Limbaugh's Work For George Bush Pays Off: Cousin Now A Federal Judge
By Logan Murphy Tuesday Jun 10, 2008 1:30pm
WASHINGTON—The Senate unanimously confirmed Stephen Limbaugh Jr. to the federal court in St. Louis Tuesday.
Limbaugh, currently a Missouri Supreme Court judge, won final approval to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri after being nominated by President George W. Bush in December.
Limbaugh is a cousin to conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Read on...
Well, Rush, your water carrying for George Bush and the GOP has finally paid off. My condolences to the people of Missouri.
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That's the south for ya.
And his mother is his sister too.
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This is fucking SICK.
Good! Maybe his brother will legalize drugs!
Sucks to be in Missouri right now.
It can be difficult to track matrilineal heritage when you start with a jackal and work backwards.
And the librul media is silent.
Just imagine if a cousin of Al Franken was confirmed to the same position.....
Imagine if a White House Press Secretary was hired straight from CNN....
Imagine if a White House Deputy Chief of Staff was hired by MSNBC.....
earl @ 1:
I have 'images off' in case there's a picture, all i ever think of when I see that porker is Ned Beatty in 'Deliverence'
OMG - I live in Missouri....... God help us all.
Brian @ 7:
It's also difficult when your family tree is a stump.
Stephen Limbaugh, Jr. is already a Supreme Court justice in the state of Missouri. Since he is already a judge, it's reasonable to assume that he meets minimal standards of competence to hold the appointed position of judge for the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
I dislike Rush Limbaugh as much as you apparently do, but unless you can prove otherwise, it's unlikely that Stephen Limbaugh, Jr.'s appointment was quid pro quo for his cousin's blind support of the Bush administration and its policies.
I'll go out on a limb and suggest that Stephen Limbaugh, Jr. has been more actively involved in Republican party politics than his more famous cousin and that suffices for an explanation of his nomination and appointment to the federal bench.
He was approved by UNANIMOUS vote! WTF? Noone in the Senate thought this was a bad idea?
You're doing a heckufa job, there, Limbaugh.
Good fucking grief. Christian terrorism and fascist, everything that the United States fought World War 2 to put an end to, and these Christian fascists install the same thing right here in the United States. Amazing.
Keep smoking those nice big fat cigars Rush. His lung cancer would be good for America.
Limpdick cousin or not, if Bush appointed him, he's sure to be corrupt.
Dyskolos @ 12:
That's good to know, and thanks for posting it. I cannot help but be reminded of Harriet Miers' "qualifications" to be a Supreme Court judge. Whenever Bush appointees come up, I'm reminded of her. There's a joke to be made here, but I am not the wit to make it.
Um. Nice tie, Rush... Get it at a head shop? Or was it a gift from your brother, the judge? And he got it at a head shop?
Fredric L. Rice @ 14:
Good point. Maybe WWII was just another of the many useless wars the world has seen.
What is this Limbaugh’s record? I have never heard of him. Don't let the name fool you with out facts. Anyone have any?
I know a nephew of Rush in NY State who despises him.... having the Limbaugh name has hurt him.
Let's get some facts... that blurb was very light on them.
Nice photo, you evil, racist, tub of shit. I hope you get that certain "cough" that doesn't go away.
It is high time to start the hearings...
BobD @ 13:
Those worthless bastards would approve Adolf Hitler. We need to clean the Senate out and replace it with humans,.
Just because he's related to Rush, that doesn't necessarily make him evil.
Hell, I have some twisted family members and I sure hope no one would judge me by my family members reputation.
Having said that, I don't know squat about Judge Limbaugh.
Dyskolos @ 12:
I suppose that George Bush meets the minimal standards for president too. That isn't working out to well for us is it?
Why the old pic of el Rushbo? He's fatter, balder and has those cochlear implants in his head now!
Underground Pirate @ 23:
I can just imagine it.
"We have to approve this Hitler as a Superior Court Judge! He's always been tough on crime and he's a committed Christian! If we don't approve him, they'll say we're soft on crime and hate Jesus!"
*unanimous vote to confirm*
"Despite protestations of the Satanic criminals calling themselves Democrats, President Bush's handpicked judge nomination was confirmed."
The Senate has held up the worst of the Bush appointments so this guy might not be bad. After all that family couldn't have that many ***holes in it, I hope.
Does he have boils on his ass too? Did he dodge the Vietnam draft like his infamous cousin? How's that drug addiction thing going for ya?
I just finished a case in Tennessee (another piece of shit red state) and I had to read to the judge many times the rules her court provides to litigants for what the judge can and can't do. She actually told me that I could not represent myself in the case, and that I had to fly home and hire an attorney! When I threatened to report her to her supervising judge, she backed off. Justice in a red state seems to be highly dubious.
pissed off patricia @ 24:
If I shared the same last name as that POS and wasn't evil, I'd change my name.
Unanimously? Either he is not like Rush or the Democratic party has ceased to exist.
I have a cousin.
You can have him if you want him.
You think that his brother getting nominated is bad... the brand spanking recently opened new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, MO (Rush's Hometown) has been named after his father... Rush Limbaugh Senior....
Great shot of Rush with his Tobacco Penis Substitute.
Looks like ol doper rash limpballs been sweating off the weight
Buggering little Dominican boys:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Boss_Tweed,_Nast.jpg
pissed off patricia @ 24:
Word...my own brother and I are polar opposites...
Dr. (terrorist fit jab) Matt @ 31:
Would you change your name if your brother was a convicted murderer?
And Mr. Obama did not vote against him.
What a great progressive candidate we've got.
What a myth.
A unanimous vote in the Senate huh ?
interesting.
Jim Johnson just stepped down from Obama's vetting team. I guess all the flack about him and his whatever association with a guy at Countrywide was getting to be too much.
Should these people change their names?
Limbaugh, Jay C
215 W 78 St
Manhattan, NY 10024
Limbaugh, R
1830 Madison Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Limbaugh, Richard
2130 E 34 St
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Talk about a RUSH to Judgement!
Insert terrorist dap jab here.
Brian @ 7:
Very well put... thanks for the outloud laughter I just infected the office with...
Chico Hussein Escuela @ 38:
Well, you know the Senate is so busy with all the cracking down on Bush, they are just too busy right now. NOT!
So what are the actual facts about this newly appointed judge? Does anybody know?
xoites defends Constitution @ 40:
I would!
Since it appears that no one here knows anything about the judge's past except that he is a repub and a cousin of Rush, is that enough to say that he's not fit for the position? Okay it kinda is, but I mean really? ;)
i live in missouri, i used in rush's hometown
stephen limbaugh is a rotten neocon for sure, but him getting the bump was not because of rush.
the thesis of the post is silly. i think the word is syllagism...for example
it's raining
adolph hitler liked the rain
he caused the rain
stoooopid, non critical thinking
you can do better
Thank you for helping to inform the American People
Our Country deserves better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQgJl9d5KCQ
Saloum @ 37:
Did Obama vote yes, or not vote ?
xoites defends Constitution @ 36:
Nope. I'm quite proud of my last name!
I don't know the details, but how can such a thoroughly discredited administration still have its way with the Senate?
I was on a jury in the mid-90s with a Judge Limbaugh & he was a nice older gentleman. He was the comedian's relative--I don't think it's the same guy, though, he was very old then. I just wanted to mention that maybe the guy isn't a complete idiot.
bobsf @ 51:
Now that's an excellent question... any answers?
Let's remember, most of us do not get to choose who we are related to, if we did I would have made much better choices.
BobD @ 13:
It is tradition in the senate to always vote unanimously when confirming state supreme court members if the senators from that state have endorsed them.
It is always unanimous.
Do you really think people like Feingold and Dodd and Boxer would allow villains to creep into the judicial system?
Here is the American Bar Association's opinion of Stephen Limbaugh
WQ means well qualified.
I looked him up on Judicial Watch and he is not listed which means he has not done anything fucked up.
Here is a thumbnail sketch from Wikipedia:
Stupid question, but do we know if his cousin shares his politics? I mean, I'm sure he's a scoundrel/conservative if Bush nominated him, but I don't judge a person by their counsins.
Also, what do you mean "finally paying off"? The blowhard has been rewarded pretty well over the years, in my estimation.
Do anal cysts run in the family?
thebeatles120 @ 55:
There are probably lots of "tradditions" that need to go bye bye.
Like starting wars abroad to steal natural resources and appointing theocratic illogical judges to the SCOTUS!!!!
Not questioning traditions is not such a good idea. It certainly does not engender creative problem solving!
Guilt by association is against the principals of our Constitution, Habeas Corpus and our laws.
xoites defends Constitution @ 60:
;-)
oh come on c&l! if he was unanimously confirmed, how is that a reward for rush's loyalty to bush? leave this kind of illogical conspiracy theorizing to the other guys.
earl @ 61:
Yes. Indeed he is.
Stephen Limbaugh, Jr. is already a Supreme Court justice in the state of Missouri...
... appointed by John Ashcroft:
Senate confirms Limbaugh, Kays for federal bench
"Former Gov. John Ashcroft appointed Limbaugh to the state high court in 1992, where he served as chief justice from 2001 to 2003."
Gee, membership has its advantages, right? Geez!
Southern Beale @ 64:
Read 56 above:
"On December 7, 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Judge Limbaugh to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He was confirmed on June 10, 2008."
Missouri sucks...I'm upping my dosage of oxycontin...........
Bush said today that he is going to leave the next president a "legacy of diplomacy".
I think this visit to Europe is making the guy realize that it's not just us who disapprove of him, it's the whole fu*king world. So now he's gonna make nice? Way too late, that ship sailed years ago.
I've changed my last name three times. Once when I got married the first time and again when I got married the second time. There were some relatives in that first marriage who had a hand in my decision to get a divorce. His mother was the main one. You think Rush is a flaming asshole, that woman could take Rush, hands down.
xoites defends Constitution @ 60:
You are correct! The last 7 years has built up a tremendous amount of anger and we have some short fuses now.
There is a great hope on the horizon for us to change things back to a democracy!
I have had hopes since Bobby Kennedy that someone with brains, compassion and imagination would come along.
We may have that in our friend Obama.
Look for a wave of pro-Viagra and pro-pharmaceutical drug rulings to come down the pike.
xoites defends Constitution @ 36:
Depends if he was a famous convicted murderer where prejudices would follow me with that name and if carrying such a last name would impact my livelihood.
If he is good enough for Ashcroft and Bush, well then he's good enough ?
I know guilt by association is dubious, but ?????
pissed off patricia @ 68:
I am sorry to here that, Patricia.
I grew up very close to a family of five kids. youngest daughter of two married a Protestant. They were deeply in love and had two children. The mother thought it was a sin for a Catholic girl to marry a protestant boy.
It took her eight years but she managed to destroy the marriage.
pissed off patricia @ 39:
Was that the Bilderberg Group attendee James A. Johnson (businessman) (2008), Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC?
brain washer
Underground Pirate @ 72:
And good enough for all the Democrats in the Senate who voted. There are a lot of vacancies on the bench across the country. They have to fill some of them. They are blocking the worst choices. You don't really expect Bush to nominate a liberal judge, do you?
Correction..It's his brother and cousin.
I call foul. That graphic is Photo Shopped. Missing 8LBS of double chin and 12LBS of jowl.
xoites defends Constitution @ 60:
That's very true. You seem to feel the US Constitution is relevant to discussions of this administration and its cronies. Do you mind if I ask why that is?
In all seriousness, since we're not trying Judge Limbaugh in a court of law, I don't think we're required to maintiain the high standards which perhaps we should choose to. However, I think it's fair to say that mockery by association is well in keeping with the highest held traditions of the internet.
Brian @ 79:
It is relevent to every discussion ESPECIALLY about these assholes. If we can't stand by the Constitution when it comes to them we are not worthy of it. Prejudice is not just judging a man by the color of his skin. I am anti racist and anti prejudiced. Show me something he did wrong, a ruling he made that was outrageous and i can form an opinion of him. For that matter show me something he did right. I know very little about him and i refuse to praise or condemn him.
xoites defends Constitution @ 80:
And that Xoites...is what makes you so damn cool.
xoites defends Constitution @ 81:
Show me something he did wrong, a ruling he made that was outrageous and i can form an opinion of him. For that matter show me something he did right. I know very little about him and i refuse to praise or condemn him.
Well, now I feel a little silly being so tongue in cheek. I have no retort for you, just respect.
xoites defends Constitution @ 81:
damn it, i hate when you do that.
but but , he's a limbaugh? ;)
I hope that's not a Jerry Garcia tie.
Thanks :)
xoites defends Constitution @ 45:
Yeah. As much as I detest Rush, I have conservatives in my family too. And since this guy apparently has a legitimate career that has nothing to do with his asshole cousin, it might be nice to understand who he really is before going off the deep end like a bunch of jackals. Jesus.
I am nothing like my first cousins - so hopefully there is a chance that Stephen isn't either. We can always hope that Stephen was adopted and doesn't have the actual Limbaugh blood running through his black cold veins like his cousin Rushy.
xoites defends Constitution @ 61:
Bingo, dude or dudette! One of the minority who 'gets it' on this site. :)
It's kind of painful to watch the more obsessed 'truth seekers' falling into the old 'guilt by association' trap with their conspiracy theories aimed at proving just how 'good and right' they are. Thankfully there are enough balanced people out on the 'net engaging in respectful/productive dialog and having something interesting/intelligent to say, as opposed to self-anointed messianic types who are so out of touch as to actually believe they can 'inform Americans' and 'change the world' with a redundant web site and a bunch of repetitive blog comments.
slippy hussein toad @ 87:
Good call. Sadly, I've heard stories of people going off the deep end just because one of their more conservative relatives happened to vote for Bush.
For those who don't know the Limbaugh's are a political family.
This may be cronyism but it also may not be.......then again the way Bush runs things I'm betting this is cronyism.
Saloum @ 38:
I get it. To be a fine progressive, Obama should call YOU for consultation. Four to eight years of this shit from spoiled a**holes like you...great.
i once took wedding photos for some really rich people at a country club in st. louis and this guy was the judge there doing the wedding. everyone there was a bunch of pricks.
I'm surprised at you for this incomplete story. VERY BAD JOURNALISM!
What's this guys politics? Is he as wacko as his cousin? AND most important, how many of those senators are Democrats? Didn't you say the vote was unanimous?
I've got a whole lot of family and friends from Limbaugh's part o