Comedian Wishes Limbaugh Ill Health

The joke in question? “Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails,” Sykes said. “So you’re saying, ‘I hope America fails.’ You’re like, ‘I don’t care about people losing their homes, their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq.’ He just wants the country to fail. To me, that’s treason. “He’s not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You know, you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on OxyContin he missed his flight.” Not everyone laughed at that joke. She recognized it and said, “Too much?” If it was, that didn’t stop her. “Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails; I hope his kidneys fail, how about that?” she continued. “He needs a good waterboarding, that’s what he needs”/ Christian Science Monitor . More here .

Question: Did comedian Wanda Sykes go too far in saying that she wishes Rush Limbaugh’s kidneys would fail? Or are critics simply being thin-skinned.