Jeffrey Toobin on Clarence Thomas in the New Yorker

Why would you waste one second worrying about a potential Supreme Court ruling being "deligitimized" -- whatever that means?

It's this kind of sleight of hand that allowed the Republicans to be in charge for 8 years and ncrease spending and the national debt while stoking the base with the fear that the "big-spending, big-government liberals" might take over.

 

I repeat my long-held and broadcast contention that the Right's battle against the mandate is one of the least sensical policy crusades of my lifetime.

 

It means that it would be ripe for overturn, even if that just means chipping away aggressively at the margins of the decision until it is no longer recognizable, like what has happened to Roe v. Wade, a valid concern hypothetically.

Rush Limbaugh is a moron. Why do you listen to that garbage?

 

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That doesn't address the merits of the law, or the case.

 

I've addressed it on here probably a dozen times. It's a tax. Case closed.

 

Hate to tell you, but I think Rush is very smart.

And, he's a very good political analyst.

Now, there's read meat, hyperbole, satire, and sarcasm as a part of his show. And, most people miss that when they take a single quote of his out of context.

If you listen long enough -- and I have -- you'll get it.

I'm also happy to point out that I've been listening to a lot of NPR lately. I challenged folks to listen to Rush while I listened to NPR a while ago. I'm not sure anyone listened to Rush, but I did listen to NPR and like a lot of their programming.

Especially on the weekends when conservative talk stations have reruns or paid programming, it's a much better alternative. Better than Savage or some of the other right wingers as well.

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. This American Life. Sound Opinions. Like 'em all. And, I even get to hear board favorite Charlie Pierce on occasion.

I actually want to go to a Wait, Wait broadcast.

 

Rush Limbaugh is smart, I grant you that. But he exploits his listeners worst stereotypes about "liberals." It's not thoughtful. It's not educational. It's not healthy. He spends most of his time on the air demonizing the other side of legitimate policy debates, and I can't get on board with that.

 

Why would NPR be the analogous listening experience to Rush Limbaugh? One tries to educate and look at every side of an issue. The other tries to inflame. If you wanted to have an equal horizon-expanding month, there would be a deal between Randi Rhodes listeners and Rush listeners. Personally, I'd never bother with either one.

You are right, Rush is smart. And this Clarence Thomas conspiracy proves how smart he is: He can't possibly believe that garbage, but he knows his base will eat it up so he gives it to them.

 

I don't necessarily want to have a big debate about Rush, and I need to get out of here soon.

But, I'll say this. Rush is about beating the other side. He doesn't want to get along with them for some false sense of "bi-partisanship".

The left has plenty of folks like this. Too often, the right is afraid of the New York Times opinion of them, or the reception they'll get at the next D.C. cocktail party to actually pursue political victory.

Rush isn't a politician. He's out front with his beliefs. It's actually very valuable for Republican politicians. Like a canary in a coal mine, they can follow safely once Rush has made some headway for them.

 

Rush's idiotic theory puts journalists in a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't position - which is the intention.

When Thomas is dismissed, it's because liberals disagree with his ideology and their liberal bias is coming out.

When Thomas is credited, as here, it's because liberals are trying to rally the troops to action.

Ulterior motives at every turn.

Liberals! Ooga! Booga!

 

Very accurate. The GOP is definitely the party that is afraid to pursue its policies, as evidenced most recently by the debt ceiling debate.