On 27-Oct-2006, "towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

Julius Limbani wrote:

And "the White House dog" while holding up a picture of a CHILD -
but that was okay, because it was Hillary & Bill's little girl.
Whereas the Bush twins are little better than tramps, but the
media doesn't say diddly about them until they actually commit a
CRIME.

Like having too much BBQ in Austin?

I've heard "yay", "blow" and "coke" but I've never heard cocaine
called "BBQ".

I didn't know either girl did coke.
I was speficially referring to underage drinking & buying liquor
underage. I forget if there was drinking involved.

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towelie wrote:

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firelock_ny@hotmail.com wrote:

"I did not mean any harm by my words, and I humbly apologize if I
offended anyone. That was not my intent," he said in a statement
hours after the National Republican Congressional Committee
released a tape recording of the comment.

Kagen attended a meeting Friday on the nearby Oneida Reservation,
and at his next stop in Green Bay he made the following remarks:

"Appreciate getting here almost on time. Our excuse in Oneida was,
well, we're on Injun time. They don't tell time by the clock. Our
excuse here is that I am a doctor and that we're never on time."
--

Hey Young, why'd you cut the article off before this part?

"Bobbi Webster, a spokeswoman for the Oneida Nation, said Monday
that Kagen's comment was not being taken as disrespectful by tribal
members. No apology was sought, she said."

Probably because he was trying to make a point, and
accidental or not did so very concisely. Kagen made an
ethnic remark and everyone is perfectly willing to treat
it as a irrelevant jest - would he have recieved such
consideration had he been from the other side of the aisle?
Seriously, imagine that Rush Limbaugh had made a
near-identical remark instead of Kagen - can you tell me
that you wouldn't see it as a slight against native americans?

Rash Limbaugh has a history of making racist comments.

It's Rush, not Rash.

I'll call him what I want to call him.

Could you provide some proof of this alledged
history?

"Why should Blacks be heard? They're 12% of the population.
Who the hell cares."

Note: No source and there is nothing racist about the comment, if it
was ever said by Rush to begin with. It might be insensitive, but not
racist.

'take that bone out of your nose and call me back.'

Note: No source and I SERIOUSLY doubt he ever said that.

Actually, he did. Many years ago. In the 1970's if I recall
correctly. If you google the quote you'll probably find many
references to it.

"I don't give a hoot that [Columbus] gave some Indians a
disease that they didn't have immunity against"

Note: No source.

Check out www.fair.org. You can probably do a search on Rush's last
name and catch quite a few hits.

"The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get
a liquor store and practice robberies"

Note: No source and again, I seriously doubt he said that.

Actually, he did. Again, check out www.fair.org or google the quote.

"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL.
The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.
There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit
for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve."*

Yes, I do recall this. He did apologize.
And there is nothing really racist about it.

*when anybody who knows anything at all about football knows Donovan McNabb
is one of the best QBs in the NFL.

What's racist about that?


You have offered no evidence.
Just some quotes, and we don't even know if they exist and no sources.

Rush is a pompous ***** (IMHO). I believe he's all about the shock
value of his show. Essentially, he's the radio equivalent of Jerry
Springer. Certianly, I wouldn't be proud of claiming to be a Rush fan.
(note, that's not a dig at you, as you've not really mentioned whether
you're a fan or not. If you are, please step back and re-examine his
show, I think you'll find some ugly stuff you maybe didn't see the
first time).

I used to listen to Rush, years ago. I got tired of hearing the same
old stuff though from him. I agree, he has a certain amount of shock
value. I wouldn't compare him to Jerry Springer, BUT, he does have his
own audience. Just like Howard Stern and others.

There is one thing I will credit Rush for.

He gets people to listen to these politicians. Regardless if you like
him or not, and I don't care for a lot of his stuff either, he does get
people to pay attention to the politicians.

Is he a pompous *****? Yes, I think so too.

If he did indeed say the things that others are claiming he said, then
he is indeed wrong for saying those things.

Like I said, I haven't listened to him in years, I got tired of his
constant bashing Democrats all the time, as if Republicans could do no
wrong. Both parties have faults, and I think it's important to keep
that in mind. I used to just follow along with the Republicans,
UNTIL..I was attacked by my own party. Simply because I started to
question Bush and the war in Iraq. It was then that I decided that I
would no longer goosestep with any party.

Regardless....I am independent now and I pay closer attention to both
parties.

--
More pain and misery in the history of mankind
Sometimes it seems more like the blind leading the blind
It brings upon us more of famine, death and war
You know religion has a lot to answer for

-Steve Harris