Audio: Humane Society’s newest spokesman? Rush Limbaugh

posted at 6:35 pm on April 14, 2009 by Allahpundit

Ben Smith hints darkly that this is a ploy by Rush to turn up the heat on Obama for not adopting a shelter dog, as he promised he would. I’m skeptical. Listen to the clips and judge for yourself. There’s nothing political about them; all I hear is a guy who loves animals — cats, specifically, to his eternal credit — performing a service for a good cause. (Hard to believe though it may be for some, he actually is a human being.) Besides, there’s no political mileage to be had from picking a fight as petty as the one Smith imagines, or at least not enough to make it worth Limbaugh’s while to become a full-fledged spokesman for some group. Or am I out of the loop and the shelter thing is something he’s been hammering Obama for on his show?

Exit question: Does this mean we’re the party of cat-lovers now? Awesome.

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I second that!

tree hugging sister on April 15, 2009 at 2:28 PM

Get a Siamese or an Abyssinian.

Y-not on April 14, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Russian Blues are good for that too.

JetBoy on April 14, 2009 at 6:57 PM

We have a big roly-poly Manx (tuxedo colored) cat & he is a riot! Very playful, smart & tons of personality.

kg598301 on April 15, 2009 at 2:44 PM

Manx cats have no tail.

kg598301 on April 15, 2009 at 2:45 PM

I am feeding my neighbors 6 or 7 or 10 feral cats while she in the hospital. I thought about NOT feeding them so they’d go away but just don’t have the heart.

My favorite cats while I was growing up were the ones that would come out of nowhere and attack. When I was a teenager I had one that had ninja capabilities. That sucker would be nowhere to be seen and then all of a sudden it would climb up my leg and back, swat me in the head and disappear. I LOVED that cat. The more mentally deranged they are, the more fun they are.

GoodBoy on April 14, 2009 at 7:57 PM

THANK GOD I read past the first line! I thought you were feeding feral cats to your neighbor while she was in the hospital. See what reading all of these sick troll posts does to a person?

kg598301 on April 15, 2009 at 3:31 PM

I don’t think the whole thing is that big of a deal. But I would personally adopt. Too bad we can’t have a cat because of allergies in the family. But we’ll get a small dog eventually.

radiofreevillage on April 15, 2009 at 5:17 PM

upinak on April 15, 2009 at 11:36 AM

That’s good to know about the birds and cold. I would need one of the big parrots because of the dogs and cats.

And yes the HSUS is a bad organization that is trying to ban dog breeds.

Ann NY on April 15, 2009 at 5:43 PM

OBAMA QUOTE: ‘I’d get a shelter dog, but that would be a mut like me’

Does the guy EVER tell the truth? Seriously.

marklmail on April 15, 2009 at 6:19 PM

Lovable little fuzz ball.

ctmom on April 15, 2009 at 7:17 PM

Both our cats were found on the streets, abandoned. Buddy, a taby mix was found abandoned on a dusty road in Central California, and Mr.Tux, a black and white european bi-coloured was wandering in our neighbourhood and ended at our doorstepts. They are both now very big and beautiful cats. My mother takes care of abandoned dogs back home in Romania and with one exception, my mother’s current dog, all our pets were rescued from the streets. I have a place in my heart for people that save abandoned animals from the shelters.

clemycali on April 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM

Quote from Wayne Pacelle, head of HSUS:

“We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding …One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding.”
— Animal People News, May 1993

Ricki on April 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM

My two cats (and my visting daughter’s cat) approve. My dog’s not sure, though.

flipflop on April 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM

I’ve been volunteering at the Austin Humane Society for just over three years, and yes, your local Humane Society has nothing to do with the HSUS. There are some good ASPCA programs that work with local shelters, though.

As for Obama and shelter mutts, believe me–I’ve yet to meet a shelter mutt that isn’t too good for Obama. Best dogs in the world. But that’s just one more secret we can keep between us common folk.

Blacklake on April 15, 2009 at 11:44 PM

I love cats. They taste like chicken.

lionheart on April 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM

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