Limbaugh, who made no public statements during his two days in the hospital, added that he is "grateful that this happened as it did."Nothing wrong with our health care system...if you have the kind of money Rush Limbaugh does. 39-year old Bill Caudle doesn't. He lost his job and had to join to Army to get health insurance for his wife, who is being treated with chemo for ovarian cancer. A father of three who is making a hell of a sacrifice...perhaps the ultimate sacrifice, as he's going to Afghanistan...just to be able to afford health care for his wife.
Limbaugh was admitted to Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu on Wednesday afternoon after he experienced chest pains while vacationing in Hawaii. According to Limbaugh, doctors could not determine the exact cause of his pain.
The right wing talk radio king used the moment for a political shot at President Obama's massive effort to reform health care, saying he got the best medical care "right here in the United States of America." "I don't think there's one thing wrong with the United States health system," he said.
But there's not one thing wrong with our system.
Not one thing. If you're El Rushbo, that is.
[UPDATE 11:07 PM] Steve M. has an excellent take on this.
But Limbaugh knows that, at least to part of the country, his let-them-eat-cake statement actually sounds plausible. To these people, Limbaugh isn't an Ivy League, big-city elitist, even if he is filthy rich and incredibly influential. To them, the insiders are "liberal elitists" like the president of the United States and all Democrats (every one of whom is, by definition, a real or honorary big-city latte-swilling elitist) ... as well as every poor, uninsured person who needs health care. In the wingnut narrative, that's the enemy: the unholy alliance of the elite and the unwashed. The elite, you see, use the poor as a weapon to destroy civilization as hard-working, rock-ribbed regular Americans know it. And one of the most regular, most non-elite guys around is ... Rush Limbaugh! He didn't go to Harvard! He isn't a swell! He's just a regular guy from Missouri!Agreed. Very sick.
So when Limbaugh says the health system works, part of America thinks he's really qualified to judge. It doesn't ring false at all. They don't even recognize the completely reversal of class roles embodied in Limbaugh's statement.
If I'm right about this, we live in a very sick country.
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See, this is why I said I hope he cacks it.
Of course HE likes it, he can afford anything he needs. For those of us who can't, though.... well, the system's pretty much beyond broken.
But then, what does he care? All he needs us for is to give him better ratings.
What was that about this worthless piece of shit changing his ways as a result of his hospital visit?
Well gosh, Rush Limbaugh's still a scumbag.
Who knew, right?
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