Limbaugh laughs at the unemployed

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Then Rush turned to the story of Sen. Jim Bunning putting 2,000 federal workers on furlough. Rush, showing how little he understands the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck, mocked the concern for those employees, saying that they're probably going to be paid and criticizing the media for thinking the story was about the 2,000 workers, because it's not about them:

LIMBAUGH: Now, who knew? [laughs] Who knew? But if you look at this story, folks, this is the worst thing that could have ever happened. Two thousand federal workers are going to be furloughed, and there might be a delay in some unemployment benefits being paid. Oh my God, this is the worst thing that's ever -- who knew, folks, that one lone senator from the minority party could wreak so much damage to our economy?

http://mediamatters.org/limbaughwire/2010/03/01#0045

[Peikko 1,575]

He's just dialing into the current mood of 'the American people'. Unemployed people deserve their fate for not planning ahead, for not figuring out some contingency plan, for being too dependent on 'government' to solve their problems for them.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

2,000 "Federal Workers" unemployed and not receiving benefits?

I like it!

[Fandango 1,440]

There are people getting laid off all over the place....these federal workers are no more important than everyone else who is unemployed.

I think context might have a lot to do with this...I didn't see/hear it firsthand, but I highly doubt anyone would sincerely laugh at the unemployed. Critical thinking time, peeps!

[Obama 2012 1,714]

There are people getting laid off all over the place....these federal workers are no more important than everyone else who is unemployed.

I think context might have a lot to do with this...I didn't see/hear it firsthand, but I highly doubt anyone would sincerely laugh at the unemployed. Critical thinking time, peeps!

Most of Limbaugh's things get taken out of context. ESPECIALLY by "Media Matters" lol...

See: "Phony Soliders" and the Harry Reid/Democrat Letter that followed (and became an ebay sensation lol).

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

There are people getting laid off all over the place....these federal workers are no more important than everyone else who is unemployed.

I think context might have a lot to do with this...I didn't see/hear it firsthand, but I highly doubt anyone would sincerely laugh at the unemployed. Critical thinking time, peeps!

The problem is too complex for the angry mob that is the Left.

[The_Dude 1,142]

There are people getting laid off all over the place....these federal workers are no more important than everyone else who is unemployed.

I think context might have a lot to do with this...I didn't see/hear it firsthand, but I highly doubt anyone would sincerely laugh at the unemployed. Critical thinking time, peeps!

Context? I think you should add a little here. Two thousand people are being furloughed simply because senator bunning is holding up funding. They aren't being laid off, they are being furloughed because, and not because their employment is wasteful, or superfluous. He's doing it to try to score some political points.

[Fandango 1,440]

Context? I think you should add a little here. Two thousand people are being furloughed simply because senator bunning is holding up funding. They aren't being laid off, they are being furloughed because, and not because their employment is wasteful, or superfluous. He's doing it to try to score some political points.

That's not really what this is about...this thread is about Limbaugh's reaction; which I still assert, might have been taken out of context.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Context? I think you should add a little here. Two thousand people are being furloughed simply because senator bunning is holding up funding. They aren't being laid off, they are being furloughed because, and not because their employment is wasteful, or superfluous. He's doing it to try to score some political points.

Here's some more context. Apparently he was angry because the vote was causing him to miss a BASKETBALL GAME!

[Empress of Groovy 373]

2,000 "Federal Workers" unemployed and not receiving benefits?

I like it!

As long as they're not involved with processing USCIS cases...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The problem is too complex for the angry mob that is the Left.

Honestly, do you not feel the tiniest bit stupid when you post this stuff?

It only reflects on you, you know...

[The_Dude 1,142]

That's not really what this is about...this thread is about Limbaugh's reaction; which I still assert, might have been taken out of context.

No, I think the quote from Limbaugh was quite clear. I don't see how it could be misconstrued. Limbaugh is laughing at the effort put into getting this funding while denegrating the people who are being put out of a job for an unspecified period of time for no reason other than a senator trying to score political points. It's a cheap shot that government employees are a waste. I get it. ha.ha.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I wouldn't be surprised really, I've seen and heard enough of these jerkaholic commentators to know that most of what they say is inflammatory, unintelligent garbage.

Rush's only claim to greatness is to be the chief agitator of the Neanderthal morons who listen to his garbage and take it seriously.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

As long as they're not involved with processing USCIS cases...

Luckily our fees pay those employees

[The_Dude 1,142]

I wouldn't be surprised really, I've seen and heard enough of these jerkaholic commentators to know that most of what they say is inflammatory, unintelligent garbage.

Rush's only claim to greatness is to be the chief agitator of the Neanderthal morons who listen to his garbage and take it seriously.

I know he's just trying to provoke, and that is why I never lend much credence to what he says, no matter what the context of it. However, as you can see from quite a few poster's on these forums, some of his audience take whatever he says as the word of god and parrot whatever he says verbatum.