Rush to Judgement
I did not post the link to a Credo site advocating a boycott of Rush Limbaugh's advertisers on my FaceBook page. When you share a computer and forget to logout of your Facebook page another person can post a link accidently. It is done before they realize it is not their page. It should NOT have been a big deal. It's Facebook for Pete's sake. FaceBook, where people pretend to own a farm.
However, it started a heated discussion about Mr. Limbaugh and his actions with people commenting on other commentors comments all playing out on my wall. Both sides of the arguement were dedicated to their point of view. No one changed anyone elses mind. It simply crowded my page and forwarded emails of the chatter to my in box. I would not have posted such a link because - I don't care.
Here's the reason. Whatever Rush Limbaugh is, he is also an attention whore, or attention slut if you prefer. All he wants, is attention. He wants to be talked about. He wants to matter. He wants to insert himself into the National dialogue during this political year, having no real qualifications to serve in government nor even run for office.
You can not hurt Rush Limbaugh by attacking his advertisers, nor calling him names. The only thing that will upset Rush is if you dismiss him as completely irrelevant. Which he is. Stop listening to him and stop talking about him. If people become outraged at what he says, it proves, in his mind, that he matters. He does not. He will never matter. He is a radio "mouth jockey", nothing more.
I do not listen to his program. The only reason I knew he had made his remarks is because people talked about it. They are still talking about it. Rush is loving the attention. Even as he apologises he continues to feed the flames. When this controversy fades he will attempt to start another fire storm with some other outrageous accusation. That is what he does, and with no other desernable talents that is all he can do.
Rush Limbaugh is neither a comedian, a singer, an entertainer, intellectual nor elected official. Because of this he is neither funny, entertianing, can't carry a tune and is shallow in his discourse. He is the filler between ads for companies wanting to sell you something. He is a eunoch giving sex advice. He has no authority, responsibility nor power over anything that affects my life, or anyone elses.
Stop talking about Rush Limbaugh. Which is what I plan to do right now.
As you were,
Jay