Limbaugh: "Does Our Looks-Obsessed Culture Want to Stare At An Aging Woman?"

Today, the Drudge Report featured a not-so-flattering picture of Hillary Clinton with the screaming headline "THE TOLL OF A CAMPAIGN." Clinton, who turned 60 in October, has been traveling around Iowa and this morning hit up all six morning shows as part of a media blitz now that her campaign there has entered panic mode.

On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh asked, "Does our looks obsessed culture want to stare at an aging woman?" In his own words:

There is this thing in this country that, as you age -- and this is particularly, you know, women are hardest hit on this, and particularly in Hollywood -- America loses interest in you, and we know this is true because we constantly hear from aging actresses, who lament that they can't get decent roles anymore, other than in supporting roles that will not lead to any direct impact, yay or nay, in the box office. While Hollywood box-office receipts may be stagnant, none of that changes the fact that this is a country obsessed with appearance. It's a country obsessed with looks. The number of people in public life who appear on television or on the big screen, who are content to be who they are, you can probably count on one hand. Everybody's trying to make themselves look different -- and in that situation, in that case, they think they're making themselves look better. It's just the way our culture has evolved. It's the way the country is. It's like almost an addiction that some people have to what I call the perfection that Hollywood presents of successful, beautiful, fun-loving people. So the question is this: Will this country want to actually watch a woman get older before their eyes on a daily basis?

The picture Drudge used:

Comments

[lyingtruth]

This is an example of how easy it is to influence the rednecks and voters in the Bible Belt.

These poor, dumb SOBs are just too ignorant to analyze real issues and vote for politicians who just might improve their lives and standard of education.

[lynnn]

Gawd, that is such a fake picture, I think someone should post fake photo-shoped pictures of him (or maybe real pictures of his trip to the DR).

[init]

I like to listen to Phil Henry; especially his dialog skits. 1:00 am. San fran. He can keep his politics. Just listen to his dialog skits, if you are up.

[Birdman]

:ets see a fat cyst assed putz asks, do we have to look at an aging woman. I have to ask back, do we have to listen to your shit? I'm afraid I will get ear infections listing to your hate filled inane crap.

[beekeeper]

Why does the FAT PUKE get to speak? Maybe we dont want to watch that fat AMBULATORY LAND MASS RUSH any longer. Take that oxygen pirate off the air fricken puke.

[init]

So where do you rate, you fat blob? My brother was driving back and forth to College 24+ years ago and predicted that Rush could possibly end the well-being of this country. He is a lot of dead-weight meat on the airwaves, dying for attention. What happened to his CNN girlfriend? He is a disaster. No not Paula. Paula got rich!

[nellie]

Honestly, what is wrong with Rush Limbaugh's audience? They must be addicted to hostiliy -- and shallow hostility at that. I can't think of any other reason to give this man 5 minutes.

[CarlyCorday]

All hilarity aside, the comment was stupid for other than sexist reasons, for goodness sake. There was Golda Meir (sp) and then there was Dwight D., and right now we have Gee Dubya Bee, so where does anyone get the idea that our nation's preoccupation with our own looks in our own social spheres is the same thing as wanting a pretty or handsome president? There's never been an un-ugly president. Pretty contenders always lose, in part because they ARE pretty, and pretty sometimes translates as silly when it comes to runnin for high office. Now Hillary, in this picture or any other, is just a lady of 60. She looks it. She's a nice-looking lady of sixty. This is a really stupid discussion, except I guess for the totally unsurprising sexist angle on it, the "I'm so glad Limbaugh said that, haw-haw!" side of it.

You're pretty, Hillary. I hope it doesn't hurt you too much in your race to be leader of the free world.

[cheforacle]

I don't support Hillary but once again Rush manages to hit the low of the low making an issue of her looks. They must be getting in the GOP establishment with accomplished well-known candidates on the Dem side and Huckabee or Romney on the GOP side.

[theblueAmerican]

Limbaugh is such a drug addicted chicken hawk of a loser! If we determine the next president of the United States of America based upon their looks or whether they age because of the demands of the office then we truly deserve more government as incompetent as George W. Bush. I wonder what Rush Limbaugh thinks of Margret Thatcher or Golda Meir. Of course that implies that Rush Limbaugh has a brain and can think. Right now I either voting for Ms. Clinton or Mr. Obama because I love this country, our Constitution, the Bill of Rights and our planet. God bless America. And God help the middle class which makes America free and strong.

[ConcernAmerican]

Oxycontin and Viagra addles the mind of Rush. Damn! he's as ugly as they come.......LOL

[ConcernAmerican]

Only Rush Limbaugh is obssess with looks, the fat slob had plastic surgery. Does he have penile implant too?

I think Hillary Clinton is aging gracefully, she looks stunning for a woman of her age. I prefer natural beauty than silicon boobs, face lift, tuck here and there; they look like TUPPERWARE.

Rush Limbaugh can use a new face, like the arse of Elephant! Rush Limbaugh CAN use LOBOTOMY, remove his brain and in its place put 700mb of artificial intelligence. The man talks like a moron. In fact ALL neocons can use LOBOTOMY!

[Pneumaticus]

Staring at Hillary sure beats staring at you, Rush, or Bush.

[Roafer]

I would NEVER vote for Shillary but Rush Limpballs is one ugly putz, good thing he isn't on TV anymore.

Rush is a fat ugly bastard, Shillary looks great compared to the blowhard Limpballs.

[lungfish]

At least Rush knows that nobody wants to look at his corpulent bulk and hides behind a radio microphone...
Hillary isn't the right choice and it has nothing to do with her looks...