No...
Just...
No.
A month or two ago, I had wasted so much of my life and needlessly subjected myself to so much stress because of the unbelievably ridiculous things this community thinks, that I actually requested a moderator perma-ban me.
Still hooked on this site thanks to Yahtzee and the occasional dose of Bob, I just knew that my soft lurking would result in my finding something so ridiculous said here that I would be driven to making another account just to post a response. In fact probably about three separate times, I got close. Some of the things so phenomenally twisted brought me as far as considering a new account, but I always backed off.
But now, at last, from an actual Escapist video series, comes the single most wrong thing I've ever heard from this website, anywhere. I will explain what it is and why it is wrong, then please perma-ban this account so that I can be free again.
Now, onto the point:
I am a huge fan of Rush Limbaugh, I listen to him all the time, and have for a handful of years.
Do you not like him? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that you should.
Do you hate him? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that you shouldn't.
Do you think he's wrong on almost everything? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that he isn't.
Do you think he's racist? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that he isn't.
Do you think that he's a vile human being? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that he isn't.
Do you think I'm a brainwashed zombie to be a fan of his? That's okay; I'm not posting this to say that I'm not.
I bring up the fact that I am a frequent listener of his only because I want you to understand that I have credentials when it comes to talking about what Rush Limbaugh believes in and says; I've listened to him ten times more than you ever have. And I just KNOW that some people are gonna say "but he did this and said this and he is a bad person for X reason", because they'll falsely assume I'm posting this to make a case for the EIB network and its integrity, but I'm not.
I am posting this for just one reason, JUST one.
Rush Limbaugh is not anti-Lincoln. He's not one of those cynics who think he just did it for political reasons.
The fact that the editor(s) of this video just posted his face there (blanked out for comedic effect?), while clearly doing absolutely no research and knowing absolutely nothing about his stance on that issue, shows that they don't even think of Limbaugh as a guy who really exists in reality. To them, he's simply a living punching-bag; a strawman incarnate, that they can attribute to any stupid ideology they don't like and then beat it up.
It's the most cosmically, outstandingly, overwhelmingly dumb thing I've ever seen, heard, read, felt, smelled or in any other way experienced in the two and a half years I have been a frequent of The Escapist. Thank you for reading, goodnight.
PS: You could link to some out-of-context quote, or some minor thing and blow it out of proportion, but just listen to his show some time if you really care that much to know
PSS: And if you're wondering, I did actually stop watching the video after that part. Do they correct themselves or say they were just kidding? Well that sucks and I'm never going to find out. But I highly doubt it anyway