Right-wing talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

Sorry
but i cant help thinking good he caused more damage to America society and trust by pushing hate and lies over the air for most of his life

The whole of Fox News has.
And we are going to get the UK equivalent shortly - UK News

Andy wrote:The whole of Fox News has.
And we are going to get the UK equivalent shortly - UK News

Yea i agree with you on fox news Andy
However when it comes to this new "news" channel i understand its going to be subscription based (i may be wrong) however i dont think it will be that popular .
Unlike America i think (without any concrete proof) the majority are genetically less likely to fall for conspiracy theory's and fake news unlike some Americans,that's not to say some won't lap it up we have our own crazys but generally we tend to be more ....skeptical

Word is they are recruiting the unemployed Farage, Dan Wootton, Julia Fartley- Blower and Camilla  Tominay.
At this rate they will also sign on Hatie Flopkins, Tommy Robinson and Nick Griffin.
Apparently there will be no restrictions on the political affiliations or leanings of the presenters, merely balance on those they interview/verbally assault.

Andy wrote:Word is they are recruiting the unemployed Farage, Dan Wootton, Julia Fartley- Blower and Camilla  Tominay.
At this rate they will also sign on Hatie Flopkins, Tommy Robinson and Nick Griffin.
Apparently there will be no restrictions on the political affiliations or leanings of the presenters, merely balance on those they interview/verbally assault.

Jeeze...fortunately we have broadcasting standards act that will severely limit there ability to broadcast lies and misinformation h tt ps://ww w.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/section-seven-fairness

America had something called the fairness act but Regan took it of the books when he was in office and this allowed local radio and media outlets to spout any old rubbish under the free speech laws.and heralded the rise of RW radio , arguably this was the start of Americas decline in to conspiracy theory's ,lies and misinformation

Same old lefty mantra that only THEIR views/opinions are the correct ones and only THEIR views/opinions should be allowed to be heard...

Korben wrote:Sorry

I'm not.

Original Quill wrote:

Korben wrote:Sorry

I'm not.

It was qualified Quil lol

I read this tonight it pretty much sums him up

h ttps://ww w.advocate.com/commentary/2021/2/17/why-should-i-say-anything-nice-about-dead-rush-limbaugh?fbclid=IwAR35gEFeqrftWlrc3InD5FHlJDqgZs1sIhcSgwChauoj98P5h3pU4eFApx8

Ps you will need to take out the spaces at the start till i can post links (7 days)

Tommy Monk wrote:


Same old lefty mantra that only THEIR views/opinions are the correct ones and only THEIR views/opinions should be allowed to be heard...

This man made a career of attacking marginalized groups and according to a lot of Americans was pivotal in creating the toxic news we see in America today.

He also mocked people dying of AIDs, publically.

He wasn't just divisive, he was outright nasty person. The world is better off without.

My post was responding to Andy and korben talking about this new UK news channel.

I've never heard of the dead guy in OP.

Tommy Monk wrote:My post was responding to Andy and korben talking about this new UK news channel.

They are (rightly) concerned that these new UK news outlets will move toward Fox news. Which is the best example of biased, toxic, mainstream news in America.

So it's going to be like the BBC then...?

Tommy Monk wrote:


So it's going to be like the BBC then...?

If you think the BBC is left biased, or remotely comparable to Fox, then that ought to tell you a lot about how extreme your position is politically.

If you think the BBC is not a biased left wing institution throughout... Then that says a lot about you...

So, it's war then?

If you ask many Scots they will tell you that the BBC has a very Rw/English bias, ask others and the opposite is true. my view is its some where in the middle.

Bias has been a feature of the mass media since its birth with the invention of the printing press Even today, though, the most conscientiously objective journalists cannot avoid accusations of bias

No media is immune especially when it come to reporting that goes against your world view

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.

But Fox is a different animal Actual factual news is only a small part of there business model,and even it is heavily bias towards the RW Agenda They dress up Opinion as "news" but what it is is RW propaganda pure and simple of the most insidious type

People like Hannity,Carlson,Ingram,Pirro,Dobbs   ect are modern day versions of Joseph Goebbels  and the get away with it because of the lack of regulation and "free speech"laws in America

However they are in a lot of trouble and facing multiple law suites

Election technology company Smartmatic filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network and some of its biggest on-air personalities made it into a villain and perpetuated false claims about the recent election.

When Carlson was sued, his lawyers literary Argued in court you can't expect to believe the words that come out of Carlson's mouth because its not "news" its "entertainment" but his viewers think its news and factual, even though he readily admits he does No fact checking,same with Hannity these two  people are not even Journalists but collage drop outs  

Our BBC may not be 100% un-bias But comparing the BBC to the likes of Fox is like comparing apples to the space shuttle
if we let a Uk clone free Reign in this country then we will be heading for the same problems America his having now

Andy wrote:The whole of Fox News has.
And we are going to get the UK equivalent shortly - UK News

He wasn't on Fox.

Korben wrote:

Andy wrote:The whole of Fox News has.
And we are going to get the UK equivalent shortly - UK News

Yea i agree with you on fox news Andy
However when it comes to this new "news" channel i understand its going to be subscription based (i may be wrong) however i dont think it will be that popular .
Unlike America i think (without any concrete proof) the majority are genetically less likely to fall for conspiracy theory's and fake news unlike some Americans,that's not to say some won't lap it up we have our own crazys but generally we tend to be more ....skeptical  

Sun?

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:
Yea i agree with you on fox news Andy
However when it comes to this new "news" channel i understand its going to be subscription based (i may be wrong) however i dont think it will be that popular .
Unlike America i think (without any concrete proof) the majority are genetically less likely to fall for conspiracy theory's and fake news unlike some Americans,that's not to say some won't lap it up we have our own crazys but generally we tend to be more ....skeptical  

Sun?

Sun? ...????

Maddog wrote:

Andy wrote:The whole of Fox News has.
And we are going to get the UK equivalent shortly - UK News

He wasn't on Fox.  

Who wasn't on fox ??

Eilzel wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:My post was responding to Andy and korben talking about this new UK news channel.

They are (rightly) concerned that these new UK news outlets will move toward Fox news. Which is the best example of biased, toxic, mainstream news in America.

We have OAN and Newsmax to the right of Fox now.  

It's 2021, and the hard right thinks Fox are a bunch of left wing pansies.

Korben wrote:

Maddog wrote:

He wasn't on Fox.  

Who wasn't on fox ??

Rush.

Korben wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Sun?

Sun? ...????

Ruperts rag.

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:
Who wasn't on fox ??

Rush.  

Ahh thanks No he wasn't although he did appear on in a couple of times i think and they did refer to him a lot

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:
Sun? ...????

Ruperts rag.  

Rag being the operative word, Wouldn’t even use this trash as toilet paper it’s that bad.

Maddog wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

They are (rightly) concerned that these new UK news outlets will move toward Fox news. Which is the best example of biased, toxic, mainstream news in America.

We have OAN and Newsmax to the right of Fox now.  

It's 2021, and the hard right thinks Fox are a bunch of left wing pansies.

yea they are trying to take fox's dominance, especially after they called the election for Joe Biden there ratings (fox) have been hit pretty hard the Maga cult are only interested in "news" that feed there conspiracy theory's  
although the law suites have made them back peddle a bit on dominion voting machine lies

never watched them i value by brain power LOL

Korben wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Ruperts rag.  

Rag being the operative word, Wouldn’t even use this trash as toilet paper it’s that bad.

But it's still fairly popular.

Korben wrote:

If you ask many Scots they will tell you that the BBC has a very Rw/English bias, ask others and the opposite is true. my view is its some where in the middle.

Bias has been a feature of the mass media since its birth with the invention of the printing press Even today, though, the most conscientiously objective journalists cannot avoid accusations of bias

No media is immune especially when it come to reporting that goes against your world view

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.

But Fox is a different animal Actual factual news is only a small part of there business model,and even it is heavily bias towards the RW Agenda They dress up Opinion as "news" but what it is is RW propaganda pure and simple of the most insidious type

People like Hannity,Carlson,Ingram,Pirro,Dobbs   ect are modern day versions of Joseph Goebbels  and the get away with it because of the lack of regulation and "free speech"laws in America

However they are in a lot of trouble and facing multiple law suites

Election technology company Smartmatic filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network and some of its biggest on-air personalities made it into a villain and perpetuated false claims about the recent election.

When Carlson was sued, his lawyers literary Argued in court you can't expect to believe the words that come out of Carlson's mouth because its not "news" its "entertainment" but his viewers think its news and factual, even though he readily admits he does No fact checking,same with Hannity these two  people are not even Journalists but collage drop outs  

Our BBC may not be 100% un-bias But comparing the BBC to the likes of Fox is like comparing apples to the space shuttle
if we let a Uk clone free Reign in this country then we will be heading for the same problems America his having now

The Corbynite left call the BBC biased in favour of the Tories. Brexiteers call it biased toward the left.

When both extremes think an organisation is biased, then anyone with sense would recognise they are probably pretty fair.

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Ruperts rag.  

Rag being the operative word, Wouldn’t even use this trash as toilet paper it’s that bad.

But it's still fairly popular.

The Sun is popular for a lot of the same reasons McDonald's, Coca Cola and trashy action movies are popular. Feed people's basic desires without being special and usually with a low price tag. Also brainlessly addictive.

And I say this as someone who drinks far too much coke

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:
Rag being the operative word, Wouldn’t even use this trash as toilet paper it’s that bad.

But it's still fairly popular.

It is, that's true although they have dropped to 3rd in ratings

Maddog wrote:

Korben wrote:
Rag being the operative word, Wouldn’t even use this trash as toilet paper it’s that bad.

But it's still fairly popular.

Not in Liverpool.

Tommy Monk wrote:


Same old lefty mantra that only THEIR views/opinions are the correct ones and only THEIR views/opinions should be allowed to be heard...

Bullshit. A right-wing president allowed right-wing TV station owners to stop having to allow left-wingers to be able to speak their views on the publicy-owned airwaves.

I for one think it's vital that the public be able to hear both right-wing and left-wing views -- how else will they realize that only the left-wing views are the correct ones?

I think we should share some of our favorite Rush Limbaugh memories in his honor.

I'll start with the time that, on Rush's TV show, he made reference to the "White House dog" before displaying a photo of 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton, who of course was living with her parents in the White House at the time.

Ben Reilly wrote:I think we should share some of our favorite Rush Limbaugh memories in his honor.

I'll start with the time that, on Rush's TV show, he made reference to the "White House dog" before displaying a photo of 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton, who of course was living with her parents in the White House at the time.

The fuckwit is dead


I am not going to cheer the death of anyone including this homophobe. As that is horrible, but how and why are you making his memory remain alive by remembering the crass and horrible things he said Ben?

Allow his hate to die with him

Best forgotten and hence why sharing what appalling things he said only furthers no purpose other than to keep his memory alive

He is not worth wasting anytime over remembering the hate he spouted

As long as those who loved his message of hate haven't forgotten it, I won't either.

There was a time when folks didn't speak ill of the dead.

I guess we have progressed.

I don't know if you're referring to me, but all I did was quote him.

Ben Reilly wrote:I don't know if you're referring to me, but all I did was quote him.

True. It's sorta you but more of the entirety of what I have read the past couple of days. I'm holding you responsible for a lot of the very hateful things I have read.

I shouldn't do that.

For what it's worth, even though I haven't said those hateful things, I've still thought them. Can't help it. He was a cold, heartless person.