Rush Limbaugh Haiti Comments further prove his lack of shame

Yet another fine display of embarrassing hatred for…everything

Just say no to this guy. From Wikipedia Commons

After Pat Robertson once again enlightened all of us to how much he lacks in self control, it was then time for  someone else to do the same.  Enter the Rush Limbaugh Haiti comments.  Obviously, he isn’t going away anytime soon, as people are willing to line up payday loans to buy his books, listen to his programs, and attend his speaking engagements.

“You already give aid to Haiti. It’s called the income tax.”

I will give him this - the US government does spend a lot on foreign entitlements.  However, compared to other expenditures, foreign entitlements are a drop in the bucket.  He also voiced concern that any money given wouldn’t actually reach aid victims - which is a valid concern, though unfounded, as aid programs in countries we’ve invaded work well.  That said, it doesn’t exculpate him from wrong, and a boor.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that unfortunately, there are always people who will have “really stupid things to say” during a crisis.  Indeed there are.

The biggest government expenditures, and why he’s wrong

In case anyone wondered, part of why this sad clown is wrong, especially about government spending, is because he doesn’t seem to read the literature.  Even a pedestrian perusal of the Congressional Budget (available, for free, from the Government Printing Office website, www.gpoaccess.gov) reveals that the biggest expenditures are for the following: Social Security, Defense, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP, Welfare/Entitlements (domestic), War on Terror, and Interest on the National Debt.  Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIP and Defense/War on Terror are the biggest. … click here to read the rest of the article titled “Rush Limbaugh Haiti Comments further prove his lack of shame“