Limbaugh: Healthcare bill will be named in Kennedy's memory

How's rushes Percoset "slight problem" doing?..seems the fat oaf is still hiding the percs in his shorts.

HURRAAAAYYYYY RUSH!!! YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB!!!! KEEP UP!!!

Rush = Bush. Same brains, different tongue.

Why do the Cons(ervatives) spout hate? Because they have no relevant ideas, and hate is all they have left!

Whats the problem. That fat hog Kennedy hasn't done anything for anyone oither than leaving a young girl to drown.

I feel sorry for the liberals now that the TRUTH is being spoken out there! I do enjoy Rush Limbaugh radio talk show. He makes FREE SPEECH humorous, not deplorable. You LIBERALS just can't take the fact that RUSH is a thorn down your heels!

at #5: Fantastic Point!! ......perhaps no regrets if it were sooner rather than later....

This really shows Limbaugh an the arrogant, insensitive blow hard he is and does not deserve the attention he receives from mainstream media. Republican's should use this malicious statement to distance themselves from him, but it remains to be seen if they will be critical of him instead of cowering least they become the focus of his venom.

I'VE BEEN A REPUBLICAN FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS BUT IF THIS
IS THE BEST THAT THE REPUBLICANS CAN DO i FEEL NOTHING BUT SHAME.
I WILL BE CHANGING MY PARTY AFFILIATION THIS WEEK. YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION OR PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE'VE HAD 8 YEARS OF THIS PROBLEM.
RUSH, IT'S TIME TO GET ON BOARD WITH A WINNER ,NOT A WINER!!

Rush claims to have "a talent only given by God" perhaps so...but his mouth and brain sometimes seem to come straight from the sewer. Many of us may not think favorably of Sen. Kennedy's politics but, even for Rush, this is a new low.

RUSH FOR PRESIDENT IN 2012! PALIN FOR VEEP! That way we'll be assured of another Democratic win!!!

Anytime a ship is sinking like the Republican Party (THE GRAND OLOD PARTY) survival instincts will make people say or do desparate things-so as Republicans why not turn over the party to a dressed up JOE BOB like Rush who practices these things already-hate and discontent==dollars for Rush

Well, guess they'll have to come up with another name now!

Why is this drug-using, disrespecfull, "party man" relevant? Is it because he is all that the Republican "party" has left? If so, they should just change their name to the "Limbaugh 'Party'"...that's what they've degenerated to if they seriously listen to this clown. What memorial is this asshat gonna leave us? A memory of Diviseness? Hatred? Addiction? Hubris? Egocentrism?

There are conservative thinkers -politicians, law professors, and economists. Hats off to them for providing an essential part of American discourse. I am a inner-city Seattle liberal, but I respect variety in the American political fabric.

Limbaugh is NOT a conservative thinker. He is a radio personality that makes a living telling scorned and hateful old white men what they want to hear. It is fine that he has a show, and that these hateful old men have entertainment.

We add to Limbaugh's net worth every time he gets mentioned in popular press. He must be loving this. The general media is causing this problem by posting his amazingly fat head on the news and asking, rhetorically, if he is important.

He is only important in the sense of that Dupree girl that rode Spitzer, he is important because we bother to talk about him.

Rush Limburger wants Obama to fail and Kennedy to die. This man is unpatriotic for wanting the president, thus the country, to fail, and immoral for wishing death on another. It is his god that tells him these things? Or does it just come to him when he's getting ready to push for a raise?

Dems are in a tight spot. They could officially go after Limbaugh as a
drug-addled moron, but they'd be offending a good portion of their
constituency .... see how he gets away with it

Being a Democrat much? He is not that bad of a guy. Just like all of you he has a different opinion. But you get mad at what he is saying and you are ready to cast him in to the flame for speaking what he believes. You all sound very anti-American. People like you are dividing this country. I thought this was a free country that we all could speak freely with fear of persecution. Progressive- the new name for socialism. But hey who am I right. It's funny to see an American Attacking an American citizen. Sounds like Obama will make a great dictator. The land of the free…

It sounds good to me.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on. This is typical Limbaugh. When have civility or sensitivity ever factored into his diatribes? I only hope he ends up with something named in his memory before Teddy does. Now, that would be poetic justice.

Rush (oxycontin) Lamebaugh is simply up to his usual spew.
He is continuing to regurgitate the usual hate and deception...just another ugly thing from his ugly face. The scary part is his following. But then of course the KKK and Nazis did real well with groupies also.

As a San Francisco Liberal Democrat, and proud of this, we love the Kennedy family and we are grateful for all that they have done for the working class and for the poor in this country. Let's work on decent, universal, affordable and portable health care that this country should have had a long time ago.

Limbaugh, Palin, Hasselback, Coulter....are our Taliban.

But...that is the truth.

Has anyone here ever listened to Rush or do you just watch 13 second clips?

It's alright for Democrats to use Sen Kennedy's illness to promote universal health care but heaven forbid if someone becomes a critic of the fact that he is being used as a tool for that purpose. Liberals refuse to argue facts. The 45 to 50 million number of individuals without health care that liberals so often quote comes from the US Census Dept. Look at the demographics and you'll find out that there is a small percentage that don't have health care. Almost half are illegal aliens. That number does not justify universal health care and the bankrupting of our nation. Rush argues this fact and more. Liberals paint opposition to their beliefs with attacks on character. You can only get away with that for so long.

Let's not complain.

I am rooting for a Palin Limbaugh ticket.

fbenjul
Madison, WI.

I think this guy is insane enough that Dems should keep him across the line.....because he's been jeopardizing the image of GOPs. Rush is just simply a joker in Batman show......agree?

I would like to say something terribly philosophical, kind and Buddhist like about Rush Limbaugh and his evil comment(s) but I bannot because I think Senator Kennedy is an American hero, a man who has lived his life, suffered, caused suffering, done great things and has prevailed!

Writer Foon Rhee, why don't you just come out and SAY it--or quote someone who does? Limbaugh's words are cold, rude. Whether you're Republican or Democrat, polite society doesn't bury a man until he's dead. Geez, what about his family! Just because he's a public figure, that doesn't mean Ted Kennedy doesn't deserve the same respect any human being deserves when it comes to battling a tragic illness. I get upset at articles like these because they dance around an issue without ever GETTING TO THE POINT!

If Rush is so wrong.... then why are all you libs so up in arms about his comments? There isn't anyone as popular as Rush in your Liberal circles to have a show as outspoken as Rush's because no one wants to hear your Socialistic/Communistic agenda. By the way - Mr. Obama has already spent more in his first month as President than it took for President Bush to spend in 8 YEARS. Wake up people.

what kind of moron is mr limp,he should be fired from his job and be denounce as anti-american,to suggest that the health bill be named after i living icon is stupid and shows his respect for sen,kennedy ,mr lipmp should have the upmost respect for a truly first class american,i urge all people to call for mr limps ouster asap if not sooner

I'm gay and I love Rush. He's still a bastard but all my pals are bastards.

God bless his humor. I could never say "butt boy" to my partner, but I laugh at Rush. Kennedy Medical Bill sounds fine to me. Free booze, prozac and viagra? Hook a fairy up!

Us activist gays need thicker skin.

Radio has another shock jock. It's all about the bucks he can make and how much more his name is in the media. He kind of reminds me of another shock jock from the past (and present). The people that do listen are people that love him (probably twisted individuals themselves) and the people that hate him want to hear other offensive remarks they can protest. Either way, the winners here are the radio sponsers and Rush's bank account.

This is entertaining. Limbaugh's main business is keeping those advertising dollars rolling in. Now he is giving away the nonsense for free......or is he just trying to attract more angry listeners?
He's nothing but a soap merchant - it's too bad these types(both on the left AND right) have become so entrenched in our efforts to make life better. The Johnny Appleseed of disagreement.

Rush is just a radio personality. He controls the Republican party just as much as Keith Olbermann does the Democratic party. I have noticed though that the more noise Democrats and other liberals make over something a conservative does the more correct their view point or action.

I agree the comment was out-of-line, but it just may come to pass. The important issue is more about health care. Should all working men and women pay for those on welfare to have health coverage. There are those who can not legitimately work; for those who care only to receive something for nothing, this is the bill for them.

What a miserable fellow RL must be.

Sears sponsors the local Rush Limbaugh show here in Seattle (KTTH). I just canceled my Sears and Lands' End accounts. I told them that I could not support a company who sponsored such offensive hate speech. I think you have to hit them in the pocket book if you are going to have any impact. I was going to buy a washer and dryer this month from them!

Some on the GOP side will be just as respectful to the Democrat leaders as the Democrats were to the GOP leaders and Bush. No apologies necessary.
Sadly the Democrats have no leader, just a bunch of ethically-challenge academics and community organizers. You go Rush!

THE SAD PART ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT LISTEN TO HIS HATE AND BELEIVE IT AS IF IT WERE THE GOSSPEL OF GOD HIMSELF. SCARY ISN'T IT!!!

"pushed by one of the publics longest serving and most dynamic advocates..." That is quite laughable. Why should we not poke fun at one of the most corrupt hypocrites of the democratic party? It really amazes me how everyone "chooses" to forget the Chappaquiddick incident.

Limbaugh is nothing but an overbearing idiot. He's nothing more than a mouth. As far as I'm concerned he shouldn't be allowed to even be on the air. He is becoming more unstable as the days go on. Pretty much like a spoiled child not getting his own way. Nothing intelligent just noise.

The fact that Rush Limbaugh is considered a thought leader for many Americans is a damning indictment of the education system of this great nation.

Are you kidding? I don't see any hatred in the comment at all. While premature, it's really a wonderful suggestion to name the bill in honor of Kennedy. The only hateful attitude I see is from the people who disagree with the idea.

Sorry Rush. I get your point. But you made a wrong call on this one.

A better name would be the Mary Jo Kopechne Memorial Heathcare Bill.

The only reason Senator Kennedy has had such a long political career is that his family connections got him off the hook for being drunk and leaving Mary Jo Kopechne to drown on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969.

Logic 101:
Mean people suck.
Rush Limbaugh is mean.
Rush Limbaugh sucks.
Q.E.D.

Every time the Democrats try to convince me that Limbaugh is somehow my "leader", it makes me like them that much less. I've never seen a group of individuals move so quickly from self-pitying and forlorn to arrogant and obnoxious. I disliked the 8 years of Bush in office, but I'm already beginning to despise the regain of Democrat control.

The Democrats are really afraid of Limbaugh. That surprises me that they give one person so much influence. The more they stoke his flame....the brighter it burns out here in mainstream America. Folks that never paid any attention to him are starting to. Good, bad, or indifferent.....Rush is saying things others seem to be thinking.

Rush is damn funny.

Limbaugh is so much like a spoiled child clamoring for attention in a room full of adults. Just like any internet troll, ignore him and he will go away. All the while shouting "look at me" while setting the drapes on fire. Grow up already and realize there are other people in the world that aren't old, fat white men who come from a background of privilege and a sense of self-entitlement.

Say what you want about Rush, the more spending we do now the more we'll pay for it later. Stop putting Rush Limbaugh on trial for what he says, he is a radio commentator not the leader of the republican party. This whole war against Rush is no different than the war that Jeneanin Garofolo, Al Freaken, Randy Rhodes, and all the other clowns on loser Air america had against Bush. Liberals need to shut up and take their medicine. Look all you libs did during the bush years was complain and talk mass S^%&it, so now its our turn to repay the favor.

Someone once asked, where could we bury Rush Limbaugh? The reply was, well, if you gave him an enema you could bury him in a matchbox.
What an utterly repugnant person Limbaugh is.

Dems, especially the White House, should just ignore Limbaugh. Who cares? And the "Leader Limbaugh" rhetoric has got to go. To think this is hurting the Republican party is stupid. All it does is hurt the democratic party for looking petty and elevate Limbaugh.

What in the world is wrong with the Republican Party -- a heck of a lot of things! That is why they lost the presidential election. Things are going more and more wrong with Rush Limbaugh leading the party. He has become the de facto leader no doubt about it. Unfortunately he seems to be all nasty mouth driven by a minimum of brain when his remarks are taken into consideration. His attacks on the Democratic Party, his foul remark about Senator Kennedy are way out of line. I am no admirer of the Kennedys, but even Teddy Kennedy deserves some respect.
It seems that Rush Limbaugh doesn't know the meaning of the word, nor of the word, honor.

Jonny San is spouting more hate writing that "I hope he gets hit by a bus." NinaK says "the man is insane and his drug dependence has even made him worse...constantly spewing his vile diarrhea of the mouth?" How can people accuse Rush of espousing hate when they make comments like this? Indeed, it is true that Senator Kennedy is likely to die of his brain tumor. Nonetheless, this comment by Rush was in BAD TASTE, and he should apologize.

He’s a talk show host! He’s not an elected official, never ran for office, so why would you care what he says? Unless he speaks the truth, then the feathers start flying.

if the Republicans had any sense, they'd denounce Limbaugh --but then again, if the Republicans had any sense, they'd be Democrats. Take that, Ann Coulter, you trash--talking, bombastic scarecrow!!

Rush has every right to "FREEDOM OF SPEECH"!!! So whether you like the statement or not, this IS America and I hope they never take that freedom away from any of us.

well the last time i knew we still have freedom of speech in our country. I'm waiting for that to be taken away so the left will be able to shut down talk radio.

Not sure why anyone is surprised at what Limbaugh says... he is a documented racist. Might as well add sociopath and nihlist to the list. For a guy who bellows about "values", he certainly can't seem to demonstrate many meaningful human values of his own. Same for his facist followers.

The real question here is: why is the new administration so focused on Rush Limbaugh and positioning him as the "leader" of the GOP? Shouldn't they be more focused on more important issues like the economy, jobs, foriegn policy, etc.? It's politics as usual with the Democrats conjuring up a new GOP boogie man to distract everyone's attention away from the Obama & administrations' missteps.

Rubbish radio jock that appeals to low IQ hatemongers. Tribal slaves to the lie of nationalism and patriotism.

what's the problem with what he said exactly? bills are named after living senators/sponsors/inspirations all the time; Feingold-McCain, Brady Bill, etc...
to be clear, i'm not defending limbaugh, i'm just saying the hyperventilation probably isn't necessary.

That was a joke people.

The White House has even admitted that it is their strategy to keep Limbaugh under a microscope to manufacture strife in the Republican party... all so they can distract from the catastrophic bills they are trying to ram through congress.

Is anyone REALLY surprised the party so quick to call Bush "Hitler" would be good at creating faux-controversies like this one? Check your "outrage" at the door... where you evedently left your brain.

QUOTE: "Why do the liberals squeal when the truth is spoken . . . "

Which begs the question why Rightie windbags never seem to let the facts get in the way of "the truth".

Rationed health care for everyone. No job, no money, but free colonoscopys (after a 2 year wait)

Taking money from producers and giving it to non producers has never led a nation to greatness, been tried many times.

The stock market understands this won't work. Soon, all of you will too.

If you want socialism, move to France. Don't ruin my country anymore (no Bush didn't cause this, giving loans to people who couldn't afford them did. Giving healthcare, food, shelter, etc to people who won't work will only make it worse).

Whatever happened to freedom of speech? It wasn't too long ago that the Democrats unmercifully attacked President Bush and called him everything imaginable and now they don't want anybody criticizing or making any negative comment with regard to their agenda. We do still live in America, don't we?

That was a joke people.

The White House has even admitted that it is their strategy to keep Limbaugh under a microscope to manufacture strife in the Republican party... all so they can distract from the catastrophic bills they are trying to ram through congress.

Is anyone REALLY surprised the party so quick to call Bush "Hitler" would be good at creating faux-controversies like this one? Check your "outrage" at the door... where you evidently left your common sense

Limbaugh is no more than a glorified disckjockey. He's willing to scream FIRE in a crowded theatre (just to get a reaction) and call it freedom of speach. He makes me sick. Lets all get together and expose this drug addled, rump ranger for the fat school yard wimp that he is. Contact his sponsers and let them know you will be boycotting thier products! That's hitting them where it hurts.

I think Rush was right on target. What's the problem?

He makes fun of a man who is struggling with cancer. That's a coward for you...

Rush seems to be really into the fact that everyone calls him "The Leader" and with his enormous ego, I would bet he will sink his own ship fairly soon. That's what usually happens to people like him who thrive on power based on hate and lies.

So Really Rush,

Tell us what is wrong with health care for everyone that costs less than our current system, which is nearly double the $ per capita than other developed countries.

I don't understand the GOP. What do they have to offer the people. They will ask you to fight a war, but bitch when Health care or Education are brought up. Give me a reason to feel that my life will be better if they ate runing the show. Because right now the GOP looks like a bunch of old and out of touch idiots and I'm tired of hearing this socialist bull s**t. What helath care and education come on.

Rush is a person who is very un-satisfied with himself as a person. He has accomplished nothing but enhance hatred and fear. Rush loves to hear the sound of his own voice. It is so sad that all of us can't explore ways of having sensible conversations and at the same time, understanding we will certainly have differences of opinions.... and that is OK.... we all will never agree 100% about everything... the important thing is to have respect and dignity of the person as we create the conversation.. I don't see that respect and dignity coming from Rush.

Limbaugh struck a nerve - he told the truth. You know Democrats were planning to push for passage of this bill by representing it as Camelot's dying wish. "Pass this bill for poor Ted!" Well, they can't do this ugliness now - thanks to Limbaugh's "first strike." Go Rush!

This is a disgusting comment, and those that support it have to really think about how they would feel if it was their family member sick with cancer, who is being treated this way. Come on America and come on Rush, can we just try a little kindness....we need to SOLVE problems, not MAKE them.

Viva FREE speach!!!!!!!!!

Are you kidding me? Democrats did everything they could for the past 8 yrs
to undermine this country. They said outrageous things and called people unspeakable names and now they are going to whine about every little thing
someone says that they don't agree with. Rush didn't say He hopes Ted Kennedy dies; he merely made a point and more than likely beat the Democrats to it.

Wait a minute. Back in January the Democrats said that they intended to name the bill after Ted Kennedy in honor of his long fight for universal health care. Now when Limbaugh says the same thing, he's deplorable and a jerk? I don't get it.

Rush couldn't care less about health care for Americans because his annual salary is $285 million salary and bonus for 2001 through 2008 ($35m bonus, salary of approximately $31.25m/year) and $400 million salary and bonus from 2009 through 2016 ($100m plus bonus - the exact figure was not disclosed, except for "nine digit bonus" - and $38m/year salary) . This man wins the lottery jackpot EVERY YEAR so why should he care about the working mans' health care?

His main interest is to insure that his taxes do not go up and cause him to have to pay his fair share.

I feel bad for Rush. He is so angry and hateful. His actions only bolster the claims of radio personality Lionel, " Republicans have proved to me that they are Liars, cheats, and poor sports". If only they wanted a stronger USA rather than a better income for a very privledged few, we might actually get a 1950's style of middle class wage earning jobs. Rush is so hopped up on his goofballs he doesn't know right from wrong, what every mother hopes to instill in their offspring of good and bad. We can only pray for his soul to come to grips with reality.

The worst criticisms that can be said of the Bush administration are commentary on what was accomplished by an administration without opposition. Our government was designed to have political ambitions keep conflicting political ambitions in check to produce optimal legislation. The fact the Democratic Party is focussing so much attention on Rush Limbaugh (who is not an elected official) speaks volumes for the complete lack of leadership in the Republican Party. Whether one is democrat or republican, please understand there has to be some opposition lest we repeat the sins of our past..

ninak said it all .but the republican voters thet i still know are more like sheep.they will follow the leader even if it takes them over a nothing you write or say will change their closed mind.remember the woman mccain had to correct.finnally late in campaign these are what is left of the republican.they cant hurt you just have to laugh and ignore them.and yes i believe limbaugh is a drug abuser eventually this will catch up to him just be patient .hes really harmless and so are his followers

Why we must still be exposed to the drivel of this hateful mind amazes me. Do his sponsors really know what he does to the US of A? It must really drive the profit motive to its most despicable ends. He is still there preaching his hatred and vile persona to the Gestapo minded of our country just like Jubba the Hut. At his side is the pit bull bitch of the right wing nuts, Ann Coulter. The two are a pair and I would hope they represent only the lowest number of us since they are the lowest. Rush, tell Ann her rabies test surprisingly came back negative and not to worry. As for you Rush, I hope you run out of oxicontin and your health insurance won't cover it. But at $140 million a year, what you worry? Only the rest of us have to. Someday maggots will gag on you.

Rush is sick. Just do not listen to him. But alas! there are 22 million who still waste their time to make him a celebrity. He lies, manipulate facts, and hates people who are socially responsible. He is a big mouthpiece of the conservatives who think using embryos for scientific studies is a crime, but bombing innocent civilians (children, women, and old people) is OK. They must be stopped!

Rush is laughing all the way to the bank with all the attention being paid to him. A fat windbag on a dying medium, and every headline is about him. Talk about job security!

"Heil to Our Leader Herr Limbaugh. Ya! No health care for the American working class.! " That's what your goose stepping wealthy Republican followers in congress must be saying to you right now.
Don't believe this? Just follow the votes in congress.
ME? I say Bravo President Obama. GO get those "evil doers" (oh God, did I say that?)

I'd call it more tacky than outrageous.

How many conservative parents and their offspring will benefit by such a health bill? At least they should be appreciative. You can't expect tolerance or any measure of understanding from demagogue millionairs. The leaders of, and speakers for, the unraveling republican party have a quality of incompetence that not only reveals itself daily, but does so in a boastful, insulting way.
When liberals respond with mirrored statements they have been successfully baited.

Larry henson:

The post office will send a letter from San Francisco to New York city in a few days for $0.42, all without taxpayer support. The entire economy is on the ropes, so why single out the USPS?

UPS, DHL FedEx will do the same thing, but it will cost me $5.63. DHL is nearly bankrupt.

Incredible! The very idea that gasbag would make a statement like that, just to get ratings is sickening. I hope all the conservative Republicans are proud of this latest garbage! Maybe it's time to start thinking up something to name after that jackass, posthumously. How about, "The Rush Limbaugh Raw Sewage Treatment Facility, New York"? It would be appropriate, considering the sewage he spews, regularily!

There you go, first one side says a hateful thing, then the other side tries to one-up the other side. Each side claims their side is right and the other side is wrong. Both sides play like they are victims, as if their souls are lily-white. If you don't believe me, go into your favorite blog and look at all the hateful, racist, discriminatory remarks that are written about the opposition party's members. The writers of this all belong in sensitivity training. That is why you have to listen to both sides, because the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

The truth above all else....!

The democrats said the plan would be named after Kennedy too. So, why does Limbaugh draw fire?

Ted Kennedy
A good reminder of this dysfunctional man and his family!
Let's hope the NY governor has the good sense not to appoint Caroline
to fill Hillary's seat. Caroline has a sense of entitlement and royalty
about her and she can't even speak. When she finally lowered herself to be
interviewed by the press, every other phrase was "you know". I expected
more than that from someone wanting to be senator. Bet she doesn't get
the treatment that Sarah Palin received. And here Caroline has had all the
opportunities, money and education anyone could ever hope for.

The Last of The Kennedy Dynasty
As soon as cancer was found, I noticed the immediate attempt at
canonization of old Teddy by the main stream media.. They are saying
what a "great American" he is. I say, let's get a couple things clear & not
twist the facts to change the real history.
1. He was caught cheating at Harvard when he attended it. He
was expelled twice, once for cheating on a test, and once for paying a
classmate to cheat for him.
2. While expelled, Kennedy enlisted in the Army, but
mistakenly signed up for four years instead of two. Oops, the man can't count to
four. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to England (a step
up from bootlegging liquor into the US from Canada during prohibition),
pulled the necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and
to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea, where a war was raging. No
preferential treatment for him like "he" charged President Bush
received.
3. Kennedy was assigned to Paris, never advanced beyond the
rank of Private, and returned to Harvard upon being discharged. Imagine a
person of his "education" NEVER advancing past the rank of Private.
4. While attending law school at the University of Virginia, he
was cited for reckless driving four times, including once when he was
clocked driving 90 miles per hour in a residential neighborhood with his
headlights off after dark. Yet his Virginia driver's license was never revoked.
Coincidentally, he passed the bar exam in 1959, amazing!!!
5. In 1964, he was seriously injured in a plane crash, and
hospitalized for several months. Test results done by the hospital at
the time he was admitted had shown he was legally intoxicated. The results
of those tests remained a "state secret" until in the 1980's when the
report was unsealed. Didn't hear about that from the unbiased media, did we.

6. On July 19, 1969, Kennedy attended a party on Chappaquiddick
Island in Massachusetts. At about 11:00 PM, he borrowed his chauffeur's
keys to his Oldsmobile limousine, and offered to give a ride home to
Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign worker. Leaving the island via an unlit bridge
with no guardrail, Kennedy steered the car off the bridge, flipped, and into
Poucha Pond.
7. He swam to shore and walked back to the party, after passing
several houses and a fire station. Then two friends returned with him to
the scene of the accident. According to their later testimony, they told
him what he already knew, that he was required by law to immediately report
the accident to the authorities. Instead Kennedy made his way to his hotel,
called his lawyer, and went to sleep. Kennedy called the police the next
morning and by then the wreck had already been discovered. Before dying,
Kopechne had scratched at the upholstered floor above her head in the
upside-down car. The Kennedy family began "calling in favors", ensuring
that any inquiry would be contained. Her corpse was whisked
out-of-state to her family, before an autopsy could be conducted. Further details are
uncertain, but after the accident Kennedy says he repeatedly dove under
the water trying to rescue Kopechne, and he didn't call police because he
was in a state of shock. It is widely assumed Kennedy was drunk, and he held
off calling police in hopes that his family could fix the problem overnight. Since
the accident, Kennedy's "political enemies" have referred to him as the distinguished Senator
from Chappaquiddick. He pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and
was given a SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF TWO MONTHS. Kopechne's family received a
small pay out from the Kennedy's insurance policy, and never sued.
There was later an effort to have her body exhumed and autopsied, but her
family successfully fought against this in court, and Kennedy's family paid
their attorney's bills... a "token of friendship"?
8. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for more than forty years,
but considering his longevity, his accomplishments seem scant. He authored
or argued for legislation that ensured a variety of civil rights, increased
the minimum wage in 1981, made access to health care easier for the
indigent, and funded Meals on Wheels for fixed-income seniors and is widely held
as the "standard-bearer for liberalism". In his very first Senate roll, he
was the floor manager for the bill that turned U.S. immigration policy
upside-down and opened the floodgate for immigrants from third world
countries.
9. Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author
of every expansion of and increase in immigration, up to and including the
latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. Not to mention the
Pious grilling he gave the last two Supreme Court Nominees, as if he
were the standard bearer for the nation in matters of right. What a pompous
ass.
10. He is known around Washington as a public drunk, loud,
boisterous and very disrespectful to ladies. JERK is a better
description than "great American".
Let's not allow the spin-doctors make this jerk a hero -- how
quickly the American public forgets what his real legacy is...and you just know
it's all BUSH'S fault!

NotKennedy

Hey! Just take a look at results of the universal health care plans in Canada, England and elsewhere and you see what a REALLY BAD idea this has PROVEN to be for the recipients. And if you think we are smarter and will avoid their mistakes, look around at how our government has mismanaged the ALL the current entitlement programs over the years! That Limbaugh speaks the truth openly and clearly just rubs salt in the wounds of those who supported/voted for Obama who are just now beginning to get "buyers remorse". And they just can't take it. So they try to silence Rush, and it just won't work! And get used to the growing chorus against his big-government Socialist programs, his empty promises to end earmarks, and to have a "transparent" administration. It's just the start...! Wake up and get a life!!!!!

Rush Limbaugh is NOT the voice of the Republican party. He IS a radio personality of the conservative ilk and has the right to say whatever he wishes - just so long as the people who PAY to keep him on the air are agreeable. Obama is the one who told the Repubs to shut him up - in so many words. Obama just can't stand for anyone to disagree with him. He's a control freak and can't stand being OUT of CONTROL!
Don't forget - - Teddy left Mary Jo to DROWN and tried to get his cousin to take the fall. HE'S A MURDERER - not a "patriot"!

We should boycott the sponsors of the Rush
Limbaugh radio program for supporting such outrageous comments and demand them to issue an apology to President Obama and Senator Kennedy.

You know, I don't always agree with Rush, but most of the time he is right. What I do find interesting is that most of you are telling how much you hate Rush and how idiotic he is. He makes a comment about Senator Kennedy and you cry foul, but yet most democrats said horrible things about Bush and continue to do so.

I can't speak for all conservatives, but I do not hate liberals. I don't agree with a lot of what they believe, but I don't hate them. You seem to hate conservatives and stoop to the same lows that you accuse Rush of doing. I believe everyone wants what is best for the country; let's start acting that way.

As a partisan Democrat, I couldn't be happier that Rush Limbaugh is the current face of the Republican party. His fans are people who think it's fine for government to torture, arrest and eavesdrop on American citizens, search their houses without warrants, interfere in their sex lives, and seize their houses by eminent domain if business wants it; but that God forbid government should help Americans pay for health insurance. The rest of the country and the world watches in fascinated disgust.
But as an American patriot, it makes me sad that Rush is popular with anyone He has no sense of decency and has made our national conversation ugly.