
The prodigious righty showed his contempt for children once again this week with an attack on 18-year-old Alaskan Charlee Lockwood. In D.C. to speak to Congress about the effects of global warming on her home state, Lockwood broke down during her testimony, spilling tears all over the fancy furniture.
But Rush wasn't buying it. Her testimony, he said, made him "really want to puke" and was just another example of "Democrats exploiting a young child." Problem is, Lockwood is already a seasoned environmentalist, having previously visited D.C. and meeting with her representatives. Lockwood responded that she'd never listened to Limbaugh's show or even heard of him. Zing!
Naturally, this isn't Rush's first jab at America's youth.
• Just last month Rush smeared 12-year-old Greame Frost and his family, who publicly protested President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). After spreading what were later determined to be lies about the family, he took the insults to the next level on Hanity and Colmes where he mocked the voice of Frost, who suffers from a paralyzed vocal cord.
• In May 2005 King Ditto-Head publicly insulted students at an Evanston, Illinois, high school. He said the students, who have a graduation requirement focusing on non-Western cultures, "don't know anything about World War II," and "have probably never heard the name Adolf Hitler." They subsequently challenged him to an American history debate which, unfortunately, never happened, possibly because Limbaugh was too tweaked out on meth to attend.
• Rush's most famous underage victim is America's favorite first daughter. Way back in 1993 he called a then 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton "a White House dog."
Why does Rush Limbaugh hate our children? It's hard to say. Some experts speculate that he may be exaggerating his ire for the younger set to play to the baser emotions of his intellectually challenged audience. Others propose that the pill-loving yakker might not actually know what he's saying, and that he's just trying to fill radio space. Still, the most likely reason, according to some observers, is that the guy is just a dick.