Swine Flu Crisis Is Fake —Just Like AIDS in Africa

Those dang Africans are just fishing for relief cash, says Limbaugh

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2009 8:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – What do H1N1 and HIV have in common? They’re both money-making schemes! At least according to Rush Limbaugh, who yesterday took a fairly reasonable critique of swine flu hysteria off the rails and into crazy town, by saying it was being purposely hyped “for many of the same reasons that AIDS was—and still is—hyped in Africa.”

You see, a lot of African aid money is tied to AIDS, so Rush reckons they’re just making up AIDS cases to keep that sweet cash flowing. It’s a scam, just like swine flu, and it's all part of an Obama administration plot to create panic and control people. Well, you won’t control Rush, Obama administration. Maybe no one can.

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Kip

Oct 31, 2009 4:21 AM CDT

People like dontlikeyou are more like football fans. It matters not if their team sucks, they will still bellow in mindless support until the day they die. Blind adoration is bigotry masquerading as simple stupidity.

Shannonals

Oct 31, 2009 2:38 AM CDT

Your ignorant dontlikeyou. Versus simply disbelieving media stories about Rush, how about actually listening to the clip and hearing him say exactly what the article is stating.

freethemall

Oct 30, 2009 12:55 PM CDT

I remember the first episode of "All in the Family" I saw. Archie Bunker was arguing that heart transplants were wrong, since the heart was where all the emotions were. I thought this was hilarious. I was astounded to find out that nearly everybody else's reaction was to be disturbed that people viewing All in the Family episodes might be convinced by Archie Bunker to accept his point of view. I was even more astounded to discover how many people actually believed like Archie Bunker, and didn't understand that his point of view was being ridiculed. I just now listened to Rush Limbaugh's take on the swine flu. I also found it hilarious, and don't understand why people take him so seriously.

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Swine Flu Crisis Is Fake —Just Like AIDS in Africa