“I approach my audience with enormous respect…These are the people whose most heartfelt convictions have been dismissed, scorned, and made fun of by the mainstream media. I do not make fun of them.”– Rush Limbaugh
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Racism is judging a person’s character or actions by his race instead of by his individual merits. That’s the sin Limbaugh was accusing the media of committing; he wasn’t doing it.Racial Censorship and the Witch-Hunt Against Rush Limbaugh by Walter Williams
Limbaugh’s statement is opinion that can be characterized as correct or incorrect — but racist, no.
An Open Letter to ESPN on Rush Limbaugh by Joseph Kellard
ESPN was uncomfortable with Limbaugh’s comment because it’s true. It is just as racist to hope a man will succeed because he is black.
Rush Limbaugh and Racial Censorship by Thomas Sowell
It is one of the sad signs of our times that a furor was created because Rush Limbaugh expressed an opinion as to why a particular quarterback seemed to him to be over-rated.
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Rush Limbaugh doesn’t just talk about the values Americans hold dear, he puts them into action.A Rush Limbaugh For the Left? by Thomas Sowell
The liberal vision of Rush Limbaugh is that he is some guy who appeals to ignorant rednecks and Joe Sixpacks. As with so many things that liberals believe, they feel no need to test their notions against reality. Actual research on Rush Limbaugh’s audience has shown that they are above average in both education and income.
A Tribute to Rush Limbaugh by Jeff Jacoby
“I approach my audience with enormous respect,” Limbaugh wrote in a 1994 article for Policy Review, the journal of the Heritage Foundation. “These are the people whose most heartfelt convictions have been dismissed, scorned, and made fun of by the mainstream media. I do not make fun of them.”
Media Bias on Media Bias by Thomas Sowell
Anyone listening to Rush Limbaugh knows that what he is saying is his own opinion. But people who listen to the news on ABC, CBS, or NBC may imagine that they are getting the facts, not just those facts which fit the ideology of the media, with the media’s spin.
Senator Daschle vs. Rush Limbaugh: Who is Promoting Violence? by Thomas Sowell
Liberals can be very “understanding” about violence — provided it is violence from the left.