{"id":2521763,"date":"2025-12-16T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-were-all-of-these-decent-liberals-when-rob-reiner-said-these-horrible-things-about-rush-limbaugh-after-cancer-diagnosis-death\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:03:25","slug":"where-were-all-of-these-decent-liberals-when-rob-reiner-said-these-horrible-things-about-rush-limbaugh-after-cancer-diagnosis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-were-all-of-these-decent-liberals-when-rob-reiner-said-these-horrible-things-about-rush-limbaugh-after-cancer-diagnosis-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Were All of These &#8216;Decent&#8217; Liberals When Rob Reiner Said These Horrible Things About Rush Limbaugh After Cancer Diagnosis, Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhere-were-all-of-these-decent-liberals-when-rob-reiner-said-these-horrible-things-about-rush-limbaugh-after-cancer-diagnosis-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President donald Trump&#8217;s controversial and tasteless comments following the reported murder of Hollywood figure Rob Reiner and his wife. While many criticized Trump for using the tragedy to make a political point by blaming Reiner&#8217;s alleged death on &#8220;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8221; (TDS), the piece argues that liberals lack the moral authority to condemn him. It recalls how Reiner and other liberals previously reacted harshly to the illness and death of conservative media personality Rush Limbaugh. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warren-reaction-to-ceo-murder-confirms-dems-are-pro-violence\/\" title=\"Warren Reaction To CEO ... Confirms Dems Are Pro-Violence\">article highlights past instances<\/a> of political hostility, including negative reactions from liberals to conservative figures like Charlie Kirk after his assassination. It suggests that the toxic political surroundings and violence risked by conservatives come from left-wing hostility, making calls for mutual accountability and cautioning against hypocrisy when judging Trump&#8217;s remarks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tasteless comments following the apparent murder of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner on Sunday showed that the president, at least on that occasion, had a speck in his eye.<\/p>\n<p>Before criticizing Trump, however, liberals should make sure to remove the logs from their own eyes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%207%3A3&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 7:3<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Recall, for instance, that a swarm of liberals, including Reiner himself, once greeted news of the late conservative media icon Rush Limbaugh&rsquo;s cancer diagnosis &mdash; and later Limbaugh&rsquo;s death &mdash; with politically-motivated heartlessness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only one thing to say about Rush Limbaugh getting a Presidential Medal if Freedom at The State of the Union: I loathe this f***ing man,&rdquo; Reiner wrote Feb. 5, 2020, on the social media platform X, then known as Twitter, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/02\/04\/verified-twitter-piles-on-ailing-rush-limbaugh-after-sotu-medal-of-freedom-presentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Federalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-rush-limbaughs-final-christmas-message-teared-will\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Limbaugh<\/a> died in February 2021, Reiner showed no mercy. The longtime actor and director blasted Limbaugh as a liar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/02\/18\/rob-reiner-attacks-rush-limbaugh-as-purveyor-of-disinformation-day-after-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a> reported. Other prominent liberals joined in the chorus of attacks on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-reacted-to-rush-limbaughs-death\/\" title=\"How The Media Reacted To ...\u2019s ...\">conservative radio legend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Nearly five years later, those same liberals apparently have short memories.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the 78-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-report-hollywood-legend-rob-reiner-wife-michele-killed-son-nick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reiner<\/a> and his wife, 68-year-old Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >knife wounds allegedly inflicted<\/a> by their son, Nick Reiner.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, nearly all who responded to the murders on social media expressed shock and horror. Conservative actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/learn-james-woods-response-death-rob-reiner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Woods<\/a> even paid tribute to Reiner, saying they had been &ldquo;good friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-claims-rob-reiners-death-due-anger-caused-others-via-trump-derangement-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> chimed in on his social media platform .<\/p>\n<p>The president wrote that Reiner had died &ldquo;reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome, sometimes referred to as TDS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/opinion-trumps-post-rob-reiners-death-massive-misstep-vast-majority-maga-posts-got-exactly-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump supporters<\/a> balked at following the president down that road. Most, in fact, struck a very different tone on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind that Trump appeared to use Reiner&rsquo;s alleged murder as a reason to focus on himself. No evidence exists to suggest that the Hollywood legend&rsquo;s death had anything to do with TDS.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, for no apparent purpose besides the posthumous settling of a political score, Trump wrote something untrue about Reiner.<\/p>\n<p>If we are to castigate the president for that transgression, however, shouldn&rsquo;t we apply the standard equally?<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Christian icon Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s Sept. 10 assassination called forth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/listen-demonic-laugh-spills-dem-congressional-candidate-revels-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonic<\/a> celebrations from liberals on social media. Those people, of course, have no moral high ground from which to criticize Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But what about Democrat leaders who slandered Kirk following his murder? That list includes former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/veteran-journalist-calls-obamas-charlie-kirk-comments-nothing-short-stunning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a>, Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-smears-charlie-kirk-supporters-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> of New York, and Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-refuses-let-jasmine-crockett-get-away-malicious-smear-charlie-kirk-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> of Texas, to name a few. Did they not commit the same offense Trump did?<\/p>\n<p>In short, many conservatives seem to agree that Trump&rsquo;s comments about Reiner, at least in the abstract, qualified as tasteless.<\/p>\n<p>But we also should not forget that the president did not make those comments in the abstract. He made them in the context of an increasingly dangerous political environment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-blood-pours-trump-supporters-face-violent-antifa-descends-tpusa-event-berkeley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatives<\/a> who, simply by appearing in public, risk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-new-study-shows-lefts-assassination-culture-hit-disturbing-levels-trump-musk-targeted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violence<\/a> at the hands of a deranged leftist.<\/p>\n<p>Trump-haters must open their eyes to the fact that they and others like them created that toxic environment, which means that while the president&rsquo;s allies may express regret over his Reiner comments, dishonest and violence-mongering leftist hypocrites have no right to chastise anyone besides the person in the mirror.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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