Here are a few things he definitely lied about and called it news: 1. "It has not been proven that nicotine is addictive, the same with cigarettes causing emphysema [and other diseases]." (Radio show, 4/29/94)
2. LIMBAUGH: On the Republicans' "Contract With America": "The New York Times never ran anything on the contract 'til after the election. The rest of the news media hardly talked about it at all." (TV, 4/6/95) REALITY: In the 42 days between the announcement of the "Contract with America" and the Nov. 8, 1994 election, the New York Times published 45 articles that mentioned the contract--more than one a day. The Nexis computer database reports that more than 1400 pieces mentioning the contract were published before the election. 3. LIMBAUGH: "Banks take the risks in issuing student loans and they are entitled to the profits." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Summer/93) REALITY: Banks take no risks in issuing student loans, which are federally insured. 4. LIMBAUGH: Comparing the 1950s with the present: "And I might point out that poverty and economic disparities between the lower and upper classes were greater during the former period." (Told You So, p. 84) REALITY: Income inequality, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, fell from the 1940s to the late 1960s, and then began rising. Inequality surpassed the 1950 level in 1982 and rose steadily to all-time highs in 1992. (Census Bureau's "Money Income of Households, Families and Persons in the United States") 5. LIMBAUGH: "Oh, how they relished blaming Reagan administration policies, including the mythical reductions in HUD's budget for public housing, for creating all of the homeless! Budget cuts? There were no budget cuts! The budget figures show that actual construction of public housing increased during the Reagan years." (Ought to Be, p. 242-243) REALITY: In 1980, 20,900 low-income public housing units were under construction; in 1988, 9,700, a decline of 54 percent ;Statistical Abstracts of the U.S).In terms of 1993 dollars, the HUD budget for the construction of new public housing was slashed from $6.3 billion in 1980 to $683 million in 1988. "We're getting out of the housing business. Period," a Reagan HUD official declared in 1985. 6. LIMBAUGH: "There's no such thing as an implied contract." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Spring/93) On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Sam<[email protected]> wrote: > > A few on this list post clips of the Daily Show and discuss it as real news. > > As for Rush, he talks about the real news, doesn't make stuff up for > comedy relief unless it's clearly satire. > You don't have to agree with his conclusions of the news, I don't > always agree, but it is his take of the news he's talking about. > > Another note, doesn't the left leaning PEW put out a study each year > stating Rush listeners are the most informed on current events? > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:38 AM, G Money<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> What is really sad is that there are people out there who think Rush's >>> and the Daily Show are 'news' programs. >>> >> >> Perhaps, but just from my personal experience, I haven't met a single person >> who thinks the Daily Show is a news program. It's on COMEDY central, after >> all. >> >> Conversely, I have met MANY people who take Rush's view as gospel. >> >> Now granted, I live in Kansas, so my experience is probably not all that >> surprising. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303492 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
