see, what you have done is provided MORE information, more context to use to filter the intent of his original words
when he originally said he intended to leave the country and go to costa rica, it was not a far reach to conclude he meant it absolutely. now, i agree, rush is a liar and i would have given him too much credibility to stand behind his words; but based on his words as they were originally stated, my interpretation of his statement was a valid one
Ahh, so you finally admit it, albiet I'm sure in error.
when he originally said he intended to leave the country and go to costa rica, it was not a far reach to conclude he meant it absolutely
So, justabubba, YOU'RE interpretation of it is that he meant absolutely. Thanks for FINALLY answering.
Now, here's your confusion.
When I have given you more words to give you insight into his context I am not FILTERING his words, I am giving you the context of them from the stance of REALITY. You see, Rush Limbaugh does not do his show for the good of Media Matter's and liberals seeking nothing but to grab onto a straw, twist it, and attack with it. He does it primarily for those that support and routinely listen to his show (thus increasing ratings, increasing revenues, etc).
THOSE people, the people who are the AUDIENCE, the people who the words are being said to, do not live in the deranged bubble you apparently live in with regards to Rush Limbaugh. They are ones that actually listen to all his words, regardless of if they agree with them, and then are able to make an INFORMED and adult judgement of what he says.
Your, frankly idiotic, ignorant, and laughable opinion was based on nothing but your own bigoted and biased views against the man. People like Reverend, or mine, or even CC's words (people from three different political spectrums) all actually acknowledged that taking a singular line from a man that talks 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, and assuming it can be understood in a bubble is idiotic and in no way will give you the meaning.
You say I have to filter, I disagree. I say I looked at his words completely independently and objectively.
"I'll just tell you this, if this passes and it's five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented -- I am leaving the country. I'll go to Costa Rica."
Those were his words. Those alone tell us nothing aside from the fact he implied he'd leave the country and go to Costa Rica. That alone does not say it was for health care. That alone doesn't say it was absolutely. That alone simply says leave, costa rica, and that's it.
IF you want to use the term filter then I shall, not because I agree with its use but because it will perhaps help you grasp this though I sincerely doubt you want to...being intellectually honest isn't your goal here.
If
I am filtering his words to come out with new meaning to them, my filtering is being done based on context of things he's STATED, both prior to and post his comment, that illuminate his meaning.
YOUR filtering is based on nothing but your disgust, dislike, and distaste for the man and thus your personal biases.
MY filtering is based on actual evidence.
YOUR filtering is based on prejudices.
And yet you have the gall to say OTHERS are misrepresenting what he is saying.
By your OWN admission, your entire purpose in this thread has been to suggest somehow that universally his words unquestionably meant he was going to leave, as you stated yourself:
Thus far you have provided
zero evidence to give credence to your ignorant belief while I've provided much for the alternative.
Your only defense thus far is to act like a toddler who does not understand the world around him, mindlessly repeating the same sentence over and over again, somehow utterly oblivious to the fact that rather than bolster your argument it counters it.
"I'll just tell you this, if this passes and it's five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented -- I am leaving the country. I'll go to Costa Rica."
Nothing in this says absolutely, permanently, or anything of the search. Its no where. Nada. Nothing. Empty of such statements. The ONLY way one is able to suggest that it unquestionably was meant that way is to add their own context to it, their own "Filter", to come to that conclusion.
Your reposting of it does not prove your point, it obliterates it. Taken on its own, it means simply that he'd leave for an indefinite amount of time to go to Costa Rica and that's it. Taken with actual context based on his words and actions it is rather clear it was meant in regards to going for medical treatment. It is ONLY when adding biases, prejudice, and hatred to the man that you get "absolutely" out of it...as you've shown zero evidence of any other reason beyond that as to how you came to such a conclusion.
