Rush's undeniable truths

[Petertherock]

I think he is right on in about 99% of these…

Rush’s First 35 Undeniable Truths of Life

#1: The greatest threat to humanity lies in the nuclear arsenal of the USSR.

#2: The greatest threat to humanity lies in the USSR.

#3: Peace does not mean the elimination of nuclear weapons.

#4: Peace does not mean the absence of war.

#5: War is not obsolete.

#6: Ours is a world governed by the aggressive use of force.

#7: There is only one way to get rid of nuclear weapons - use them.

#8: Peace can’t be achieved by “developing an understanding” with the Russian people.

#9: When Americans oppose America, it is not always courageous and sacred; it is sometimes dangerous.

#10: Communism Kills.

#11: Neither the US, nor anyone, imposes freedom on peoples of other nations.

#12: Freedom is God given.

#13: In the USSR, peace means the absence of opposition.

#14: To free peoples, peace means the absence of threats and the presence of justice.

#15: The Peace Movement in the US - whether by accident or design - is pro-Communist.

#16: The collective knowledge and wisdom of seasoned citizens is the most valuable - yet untapped - resource our young-people have.

#17: The greatest football team in the history of civilization is the Pittsburgh Steelers of 1975-1980.

#18: There is no such thing as war atrocities.

#19: There are no such things as “war atrocities.” War itself is an atrocity.

#20: There is a God.

#21: Abortion is wrong.

#22: Morality is not defined and cannot be defined by individual choice.

#23: Evolution cannot explain Creation.

#24: Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.

#25: Love is the only human emotion that cannot be controlled.

#26: The only difference between Mikhail Gorbachev and previous Soviet leaders, is that Gorbachev is alive.

#27: Soviet Leaders are just left-wing dictators.

#28: Abe Lincoln saved this nation.

#29: The L.A. Raiders will never be the team that they were when they called Oakland home.

#30: The US will again go to war.

#31: To more and more people, a victorious US is a sinful US.

#32: This is frightening and ominous.

#33: There will always be poor people.

#34: This is not the fault of the rich.

#35: You should thank God for making you an American; and instead of feeling guilty about it, help spread our ideas worldwide.

 

[Petertherock]

Some of these are repeated…

Rush’s Second 35 Undeniable Truths of Life

#1: There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great.

#2: The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country’s achievers, producers, and job creators.

#3: No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.

#4: Evidence refutes liberalism.

#5: There is no such thing as a New Democrat.

#6: The Earth’s eco-system is not fragile.

#7: Character matters; leadership descends from character.

#8: The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down.

#9: Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century.

#10: The 1980s was not a decade of greed but a decade of prosperity - it was the longest period of peacetime growth in American history.

#11: Abstinence prevents sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy - every time it’s tried.

#12: Condoms only work during the school year.

#13: Poverty is not the root (“rut”) cause of crime.

#14: There’s a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.

#15: If you commit a crime, you are guilty.

#16: Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.

#17: The way to improve schools is not more money. It’s introduction of moral and spiritual values, as well as the “4 R’s”: reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic, and Rush.

#18: I am not arrogant.

#19: My first 35 Undeniable Truths are still undeniably true.

#20: There is a God.

#21: There is something wrong when critics say the problem with America is too much religion.

#22: Morality is not defined by individual choice.

#23: The only way liberals win national
elections is by pretending they’re not liberals.

#24: Feminism was established as to allow
unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.

#25: Follow the money. When somebody
says, “It’s not the money,” it’s always the money.

#26: Liberals attempt through judicial
activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

#27: Using federal dollars as a measure, our cities
have not been neglected, but poisoned with welfare dependency funds.

#28: Progress is not striving for
economic justice or fairness, but economic growth.

#29: Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.

#30: Compassion is no substitute for justice.

#31: The culture war is between the winners and those who think they’re losers who want to become winners. The losers think the only way they can become winners is by banding together all the losers and then empowering a leader of the losers to make things right for them.

#32: The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the
Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters.

#33: You could afford your house without
your government - if it weren’t for your government.

#34: Words mean things.

#35: Too many Americans can’t laugh at themselves anymore.

 

[turboEDvo]

Rush Limbaugh? Hmmm…yeah…ok…no comment

Eamon

 

[aimee]

Rush is

 

[catsrus]

Undeniable to Rush himself perhaps. Some would differ with many of his “truths”

 

[dumspirospero]

I love Rush…he is a man that speaks the truth regardless if you like him or not…Hell of a man…I wish I could meet him one day.

 

[DaveBj]

dumspirospero:

I love Rush…he is a man that speaks the truth regardless if you like him or not…Hell of a man…I wish I could meet him one day.

Weeeelllll, more like he says what he thinks, regardless if you like him or not.

I agree with a lot of what he says, but, holy cow, the man is soooooo full of himself that I can’t listen to him for more than 15 minutes at a time. He wouldn’t know humility if it came up and bit him on the…never mind.

DaveBj

 

[josiecoe]

An interesting observation to make is that no one has disputed even one of these truths … everybody just says “he’s full of himself” or “I don’t like his politics” etc …

Since the “scandal” concerning him and his rehab/doctor shopping I have been even more compelled by him and his broadcast excellence!

Don’t ever be afraid of the truth, even when we fail the truth still stands as the beacon of what we are here for.

God bless you all

 

[space_ghost]

…that he is a criminal…

and an entainer…

Peace

 

[Celia]

“Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women more access to the mainstream of society”

Ummm…he’s kidding, right?

 

[ShroudMan]

catsrus:

Undeniable to Rush himself perhaps. Some would differ with many of his “truths”

Got that right…reading some of that radical tripe such as the best way to get of Nukes is to use them, paint for me a picture of a sad drug addled man lost in the throes of his addiction and pompous ego while sweating profusely as he pops another Oxy Contin…

 

[ShroudMan]

dumspirospero:

I love Rush…he is a man that speaks the truth regardless if you like him or not…Hell of a man…I wish I could meet him one day.

Very interesting you find him a man who “speaks the truth”…cause I could wager more than a few bible verses that his “truth” on many things vs Jesus’ version just dont line up.

 

[ShroudMan]

josiecoe:

An interesting observation to make is that no one has disputed even one of these truths … everybody just says “he’s full of himself” or “I don’t like his politics” etc …

Since the “scandal” concerning him and his rehab/doctor shopping I have been even more compelled by him and his broadcast excellence!

Don’t ever be afraid of the truth, even when we fail the truth still stands as the beacon of what we are here for.

God bless you all

No one has disputed his so called truths?

Crack open a bible lately and contrast what Christ has said compared to Rush Limbaughs “truth” ?

 

[DaveBj]

josiecoe:

An interesting observation to make is that no one has disputed even one of these truths … everybody just says “he’s full of himself” or “I don’t like his politics” etc …/QUOTE]

I just like for people who are right most or all of the time to have some humility.

DaveBj

 

[Contarini]

Petertherock:

Some of these are repeated…

Rush’s Second 35 Undeniable Truths of Life

#1: There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great.

It’s also turned Americans into arrogant bullies.

Petertherock:

#2: The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country’s achievers, producers, and job creators.

And who says that’s necessarily a good thing? Jesus didn’t say, “it’s harder for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man who inherited his wealth to enter the Kingdom.” On the contrary, having spent your life trying to become rich is probably more corrosive for the soul than inheriting your wealth. I don’t have a problem with people being born into riches, if they use them well. I do have a problem with the idea that becoming rich should be the goal of human life.

Petertherock:

#4: Evidence refutes liberalism.

That’s so vague it’s not even meaningful.

Petertherock:

#5: There is no such thing as a New Democrat.

Petertherock:

Again, that is a sound-bite rather than a meaningful statement.

Petertherock:

#6: The Earth’s eco-system is not fragile.

“Fragile” is a relative term. The Earth is remarkably resilient, true–but we have clearly impacted it seriously, and we need to look carefully at how we are doing so. Why should we bet the future of the human race and the preservation of God’s creation on the unproven assumption that we can’t seriously damage the ecosystem?

Petertherock:

#7: Character matters; leadership descends from character.

And the character formed by the pursuit of wealth and the neglect of the Earth is a thoroughly bad character.

Petertherock:

#8: The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down.

That’s not a “truth,” it’s a subjective evaluation. Myself, I think God’s works are more beautiful than man’s. Which would make Rush’s “truth” a blasphemous lie.

Petertherock:

#10: The 1980s was not a decade of greed but a decade of prosperity - it was the longest period of peacetime growth in American history.

Wow! I’m glad I don’t listen to Rush any more, because I can try to be charitable to him if I don’t pay attention to what he actually says. I don’t understand how you can take a statement like that seriously. Who says that growth and prosperity are incompatible with greed? How is that even a meaningful statement? It’s like saying, “The Nazi army in 1940 was not brutal and ruthless–on the contrary, it was one of the most successful and efficient armies in human history.” How do you even talk to someone who is capable of thinking this way?

Petertherock:

#11: Abstinence prevents sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy - every time it’s tried.

OK, that’s the second undeniable truth so far (#7 being the first).

Petertherock:

#13: Poverty is not the root (“rut”) cause of crime.

Not of all crimes, no.

Petertherock:

#16: Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.

And men should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a dish?

Petertherock:

#20: There is a God.

True, although not undeniable (until the Eschaton).

Petertherock:

#28: Progress is not striving for
economic justice or fairness, but economic growth.

Progress toward what? Rush’s definition of progress is progress toward the Pit.

Petertherock:

#35: Too many Americans can’t laugh at themselves anymore.

Now that’s definitely an undeniable truth! But the main reason for this is that Americans are priding themselves on their rugged individualism and spending every waking moment pursuing “economic growth”!

Many of Rush’s statements are moral truths, but the irony is that his other “undeniable truths” flatly contradict them. He promotes religion and morality out of one side of his mouth, and proclaims the pursuit of wealth and power out of the other. But the religion of wealth is the worst kind of atheism.

Edwin

 

[Cathlicrat]

Bravo!!! :clapping:

Rush thinks hes gonna be the first guy who can successfully serve God and Mammon equally.

He reminds me what Jesus said in the Bible about those who spit on the poor but think since they drop Gods name now and then and go “Lord Lord”, he isnt gonna be told to depart with his wickedness.