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Rush Was Punked: “Obama Thesis” Hoax

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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.

The Buzz Log - Rush Was Punked: ?Obama Thesis? Hoax - Yahoo! Buzz

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How many times has Rush punked the people? Or just about every talking head for that matter, left or right, it seems like it's punk this, punk that, and divide us more.

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For Rush to run with that junk without checking it accuracy just shows how desperate he and his buddies really are.
 
Punked?
One "punk' vs. a few hundred old fashioned ass whippings that have made Team Tolerance and Unity pull a page from Stalin's playbook. Or is it Mao's lead they're following... considering his team has such unabashed admirers of Mousy-Dung.

Perhaps it's The New Triangulation: A little from Stalin, Mousy-Dung-and Alinsky to pacify the nation.

Such a uniter.

For Rush to run with that junk without checking it accuracy just shows how desperate he and his buddies really are.
If retractions and corrections indicated folly by the deliverers, the AMMP has a long consistent history of failure... and that's when you ONLY take what misrepresentations they've tried on Rush.

Nobody is perfect, and the press has greater resources and all they have to do is listen to his show... yet they still get it totally wrong time after time. And then they don't come forward with a simple retraction.

Rush and others are desperate to stop the arsonist that's taken residence in the White House. Thank God someone is showing the nation what a ship of fools we have at the helm.

RUSH: I'm also told that the blog containing the passage on Obama's thesis is a satire blog. So it's one of these sites like ScrappleFace or The Onion or some such thing. So I shout from the mountaintops: "It was satire!" But we know he thinks it. Good comedy, to be comedy, must contain an element of truth, and we know how he feels about distribution of wealth. He's mad at the courts for not going far enough on it. So we stand by the fabricated quote because we know Obama thinks it anyway. That's how it works in the media today.
Obama's Disdain for Constitution: We Know He Thinks It, Don't We?
 
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Eh....its just Rush showing what an idiot he already is. What do you expect from the hypocrite?

The fact that there is anyone in this country that actually still gives him any credibility at all speaks to the level of ignorance on right-wing radio.
 
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Eh....its just Rush showing what an idiot he already is. What do you expect from the hypocrite?

The fact that there is anyone in this country that actually still gives him any credibility at all speaks to the level of ignorance on right-wing radio.
You should be more worried about the Stalinists and hypocrites in the WH that are playing you and others for fools. Don't be a lemming, examine him closer.
 
Reminds me of the falsified papers from Dubya's Air Guard service, that the mainstream media ran with despite the fact they were bogus.

Let's not forget that both sides tend to jump on things like this whenever they can, and don't always research the material adequately to ensure accuracy. The mainstream media has been caught pushing inaccurate or fraudulent material on many occasions.
 
Reminds me of the falsified papers from Dubya's Air Guard service, that the mainstream media ran with despite the fact they were bogus.

Well at least in this case it should be pretty simple to fact check, unlike in the Bush case where the records "disappeared"..
 
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93122?fp=1

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.

If this doesn't prove that Rush Limbaugh and the right wing are willing to take whatever is said about Obama and use it to smear regardless of the veracity behind it. I don't know what will. I think I'm going to start a blog about Obama being the grandson of a Nazi German and see how long it takes for it to make rounds.
 
I find it humerous that people tune in to Rush just to find a beef with him.

I can't stand him and, therefore, I don't listen to him.
 
The Buzz Log - Rush Was Punked: ?Obama Thesis? Hoax - Yahoo! Buzz



If this doesn't prove that Rush Limbaugh and the right wing are willing to take whatever is said about Obama and use it to smear regardless of the veracity behind it. I don't know what will. I think I'm going to start a blog about Obama being the grandson of a Nazi German and see how long it takes for it to make rounds.
Yeah, why don't you do that Hatuey? That'll build your credibility.
 
If this doesn't prove that Rush Limbaugh and the right wing are willing to take whatever is said about Obama and use it to smear regardless of the veracity behind it. I don't know what will. I think I'm going to start a blog about Obama being the grandson of a Nazi German and see how long it takes for it to make rounds.

The left did the same thing with Bush. Ex: 9/11 "troofers". There are some folks that say that the airplanes were holograms and that the buildings were actually destroyed by some kind of government built laser beam hanging in orbit somewhere's.
 
Well at least in this case it should be pretty simple to fact check, unlike in the Bush case where the records "disappeared"..
You'll have to talk to the Texas National Guard about that. Carry on.
 
Rush did get punked.

Be fair.

I have no idea why Rush would think that Obama has disdain for the Constitution though.:roll:

Maybe because Rush is a sports caster turned into Constitutional scholar. Most people who say others hate the constitution couldn't understand the constitution to begin with.
 
The left did the same thing with Bush. Ex: 9/11 "troofers". There are some folks that say that the airplanes were holograms and that the buildings were actually destroyed by some kind of government built laser beam hanging in orbit somewhere's.

There's a fine line between being opposed or untrusting.

And being a nutbag.
 
who's rush limburger?

obama lied

he went on five sunday talks on sunday, sept 20, and said he was still awaiting his top-to-bottom review of afghan affairs

he also said he had not yet been asked for more troops

the next day, monday, sept 21, bob woodward of the post published general mcchrystal's secret assessment which someone leaked to washington's newspaper of record, directly contradicting obama on both points

woodward's the wonderboy who worked watergate

obama lied

he said he would never raise taxes on anyone under 200G, yet his health care contains fines and mandates and hefty taxes on almost everyone

obama's the president
 
True. But which one is Rush? :2wave:

LOL

I truly don't care enough to try to figure him out. I remember watching his show when I was 12.

That was it for me. I doubt he's changed much - I'm sure I'd know what he's talking about, now, though. :rofl
 
Well at least in this case it should be pretty simple to fact check, unlike in the Bush case where the records "disappeared"..

What records disappeared?
 
The Buzz Log - Rush Was Punked: ?Obama Thesis? Hoax - Yahoo! Buzz



If this doesn't prove that Rush Limbaugh and the right wing are willing to take whatever is said about Obama and use it to smear regardless of the veracity behind it. I don't know what will. I think I'm going to start a blog about Obama being the grandson of a Nazi German and see how long it takes for it to make rounds.

What it proves, is that the onyl way the Libbos have to defend PBO is disinformation. Lies, to cover the lies.
 
I think it funny as hell:) Anything to make Rush look even more the fool is a good thing. hehehe
 
You should be more worried about the Stalinists and hypocrites in the WH that are playing you and others for fools. Don't be a lemming, examine him closer.

Holy ****! There are Stalinists in the White House?
 
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