- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Rush: Robin Williams killed himself because of a ‘political leftist’ attitude
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:26 pm to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:26 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
Rush apparently just has a hard on for celebrities with Parkinson's. What a fricked up guy.
which isn't easy cause they're moving constantly ...
0
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:42 pm to Zach
quote:I rarely listen to Rush, but the transcripts are available. If there is a debate about what was or was not said, pull the quotes.
No, he didn't. BTW, which hour did you listen to yesterday?
Be careful, I listened to it all and I'll catch you lying.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:52 pm to rcocke2
quote:Indeed it would be. If it had happened.
To posthumously defame a man, even if they are an enemy politically or otherwise, is in extremely poor taste.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:53 pm to Zach
quote:
Michael J. Fox was acting. He's an actor. He can't be a 9 on TV and a 2 the next day. Rush called him on it. Rush was right.
WOW
How low will you stoop, Zach, for the sake of your douchebag hero?
Want to hear what Michael J. Fox's doctor says about your nasty attack upon his condition and his sincerity?
Those movements are hard to imitate accurately because they stem from circuits between the basal ganglia and cortex that you can't just turn off or on. Those aren't volitional circuits. There is little chance he was acting, and if he was, he could only accentuate slightly movements already had. In other words, this is as tragic as it looks.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:55 pm to Zach
Zach, I think what Tuba was referring to is the fact that Robin W had also been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:57 pm to wfeliciana
Uh, yeah. That's why I made my post.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:59 pm to Rex
quote:
How low will you stoop, Zach, for the sake of your douchebag hero? Want to hear what Michael J. Fox's doctor says about your nasty attack upon his condition and his sincerity? Those movements are hard to imitate accurately because they stem from circuits between the basal ganglia and cortex that you can't just turn off or on. Those aren't volitional circuits. There is little chance he was acting, and if he was, he could only accentuate slightly movements already had. In other words, this is as tragic as it looks.
Where is the LINK, Rex??? Hmmm? Ashamed of your sources again? Hmmm?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 4:59 pm to Zach
The fact that MJ Fox is being discussed in a thread about comments on Robin Williams death...
kind of telling huh..
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:01 pm to Jagd Tiger
quote:
The fact that MJ Fox is being discussed in a thread about comments on Robin Williams death... kind of telling huh..
Rex brought it up. Gotta admit I didn't see something that stupid coming from even him.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:03 pm to SpidermanTUba
quote:
Rush apparently just has a hard on for celebrities with Parkinson's. What a fricked up guy.
There's an aspect to Rush's transcript that has heretofore gone ignored in this thread, but I'm in no mood to grant the douchebag any slack so I'll mention it now...
Read it...
I see an intentional insinuation there that one of the reasons Williams killed himself was for the attention:
quote:
The thing I worry about, I really do, they're making such heroism out of this that I hope it doesn't inspire a lot of copycats by people seeking the same kind of fame. And that's been one of my big concerns with social media from the get-go. I saw all these people just giving up every bit of information about themselves, just this desire to have everybody know everything about them, and we know that one of the allures of pop culture media is this desire to be famous and have pop culture media talk about you. And this is one way to do it, obviously. To kill yourself is one way to get the media to spend a lot of time talking about you, if you want to be talked about. I hope it doesn't spawn a bunch of copycats.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:07 pm to Rex
Again...No link. You're ashamed of Media Matters, Rex. Why don't you just cut and paste the National Enquirer? Why not Weekly World News?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:07 pm to Rex
He's not even talking about Williams in that bolded part. Good grief.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:10 pm to Taxing Authority
quote:
He's not even talking about Williams in that bolded part. Good grief.
No doubt , hes talking about potential copycats there. Typical Rex, wrong again
This post was edited on 8/14/14 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:10 pm to Zach
quote:
Uh, yeah. That's why I made my post
Well I was trying to give you the benefit of doubt. I see I should have just stuck to my initial reaction.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:13 pm to Taxing Authority
quote:
He's not even talking about Williams in that bolded part. Good grief.
Oh, really?
The "it" in the second bolded sentence refers to "to kill yourself" in the first:
quote:
To kill yourself is one way to get the media to spend a lot of time talking about you, if you want to be talked about. I hope it doesn't spawn a bunch of copycats.
Now, which "it" (i.e. which killing of one's self) in this instance might spawn a bunch of copycats? Freddie Prinze's?
This post was edited on 8/14/14 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:17 pm to Zach
quote:
Where is the LINK, Rex??? Hmmm? Ashamed of your sources again? Hmmm?
Here's your link
You really should be ashamed of yourself.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:17 pm to Rex
Good grief. You're blinded by your hatred and what you hope he would say.
This should be something we ALL agree on (even in this place). He's simply saying he hopes RW's suicide doesn't spawn copycats seeking media attention.
You may, or may not know this, but unless a person is famous the media does NOT report on suicides--just for this reason. Long standing tradition. It's not uncommon for people to jump off of tall things like garages and bridges. Never reported. Saw one a few days ago.
If you have a problem with that position... and you hope that it does inspire copycats... I don't have much hope for you. (though I don't think that's the case)
This should be something we ALL agree on (even in this place). He's simply saying he hopes RW's suicide doesn't spawn copycats seeking media attention.
You may, or may not know this, but unless a person is famous the media does NOT report on suicides--just for this reason. Long standing tradition. It's not uncommon for people to jump off of tall things like garages and bridges. Never reported. Saw one a few days ago.
If you have a problem with that position... and you hope that it does inspire copycats... I don't have much hope for you. (though I don't think that's the case)
This post was edited on 8/14/14 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:19 pm to Rex
quote:The doctor's statement is misleading . . . . to be kind.
Those movements are hard to imitate accurately because they stem from circuits between the basal ganglia and cortex that you can't just turn off or on.
MJF's movements during his Congressional Testimony appeared (to the medically trained) to be more choreoathetoid than Parkinsonian.
As an aside, Choreoathetoid movements are associated with 'overdosing' of a medicine used to treat Parkinson's Disease. So whether MJF was "embellishing" or overtreated is the actual question at hand.
Regardless, MJF's disease is very real. It is very disabling. If Limbaugh made any statements poking fun at MJF or the disease or MJF's affliction, he is an absolute a-hole. Especially considering his own self-inflicted disabilities.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:21 pm to bmy
quote:
how are any of these comparable to using Williams suicide for political gain?
Which he didn't do.
The OP is insistent on sticking to his claim. He's always righteously indignant about something. It's just that it's always selective righteous indignation.
Oh, and I would add, to question the maternity of a Down's Syndrome baby is pretty painful.
This post was edited on 8/14/14 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 5:25 pm to redandright
quote:
He's always righteously indignant about something. It's just that it's always selective righteous indignation.
And that is no different from some others on this board, from both ends of the spectrum.
Page 18 of 19
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News