"Don't Doubt Me"

This is a favorite saying of the supremely confident talk-show host, Rush Limbaugh. When strange events are unfolding that are confusing to understand, Rush will make a prediction about what will happen in the future. When he does, it sounds very unlikely that it could happen. He then adds, "Don't doubt me." Often his staff is incredulous about the prediction and lets him know. For instance: just before the presidential election, there were many people that said if Obama was elected it would be the end of racial strife. It would usher in a new, higher level in race relations. After all, it would take many whites to elect him since blacks are only 12% of the population, therefore, blacks, recognizing this, would know that whites are not antagonistic toward them. Rush's prediction at the time was that it would make race relations worse rather than improve. His staff laughed at how wrong he was. Of course he added: "Don't doubt me." Today, every criticism of Obama yields the epithet of "Racist." Don't like one of his programs, you are racist. Point out his gaffs, you are racist. Catch him in a lie, you are racist. Make fun of him, you are a double racist. How could he know this would happen?