Poor fat, anal cyst-ridden, drug-addled, pedophilic Rush Limbaugh can't get the "Obama's weak on defense" meme to stick, so now he's rooting for the pirates:
They were kids. The story is out, I don't know if it's true or not, but apparently the hijackers, these kids, the merchant marine organizers, Muslim kids, were upset, they wanted to just give the captain back and head home because they were running out of food, they were running out of fuel, they were surrounded by all these US Navy ships, big ships, and they just wanted out of there. That's the story, but then when one of them put a gun to the back of the captain, Mr. Phillips, then bam, bam, bam. There you have it, and three teenagers shot on the high seas at the order of President Obama.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT?! Color me not surprised. God knows, that's never stopped you from spreading your mindless hate and embarrassing ignorance before, you oleaginous tool.
I'd like him to say that to the faces of the crew of the Maersk Alabama.
Posted by: Attaturk | April 15, 2009 at 08:11 AM
Yeah, THAT story is out! Right out of his cyst-ridden, drug-addled ass! What a maroon!
Posted by: Diva | April 15, 2009 at 08:23 AM
Oh, atta. You know he never actually CONFRONTS the people he's slamming. That would require courage, and that gene is missing in every Republican slime machine.
Posted by: watertiger | April 15, 2009 at 08:37 AM
And if they had killed the captain without any action from the Navy, we'd be hearing all about the president's cowardice in the face of pure (read: Muslim) evil.
Posted by: bookowl | April 15, 2009 at 08:48 AM
I hate to be sort of on the same side as El Rushbo, but what he says is true to a certain extent. What's worse, we will NEVER know the full story.
1. They were teenagers
2. There was serious political pressure (Including from the fat pig doper himself) to resolve the situation.
3. Waiting out/negotiating hostage situations usually works. Akin to the invasion of Iraq, wht the rush to end things with violence?
We are told that the gun was pointed at the Captain. What do you think Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman would say about that claim?
Posted by: Jesse | April 15, 2009 at 08:59 AM
You said "oleaginous." Heh. Heh heh. Heh.
Posted by: Michael Bérubé | April 15, 2009 at 09:09 AM
This from the "Kill'em all and let Jebus sort'em out" wing of the Repuke Party?
Oh yeah, I SOOOO believe Rush has suddenly discovered his inner humanist.
Posted by: Gummo | April 15, 2009 at 09:11 AM
According to Murshed Zaheed over at Media Matters, this was merely an excuse for Rushbo to keep saying "Obama ordered the shooting of 3 black teenagers"...
Posted by: watertiger | April 15, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Given the GOP stance toward monorities, I don't see why they would be so concerned.
Posted by: alacrity fitzhugh | April 15, 2009 at 09:42 AM
I've listened to whacko radio, and until the Fat Ass started expelling hot air about it, they were all, "F-yeah, get some! Headshot, BOOM," etc.
These geniuses possess the amazing ability to turn on a dime and sincerely believe that they never were headed in the other direction to begin with.
Posted by: | April 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Why does Rush hate the Navy Seals?
Posted by: g | April 15, 2009 at 10:15 AM
I smell bullshit. Sounds like an excuse to try and make Obama look heinous, and to then tie back to this incident if any future aggressive actions by Muslims against Americans/American interest happens. See someone burning an American flag in a predominantly Muslim country? It's Obama's fault. "See, this is Obama's fault for murdering Muslim children - he made our country less safe (by ordering that the Navy Seals rescue an American hostage).
Get ready to see some "Obama makes America less safe by murdering Muslim children" signs at teabagger parties today.
So, does it bother Rush that the Bush administration "detained" and tortured children as young as 13 at Gitmo?
How does Rush feel about prosecuting children accused with major crimes (like perhaps murder) as adults?
Yeah, Rush just cares about the fate of little black Muslim children.
Posted by: amused | April 15, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Rush is just upset at the loss of 3 potential "dates" for his next developing nations pedophile sex tour.
Posted by: Court Jester | April 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Maybe some one should check their ID before shooting next time.
Posted by: Capt. Bat Guano | April 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Has anyone asked Rush on air about his finances? His rants about moving out of NY sound like downsizing to me. Perhaps he put his money where his mouth is over the last couple years and he's broke? And, perhaps, his ad revenue is dropping, like everyone else's but more due to various campaigns to alert his advertisers to his crap. I'd love to see Rush go belly up, so to speak, like Michael Jackson and have to auction off his stash of viagra. Maybe one more nicely organized shot at his advertisers will do the trick?
Posted by: Electric Shock Hazard | April 15, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Not likely. He recently signed a contract for $400million. I don't think they pay in advance. Unless it was in Murdock stock! Then he'd only have $200 mill. He's just gas baggin' as usual. Can't believe a word out of his mouth about anything.
Posted by: Carol | April 15, 2009 at 12:10 PM
So, wait...Rush is criticizing Obama for killing teenagers with guns who are holding an American hostage? WTF? Also, what the hell is he talking about when he references "merchant marine organizers?" Is he saying the merchant marines do their recruiting among Somalian pirates?
There is so much cognitive dissonance going on here that my head just exploded. Must clean up the monitor now.
Posted by: mothra | April 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM
HAHA Court Jester - you beat me to it...
Swash Buckling Rush heard teenage boys on the high seas and his knees went weak...
ARRRGGHH Matey!
Posted by: queek | April 15, 2009 at 12:22 PM
My disgust for this pile of lard knows no bounds.
I'm sure this is the Republican strategy all over -- damned if they do, damned if they don't. If it had gone wrong, Obama would be "weak on terror". Now he's "too hard on poor kids".
Jerk.
Posted by: donna | April 15, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Queek: Rush doesn't hear so well anymore, but he got quite aroused when he heard about some American being covered by teenaged seamen...
And I think his knees go weak a lot anymore - just think of the stress they're under...
Next we'll hear O'Reilly telling us that he thinks the Captain enjoyed being held hostage.
Posted by: Court Jester | April 15, 2009 at 02:12 PM
jabba's eventual fall shall have to be REEEELY bad as he survived the oxi stuff.
i shall enjoy it when it comes.
Posted by: pansypoo | April 15, 2009 at 02:24 PM
Let's see.... Rush defended the AIG bonuses, now he's upset about shooting pirates... I can't imagine those positions being popular with his audience.
Posted by: Bruce388 | April 15, 2009 at 03:26 PM
Also, what the hell is he talking about when he references "merchant marine organizers?" Is he saying the merchant marines do their recruiting among Somalian pirates?
I think that might be an ACORN slam.
Posted by: Duros62 | April 15, 2009 at 03:47 PM
jabba's job is to piss on obama. that is what his people want.
Posted by: pansypoo | April 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Well, they call it the USS Brain Damage for a reason. Gotta love it when a ship lives up to its nickname...
Posted by: steverino | April 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM