I’m telling you I, for one, you know me, I have been saying ever since the nineties and the Clintons that there’s no such thing as coincidence in politics. It’s not a new philosophical belief of mine. And I don’t think there’s a whole lot of coincidence going on here.
— Rush Limbaugh, 10/5/20

Keeping up with the count as best we can….

10/1/20: Hope Hicks, One of Trump’s Closest Advisers, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
10/2/20: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for Covid-19
10/2/20: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Tests Positive for Coronavirus
10/2/20: GOP Sen. Mike Lee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
10/2/20: Trump Campaign Manager Tests Positive for Covid-19
10/2/20: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tests positive for coronavirus
10/3/20: Ron Johnson is the Third Republican Senator to Test Positive for Coronavirus in Two Days
10/3/20: Trump Personal Assistant Tests Positive for Virus in New White House Case
10/5/20: Trump’s Press Secretary Tests Positive for Coronavirus
10/5/20: Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Charles Ray, tested positive for COVID-19
10/6/20: Top Trump Aide Stephen Miller Tests Positive for Covid

The three journalists were not identified but all were covering the president this weekend. One attended a White House briefing Sunday, another traveled with Trump for his Saturday trip to Pennsylvania and a third attended events with the president on both Saturday and Sunday.
— Fox News, 10/2/20

Considering how adamant the left is when it comes to contact tracing, the fact that identities of these infected journalists are being kept secret defies protocols, especially the common courtesy of informing those whom they had contact with before and since.

Then again, since when are rules for Trump-hating journalists enforced nowadays?

WASHINGTON — Saying his initial enthusiasm had faded after learning about the award’s history, conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh conceded Wednesday that receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was less of an honor knowing it had been bestowed upon Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou, too. “While I understand this medal represents the highest civilian honor possible, I was a bit disconcerted to discover this morning that I share this distinction with both a civil rights icon and a poet who gave a voice to black Americans,” said Limbaugh, who explained that he hopes people don’t doubt his integrity as he joins the ranks of the award’s previous recipients, especially Cicely Tyson, Ralph Ellison, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Stevie Wonder, and Willie Mays. “I almost sent it back. But instead I have decided to keep my Medal of Freedom and let it stand as a testament to my willingness to tolerate others. I hope my acceptance of it will go some way toward reclaiming this honor from the Martin Luther Kings and Nelson Mandelas of the world.” At press time, Limbaugh confirmed he felt more confident that the award meant something after learning it had also been given to Henry Kissinger and Strom Thurmond.

It didn’t take long for one the most virulent, left wing forums to share Limbaugh’s incendiary comments.

It took off from there.

headtopics.com
bathtubbulletin.com
justplainpolitics.com
reddit.com/Fuckthealtright
youbemom.com
flipboard.com
politics.com
freedombunker.com

Some of the outrage was targeted.

Social media got triggered and Limbaugh’s quote is being used to justify their hate for what the conservative icon stands for and conservatives in general.

But there’s one teensie-weensie problem. Rush Limbaugh NEVER said those words and they came from one the Internet’s most popular parody websites, The Onion (which should have been the first uh-oh) and it’s amazing how many so-called “reputable” news sources has the following post in their news feeds….

Even the progressive go-to Snopes couldn’t bring themselves to call it was it was: false.

So, if you hear about this rather insensitive and racist quote from Rush, or have it thrown in your face by intellectually-superior liberals who were salivating at the opportunity to issue a got’cha, let them enjoy their moment of gullibility and then send them the following link.

Rush Limbaugh Admits Presidential Medal Of Freedom Less Of An Honor Knowing That Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou Also Received It

If you don’t get a response, you’ll know stupid hit the wall.

She engaged in a photo shoot that depicted the severed head of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, there was an almost immediate firestorm, she was fired from CNN, lost her live engagement contracts, lost her jobs with toilet product company Squatty Potty and the USO, and now it’s not because of what she did.

It’s because she insulted the president and that’s now a terminable offence, at least that’s what she and her attorney, Lisa Bloom, are using as a way to also cast her as America’s latest victim.

A lawyer for comedian Kathy Griffin indicated Friday that she doesn’t believe President Trump’s son Barron was traumatized after he saw a picture of Griffin holding a prop that looked like his father’s severed head on television.

“Allegedly,” Lisa Bloom said when asked about reports that Barron was disturbed by the image. “We don’t know that. You’re assuming that everything that Trump says is true, and in fact, we know that many things Trump says is false.”
— Washington Examiner, 6/2/17

Well, until we hear the recordings of the so-called “death threats” Bloom said Griffin claims to have been received, the same doubt can be had. And despite the charges claimed, Kathy Griffin is neither being silenced or censored. Her problem is that some people are done paying to hear what she says and she’s bummed she’s no longer Constitutionally entitled to be paid.

Bloom added: “The message is clear: make fun of the President and lose your job. And that’s what’s happened to Kathy, and more. As a result of the First Family’s bullying of her, and those she does business with, Kathy has been vilified, received many death threats, had her personal website and social media channels shut down, been fired from multiple jobs, and had several events cancelled.

“She has had to retain a criminal attorney. For the first time in history that we are aware of, the President of the United States and his family has personally attempted to ruin a comedian. This has been a living nightmare for Kathy.”
— Deadline Hollywood, 6/2/17

Okay, this may be a first for a comedian. Seriously, it’s not like making negative comments about a president has never cost someone their job. It has, and since it was against a Democrat president, it didn’t take long to find an examples that directly refutes Gloria Allred’s daughter’s stupid claim, and here’s a high profile one.

3/12/15: Univision host fired for first lady comment says White House complained
Rodner Figueroa, an Emmy Award-winning host and presenter, was fired by the Spanish-language network for remarks he made on-air Wednesday. Figueroa asserted in a statement released Thursday that Univision was contacted by the first lady’s office.

Whoops. And let’s not forget that back in 2008, comedians were kinda’ hesitant to joke about “The One”.

What’s so funny about Barack Obama?

Apparently not very much, at least not yet.
— New York Times, 7/15/08

Comedic respect for the president and the office; restraint? Who woulda’ thunk.

One could even speculate that everyone working on Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing”, a show with as many digs against liberals and Obama as almost every other entertainment medium digs against Republicans, lost their jobs because of the low tolerance threshold of ABC’s first-black president and maybe a complaint or two from someone who may have a direct phone number.

The comedy excuse is all the left has when it comes to justifying their vile attacks on the right in the comfort of friendly venues.

The bit I did about Palin using the word “cunt”, one of the biggest laughs in my act, I did it all over the country, not one person ever registered disapproval, and believe me, audiences are not afraid to let you know. Because it was a routine where that word came in at just the right moment. Context is very important, and it’s also important to remember that stand-up comedy is the final frontier of free speech.
— Bill Maher, 3/5/12

Let’s be real; the majority of comics in this country are liberal, thus their comments about a Democrat president have been muted in comparison on how they’ve gone after Republicans. Bill Maher still has a job after calling Sarah Palin a “cunt”, and maybe that’s the real issue: white males can get away with much more with few, if any, repercussions in liberal Hollywood. Males get away with sexual abuse and battery and still have their multi-million dollar acting gigs. Women are kicked to the curb when they stray and receive little backing from their employers; ask Amy Pascal.

The biggest tragedy in this whole thing is not just Kathy Griffin now blaming the Trump family for the audacity of bullying HER, but also the fact we’ll now have to deal with another generation of Hollywood-attention-chasing Allreds. Do you think Kathy Griffin first called Lisa Bloom or do you think Lisa Bloom first contacted Kathy Griffin and now look at what we’ve got.

Bloom is a “civil rights attorney” and Griffin is looking for martyr status.

Outside of the Allred family bank account, these things seldom end well.