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mediamatters.org — Rush Limbaugh attacked Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan for citing former Justice Thurgood Marshall's statement that the Constitution as originally written was "defective." At no point did Limbaugh acknowledge that Marshall was saying the Constitution was "defective" because it permitted slavery and did not guarantee women's suffrage.
huffingtonpost.com — As someone commented somewhere along the way, the difference between the left and the right isn't that the left doesn't have its own ideological information sources but that they see these as an addition to those sources that do actual news-gathering, not a substitute for them. Progressives like Rachel Maddow, but nobody thinks that if you watch her show, you now no longer need to read the newspaper or listen to NPR to understand what's going on in the world (and Maddow's network includes, among other things, three hours of Joe Scarborough every morning). Quite a few conservatives, on the other hand, believe that if you're listening to Rush Limbaugh or watching Glenn Beck, then they'll tell you everything you need to know. And of course, one of the things people like Limbaugh and Beck are constantly telling their audience is don't pay attention to the mainstream media, because they're filling you with liberal lies.
While there may be "groupthink" that happens on the left, what you don't generally get is huge numbers of progressives gripped by beliefs that are simply factually untrue. This happens all the time on the right. We found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Barack Obama isn't a U.S. citizen. The health-care reform bill contains a provision for death panels. The reform mandates the hiring of 16,000 IRS agents who will be coming to arrest you if you don't get health insurance.
smirkingchimp.com — Rush Limbaugh is now using his radio show to promote hatred and rage with language that could well incite physical violence from some of his listeners.
Meanwhile, death threats are rising against Democratic public officials
costarica.com — The Costa Rican healthcare system is rated very highly on an international level, and the country’s citizens enjoy the health and life expectancy equal to that of more developed nations. These accolades come courtesy of strong, universal health insurance and excellent public and private hospitals. - First Hawaii, now Costa Rica, when will he learn.
mediamatters.org — Limbaugh: "What's wrong with using a dead person's teeth? Aren't the Democrats big into recycling?"
rawstory.com — Right-wing host claims 'there is no war on right now,' even as Marines dodge snipers in Afghan city of Marjah
theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Well she didnt call for his job, But Sarah Palin called out Rush for his remarks. Get the popcorn ready, I think we have a show about to start.
thinkprogress.org — Racist; drug-addled; masogynist Rush Limbaugh is at it again. This time, it's women who support the equality of women.
theonion.com — Rush Limbaugh on his desire to die. Apparently the *cough* man has a conscience and is thoroughly fed-up with being the pig he is.
dailykos.com — Just when you thought Rush Limbaugh couldn't sink any lower, he goes and surprises us with just how adept he is at sinking.
