BF2S Forums Limbaugh v. Fox

dont mind Limbaugh, he's just an asshole

Because I haven't seen Fox's ad, not have I heard Limbaugh's bit.  But it's Limbaugh.  I have faith in him being a dipshit.

That's the point: he (apparently) admits that for some situations he goes off his medication (that's half the point, anyway).

Bubbalo wrote:

That's the point: he (apparently) admits that for some situations he goes off his medication (that's half the point, anyway).

And thats all Rush is pointing out.
He's saying that Fox may be getting used by the Left.

They are desperate ( and I'll wager a dominoes pizza that the Dems do not gain either house or senate ) and will do anything.

What are the Liberals going to say when they fail to gain a majority in these midterms?

I'm gonna say na na   na  na na

funny thing is i heard that whole hour of limbaugh, and I've seen the ad, whereas many people commenting on here or in the international media have failed to do either, and the main point wasn't that fox was "acting", the main point was that they are duping ppl into thinking:
A) that it is possible to cure parkinson's with stem cell research, embryonic in particular, when in fact it is nothing more than a theory
B) republicans want to ban ALL stem cell research, when the current administration has funded more than any other, nor is there a ban at all, but merely the blocking of federal funding for embryonic research as no one yet knows when "life" begins and they decided to err on the side thinking it may qualify
C) as ATG stated, fox may be getting used
D) they are playing with people's emotions, especially those affected by parkinson's and desperate for a cure for themselves or loved one, falsely leading them to believe that there is in fact a cure and that if you vote republican people will die

Max Cleland, John McCain, Cindy Sheehan,the "Jersey Girls" (911 CT activist wives), MJ Fox, chris reeve, even ronald reagan's son ron, all part of the lib strategy of "victim infallibility", if you disagree with any of them on anything, then you are an evil monster and should have your nipples clamped, they are always right no matter what.

besides, nowhere in the constitution does it say anything about the government having the right to take money away from person A to cure person B

limbaugh did ask for clarification as to whether he (Fox) had ever been seen like this before, and stated that it was suspicious because he had always seemed fine, and upon being informed that Fox had decided to forego the meds for the commercial he did in turn inform his audience of this and went on to make his point

just another example of people trying to paint con talk radio as "evil" like when.........was it katie couric?...interviewed barak obama and asked what he thought of rush calling him barak osama bin laden, when in fact rush was quoting good ol ted kennedy who repeatedly called him just plain "osama bin laden" without the "barak" in there at all

edit:
add pat tillman's brother to the list, that one hasn't hit the main stream yet, but it's on the way, i'll bet'cha some karma

Last edited by kr@cker (2006-10-25 08:48:12)

Bubbalo wrote:

Because I haven't seen Fox's ad, not have I heard Limbaugh's bit. . .

So why not do that before making a thread about the situation?

Good points, kr@cker.  I always assumed that our president recently signed a bill to BAN all research into it, but I think I recall now it's just they are going to stop FUNDING it.  Seems to me, though, that the research can still continue if funded enough by private interests, but it seems that the scientists are acting as if it's totally stopped, as in banned.

Though it may not have been proved that stem cell research could totally CURE (and most likely not even within any of OUR lifetimes) it,  I'm sure that stem cell research is the most likely course to look at.

I'm afraid I'm guilty of the same things I assumed republicans (really not republicans, but extremists) were like, by assuming that Limbaugh's comment about Fox was EXACTLY what he said.  I thought that Limbaugh was so condescending to Fox's action, he was obviously out of his mind.  I tried to defend Fox even though I had little or no previous experience in this topic.

ATG wrote:

Bubbalo wrote:

That's the point: he (apparently) admits that for some situations he goes off his medication (that's half the point, anyway).

And thats all Rush is pointing out.
He's saying that Fox may be getting used by the Left.

They are desperate ( and I'll wager a dominoes pizza that the Dems do not gain either house or senate ) and will do anything.

What are the Liberals going to say when they fail to gain a majority in these midterms?

I'm gonna say na na   na  na na

While I tend to believe that the Democrats aren't going to sweep the Congress either, I think it's very sad that so many Americans would have us slip behind Canada, Europe, and East Asia in the field of medical science over some bullshit concerning stem cell research.

Stem cell research shouldn't be a political issue -- it should be common sense.  This technology has the potential to save lives -- why the hell would any rational person be against it?  Surely, the Republicans don't want to go down in history as being scientifically ignorant.

Let me simply ask this....  In a free country, shouldn't scientists be able to conduct embryonic stem cell research without government funding or restriction?   I know Fox was advocating the allocation of government funds toward it, but my issue is this: why should the government even be part of this?

Let scientists advance our technology and lives.  Leave the government out of this.

Last edited by Turquoise (2006-10-25 18:29:01)

Kracker, if I'm not mistaken, it's also the legality of embryonic stem cell research that is at stake.  I remember several Republicans stating that they wanted to ban it.  I'll see if I can find some sources on this....

If that's the extent of the ban, and nothing else, then that's ok.  I just don't want them cutting us off from an entire research method.

Bubbalo wrote:

Further, why not go off his medication to show people what Parkinson's is like?

There's a descriptive phrase for that here: "milking it for all it's worth."