I expect idiotic statements from the man, but still... calling for riots in a major American city? Isn't that an incitement to violence and therefore, well... illegal?
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer.He said the riots would ensure a Democrat is not elected as president, and his listeners have a responsibility to make sure it happens.
"Riots in Denver, the Democrat Convention would see to it that we don't elect Democrats," Limbaugh said during Wednesday's radio broadcast. He then went on to say that's the best thing that could happen to the country.
When callers suggested it's probably inappropriate for a radio host to call for violence at a political convention, Limbaugh clarified: "I am not inspiring or inciting riots, I am dreaming of riots in Denver."
He kept going. "There won't be riots at our convention," Limbaugh said of the Republican National Convention. "We don't riot. We don't burn our cars. We don't burn down our houses. We don't kill our children. We don't do half the things the American left does."He concluded, "[R]iots in Denver, at the Democratic Convention, will see to it we don't elect Democrats. And that's the best damn thing that can happen to this country, as far as I can think."
Limbaugh's website told visitors: "Screw the world! Riot in Denver!"
I get that the man is the PT Barnum of conservatism, but given that he is treated quite seriously by his fellow conservatives - the Vice President often appears on his show, as just one example - shouldn't there be consequences when he crosses the line like this? Why is it OK to simply laugh it off as "Rush being Rush." Rev. Wright says "God Damn America" and Limbaugh goes apoplectic. Imagine what Rush would have said had Rev. Wright done what Limbaugh himself just did?
Why do we allow this sort of double standard to continue? I don't get it.
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