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Rush: Media “ma[de] up things I said” about the ocean cleaning oil spill naturally, Obama didn't do anything for 12 days

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 05/04/10 12:35 PM EDT

From the May 4 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Upping the ante: Limbaugh and Hannity's falsehood about oil spill response keeps growing

Limbaugh falsely claimed Obama waited eight days to deal with Gulf oil spill

Limbaugh: “I'm not trying to minimize [the oil spill] here,” but “sea water is pretty tough stuff ... oil has a tough time surviving.”

Limbaugh: “Some” people are saying that “the sea will take care of” the oil spill

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