Politicians Demand Apology From Limbaugh for Chinese Imitation
- Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:47am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Rush Limbaugh’s imitation of the Chinese language during a recent speech made by Chinese President Hu Jintao may have been phonetic gibberish, but Asian-American lawmakers in California and nationally think they know exactly what Limbaugh was saying: He was mocking all Asian people. And now they’re demanding an apology.
California state Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, is leading a fight in demanding an apology from the radio talk show host for what he and others view as racist and derogatory remarks against the Chinese people.
In recent days, the state lawmaker has rallied civil rights groups in a boycott of companies like Pro Flowers, Sleep Train and Domino‘s Pizza that advertise on Limbaugh’s national talk radio show.
“The comments that he made – the mimicking of the Chinese language – harkens back to when I was a little boy growing up in San Francisco and those were hard days, rather insensitive days,” Yee said in an interview Thursday. “You think you‘ve arrived and all of a sudden get shot back to the reality that you’re a second-class citizen.”
During a Jan. 19 radio program, Limbaugh said there was no translation of the Chinese president’s speech during a visit to the White House.
“He was speaking and they weren’t translating,” Limbaugh said. “They normally translate every couple of words. Hu Jintao was just going ching chong, ching chong cha.”
He then launched into a 20-second-long imitation of the Chinese leader’s dialect:
The next day, Limbaugh said he “did a remarkable job” of imitating China‘s president for someone who doesn’t know a language spoken by more than 1 billion people:
“Back in the old days, Sid Caesar, for those of you old enough to remember, was called a comic genius for impersonating foreign languages that he couldn’t speak,” Limbaugh said. “But today the left says that was racism; it was bigotry; it was insulting. And it wasn’t. It was a service.”
Yee has been joined by Asian-American state and federal lawmakers who say Limbaugh’s comments are inciting hate and intolerance amid a polarized atmosphere. A number of civil rights groups, including Chinese for Affirmative Action, Japanese American Citizens League and the California National Organization for Women, have joined Yee in calling on sponsors to pull advertisements from Limbaugh’s program.
An online petition has been created on Yee’s website.
“I want an apology at the very least,” said New York Assemblywoman Grace Meng, a Queens Democrat. But her issue seems to be more with the mocking of the communist leader, not the language. “Making fun of any country’s leader is just very disrespectful for someone who says he is a proud American,” she said.
She added: “He was, in his own way, trying to attack the leader of another country, and that’s his prerogative as well, but at the same time he offended 13 percent of New York City’s population.”
Yee says he has received death threats since speaking out against Limbaugh, including a profanity-filled telephone message Thursday. The caller, who did not identify himself, called Yee a “cry baby” and urged him to resign from office.
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Tony Beard Jr. confirmed the Legislature has launched an investigation and is cooperating with other security agencies.
He said Yee had received similar faxes in April after he called on a state university to disclose how much it was paying Sarah Palin for a fundraiser.
“We need to stand up for civility and be respectful of one another. Otherwise the consequences are dreadful as we can already see in the death threats against Senator Yee,” said Rep. Judy Chu, a Democrat who represents a large Asian district outside Los Angeles.
Yee, who has a chance to become San Francisco’s first elected Asian mayor, said he has no plans to change his behavior because doing so would amount to “stepping down.”
“It’s just been a disappointing experience,” Yee said, and then went as far as to lament that “we still have individuals who are racist.”
Limbaugh did not respond to the AP’s request for comment, but it would not be surprising if he used his number-one rated radio program to comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (481)
Gonzo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amTell them to shove it Rush, in fake Mandarin Chinese.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:29amThis thread is really making me hungry for moo goo gai pan (sp). May be on the menu for lunch today, the more I consider it.
Report Post »Sam Owens
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:35pmNow you’ve got me started…….kung Pow Chicken.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amLoosly translated he said “these people are so stupid, they aren’t even translating so I can say anything I want. Alert our soldiers!”
Report Post »OH, I Get It!
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amThe politicians owe an apology to all of use for their LAME impersonation of PUBLIC SERVANTS.
Report Post »natstew
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:30amYes!
Report Post »Noyo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:36amAmen
Report Post »mclantiere
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amDemocrats seem to have no problem by insulting an enormous percentage of their constituency when they say the Jesus Christ and Christian belief have no place in American society. Some how they think that because RELIGION is not strictly a RACE issue … that it’s “open season” on people’s beliefs.
Of course, this is coming from a political party that voted for a man for President BECAUSE he is a black man (actually — 49% black … 51% white — using the “mother-Trump” race index rule.)
Report Post »rbqueen
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:02amWell, let the Chinese and obama make a personal apology to America for them playing that anti-American tune and let obama resign and then Rush would apologize to them. (maybe)
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:07amYeah Rush, let them think that you will give them an apology if they apologize and resign then afterwards tell them “Solly Challie”
Report Post »48
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:47amYes you’re right. I didnt hear anyone asking the Chinese for an apoloy for that anti American tune played, IN THE WHITE HOUSE no less.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:01amNow our so-called politicians are trying to pit one American against another by pretending to find offense where none was intended. These lawmakers have no sense of depth, no humor, no ability to see things in context. They are powerwhores. They must be barred from office so we can protect our Constitution.
Are you offended? Then go see your spiritual advisor for assistance in tolerating those who are different from you.
Report Post »usa2stay
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:01amWow, I have to give it to the Leland Yee. He’s figured out still another way to portray himself as a victim. It reminds me that when I’ve been in the vrious Chinatowns, including San Francisco’s that I NEVER see any American flags. But I can‘t recall a time when I’ve listened to Rush that he did’t speak proudly of America and our troops. Perhaps everyone should send Mr. I don’t think anyone has to send Mr.Yee some bread and cheese to go with his whine.
Report Post »NICE NICE TACO
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:00amPC game not played here. I am offended by democrat politicians everyday and yet I get no apologies.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amYee, I find your comments racist and communist in conception. I stand loudly and reverberatingly behind Rush and his appropriate comments. I applaud him with all my heart and soul.
Report Post »jose wasabi
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amI got your apology right here!
Report Post »Notorrius
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amI DEMAND AN APOLOGY !!!!!!!!!!!!! This guy needs to chang it up on some other country leave ours alone.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amDon’t do it Rush. Hold your ground. I am offended every time someone from CNN and other progressive media outlets opens their mouth and condemns the tea party or republicans who hold their ground. I want an apology every time they open up their mouths, than too.
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:58am“thin skinned” is now synonomous with “politiclally correct”. sheesh. OR !! are these dems using this in an attempt to distract the public even further from the real issues of the day
Report Post »Risky Business
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:58amI hope Rush’s guest host, Mark Steyn, comments on this today. Mark is quite adept at turning faux liberal indignation into a show segment of unmatched hilarity.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:05amHe is without parallel as a guest host. I love Walter William’s libertarian streak, but for pure entertainment and wry, cutting wit you just can’t beat Steyn.
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:50amSteyn speaks with that phony accent just to piss off the Brits. Cheerio, pip pip, and all that rot. TTFN!!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:01amI enjoy him too. He looks nothing like he sounds. I always kind of pictured him as J.R. Tolkien until I saw him on TV last year!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:57amI have no idea what he looks like, now that you mention it. Always pictured him looking vaguely like Douglas Adams for some reason.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:58amAny state and/or federal lawmaker, who abuses his office to attempt to curtail free speech, should be jailed and the key thrown away.
You must simply understand American principle. Your opinions may be freely expressed, but if you use your governmental power to restrict that freedom to others, you yourself must answer to the American law – that the right to freedom of speech shall not be curtailed.
If you’re an anti-free speech Communist, I will resist you to my last breath. FREEDOM is a distinctly American trait, you can’t find it in its fulness in ANY OTHER government.
Report Post »mrclean
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:51amExcellent post. Chinee, ye be warned.
Report Post »Philo Beddoe
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:57amHey Sen. Leland Yee, get a grip.
I listen to these so called minority ridicule whites, Christians, Catholics, Jews.
Where is your outrage over that?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amPrecisely. Their selective anger is quite informative isn’t it?
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:10amAmen.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:00amYou tell them, Ghost, since you have personal expertise on selective anger when it comes to speech.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:06am@ABC
“You tell them, Ghost, since you have personal expertise on selective anger when it comes to speech.”
When its ad hominem, I expose you for doing it, and quite often I might add. I’m not angry about it though, I’m amused that this is all you, and your compatriots, have in your arsenal. :)
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:17amQuestion: is it ad hominem when the observation about you is factually true? You play fast and loose with words, so you’ll talk your way out of the box. But we both know the reality.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:27am@ABC
“Question: is it ad hominem when the observation about you is factually true? ”
Invalid question. It’s ad hominem when a personal attack is made in order to avoid addressing the argument at hand. I commend you to read up on blatant logical fallacies, it might make it easier for you to understand the errors you continually make. It’s not my job to educate you after all.
“You play fast and loose with words, so you’ll talk your way out of the box. But we both know the reality.”
Translation: I don’t let you get away with bullying people and attempting character assassination in a way you cannot counter. And thank you for that compliment. :)
The old Revenge Motive has you firm in its grasp today I see. :)
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:41amGhost, thanks for clarifying. So it’s not ad hominem when I am not deflecting. You took offense to my supposedly hurtful speech but complain when liberals do the same. This makes you a personal example of hypocrisy and calling it out, although it involves you, is not a logical fallacy. Thanks for that.
Oh, and you can believe that your opinion and assertions (e.g., I am angry, I am a bully but you or Rush are not, etc.) automatically becomes reality because you say it, but that sadly isn’t reality. It’s very entertaining to watch you go on like that though. Always enjoy the silliness of it.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:56am@ABC
“Ghost, thanks for clarifying. ”
You’re quite welcome.
“So it’s not ad hominem when I am not deflecting. ”
If you mean “I have one sentence of substance couched in ten sentences of personal attacks”, I’d say that would qualify as being a rude bully.
“You took offense to my supposedly hurtful speech but complain when liberals do the same.”
I didn’t take offense, I was simply countering you to prevent obvious sadistic bullying, and supplying to the other readers an example of how to disassemble your rather flimsy rhetoric.
“This makes you a personal example of hypocrisy and calling it out, although it involves you, is not a logical fallacy. Thanks for that.”
False. But I know you need it to be true. Revenge and such. ;)
“Oh, and you can believe that your opinion and assertions (e.g., I am angry, I am a bully but you or Rush are not, etc.) automatically becomes reality because you say it, but that sadly isn’t reality. It’s very entertaining to watch you go on like that though. Always enjoy the silliness of it.”
Heh. For somebody with money to make and with nothing to say, you sure spend a lot of time trying to score some kind of imaginary points, guy.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:32pmI’m actually retired. Early. But someone wanted me to help on a project, so I acquiesced. I’d much rather spend time watching you convince yourself that my words have no meaning, and then see you spill so many of yours in response to my jibberish.
Report Post »CottonMPG
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 12:05amGood point! I say that all the time. I hear offensive speech all day every day, but no one cares what I think, and in those cases the offense is intentional!!! We are not guaranteed a right NOT to be offended, but we are guaranteed a right to free speech and free exercise of religion!!! Looks like our media and political leaders want to strain out the gnat and swallow a camel.
Report Post »Notorrius
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:57amThis to me is so stupid. If lee became an american citizen then whats the beef. If a Democrat says its racist then they think the american people should agree, sorry bud we don’t and this is a right for Rush to talk like that. He doesn’t threaten anyone just there silly speech. REALLY get a life if you think americans are that gulliable then you sir need to get a new job.
Report Post »Dunie Chard
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:57am“Hu’s” on first??? “Chu” on second…Tey go home wit “Yee…
Report Post »kapnkd
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:56amGood grief!! …Anything and any excuse to pick on Rush!!
These fools need to get a life. They can start by watching the re-runs of “All in the Family”. Perhaps they can learn more about what is humor from Archie Bunkers words of wisdom!
Being “PC” is finally going out the door!
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:56amRush Hudson Limbaugh. mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmmmm.
Report Post »Don’t back down, Maja Rushie.
DUMBASPELOSI
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:11amAGREE!!!!!! Rush should take a day – find examples where HU or the spokesperson or the Chinese government has done something similar (or the same) . . . and then go public with something like . ..
Report Post »“It seems that the Chinese can dish it out but – with the encouragement of the left – fake offense and demand an apology for something that pales in the face of their own behavior – what am I referring to?
(Then hit them with everything you can find – have some fun with this.) ALSO – every other talk show host needs to focus on the ploy as “sissy”.
expatinontariocanada
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:24amNo Rush should do what he’s best at in these situations, respond with further absurdity to piss them off further. Poke ‘em again, Rush!
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:07amHey Dumbas, the problem with trying to do that is that you likely will not find it. The Chinese take learning English very seriously and there are more English speakers in China than in all of the West combined. Because they study English, the idea of making up something in place of it just isn’t very funny. Rather, it likely would be viewed as stupid. It would be like saying 2+2=5 all day and expecting to get a laugh. You wouldn’t.
Rapunzel
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:33pmListen to ABC – he speaks Mandarin so obviously he knows everything there is to know about China and the Chinese.
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:40pmHey, ABC did liberal progressive math for us. Yay.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:30pmRapunzel, that’s hardly true. Fmr Sec‘y Kissinger doesn’t speak a word of Mandarin, but he knows lots more than I do about China. But there is no doubt that Rush and those cheering him on here on this blog probably know less than either of us. But thanks for your comment anyway.
Report Post »zeakster
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:56amwow anything to delay dealing with real problems
Report Post »USAPLISKENXI
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:54amGet a life then ask every comedian to stop it as well.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amRush will apologize when Kathy Griffin, David Letterman, Bill Marh and the rest apologize.
It’s 01/28/2011. Has Larry David urinated on a picture of Mohamed yet?
Report Post »NO HARNESS ON MY BACK
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:53amme chang chow co so my ung na choy choy (translation…….no)
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:57amHey dummy!! The way to say “no” in Mandarin Chinese–what Limbaugh was trying to say–is not the gobbelty goop that you wrote. It is “bu” which is actually written bu4 since it is a fourth tone that falls as you say it. You look like an idiot when you write that stuff. Don’t you feel the least bit embarrassed when you reveal such stupidity??
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:05am@ABC
LOL! Oh, you poor guy. The left has no sense of humor. Correction, the left has no sense of humor when it’s directed against *them*. Do you really think he was being serious? For real? Wait, I know the answer. bu4. Right? heh
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:08amAs I have always maintained, on matters like this, there is little difference between the right and left. And you are exhibit A of the hypocrisy of those who assert otherwise. Thanks for proving my point!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:24am@ABC
I love how upset you are at your last spanking. It’s like you cannot help yourself. Carry on, it’s enjoyable. :)
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:05pm“upset” “spanking” If you say it’s so, it must be so. Funny to watch you confuse opinion with fact. As I recall, you got your you-know-what kicked, so I only have warm and fuzzy feelings about you. Why else would I be back so readily for round 2? Glad you remember what I remember, it makes your hypocritical statements harder to ignore.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:13pm@ABC
Uh huh. That’s what you say whenever you debate somebody even if your contribution to the debate is to call somebody a name and stomp off in a huff, so I’m kind of used to it. No worries, you’re a known quantity by now, few take you seriously.
And speaking of not taking you seriously, it’s time to retire for the afternoon . Hope your day gets better friend.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:28pmGhost, you’re not your usual sharp, intelligent, witty self. Something wrong? For the last time. Calling someone a hypocrite is not name calling if it happens to be an accurate statement. You cannot utter: “We need to stop apologizing for speech” and then attack the speech that comes from a liberal or progressive or even moderate you disagree with. And you’ve called me a bully far too many times to now claim that you are the paragon of civility.
Report Post »taebaggranny
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:26pm@ABC Doggone..I’m so glad we have you on this site to educate us on Chinese!!! (Saracasim intended) What would we do without YOU to show us just how (self) important you are..Knowing all of those people in high places!!!Please educate us some more on how wonderful the Commies are…
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:26pmOkay. The greatest military strategist of all time, Sun Tzu, advises one to know their enemy. If the commies in China are a threat, then we ought to know more than you do. Instead of assuming egotistical motives that are not there, try addressing the facts that matter to all of us. The reality is that the Chinese know loads more about us than we do them. That is something to be lamented by Americans, rather than worn as a badge of pride. And when you find something that knows more about something that you should understand, the unquestionably wrong tact to take is to belittle that person who can make you a little more knowledgeable. I have met a lot of idiots in China who claim falsehoods about Americans, but I am not Chinese and don’t care about their ignorance, which is weakness. I am an American, so I only care about ours. You mistaken patriotism for self love and a call to action for partisan bickering. When will people learn that the fall of a great country is the fault of ALL of its citizens, not merely the scapgoats that are exploited to deflect blame from oneself??
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:51amHow about dealing with the real problems in this country like Social Security’s permanent deficit. True Americans have a long, long history of standing up to dictators. If Rush caves into these guys he is a wuss. He will be all talk and no spine.
Report Post »KristiJo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:00amIndeed. Spine, Rush, Spine!
Report Post »YaDarnTootin
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:12amDon’t cave in on this one Rush! It was a joke and most of us got it!
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:30amI don’t think Rush will cave in. He is known for standing his ground.
Report Post »I think it is time for a buycott, I’m going to order myself some Pro Flowers and Dominos pizza for Valentines day.
So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:30amThe White House has too much to apologize for:
Most recently the Chinese war song played in the white house, calling Americans “Jackals”.
We can take a joke. It’s reality that pains us all.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:13amSomehow I do not see him caving either; if anything this will set him on the offensive even more, I still remember the TV show he did back in the Clinton Presidency, and when he got heckled and attacked by that administration, he just went after them even harder.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:12pmSO, the song doesn’t even have the word “America” or “Americans” or “US” or anything similar. So there is no way, without more, that it can link America with “jackals”–which is the wrong translation, by the way, since the actual Chinese word in the song is “wolves.” Furthermore, the song was played as an instrumental piece, so even the word “wolves” was not heard by anyone. This is really a stretch in my opinion to call it an anti-American war song, given this information and the context and average Chinese persons’ understanding of this song that I explained earlier. Go google “My Motherland (Wo3 de Zu3 Guo2)” if you want to see what the song’s words actually say. I know that some Jewish people still refuse to buy a MB auto or Krupps coffeemaker, but they are a very small minority. And the connection between the Nazi’s and MB or Krupps is much, much bigger than the modern connection between My Motherland and hardline anti-US commie propaganda. Just sayin’. Knowledge matters.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:45am@ABC- You spend a lot of time defending the song, an indefensible song. (I’m sure you do the same for Obama and his administration.)
You are wrong. Jackal does stand for Americans.
You state in some posts the song was “meant” to be “Anti-American” but it lost it’s meaning. Are you completely nuts? Did you declare this for yourself?
The least you can do is stick to one story. You are all over the place with your “explanations”. What is in it for you to make up such garbage?
Educate yourself. Before it’s too late. Or go back to Snuffington Post. No one is buying that garbage here.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:01am@ABC- You deny the song is a war song, which it most definitely is. That is but one of many flaws in your argument.
“My Motherland”
When friends are here, there is fine wine,
but if the jackal comes,
what greets it is the hunting rifle.
The “jackal” refers to Americans.
@ABC, look up recent reaction to the song, “My Motherland”, from the Chinese. They think we liked it and are stupid.
Sadly some are. Shame about that.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:51amThose Lawmakers need to get a life. Rush is an entertainer and a political commentary. If you don‘t like what he’s saying or doing then don’t listen to his broadcasts. At least Rush has the right to say this. If he was in China they probably would’ve executed him already.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:56am“He was mocking all Asian people. And now they’re demanding an apology.”
What a bunch of wimps.
Limbaugh better not cave. We need to stop apologizing for speech, it has become absurd. I hope to high heavens that he tells these people to pound sand, and then does another imitation.
Generally I’m not a fan of being impolite, but enough is enough. Let the thin skinned learn to toughen up, giving in to them only emboldens them. Do the right thing Rush, don’t apologize, and further, rub it in even harder.
cnsrvtvj
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:58amGive me a break. If Rush had to apologize every time someone demanded one, there aren’t enough hours in the day. I don‘t hear anyone asking Steve Cohen for an apology for comparing Republicans to Nazi’s. Liberals are such cry babies.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Sharpton vs. Limbaugh video
KristiJo
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:59amThat’s an understatement. The Chi-coms and this monster of a president would have tortured Rush, then had him executed!
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:02amNow you will get a chance to see just how many Commie Chinese have already infiltrated our government!
Report Post »geminisailor
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:03amIf Rush apologizes I’ll give up my subscription to Rush 24/7.
DON’T DO IT, RUSH!
Report Post »what4
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:04amIf I didn’t have to listen to that noise every day, this may be a problem. The english language is almos the second language here in Ca, so many illegal’s talking in so many different languages, it is sickening! DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS!
Report Post »c10win
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:04amDude! Has one of your dem friends EVER apologized for anything they screwed up? Still waiting for old sharpie sharpton to offer his apologies for the Duke lacrosse incident and tawana bradley… Racists all!!!
Report Post »JohnMH
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:09amI’ve dedicated my life to teaching language. I routinely make fun of different accents and languages. I’ve heard people make fun of my native language, English. Anyone who feels hurt by this or thinks it’s hateful needs to get a grip on reality and drop the sissy “I’m so sensitive, feel sorry for me” act. This is done in good fun ALL THE TIME. Hey, how do the Chinese decide what to name a baby when it’s born? They throw a frying pan. Whatever sound it makes, that’s the name. I HEARD THAT JOKE IN LATIN AMERICA! I guess they are all hateful racist down there too!!!
KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:10amSo Lang Lang plays an Anti American song in the White House during the Chinese State dinner and there is nothing, but let Rush Limbaugh exercise his free speech to say Ching Chang Chong and the Liberals and Commies are in an uproar, it seems to me not too long ago Shaquille O’ Neal did the same thing to Yao Ming and nobody said anything about it.
This is our country! If they don’t like it they can shut up or go back to where they came from! Where do people get the audacity to tell the American people what to do when they are foreigners in our country! Just because you have a piece of paper from our government or your parents brought you here when you were young doesn’t make you an American!
Miguelito
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:16amIts called FREEDOM OF SPEECH! What about Saturday Night Live stuff, MSMBC, ABC,CBS. Its not political correctness, its DOUBLE STANDARD!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:18amNaturally a democrat, they have nothing else to stand on except their rightous indignation. If they spent half as much time doing their job instead of reading liberla blogs (it‘s a cinch they don’t listen to Rush or CA wouldn’t be drowning in debt) they wouldn’t care what Rush said. Get over yourself, people; toughen up little cowboy, the sandbox is a scary place to play.
Report Post »GUT_CHECK
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:18amvideo provided by “media matters”
Report Post »oh, i get it now.
i wonder how many of the other groups mentioned were recipients of george soros “charity”
BarCalliyon
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:21amMaybe he will after Hillary and Biden appologize for their jokes about Indian immigrants running convienience stores. Or Hillary useing her fake accents to pander to crowds in the south.
Report Post »mill
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:24amPoliticians, California = liberal trash
Report Post »booger71
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:27amThis is the same liberal elite who make fun of me when I talk hillbilly.
Report Post »Time to go eat some “flyed lice”
natstew
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:29amCan‘t wait for Rush’s reply today. Let’s see if he apologizes!
Report Post »Happy Killmore
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:37amReally?!?! “ALL Asian people”? Who’s being racist here, Mr. Yee? Not ALL of Asia is Chinese. I fail to see how Indians, Pakistanis, Afghanis, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotians, etc., etc., etc. will be offended by this impersonation. I DEMAND an apology from Mr. Yee! His obvious and blatant support of Chinese imperialism in Asia offends me deeply!
Report Post »jgeezy
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:40amBig deal. When did everyone become such thin-skinned second graders. Grow up.
http://practicalpolitician.wordpress.com/
Report Post »c10win
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:41amJust signed Mr. Ree’s petition… My name is now Screw you Mr. Wong! Wonder is he’ll answer?
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:43amOk, no one can make a joke anymore without it being “offensive”. I now demand all blond jokes to be outlawed because they make me feel inferior. I also demand restitution for all the years that blond jokes have been told, even before I was born. I also demand an apology from the federal government.
When will it end? Comedians better get ready for lawsuits.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:43amoh, so solly.
Report Post »Hephzibah
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:44amWhat a bunch of hooey. They don’t apologize for turning memorials into campaign rallies or attacking opposition women by name. What about Bill Maher. Or the hags on The View. Dems want the 1st amendment to apply only to them. They will never be satisfied until they are the only voices allowed. Rush will never cave. His bits like this are hysterically fun…period.
Report Post »jdog777
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:45amhttp://www.hulu.com/watch/110317/saturday-night-live-china-cold-open
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:47am“We need to stand up for civility and be respectful of one another. Otherwise the consequences are dreadful as we can already see in the death threats against Senator Yee,” said Rep. Judy Chu, a Democrat who represents a large Asian district outside Los Angeles.
So when they make this statement and demand an apology from Mauer, Madcow, Olberman, Letterman, Dean, Obama etc., then I MIGHT start taking them seriously, until then, go BLOW IT OUT YOUR A$$!!
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:50amGeminiSailor
I agree Bro. Let’s see if Rush stands firm or caves. Times are changing and there are soon going to be consequences to actions and/or statement. If he caves he has truly religated himself to just an entertainer reporting the news. I used to be a big supporter, but he has softened in recent months. Think it has to do with his new bride. Besides…he gives us no future action information other than vote new people in/our of office. I like Beck because he provides the current news…the historical perspective with facts to back it up…what is coming in the future…. and then what he and his family are doing to prepare. I wish someone calling Rush’s show would ask what he is doing to prepare for the future. One last point…Rush says he will tell us when to panic. I think by the time he gets to that point it will be too late. Just my opinion.
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:51amSo I guess ‘Engrish.com” is now a racist site?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:57am@1proudAmerican
“Ok, no one can make a joke anymore without it being “offensive”. I now demand all blond jokes to be outlawed because they make me feel inferior. I also demand restitution for all the years that blond jokes have been told, even before I was born. I also demand an apology from the federal government.”
Indeed. It‘s strange how it’s perfectly fine to malign one particular group, but not another. And of course, we know why, given the nature of “blond” jokes.
I do get ticked off at the constant belittling and demonization of “blond” people, however, being an adult I don’t run around asking for an apology. Instead, I tend to bring up “gosh, who invented…“ type topics whenever some rube decides that ”blonds” are fair game. It tends to shut down the mocking pretty quickly, especially once I start drawing out the list of “gosh…” ad nauseum.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:58amI guess they never watch SNL? …Where‘s SNL’s apologies?
Rush …no apology needed …when Obama apologizes for the state of this country.. maybe then
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:00amStop being a bunch of politically correct morons and start doing the job you were elected to do. With the amount of problems California has you would think the Senator would be too busy to pay attention to right wing radio or give a rats @ss what Rush says. And the dems wonder why their Party is being abondoned in droves.
Report Post »CHING CHONG LU WAN TONG!!!
So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:00amWhy isn’t the Asian Calif. state senator upset about the Chinese war song that was played at the White House, calling American’s Jackals? Why isn’t he calling for an apology for that?
Oh. Wait a minute. Never mind.
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:03amI demand an apology from all the libs and progressives for destroying our economy, insulting AMERICA, insulting AMERICANS, promoting hate, and race baiting killing millions of people in russia and china and germany(hitler, mao, stalin). The list goes on and on, but none of us have time to list them all.
BernieKittyCat
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:04amSupport Rush by supporting his sponsors! I’m sending som ProFlowers to my husband and having Dominos for dinner.
Report Post »wildjoker5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:06amRememebr Dave Chappelle? How his “white person” or “cop voice” was always to make white people sound weak, red-neck/hick or pompus? Or for that matter, any minority comic/enterainer impersonating a white person. There was absolutly no out cry from white poloticians calling them racist. How about someone grow some thicker skin
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:07amLet the dumb PC garbage that is sweeping this land just finally come to an ending once and for all; it is getting beyond the totally ridiculous to the totally absurd and then some.
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:08am@Ghostofjefferson
I’m not asking for an apology – I was being sarcastic!
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:31amThese people just search all over looking for ways to get offended. Most of the time, when they find something, it is something so trivial. These people are bitter, petty, contemptuous, and mentally challenged.
Report Post »roxee
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:32amMickey Rooney, had the buck teeth and played the Asian sterotype in Breakfast at Tiffanys 1961. Hollywood also needs to step up if Rush has to!
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:38amGhost, you are a huge hypocrite. Saying that we should not apologize for speech when it comes from the insensitive pie-hole of Rush Limbaugh, but then crying like a baby when more progressive folks like me aggressively call out untruths on this site. Your hypocrisy is as heavy as your thinking is light.
As someone who is not Asian but who speaks Mandarin, I was not sensitive to any racist undertone in his comments but simply laughed at how stupid Rush Limbaugh sounded revelling in his ignorance. Rush’s problem is that he makes his listeners stupid, not that he offends people who should really not care what that huge ignoramus might secretly believe about Asians. And while Rush should remain free to offend and keep ignorant listeners, they are equally free to use their speech to call him out as they see fit. This whole thing is just silly, even as it reveals a lot about all the commentators involved.
Sincere
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:43amHe wasn’t mocking all Chinese people. He was making fun of a Communist leasder while the Obama administration and the Democrats have seen fit to kiss his butt. Any self-respecting Chinese-American that escaped to the U.S. has a little more common sense than the average cry-baby San Francisco “I’m running for Mayor” politician. At least I would hope so.
Report Post »ANTIPATHIZER308WIN
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:50amDiz iz Prezden Hu. Horey Freegin Morey. Wuz big deal? We make frun of Mericans all da time! Looky me. Me stupid Merican wif rots of credit crards buying rots of CiCom crap. Me building Chinese Battle ships by buying chinese Barbie dolls one at a time. Rook I rost my house cause I buy too much crap and can’t pay sub-prime morgage. ha ha ha Hu’s raughing now stupid Mericans!
Report Post »Happy Killmore
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 10:56am@ABC
Report Post »You are an even bigger hypocrite! Not ALL Asians are Chinese!!!
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:02am@ABC
“Ghost, you are a huge hypocrite. Saying that we should not apologize for speech when it comes from the insensitive pie-hole of Rush Limbaugh, but then crying like a baby when more progressive folks like me aggressively call out untruths on this site. Your hypocrisy is as heavy as your thinking is light.”
Oh, you poor guy, still hurting from out last encounter it seems. :)
I already noted, in case you didn’t read (and apparently you didn’t) that I normally don’t like incivility. The reason for the call for him to continue is to thwart insane political correctness, not to be mean for mean’s sake. When *you* toss out your continusous ad hominem, it is to attack very specific individuals in some sort of “I want to make them cry” type of personal sadisim. He was tweaking a communist dictator, which is political speech. Hope that helps.
“As someone who is not Asian but who speaks Mandarin, I was not sensitive to any racist undertone in his comments but simply laughed at how stupid Rush Limbaugh sounded revelling in his ignorance. ”
He was doing it to tick you (and people like you) off. He does that a lot, in order to get exactly the response you’re giving now. I’m not a huge Limbaugh fan, but I can see quite easily the things he does to put y‘all’s panties in a bunch, and I also see how easily he accomplishes it. He plays you like a well oiled fiddle, and you don’t even realize it. It’s not his tweaks that are amusing, it’s watching your responses coming exactly as he intends them to.
“Rush’s problem is that he makes his listeners stupid, not that he offends people who should really not care what that huge ignoramus might secretly believe about Asians. And while Rush should remain free to offend and keep ignorant listeners, they are equally free to use their speech to call him out as they see fit.”
And he’s free to ignore them or tweak them further. Ain’t freedom grand?
“This whole thing is just silly, even as it reveals a lot about all the commentators involved.”
Yes, it is silly. The politicians who are strutting around like wounded roosters are the silliest of all.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:03am@Sincere
“He wasn’t mocking all Chinese people. He was making fun of a Communist leasder ”
Exactly. This point is lost on some of our more…lofty…adversaries on this thread. It’s immensely entertaining to see them being manipulated and them not even realizing it in all of their lofty comments. :)
Report Post »jzs
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:08amFunny that it’s not mentioned that the Senator is, thanks to Rush, recieving death threats. You can pretend this kind of language doesn’t have consequences, but you’d be wrong.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:09amGhost, so many words to try to contest the obvious observation of your hypocrisy. The lady doth protest too much…
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:14amOh, and Ghost, a little lesson in Mandarin Chinese. The commies in the PRC and the capitalists in Taiwan and the diaspora speak the SAME language, so you cannot say he was speaking the commie version. There is no prinicipled way to distinguish between making fun of the mainlanders and other Chinese through the bit that Rush delivered. It makes no sense.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:20am@ABC
“Ghost, so many words to try to contest the obvious observation of your hypocrisy. The lady doth protest too much…”
Ah, the “if you answer me, you’re protesting too much” line of reasoning, with nothing to say about my answer proper. In other words “be quiet and don’t dispute the Great ABC”. Heh.
If that’s all you got guy, you may want to retire for the day, walk outside and get a breath of fresh air. Real life has to be more important to you than this I’d hope. I’m probably heading out soon myself, as (no offense) dealing with your sophomoric posts really doesn’t strike me as particularly important today. :) Cheers.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:22am@JAZ
“Funny that it’s not mentioned that the Senator is, thanks to Rush, recieving death threats. You can pretend this kind of language doesn’t have consequences, but you’d be wrong”
Imaginary consequences. If he’s receiving threats, then he should show evidence of it. It‘s doubtful he’s receiving any more threats after Rush than before Rush. But, as you folks like to “massage” reality, we all know he’ll wimper and moan about any perceived threat till the sky turns red. It’s quite childish really.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:23am@ABC
“Oh, and Ghost, a little lesson in Mandarin Chinese. The commies in the PRC and the capitalists in Taiwan and the diaspora speak the SAME language, so you cannot say he was speaking the commie version. There is no prinicipled way to distinguish between making fun of the mainlanders and other Chinese through the bit that Rush delivered. It makes no sense.”
I love that you didn’t actually hear his clip, because your comments are making you look rather…silly.
He specifically noted, at the time he was doing it, that he was imitating Hu. Had you listened to his program, you’d know that, and then you’d know how silly your petulant indignation and incorrect assumptions are. :)
Please ABC, you’re out of your league here. You clearly have no idea what you’re commenting on, you simply wish to comment for the sake of dispute. Ho hum.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:27amHate to burst your bubble, Ghost, but I don’t have the ego you think I do, nor did I think your comment was worth more of a response. But if I’ve made you sad, allow me to amplify. Rush‘s comments don’t tick me off. I am of Italian descent, and he could go off on Italians all day, and I really wouldn’t care. Full sacks do not need to be held up by others, as my grandmother used to say (in Italian, which sounds much better). I think the Asians offended by this should simply ignore it. But that wasn’t the point. The point is that the selective offense occurs on both sides. Conservatives become overly PC when they are attacked. This isn’t a left-right issue at all. Hypocrisy knows no political stripes. Further, Rush and others that do the “ching chong” bit look stupid and reveal the collossal ignorance that Americans have about China–no, the rest of the world–which hurts us. So between the obvious hypocrisy and stupidity of Rush and those that quickly jump to support him, in the fake quest to reveal the supposed uniquely left-wing sensitivity, I really don’t know whether to laugh or cry. If Rush had spent those precious minutes educating his listeners on China, it would have been better. As it is, the joke is only funny to people afflicted with stupidity and overly partisan bias. Total waste of time. Now, I’ve got to get back to making money…
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:32amI did hear the quote, but disagree with the premise. Does that make me out of my league? Or does it mean that I choose to reject the premise? If I hate Hillary Clinton and tell jokes that are really offensive to all women, did I only hit my target or a lot of other bystanders? If I say I want to make fun of Bush and then make the sound of a heart, since, you know, he has a pulse. Or recite a poem in a Texas drawl. Does that make any sense? It doesn’t to me. Just makes him look even dumber since it reveals he knows nothing about who he seeks to mock. But I guess you are simply so smart that this logic that seems obvious to me must necessarily be wrong. You’re right. I must be out of my league. Better get to work now.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:37am@ABC
“Hate to burst your bubble, Ghost, but I don’t have the ego you think I do, ”
Hate to burst your bubble, but you do. You just don‘t realize it I’m afraid.
“nor did I think your comment was worth more of a response. ”
Uh huh. Hence this post.
“But if I’ve made you sad, allow me to amplify. ”
You have no emotional impact on me I’m afraid, but that’s pretty much true of anybody on the internet these days.
“Rush‘s comments don’t tick me off. I am of Italian descent, and he could go off on Italians all day, and I really wouldn’t care. Full sacks do not need to be held up by others, as my grandmother used to say (in Italian, which sounds much better). I think the Asians offended by this should simply ignore it.”
Then that’s all that should be said, as it is the only thing you’ve said which pertains to the topic of the article thus far.
“But that wasn’t the point. The point is that the selective offense occurs on both sides. Conservatives become overly PC when they are attacked.”
Sure they do. I wasn’t offended by anything, I simply wanted for him to not be PC, for the same reasons I thought it was great when Carville refused to apologize for saying Hillary had more cojones than Obama. We spend so much time apologize for every pretended offense that there’s little being said these days except apologies. I find it ludicrous.
“This isn’t a left-right issue at all. Hypocrisy knows no political stripes.”
No question.
“Further, Rush and others that do the “ching chong” bit look stupid and reveal the collossal ignorance that Americans have about China–no, the rest of the world–which hurts us. ”
He was directly insulting Hu, intentionally, and he said as much before, during and after he did it.
“So between the obvious hypocrisy and stupidity of Rush and those that quickly jump to support him, in the fake quest to reveal the supposed uniquely left-wing sensitivity, I really don’t know whether to laugh or cry.”
You really, really don’t get it.
“If Rush had spent those precious minutes educating his listeners on China, it would have been better. ”
In your view.
“As it is, the joke is only funny to people afflicted with stupidity and overly partisan bias. ”
Ah, sure, right. If you don’t like it, it’s stupidity. When you call people names, it’s pithy observation. Got it.
“Total waste of time. Now, I’ve got to get back to making money…”
Paid per post I assume?
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:38amI’m not a huge fan of Rush, actually, and have no love at all for Red China, but I have to agree that this was just hideous. Really, invoking Sid Caesar? Minstrel shows used to be top-flight entertainment too.
Rush, you are no Sid Caesar.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:43am@ABC
“I did hear the quote, but disagree with the premise. Does that make me out of my league? Or does it mean that I choose to reject the premise?”
Apparently it does make you out of your league. He targeted Hu by name, before, during and after the mocking. Hu, in case you don’t know, runs a totalitarian communist nation. I find it humorous, because Hu might have heard about it, and he was impotent to do anything about it. I like thinking that communist schmuck dictators feel impotent every now and again. It tickles my fancy. :)
“If I hate Hillary Clinton and tell jokes that are really offensive to all women, did I only hit my target or a lot of other bystanders?”
That’s not what Rush did though, sorry, invalid comparison. He named Hu, he specifically imitated Hu’s exact words (poorly and in gobblygook, admittedly), said he was imitating Hu, played Hu’s words as he was doing it. As I already mentioned. If this is hard to understand, think back to Looney Toon days when Daffy Duck imitated Adolph Hitler, speaking gibberish “German” sounding hacking. Was that “aimed at all Germans”, or was it aimed at Hitler. Hint: It was aimed at Hitler. The Three Stooges did that as well. Charlie Chaplin also… wait…are they haters too? Do you dislike totalitarian thugs being mocked? Heh.
“But I guess you are simply so smart that this logic that seems obvious to me must necessarily be wrong. ”
As demonstrated above, it is wrong. Thank you for the compliment though. :)
“You’re right. I must be out of my league. Better get to work now”
Cheers. Hope your weekend goes well.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:46amGhost, you need another source of news besides this website. No wonder you’re in denial.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17216323
Report Post »Cliff Izigg
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:50amSen. Leland Yee and any other public official working to harm a private citizen for remarks protected under the 1st amendment….
DO YOUR JOB OR GO HOME!!!!! STOP WHINING YOU ARE AN ADULT>>> ACT LIKE IT!!!!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:52am@JZS
I peruse numerous news sources, local and international, most non-political.
Forgive me if I find “anonymous” unconfirmed “threats” a bit suspicious and conveniently timed.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:53amGhost, your ego must exceed mine since you think you can state with certainty things that you cannot possibly know. You don’t want Rush to be PC. Others disagree and they are entitled to their view and you yours. I could care less. I object to the hypocrisy. Conservatives objected to Rosie O’Donnell doing the same bit to mock Michelle Malkin, but now they are on the other side. And you had a problem with me calling out another person, declaring me a bully and all sorts of other nonsense–as though you are the final arbiter of who is angry, mean, hypocritical and the likely–but now you want to defend much more offensive words (at least to some) because it’s on the other side. You are hypocritical and so are others on the right, who like to assert that only the left is filled with overly sensitive PC types. But all this is beside the point. Logically, Rush Limbaugh looks like an idiot claiming he is making fun of Hu with a joke that actually implicates 1.3B people who share the language. If I want to attack you, I don’t make human being jokes. Try again.
Report Post »REDPILLREADY
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:54amRighten up Sen. Yee.
Obviously taking on Rush scores huge with the hard-core progressives. Soros reeks here like a stinky tofu dish. (choudoufu)
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:02pmGhost, you will never give it up, no matter how behind in the score. I admire the tenacity, but you should sometimes just concede. You wrote: “That’s not what Rush did though, sorry, invalid comparison. He named Hu, he specifically imitated Hu’s exact words (poorly and in gobblygook, admittedly), said he was imitating Hu, played Hu’s words as he was doing it.”
So unless you speak Mandarin better than I do, which statistically is not likely, then you are not qualified to judge what Rush sounded like to those that know the language. You have no idea whether he imitated Hu’s exact words. I heard it and can tell you that it was not even remotely similar in terms of phonetic pronunciation. Give it a rest. Not only do you purport to know what I think or feel, you present yourself as an expert in a language you cannot speak. Ni3 zhen2 shi4 hen3 hao3 wan3.
But you go on: “As I already mentioned. If this is hard to understand, think back to Looney Toon days when Daffy Duck imitated Adolph Hitler, speaking gibberish “German” sounding hacking. Was that “aimed at all Germans”, or was it aimed at Hitler. Hint: It was aimed at Hitler. The Three Stooges did that as well. Charlie Chaplin also… wait…are they haters too? Do you dislike totalitarian thugs being mocked? Heh”
Yep. And that is why tons of Germans in American have repeatedly complained about it, while people in Germany just think it’s stupid. I should know, since I also speak German and lived there for years. But those Germans‘ opinion doesn’t count. Just yours. Interesting. In any case, you continue to imply that I care about the offense or not. I do not. My point is that it was ignorant when Rush did it, and it was ignorant when Disney did it. Cisco and IBM run wonderfully entertaining commercials in Italian and Chinese that use the real words and are much more entertaining. With all of his money, Rush could have tried to really get Hu’s goat by using anti-commie Chinese to make fun of him in a way that would be cutting toward that leader. As it is, the Chinese could laugh at Rush and wonder at the intelligence of Americans who find him entertaining.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:06pm@ABC
Uh huh. Sure. If you say so guy. You seem to be, what did you call it, protesting too much?
Oh well, you were shown that your assumptions were wrong. How you choose to deal with it, or not, is not my concern. Hope your day goes better friend. Slainte.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:08pmDid whats his name really play the” I FEEL LIKE A SECOND- CLASS CITIZEN” card
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You think you‘ve arrived and all of a sudden get shot back to the reality that you’re a second-class citizen.”
TombstoneJim
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:08pmIt was HILARIOUS – and informative – who knew Rush could channel for Sid Ceasar?…..
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:08pmand I think the politicians owe the united states an apology for f**cking up the nation and allowing the economy to crumble….apologize for supporting the thieving bankers and letting the citizens fall……how about that,,think we can get an apology from you? or do you think you didn’t do anything wrong???hmmm??? that kind of denial can get you labelled as ‘socialpaths’….one label I HAVE pinned on you.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:10pmbye the way,,,California state Sen. Leland Yee, I know what your agenda is, what you have done, and what you stand for. It is you who owe the apology to your constituents……may your term only be one.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:11pm@ABC
“I said: Do you dislike totalitarian thugs being mocked? Heh”
You responded: Yep. ”
Well, there we go then. Tough noogies, is all I can suggest.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:18pmI hope Killa from Wasilla has something to say about this. She’s always saying “Freedom of Speech!” Well, freedom of speech is okay for the leftists but not for conservatives!
Okay, folks, time to order from Pro Flowers, Domino’s Pizza, and other Limbaugh sponsors!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:18pmwhat’s the big deal,,,,we have a bunch of people in Washington who are imitating politicians,,,,I don’t hear them apologizing..and they are doing the damage, not Rush.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:18pmI think you have the analogy wrong. The protesting too much thing only works when the person in question is deflecting. I am not Chinese nor offended by the comment, nor am I taking Rush to task for any offense he caused. So I’ve nothing to deflect. Go read Othello and you’ll get there.
I’m not ignoring the assumption, but rejecting the premise. I hate to repeat, but you don’t tell human being jokes when you want to insult one member of the species. And you look equally silly when you do what Rush did if your real goal was to insult Hu, who will likely never play that tape. Rush was looking for an opportunity to push liberals’ buttons and they walked right into it. He wanted Chinese to take offense. I cannot know for sure, but I’ve seen that movie enough to feel confident I am right. It’d be purely entertaining if not for the fact that he looks so dumb doing it. And I really do not like ignorant people perpetuating ignorance–whether that is Rush claiming that mocking the language of 1.3B was really targeted at just Hu, or that you are more qualified than mandarin-speakers to judge how closely he repeated Hu’s words, or those conservatives who selectively call out overly PC senstivity only when the other side is guilty of it. And since you recognize how grand freedom is, you won’t mind me stating that opinion for all here to read and consider.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:23pmOh, and Ghost. I do not remember responding yep to your querie about liking totalitarian regimes. But since you already claim to be able to read my mind, it’s not that big a step to put words in my mouth as well. You are a one of a kind.
Actually, my mother was forced out of her home at gun-point by the Nazi’s and she lost a brother in that war. So, actually, I don’t like that regime too much. And having spent tons of time in China and being personal friends with two of the top leaders of the Tiananmen Square Movement–the one that ended in a massacre of innocent students–I care very deeply about the injustices in China. But go on and whitewash all of that with your ignorant comments. Then you’ll see for the first time what real anger from me looks like.
Report Post »butler180
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:27pmI contacted State Sen. Leland Yee’s (916-651-4008) office and POLITILY told them when Sen Yee criticizes Prez Obama for allowing an anti-American song to be played at the WH he would than have the right to criticize Rush for his humor. I also called Pro-Flowers and told them that I will support them and all of Rush’s advertisers as well as emailing Rush with me support.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:32pmAll of this “offense” is sickening. Educate people about China? Really? While OUR president bows to the president of China and talks about how great a country China is? Our president is submissive to the Chinese president. That’s what is sad. We used to expect more from our president. Not anymore.
Now we debate over a talk show host making fun of the Chinese president? That is so stupid!!
The Chinese war song was played in our White House, calling Americans “jackals”. And it doesn’t even hit prime time news? Sick. Something is wrong with this picture.
We have an incompetent president and administration. And to deflect from this the media is all over perceived missteps in other arenas. Sad. Yet the spotlight stays on the president. His inadequacies are illuminated time and time again. You can’t change the subject. It all points back to Obama. He is destroying our nation.
2010, VOTE HIM OUT!!!
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:37pmButler, a couple of questions on that. First, do two wrongs make a right? If the Chinese song that Lang Lang (or, given his terrible style, should we call him Bang Bang?) was truly offensive and deserving of criticism, should we have to wait for the President to denounce a legal resident of the US before calling out Rush for doing the same (offending people)? Second, does it matter that the song itself has no words or connotation that is anti-American (you can read translations online and they are all pretty close to the Chinese) but that the film that it debuted for was the anti-American thing that no one in China watches anymore and which Lang Lang hadn’t even known about? Third, does it bother you at all how stupid Americans look when they claim a song that is not anti-American played by a musician that didn’t know about the source of such an interpretation (a propaganda film that no one in China watches anymore) doesn’t hold much water? Just wondering…
Report Post »So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:39pm@ABC
The White House administration should not be comparable to Rush. Rush is an entertainer.
Plenty of people think the White House is run by clowns, but that is another matter.
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:40pmSo, you ask why we should be educated on China and then answer the question later in your post. The song played is not a war song. There are no belligerent words in the song. The issue is that it was originally written for a propaganda film that IS anti-American, but because no one watches that film anymore the connection between the song and film was broken long ago. This is why it is credible that Lang Lang, the pianist that chose it, didn’t even realize that such an inference could be drawn. Knowledge matters.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:42pm@ABC
Yes. The content of the song matters.
Report Post »So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:44pm@ABC
Defend all you wish. It speaks volumes about you, it is indefensible. The subject matter was wrong for our White House.
Report Post »Tom70
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:46pmWe as captives in the Peoples Republic of California don’t expect anything less from our Politicians.
Report Post »They whine about almost anything they didn’t dream up. Take for instance the election of all the usual suspects this last election.
So
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:47pm@ABC-
“There are no belligerent words in the song. The issue is that it was originally written for a propaganda film that IS anti-American, but because no one watches that film anymore the connection between the song and film was broken long ago. This is why it is credible that Lang Lang, the pianist that chose it, didn’t even realize that such an inference could be drawn. Knowledge matters.”
There is no help for you. You are completely brain washed. Liberalism has eaten your brain. I hope you read what you typed several times. Maybe one day you will realize how twisted your logic is, but I highly doubt it.
I am sad for you that you believe such tripe.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:57pmI think Rush was mocking the entire translation of the conversation, making the point that no one understood what was being said. Only the left could have gotten an insult out of that, but Rush might have to be extremely careful because he might have been talking about his boss. LMAO!
Report Post »abc
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 12:58pmSo, please tell me what the content of the song is, that is anti-American. To someone born after Deng Xiao Ping opened up China to the West in ‘78, this song has no anti-American connotations, and to older people, they’ve largely forgotten any connection that was once there. Heck, the Taiwanese are officially at war with China and thankfully dependent on America, yet every karaoke bar I’ve been to in that country has this song as an option. The fact is, that most people in China today do not associate the song with a movie that was indeed anti-American, but which no one watches anymore. Lang lang didn‘t know and couldn’t have been expected to have known any vestigal trace of anti-US or anti-West in the song because it is known everywhere as a famous folk song, made famous by an extremely attractive female singer who is herself pro-Western. Further, even if it turns out that the old farts in the CCP did make the decision to run this song, I would call out Obama and his team NOT for being sycophantic towards China but for being IGNORANT of that arcane link. This is the same criticism I’ve made about Limbaugh earlier. Please attack Obama and his team for being ignorant, with the proviso that most of the world would view the song as NOT anti-US, but don’t attack them for being pro-commie in this instance. They know even less than Lang Lang about the song and, sadly, far too little about China in general.
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:01pmI thought that was actually pretty funny. I don’t think he was being racist, he was just making a point.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:09pmI demand an apology from these POLITICIANS “trying” to imitate Country loving AMERICANS! Rush is more “chinese” than these people are “patroits”.
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:22pmEven the Office the tv show that just came out Season 7 episode 14 had a quick part at the beginning with Ricky Jervais and Steve Carell where they did a mock Asian accent saying “Herrrro, Herrrro” but you don’t see any Commie politicians calling for apologies from them and there are probably a whole lot more people that are watching that show than heard Rush Limbaugh speaking about Hu. What a bunch of Hypocrites! If these Chinese politicians are in America then how come they haven’t demanded an apology from Lang Lang for his anti-American song selection? Yes, I forgot, it‘s because they don’t have any loyalty to this country but are Commie plants in our government for the Motherland!
Report Post »iheartgeorgewashington
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:27pmVideo from MediaMatters. Have you noticed that all the progressive media outlets use a picture of Rush before his weight-loss?
Report Post »Lustwunder
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 1:35pmSo solly. No aporogy.
Get over yourselves.
Report Post »fivebyfive
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:46pmThe Chinese OFFEND ME every day
speak engrish?
Report Post »docvet
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:02pmThis is just the beginning. Look out Glenn, no more “spoooky dood” or the Transylvanian Defence League will be demanding your head, too!
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:27pm“Those Lawmakers need to get a life.”
That about sums it up!
Report Post »drbage
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:19pmWhere was this holier than thou crowd when a Chinese pianist played an anti-American song at a state dinner for the Chinese President? We, the stupid unwashed masses, are supposed to believe the bobble-headed White House Fibbs when he says that the pianist chose the song for its beautiful melody. If you really believe that then let me sell you a couple of icebergs that I have in storage in the Sahara desert!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:21pm@SO
good point!
Report Post »HappyStretchedThin
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:30pmJust a few quick points for anyone who might be falling for ABC.
Report Post »1. He’s not that much of an expert on Mandarin – he says 1.3M were insulted, but that‘s China’s population, NOT the population of native Mandarin speakers. There are MANY other languages spoken in China.
2. He’s a total ignorant on Limbaugh and reading/listening skills, actually. There‘s CONTEXT in Limbaugh’s pastiche. Anyone who believes it’s mockery is ignoring the careful set up Limbaugh made to trigger a parodic reading, NOT an insulting one.
3. Limbaugh DID say that he was attempting a poor imitation of Hu, but Limbaugh mentioned later in the show (like a few seconds beyond our clip) that most of the Chinese language sounds like that to him (and he IS legally deaf, you know, and–by ABC’s logic, therefore automatically feels the grievances ascribed to him by his “group”–and is therefore immune to any criticism on his listening and language imitation skills de jure). There is nothing wrong with explaining or demonstrating perceptions. They are by definition neutral in value-judgment and are therefore inoffensive in nature. Limbaugh has much to criticize about Hu, and about the Obama administration for its attitude toward communist totalitarian China and its leaders. But in THIS clip, he did not attack Hu ad hominem, nor did he assault Hu’s logic, reasoning, or even language. ABC does not understand the huge gulf of difference between the separate genres of pastiche and lampoon.
4. ABC is also wrong about almost everything he posts elsewhere on this site too.
That is all…
Pericles
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:12amRush is nothing more than a hate agitating bigot, and Beck is a good student of master Rush. Both use the same execuses when they get called out for their ignorant rants. Something like “oh I am just an entertainer” or “it was just a comedy bit”. Neither Beck or Rush has contributed any sustenance to this country. They are nothing more than clowns.
Report Post »One1
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 3:35amAnother concerted attempt by democrats to create a nonexistant outrage of Rush to fit their racist and bigoted templet. Shameful !
Report Post »Remember… Repeat the lie until it is excepted as the truth.
dr_funk
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 4:00amRush should apologize for his satirical imitation when the left apologizes for seriously, forcefully, and repeatedly slandering the tea party as “racist”.
What’s the matter, you can dish it out but you can’t take it?
Report Post »The Thinker
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:36amIf Rush is an entertainer, then why do people look to him for facts?
Report Post »You can either be an entertainer or a news man, not both. Personaly, I”m surprised anyone will still host Rush’s show.
So
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:06am@The Thinker, “If Rush is an entertainer, then why do people look to him for facts?
You can either be an entertainer or a news man, not both. Personaly, I”m surprised anyone will still host Rush’s show.”
Really? What is Jon “Edward R. Murrow” Stewart? An entertainer or journalist? Think long and hard about that, “The Thinker”. Hypocrite. And while you are at it, go peddle that garbage on the Snuffington Post. No one is buying that carp.
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:16amSo I guess these same politicians will be calling for Saturday Night Live, Jon Stewart, etc. to apologize for what they have said and the fun they have made of the Chinese President. THE POLITICIANS NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON GETTING THIS COUNTRY BACK ON TRACK AND NOT ON THIS CRAP…
Report Post »aamador
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:01pmdo the initials KMA have any meaning to you SOBs
Report Post »CottonMPG
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:45pmI agree, this is a major over reaction. Limbaugh was only illustrating how this gentleman sounded to someone like himself,” who doesn’t understand the language.” Has no one else mentioned that it was quite rude of this person to keep speaking without any translation? Please forgive my ignorance in this matter, I haven’t been following this story.
While it may be said that it might not be the wisest thing to do an imitation of a foreign language in this culture of extreme racial and nationality sensitivity, it is only offensive to those who choose to be offended. A sensible adult would shrug it off. Rush does not say unkind things about the Chinese people generally and it is clear to see there was no hateful intent. It is very frustrating that these bullies try to paint everything as racist every time someone has the nerve to state an opinion they don’t care for.
Did we receive an apology for the song about us being a jackal that would meet up with a rifle yet?
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