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Could Rush Limbaugh be any stupider?

Yesterday in the paper there was an article about how the Republicans had discovered that Barack Obama's middle name was Hussein.

This is the item they choose to publicize in an effort to sway public opinion.

Now Barack Obama is what appears to be an articulate, intelligent, thoughtful, charismatic politician who may or may not run for President. He also happens to be black. He is well-spoken, has his own mind and does not necessarily blindly follow party policy.

In other words, he is a breath of fresh air in the political arena.

And the only thing the Republicans can come up with to mar his appeal is that his middle name is Hussein.

Are you freakin' kidding me?

And then, of course, Rush Limbaugh has got to waddle his enormous, big-mouthed ass into the fray by using his mouth-breathing talk show to say that Barack Hussein Obama (and yes, he used the man's full name like eight times in an hour) was not even really African-American like the rest of the African-Americans in the U.S. His exact words were:

"You are not African-American, Mr. Obama. You do not share the heritage of this country that African-American implies."

*sigh*

Okay, boys and girls, strap in because here I go.....

First to all the Republicans out there who are trying to muddy the waters with inconsequential things like what somebodies middle name is.

Shut the fuck up.

You want us to disregard a politicians whole platform, record and plan because 45 years ago his parents picked a middle name for him that was his grandfather's name?

Are you kidding me?

Barack Obama had nothing to do with what he was named. He does not travel around spouting how glad he is that he carries the name of Iraq's former scumbag president. From what I gather, the name Hussein was a quite common name in the Muslim culture.

If that's all you got on him you are in BIIIG trouble.

Personally, I'd be more concerned about the number of "Dick's" in my own party but that's just me.

Secondly, Rush, you big idiot, you can say the man's name a thousand times it doesn't mean that it carries the connotation your trying to give it. For Pete's sake, you're a oxycontin-buying, viagra-hoarding big mouth named "Rush". You're not really in the position to be throwing stones, are ya?

And about this whole African-American thing.

Wait, I need to breathe deeply for a minute.

The man's father was born in Africa, his mother is an American, born in the heartland of Kansas. If that doesn't make him frickin' African-American, I don't know what does.

Unless you meant that only those who were descendant of slaves get to be called African-American.

Is that what you meant, Rush?

'Cause if that's what you meant then you are even stupider than I thought.

I am not an African-American, I am not even an American except I guess vicariously because I live in a border city but if I were, I think I would be offended by Rush Limbaugh's words.

Who is he to pick who is and is not "really" African-American?

..or whether our middle names are suitable.

Just do me a favour, Rush, and shut up. I'll make up my own mind on the real merits and not your smoke and mirrors fear-mongering.

8:27 a.m. - 2006-12-14

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