Rush Was Punked: “Obama Thesis” Hoax

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Rush Was Punked: “Obama Thesis” Hoax
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Wed, 10-28-2009 - 6:08am

Just shows how quickly Limbaugh will jump on anything negative about our President even without even checking if it's factual or not.


What a pinhead!


http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93122


It must have seemed so perfect. An obscure blogger unearths some pages of President Obama's college thesis. The report supposedly comes from big-time journalist Joe Klein of Time magazine. And the thesis has some real gems: like Obama's disdain for the Constitution.


The whole thing was nothing more than a satirical post on a humor blog. But Rush Limbaugh, who quoted from the supposed thesis on his radio show, sure wasn't laughing. Here's how it went down.


An unknown blogger picked up on a made-up post meant as a joke, which claimed that Joe Klein had gotten his hands on 10 pages of student Obama's college thesis. Rush Limbaugh jumped on it, which immediately sparked Web searches on "obama thesis."


Supposedly titled "Aristocracy Revisited," the excerpt revealed the president had "doubts" about the "so-called founders." Juicy. Except not true. Limbaugh discovered halfway through his show that he'd been had, but defended himself by saying basically the thesis felt true. Listen in to Rush's mea sorta culpa.


Joe Klein finally jumped in, and called the report "nonsense" on his Swampland blog, and the blogger who thought the hoax was real also apologized.


Let's hope someone kept their sense of humor in all this. Still, for a humble post to go from humor blog to major media outlet sure seems impressive. Someone ought to write their thesis on it. For real.

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Wed, 10-28-2009 - 4:11pm

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!


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Thu, 10-29-2009 - 9:21am
I wonder if Limbaugh apologised to Obama?
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Fri, 10-30-2009 - 12:50am

Nope ;)

"So we have to hold out the possibility that this is not accurate. However, I have had this happen to me recently. I have had quotes attributed to me that were made up, and when it was pointed out to the media that the quotes were made up, they said, "It doesn't matter! We know Limbaugh thinks it anyway." Sort of like Dan Rather said, "I don't care if these documents are forged. I know that Bush did what he did at the National Guard. I don't care if the documents are forged." I don't care if the Limbaugh quotes are made up. So, I can say, "I don't care if these quotes are made up. I know Obama thinks it. You know why I know Obama thinks it? Because I've heard him say it." Not about the Constitution, but about the Supreme Court. Again, 2001, FM radio station interview in Chicago when he was a state senator in Illinois."

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102309/content/01125107.guest.html

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Fri, 10-30-2009 - 8:48am
What's sad AND scary is that so many people follow this man like he was the Second Coming.
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Fri, 10-30-2009 - 9:56am

Thanks Kate.


Limbaugh must not know Pres. Obama

 


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Fri, 10-30-2009 - 11:57am
Rush still stays on TV even though he says unbelievable things.
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Sun, 11-01-2009 - 2:21pm
Rush is revered by dittoheads BECAUSE he says outrageous things and is unapologetic. If he were to show common sense, decency, he'd lose his viewers, who I do think are the more extreme of people out there, or at least I hope.