Rush Limbaugh phoned into the Oct. 18, 2007, edition of “Hannity & Colmes” on Fox News to deny charges he’d attacked 12-year-old Graeme Frost, the boy who dared to speak out against Pres. Bush’s veto of the health insurance program for children. But in denying he attacked Graeme, Limbaugh trashed him again. He imitated the boy’s speech, even appeared to mock Graeme’s slight speech impairment (his vocal cords remain slightly paralyzed) — but you be the judge.
The mockery gets underway on the video at the 5:54 minute mark but, depending on your intestinal fortitude, you may not want to miss the ass-kissing Sean Hannity lays on Rush at the start of the tape. Boys, get a room!
Transcript via Newshounds:
LIMBAUGH: No, Alan, that’s an interesting question. I never once attacked this family. I attacked the Democrats for exploiting them. I attacked the Democrats for putting lies into the head of a 12-year old. A 12-year old they send out before microphones and cameras, to sit there and say, [mocking Graeme Frost, age 12, who suffered brain damage in an automobile accident] “I only want health care for the rest of American children like I got and George Bush is against it.”
A 12 year-old can’t write that garbage. The fact of the matter is, Graeme Frost was covered and got the health care he and his sister — both got the health care they needed under the current circumstances of the program. …I never attacked this family. I simply reported what their financial circumstances are. I actually feel sorry for ‘em to be used… I never once attacked — I wouldn’t attack a 12 year-old kid. I feel sorry for the fact that the kid is having words put in his mouth. He’s sent out before the whole country to lie, when he can’t know any better because he’s 12 years old, simply to advance another lie that the Democrats want to put forth.
This is not the first time Limbaugh, who went deaf reportedly because of the mass quantities of OxyContin he consumed, has mocked someone who is disabled. In October 2006, Limbaugh did a takeoff of Michael J. Fox’s loss of motor control as a result of Parkinson’s disease. Fox earned Limbaugh’s derision because he appeared in an ad for Claire McCaskill, a stem cell research supporter who was running for the U.S. Senate in Missouri.
Here’s Keith Olbermann’s take, including video of Limbaugh imitating Fox’s disability and an interview with Michael J. Fox:
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As Usual the article is a smear tactic, The Liberals seem not to realize or admit that the attack is not on the child…it is on the people that put him up to the liberal dogma that he was sent out to spew the crap that Democrats put out. If they (the dems) have any guts at all they would accept Rush’s offer to debate him face to face. I challenge ANY liberal to stand up and be counted in this or are you only brave enough to send out the children??????
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Ok on the Micheal J Fox thing….
I wonder where was the uncontrolled movements when He was shilling for Spector??? Seems only the Democrats need the exaggerated movements because of the lack of substance in the ad.
The government of GW Bush did nothing to outlaw stem cell research…they only said the government should not pay for it.
The government already pays for enough stuff they shouldn’t.
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” If they (the dems) have any guts at all they would accept Rush’s offer to debate him face to face. I challenge ANY liberal to stand up and be counted in this or are you only brave enough to send out the children??????”
Seems you haven’t noticed that Rush “I didn’t serve in Vietnam, or any other combat zone, let alone be a clerk in the military at any time” Limbaugh doesn’t have the Cahones to debate a former Iraq war veteran face to face.
Who is the real coward? The man who fought bravely for his country, or the guy who took the easy way out and never saw a day of combat in his life? And who mocks people with medical consitions? Really now…
“The government already pays for enough stuff they shouldn’t.”
Like a war that had nothing to do with 9/11, where there were no weapons of mass destruction with inspectors on the gorund telling the U.S. Government that there were no weapons of mass destruction, in a country whose leader had been given helicopters that could be used to deliver bio/chem agents despite the fact that U.S. law forbid their export sale to said country, but oh wait Don Rumsfeld made sure his handshaking buddy Saddam could have them….
How much national security could have been bought with the money squandered in Iraq? How many bridges ready to fall could have been repaired or modernised? How many people in this country could have gotten the health care they deserve? How many schools could have been constructed or funded properly?
Seems if you want to point out that the government spends to much money on things it shouldn’t, you are ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in your living room. His name is Iraq
Rush has NEVER debated a nationally known liberal on his program. I’ve listened for years waiting…nothing. Go ahead and try to get through the screener. Rush does not work through logic or facts (perhaps very limited selective facts). He only attacks the messenger, period, there is never debate of all the facts.
The only reason Limbaugh ever got popular at all is because he is or was produced by a guy named Bob Pittman, who gave us MTV and the Morton Downey Jr. show. It’s all an act designed to get people’s goat. The sad thing is that A.) people take this whack a loon seriously, and B.) that he is ever given this much air and press time.
Turn away, people. Turn away.
Why should they give Rush the time of day and debate him. He’s a moron. An embarassment to conservatives elsewhere. I’m a proud Republican, and I believe Rush Limbaugh is a disgrace to society. He just barks and attacks. He never listens to reason.
I just made Graeme Frost a person to be reviewed for the Rafto Prize ( http://www.rafto.no/ ) by recommending him to the Rafto Committee.
The leader of the committee replayed that my request will be considered.
Do you know any American people who could give good arguments for a prize to him? The best would be research centers, Noble Peace Prize winners or other people the Rafto Foundation would listen to.
Rafto laureates are selected on the following criteria:
1) A recipient should be an active participant in the struggle for the ideals and principles underlying the Human Rights Charter, or be an embodying symbol of these.
2) A recipient may be a person or an organisation, and two or more recipients may share the prize.
Recipients are selected and each year?s prize amount determined by the Board.
Remember the prize has been given to four people that became Noble Price winners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Frost
I believe Graeme Frost is a Human Right Activist fighting for the most basic human right of one of the most important groups in the world – our children. He is both an active participant and a symbol of the struggle. I do not think we can ask too much of independent active involvement from this group for natural reasons.
I believe such a prize should be given to a person that are part of the group he fights for. Furthermore, giving the prize to an American can have a rapid impact for many kids in America. America is also a ideal for many poor people and countries, and this will therefore have a great impact on the world.
As you know:
The UN Children’s Rights states that:
EVERY child and young person under 18 has rights and responsibilities. They’re protected by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It’s been signed by every country in the world, except the USA and Somalia ( http://www.unicef.org.uk/youthvoice/pdfs/uncrc.pdf ). Article 6 (Survival and development): Children have the right to live. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily.http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
Seldom in our western world do people stand up against their government and in a clear voice express the wrongdoings of our societies. Even more rarely do they get punished for what they believe, and triedd brought to silence by government where they live. But it happens, and it happens still in 2007. Why does it happen, and way does it happen in the United States of America – the land of the free, and one of the richest countries in the world?
In 1963 the words “I have a dream …“, and in 2007 the words “ … I just hope …“ gave such reactions in the United States of America. Both were expressions by fighters for suppressed minorities achieving what they believed in, and both were examples of a dark side of how some in the American government tackles people they do not support.
The first quote is from Martin Luther King Junior fighting for the civil rights of African Americans. We all know from our history how he later got his Nobel Pease Prize, but was sadly taken away by a fellow American citizen. Perhaps the killer was influenced by his contemporary lack of understanding.
The second is from 12 years old Graeme Frost fighting for the human rights of poor children in America. Graeme said “… if it weren’t for CHIP, I might not be here today. … We got the help we needed because we had health insurance for us through the CHIP program. But there are millions of kids out there who don’t have CHIP, and they wouldn’t get the care that my sister and I did if they got hurt. … I just hope the President will listen to my story and help other kids to be as lucky as me.?
This was too much for American politicians. They felt it was appropriate to spread lies to stop “this enemy of the decider.” “I just hope” Graeme will be treated with the respect he deserves. I also hope he will beat Martin Luther King Junior and become the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Peace Price or the Rafto Prize. I believe Martin Luther King Junior would have hoped for this as well – if he were still among us.
Sincerely,
Your Norwegian friend
One more thing:
On Rush Limbaugh’ page.
Rush Limbaugh quotes Graeme Frost for saying “Why doesn’t President Bush want children to have health care?” Limbaugh sais that “Graeme Frost, in one of his radio addresses, asked the questionâ€.
Did Graeme Frost ask that question? How many radio addresses were there from Graeme Frost?
In the one I have seen, Graeme said “… if it weren’t for CHIP, I might not be here today. … We got the help we needed because we had health insurance for us through the CHIP program. But there are millions of kids out there who don’t have CHIP, and they wouldn’t get the care that my sister and I did if they got hurt. … I just hope the President will listen to my story and help other kids to be as lucky as me.”
(http://www.democrats.org/a/2007/09/twelve-year-old.php)
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