Wed Feb 15, 2012, 09:14 PM
Member oldtime dfl_er
My response to Rush
I am a small businesswoman who owns a few internet shops under the name
Scarebaby Design. When President Obama asked people to tweet what $40 means
to them, I replied with a tweet that said "$40 means I can pay my internet
bill and keep my tiny small business going." To my surprise, the White House
retweeted my tweet, to its nearly 3 million followers.
Real numbers, or the ones demonrats typically pull out of their asses.
What happened after that was quite bewildering. Rush Limbaugh, the
conservative radio talk show host, took to the airwaves to call my tweet "BS",
"a White House-generated response" and "ignorant". (1)
Did he "lie"? So far, all you've done is reinforce his argument.
After I protested on Twitter and in Democratic Underground that, in fact, I am
a real person with a real business, Mr. Limbaugh called me "an idiot" and
tried to imply that the name of my business, Scarebaby, had something to do
with "terrorizing babies in the womb." (2)
Reading (or listening for that matter) for comprehension is/has never been a DUmmie strong suit. The fact you post on DU is proof positive you are indeed "an idiot".
A few clicks of the mouse would have revealed that I am a real person, my
business is real, and the name Scarebaby has nothing to do with pregnancy, but
rather is a fond reference to the movie "It's a Wonderful Life".
The reference you refer to in "It's A Wonderful Life" is "scaredybaby", not "scarebaby", DUmbass! Besides, just where in the hell do you get off naming your business after a reference from a movie staring a REPUBLICAN B-17 bomber pilot, with references to "God", "Joseph", "angels", and all things Christmas?
Meanwhile, some of his listeners began tweeting that I was a liar, a fraud,
stupid, and other choice hate comments. They posted personal information,
including my real name, address, phone number, political donations, etc on
conservative forums in a threatening manner. They called me "a target" on
Twitter.
Bet you can't quote a single one of them that called you a "target". BTW, you ARE an idiot, liar, fraud, stupid, etc. Truth hurts sometimes.
It would be great if I could make anti-Limbaugh tshirts. It would be great if
I could sue him for slander, for spreading malicious lies, and for inciting
others to acts of hate.
Nothing to stop you from doing that now. It's not like Zero and company haven't tried it already.
But I am bound by the law of the land. I'm not allowed to use his name or
image for profit. I'm not allowed to sue for defamation, slander or libel,
because he considers himself an 'entertainer'.
Yeah, right!
I am also bound by something alien to Mr. Limbaugh: the law of common decency.
You wouldn't know decency, common or otherwise, if it were a boll attached to your ass!
All I can do is demand an apology and a correction from him.
You can "demand" all you want. He owes you nothing, simply because you "got your feelings hurt", "were offended", or whatever. If you were "offended", here's how to cope. GET THE HELL OVER IT!!!!
If you agree that Rush Limbaugh owes me an apology, and needs to stop his
campaign of spreading hate through lies, then please repost and link to this
piece wherever you can.
I don't, and if you were REALLY serious, you would have posted this somewhere with more than 5 active posters with more than 3 active brain cells between them.
Thank you.
**** off!
Holly Hertzel
Scarebaby Design
ps-- It's my understanding that the self employed DO
get the payroll tax cut as a reduction in our self employment tax aka FICA.
The self employed pay both the employer and employee shares, and get a 2%
discount on the employee share.
Your "understanding" doesn't count for shit. Maybe you should contact someone with real understanding, like the IRS, and see what they have to say about it.