Limbaugh compared Bill Clinton to segregationist "Bull" Connor

[WistfulAssassin]

On the January 28 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh repeatedly referred to former President Bill Clinton as " 'Bull' Clinton," a reference to Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor, the segregationist public safety commissioner of Birmingham, Alabama, who ordered that fire hoses and police attack dogs be used against protesters during the civil rights movement.

Limbaugh made the remark while discussing comments Clinton made on January 26 about Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) presidential campaign in South Carolina. Limbaugh declared: "We have gone from 'Bull' Connor to Bill or 'Bull' Clinton." Limbaugh later added: "And he looks like 'Bull' Clinton. The only thing he doesn't have is the hose." Limbaugh concluded:

Mon, Jan 28, 2008 7:43pm ET
Media Matters for America

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[AX10]

1. Was that on Limbaugh's show...

or Huffingtonpost? :shrug:

[journalist3072]

2. Waiting for the DUers who have pretty much said the same thing, to lambast Limbaugh

It's mighty funny how DU can adopt right-wing talking points about the Clintons, then express faux outrage over the comments from the right wing.

Go figure.