When does a political joke become sedition? Rush Limbaugh is calling for a military coup, and the joke, if it is a joke, is not funny. Rush, speaking about President Obama's upcoming speech at West Point, expressed hope that military officials at the Academy would "detain" President Obama.
Regardless of one's politics, to suggest that military officials at the United States Military Academy detain the President of the United States is to suggest a military coup. Such a suggestion is sedition. Limbaugh is advocating military insurrection.
Limbaugh has made similar remarks before. Speaking of the Honduran coup Rush had this to say: "The coup was what many of you wish would happen here, without the military"; and, "If we had any good luck, Honduras would send some people here and help us get our government back".
Recently Newsmax columnist John L. Perry was disgraced and humiliated after making a similar suggestion. Newsmax immediately removed the column and distanced their publication from any affiliation with Perry.
It is doubtful that Limbaugh will suffer any meaningful consequences. Those on the right who know better are afraid of Rush. While others on the right, so called "dittoheads", know very little.
These kind of inflammatory remarks by Rush and other right wing nuts continue to damage the credibility of conservatives and the GOP. While Rush may comfort and entertain the knuckle dragging Neanderthals, his outrageous remarks fall flat in middle America. The vast majority of Americans want nothing to do with Limbaugh's right wing nuttiness.
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Sorry Stoner the "vast majority of Americans" agree with El Rushbo, have you taken a look at the number of listeners he has been getting daily for the last 20-years. There is a reason El Rushbo has reigned as the top dog for so long Mikey, it'sbecause the King of Political talk brings TRUTH TO POWER Mikey. barry isn't well liked at all by those in our military and who can blame them, he is our weakest president ever and that includes Carter. I'll end by saying it's good to see you've upgraded your attacks against the big dogs instead of second tier guys like Lou Dobbs Mikey. In your pathetic attempt at trying to attack Rush you're attacking the alpha-male of conservatism Mikey. Rush gets an OOHRAH for my beloved Marine Corps Stoner, your boy barry doesn't get jack.
Rush Limbaugh's comment is an insult to not only the cadets at West Point, but to every professional military man and woman in the United States. Shame on you "gunnery". If you are truly in the Marine Corp, you are neither professional nor patriotic, and I suggest you resign.
I spent 20 years in the Air Force, was a Radar Nav on B52's. I know how the those in the Military would react to Rush's comment, they would accept it as strictly satire. The chances of a military coup in this country are zero, anyone who would try to make a big deal out of Rush's joke is an idiot.
Rush always gets himself and us followers criticized when he issues us orders over the AM dial instead of our secure network.
Rush is an American hero..your president is a waste of human life
CHICKEN HAWK. Traitor. Rich Racist.
Oran's Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines treason as: "...[a]...citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]." In many nations, it is also often considered treason to attempt or conspire to overthrow the government, even if no foreign country is aided or involved by such an endeavour.
BECK/LIMBAUGH 2012!!!
Watch the libs vote more war..Gather behind this monger.
watch the repubs join them...
the country is almost gone
lock our boys over there for what?
We spend trillions on our empire...
Bring them ALL home..
Stop paying rent to bagram and Ramstein..
30k troopa in Japan. 50k troops in S. Korea.
Stop giving our soldiers paychecks to spend over there, tax free.
Stop paying rent to foreign countries to house their families.
Institute a HUGE war tax.
Draft IMMEDIATELY.
Stop giving foreign aid.
stop the madness.
Gunnery... If a "vast majority of Americans" agree with El Rushbo, as you call him, why isn't McCain and Palin in office now? Do you claim to know the minds of most of American soldiers?
I would suggest that perhaps you and your friends might dislike The Prisdent of the United States of America, but that doesn't equal "a majority of Americans".
Perhaps, you were in the "majority" some years ago and are no longer and having a difficult time getting used to it.
Best of luck.
barry couldn't hold Rush's jockstrap.
Da boys in Charlie Company LOVE RUSH, Obama not so much.
RUSH IS RIGHT 99.999% of the time.
Please cite your source for this:
"The vast majority of Americans want nothing to do with Limbaugh's right wing nuttiness."
All Government of right originates from the People, is founded in compact only, and instituted solely for the good of the whole; and they have, at all times, the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their Form of Government in such manner as they may deem expedient. That all persons invested with the Legislative or Executive powers of Government are the Trustees of the Public, and, as such, accountable for their conduct: Wherefore, whenever the ends of Government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the People may, and of right ought, to reform the old, or establish a new Government; the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
It may just be that time to follow these words.
If these words are not familiar to you, look at your state Constitutions, they may be in there as they are in many state's Constituti
I refuse to say anything bad about the commander-in-chief, particularly in a time of war. I'd suggest that uniformed personnel do the same.
"The vast majority of Americans want nothing to do with Limbaugh's right wing nuttiness." I agree with Margie. Please Cite your sources for this.
"Portland Progressive Examiner"
lulz
Ordinarily I disapprove of waterboarding, but I hereby volunteer to use any means necessary to identify Douchebaugh's co conspirators in this treason!
Just a pathetic attempt to smear a great American, that is all this puny little column amounts to. No person with the intelligence to put a sentence together would have come to the conclusions that you have, so you must be a complete bias hack whole lacks even a little creativity. I listened to this segment and what Rush said was nowhere close to seditious. In fact, he was contrasting the honor of our military to the cowardliness of such an inexperienced, and dithering commander in chief. How about a few minutes with Jeremiah Wright to explain to us just what Obama thinks of the military?
The vast majority of Americans are fed up with how obama is running up the deficit, ignoring our troops fighting in Afghanistan, and not doing anything about rising unemployment. The Dunderhead-in-Chief needs to WORK on these problems instead of WINING-DINING-AND POCKET LINING.
Rush has been on the air in a powerful way for all these years basically because he lobby's for big corporate interests thus providing him with all the tools necessary to unfairly dominate the airwaves of talk radio.
I've seen plenty of progressive stations come, and win in the ratings but then, the affiliate stations get taken over by ESPN radio and other big timers.
I don't think he cares about the country as much as he does making money pretending he cares.
Is he still doing the oxy's, or is it post withdrawal effect.
Oh yeah please name some of those "progressive stations" with big ratings libtard.
Alright people stop monkeying around.
Capitan America says, "The vast majority of Americans are fed up with how obama is running up the deficit, ignoring our troops fighting in Afghanistan, and not doing anything about rising unemployment. The Dunderhead-in-Chief needs to WORK on these problems instead of WINING-DINING-AND POCKET LINING." You got the wrong prez - 8 to 1.
Still waiting for the libtard to tell us the big "progressive stations with big ratings." As usual nothing but idle bulls**t smack talk from the libtards.
You Lie:
Oh yeah please name some of those "progressive stations" with big ratings libtard.
A: I'm not a liberal, just calling a duck, a duck.
B: Here's one example; "fair.org/index.php?page=1038"
Rush's quote about the President was taken out of context. I you libs want credibility, try getting closer to the truth.
Rush has it right, except for the CIC. Now, a couple of years ago....
Let's see I have a choice of siding with a true patriot like Rush or a man who is friends with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, racists like Louis Farakhan-Jeremiah Wright, George Soros, ACORN&SEIU etc.. I CHOOSE RUSH!!
Repubs and Dems both are ruled by corporates.
I think making money is less important than our men and women in service protecting us. I wish they didn't have to sacrifice themselves to protect proverbial pots of gold.
Wow, ditto heads still exist?
Actually, according to the latest audit, Rush is only right 99.5%of the time.
I'm certainly more worried about obama's past and his associations with domestic terrorists, union thugs, ACORN, Soros, black supremacists, Mao admirers, etc.. I would think most level-headed Americans would be more concerned with good ole barry & friends than someone like Rush.
The right wing conservitory, bio-blast partisonship. is the lost ties of war so might.
If the recovery effort is to detain sanctitied among the jeolous remarks of limbaughs carcus instability, against the democratic primary he is to wither and tither among the mind of the falling sky his remarks are non courages non objective just a man of his own lost merit. http.ddoingit1.blogspot.com
Repubs and Dems both are ruled by corporates.
I think making money is less important than our men and women in service protecting us. I wish they didn't have to sacrifice themselves to protect proverbial pots of gold.
I am a Republican, but I am really a libertarian.
Rush does not speak for me.
It's too bad that anyone puts any credence whatsoever in anything that Rush Limbaugh says. All the man is interested in is ratings and making money. The more outrageous the position the more attention he gets, the more money he makes.
"Actually, according to the latest audit, Rush is only right 99.5%of the time." - ToTheRightOfRush
Actually, that "Sullivan Group" audit is a Limbaugh joke on knuckle dragging Dittoheads. Do a search for "Sullivan Group Sacremento". Tom Sullivan, an old co-worker of Limbaugh's, thought that knee slapper up.
@No Brainer: you have the most appropriate name I have ever seen on the internet.
A recent scientific poll discovered that most of Rush's fans are closeted homosexuals with IQ's under 80. It's true.
Looks like a herd of dittoheads have arrived here. Behaving like children as usual ("libtard") and expressing their cowardly fears of right-generated boogeymen(Soros, ACORN) Will these babies ever grow up and stop cowering behind daddy Linbaugh?
I think it's the Military's duty to remain true to their Oath of Office to "protect and defend the Constitution of the U.S. from ALL enemies foreign and DOMESTIC." Obama and the Congress are the biggest enemies to our constitution that I've ever witnessed. What's the problem in someone fulfulling their required Oath of Office?
The current Administration aided by the criminal Congress are doing everything in their power to DESTROY our economic system so they can institute a TOTALITARIAN government in it's place. Ain't gonna happen in my lifetime!
The only purpose of the US government was to "... secure these rights,". From the Declaration of Independence: ".... That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Governemnt. ..." (Personally, I consider it the people's DUTY to alter or abolish....)
What's the problem?
No I think ACORN speaks for itself.
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BECK/LIMBAUGH 2012!!!!!!
It is funny when Rush can push the buttons of people like Mikey by creating a little political satire. Its a great testimate to his talent and intellect, especially when you consider just how many buttons he can push at will.
After considering God Fearing American's assessment that Rush fans are closet homosexuals with low IQs, it suddenly dawned most liberals are closet hetrosexuals who think they have high IQs.
Hahahahahahahaha, good one Ditto Head
I suggest to Rush Limbaugh's "listeners(zombies)" to look into the views of others. They are being led down the ignorant and tragic road of bigotry deguised as patriotism. The masculine jingoism of the "conservative" base more and more stinks of dangerous Mussolini-like fascism.
Michael, thanks for the article. I did one here on examiner about a somewhat similar issue: the "pray for obama" verse that amounts to a death threat. Exactly how many times can the extreme right make cute jokes about killing Obama before it adds up to more than just "an isolated incident" or quotes "taken out of context"?
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