Nurse Ratchet: What Limbaugh Dubs Hillary Clinton

Nurse Ratchet (actually Nurse Ratched the cold, unsympathetic psychiatric nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) is not someone that anyone would want to be likened to. But that's who Rush Limbaugh associates with Hillary Clinton.

What's the deal? Well, this morning on the Today show, Rush was asked by NBC's Jamie Gangel to play word association. He zipped off some wisecracks -- the toughest aimed at Secretary of State/former senator/former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the most condescending at First Lady Michelle Obama. Here's his word association in all its awful entirety:

President Obama: "Disaster"

Michelle Obama: "Garden. Plants a garden out there."

Former President Jimmy Carter: "An utter disgrace and embarrassment."

Sarah Palin: "Misunderstood and underestimated."

Former President Bush: "Most decent, down-to-earth real man you'd ever hope to meet."

Glenn Beck: "Look what I have spawned. Glenn Beck to me is 'Right on, Daddy-O.' "

Hillary Clinton: "Nurse Ratchet."

"Rush is right"? YEAH, RIGHT.

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Today's Illusion Oct 13, 2009, 1:22pm EDT

Rush Limbaugh - drug addict leader of the Republican party.

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Emily Moulton Oct 13, 2009, 1:23pm EDT

Hahaha. George Bush is real.

Melissa Richardson Oct 13, 2009, 1:26pm EDT

And "decent"! :)

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Bob U. Oct 13, 2009, 1:41pm EDT

Limbaugh is one of the most polarizing people in this country today. The fact that he despises every liberal/Democrat and has nothing good to say about them doesn't surprise me a bit.

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Carla G. Oct 13, 2009, 1:44pm EDT

I agree with Bob. He is polarizing and very offensive. He has certainly done little to help race relations over his lifetime, in fact he's done just the opposite.

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Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom Oct 13, 2009, 1:46pm EDT

Thanks for pointing out that it's "Ratched." I read the book several years before the movie came out so I always knew her name. :)

George Bush is a descendant of an Eastern Establishment family from Connecticut. His grandfather was a senator from there. He went to an Ivy League school. (OK it was because his family had gone there.) The regular guy persona always cracked me up.

Melissa Richardson Oct 13, 2009, 1:54pm EDT

You're welcome, Nippy Katz! It's one of my favorite movies, and I cringe when people get it wrong. :)

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Gerry Wass Oct 13, 2009, 1:54pm EDT

Is the setup for all this lost in the details? How much integrity did Jamie Gangel show in setting Rush up for these cute little pieces of poison?

Kris M. Oct 13, 2009, 1:59pm EDT

Was Rush somehow forced to participate and make these comments? I doubt they were lines written out for him, in which case "setup" is inaccurate.

Melissa Richardson Oct 13, 2009, 2:03pm EDT

You can tell he's just speaking off the cuff. Here's a link to a video clip of it: http://www.examiner.com/x-22153-Cleveland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Rush-Limbaughs-TodayShowcom--and-MSNBCcom-part-2-video-surges-to-3rd-mostpopular-viewed

Gerry Wass Oct 13, 2009, 2:23pm EDT

I was trying to point out my feeling that Gangel wanted Rush to go off on these people just as he did.

Melissa Richardson Oct 13, 2009, 2:32pm EDT

Ah -- gotcha. (Jamie's a woman, though.) :) And from her reaction, "Oh, Rush, you're bad!" I can totally agree.

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Jack E. Oct 13, 2009, 4:02pm EDT

Is Limbaugh serving time for dealing illegal drugs yet? Maybe I should ask the ACLU since they took his case.

Hillary is just another standard Washington insider Obama was not going to use. Should have seen Obama for what he is when he lied about how he would finance his campaign.

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lea and... c. Oct 13, 2009, 4:23pm EDT

Those little deals they make behind close doors!
No worries, I have it from the horse's mouth, that Rush is actually going to run for president in 2012, he has plotted the take over and has already hired Blackwater to take charge of key states and areas of the polls stations.Only White will be allowed to vote and only males.
He wants to go back to the era where women stayed in the kitchen, children where silent and men of course got drunk all nigth with their mistress.
I think it is true but I would be cautious if I was you, after all Damian is just a stallion with big ears and eager to gossip.

Tim Nelson Oct 13, 2009, 6:24pm EDT

Oh darn, I don't drink.

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Steve T. Oct 13, 2009, 4:23pm EDT

sounds like a lot of hot air

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(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Oct 13, 2009, 10:56pm EDT

The Republican party is hurting now, if big mouth gets to be the head it surely will die. That man is so wrapped up in him self he smothers him self. That's the reason he acts half nuts all the time.

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Alan West Oct 14, 2009, 10:39pm EDT

WOW seems like all the re-bubba-kins have are fueled by anger and bitterness these days. That's no way to go through life.

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