I'm not sure why I feel like I should post this, but I suppose it doesn't hurt: I donated to the Red Cross in responce to the earthquake in Haiti. I'm not saying this to suggest my superiority (which you should by now know to be true anyway) although I will take a moment to point out that there are at least two..."persons" (at the moment I am disinclined to call them human beings) who seem to have very skewed perspectives of the situation.

First there is that paragon of civic virtue, the beacon of truth and pillar of integrity El Rushbo. Given his expressed opinion on the subject, both regarding Fearless Leader's motives and actions, I cannot understand how this bastard manages to stay solvent. In first place I could never see myself adverising on his time and in the second, he should be up to his eyeballs in defamation suits.

I think Mr. Ebert said it best:

You should be horse-whipped for the insult you have paid to the
highest office of our nation.

Having followed President Obama's suggestion and donated money
to the Red Cross for relief in Haiti, I was offended to hear you suggest the
President might be a thief capable of stealing money intended for the earthquake
victims.
Here is a transcript from your program on Thursday:

Justin of Raleigh, North Carolina: "Why does Obama say if you want to donate some money, you could go to whitehouse.gov to direct you how to do so? If I wanted to donate to the
Red Cross, why do I have to go to the White House page to donate?"

Limbaugh: "Exactly. Would you trust the money's gonna go to Haiti?"

Justin: "No.

"Rush: "But would you trust that your name's gonna end up on a mailing list for the Obama people to start asking you for campaign donations for him and other causes?"

Justin: "Absolutely!"

Limbaugh: "Absolutely!"

That's what was said.

Unlike you and Justin of Raleigh, I went to Obama's web site, and discovered the link there leads directly to the Red Cross. I can think of a reason why anyone might want to go via the White House. That way they can be absolutely sure they're clicking on the Red Cross and not a fake site set up to exploit the tragedy.

But let me be sure I have this right. You and Justin agree that Obama might steal money intended or the Red Cross to help the wretched of Haiti.

This conversation came 48 hours after many of us had seen pitiful sights from Port au Prince. Tens of thousands are believed still alive beneath the rubble. You twisted their suffering into an opportunity to demean the character of the President of the United States.

This cannot have been an accident. A day earlier, in a sound bite from your show, you said "this will play right into Obama's hands. He's humanitarian, compassionate. They'll use this to burnish their, shall we say, 'credibility' with the black community -- in the both light-skinned and dark-skinned black ommunity in this country. It's made-to-order for them."

Setting aside your riff on Harry Reid, consider what you imply. Obama will aid Haiti to please African-Americans. Haiti has lost untold thousands of lives. One third of the population has lost its homes. Countless people are still buried in the rubble. Every American president would act quickly to help our neighbor. You are so cynical and heartless as to explain Obama's action in a way that unpleasantly suggests how your mind works. You have a sizable listening audience. You apparently know how to please them. Anybody given a $400 million contract must know what he is doing.

That's what offends me. You know exactly what you're doing.

Second, let me direct you to the loving charity and compassion that is Pat Robertson. Some people are willing to write him off as a crazy person...I can't bring myself to believe that he isn't knowingly and with malice of forethought saying and promoting this sort of vileness. Like others, I'd like to know why other high-profile X-ian preachers don't make a concerted effort to shut him down; he only brings their entire cult into terrible disrepute:

ME: Any idea why Ratzinger won't denounce this loony tune? I tell you no lie,
I don't like the old Nazi, but this would go a long one towards improving my
opinion of him. And I don't mean some wishy-washy "arrogance" finger wagging; I
want to hear him just come out, full-bore Teutonic Blitzkreiger Rotteweiler,
"You. You don't know a god-dammed thing about what you are saying. Shut up, shit
down and thank God you aren't them you supersilious, self-serving, arrogant,
ignorant, manipulative pig-dog."

BILL: I don't really see why the pope needs to say STFU to a random guy. I
know we are a rather insulated country and all, but I can hardly believe Patty
is the only crazy 'b-lieve in jeebis' leader of notoriety; I'd imagine there are
quite a number of them. If the pope had to renounce every dumb thing every one
of them said, it would take up a lot of time.Now, I see no reason why someone in
Rome couldn't throw us a bone and say 'If that's his opinion, then he doesn't
get God', but to expect that from the Pope?

ME: I can see your point and in the case of a random local loony toon I can
even agree...but Brother Pat is a national figure, and even a (very) minor
figure on the international stage. I respect that Ratzinger has other
responsibilities, but I submit that the office of the papacy, if it has any
integrity or at all values its claims for it's own authority or obligations to
it's deity, Christendom or even general humanity then Ratzinger must offer
battle to the likes of Robertson...at least when they venure out from their
personal squallors and into the public arena.