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Rush Limbaugh Enraged When Michelle Obama Does Something He Can’t: A Push Up
First Rush wants women to put their sex acts on the internet for him but now he’s upset that Michelle Obama did push ups on the Ellen show because it’s on TV.
“Can you imagine Laura Bush getting down on the floor and doing push ups?” He asks incredulously.
Listen here coutesy of Media Matters:
Now, in the real world where we get TV and the internet, and we take birth control pills without reporting to our boss, most of us have seen a woman do pushups. I suspect that while it might be disturbing for a few men, most might either think “Good for her” or – well, I’ll leave that your imagination. Suffice it to say, most men are not going to be horrified.
But Rush is horrified.
It’s okay for him to talk about our medical decisions and call us sluts for opening our mouths, but it’s bad for us to exercise.
I can’t imagine Laura Bush getting down on the floor to do pushups, but then, Laura Bush wasn’t pushing fitness; the former First Lady was so inspired by her husband’s reading abilities and her own librarian background that she made literacy her issue. A fine choice for an elegant and lovely woman.
And now, we have First Lady Michelle Obama who has taken our health under her wings. Another fine choice from another elegant and lovely woman. But Michelle is just so…..
Democratic.
And this makes her a target for right wing hatred. If you don’t believe me, recall Limbaugh’s ugly comments about Chelsea Clinton or just listen to the way Hillary Clinton brings them to near apoplexy.
Bad women like Michelle Obama (Democrats) need to be humiliated and shamed and silenced at any cost. How dare she do pushups as if she were strong! How dare she do it on TV! On the Ellen Show!
What Rush is really mad about is the big party last night. Obama spoke to 600 supporters at the LGBT Leadership Council event last night in Los Angeles, and afterward he darted off to a dinner at Glee creator Ryan Murphy's home in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres (yes, of the Ellen Show that so incensed Rush) and everyone who's anyone in gay Hollywood was there. Obama raised $5 million dollars last night.
Here’s what the President said last night that got Rush all aflutter:
I want to thank my wonderful friend who accepts a little bit of teasing about Michelle beating her in pushups — but I think she claims Michelle didn’t go all the way down. That's what I heard. (Takes the audience a few beats for this double entrendre to sink in. Did he really? Why, you can't say he did. But he did.)
I just want to set the record straight — Michelle outdoes me in pushups as well. So she shouldn’t feel bad. She's an extraordinary talent and she's just a dear, dear friend — Ellen DeGeneres. Give Ellen a big round of applause.
It's called wit. In Rush world, "humor" is uber mean and ugly, and invovles calling little girls like Chelsea Clinton names, so naturally the subtlety of Obama's humor both confused and outraged him. I mean, if you're not calling someone a dog, how can it be funny?
Hailing Obama the 'first gay president’, supporters stood in a swell of emotion to cheer him and chanted “Four more years!” So much for the Republicans plan to divide Democrats on gay marriage. Oopsie.
Obama gave credit to his wife for being better at pushups than he is. We can’t have that. And also the gay community uniting behind Obama is not good for Republicans.
Real ladies don’t do pushups. Real ladies give men control over their medical decisions and send Rush tapes of themselves having sex per his request if they dare take birth control.
And real Presidents don’t believe in equal rights for women or gays, and they certainly don't possess a quick, racy adjacent wit. Doh.
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Miranda
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Rush needs to be doing push-ups and push-backs too. (push back from the table)
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Rush is about as pathetic as it gets. He is less than half the man we thought he was, as he seems eager to prove again and again
Jaguwar
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 12:15 am
Hehehe was that a sideways reference to the Lord of the Rings?
" I don't likehalf of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. " ~ Bilbo Baggins, <i>The Fellowship of the Rings</i>
Richard Sittel
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
I think his push up problem is that he's twice the man we think he his….or maybe his arms are too short or his belly too big…….
1voice1vote
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Cancel your gym membership’s gals, it’s unladylike to exercise. (Small business fail, Rush.)
Cancel the Olympics for female athletes, it’s unladylike, and Laura Bush would never.
Any female military personnel out there that would please explain to me why it’s ok for my tax dollars pay to be spent to air this misogynist hate-monger’s broadcasts to our military bases? Also, remember to tell your CO that Rush Limbaugh says it’s unladylike for you to be fit. No more PT for you. I’m sure she/he will be supportive.
Let’s not tell Rush his bicep envy is showing.
SinghX
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
…"Cancel your gym membership’s gals, it’s unladylike to exercise. (Small business fail, Rush.) Cancel the Olympics for female athletes, it’s unladylike…"
Afraid of a little fire, fat man?
Rush afraid of strong, smart, healthy women; they aren't that easy to drug, lie to or beat up…they can hit back against bullies, plus, they make him look bad in front of his "sponsors"…afraid of a little fire, fat man?
usedtoberepub
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Sounds like he was slurring his words again. Pain meds must have kicked in.
Reynardine
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
There used to be a table game called “Potato Head”. Reissue that as “Potato Body”, and we’ll throw the dice and assemble Rush.
neil
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
I can't believe this idiot is still on the air.What kind of country are we living in?Gotta keep that boycott going and flush rush.
Brooke
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
I think Rush was complaining about the possible dirty joke the President might, or might not have meant, not Michelle's fitness.
Here's the video of Obama's remarks. It looks like the didn't realize how the remark might be taken. His face is great. I think most of us would have that look on our face if we didn't mean something dirty and just realized what we said. dailycaller.com/2012/06/0...
Emma
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 2:49 am
Umm…what about the whole section in which he talks about how Laura Bush would never get down on the floor and do push ups on television?
Mrs Gunka
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
If someone would stick Rush with a long needle, he'd fly happlessly around the room expelling all that air and land on the floor like a limp piece of uncooked bacon leaving a grease spot where he landed. He is the most worthless piece of humanity on this earth.
american mom
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 8:39 am
WELL PUT!
Tom Pain
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
It's really funny to see people going ballastic over what Rush says. He's an old time radio guy who speaks about what a lot of people think. he didn't create a conservative idea, where voters don't think every problem is solved by raising taxes, he just yaks about it.
jenny
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
when is this guy gonna die from high blood pressure?
Linda123
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Rush has some nerve talking about Michele Obama doing push-ups when he can't even touch his toes.
Marvin Lowe
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 1:29 am
Or even SEE them for that matter.
Kris
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
WTF is his point? What is he rambling about now? HUH?? Would somebody PLEEEEEEASE retain this guy and stick him into a mental ward.? I`M 100% SERIOUS!!!!!!
Reynardine
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Rush Limbaugh’s idea of doing push-ups is taking Viagra.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
This makes Ruch look so small. Good stuff!
Cha
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
From the tell tale sign when he got caught, with how much Viagra, going into the Dominican Republic.?…..that's not all limpballs can't push up.
ibwilliamsi
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Rush is just waiting for his nose to grow long enough to do push ups with it!
Dawn Slanker
Jun. 7th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
This man needs to be locked up in a facility for the mentally insane.
cborkowski
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 10:08 am
This coming from a man who would have difficulty doing a single pushup. The execratory screed that this man spews forth against woman (or anyone who's not a white Republican male) on a daily basis is stunning.
Tom Pain
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Really, if you don't like Rush, the best thing to do is ignore him. The Sandra Fluke rally to destroy that fizzled him just made him look even more "powerful". If it makes you feel better to rant online, feel free, but it only puts his name out there. It's all fame.
Tom Pain
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I mean "The Sandra Fluke rally to destroy him that fizzled just made him look even…"
Shiva (Moderator)
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Fizzled? CHeck how many advertisers he has lost.
Tom Pain
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
And yet Rush abides.
Kaitlyn
Jun. 8th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
absolutely fucking hilarious.
Dan Skinner
Jun. 9th, 2012 at 5:29 am
Force feed that man another slab of bacon… I think he's one clogged artery from doing the world a great service.
j
Jun. 9th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Dan Skinner – just what I was about to say, he looks one cheeseburger away from a heart attack. Anyone with that much rage has to have bad anger problems, perhaps he knows that in spite of all that money he has no one really likes him, he loses wives at a fast pace.
MarkB
Jun. 9th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Can we trade Limpbaugh in and get Bin Laden back? At least OBL was a man and not a braying hippo, and we only heard 'broadcasts' from OBL a couple times a year…..