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North Georgia Dogma: Comment on “Someone call Tom Daschle, quick” alert:
Here is the transcript of the Chelsea/dog incdient taken from Lexis Nexis:
<transcript>
LIMBAUGH: David Hinckley of–of the New York Daily News wrote this, and what he has–he’s got–it’s very strange. He says, In: A cute kid in the White House. Out: Cute dog in the White House.’ Could–could we see the cute kid? Let’s take a look at–see who is the cute kid in the White House.(A picture is shown of Millie the dog)
LIMBAUGH: (Voiceover) No, no, no. That’s not the kid.
(Picture shown of Chelsea Clinton)
LIMBAUGH: (Voiceover) That’s–that’s the kid. We’re trying to…
(Applause)
LIMBAUGH: No, just kidding. I’m just getting. Oh. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it. That was a terrible thing. That–that was an absolutely terrible–I am–I am sorry. You know, I just–the end of the week, the pressure’s on–actually the pressure’s off, and I relaxed a little bit too much. You know, when my radio show started in August of 1988, a presidential campaign then, and Amy Carter was protesting everything American while at Brown University. And I didn’t, of course, like that. I didn’t like her protesting everything American, and I made a remark on my show that I’ve now since apologized for and I’ve taken it back; I didn’t mean it. I said, You know, she may be the most unattractive presidential daughter in the history of the country.’
(Laughter)
LIMBAUGH: Well, there was outrage. No, there was. I mean, there was just plenty–my–my mom called me at home that night. She said, Son, you know, you–if you’re going to be serious about this, you can’t make fun of the way people look. You’re not supposed to–you’re not–you can talk about how you disagree with Amy Carter. You can talk about how you disagree with her politics and you think she’s doing some bad things, but she can’t help the way she looks, and you can’t–you shouldn’t make fun of that. And, besides, you forgot Margaret Truman.’
(Laughter)
LIMBAUGH: But I–I apologize…
(Applause)
</transcript>
Many Rush apologists have stated it was a mistake and that he apologized. Technically that is correct. However, examining the transcipt leads me to a different conclusion. His comment “No, just kidding. I’m just getting on” leads me to believe the incident was planned but that Rush also knew it would cause objections. So, he pulled the joke and tried to defuse it with an immediate oops and and apology. Sorry, I don’t buy it.
If you think this is acceptable political discourse or commentary, I feel very sorry for you.