Rush Limbaugh Continues to Justify Iraqi Prison Torture, Downplays Severity of Torture, Says Media Matters for America

U.S. Newswire › May 11, 2004

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WASHINGTON, May 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Media Matters for America has posted Rush Limbaugh's latest comments (May 10, 2004, Rush Limbaugh Show) about the torture of Abu Ghraib prisoners by U.S. Guards. Limbaugh continues to downplay the severity of the prison abuse, suggesting it was "decent punishment," and questioning the sincerity of the outrage expressed by Democrats, the media, and the public. Limbaugh continued that the prisoners were getting "a taste of (their) own medicine."

"Rush Limbaugh's consistently extreme commentary has operated with almost total impunity for far too long," Media Matters for America President David Brock said today. "Media Matters for America now has in place a system to monitor, analyze and correct conservative misinformation in the media -- including Rush Limbaugh, America's most listened-to political commentator."

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Rush Limbaugh Continues to Justify Iraqi Prison Torture, Downplays Severity of Torture, Says Media Matters for America

Also on May 10, Limbaugh appeared to be referring to Media Matters for America in criticizing a...

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