{"id":26763,"date":"2012-02-29T14:38:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T21:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/29\/on-the-one-hand-rush-limbaugh-is-a-dolt.html"},"modified":"2012-03-08T09:49:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T16:49:54","slug":"on-the-one-hand-rush-limbaugh-is-a-dolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/29\/on-the-one-hand-rush-limbaugh-is-a-dolt.html","title":{"rendered":"On the one hand, Rush Limbaugh is a dolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the other hand, people <i>actually listen to him<\/i> and think that not only his opinions, but the &quot;facts&quot; he proclaims, are actual &#8230; y&#39;know &#8230; <i>facts<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Loathesome case in point &#8230;  #ddtb<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2FLimbaughWife-e1330548795394.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/politics\/2012\/02\/29\/435082\/limbaugh-calls-student-denied-spot-at-contraception-hearing-a-slut\/'>Limbaugh Calls Student Denied Spot At Contraception Hearing A \u2018Slut\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown student whom House Republicans wouldn\u2019t let testify at a contraception hearing last week, a \u201cslut\u201d and a \u201cprostitute\u201d today, b&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the other hand, people actually listen to him and think that not only his opinions, but the &quot;facts&quot; he proclaims, are actual &#8230; y&#39;know &#8230; facts. 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