Now as many of you know I rarely get political on my little space in blog world, however, given the media's coverage I must speak out and for some educate seeing as the national media won't. It is not in my nature to listen to second hand information spun by others be it someone spewing gossip or the national media. I like to hear it from the horses mouth. Hence, I give you this clip of Rush Limbaugh from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
http://www.cspan.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-15919
Much has been made of Rush Limbaugh saying that "I hope the President fails", but many people do not know the context in which the comment was made. I for one agree whole heartedly with the statement and in this clip, Rush explains in great detail (as he's done numerous times including the first day he said it on his radio program of which I have been a faithful DAILY listener for 5 years now) the context in which he made the statement. The clip is rather long but if you have a little time, I implore you ALL to take some time to not only 'listen' to the speech, but to HEAR what it is that he is saying. This is not a time to rely on the drive-by media spin and play snippets of what ANY politician and or citizen says. Take the time to hear it from the source.
God Bless you all!
~Damnit!
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This was from the horse's mouth alright. At least some part of the horse.
I saw the last 40 mins of this on Saturday, and now I've seen the beginning that I had missed. Now I remember why I stopped listening to Rush over 10 years ago. All I can say is that he speaks the truth for the most part, but he's a flim-flam man. He's the guy in the Music Man with a capital C and rhymes with T and that stands for trouble.
Rush will tell you what you want to hear and skip the part that doesn't fit his agenda, the rest of the truth. All I can tell you is don't drink the Kool-Aid from either side or you'll end up confused.
^^^You know me so you know that I don't drink anyones 'Kool-Aid' baby boy. Conversely, I can say that I agree with Rush on many issues and am not affraid to speak up when I don't especially when it comes to what I think is best for this country.
PS: you owe me a muh fukkin drink boy!!! LoL.
~Damnit!
Wow! You listen to Rush Limbaugh?
Thats really interesting.
;-)
@ YB&DL - I know you're a bit behind on my blog my friend so you probably missed my post on Inauguration day. In a few words, YES, I AM a PROUD Gay BLACK Republican. Yes, I do and HAVE been a faithful daily listener to his program for the last 5 years and agree with the majority of the things he says as I AM a Conservative, unapologetically.
@Roc - Luv ya too baby boy. :-*
~Damnit!
Blaq n Mild:
I think Rush Limbaugh is a propagandist, but I certainly respect your right to listen to him. However, what do you think about him calling black parents "radicals" last year, saying they were making their children "militant"? I found the comments to be disgusting, and he never apologized for making a slanderous blanket statement against black families.
Also, he talks about economics, health care, defense, and education like he's a big expert, but he has no experience dealing with any major national issues in the country. What's his appeal again?
@Jon - Again, I don't agree 100% with all of Rush's views. Conversely let's examine this for a brief second.
I am originally from the Bronx and most of my family still live there. Over the years I've had a plethra of conversations with them and have concluded that I do not agree with their world view. I have family members that have sold/used drugs, never had an actual (legal) job, lived by the 'code of the streets' as examples. My family is not a classic case my friend for many of our people living in these urban cities live by the same code and or means. And in saying that these parents are raising 'radical' or 'militant' children could be somewhat acurate to a certain degree. If you will I'd like to indulge you in 2 short stories (No longer than 3 sentences each...LoL).
1st - When I still lived in the Bx, I used to HATE the fact that my mother wanted me in the house before dark. Even when we moved out to the suburbs of Jerz I still had to not only call as SOON as I got home from school, but have my ass in the house before dark. Running the streets was not an option and my mother made SURE that she took care of her responsibilities with me.
2nd - Remember when Cam'ron made that comment about 'Not snitchin' even if he knew that a child rapist was living next door and was raping kids? That kind of mentality (no snitchin that is) unfortunately flows thru the urban cities as "Fuck tha Police" is proclaimed loudly. I'm not saying that historically we as a people have always felt it safe to trust law enforcement, but to play the 'Hear no evil, See no evil' game while our community KILLS each other daily is irresponsible.
As to your second point, ironically neither do most of the congressman (n women) serving on the various committee's or our current President for that matter. Guess he has just as much experience. LoL.
~Damnit!
Blaq n Mild:
I still don't understand Rush's appeal, but I get what you're trying to say. I grew up in a safe, quiet residential neighborhood in the middle of a medium-sized Southern city that wasn't so safe at the time. My parents were the same way as you have described your mother--there was no way I would have been allowed out after dark, even when I was in high school (and I was in one of the "better" areas). I'm in New York now, and its been an experience here seeing teenagers and pre-teens out in Times Square and on the subway cursing, flirting with older guys, going to late movies, etc. The kids here have so much freedom, but I wonder if their parents even know where they are most of the time.
"I have family members that have sold/used drugs, never had an actual (legal) job, lived by the 'code of the streets' as examples."
I know what you mean concerning this statement. My mother is such a wonderful, thoughtful person, but she grew up in the projects and has told me a lot of horror stories of things she went through. On the contrary, my father told me that when he was growing up, lawbreakers and deadbeats were shunned by the community. He said if you went to prison, people didn't respect you. Now, its a badge of honor in many places. I spent some time in a Harlem school for an assignment last year, and I was shocked at how many kids said they had a father or another relative in jail. The kids were immune to it, and they weren't that old. It was extremely sad to me. The 'No Snitchin' crap also disgusts me, because black people did not use to condone the crime that goes on in our neighborhoods. Now, is this a militant mentality? Yes. However, I do have a problem when it is turned into a racial problem, when it is more of a socioeconomic issue.
I think President Obama has had a bit more legislative experience than Rush, don't you think? lol. I know Obama isn't the most experienced guy, but experience doesn't guarantee success either. We just had a president that possessed an MBA from Harvard, yet he was clueless about many aspects of the economy, especially in the last months of his presidency.
Nice response...I have a good sense of your worldview. You're a cool fellow.
@Jon - I believe that we agree for the most part so I won't go into a long dialogue except to say that we as a people are quick to call something 'racial' when the truth is spoken by an 'outsider', conversely, when the truth is spoken by an 'insider' (ie: Bill Cosby some years ago) then their labeled a sell out. If NO ONE is allowed to call a spade a spade, then what's the sense of being disgusted or saddened by the mentality?
Former President Bush at LEAST presided over a state as Governor which means he was responsible for that states economic stability and being a boarder state he had a little more foreign policy experience. President Obama had neither and his domestic economic policies thus far have proven that his administration hasn't a CLUE how to spur economic growth in the private sector. I agree that experience doesn't guarentee success just as age doesn't denote wisdom, however, compassion doesn't always lead to 'results' (ie: Liberal failed policies that were compassionate yes, but haven't yeilded results over the decades.).
Thank you man. You're cool too ma dude. I think you'd be an interesting kat to chat with outside of the back n forth on here lol.
Peace n Blessings.
~Damnit!
Blaq n Mild:
You bring a good perspective to current events and you can disagree without being disagreeable. Its a pleasure to come on your site...and I'm always up to chatting more extensively.
Blaq:
Don't mean to sound like too much of a geek, but I'm wondering what you think about Timothy Geithner. Bad pick, good pick, or no comment for now? Do you think the government should have a larger stake in Citi?
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