- He began airing “Barack, the Magic
Negro,” a racist parody song about then-Sen.
Barack Obama’s popularity with many white voters, in 2007.
- In John K. Wilson's book, The
Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh's Assault on Reason, the
host was quoted as saying this homophobic statement: "When
a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it's an
invitation."
- In his "Undeniable
Truths," written as part of an article for the Sacramento
Union in 1988, Limbaugh wrote, "Feminism was established so
as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society."
- In a later updated version, he
wrote:
- "The Earth's eco-system is
not fragile."
- "Women should not be allowed
on juries where the accused is a stud."
- "The Los Angeles riots were
not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused
by rioters."
- On The Rush Limbaugh Show in
2004, he said, "I think it's time to get rid
of this whole National Basketball Association. Call it the TBA, the Thug
Basketball Association, and stop calling them teams. Call 'em gangs."
- As a young broadcaster in the
1970s, Limbaugh once told a Black caller: “Take that bone out of your nose
and call me back,” according to Fair.
- During The Rush Limbaugh
Show in 2013, he said, "If any race of people should
not have guilt about slavery, it's Caucasians. The white race has probably
had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the
history of the world."
- During The Rush Limbaugh
Show in 2017, regarding LGBTQ+ politicians being elected to
office, he said, "I guarantee there'd be some
people in the Republican establishment who will now think, yeah, we need
to do this. We need to provide a home, we need to provide a comforting
atmosphere for the tranny community and the gay community. But those people
are voting Democrat anyway."
- " 'Ching cha. Ching chang cho
chow. Cha Chow. Ching Cho. Chi ba ba ba. Kwo kwa kwa kee. Cha ga ga. Ching
chee chay. Ching zha bo ba. Chang cha. Chang cho chi che. Cha dee. Ooooh
chee bada ba. Jee jee cho ba.' Nobody was translating, but that's the
closest I can get," he said on his radio show while
"translating" Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2011.
- Limbaugh called Georgetown
law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” after she publicly
advocated for universal contraception coverage, NPR reported in 2012...
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