Rush Limbaugh has passed

[n_huffhines]

What did the Pistons say about Bird?

Rodman said if Bird were black, he'd just be another player. Isiah was asked his thoughts and he backed up Rodman.

Then everybody flipped out.

 

[05_never_again]

What did the Pistons say about Bird?

Basically that he was overrated because he was white, and that the league/media really wanted a white player to do well.

 

[GSD82]

You got a like from @Tyler Durden

Time to reevaluate your posting.

They are the same

 

[OHvol40]

He was good at manipulating words and received the Medal of Freedom. Not a boring life. That’s about all I can say. RIP.

 

[hog88]

Rodman said if Bird were black, he'd just be another player. Isiah was asked his thoughts and he backed up Rodman.

Then everybody flipped out.

I don't recall hardly anyone flipping out over that. Years latter there was a stink but at the time the press and most people shrugged it off as the Pistons running their mouths.

 

[McDad]

Rodman said if Bird were black, he'd just be another player. Isiah was asked his thoughts and he backed up Rodman.

Then everybody flipped out.

Basically that he was overrated because he was white, and that the league/media really wanted a white player to do well.

NBA was better back then. The competition, rivalries, and characters were really good.

 

[GSD82]

My favorite Rush word: feminazi

 

[hog88]

NBA was better back then. The competition, rivalries, and characters were really good.

I do miss that era.

 

[Carl Pickens]

I have not listened to Rush in years and years, but listened to him daily back in the 90’s and early 00’s.
His insight was usually spot on and that along with his superior shtick drove the poor little liberals mad.

 

[USAFgolferVol]

This from a “lifelong Republican” LOL such a clown

Make no mistake, his radio show was pure entertainment and funny as hell. Away from that show he was a true conservative. You often didn't get to see that side of him. His show was geared towards garnering listeners and to achieve on that front as highly as he did came the fear mongering and hate speech. It's pretty ignorant of you to think he appealed to all Republicans

 

[USAFgolferVol]

Now that I think about it, the popularity of Limbaugh should have been an indication that the Republican Party could end up with somebody like Trump as its leader.

Rush was an anti-PC bomb-thrower with lots of bugaboos in his personal life from the perspective of conservatives (married 4 times, prescription drug problems). He understood that politics was downstream from culture, and was an entertainer first and foremost.

Your first paragraph hits the nail squarely on its head

 

[Carl Pickens]

My favorite Rush word: feminazi

I always liked it when he referred to Dingy Harry

 

[n_huffhines]

I don't recall hardly anyone flipping out over that. Years latter there was a stink but at the time the press and most people shrugged it off as the Pistons running their mouths.

I guess that's a matter of opinion. People flipped out. Rodman's agent completely flipped out on him and forced him to apologize.

How Dennis Rodman Was Forced To Apologize To Larry Bird Over Racial Comments In 1987

NYT article from the time

The controversy began when Dennis Rodman, a Piston rookie, said in the locker room that Bird was ''very overrated'' and that he had won three straight most valuable player awards only ''because he was white.'' Moments later, Thomas, told of Rodman's remarks, said he ''had to agree with'' him. ''Larry Bird is a very, very good basketball player,'' he said. ''But if he was black he'd be just another guy.''

Thomas said he had been crushed by insinuations that his remarks revealed him to be a racist.

THOMAS EXPLAINS COMMENTS ON BIRD (Published 1987)

 

[GAVol]

My favorite Rush word: feminazi

Early on in his career (when I actually listened), I always thought it was funny when he went to the daily Gorbasm segment.

 

[USAFgolferVol]

You got a like from @Tyler Durden

Time to reevaluate your posting.

Unlike you, I'm neither that shallow nor immature to care who "likes" my posts

 

[GAVol]

I guess that's a matter of opinion. People flipped out. Rodman's agent completely flipped out on him and forced him to apologize.

How Dennis Rodman Was Forced To Apologize To Larry Bird Over Racial Comments In 1987

NYT article from the time

The controversy began when Dennis Rodman, a Piston rookie, said in the locker room that Bird was ''very overrated'' and that he had won three straight most valuable player awards only ''because he was white.'' Moments later, Thomas, told of Rodman's remarks, said he ''had to agree with'' him. ''Larry Bird is a very, very good basketball player,'' he said. ''But if he was black he'd be just another guy.''

Thomas said he had been crushed by insinuations that his remarks revealed him to be a racist.

THOMAS EXPLAINS COMMENTS ON BIRD (Published 1987)

I vaguely remember when that went down. A 1987 pre-internet "flip out" barely registered compared to today.

 

[GAVol]

Unlike you, I'm neither that shallow nor immature to care who "likes" my posts

Liked just for the irony.

 

[allvol123]

Unlike you, I'm neither that shallow nor immature to care who "likes" my posts

But you are ignorant enough to extract the above as the point.

 

[USAFgolferVol]

Liked just for the irony.

Then you might want to check the Websters

 

[Carl Pickens]

Early on in his career (when I actually listened), I always thought it was funny when he went to the daily Gorbasm segment.

I remember him having a segment or two with Igore

 

[McDad]

Early on in his career (when I actually listened), I always thought it was funny when he went to the daily Gorbasm segment.

I enjoyed him using Al Gore with an accent and inflection where it sounded like "Igor" in a mad scientists lab.

 

[Roustabout]

I had not listened to Rush in years and years, but listened to him daily back in the 90’s and early 00’s.
His insight was usually spot on and that along with his superior shtick drove the poor little liberals mad.

Same here. I started listening when I was at UT early 90s. I thought he had some unique ways of communicating American exceptionalism and conservatism. Didn’t really listen much for past 20 years. I didn’t get on board with his Trump love.

 

[Vol737]

Thanks for proving my point.

Yeah, he didn’t listen at all. That post of his tells you all you need to know.

 

[McDad]

I remember him having a segment or two with Igore

You sum beach beat me to the punch by mere seconds.

 

[luthervol]

Now that I think about it, the popularity of Limbaugh should have been an indication that the Republican Party could end up with somebody like Trump as its leader.

Rush was an anti-PC bomb-thrower with lots of bugaboos in his personal life from the perspective of conservatives (married 4 times, prescription drug problems). He understood that politics was downstream from culture, and was an entertainer first and foremost.

The warning signs were glaringly clear.