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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,335 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:12 PM May 2020

Rush Limbaugh Says Lung Cancer Treatment Is 'Kicking My A--' and 'I Have Been Virtually Worthless'

Rarely one to mince words, radio host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday opened up to his listeners about his draining months of treatment for advanced lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with in late January.

While he acknowledged the latest round of therapies was "kicking my a--" — saying, "For the last seven days, I have been virtually worthless, virtually useless"— he also said there were some things he was reluctant to discuss, such as the specific type of cancer he had, the particulars of how it was being treated and his prognosis.

"The temptation here is to start divulging a lot of stuff, and I’m not gonna do that," Limbaugh, 69, said on Tuesday's show, "because I vowed not to be a cancer patient on the radio. I vowed to shield as much of that from the daily program as I can."

The popular and typically outspoken (and sometimes controversial) conservative host also said he didn't want to open himself up to what he called undue scrutiny from news outlets.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rush-limbaugh-says-lung-cancer-171500574.html

Virtually worthless is the story of your life Limbaugh.

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Rush Limbaugh Says Lung Cancer Treatment Is 'Kicking My A--' and 'I Have Been Virtually Worthless' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
Please proceed ibegurpard May 2020 #1
he should take hydroxychloroquine JI7 May 2020 #2
And inject some bleach. Throw in a little insulin. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #9
Rush ,,,, here is a pretty pink bucket with a sparkle bow. kick the bucket all ready trueblue2007 May 2020 #52
LOL! fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #11
Some people say that it's good stuff. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #49
He has always been worthless. guillaumeb May 2020 #3
If all the damage done by his being the pillar of the hate-talk wingnut industry is "worthless" diva77 May 2020 #19
Limbaugh and Trump both traffic in hate. guillaumeb May 2020 #22
Not just worthless. In his own words, "virtually worthless, virtually useless." n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2020 #23
A bit of self-realization? guillaumeb May 2020 #27
My exact first thought JDC May 2020 #41
Maybe he is right because of the way he feels? imanamerican63 May 2020 #4
I hear bleach is your answer bluestarone May 2020 #5
Huh? He's ALWAYS Been Worthless And Useless nt smb May 2020 #6
gmta mopinko May 2020 #20
He's worthless? Then maybe he should be extinguished. Ilsa May 2020 #7
I've seen it reported that he has lung cancer... hlthe2b May 2020 #8
It was reported Stage 4 lung cancer. dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #33
My father died of stage four lung cancer... Xolodno May 2020 #45
Is this where we tell Rush Limpdick how much we hate that he is still alive and don't wish him well? Brainfodder May 2020 #10
He was worthless and useless long before the treatment StarfishSaver May 2020 #12
"because I vowed not to be a cancer patient on the radio..." Thomas Hurt May 2020 #13
Duplicitous fucker wants it both ways. Talking about so he can gain sympathy, at the same time bullwinkle428 May 2020 #34
Admit it Rushbo, you have end stage syphilis. lpbk2713 May 2020 #14
No Rush, what you should do is shield us from your daily bigoted racist rants. 42bambi May 2020 #15
Note to him: You ravaged the country with Scorched Earth / take-no-prisoners / total-Division UTUSN May 2020 #16
Bullshit. I heard him yesterday TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #17
STFU and die already. Flaleftist May 2020 #18
Not useless enough MoFo n/t malaise May 2020 #21
do you suppose that once in his worthless life he isn't lying? rurallib May 2020 #24
You can't really lie about lung cancer and he would not. nt BrightKnight May 2020 #53
The world will be improved by his absence. The sooner the better. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #25
I know, I'm a horrible person, but after decades of toxicity from this shitsack, I'm on Team Tumor. backscatter712 May 2020 #26
he used those lungs to spew hate for decades Demovictory9 May 2020 #28
He's just being a wuss. Cancer treatment is just like drinking grape juice. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #29
Shove a couple of UV Lights up your ass and down your throat Rush bluecollar2 May 2020 #30
Worthless for seven days?! John Fante May 2020 #31
Die already, asshole dalton99a May 2020 #32
come on satan demtenjeep May 2020 #50
That's weird. mercuryblues May 2020 #35
hurry up and die so I can piss on your grave Demonaut May 2020 #36
It can take years of suffering before someone passes from lung cancer JCMach1 May 2020 #37
Fun fact: Turbineguy May 2020 #38
He should stop fighting it budkin May 2020 #39
If he owns guns randr May 2020 #40
"For the last seven days, I have been virtually worthless, virtually useless" MagickMuffin May 2020 #42
Thoughts and prayers f**kwad Dukkha May 2020 #43
He's a fucking traitor to the American Ideal, and always has been. No sympathy for this pig. nt Progressive Jones May 2020 #44
"'Virtually worthless' is the story of your life Limbaugh." Kid Berwyn May 2020 #46
I hope he lives long enough to see Dump lose BannonsLiver May 2020 #47
You're not dead yet, Rash? roamer65 May 2020 #48
I don't think it's the cancer that has caused that. BrightKnight May 2020 #51
Who tells him KentuckyWoman May 2020 #54

diva77

(7,671 posts)
19. If all the damage done by his being the pillar of the hate-talk wingnut industry is "worthless"
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:22 PM
May 2020

then I agree with you 1000%

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
27. A bit of self-realization?
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:25 PM
May 2020

Or is he planning to channel Lee Atwater and apologize for all the harm he has caused?

hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)
8. I've seen it reported that he has lung cancer...
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:16 PM
May 2020

Certainly not one for which I can easily feel a lot of sympathy. Still, lung cancer is horrendous so I'm not sure I can wish it on anyone--no matter how otherwise deserving.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
33. It was reported Stage 4 lung cancer.
Wed May 27, 2020, 09:00 PM
May 2020

He has a right to not discuss it, but the information has already been out there for weeks now.

My Mom died of Stage 4 lung cancer.
Dr. report listed pneumonia as the cause of death, secondary to lung cancer.
It was not an easy death

Russ is in for some bad lingering karma, I'm afraid.

Xolodno

(6,408 posts)
45. My father died of stage four lung cancer...
Wed May 27, 2020, 10:22 PM
May 2020

....and was not a smoker. Pretty certain is what asbestos related given his work.

Ultimately, I think Rush is a goner. If I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, I'd probably ask the doctor what are the chances of surviving, quality of life in treatment vs. just saying, fuck it, I'm going to do much of my bucket list as I can.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
10. Is this where we tell Rush Limpdick how much we hate that he is still alive and don't wish him well?
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:17 PM
May 2020

Asking for sensible people everywhere?

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
13. "because I vowed not to be a cancer patient on the radio..."
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:17 PM
May 2020

Dying or supposedly dying and he is still lying through his teeth.

If he didn't want to be a cancer patient on the radio, he wouldn't have announced he was ill and then continued to do his show.

bullwinkle428

(20,631 posts)
34. Duplicitous fucker wants it both ways. Talking about so he can gain sympathy, at the same time
Wed May 27, 2020, 09:01 PM
May 2020

he's insisting he doesn't want to talk about, to gain some phony "tough-guy points".

UTUSN

(70,765 posts)
16. Note to him: You ravaged the country with Scorched Earth / take-no-prisoners / total-Division
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:19 PM
May 2020

Those are the terms the disease has for you.






TheCowsCameHome

(40,169 posts)
17. Bullshit. I heard him yesterday
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:21 PM
May 2020

and his voice was loud and clear and his hated for liberals was stronger than ever.

This is a total fucking lie. I'd bet he has no cancer at all.

He owes Trump big-time for being awarded that medal at the SOTU address, and now he's going give Trump three hours of free campaigning every single day.

Of course if he died, I be happy to be proven wrong.





Crunchy Frog

(26,694 posts)
29. He's just being a wuss. Cancer treatment is just like drinking grape juice.
Wed May 27, 2020, 08:31 PM
May 2020

What a whiney baby.

For anyone who needs it

MagickMuffin

(15,970 posts)
42. "For the last seven days, I have been virtually worthless, virtually useless"
Wed May 27, 2020, 10:10 PM
May 2020

Let me fix that for you

"For the last seventy years, I have been virtually worthless, virtually useless"



You were virtually worthless and virtually useless before you were even born.

BrightKnight

(3,567 posts)
51. I don't think it's the cancer that has caused that.
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:57 PM
May 2020

At least he made a lot of money. There is a little stoic dignity in that approach to cancer.

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