re: #605 Sharmuta

Is it really that difficult to grasp my point in raising Mr. West? He’s repeatedly shown he’s capable of being a world class jerk. Many would tell you the same thing concerning Mr Limbaugh.

I’m not defending Kanye West at all, BTW. I’m using him to illustrate a double standard.

But there is no double standard as I see it. West is a jerk, agreed. His criticism of Bush is unfounded and reveals him as an idiot. Limbaugh is a weird guy that makes over the top shows to drive home his points, some of which are worthwhile and some (probably most since he’s religious, no?) not. (I really don’t follow him and am not a fan.) But I can’t bring myself to see him a racist.

BTW, reality check: If Limbaugh is the crude bigot some believe him to be, does that mean that his listeners (considerable number) and the RNC (to the extent that it is influenced by him, some say greatly) accepts or even approves of his crude bigotry? Because if it follows from ‘Limbaugh is racist’ that ‘large segments of the US are racist’, that’s just far out Left. Man.