Limbaugh calls Kamala Harris a whore and a mattress. |
Well it looks like it's on now!
The KHIVE is going to sting these idiots. They keep on talking and they're going to face some heat.
He didn't learn his lesson from the Sandra Fluke fiasco where he had called the former Georgetown student a slut and whore. Fluke was called offensive names by this old fart. It led to a boycott of his program and advertisers dropping his program. He ended up losing syndicators and was force to take a major pay cut in order to stay on radio.
Now Rush Limbaugh is back at it. While he was reading a story about a former NBA photographer being fired from the league after he sharing the meme, "JOE AND THE HOE," the far-right agitator seems to take comfort in attacking the first African American/South Asian American woman to be a nominee on a major party ticket.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sign their paperwork to certify their nomination. |
Brown wrote a controversial op-ed demanding she reject the vice presidential consideration and focus on being the U.S. Attorney General. Many on the far-right have pointed out Harris' previous relationship with him. It was a huge age gap. Yet, the had dated and broke up mutually. They both moved on.
This is the latest attempt to undermine Harris. Seeing she has favorable ratings, the far-right and many leftists are spreading conspiracy theories about her and trying to do the usual dog-whistle politics that causes America to lose trust in the government.
Limbaugh who is dying from Stage IV lung cancer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald J. Trump in 2020. He also has an honorary bust at the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Media Matters for America has the transcript of his remarks.
RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): I have two stories about Kamala Harris. One's from The Spectator, and one is — one of the — one of the oddball sports websites. The NBA has fired a freelance photographer because he insulted Kamala Harris. His name is Bill Baptist.
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He's "a freelance photographer he'd been working for the NBA inside its bubble at the Disney World complex in Orlando" — as the NBA goes through its supposed season here. He's an independent contractor, had the deal terminated by the league after he posted a "sexist Facebook post referencing Kamala Harris.
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He posted an image that read 'Joe and the Hoe,'" — h-o-e.
Now, what do you think that’s about, "Joe and the Hoe"? Well, that takes me to the second story. They got rid of him, by the way. WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, who was aware of the photographer after he worked for the Houston Comets, was among those to comment on the situation before the NBA's decision. She said, so this guy works for the NBA, covers the Houston Rockets, been around for a while. He even worked for the Houston Comets. "It's amazing how people will smile in your face, but eventually 'their true colors will show.'" Anyway, so he's gone, "Joe and the Hoe."
Then there is this from The Spectator: "Why It Should Matter to Women That Kamala Slept Her Way Up." Whoa! You know what that’s about? That’s about Willie Brown.
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"It's no secret, but public knowledge that Kamala Harris slept her way up into California political life by being a very public escort and mattress for California Democrat kingmaker Willie Brown."
Now, some people read this story, "Mattress? Didn't he mean mistress?" No, I think they meant "mattress" here. I think — Dov Fischer is the author of the story. So we have two different stories here that are trading off the known fact that she was Willie Brown's mattress, and that he has written about it, and that he has talked about how it propelled her — that he ended up being one of her mentors.
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Imagine this, folks. These stories are out there. I have yet to see — and it may yet happen, since I now have amplified them — I have yet to see any reaction to either of these stories anywhere in the drive-by media. Now, normally this — The Spectator story alone would be causing these people in the mainstream media to go absolutely berserk.
And this guy, this photographer in the NBA, "Joe and hoe." And yet there's no — there's no reaction to this whatsoever. And now we have something new that's been thrust — ahem — into American politics, and that is the question of using sex to get ahead.
And as Kamala Harris might say, "We should have that conversation" — because she says that a lot, about a lot of different things.
Limbaugh is a relic of the 20th Century. He still pulls in millions of old farts. His radio show isn't as powerful as the annoying Sean "Softball" Hannity but given how Trump is desperate to win, he'll use this pompous asshole as a tool.
Instead of calling these attacks a part of the culture war, we should just say it's an attempt at winning white nationalists and extremists loyal to Trump.
Biden made a wise pick in Kamala Harris. The far-right are trying to throw knives but end up getting cut themselves. |
Donald J. Trump, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other entities on the far-right will try to throw everything at Biden and Harris.
It's time to take them on. The Democratic National Convention is tonight. We will hear from prominent Democrats speak on behalf of Biden and Harris as they accept their nomination for president and vice president.