ALERT: Rush's Race-Based Rant

From Media Matters for America

Once again, right-wing talker Rush Limbaugh has crossed the line. His words speak for themselves:

Democrats "want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur," Limbaugh said.

He continued: "There are two reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur? It's black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a significant percentage of this voting bloc, they're in trouble."

A caller responded, "The black population," to which Limbaugh said, "Right."

Limbaugh didn't stop there -- he continued by politicizing Democrats' support of Nelson Mandela's fight against South African apartheid:

"...So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela -- who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing."

Rush Limbaugh's attack on Mandela and his attempt to exploit race, the ongoing Darfur genocide, and past apartheid in South Africa for political gain is deeply disturbing. To bring politics into these horrible human tragedies is beyond the pale, even for Limbaugh.

Limbaugh is once again using his position as the most prominent conservative voice in America to exploit race and tragedy as a political weapon.

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