Rush Limbaugh slams polar vortex ‘hoax’

[Brainstormy]

Here we go again:

Rush Limbaugh on Monday accused the media and liberals of creating the polar vortex to “lie” to the public about the “hoax” of climate change and global warming.

The conservative radio host told his listeners that “the left, the media, everybody” came up with “this phrase called the ‘polar vortex’” to connect the current cold weather conditions around the country to “the global warming agenda.”
“We are having a record-breaking cold snap in many parts of the country,” he said, according to a transcript. “And right on schedule the media have to come up with a way to make it sound like it’s completely unprecedented. Because they’ve got to find a way to attach this to the global warming agenda, and they have. It’s called the ‘polar vortex.’ The dreaded polar vortex.”

Limbaugh said liberals are “in the middle of a hoax, they’re perpetrating a hoax, but they’re relying on their total dominance of the media to lie to you each and every day about climate change and global warming.”

“So they created the polar vortex, and the polar vortex, something’s happened, and that cold air which normally stays is in the North Pole, something’s happening, something deeply mysterious and perhaps tragic is happening,” Limbaugh said.

The weather system “actually sounds like a crappy science fiction movie to me,” according to the radio host.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/rush-limbaugh-global-warming-polar-vortex-hoax-101792.html#ixzz2pfEIpCaY

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Limbaugh then went on to call Mother Nature a "slut" later in the broadcast.

No reports yet as to whether Limbaugh has apologized or used the old "I'm just an entertainer" defense of his comments.

[whistler162]

24. and as everyone knows.....

[PowerToThePeople]

2. Rush slams some more oxy. n/t

[SolutionisSolidarity]

3. What a crappy science fiction movie.

I guess the climax of the film is that for 2 days it was slightly colder than is typical for January. Of course, the fact that it's been t-shirt weather otherwise this winter only proves how far the liberal sciencofascist conspiracy goes.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. What an idiot. "Polar vortex" is an established meteorological term.

It's not new or made up. The polar vortex has been recognized for years and years.

But we all know Limpballs is a moron.

[Common Sense Party]

7. What I want to understand is what is the difference/connection between the vortex

and the jet stream.

Every winter, the jet stream dips down across North America and brings very cold temperatures with it. Is that always related to this polar vortex?

Why is this the first time most of us non-meteorologists are hearing the term 'polar vortex'?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Some info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_vortex We are probably hearing about it this winter because it is stronger and farther south than usual.

[Common Sense Party]

11. Thanks. There's some good info.

"Volcanic eruptions in the tropics lead to a stronger polar vortex during the winter for as long as two years afterwards."

That was eye-opening.

[Viking12]

19. A nice youtube explaining the jet stream....

[JHB]

18. Remember how it was a liberal conspiracy that a Batman villain was named "Bane"?

"Coincidentally" sounding like Romney's company Bain, despite the character being created fifteen years ago, and had shown up in one of the earlier movies -- the one with Schwarzenegger.

He just throws anything. As long as what sticks is the feeling of "those damn liberals!!!", he doesn't care.

[PCIntern]

5. Ah, anti-intellectualism at its 'finest'...

the debate among my buddies and like-minded patients is: does he really believe even 10% of this malignant disinformation? He is the Tokyo Rose of our lifetimes either way.

[pscot]

59. + this

[Morning Dew]

6. A guy who makes shit up will often accuse others of doing the same.

That's Rush.

[babylonsister]

9. He described himself:

Limbaugh said liberals are “in the middle of a hoax, they’re perpetrating a hoax, but they’re relying on their total dominance of the media to lie to you each and every day about climate change and global warming.”

[spanone]

16. i can't wait for this asshole to be swept away by a tsunami as he screams into his unplugged mic

[freshwest]

22. Same reversal technique as McCain is using on Iraq:

Graham and McCain are trying to blame the 2004 Falluljah event on Obama:

“The Administration must recognize the failure of its policies in the Middle East and change course," they said in the statement. "America has lost time, options, influence, and credibility over the past five years, and we cannot afford to remain disengaged any longer.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014690162

He's just talking for his backers.

[Thor_MN]

10. Hey, Rush!! Get your fat ass up her to Minnesota and we can teach you about your "Hoax"

We will show you what happens when we have you lick a flagpole at -20 degrees. We can demonstrate what happens when we pants you in the middle of a frozen lake. If you are right, you should be able to make it off the lake before you lose any skin to frostbite.

[sarisataka]

26. I'll give the triple dog dare

[Thor_MN]

36. That is a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat!

[Quixote1818]

12. Here is what this polar vortex looks like on a temperature anomaly map

Notice the N. Poll is WAY above normal right now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Thanks, this is a keeper

amazingly beautiful too.

[frazzled]

20. And here's what it looks like here on Lake Michigan

More images at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/06/lake-michigan-steaming-video-photos_n_4550083.html?ref=topbar

[spanone]

14. are you a little paranoid ru$h? maybe just a little?

you stupid fuck

[Initech]

15. Three days before the day after tomorrow?

[malaise]

17. So let him do an outside broadcast

in the snow

[NightWatcher]

21. he'd never feel the cold

Between the thick skull, layer of protective blubber, and the oxy buzz, he hasn't felt a thing in years.

[malaise]

23. ROFL

[Barack_America]

37. He can shovel my driveway, we're at a balmy -14 right now.

With a wind chill of -37.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. It seems like your polar vortex

has sucked the cold right out of Alaska. It's been in the 30s here for several days, quite a bit warmer than normal.

[politicman]

27. confused...

“We are having a record-breaking cold snap in many parts of the country,” he said, according to a transcript. “And right on schedule the media have to come up with a way to make it sound like it’s completely unprecedented. Because they’ve got to find a way to attach this to the global warming agenda, and they have. It’s called the ‘polar vortex.’ The dreaded polar vortex.”

What a moron. It something is record-breaking, then it is naturally completely unprecedented.

Does this idiot even have the basic knowledge of what words mean?

[ProfessorGAC]

57. So Obvious, It's Comical

Your observation of that made me laugh. Does he "even have the basic knowledge of what words mean?" Priceless. Thanks.

[Blue Owl]

28. Ya ever seen blubber instantly flash-frozen, Ru$h?

n/t

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

29. He can come to Johnstown, Pennsylvania....

Where the current wind chill is -41 degrees..

That's right...NEGATIVE 41 DEGREES!

The thermometers are biased to support liberal claims!

We will just have to turn on Fox News to see what the "unskewed temperatures" are!

[2naSalit]

30. Would someone please

just set him out in some double-digit sub-zero weather and lock him outside the door for the night? Without a coat, hat or shoes,... just his unplugged mic and an unlit cigar?

[A HERETIC I AM]

31. Well, Limbaugh promised to leave the country at some point this year, so there is that;

[madokie]

32. What a stupid

pedophile of a moron. Stupid people say stupid shit and this mo'fo is a stupid sumbigth.
How anyone can listen to his dumbass is beyond my comprehension.

[LiberalElite]

33. Somehow, some people actually believe

the liberals dominate the media and yet allow this d-bag to bloviate all over the country?

[SummerSnow]

34. The only hoax he needs to slam is himself

[Kingofalldems]

35. Pigboy just made that up knowing his enraged followers

will believe anything he says.

[Drew Richards]

38. And if the shit ever really hits the fan he will cry "hey I'm just an entertainer"

[Mariana]

47. Well, he is.

Just because his moronic audience doesn't realize it doesn't mean it isn't true.

[AverageJoe90]

39. What a fucking asswipe.

These things have been recognized as real phenomena for *decades* now. But then again, this *is* Rush Limbaugh we're talking about.....

[Mariana]

49. The dumbass doesn't know you can have a blizzard

even if snow isn't falling out of the sky, that the snow already on the ground, combined with high wind, can create a blizzard. He was going on about it last week, making out like it was some liberal conspiracy to redefine words.

[icymist]

40. How in the Hell could we liberals do all this when we're too busy arguing about woo?

Wooby Wooby Wooby Doo, Wooby Wooby Wooby Doo, Wooby Wooby Wooby Doo, Wooby Wooby Wooby Doo...

[tlw3]

41. Rediculous

"Polar Vortex" isn't some sort of new "Liberal Branding". This meteorological reference goes back as far as 1854... perhaps further (http://goo.gl/RyzVPc)

Nor is it hardly a rare phenomena: http://goo.gl/1Rsoun

[DefenseLawyer]

42. I was just thinking "I wonder what a college dropout disc jockey thinks about climate change?"

And there was Rush, right on cue.

[tortie]

54. In the right wing vortex

Being full of hot air (Limbaugh & Trump) apparently makes one an expert on "global warming".

[MineralMan]

43. Ever the moron, Limbaugh fails once again

to make any sense at all.

[MissMillie]

44. Not one report I've heard

has claimed that the polar vortex is "unprecedented."


I guess it's easier to fight against an argument you make up yourself.

[City Lights]

45. He's got shit for brains.

[Kablooie]

46. If it's a hoax it's a pretty persistent one -- since 1853.

That's when the first description of a polar vortex spreading cold weather was described.

[B Calm]

48. More proof that the media is LIBERAL, right Rush?

This guy is a bozo!

[BobUp]

50. We can all see why he doesn't seem to care,

if I were heavily sedated and had as much body fat as he does for insulation, I'd be as happy as a Kodiak bear in a beehive too.

Oink if you like Rush.

[tavernier]

51. Al Roker just told rush to STFU!!

He clearly explained the PV on the Today show (along with charts and data pics) and said ppl who are saying it doesn't exist should STUFF IT! And Don't Let the Vortex Hit Ya Where the Good Lord Split Ya.

Hahahaha... I Love Al!!

[Gothmog]

52. Al Roker on the Today Show quoted 1959 textbook on this type of weather

The concept of the polar vortex has been around for a long time

[madrchsod]

53. sounds like limpballs is running out of material...

hasn`t his 15 minutes of fame expired years ago?

[B Calm]

55. That's why a lot of ditto heads have quit listening to him.

[Rex]

56. It is amazing how that piece of shit still has any type of audience!

Whatever is left, MUST be so full of hate and vinegar that Rush's every word is soothing to them.

[nyquil_man]

58. You know, sometimes things are true even when you don't believe them.

Rush has trouble with this concept.