Saturday Reads

 Yes, I agree with Beto, f-word and all:



It's all up to Texans to send this fucker packing.

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The WSWS has an obituary of Rush Limbaugh, and to say it is mostly unfavorable would be a gross understatement.

Despite the glibness he would later demonstrate, he was fired repeatedly for inserting political commentary and insults into his announcing, and quit radio for five years to work in promotions for the Kansas City Royals baseball team. He returned to radio in 1984 at a station in Sacramento, California, succeeding another right-wing talk show host, Morton Downey Jr.

In 1987, towards the end of the Reagan administration, as part of a bipartisan campaign of deregulation, Congress repealed the “fairness doctrine,” which required broadcasters to provide equal time to those attacked by radio or television commentators. Limbaugh celebrated what he called “liberation” by moving to New York City and launching a right-wing talk radio program on WABC, flagship of the ABC radio network, which was soon syndicated nationally.

In 1990-1991, Limbaugh’s audience mushroomed as he denounced protesters opposing the Persian Gulf War, entailing the mass slaughter of the Iraqi army. The war of aggression was engineered and carried out by the administration of Republican President George H. W. Bush to cement the domination of American imperialism in the Middle East.




Not much good can be said about Rush Limbaugh. He damaged public discourse in a way that may be irreversible. This is all because D.C. pols like Reagan and an appellate court, decided gutting the Fairness Doctrine was a good idea.
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Thank goodness everybody was okay on the flight.



More is here.

Mayday call can be heard here.








This video from one of the passengers: _____


This is why people are turning away from religion:



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