MediaMatters: Of course it wasn’t liberals or Democrats or preachers who derailed Limbaugh. It was Limbaugh himself, and his well-documented history of divisive, hateful, and often race-baiting commentary. (e.g. “[I]n Obama’s America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering.”)

Limbaugh last week learned the overdue lesson that there are real-world consequences for trafficking in hate speech. That there are free-market penalties, including the fact that the NFL decided for itself that it can’t, and won’t, be connected with Limbaugh.

It’s the same lesson Glenn Beck learned this year when he discovered that his niche, on-air rants (Obama is a communist-racist-fascist-Nazi) don’t speak to the masses. Instead, they freaked out nearly 100 former Glenn Beck advertisers who have gone on record as refusing to be associated with his show. These are blue-chip, small-”c” conservative advertisers who’ve dropped Beck quicker than a wobbly JaMarcus Russell pass. [ READ MORE ]

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| Beck’s stated goal: Get administration officials fired, “take down this administration“ | The Glenn Beck chart — Media Matters for America has explored Beck’s links to the extremist, unhinged, and sometimes paranoid people and groups that inhabit the world of right-wing political activism and laid them out in a Beck-style chart, but with two key differences: these connections actually exist, and they were spell-checked. |
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Notes on Mccarthyism: McCarthyism is the politically motivated practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term specifically describes activities associated with the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and characterized by heightened fears of communist influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents. Originally coined to criticize the anti-communist pursuits of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, “McCarthyism” soon took on a broader meaning, describing the excesses of similar efforts. The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries. [ READ MORE ] [ ABOUT JOSEPH MCCARTHY ]

Communist Paranoia: Beck airs anonymous “concerned parent” with distorted face, image to attack Dunn’s reference to Mao

Beck Slams President Obama For Encouraging Volunteerism: “Almost Like We’re Living In Mao’s China“

In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Rush Limbaugh said that the left-wing conspiracy came between him and the Saint Louis Rams. Rev. Al Sharpton, who was named in the column, joins the Ed Show to talk about the defamation lawsuit he is considering.

Sharpton Threatens Defamation

References:

1. In the Case of Rush Limbaugh, Activism Once Again Prevails.
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