[quote=Kilohana][quote=afx114]What’s up with Limbaugh proclaiming that Powell only endorsed Obama because he’s black? Does that mean Limbaugh only supports McCain because he’s white?[/quote]

“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.”

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

-Rush Limbaugh[/quote]

I dont know what context that was said, but it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. I never liked the guy, always seemed like a blowhard. But that,,, wow! I can only hope that their is some kind of extream context that explains why someone could say (believe) something like that and still be on the air.