Numpty Dumpty: Rush Claims Credit for "The Endless Campaign" Fantasy

Good Morning, Rush!

I listened to part of your program on Friday (February 15, 2013) and you were hilarious.  As I listened, the word "numpty" popped into my head.  Do you know the word "numpty"?

I got the formal definition from Urban dictionary:

Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others. 

I remembered this word when you bragged about only using half of your brain because that was all you were going to need for your daily rant.  That is kind of disrespectful of your audience, don't you think?  Kind of like saying, "I only need half a brain to con you bozos this morning!"  

You may well think your listeners are foolish enough to believe any thoughtless crap you shovel for the day because, so far, that at least seems to be the case.  But, Rush!  You really should not say it out loud.  Some of those good folks you con daily may catch on! 

Eventually you did stop bragging about only using half a brain and moved into a rant about President Obama and the "endless campaign."   Apparently, in the scramble to find something to criticize, you came up with this idea and others who were also scrambling for the same thing repeated it.  Now, you think you are riding a crest of some kind.

Sadly, no, Rush.  Sorry.  The campaign is really over and you really lost.  You lost BIG.  I know that sounds harsh, but you don't seem to be getting it.  Remember when Paul Ryan said that in this election, we really are choosing a path?  Well, we chose.  The campaign ended.  Yours is the path not chosen.

What Obama is doing now is one of the things he promised to do.  He said he needed to communicate more and he is doing that.  He is telling those of us who are interested, what is going on and even how we can help get things moving.  

Think of it this way.  Remember the story about Jesus walking on water (Mathew 14:22-33)?  You would be one of the guys at the boat's railing who says, "Does he even know how to swim?  Look at him?  He's still walking!"

Of course he is still walking.  Rush, once you begin a trip across the water, you must finish it.  The trip isn't over until you reach the boat.  Only a true numpty would not see that.

Rush, it is time.  Engage that other half of your brain.  Trust me, you do need it and you need to do it as soon as possible.

I am feeling a little sorry for Rush Limbaugh.  After I saw his broadcast following President Obama’s sweeping victory, I wanted to help him understand.  So, here is my open letter to Rush:

Dear Rush,

I never thought I would say this, but, Rush, I felt so sorry for you when I saw clips of your broadcast just after President Obama’s sweeping re-election victory.  You sounded so pathetically confused that I feel compelled to respond.

Rush, you were mystified that the Republicans did not get credit for the minority speakers it presented at its national convention.  Sadly, it is not about credit.  Don’t get me wrong.  It is good that you all showcased minorities at your convention.  The problem is that it was a show.

Here’s the thing, Rush, “credit” for thinking of and including minorities in a showcase event such as a national convention is something members of the majority extend to each other for doing something they know is right.  It was the right thing to do and you did it.  Congratulations!

But, Rush, do not confuse “credit” with “credibility.”  I know, I know.  They do sound alike, don’t they?  But they are different.  “Credibility,” in this case, is something members of a minority extend to each other.  The problem, Rush, is that your showcased minority speakers utterly lack credibility with the members of their respective minorities.

Your policies do not support our lives.  As a woman, I know your absolute stand on no legal abortions and a complete elimination of affirmative action initiatives are not good for me.  No matter how many women or African Americans or Hispanics speak at your convention, we can see that your policies are just not good for us.

I also know that your “winner take all” and “no holds barred” strategies are not good for me.  When I have a Republican representing my district, I have no representation.  My views will never be considered in their decision making.  When you say, “Everyone knows government does not create jobs,” I do not want you in any office.  I want someone who believes that government policies can and do support (or not support) job creation.

Let me ask you something, Rush.  If Romney had been elected and he really did want to build all those additional ships for the navy, who would be building them?  Would that government spending not have created jobs in the United States or would you have sent those jobs to China?  Rush, can you see how that works?

Clearly, government can and does create jobs.  Some of us, a lot of us apparently, prefer that those jobs (and the money to pay for them) go to highway improvements, education, construction, etc.

Rush, I have to admit, it was amusing to watch you struggle with the difference between “credit” and “credibility.”  It would be much more fun if I could see even a sliver of possibility that you might, at some point, get it.  That would be like watching a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis.

Unfortunately, over the last month, I have not seen any sign of dawning awareness so I am only a little embarrassed for you.  Only a little.  All I can tell you, Rush, is this.  It’s about credibility.  Not credit.  You are looking at the wrong thing.

Best of luck, Rush.