Limbaugh: Comments On Robin Williams Taken 'Out Of Context'

[underpants]

During his show on Tuesday, Limbaugh said that the narrative behind Williams death "fits a certain picture, or a certain image that the left has."

He then clarified his comments during his show on Wednesday, criticizing the media for constantly misquoting him and taking him out of context.

"The upshot is that all of these media people think I am just a reprobate, a cold, heartless guy because I accused Robin Williams of committing suicide because he was a liberal," Limbaugh said. "And I did no such thing. I don't know why he committed suicide."

"What I did yesterday was express some real concern over the fact that the way they are glorifying this -- and I made this clear that I'm not comfortable with the glorification of suicide," he continued. "And I was worried about this, the coverage of all this leading to copycats, people wanting to get the same kind of treatment in the media, in the pop culture media."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/limbaugh-robin-williams-clarifies

[onehandle]

1. Gasbag. nt

[leftyohiolib]

2. standard fall-back defense

[sakabatou]

3. He's just covering his ass

[Jackpine Radical]

6. One who battles anal cysts

should take care lest by battling them he become one.
--Nietzsche.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. I guess I missed what it was Rush actually said.

I was busy out glorifying suicide.

[deutsey]

5. People like him blather on and on about taking "personal responsibility"

until it's applied to something they do. Then it's always someone else's fault.

[Jamaal510]

7. No, man.

Your words weren't taken out of context; you're just mad as usual about being called out.

[MohRokTah]

8. The drug addled gasbag just keeps digging that hole. eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. No surprise there. Full speed astern, you drug-addled gasbag.

Again: FUCK HIM.

His obit, if I am chosen to write it, will read: YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[PowerToThePeople]

10. Always from the right wing

When they get called out, "I didn't actually say what I said."

[blueamy66]

11. Fuck him.

He is delusional and needs to shut up, forever.

[gratuitous]

12. All right, who saw this coming?

Golly Mr. Limbaugh! It seems you're just the unluckiest guy in the world. When you're playing herky-jerky to explain Michael J. Fox and his Parkinson's, people think you're mocking him. When you demand that Sandra Fluke videotape her sexual encounters and send you the tapes, people think you're a skeevy old pervert. It's astonishing that someone who makes such a good living running his mouth would be so imprecise with his verbiage that people would misunderstand him so badly.

Oh, and one other thing, Mr. Limbaugh? Fuck you.

[gordianot]

13. Worried he will lose for another round of sponsors after shooting off his mouth.

Yes he is a reprobate, heartless gas bag.

[louis-t]

14. I would glorify rush's suicide.

And I don't care if I get locked for saying it. No one "glorified suicide" rush, you fucking idiot.
And by the way, no one will celebrate your fucked up life when you depart. And the sooner the better.

[tularetom]

15. Hard to believe but his 'clarification' made even less sense than his original remarks

Who was 'glorifying' any part of this?

I admit that I felt the coverage got a bit repetitive and redundant but I never heard anybody claim that Mr Williams suicide was anything other than the unfortunate end of an amazingly talented individual.

[underpants]

16. Yes

During his "explanation" he turned in several circles while actually walking in a circle and trip himself at least twice.

[edhopper]

17. Does he have

Any advertisers left to boycott?

[LibGranny]

18. Isn't he a "reprobate" and a gasbag? He doth protest too much!

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. That doesn't even make any Gawd Damn sense!

[underpants]

20. Clearly this too was taken out of context

[Rex]

21. Step one - make horrible claim. Step two - lie and backpedal. Step three - blame liberal media

Step four - laugh all the way to the bank.

[Dirty Socialist]

22. Before: Look at Me! I'm An Asshole!!!

After: Look at me! I'm not an asshole!!!

[Gothmog]

23. Why would anyone believe Limbaugh on anything?

Limbaugh was not taken out of context any more than his comments on Sandra Fluke were taken out of contect

[easttexaslefty]

24. "Glorifying suicide"

Who the fuck does that??
Nobody.
You're still an asshole Rush

[MisterP]

29. Limbo does--he's the pro-ana of suicide

[Half-Century Man]

25. If we elect him to a job, he has to drop the radio gig.

I nominate him for the office of springtime, tweezer armed, tick remover of free range grizzlies on the Kenia peninsula.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. and I am not in favor of glorifying drug-addled, pedophile blowhards....

what are you still on Armed Forces Radio?

[Initech]

27. After his disgusting comments about Michael J. Fox, I am not surprised.

[TeamPooka]

28. Today's Rush lie: "Reporting details" equals "Glorifying suicide". Go fuck yourself Rush.

[Lint Head]

30. Hey Rush. Seems like you've been a little more than obsessed with and constantly watching

the way they're glorifying Robin's suicide that it makes you uncomfortable. You're sooooo worried about copycats.

Well now you know how it's done. So.... Rush? You there?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

31. I don't want to hear anything from this POS that isn't elicited with a baseball bat.

If that seems violent, just remember, you're taking my words out of context.

[lpbk2713]

32. Letterman should have OxyRush on as a guest.

And then crucify the hell out of him.

As only Dave can do.

Misreable lowlife PoS.

[rustydog]

33. This damn Oxy-Moron really doesn't know that his show is RECORDED!

This 50-million-a-year overblown disc-jerky really doesn't know people are quoting what he actually said...

Let me be clear so I am not misquoted or "taken out of context" FUCK YOU Rush Limbaugh
I hope there is a Hell and I PRAY I see you there. Spending eternity kicking you in the balls in hell is my heaven!

[underpants]

36. That's why they hate Media Matters and TPM and the like

It used to be they could completely contradict themselves or re-write their own words and there was no real record. Now there is and they hate it.

[agentS]

34. Out of context? Yeah, Rush. I believe you...

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[MFM008]

35. LIAR

.

[Shankapotomus]

37. This guy just goes from one apology to another

One comment "taken out of context" after another.

His comments on Black football players were "taken out of context".

His comments toward the transgendered community were "taken out of context".

His comments on Chelsea Clinton were "taken out of context".

His comments on Michael J. Fox were "taken out of context".

His comments on Sandra Fluke were "taken out of context".

His comments on the president and Michele Obama were "taken out of context".

His comments after hurricane Sandy were "taken out of context".

His comments on Robin Williams were "taken out of context".

Rush, you make your living talking.

Are you telling us after over twenty years in broadcasting, you haven't figured out how to avoid offending people on a regular - you-can-almost-set-your-watch-to-it - basis?

When are radio stations going to say enough? These are not sincere apologies and he is not being taken out of context. Do you think you're fooling us with these apologies and excuses? He's either being allowed to be controversial or he has shit for brains.



Either way, someone that gets on the radio and antagonizes people every day is a public health hazard. Radio stations are pushing a public health hazard. It detrimentally effects community moral and good will. It's nothing but a track record of one hateful comment after another. RUSH MUST GO.

[louis-t]

38. It occurs to me that he is jealous.

He knows no one will say what a great guy he was when he finally chokes on pulled pork sandwich.