tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21760390.post5468080865409908175..comments2024-02-28T02:36:09.368-08:00Comments on The dotFuture Manifesto: Internet Crime, Web Services, Philosophy: The Blogosphere takes on Rush LimbaughUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21760390.post-87815037865138786032007-10-19T15:29:00.000-07:002007-10-19T15:29:00.000-07:00OK Larry, that actually makes some sort of sense, ...OK Larry, that actually makes some sort of sense, except for the fact that Rush did introduce the recording as unedited and as you admit it is in fact edited.<BR/><BR/>Captains quarters seems to be down, so for now I am only going to reply here.<BR/><BR/>The most important piece of info you provide here is the fact that he had pre-taped the MacBeth segment. That is not something that I have seen elsewhere or brought out in the threat.<BR/><BR/>Having quite a bit of experience in the media field I can quite imagine how Rush would have come unstuck here. He had the pretaped link to the piece on MacBeth and he wanted to make the link to it. The statement he ended up making implied that all soldiers who disagreed with Rush were phony soldiers.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that this excuses his conduct though. He did make a factual mistatement when he introduced the edited tape. And even accepting his explanation his objective in bringing up MacBeth was precisely to claim all soldiers who disagree with him are phony soldiers. Where he went wrong is that he intended to make the case by inuendo, in the event he got distracted by his bridge and actually said what he was intending people to think, rather than what he intended to say.<BR/><BR/>Rush regularly holds his opponents up to an extreme standard so I don't see why this really counts as being unfair. He was hardly fair on John Kerry when he made the remark in the midsessionals that was clearly about the President rather than soldiers.PHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772216888166343026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21760390.post-68204571680291990412007-10-19T05:49:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:49:00.000-07:00Ignorance or stupidity? You decide. The fact is, ...Ignorance or stupidity? You decide. <BR/><BR/>The fact is, IN CONTEXT, Rush Limbaugh had already recorded his daily 3 minute Morning Update monolog the previous evening regarding 'phony soldiers', specifically Jesse MacBeth. Rush 24/7 members received the Podcast of this video nearly 24 hours before the 'phony soldier' remark during his radio show. <BR/><BR/>The mysterious 1 minute 35 second edit that the leftists conveniently leave out consisted of the caller, a soldier, trying to change the subject from phony soldiers to missing WMDs. Rush politely dismissed that, ended the call and immediately went back to discuss the MacBeth story. <BR/><BR/>If you watched Rush live on the webcam, you could see he already had the paper regarding MacBeth in his hands during the call, WHICH IS WHY HE BROUGHT THE SUBJECT UP DURING THE CALL. It was the perfect lead in to the MacBeth story.<BR/><BR/>Rush's whole point was how the drive-by media rallies around anyone who pops up who recounts any bizarre story they come up with, until it's discovered they are making it up. There have been several in addition to MacBeth.<BR/><BR/>THAT was the point and THAT is what the left's smoke and mirrors is trying to get you to look away from.Sandee Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118405888268131887noreply@blogger.com