http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93122?fp=1 It must have seemed so perfect. An obscure blogger unearths some pages of President Obama's college thesis. The report supposedly comes from big-time journalist Joe Klein of Time magazine. And the thesis has some real gems: like Obama's disdain for the Constitution. The whole thing was nothing more than a satirical post on a humor blog. But Rush Limbaugh, who quoted from the supposed thesis on his radio show, sure wasn't laughing. Here's how it went down. An unknown blogger picked up on a made-up post meant as a joke, which claimed that Joe Klein had gotten his hands on 10 pages of student Obama's college thesis. Rush Limbaugh jumped on it, which immediately sparked Web searches on "obama thesis." Supposedly titled "Aristocracy Revisited," the excerpt revealed the president had "doubts" about the "so-called founders." Juicy. Except not true. Limbaugh discovered halfway through his show that he'd been had, but defended himself by saying basically the thesis felt true. Listen in to Rush's mea sorta culpa. Joe Klein finally jumped in, and called the report "nonsense" on his Swampland blog, and the blogger who thought the hoax was real also apologized. Let's hope someone kept their sense of humor in all this. Still, for a humble post to go from humor blog to major media outlet sure seems impressive. Someone ought to write their thesis on it. For real.
At least Rush had the decency to correct the error. And he did so on the very same episode of the program when the mistake was made. When reporters on CNN and MSM used false and unsubstantiated quotes attributed to Limbaugh recently, did they immediately come out publicly and correct the record? Certainly not. In fact, CNN's Rick Sanchez eventually did come out and retract and correct his remarks, but he was very slow to do so and rather obfuscational in his comments. MSNBC never did as far as I am aware. Who is behaving to the higher standard here? The answer is obvious. Rush Limbaugh demonstrated that he has the integrity and decency to correct the record immediately, while the liberals who were guilty of the same thing clearly demonstrated nothing of the kind. As an aside, we are talking about a quote from Barack Obama's thesis here. Why in the world has Mr. Transparency censored all of these types of documents that he authored? Why is it such a big deal to get quote from Obama's thesis? What is in Obama's thesis that he does not want us to see?
Rush saying 'it felt right' is an appology? I don't ever recall hearing an appology for calling Obama a racist or terrorist or that he isn't American? Still waiting for those appologies.
My boss, who's a very smart guy, goes around quoting a satirical piece about Obama in the same vein that states that Obama said the american flag is a symbol of oppression. it was a satitorical response to why obama didn't where a flag pin.
I have no respect at all whatsoever for any leftist expectations of politically correct speech. Consider yourself warned.
He was referencing the way people said the same thing regarding the false quotes they were spreading about him.
Even if it is, I would certainly feel comfortable measuring my level of mastery of it in comparison with your own.
Jo Mama, Batman Jones, and dubious: You guys need to get over that stuff. I've been here for a year as an honest poster. You wanna spar with this idiot go right ahead, but don't bring me into it.
I find it more amusing that this is news worthy. If Rush is so insignificant, why is this news? It would be the same as micheal moore getting busted. Nobody really cares. Or do they?
