Video: “Rush Limbaugh Karaoke”
posted at 6:39 pm on June 19, 2009 by Allahpundit
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To cleanse the palate, a promising concept driven into the ground by the unimaginative choice of target and Fallon’s so-wooden-it-must-be-a-bit demeanor. This is actually a clever way to raise awareness about political invective, or at least it would have been if they hadn’t opted to goof on a guy whose criticisms of Obama have already been splashed across every media outlet in America ad nauseam. I wouldn’t mind seeing Zo or Crowder swipe the idea, though, and sing some of MEMRI TV’s greatest hits. The Iran “ballads” would be sensational.
Fallon takes fully three minutes to introduce this segment even though the joke is clear within the first 10 seconds, so you might want to skip ahead a bit in the first video.
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lawtwin on June 19, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Jimmy Fallon is absolutely painful to watch. His timing sucks, and there’s too much ‘meta’ and not enough humor. Are there any cast members from SNL he hasn’t had on twice already? I think he took the crappiest writers from SNL with him — except that doesn’t explain the continuing crap-fest on Saturday Nights.
If you don’t watch, then consider yourself blessed. I just stay up for the poker show that comes on later.
TABoLK on June 19, 2009 at 6:45 PM
I skipped Fallon last night because of this segment. Only watching now b/c Allah posted it.
darii on June 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM
I’ve never seen the canal water that color.
Blake on June 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Didn’t Rush dare the state-run media that they couldn’t go 30 days without mentioning his name?
Epic fail on their part: they never quit!
Rush’s employers are going to have to give him even more money; he’s getting free advertising, picking up a massive audience and saving the country from Obamanation all at the same time!
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 6:48 PM
when all the other jokes fail (and all of fallon’s do, all the time), goof on rush.
you’re right, AP. crowder or zo should borrow this concept and do it right.
homesickamerican on June 19, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Did Limbaugh really say the things in the last “song”?
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 6:51 PM
How did Fallon get a show? He is beyond lame.
Conan and Leno are the best.
jencab on June 19, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Dam fairness doctrine,
it won`t stream into Canada!Ugh!
canopfor on June 19, 2009 at 6:52 PM
well i think if we did a oboobi karaoke we would have more material and better lyrics.. and a boat load of grief about how mean and rotten conservatives are and bla bla bla bla …….
SHARPTOOTH on June 19, 2009 at 6:53 PM
How the hell did Jimmy Fallon get the Late Night gig? Ok, I’ll confess that Conan was a complete unknown when he landed the job, but he was a talented writer at least. Fallon can’t write, act, or tell jokes for crap.
Doughboy on June 19, 2009 at 6:54 PM
I’m almost never up late anyway, but the only one I like if I am is Craig Ferguson. I hope there isn’t anything bad about him. He seemed like a stand-up guy. When Johnny Carson retired, I nearly gave up. Can’t really gut the others.
Sam_I_Am on June 19, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Never. Not a word of it.
He should sue, but then that would only give these chimps/chumps like Fallon more credibility.
I can’t believe how politically obsessed America’s so-called “entertainmment industry” is with (Leftist) political propaganda!
Can’t we get a rest from partisan attacks for even a few hours?!?
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 6:59 PM
I can’t watch Jimmy’s show. It’s painful to watch and he mumbles his way out of his monologues.
Savrielle on June 19, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Fallon is a no-talent ass–even less people will watch this show than Olbermann and Maddow.
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM
so that would be what? A dog?
upinak on June 19, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Fallon should have learned the failed lessons of Chevy Chase……..
Seven Percent Solution on June 19, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Hmm. Interesting. I think it is sneaky how comics take actual words from what people said (example Rush saying I want him to fail) and adding to it. I know it is late night comedy and people shouldn’t take them seriously. However, when a majority of the country thinks Gov. Palin said “I can see Russia from house” when she didn’t, it is a bit disturbing.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I’ve heard cats watch more TV than dogs…but with that “singing,” you never know!
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:06 PM
He did say it, but as a joke.
egads on June 19, 2009 at 7:07 PM
So he said it sarcastically?
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM
I watch it, kind of, just to stay up for the poker show. The after late-night show that Carson whatshisface does is less annoyingly pathetic than Fallon. They should have moved whatshisface up to the late-night show and given someone new the late late-night show. But if NBC had any brains they wouldn’t be number 4 out of the 3 big networks.
TABoLK on June 19, 2009 at 7:11 PM
I don’t think it’s a “majority” and the funniest thing is, it’s probably true!
Alaska used to be part of Russia.
As Governor, Palin has to watch Russia’s moves and now, she’s got to be concerned about missiles from the NorKs, too.
Look at Alaska on a map–Russia’s not very far!
The fact that Sarah actively watches Russia and deals with Canada on a pipeline gave her way more foreign policy creds than either Maobama, Biden or McCain.
Only intellectual Leftist @sshats like Fallon and Tiny Fey could make “I can see Russia from my house” into a statement of vapidity and stupidity, which says everything about them and nothing about our Sarah.
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Five months into the Obamanation Administration and still nothing funny about His Royal Highness.
Still waiting.
tru2tx on June 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I listen to Rush every day and get his podcasts: I’ve never heard him say anything even remotely like this, not even in jest.
Got a link?
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Wow. I didn’t think it would be possible, but Fallon is even more stilted and awkward as a variety show host than he was a sketch comedian. He’s plumbed new depths of tedious and unpleasant.
Good for him.
cruadin on June 19, 2009 at 7:14 PM
At least Chevy at one point was funny. Fletch, Caddyshack, and the first 3 Vacation movies showcased at least a modicum of comedic talent. He may have been(and still is) a pompous ass who had no business taking on a late night talk show, but Fallon’s never been good in anything.
Ok, I take that back. He was decent in Almost Famous, but that was a dramatic part.
Doughboy on June 19, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Uh, I would be willing 2 bet that a majority do think she said that. I actually thought she had said too but I re-watched the interview and realized she didn’t.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM
To be fair, he actually only singled out MSNBC on this challenge.
anuts on June 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Okay, the background of the guy getting consumed by the alligator with lyrics about America’s demise was funny, but yeah, it’s the usual dry-as-dust liberal politics.
Django on June 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
i hope he fails, la la la, i hope he fails…..kinda catchy
Locrian on June 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Is there even one comedian that jokes about the left?
Rankenz on June 19, 2009 at 7:22 PM
I don’t know where you get this obsession with “the majority!”
As we’ve found out recently, 40% of us are Conservative, not Liberal and most Conservatives ignored the MSM’s attacks on Palin.
And so what if she had said it?!
She riffed on this when she was in NY state and said that it was true!
What if she can see Russia from her house and watches it?
Putin wants Russia (and the North Pole) back because he knows how resource rich they are.
SAC (U.S. Strategic Air Command) has a major monitoring base in Alaska for the express purpose of watching territorial incursions by Russia.
It’s just over the Bering Strait.
Sarah Palin would be a lousy governor of Alaska if she wasn’t talking about watching Russia and North Korea, given the aggressive behavior of their current leadership.
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:28 PM
sarah never said “from my house”. she said: “They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.”
tina fey said “from my house”. it’s really sad that so many people can’t or won’t distinguish the truth from a parody…
homesickamerican on June 19, 2009 at 7:29 PM
The left ARE jokes. What’s the point?
TABoLK on June 19, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Read through my comments again. My issue isn’t whether she did or did not say it. My concern is that people hear things in media that are supposed to be jokes but take them as reality. That is not a healthy trend. That is all I’m saying.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 7:35 PM
http://www.borowitzreport.com/article.aspx?ID=6995
“If the population of the U.S. was suddenly afflicted with plagues, locusts and open sores, that would be fantastic for the Republican Party,” he said. “I’m rooting for all of those things to happen.“
fastestslug on June 19, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Guess jenfidel hears what she wants to hear. “Ditto” after all.
Grow Fins on June 19, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I Googled it and found this link, too; it’s hearsay from a Rush detractor and not presumptive proof that Rush actually said it.
Being an 18-year Dittohead, I can imagine Rush saying this as hyperbole in jest, but the mind-numbed Left tries to pretend that he said it and meant it as straight-faced GOP political strategy.
The Left has absolutely no sense of humor, as is abundantly clear in the Fallon clips.
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I enjoyed the dog in the car back drop. You just gotta love a toothy grin. Other than that–pathetic.
crazedarmenian on June 19, 2009 at 7:48 PM
It’s not a bad idea. Better than the Flo-bee. Not as good as the Comfort Wipe.
Google it.
rollthedice on June 19, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I don’t listen to him(nothing personal, I’m just a music kinda gal instead of talk radio.) but my dad does. He just said Rush did say that and people like my dad hopes this comes true too. *shrug*
fastestslug on June 19, 2009 at 7:51 PM
That.Was.Awesome. Creative. I love Rush’s words regardless of who is saying them!!
ihasurnominashun on June 19, 2009 at 7:56 PM
No I’m curious did he or did he not say it? And if so was he joking?
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 7:57 PM
The McGraw ad was funnier than the video.
TexAz on June 19, 2009 at 8:02 PM
The Borowitz is a comedy site.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Wow … her voice was terrible.
At least Rush got some Air time. Good for him!
ORrighty on June 19, 2009 at 8:05 PM
It’s not hearsay, it’s parody. Borowitz Report is a parody site (like The Onion).
But my standards for a segment called “Rush Limbaugh karaoke” on a late night comedy show aren’t high, so who cares.
YYZ on June 19, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Please don’t pass stuff from a comedy Web site as a real quote, alright.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Oh, NBC. Needs no explanation there.
mizflame98 on June 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM
WILL NOT WATCH
txag92 on June 19, 2009 at 8:12 PM
with so much going on that is RIPE for parody (Obama’s reluctant response to Iran’s election results, unemployment, sky-rocketing debt, etc.) Jimmy Fallon comes up with… THIS?
stevezilla on June 19, 2009 at 8:27 PM
The black guy was pretty good.
The fat guy was pretty weak.
The broad was Gawd awful.
I used to like Jimmy Fallon but he is in over his head. Like Chevy and Dennis Miller SNL rejects don’t translate to talk show hosts.
Ted Torgerson on June 19, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Going out on a limb here, but I’ve watched Jimmy a few times and I’m starting to think he’s a closeted conservative.
Just a hunch.
HeIsThe BankingQueen on June 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Dang,I miss Elrushbo when he takes a few days off:):)
ohiobabe on June 19, 2009 at 8:43 PM
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Yeah. Nice trick mixing real (well known) quotes with complete made up bull. I’d sue just to prove the point.
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RalphyBoy on June 19, 2009 at 8:51 PM
They can’t ignore Rush,he tells the truth.They are scared to death of him.
ohiobabe on June 19, 2009 at 9:10 PM
That was pretty funny.
Michelle Dubois on June 19, 2009 at 9:15 PM
You can see Russia from Alaska. In the Bering strait, you have little Diamede island and Big Diamede island. I think Big is on the Russian side and little on the US. Anyhow, I had friends that hunted Polar bear in the strait way before it was illegal, and you could see the island of Big, and some folks actually reported seeing subs in that area. Russian subs, the US military is very alert in that part of the world. I believe at the islands, Russia and the US are something like just 7 miles apart or so?? Not sure, Unipak would probably know better. Point is, you CAN see Russia from the US in Alaska. So there libtards……*sigh*
clinker46 on June 19, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Your kind of humor, allah? I guess you’d probably say you were monitoring the poplular culture although I would argue that the culture this appeals to probably should be nuetered. What’s wrong with that guys breathing anyway? Too many poppers with his boyfriends in the grenwich village clubs?
peacenprosperity on June 19, 2009 at 9:21 PM
To be fair, I don’t think liberals were disputing that you can see a piece of Russia from Alaska. They were saying that being in close proximity to another country doesn’t qualify for foreign policy experience…. and it doesn’t.
terryannonline on June 19, 2009 at 9:22 PM
it would be funnier if it wasn’t so true.
ANV on June 19, 2009 at 9:43 PM
To be fair, I don’t think liberals were disputing that you can see a piece of Russia from Alaska.
Oh, but in Palin’s case it does: if you don’t think she’s had to handle several cases (maybe many) of Russian military units probing our shores, you’re very much mistaken.
Putin is on the record as stating that he wants Russia to get Alaska back and regards its sale to the USA as invalid.
Further, he’s tried to claim the North Pole for Russia, too, underneath which are vast resources of oil and gas.
In addition, Palin’s also negotiated with Canada on the Alaska gas pipeline.
Right now, Alaska will be the next NorK missile target after Hawaii…
This is as close as you can get to executive foreign policy experience without being POTUS and put her light years ahead of either McCain, NObama or Biden.
If there is an attack on this country via Alaska, Gov. Palin is and was the Chief Executive on the front line of our defense.
Quit carrying the Libs’ water, please, Terry Ann and acting as if that little airhead actress Tina Fey and the dope smoking scriptwriters at SNL actually had a point!
Jenfidel on June 19, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Fallon was the one who, when asked why comics do not make fun of BHO said that there was nothing to make fun of…
mjbrooks3 on June 19, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Instead we got Biden and his endless wealth of foreign policy experience, Hillary who doesn’t know how to use babelfish to translate English to Russian, and Odoofus who thinks that dropping terrorists in British territory without their knowledge is a way to show we’re allies. UGH!
mizflame98 on June 19, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Kareoke is beyond Fallon. A friggin grain of sand is eons beyond Fallon. Why are we talking about a dead person anyway.
Coronagold on June 19, 2009 at 10:42 PM
The only thing that is good about that show is the fact that The Roots are the house band.
JABB on June 19, 2009 at 10:48 PM
It’s absolutely unwatchable.
conservativegrandma on June 19, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Well, it’s certainly unwatchable here on deployment, because Hulu blocks users outside the US from doing so!
Chap on June 20, 2009 at 12:11 AM
I did not even know he had a show! LOL!
I watched. Snort worthy.
Ditto! Mark Steyn will be on Monday! Love it when Mark subs!
freeus on June 20, 2009 at 12:28 AM
So basically, we mock a private citizen for speaking out against the socialist agenda of the new man-child president. But that very president himself receives no such criticisms. What country am I in?
long_cat on June 20, 2009 at 12:40 AM
How about Fallon use those quotes in context? Not so silly then, are they Mr. Fallon.
I try to like him, but after Conan, I usually turn off the tv.
darii on June 20, 2009 at 2:22 AM
Well, I thought it was all staged until I heard the third contestant… Man, that was ear-piercing.
ConservadorRebelde on June 20, 2009 at 2:34 AM
Indeed, if you glance over to the articles on the right you’l find:
Now that’s funny.
Heck with the Rush piece they might as well have said, “I hope everybody dies, that would be good for the Republican party.” I think even the 90% percentile of Democrats would see the problem with that after fifteen minutes.
Axeman on June 20, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Why do liberals insist on using mediocre, unfunny “comedians” to push their agenda? Has anyone ever appreciated the humor of: Bill Mahar, Joy Bahar, Janeen Garafolo, et.al.? How is it possible that these talentless hacks (Fallon included) get the airtime that they do? State run media, anyone?
George Carlin (who was sometimes actually funny) once said that if America was ever to introduce facism, it wouldn’t use a swastika, it would do it using a smily face. How prophetic.
brotherjohn on June 20, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Rush develops a Parody (definition 1) of political life. While, Fallon parodies (definition 2) everyone that does not agree with him or the left’s dislike.
Source: Oxford American Dictionary, 1980, Oxford Press, New York, New York.
MSGTAS on June 20, 2009 at 10:02 AM
This whole bunch of late night hacks wouldn’t be fit to polish Johnny Carson’s golf clubs.He made fun of both sides and he was FUNNY.
pistolpetestoys on June 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
A group of Hollywood accountants met for lunch and were lamenting the negative returns on celebrities the brass were investing in but they were lifted by laughter from a joke that started like this:
So Jimmy Fallon walks into a pitch meeting…
FeFe on June 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Ditto! Mark Steyn will be on Monday! Love it when Mark subs!
freeus on June 20, 2009
Agreed! Mark is my favorite Rush sub. I look forward to his biting (unBritish?) sense of humor.
SKYFOX on June 20, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Wow, what a lousy segment. “Limbaugh Karaoke” was neither funny or an indictment Rush Limbaugh. It looks like they just cut and paste statements together, and ignored the context. I wonder when they are going to do “Bill Maher Karaoke,” “Barney Frank Karaoke,” or “Air American Karaoke.” My guess is probably never.
Frank T.J Mackey on June 20, 2009 at 3:24 PM
The fact that you’re not sure should probably bother you.
crr6 on June 20, 2009 at 4:04 PM
This is the first time I have ever seen any part of his show and hopefully the last. Seriously, that was painful.
Dollayo on June 21, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Let’s see. A black man, a woman, a white guy. Who is going to win in a bash-Rush contest? Why have the contest? Let’s go straight to the vote: Ooooh we need a run-off between biggest victim and second biggest victim–oooh sorry second biggest victim, the award goes to the biggest victim. Sheesh. Liberals are so predictable.
smellthecoffee on June 21, 2009 at 9:54 AM
His laughing at every unfunny joke he makes makes me want to gouge out my eyes/ears.
scrubbiedude on June 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Jimmy Fallon has a TV show? Who knew?
UndertheBridge on June 22, 2009 at 2:53 AM
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