Rush Limbaugh Isn’t Racist, He Just Sounds That Way

April 5, 2009 by Stephen Piggott · Comment
Filed under: Culture, Politics 

Since the election of Barack Obama four months ago, one man has emerged from the ruined right standing tall. That man is conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. He has enjoyed a big boost in ratings since Obama’s election much to the guile of the GOP. Limbaugh is a man who cannot get enough of the spotlight. He is no stranger to controversy and attacks anyone he believes is getting too much media attention. This was the case in October of 2006 when he stated that Michael J. Fox was “exaggerating the effects” of his Parkinson’s disease. On January 16th of this year he caused a stir by saying “I hope he fails” referring to Barack Obama. He later attempted to retract the comment by saying that he hoped Obama’s policies fail and not the man himself.

One of Limbaugh’s biggest fans is Andrew Klavan, the contributing editor of City Journal magazine. Mr. Klavan was recently published in a Los Angeles Times op-ed piece where he stated “I listen to Limbaugh every chance I get, and I have never heard the man utter a single racist, hateful or stupid word.” As if that wasn’t enough, Klavan went further and challenged “liberals” to: “Listen to the show. Not for five minutes but for several hours: an hour a day for several days. Consider what he has to say — the real policy material under the jokes and teasing bluster. Do what your intellectual keepers do not want you to do and keep an open mind.” Read more

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