Limbaugh Caller Says Obama Reminds Daughter of Cartoon Monkey

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

ABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh issued an on-air apology to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today after a caller said her daughter thought the Democratic presidential frontrunner looked like the cartoon character Curious George, a monkey.

Limbaugh, who laughed at the caller's comments, later apologized explaining he didn't know anything about Curious George.

"I've got to do something here to open this hour of today's excursion into broadcast excellence. I need to apologize to both Sen. Obama and to Sen. McCain, " said Limbaugh. "I had never heard of Curious George. Only now have staffers sent me little pictures of Curious George," he continued.

"So I wish to apologize to both Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain. It was not my intent to bring dishonor and guttural utterances into this campaign. It happened. I laughed about it. It was a 12 year old kid's reaction to Obama, it was told by his mother. I was laughing because I was being polite, but I had never heard of Curious George."



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/limbaugh-caller.html

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Sure Rush. Yeah like playing Barack the Magic Negro isn't racist. :sarcasm:

And I sure feel sorry for a kid being raised in that caller's racist household!

[Parche]

1. Rush Reminds Me Of A Big Cyst

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:hi:

[bitchkitty]

26. You should hear this song:

http://www.bartcop.com/rushnazi.mp3

[Voice for Peace]

61. Thanks, catchy!

where's it from?

[Joe Bacon]

51. Nope, Rush reminds me of Mr Hankey!

actually Mr. Hankey minus his happiness. Rush has eaten so much oxycontin he hasn't had a good bowel movement in years.

[Olney Blue]

2. "gutteral utterances" That's Rush in a nutshell.

[katty]

78. How can it be this guy is still alive and spewing?!

[polticalpout]

3. laughing because I was being polite?

What a slug this guy is.

[Skittles]

6. and saying he has never heard of Curious George

r i g h t

[Vanje]

12. No. Rush was thinking about...Curious Hussein George! nt

[ck4829]

4. How would he explain this if he never heard of the character?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381971/

[polticalpout]

5. If anyone has audio please post. /nm

nm

[RamboLiberal]

8. Haven't found the audio but here's transcript from Rush's own site

CALLER: Hey, listen, my 12-year-old daughter, her statement last week was who cares what the guy's middle name is, he looks like Curious George.

RUSH: Don't make me laugh. I can't laugh. The point I was going to make to you is, you're going to have to be very careful. You don't have to disabuse Republicans of Obama, Tammy. Everybody's on the same page with you about Obama. There may be some so-called Republicans. But trust me, the people that are going to have to be separated from Obama are the people you see at his rallies and the people in these polls and those people are not attached to him because of intelligence; they're not attached to him because of his experience; not attached to him because of anything to do with his record. They're attached to him like the faithful are attached to a religion.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: I never heard of Curious George until that caller. I don't care how old Curious George is. I never heard of Curious George. I had no idea what she was talking about. Now they tell me Curious George is a monkey. Well whoop-de-do, that's what you get coming in sick.


BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: I need to apologize to both Senator Obama and to Senator McCain. We had a caller, the last caller of the hour, her name was Tammy, is that right? We were talking about Hillary and Obama and that race with her, right? Obama's qualifications. And she told me what her 12 year old's reaction to Obama was. The little 12 year old thought Obama looked like Curious George, and I chuckled and we went to a break. I'd never heard of Curious George. Only now have staffers sent me little pictures of Curious George. Folks, when I was a kid, the last cartoon I ever watched -- (interruption) no, I didn't watch Mighty Mouse, this is the whole point. What were the cartoons I watched? I watched Yogi Bear, Jellystone Park. I watched the Flintstones, the Wacky Races, which was hilarious. I don't know about this Curious George character. I had no idea Curious George was a monkey. I didn't like the Jetsons. This is the whole point. I didn't read comic books. I did not watch cartoons. Well, I did like El Kabong, Quick Draw McGraw.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030308/content/01125113.guest.html

[angrycarpenter]

10. wiki says

the first CG book was written in 1941. It was in every school library. It was among the first books I ever read. Where did Rush learn to read? He can read right?

[Art_from_Ark]

37. So Ru$h didn't watch cartoons

but he did watch the Wacky Races, which debuted in 1969 when he was 18?

And was there ever a Curious George cartoon show? Or even a comic strip? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Curious George is just a storybook character, not a cartoon character.

[riverdale]

44. George

Curious George is a TV show right now on PBS. My kids watch it.
Besides, the one who looks like Curious George is GW Bush!!

[classykaren]

77. No he looks like the guy on the cover of Mad magazine

[RedSock]

59. if he never heard of CG, why would he laugh right away???

If he never heard of Curious George, why are his first words?

"Don't make me laugh. I can't laugh. The point I was going to make to you is, you're going to have to be very careful."

and not:

"What is Curious George? I don't know who that is."

[bluestateguy]

7. He could call Obama a n****r on the air and get away with it

Limbaugh is just untouchable.

[Sadie5]

11. never thought the day would come

that I would be defending rush but I think he is telling the truth this time. I have no small children and do not keep up on the cartoon characters. a few years ago I had no idea who sponge bob was and a few friends had a good laugh about it at my expense. Drop the stupid racist comments and quit looking behind each comment for such meanings at every remark made about obama,it doesn't become you. I do know who curious George is and to a kid he just might resemble Obama.

[RamboLiberal]

13. But an adult Rush caller thinks this is cute and sees no racial

implication in this? I don't buy it.

[Eugene]

30. I'm sorry, but that doesn't wash.

Curious George has been around even longer than Rush has.
Any experienced race baiter and right-wing provocateur
should know a simian reference when he hears one.

[Caretha]

34. Oh Really?

What kind of kid associates black children with a monkey. Racist, red necks who say things like that in front of their children in an extremely derogatory environment. Children don't make those type of associations without adult input. Pure & simple.

[cali]

45. any quasi educated person knows the Curious George character

and your comment about Obama looking like Curious George tdo a 12 year old- or any kid, shows exactly what YOU are. Unsurprising from a certain contingent of the Hillbots. Ugly.

[alcibiades_mystery]

53. Keep up? Curious George has been around for SIXTY fucking years

Gimme a break. That's like saying you don't know Woody Woodpecker because you don't have kids.

To a TWELVE-YEAR old?

Truly despicable post.

[AngryOldDem]

56. Well, if you've lived under a slimy rock for most of that time....

...but I'm not giving Oxy Limpballs a pass on anything. I'm getting tired of the willful ignorance I'm seeing on all fronts.


ON EDIT: If he says he's never heard of Curious George, then why the hell did he laugh at the reference?

[LanternWaste]

54. I imagine the same people who are unaware of Curious George are also...

I imagine the same people who are unaware of Curious George are also unaware of Mickey Mouse and Bug Bunny. Further, I imagine those three people are also unaware of Rush Limbaugh...

It's tough not to look at what Limbaugh says through cynical-colored glasses as much of what he says *is* racist. It actually begs the questions (to me), why wouldn't one expect veiled racism in *any* statement he makes...?

[cap]

71. you would change your mind if you knew ...

that for many years one of the most derogatory and racist ways of referring to African Americans was as monkeys.

Somebody is trying to be cute and sneak in some racism... this is not quoting a child... this is code talk.

[AlphaCentauri]

18. this is just the beginning wait for the general election

they will become nasty

[angrycarpenter]

9. Curious George

He learned from his mistakes. He was always kind and gentle. He never flung his own poo. If only our president reminded us of him.

[olddad56]

14. I'm sure that Rush has screeners that knew what the woman was going to say.

[jedr]

15. My guess; this was a planted call;

Rush damn sure didn't dump the call ....did he. This is just the beginning and it will make swift-boating look like a day at the beach. I can't believe what my country has turned into.:banghead:

[Mika]

16. A Hillary supporter, no doubt.

:+

[jedr]

17. ?

[nxylas]

79. Is there any other kind on Limbaugh's show

Heaven forbid any actual debate should sneak in as the Wise Leader preaches to his obedient disciples.

[galledgoblin]

19. ...

http://www.bushorchimp.com/

[truthisfreedom]

20. Rush who?

Who would expect a hillbilly-heroin-snorter to remember Curious George? There's nothing left in that slug's brain but creeping dementia.

To be fair, we have to ignore the racist aspect of this if we're going to call bush a chimp. Obama may indeed look a bit like Curious George, a wonderful monkey from our younger years. Obama, like Curious George, is a likable, decent sort.

The bush-chimp is a wild screaming poo-flinger, no doubt.

[sakabatou]

21. And the FCC will just turn the other cheek

[Thepricebreaker]

64. Ummm its not illegal to call someone a monkey - but its just bad taste.

[MadMaddie]

22. Even if he wasn't familiar with Curious George

but the give away that he understood the racist comment was "the monkey".

Rush hangs out with racists and he is a racist.

Don't be fooled by his excuse of he didn't know the statement was racist.

[vard28]

23. Maybe?

Maybe only REAL republicans read books about GOATS. Come on, let's give him a break...

:sarcasm:

[DuaneBidoux]

24. It's his ears, and they're kinda' cute. On the other hand Rush reminds me of a slimy maggot.

Not sure why exactly. So many good reasons.

[Ilsa]

46. Rush reminds me of that huge disgusting Baron Harkkonnen from Dune. nt

[Ordr]

57. "Rush reminds me of that huge disgusting Baron Harkkonnen from Dune."

That might be the best statement I've ever read on DU.

[minnesota_liberal]

25. Fails the Believability Test

Rush not having heard of Curious George? Yeah, right.

[Savannah_H]

27. it's possible

Since he has no kids of his own, it's possible he never heard of Curious George. I only heard of him when reading books to my kids many years ago.

[9119495]

28. The Man in the Yellow Hat should beat his ass for that.

Wouldn't Limbaugh have run into Curious George at the Hospital when he was being treated for his addiction? I know in one book George went to the hospital. (Mayhem ensued).

Limbaugh probably only reads "My Pet Goat"

[varelse]

29. I'm going to come out and admit

that reading about this made me literally speechless. I can't find the words to express my anger. Rush is lucky not to be within reach of my foot, for sure. Hmm... so am I... cause who would really want to come out of a blind rage and find their foot buried... right next to Rush Limbaugh's fat head. :(

[Riddler]

31. Why is this fat pile of hog shit even still on the air?

This pig is personally responsible for the political dialog in this country being in the gutter. I'd pay a year's salary to piss on this pig's grave if it could happen sooner rather than later.

[Berry Cool]

32. NEWS FLASH: Rush Limbaugh claims "I never heard of this Mickey Mouse."

"How was I expected to get the reference when some caller told me her daughter said that Obama's big black ears reminded her of Mickey Mouse? I don't keep up with all these crazy new cartoon characters these kids follow these days!"

(My personal comment: I'd rather have Curious George as president than Incurious George.)

[roseBudd]

33. what part of monkey does Ruish not understand?

[HuffleClaw]

35. so?

kerry looked like a Ken© doll and i don't recall anyone freaking out about that.

[Le Taz Hot]

36. I didn't have any kids and even *I* know

who Curious George is. What a douche bag.

[MilesColtrane]

38. By the time Rush Limbaugh was learning to read (if he can) there were 5 Curious George books...

...in libraries and book stores.

The Curious George series is ranked as the 42nd best selling series, of any genre, since records have been kept.

To date over 27 million Curious George books have been sold.

There are now at least 58 separate Curious George titles in the series, 28 animated films, one feature film, and a video game.

And Rush Limbaugh has never heard of Curious George.

Liar, AND a racist...

[baldguy]

49. Rush's childhood bedtime stories were Ayn Rand and the WSJ

[Canuckistanian]

39. One of the weirdest shows I've heard, even for Rush

Rush really hadn't heard of Curious George. And to prove it, he mentioned several popular shows or cartoons that he'd never seen.

Superman, Peanuts (he called it the "Snoopy" cartoon), The Simpsons and several others.

He did mention how he saw the movie "Finding Nemo" and how he liked the sharks in the AA-like "fish are friends" scene.

I mean, how can you live your life in America and NEVER see these things? Or even have heard of them?

What a pathetic, uncurious and unimaginative life he's led.

[galledgoblin]

43. you're right...

IF he really hasn't managed to hear of curious george or any of those pop icons, he must live a strange life.

it's no wonder conservatives only laugh at angry, nasty humor; they live in another world and have no idea what the rest of us are talking about.

[LibDemAlways]

40. Why should this surprise anyone? The r's are going

to go after the Dem nominee with everything they've got, which will include plenty of sexism, if it's Hillary, and racism, if it's Obama. That's just the nature of the beast - to get down and dirty and do whatever's necessary, no matter how slimy, to win.

[Hekate]

41. Let the race-baiting begin.... oh, barf. nt

[IntravenousDemilo]

42. Well, not to defend the pinheaded caller or anything,...

...but we've been referring to Bush as "Chimpy" for years now, because frankly he does look simian. Is that OK?

[Vinca]

47. It boggles the mind idiots like the caller know how to use a phone.

The caller's probably a "good Christian," too.

[tanstaafl]

48. Why is he apologizing to McCain

I don't understand why he is apologizing to McCain if it was Obama he insulted / compared to curious George? And, BTW, I think a more appropriate analogy would be to compare Bush to Curious George.

[treestar]

66. Exactly, what's the apology to McBush for?

And when it comes to man looking like a chimp, the person to have that distinction most is George Dubya Bush.

[Mad_Dem_X]

50. Never heard of Curious George?

What a load.

[lpbk2713]

52. OxyRush is lying like hell ... as usual.

This is yet another instance (remember feminazi?) of the drivel that gets on the air at his hatefest and he realizes now that it has gotten to the "CYA" level. I just hope someone does the research and can document him referring to Curious George previously and catch him in another lie.

[mac56]

55. Let me find a way to say this nicely:

okay - -

Rush is a lying sack of shit.

[UTUSN]

58. My case in point for why apologies are WORTHLESS!1 n/t

[fascisthunter]

60. This Coming from a Cracker

[GeorgeGist]

62. Poor kid ...

having to grow up with a delusional mother.

[Bilbo Heugan]

63. A "macaca" moment, where is Allen when we need him?

[Joe Chi Minh]

65. Trouble is monkeys have thin lips and lots of hair - much more like

Nordic types. Why does God mock racists so, by messing up their fantasies?

[BreweryYardRat]

67. Rush is lying through his teeth. As usual.

[jmondine]

68. This coming from a guy who looks like Baby Huey

[jmondine]

69. Do they really want to start talking about presidents who look like primates?

Chimpy, anyone?

[jmondine]

70. I can think of another George who is markedly INcurious

[guitar man]

72. well then

if that's the case, the right wing moonbats should come out and vote for him in droves then....I mean, don't we already have a cartoon monkey in the white house? They seemed to like the Curious George* we already have enough to vote for him twice, right?


sheesh....some people :eyes:

[Soodonim]

73. Why?

Does he still have the privelege of being on the radio. If the FCC wasn't run by those Repukes we could finally silence this racist (And I wouldn't mind putting him behind bars for hate speech)

[cureautismnow]

74. Jabba the Hut is a talk radio host?

Who knew?

[Greeby]

75. Rush and his mouth-breathing audience are racist filth

This is news?

[SunDrop23]

76. Could be because the daughter is being raised in a house where non-white = bad.

Fuck rush limbaugh.

[MISSDem]

80. Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat liar.

Sure he never heard of Curious George. That's why he laughed. Right! That's ok. They can really laugh on election day. just wait.

[Zorra]

81. Geez, conservative DUers were constantly snarking about how DK looks like an elf.

I guess the operative word here is "conservative".

[GoddessOfGuinness]

82. His kid probably got into Rush's oxycontin again