Posted 12:03 AM by Scoobie Davis

Was He Really That Bad?
Regarding Rush Limbaugh's really, really bad week, I noted the other day that gloating about someone else's private troubles is bad karma. I've also received some emails inquiring as to how bad Limbaugh has been regarding other people's personal troubles. These are just two small examples (I can give many more) of Limbaugh's attitude regarding the personal suffering of others as well as the presumption of innocence of political opponents.

1) When David Brock's phony Troopergate story came out in the American Spectator, Rush was on vacation. Bob Dornan was guest host and treated the allegations as established fact. When Limbaugh came back to host the show after his vacation, his first words on the matter were , "ha ha ha ha ha." There were no retractions when the troopers stories fell apart.

2) During the 1990's, Limbaugh had a song parody. It was to the tune of the Doobie Brothers song Black Water:

Oh, Whitewater.

Well, we bought us some land, but we didn't make money.
Got us some cash from our pal's S&L.
That bank is defunct and the feds are a'calling.
Cause we cost the taxpayers a cool 60 mil.

Oh, Whitewater, keep stonewalling,
Bill and Hillary just keep on lying to me.
Oh, Whitewater, keep stonewalling,
Democratic Congress keeps denying.
Oh, Whitewater, keep stonewalling,
We did nothing wrong, won't you just stop picking on me?
We'll keep telling our lies, going to shred every thing, pretty momma,
Going to shred everything in sight.
But we ain't got no worries, `cause we won't face a jury, no

If they indict, we don't care, don't make no difference to us.
Still got those sweet cattle futures back home.
Yeah, we can make another hundred grand with just a few bucks down.
And we'll be helping Tyson Chicken get around.

Poor Vince Foster, seems we lost ya,
Cleaned out your office on the double.
Webster Hubble, made us stumble,
Another Rose partner is in trouble.
Oh, Whitewater, keep stonewalling, we did nothing wrong,
Won't you just stop picking on me?
We'll keep telling our lies,
Gonna shred every thing, everything, gonna shred everything in sight.
And there's no moral problem with Hillary Rodham, no

Going to buy some funky lake-front land,
Pretty bank going to take me by the hand,
By the hand, take me by the hand, Jimmy Dougal,
Don't you fret, momma, `bout no RTC.
Want to buy some funky lake-front land,
Now the feds want to cuff me by the hand.
I want some land, take me by the hand, Jimmy Dougal,
Gonna lie to your momma all night long.
What they want to know across the land
Well, was the gun in poor Vince Foster's hand?
Oh, by the hand, take me by the hand, Jimmy Dougal,
Don't you fret, momma, `bout no RTC.
And if you don't like us as President,
Momma, wait `til Al and Tipper get in.
Oh, by the hand, man, take me by the hand, Slicky Willy,
Gonna to lie your momma all night long.
What they want to know across the land,
Well, was the gun in poor Vince Foster's hand?

Note: Perhaps there's a songwriter out there who would like to do a song about Limbaugh's current troubles to the tune of Mother's Little Helper.