The religious right's latest slur against Europe and Europeans has come from one of their own, The Right Reverend Rush Limbaugh. The portly pontificator has stooped (not an easy maneuver for the Big Guy) to parse and parody their paltry potties.
From the June 9 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: You think they had toilets in Europe before we came along? They didn't. They still don't have toilets in Europe that make any sense. Even after we're here. You ever been to Europe? Use some of their toilets, even in some of the finest hotels, it's amazing!
Contact: The Rush Limbaugh Show, 1-800-282-2882 [email protected]
MediaMatters, David Brock's very helpful lies, and lying liars detection-site says Big Pants claimed Europeans had no toilets until Americans "came along" to invent them. Presumably those barbaric cheese-eaters did it in their pants like drunken rock stars or on the ground like dogs.
It seems you can't even trust the Big Fat Idiot with fecal matters. MM crack investigators dug up some amazing poop to prove he was lying like he always does.
Nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh falsely asserted that Europeans lacked toilets until the United States In fact, both the water closet and the valve-type flush toilet were invented by Englishmen in Europe.
The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets reports that precursors to the modern toilet date back to western India, circa 2,500 B.C., when "people had water borne toilets in each house ... linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks."
Closer antecedents to the modern toilet evolved in Britain and France before the United States even existed as an independent nation. In 1596, "J.D. Harrington, a relative of Queen Elizabeth I, invented the water closet -- a toilet with a chain," according to the Fort Worth, Texas, Star-Telegram. In the years that followed, "Harrington's toilet under the name Angrez was being used in France, though not introduced on a large scale in England," according to the Sulabh Museum.
Englishmen also invented the most direct forerunners to the modern toilet. "The first valve-type flush toilet was introduced in 1738 by a man named J.F. Brondel," an English architect, according to Yahoo.com,which cited the Sulabh Museum. Other Englishmen -- Alexander Cummings, Joseph Bramah, Albert Giblin -- made subsequent improvements to the toilet between 1775 and 1819, according to the Star-Telegram.
Even the man often falsely credited with inventing the toilet -- Thomas Crapper -- was an English plumber who held nine patents for plumbing products during the late 1800s.
it the truth be told -- i believe toilets were invented for european royalty. i remember reading that once.
Posted by: chester | June 10, 2005 at 10:06 PM
I wonder if Lush Flimbaugh knows who invented the prison toilet? Since that's where this fat dope fiend belongs and will hopefully reside. If this asshole can't tell the truth about toilets, what can he tell the truth about? And by the way, he's not fit to CLEAN a European toilet. That's too high a station for that fat gas bag!
Posted by: Scott | June 11, 2005 at 05:06 AM
I'll have to listen to the 24/7 Limbaugh site to hear what he had to say about toilet. Perhaps he was jesting. I'll just bet with a mouth as filthy as Scott's he never washes his hands. I also wonder if his wife kisses that mouth? Ewwwwwww.
Posted by: Duane | June 11, 2005 at 08:46 AM
By the way, don't forget Ted Kennedy FLUSHED the life right out of Mary Jo Kopechne,lied about it and got away SCOTT free, clever play on words, huh? I'll take Rush any day over that drunken blowhard.
And let's just take enough time to congratulate Karl Rove's brilliant move of gettting Howard Dean selected as the DNC chairman. It doesn't get much better than that. Howrd's doing of fine job of NOT making money and chasing more democrats over to the GOP!!! BIG SMILES here!
And, please, you know it's TRUE.
Posted by: Duane | June 11, 2005 at 09:01 AM
Whoa Nellie!!(Keith Jackson voice)
Let's get this thread back on track! Congratulations on some extraordinary investigative journalism!
As a heads up, I'll pass on this tip: Limbaugh repeatedly perpetuates the myth of "Otto Titzling, Bra Inventor." I think he can be busted on that lie. I'd do the legwork myself, but I'm not going to.
Limbaugh also thinks he went to college.
Posted by: Scrilla | June 11, 2005 at 10:54 AM
Duane I love diddling your mother. And by the way, does everyone know that pinko punk Lush scammed his way out of the military by complaining of a boil on his ass? This chickenhawk piece of shit promotes war just as long as he doesn't have to fight. Just like most republicans.
Posted by: Scott | June 11, 2005 at 03:25 PM
hmmm..all of the obvious comments come to mind rather quickly...." Rush is full of shit..", " Rush pulls most of what he says out of his ass..."
nah...too easy. Let' just say he knows his listeners are too lazy to go look up the facts. It's easier to believe what he says...
If he didnt like the toilets in Europe, what is he going to think about that tiny stainless steel thing he will have to try sitting on in prison??
Posted by: sparkey | June 11, 2005 at 06:45 PM
People are dying in Iraq and we're arguing over something some known liar said about toilets????
I hate that blowhard so much that I don't really listen to anything he has to say in the first place. But please, can we focus on something meaningful? Playing "gotcha" on trivial stuff like this makes us look petty - and the Republikans spend most of their time trying to achieve just that. Let's not help them or do anything to prove that they are right.
Posted by: Bush Lies | June 12, 2005 at 12:54 AM
Scott, The words I would love to direct to you regarding my mother would cause most computer monitors to melt. She passed away in 1958, when I was 14. You despicable, worthless man.
Posted by: Duane | June 12, 2005 at 02:14 PM
Duane; and your father too!
Posted by: Scott | June 12, 2005 at 04:07 PM
"Wow, I'm a bitter little man. I will continue to heap abuse on strangers, however, because that's what I'm about. But I must never forget what a piece of shit I am. Oh well, back to typing."
Posted by: Scott's Conscience | June 13, 2005 at 09:45 AM
Hey let's put all this to rest. I am a turd. I am a coward. I am a traitor and like all republicans, I am a liar. Everything Scott says about me and you inbred morons who worship me is true. And let me add, that Scott is right about another thing, you are all child rapists! That is all.
Posted by: Rush Limbaugh | June 13, 2005 at 04:43 PM
Apparantly you have never used a WC in Germany. If you had , you would agree with Limbaugh. My goodness he has said so many outragous things, and this is all you can come up with for a complaint. Put your outrage to better use!
Posted by: John Barry | November 08, 2005 at 06:17 PM
You're all retarded!
Posted by: Me | February 27, 2006 at 03:39 PM
What's happened to Michael's blog??? This thread is disgusting and not worth reading. I don't believe in censorship, but nor do I believe in cluttering my brain and time with this nonsense. Michael! What's goin' on???
Posted by: Critter | February 27, 2006 at 06:26 PM
Critter..this is an ancient thread from June...for some reason this troll decided to resurrect it...
Posted by: sparky | February 27, 2006 at 08:27 PM
Greeting you warmly with sincere wishes for healthy , happy , and wonderful days.
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