Caller tells Limbaugh he is a 'brainwashed Nazi'

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Rachel Oswald
Published: Wednesday April 8, 2009


A self-identified Republican and U.S. veteran called into Rush Limbaugh's radio show yesterday to castigate the conservative host for being "brainwashed" and having "sour grapes" over the fact that Barack Obama was now president.

"No matter what Obama does, you will still criticize him because I believe you're brainwashed," said the caller, who identified himself as Charles from Chicago. "You're just -- and I hate to say it -- but I think you're a brainwashed Nazi. Anyone who could believe in torture just has got to be - there's got to be something wrong with them."

Media Matters has the full transcript of the conversation and audio here.

The caller claimed he voted for John McCain for president but said it was because of people like Limbaugh that the GOP lost the election.

"First of all, you kept harping about voting for Hillary. The second big issue is the -- was the torture issue. I'm a veteran. We're not supposed to be torturing these people," criticized the caller. "This is not Nazi Germany, Red China, or North Korea. There's other ways of interrogating people, and you kept harping about it -- 'It's OK,' or 'It's not really torture.' And it was just more than waterboarding. Some of these prisoners were killed under torture."

Unsurprisingly, Limbaugh shot back against the caller's chastisements and accused him of not really being a Republican.

"You know, you're just plain embarrassing and ludicrous," Limbaugh said, adding, "But it doesn't surprise me that you're the kind of Republican that our last candidate attracted. Because you're no Republican at all based on what the hell you've said here."

Limbaugh also claimed that he did not "know of anybody who died from torture."

While Limbaugh may think that, the group Human Rights First has issued a report that states that due to government handling, nearly 100 detainees have died in U.S. custody since 2002.

Additionally, in 2004, The New York Times published a report on two pictures it had obtained from Abu Ghraib that showed the bodies of two dead detainees with serious wounds. The story raised questions about whether the two men were beaten to death while in U.S. custody.

Blogger Dr. Sammy, writing at Scholars & Rogues, surmises Limbaugh's defense of himself to the caller's criticisms:

"*If you disagree with Rush, it’s 'sour grapes.'
*If you disagree with Rush, you’ve been 'brainwashed.'
*People who oppose torture are 'stupid' and 'ignorant.'
*If you don’t agree with Rush, you 'don’t know diddly-squat.'
*If you disagree with Rush, 'you’re no Republican at all.'

"The new Republican leadership has drawn a line in the sand. Then dug it out and filled it with concrete. Rush Limbaugh is the One True Voice of God. Dissent and other forms of thinking will not be tolerated."