That’s right. Jesus. Christ.
Peter, under pressure and fear, denied Christ not just once, but three times. Peter, though, feared death. The strain on Peter was great. The rest of us, though, typically fear the opinions of others.
…
The incidents of late with Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Dick Cheney, and others is why I raise this. Putting it bluntly, were these guys on the left, their fellow leftists would at best be cheering them on and at worst silently nodding along. There wouldn’t be any on that side rushing to the nearest microphone to condemn them.
It gets much worse.
The vultures in our mist are typically the ones squawking loudest about other conservatives instead of the leftists out to destroy the country.
As Rush Limbaugh says, we should always play on offense. The moment the left gets us to start wringing our hands over one of our own is the moment they advance.
Truly, a twisted little masterpiece of everything that’s wrong with the conservative movement: Christianism, authoritarianism, dehumanization of "enemies", pathological paranoia, the framing of political disagreements as "war", the insistence on party purity and obedience — it’s all there.
And remember, this guy was invited to the Bush White House (h/t TS).
UPDATE
Even GOP 12 is freaked out by this post.
Way over the top…His overall point is taken, but it’s not clear why he has to resort to impugning opponents of Rush et al with some kind of form of Christ-denying.
Ya think?
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‘Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.’
;>)
No, it makes sense. Jesus was persecuted for his beliefs, and Rush believes he’s being persecuted. Perfect fit.
Only difference is that Rush would hire some minority kid to carry his cross for him.
sure would be fun to see him on a cross — photoshopped of course.
And another one to give him a hummer before the crucifixion.
He’d get the maid to do it while she’s running some other ‘errands’.
;>)
The vultures in our mist . . .
Well, I guess it would suck to have vulture-filled mist, wouldn’t it.
It makes perfect sense(just in a different way from EvilDrPuma). They renounce him then apologize. So to movement Conservatives he is Jesus. Of course, that just proves what a joke movement conservatives are.
Wouldn’t that require an order to decease and decyst?
I hadn’t caught that. Very funny. Maybe he has sworn off the letter “d” since it is used in so many bad words. Democracy, for instance.
I’m not out to destroy the country. Just the war is good mentality. And the mentality that allows thousands to die, non-violently, ill, homeless and/or starving, on our streets each year. And…
”Vultures in the Mist: The Posthumous Diann Fossey Story”
that image by twolf is sinful
Of course, that just proves what a joke many evanjelicals and born again are
ewwww, cold.
The Romans never built a cross that could hold up that tub of lard.
Besides, Jesus was a rabble-rousing Liberal. Imagine what Rush would say if someone went into a church and flipped over the bingo tables? If Rush were anybody in the New Testament it would be Herod, so terrified of a baby that he can justify any atrocity.
The vultures in our mist . .
carrion, my wayward son.
*groan*
What’s really scary is that if you look in the lower right corner of Red State, there’s a listing of available jobs – all of them media jobs like news directors for tv stations. Am I being paranoid, or does it seem like a lot of the back office media people have been coopted by the right wing? How come those jobs aren’t listed here?
Kinda sounds like a Bauccus health care senate hearing.
conservative rethuglicians = Authoritarians. Authoritarian leaders are currently in flux, fighting to see who will be the main authoritarian leader, the authoritarian followers are many, like rush limbaugh, hannidy and other wing nut radio hosts who preach the line that all the rest of the followers must follow. That is the biggest problem facing the US. Google Authoritarianism and you will discover why.
Has he read any Lefty Blogs we condemn Obama for lots of stuff?
Rush is how popular now and Clearchannel his employer has let go of how many people?
Shhh. Don’t pester the man with inconvenient facts.
and then there’s the earworm
Interesting that he condemns as “vultures” anyone on his side who attacks fellow vultures.
The artwork accompanying your post has something a bit disconcerting beyond Rush’s depiction as a saint. The Gospel held up by the saint clearly says (in Cyrillic) ‘SARS’ Is Rush actually the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse, called Fatso? Apologies to Terry Pratchett.
I think the GOP is getting nervous.
“Blessed are the Oxycontin Makers…”
I’m down with it as long as you pronounce it Hay-soos Cree-stoh.
I thought Redstate had money trouble did some fat cat come through for them?
”Blessed are twelve-year-old Dominican boys…”
the Immaculate Misconception.
Blessed are the hypocrits for they shall misinterpret the world.
I thought I squawked as loud as any wingnut. But we only want to destroy conservatism because we can and it is fun. We do want to destroy your neo-con new world crap order. Oh please wingnuts, you know it is the hippies you really hate. They should be shot!
Also wingnuts, stop clutching your pearls and blaming us hippies for your hand wringing. However, keep following your Fuhrer, Rushbo. Talent on loan from Hitler.
Freud slip Vultures do gather around dying animals and at around 30% the GOP needs leaders and issues plus they need Obama to fail right now they got nothing.
I blame Bush nobody competent was promoted in the GOP for years.
Rush is Jesus with hillbilly heroin as his crown of thorns.
Rush on a cross would be a different take on “getting it up”.
I’m sure Hitler said the same thing to his Generals at Stalingrad retreat during the winter come back later with a plan and rested troops No Attack! Attack! Attack!
Attacking Moscow in the winter undid Hitler and Napoleon.
Now if only we could convince our side that its safe to attack now.
Who has more drunk driving convictions? Cheney or W
Verily I say unto you, pray for the leader of your country, and liken his daughter unto a dog, for this is pleasing in the sight of the Lord your God.
Must be W who won that badge-of-honor competition, because he was picked to head the ticket.
The rest of us, though, typically fear the opinions of others.
Get thee to a Megaplex!
access to asses and lust to bust.
like getting a large order of ” it on a stick”
“We’re gonna need a lot more crosses…”
‘Our Limbaugh, who art in radio…’
;>)
oh my.
Need suspenders on those boxers, just to play it safe…
That crucifix might need some buttresses or it is going to collapse into a black hole.
Nice to see you around.
-G
Cheney had two.
-G
We glued them on to protect the children, ratfood.
…
Surrealism, dear GB, surrealism…Plus, the subject’s hot gases keeps it all buoyant.
;>)
nice one, db!
Thanks, Punaise. Hey, if they’re assigning a preemptive victim role, the least I can do is fuel their feverish fervor.
;>)
Certainly beats a banana thong…
Oh, crap… Now I’ll never be able to look at the Dali Crucifixion again… Curse you, Darkblack, curse you!!!
Bingo, now who actually flunked out of Yale, Cheney or W?
Marion, I am but a flawed cell on the wings of a housefly resting upon the waxed moustache of the greatness that is Dali.
;>)
Seems to me that Erick could use a remedial Vacation Bible School class this summer.
Either that, or I need a remedial class, because I don’t remember reading the part of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus says “Blessed are those who pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.”
The Sermon on the Mount Jesus doesn’t count. The only Jesus that counts is the one who returns to Earth and starts kicking ass in Revelations.
I can compare Limbaugh with Jesus Christ, too. But it would be like comparing white and black, direct opposites.
“vultures in our mist”
At least he got that part right. He and the rest like him seem to be living in an impenetrable mist full of demons and other scary creatures.