Quick comment on Limbaugh:

Rush Limbaugh has made some remarks about Abu Ghraib recently. They are, as you might expect, repulsive. Digby and Light of Reason make their points. But we found what Limbaugh said to be rambling and loose in construction - and therefore hard to get to the essence of what he was saying. It needed tightening up. So here is an ultra-compressed version of what Limbaugh said: (all items are direct quotes)

• "[Today is] the anniversary of the Abu Ghraib scandal."
• "The Democrats are actually celebrating the one year anniversary of the Abu Ghraib scandal!"
• "What kind of gift to give Democrats here on the anniversary of Abu Ghraib?"

  • "handcuffs"
  • "A whip."
  • "you might give them a little pyramid game, something that is in the shape of a pyramid."
  • "A pair of jumper cables—superb idea"
  • "Give them a German shepherd."
  • "give them the empty bags with the eye holes cut out"
  • "a leash"
  • "a water board would be a great gift"

Let's not mince words. Limbaugh is saying:

Instruments of torture should be given, as "gifts", to people upset about the brutality at Abu Ghraib.

This is on a par with giving a visiting dignitary a "fun gift" of Zyklon-B crystals while paying respects at Yad Vashem.

Too tough an analogy? No. People died as a result of torture at Abu Ghraib and other facilities.

UPDATE: some small edits made

posted by Quiddity at 5/03/2005 02:03:00 PM