm ET)
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        What "racially charged rhetoric" if the truth hurts, nowadays if someone speaks the truth about something and others don't want it heard they call you a raciest, homophobes, Christan zealot or any other derogatory name to get you off message and defend yourself why??

        The "so called compassionate, all inclusive, diversity group" only wants their point heard so they attack verbally leaving you feel you need to defend yourself.

        If they are so "open minded and fair" about EVERYTHING why not the truth??
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        • Author by soze169880 (November 01, 2009 2:48 pm ET)
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          What "racially charged rhetoric"

          I think that's supposed to be a question...
          nowadays if someone speaks the truth about something and others don't want it heard they call you a raciest, homophobes,

          You think you're a racy homophobe? Well, we're the RACIEST HOMOPHOBES! As for the "truth", since you're too lazy to either add a question mark or click on the link, here's some blatant racism... sorry, "truth" from your god Limbaugh:
          "In Obama's America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering."
          "You can't criticize the little black man-child."
          "The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips."
          "Composite photographs of wanted criminals always resemble Jesse Jackson".
          The "so called compassionate, all inclusive, diversity group" only wants their point heard so they attack verbally leaving you feel you need to defend yourself.

          I... I don't think this is English.

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          • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 3:08 pm ET)
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            Sounds like he speaks the truth to me, does that bother you that some one says these things. They obviously seem to strike a nerve with you.

            Growing up as a kid my dad told me to never pay any one who spoke things you don't believe in, grow a thick skin and carry on. Stay true to yourself because only you know what the truth is and no matter how much you scream and yell you will never change anyone's mind.

            Grow up if he and all the others are so despised and hated then why are the show top rated? They would have never flourished and gone down in flames years ago.

            Oh yeah Air America is doing so well it is probably because they have no message for the average person and feel government is the answer to ALL of the problems in the world. Well i hate to burst your bubble but government is the CAUSE of most of these problems.
            They step in and try to fix something with out really knowing anything about it, well meaning as always but it never solve the problem just creates others

            How about the health care bill it was to COVER EVERYONE but they admit it will leave out 5 million people and 1900 pages for REFORM??

            More like restructuring to me what about this throw the bill out and but everyone with out health care on the politicians health plan PROBLEM SOLVED.
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            • Author by soze169880 (November 01, 2009 3:39 pm ET)
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              Well i hate to burst your bubble but government is the CAUSE of most of these problems.

              So you're in favor of legalizing gay marriage, repealing the Patriot Act, and privatizing all police and fire departments?
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            • Author by John Paradox (November 01, 2009 3:45 pm ET)
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              Growing up as a kid my dad told me to never pay any [attention to some]one who spoke [about] things you don't believe in, grow a thick skin and carry on.

              Sorry to hear that, I learned to listen to opposing viewpoints and then use logic and facts to determine if the person has anything useful to present. That allows the self-correction mechanism of such techniques as The Scientific Method to work out whether the speaker has an actual point to make, or whether they're just pulling 'information' (disinformation) out of their rectum.
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              • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 3:52 pm ET)
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                Well it sounds to me as if you are another blind follower of the sheep brigade. I listen to opposing viewpoints also but when the government says "They will insure everyone in the United States and it will cost NOTHING - NO TAX INCREASES" I don't need logic or facts my gut says it is a lie.

                The so called facts are junk science that Al Gore uses to put fuel in his Gulf Stream while you sit around and pray to him.

                If some one calls names I don't need logic or facts to know they are a idiot and a bully, but since you follow blindly you do?
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                • Author by soze169880 (November 01, 2009 4:01 pm ET)
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                  What does Al Gore have to do with ANYTHING? At ALL?
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                  • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 4:24 pm ET)
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                    Your so called "facts and logic" is the junk science Al Gore uses that you believe.

                    Just keep giving him money and time so he can fill his Gulf Stream up and fly around the country lecturing us about "global warming"
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                  • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 4:28 pm ET)
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                    As always redirect the issue talk about the Al Gore thing instead of the tax increase I stated but again he will not raise taxes on the middle class.

                    Let us see taxes on cigarettes, soda gas still goes up yet Pelsoi claimed in '05 if the democrats are elected prices will go down?? THEY WENT UP $2.35 OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS ????
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                    • Author by soze169880 (November 01, 2009 4:34 pm ET)
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                      Then don't smoke, drink soda or drive a gas-guzzler. I care exactly as much about that as you care about your countrymen who have to survive without health insurance. Your entire worldview is based on greed, pettiness and selfishness, so don't come here sobbing for sympathy.
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                      • Author by rugger69 (November 01, 2009 8:49 pm ET)
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                        I don't care if they have insurance that is not my problem and I should not be burden with the cost. My taxes go for way to many illegal aliens who waddle over the border and drop kids, or use the hospital as their primary care physician.

                        If they want health insurance join the military, make themselves valuable to a company that provides it.

                        Government has over regulated health care for years let it go back to 30 years ago were you paid for every thing make it a tax right off and insurance was for catastrophic illness only. That is too simple you want the government to control EVERYTHING well social security has 2 people working for every 5 retired how the heck will it survive- oh wait raise the rate from 7.5 percent to say 22.5 percent that would make it solvent again.

                        The government is OUT OF CONTROL taxing any and everything to pay for these programs, and you will not care until they come after you.

                        I really want to know where in the Constitution it says we will provide "FREE" health care, education, housing, food unemployment benefits for all.

                        If the government would stop taxing the pants off of us and let US make the decisions of where to school our kids, how to invest our 7.5 percent social security money- that is the biggest ponzi scheme ever
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                        • Author by pilotx (November 01, 2009 9:53 pm ET)
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                          You do have the choice of where to send your kids to school. There have been no tax increases to the middle class but if the two wars continue somebody has to pay for them. We hear so much about how we need to support the troops them put your money where your mouths are. When in the history of the planet has there been a war without a tax to pay for it? We can't have it both ways, we can't fight "tare" on the other side of the globe and not chip in a pay for it. People in this country need to grow up, stuff costs money and unlike what Reagan led us to believe it has to be paid for. No such thing as Santa.
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                        • Author by soze169880 (November 02, 2009 12:25 am ET)
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                          Wow, THAT sure didn't prove my point.
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                        • Author by bintx (November 02, 2009 8:38 am ET)
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                          You are already burdened with the cost of uninsured folks. When an uninsured person goes to the Emergency Room and is unable to afford the exorbitant costs, YOU PAY in increased healthcare and insurance costs.

                          Your arguments are completely ridiculous and false, but you will never understand that because you listen to an uneducated,racist, sexist, bigoted comedian on the radio and believe that he KNOWS what the heck he's talking about, when he doesn't. Wow!
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                • Author by John Paradox (November 01, 2009 5:14 pm ET)
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                  Sorry to hear that, I learned to listen to opposing viewpoints and then use logic and facts to determine if the person has anything useful to present. That allows the self-correction mechanism of such techniques as The Scientific Method to work out whether the speaker has an actual point to make, or whether they're just pulling 'information' (disinformation) out of their rectum.
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                  • Author by John Paradox (November 03, 2009 8:57 pm ET)
                       
                    I was wondering if rugby would reply to this, but....

                    Let's take a look at some of my 'Political Shelf' (BTW, I did not pay list price on ANY of these books)

                    Logic And Mr. Limbaugh
                    Ray Perkins, Jr.
                    Details comments from Rush Limbaugh and points out logical fallacies in his comments. Good as a general reference.
                    Rating: *****

                    The Federalist Papers
                    Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay.
                    Rating: *****

                    The Age of Reason
                    Thomas Paine
                    Rating: *****

                    We're Right, They're Wrong
                    James Carville
                    Loses points because it tends to be more 'pundit' than informational
                    Rating: ***

                    Paired: The Oh Really Factor
                    The Way Things Aren't
                    Fairness and Accuracy In Media
                    Mostly battling quotes from the two pundits, or debunking statements by them
                    Rating: ****

                    Downsize This
                    Michael Moore
                    While I liked his TVNation, the followup The Awful Truth was pretty awful.
                    Rating: ****

                    Paired:The Way Things Should Be
                    See, I Told You So
                    Rush Limbaugh
                    Generally a lot of rant, occasionally the ghostwriter must have cleared up some of the comments.
                    Rating: **

                    Set: Where I Stand
                    With No Apologies
                    Conscience of a Conservative
                    Barry Goldwater
                    Conscience was the first book, which completely changed my view of Barry from the old cliche of "Conservatives are warmongering racists who don't care about the poor or minorities or unions". The unfortunate part of this is that the Neocons have taken the cliche and turned it into reality
                    Rating: *****

                    Okay, there are others, but I haven't read them in awhile, so cannot rate them honestly.
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            • Author by jjamele2880 (November 01, 2009 8:01 pm ET)
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              "My dad told me to never pay any one who spoke things you don't believe in, grow a thick skin and carry on."

              Says everything we need to know about where you developed your level of intelligence.

              (Oh and BTW, it's pretty clear that one of the people your daddy told you not to pay attention to was your English teacher.)
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            • Author by PhuckPHOX (November 02, 2009 3:21 am ET)
                 
              "Reform", "restructuring", it's all just semantics.

              If you threw out the bill and "but everyone with out health care on the politicians health plan" that wouldn't solve anything. The people would still have to pay for it somehow. Either the people receiving the insurance would pay the insurance costs themselves, or there would be a tax increase anyway to pay for it (which wouldn't make sense, because then any old joe could drop his current plan and just get picked up for this 'free' plan).

              Besides all that nonsense, nothing about what you're saying is actually addressing the issue that the administration is trying to solve about healthcare, which is the COST of healthcare.
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            • Author by Brabantio (November 02, 2009 7:28 am ET)
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              Growing up as a kid my dad told me to never pay any one who spoke things you don't believe in, grow a thick skin and carry on. Stay true to yourself because only you know what the truth is and no matter how much you scream and yell you will never change anyone's mind.

              Grow up if he and all the others are so despised and hated then why are the show top rated? They would have never flourished and gone down in flames years ago.
              For the sake of argument, let's say that Limbaugh is an unabashed, explicit racist. His listeners, in turn, are racists. Now, if people are supposed to grow thicker skin and ignore him because they won't change anyone's mind, then how would the show go down in flames? If people don't protest, then advertisers aren't going to pay any attention, and the audience isn't going anywhere. Even if 90% of the country despised him, he could still have a huge audience.

              Please elaborate on how you think what you're saying makes any sense.
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            • Author by bintx (November 02, 2009 8:34 am ET)
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              If Rush speaks "truth to you," then that speaks VOLUMES about you and I don't think anyone would would want to read the books.

              As for ratings . . . . lots and lots of people watch Survivor, The Bachelor, etc. . . . ratings don't equal either quality or veracity.
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        • Author by jbrantow (November 01, 2009 2:48 pm ET)
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          and in your delusional teabagger world...the "truth" obviously means lies and twists on fact...huh? Did you flunk home schooling too?
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        • Author by bintx (November 02, 2009 8:30 am ET)
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          Rush Limbaugh is a racist who has ALWAYS used racially charged rhetoric, has nothing to do with the "truth."

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        • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 02, 2009 9:12 am ET)
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          What about the Dixie Chicks speaking about former Pres. Bush out of America, and what Republicans did to them? Hmmm, let's see...LOL
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    • Author by jbrantow (November 01, 2009 2:46 pm ET)
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      a soft ball interview on fox "news" by chris wallace ?......limpballs probably bribed wallace with a "legally obtained" cigarbox full of oxycontin and personal maid delivery.
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    • Author by manofmystique (November 01, 2009 6:39 pm ET)
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      The problem with TV coverage on Obama is that there are too many white pundits interviewed by white people. This interview by Chris Wallace is a prime example why so many liars and racist people go unchallenged for saying outrageous, ridiculous and unfounded things.
      I could have given a better more interesting interview than Chris Wallace. Almost everything Rush said bore out of ignorance and hate. Which means most of what Rush said was nonsense. For example: Why didn't Chris defend the President of the United States when Rush said Obama is a radical and he don't really care about the American troops fighting the war in afghaistan? And why didn't Chris ask Rush to tell the world why he would vote Palin for President?
      The President is black, why don't we see a more diverse perspective and opinions on TV? That would be fair and balance. White people will let other white people get away without really being challenged (for the most part), unlike real inteligent black people (not uncle-toms) who knows BS when they see it.
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    • Author by mcnairbo6573 (November 01, 2009 9:27 pm ET)
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      Oh, I'm sure Wallace did a lot of listening.
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    • Author by Tiredog (November 01, 2009 10:37 pm ET)
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      Sorry, Rush, it was your group that threw you under the bus. It never got to a vote of the NFL owners.

      And the quote that was publicized, what you said about Donovan McNabb? That was all over the media...quoted verbatim. I heard the statement the night you made it and was quite glad to hear that ESPN booted you off the show. Hopefully, that boot got you right in the cyst.
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    • Author by Sharpe (November 02, 2009 2:02 am ET)
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      Yea because Im sure if wallace brought it up, Limbaugh would have said he said those things. he would have said wallace was twisting his words or something like that or maybe limbaugh asked wallace not to bring up the racial stuff before the interview. I was actually surprised at some of the things that wallace brought up. It wasn't all softballs which was nice to see at least. Wallace played a lot of devil's advocate questioning not taking a side but saying that some might want to ask limbaugh those questions.
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      • Author by PhuckPHOX (November 02, 2009 3:29 am ET)
           
        That might be the way it seems, but I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you. The manner in which the questions were phrased, paired with Wallace's format (not questioning any of Limbaugh's responses, just moving to the next question on his interview sheet) did nothing but allow Rush to spew his hate and false talking points and blatant lies on another medium rather than just on his radio show. This interview did nothing but get Rush's perverted world view out there for more crazies to hear it, in my opinion.

        This is just a theory here, but my guess is that before Limbaugh does any sort of interview, the interviewer has to agree not to ask about certain things, and not to paint him in any sort of damaging light, or Limbaugh walks out of the interview. There is literally almost no other way this man could ever do interviews without getting completely bashed by half of the interviewers (assuming any of them were not under the employ of FOX).
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    • Author by Sks1 (November 02, 2009 10:05 am ET)
         
      at first he wants in to NFL,,then when he finds out the NFL doesnt want him or his racially divisive rhetoric involved,,he immediatelt finds a way to try and bllllame Obama,,and he said he was in Obama's head,,it appears its the other way around,,this clown is on drugs again and fox noise because i cant call it news when chris wallace doesnt even challenge him on some of his racially charged comments,,,what a joke
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