Rush Gives Already Discredited Story to His Listeners

On his Tuesday, April 12 show, Limbaugh reads out a report that Boston University had offered Laurent Gbagbo a job as a lecturer. The link Limbaugh provides is to a story that says that BU is denying this story. But Limbaugh reads it as if its true!

Shame on you, Limbaugh!

But one really has to wonder what was the point. Anyone interested in the story is going to do research and read further - and if they follow Limbaugh's own link they'll be brought to the story which gives what Rush read the lie, so Limbaugh is just harming his own credibility here.

It will be interesting to see if he points out today that BU has refuted the story....

Story #5: Murderous Dictator Offered University Teaching Job?

RUSH: This next story -- he-he-he-he-he -- is perfect. This dictator in Ivory Coast, the president of Ivory Coast, his name is Gbagbo. How does he really pronounce it? It needs a couple vowels. G-b-a-g-b-o, Gbagbo, Gbagbo. I'll pronounce it Gbagbo, because it sounds funnier. Laurent Gbagbo was offered a professorship at Boston University if he would quit as president of the Ivory Coast. (laughing) No, he's holding out for Harvard! He was "offered the chance to teach at Boston University in the United States if he would renounce his claim to be president of Ivory Coast and end the country's civil war, sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN Tuesday. The United States gave permission for him to lecture at the university and teach anywhere else in the country as a visiting professor, a senior African diplomat told CNN Tuesday."

Now, who pays him? American taxpayers would pay the guy, or your tuition fees for your young skulls full of mush would pay. So here you have a killer, right? He's a murdering president, he's offered a professorship if he'll leave -- (laughing) -- at Boston University.