Rush Limbaugh whines about Ozzy Osbourne

May 7, 2002 4:31 PM

Rush Limbaugh whines about Ozzy Osbourne Rush calls Ozzy a brain-fried, maggot-infested, dope-smoking, long-haired, purple-finger nailed, multi-colored hair, FM type. Hey, that maggot comment isn't true.
posted by BarneyFifesBullet (25 comments total)

Hey, it's something to laugh at between the war, pipe bombs and coporate scams.
posted by BarneyFifesBullet at 4:33 PM on May 7, 2002

"FM type"? Is somebody a wittle bitter he's out in the wasteland of AM radio?
posted by UnReality at 4:45 PM on May 7, 2002

File this under "pitiful attempts to revive waining popularity by latching onto a hotter meme."
posted by crunchland at 4:56 PM on May 7, 2002

Was Rush at the soiree? Or, is somebody a "wittle bitter" cuz he wasn't invited?
posted by mischief at 5:02 PM on May 7, 2002

"you know what they say about politics - it's show biz for the ugly."

Great joke, Mr. "Face made for radio."
posted by rodii at 5:08 PM on May 7, 2002

Rush == loser.
posted by delmoi at 5:35 PM on May 7, 2002

if Rush would only listen to Ozzy's words, he'd totally understand.
posted by tsarfan at 5:45 PM on May 7, 2002

if Rush would only listen to Ozzy's words, he'd totally understand.

He'd be the first.
posted by ljromanoff at 6:07 PM on May 7, 2002

lj, tsarfan- As Ozzy himself said:

"Don't Look to me for answers/I Don't Know......"
posted by jonmc at 6:13 PM on May 7, 2002

I can't remember where I read it, here or somewhere, but The Osbournes will be closed-captioned. FYI, tonight is the season finale. :(
posted by sadie01221975 at 6:40 PM on May 7, 2002

operation or no operation, i'm sure he's not listening to any dissenting opinions
posted by sixtwenty3dc at 7:11 PM on May 7, 2002

Ooh, FM-type. That's gotta hurt.
posted by Lynsey at 7:16 PM on May 7, 2002

Rush Limbaugh is a blatherskite. Limbaugh is desperate for any kind of attention, and fighting the inevitability of a younger conservative mouth-piece replacing him soon.
(not a "liberal slant" - I'm neither liberal or conservative...)

It is funny when an entertainer that is facing the loss of their fame attacks another, more popular entertainer. I believe Limbaugh is more jealous that Mr. Osbourne continues to find ways of being culturally relevant.
posted by ayukna at 7:31 PM on May 7, 2002

Damn. There goes all my "sweaty fat washed up radio has-been" jokes. He looks damn svelte in that pic!
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:48 PM on May 7, 2002

I was caught at work during the day a few weeks back and someone piped Rush over speaker system in our office ... one of his advertisers was hawking a product called "Enzyte" (sp?) -- a pill for insecure men with small penises.

Sometimes, the jokes just write themselves.
posted by RavinDave at 10:12 PM on May 7, 2002

Tonight's episode was easily the best one yet. Simply brilliant.
posted by Fofer at 10:20 PM on May 7, 2002

In this case, Rush is right. Ozzy is a moron and buffoon.
posted by davidmsc at 5:04 AM on May 8, 2002

"In this case, Rush is right. Ozzy is a moron and buffoon."

Yup, no one would deny that. However, he is still heads above Rush. I assume you meant Rush was correct. Everyone knows he is waaaayyyy right, and a damned liar.
posted by nofundy at 5:12 AM on May 8, 2002

It's a joke, but you know what they say about politics - it's show biz for the ugly. Many people in politics are Hollywood wannabes. Of course, the problem is Ozzy Osbourne isn't exactly a looker. So that little philosophy has also been brought into question by all this.

And all the loudest ties in the world couldn't save pumpkinhead's own TV show from prompt cancellation, and he didn't get that monday nite football job either. Not that Rush is prone to bitterness or envy. He's far too pompous for that...

ozzy may be fried, but he's also sincere, a quality completely foreign to the fat-headed idealogue, who's made a career out of armchair kneeejerk conservative blather. He's the Republican Pied Piper, delivering the unlikely trailer park vote to the GOP.
posted by BentPenguin at 6:20 AM on May 8, 2002

In this case, Rush is right. Ozzy is a moron and buffoon.


As the old saying goes.... "It take one to know one"
posted by MaddCutty at 6:23 AM on May 8, 2002

Metafilter whines about Rush Limbaugh MeFi calls Rush a bitter, fading, deaf, fat, fascist moron. Hey, that fat comment isn't true.

"Hello, kettle? This is the pot. You're black."
posted by ljromanoff at 7:55 AM on May 8, 2002

Since the show'll be close captioned, I guess that means Rush will actually be able to read what he's blasting, since he probably can't hear a word of it.
posted by me3dia at 8:45 AM on May 8, 2002

Everyone knows he is waaaayyyy right, and a damned liar.

Wow, this is a shock coming from a person in the leftist MeFi crowd. </SARCASM>

Wait a minute, do some of you actually think the show's popularity is from the intelligent dialogue? I love Ozzy's music, but you can't tell me he doesn't sound like everything Rush is describing here. Well, then some of you have lived through the 60's Sorry, forget I mentioned it.
posted by the_0ne at 9:09 AM on May 8, 2002

Wait, wait...how is FM an insult?
posted by davidgentle at 3:22 PM on May 8, 2002

Wait, wait...how is FM an insult?

In the late 60s to mid 70s, all the big music stations were AM. Only the most counter-culture and obscure music was broadcast on FM due to FM's comparatively limited range. It wasn't considered a 'genuine' form of radio until later - rather like Internet radio in the late 90s.
posted by ljromanoff at 5:02 PM on May 8, 2002