Limbaugh, Apr '09

In March, when the stock market was at incredible lows, the talk shows were lambasting Obama for driving the economy into the ground - using the stock market as proof.

Since its low in early March, the market has recovered significantly. I have heard nary a whisper of the phrase 'stock market' since that low. These talk show hosts are ever sooooo selective of the information they highlight.

Instead, now that the market is doing well, what sort of things are they talking and railing about?

Today, Rush L has:

1. Spent an entire commercial-to-commercial segment on a wild turtle walking into a turtle hospital.

2. Produced and aired a spoof press conference of Kim Jong Il - no information, no reality; just a commedy sketch.

3. Made fun of the White House sending a DVD to England's PM using the wrong format

4. Skewered Obama for bringing 12 teleprompters to the G20 meeting (hmm .. how many did Bush bring?)

After 2 hrs of this nonsense, he finally made a criticism of Obama that is, at least, of a serious nature. He criticized Obama for accepting some blame for the current global economic disaster. Rush said Europeans blame the US for everything - now our own president is agreeing with them.

Hmm .. this implies quite clearly that RL disagrees that the lack of financial regulation in the US contributed to the current global economic mess. Well, it has - and it can be documented that it has - contributed at least partially (significantly, according to many) to the current global economic mess. So, RL is simply WRONG on this point.