Rush Limbaugh

excon · #1 Mar 3, 2009, 05:43 PM

Hello:

Snicker, snicker. Ha, ha ha. BWA HA HA HA. Yoweee!

Seriously, now. LMFAO!

excon

earl237 · Mar 3, 2009, 05:51 PM

Limbaugh gives the GOP a bad name. Does he ever think before he talks?

George_1950 · Mar 3, 2009, 07:32 PM

Michael Steele really stepped into doo-doo. "Steele had insisted that he - and not Limbaugh - was at the helm of the party.

"Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer," Steele said on CNN. "Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it's incendiary, yes, it's ugly." GOP Chairman Michael Steele and Pundit Rush Limbaugh in War of Words - US News and World Report

It gets better: "I would be embarrassed to say that I'm in charge of the Republican Party in the sad-sack state that it's in," railed Limbaugh yesterday, adding he "might get out the hari-kari knife" if he had Steele's job."

speechlesstx · Mar 4, 2009, 04:05 AM

Certainly the new administration thinks Rush is a problem for them or they wouldn't be so focused on marginalizing him. Same with the MSM, and both continue to twist what he's actually said about wanting Obama to fail. Press Sec Gibbs actually had the chutzpah to wonder what might have happened had someone on the left hoped Bush failed...

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I can only imagine what might have been said a few years ago if somebody might have said that on the other side relating to what was going on in this country or our endeavors overseas

HELLO! What Democrat, liberal pundit, leftist Hollywood actor that could fog up a mirror for the last 8 years DIDN'T hope Bush failed? Now they all hope Rush fails, because he has tremendous influence whether any of us like it or not.

But this is less about Rush than it is about the left trying to define the GOP. Ever since the election the left has been in full campaign mode trying to tell us what the GOP needs to do to be relevant again. Rush is a threat to them because he is unabashedly conservative, has a huge audience and he doesn't pull any punches.

But you guys laugh all you want and talk about how outrageous and divisive he is...then go home and get your daily dose of Olbermann, Maher and Garafalo.

excon · Mar 4, 2009, 04:16 AM

Hello again:

Padre, surly you jest... In fact, back in '89 when he started, I LOVED the Limp one. I thought he was a libertarian too.

Then I heard him spout the party line about drugs, and how dealers should spend the rest of their life in the slam... That killed it. He's NO libertarian..

Then he got into trouble with drugs, and STILL thinks it's fine to put people away who do exactly what he himself does.

So, not only is he NO libertarian. He's a raging hypocrite.

excon

tomder55 · Mar 4, 2009, 04:44 AM

Steele may not have said it well ,but he was absolutely correct in saying Limbaugh is limited by the fact that he is an entertainer 1st . Limbaugh does not hold elected position and never will. It would even be a stretch to say that he is the philosophical voice of the Republican party . The Republicans to me frankly look like a bunch of sniping war-lords right now with no individual that you could point to as being their leader.

Leadership will emerge from one of two camps . There are those who think to create a big tent the Republicans need to moderate their views to accomodate different constituencies and abandon core principles ....sorta the GW Bush approach in his last year ( I have abandoned free market principles he said. ) This was the approach tried by McCain .Yeah that worked out well.

There are others who think you stick to principles and clearly articulate them . Then the vast pool of moderates will be persuaded to support the party on principles. That was Reagan's approach ( remember the Reagan Democrats ?) and I think it is the correct one to take. Clearly the Democrats did not moderate their leftist message. Instead they persuaded enough moderates that the conservative brand was corrupted ...and they had a point to a degree as Repubicans took liberal actions in an attempt to expand their base.

Limbaugh may articulate this position better than most . But that does not make him the party leader .
He is more like the symbolic pinata that the Dems. use because they must have a Bush ,a Rove to point at to deflect the fact that they have already blown their chance in a little over a month to responsibly lead the country .

speechlesstx · Mar 4, 2009, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tomder55

He is more like the symbolic pinata that the Dems. use because they must have a Bush ,a Rove to point at to deflect the fact that they have already blown their chance in a little over a month to responsibly lead the country .

Yep...and to raise money. Got this from Gov. Kaine today.

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That's a far cry from what Republicans leaders have been up to.

Nearly every Republican in Congress voted against the Recovery plan. Instead, they're following Rush Limbaugh, who last week reiterated his hope that President Obama fails.

And yesterday, after doing the right thing and denouncing Limbaugh's comments, the chairman of the Republican National Committee called Limbaugh to apologize.

Following Rush Limbaugh and the failed attack politics of the past -- as Republicans are doing -- is not the kind of leadership that's going to get America back on a path to strength and prosperity. So it's going to be up to us to lead the way.

Make a donation now so that we can continue showing what real leadership can do for America:

spitvenom · Mar 4, 2009, 05:17 AM

I never went along with Rush being the leader of the Repubs. That was until Steele had to basically apologize for stating his honest opinion about the man. But it's all good now

George_1950 · Mar 4, 2009, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by spitvenom

I never went along with Rush being the leader of the Repubs. That was until Steele had to basically apologize for stating his honest opinion about the man. But it's all good now

Steele exposed what I hope is just his inexperience: 1) Steele is not the 'leader' of the Republican Party; he is the 'leader' (hate that word) of the RNC. and 2) he attempted to elevate his position in an inappropriate manner in answer a legitimate question.

"The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy." Republican National Committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simply put, Steele mis-spoke and he has apologized, as he should.