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Feb 5, 2020 15 tweets 10 min read Read on X
Alright, enough is enough.
i've been holding off on this because Fuck Cancer but that spectacle was way, way too much.
so let's talk a bit about the guy who just got what at least is supposed to be one of the most prestigious awards our nation can give at one of the most high profile events
let's start with the basics, like how he's defended slavery ImageImageImageImage
Or maybe hate speech is your thing ImageImageImageImage
Here's Limbaugh on children ImageImageImageImage
It got so much attention that it turned kind of rote, but his takes on Sandra Fluke are genuinely shocking, even today ImageImageImageImage
more ImageImageImageImage
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I don't want to excerpt from these, but please read what @SimonMaloy (RIP) wrote about Limbaugh's racism mediamatters.org/rush-limbaugh/…

and Limbaugh's wild conspiracy theories https://t.co/Z6qRLV6NyG
@SimonMaloy There's the stuff so low as to be beyond words ImageImageImageImage
@SimonMaloy in case anyone says he mellowed out in recent years ImageImageImageImage
@SimonMaloy this was one of the first times anyone documented the crazy stuff that happened on his show. Image
@SimonMaloy I could keep going but let's end with these, ImageImageImageImage

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