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From Associated News

A Look at Some of the More "ugly" Quotes from the "voice" of the Republican Party

With the recent near-collapse of free-market capitalism and the departure of a very unpopular president, the GOP has been struggling the last few weeks to find relevancy and a leader. After CNN host, D.L. Hughley referred to Rush Limbaugh as that
leader, RNC Chair Michael Steele, decried that idea and called Rush merely and "entertainer" and referred to his show as "incendiary" and "ugly." Comments like these did not go unnoticed by Rush Limbaugh, and with 20 million listeners it's best not to make him angry if you're Michael Steele. As a consequence, Michael Steele apologized, most like in fear of alienating Rush's conservative listeners in such a doubtful time for the GOP. But why apologize when it's clear he was right? Let's take a look at some of the more "incendiary" and "ugly" comments made by Rush Limbaugh.

Let's start with the racist ones:

"Take that bone out of your nose and call me back." (to a female, African-American caller)

"They're 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?"

"You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed."

"I mean, let's face it, we didn't have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I'm not saying we should bring it back; I'm just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."

Now, some misogynistic ones:

"Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream."

"She comes to me when she wants to be fed. And after I feed her -- guess what -- she's off to wherever she wants to be in the house, until the next time she gets hungry. She's smart enough to know she can't feed herself. She's actually a very smart cat. She gets loved. She gets adoration. She gets petted. She gets fed. And she doesn't have to do anything for it, which is why I say this cat's taught me more about women, than anything my whole life." --on his cat

This one is just ignorant and mean:

I wonder what he would have to say about transsexuals?