Rush Derangement Syndrome
I interviewed Rush Limbaugh for a special Sunday piece for the New York Post about President Obama’s attack on him (and, by extension of course, talk radio and grass-roots conservatism). The Post titled the piece, “The Rush Revival.” But it’s more accurately the anti-Rush revival and the Rush Survival. As you’ll see, one of my main points is how using Rush as a left-wing bogeyman — and failing to bring him down — is as old as the hills.
One aspect of Rush Derangement Syndrome I didn’t have more room to cover in the piece was the contempt for Rush and talk radio among Beltway establishment Republicans and elitists on the center/Right. I’ve blogged extensively about talk radio-bashing hypocrites such as P.J. O’Rourke, Phil Gramm, Lindsay “Go away, Loud Folks” Graham, and Trent Lott. I asked Rush to diagnose their pathology. “I think they all crave acceptance and inclusion in the dominant political and social cultures of Washington, which is run by the Left. They fastest way to do that is to be critical of their own party. This gets them loving treatment in ‘important’ New York/Washington media circles,” he said.
On-target diagnosis. I would add two more etiological factors.
1) Rush is not an Ivy Leaguer with an East Coast, Mayflower pedigree. He’s a self-made entrepreneur who pulled no strings and owes no Beltway benefactors for his success. The same, self-styled intellectual protectors of conservatism in the Manhattan-Bethesda corridor who derided outsider Sarah Palin have always derided Rush Limbaugh for the same reasons: They’re not one of “us.”
I’ve noted the ugly, anti-capitalist rhetoric used by Rush-bashers like
2) Unlike 99 percent of the humorless suits in Washington, Rush possesses an enormously disarming ability to laugh at his unhinged enemies — and at himself. Like Reagan, he knows and uses the power of humor to expose and persuade. He used it in hitting back at Obama’s demagogic smear ad during the presidential campaign. He’s using it in responding to the Soros/MoveOn smear ad. And he’ll be using it to spread the message of fiscal conservatism to fight the wealth-distributionism agenda of both the White House and the Bend Over Republicans.
David Frum looks at a bunch of polls and frets that the Republican Party is being shoved to the margins because of Rush and staunch conservative voices on the Right. Remind me who the GOP presidential candidate in 2008 was? How did that poll go? Speaking of polls, take a look at the latest Opinion Dynamics poll showing independents turning against the Generational Theft Act/spendulus/porkulus/debt stimulus plan of 2008. That shift in public opinion didn’t happen because of fingernail-biting moderate, civil, smiley-face D.C. Republicans worrying about their next Obama dinner party invitations and their reputations as “thoughtful” conservatives.
It happened because of the Loud Folks.
Here’s an excerpt of my piece:
President Obama is throwing a bipartisan Super Bowl party Sunday at the White House. But one leading conservative football fan won’t be in attendance: Rush Limbaugh. The much-heralded new era of outreach and cooperation in Washington does not extend to the Right’s most powerful voice on talk radio. With his explicit attack on Limbaugh during a Capitol Hill meeting last week, Obama has signaled the end of Bush Derangement Syndrome – the defining mental illness of the Democrats for eight years – and ushered in the age of Rush Derangement Syndrome.
You would think that victories in the presidential race and Congress would be enough for the Left. But no. Like Captain Ahab, Sen. Lindsay Graham still bristles at the “loud folks” in conservative talk radio. Democrats even drafted a petition denouncing Limbaugh last week, showing that trying to save the economy doesn’t wait for petty personal attacks.
Too bad Obama hasn’t learned the lessons of his predecessors. Limbaugh not only has survived countless protests, boycotts, media smears and political attempts to kick him off the airwaves. He has emerged each time with a higher profile, greater influence, and a strengthened hand.
In a repeat of anti-Rush history (see “vast right wing conspiracy,” et al), the White House broadside backfired – disseminating his biting critiques of the trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill to a wider audience. Rather than dividing the GOP, it united them. Not a single Republican voted for the Obama plan after unprecedented wooing, courting, and cajoling. The Rush Effect is incontestable.
Which begs the question: Why did Obama – who told House GOP leaders “you can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done” – even bring him up?
It could have been unscripted, one of the president’s first political misspeaks. Or it could have been calculated (rather miscalculated), an effort to drive a wedge between Beltway Republicans and the outside-the-beltway king.
I think it points to a neurosis on the part of Democrats. By defining themselves more by who they oppose rather than who they are, they find themselves lost without an enemy.
The stimulus bill is a prime example – a collection of pet projects connected by no coherent ideological strategy except spending. Do Democrats really support it because it’s a good bill? Or is it simply because Republicans oppose it?
Either way, picking a fight with Rush was disastrous for the White House. Obama’s criticism of Limbaugh – and by extension, the broader influence of conservative talk radio and grass-roots activism – galvanized the base. Let’s face it – there’s been a little bit of moping since the November losses. Conservatives retreated into think tanks and blogs, trying to figure out what went wrong, sure that the public mood for empty promises would sour soon enough.
It didn’t take long. My colleagues here at the New York Post tell me after the newspaper ran its story about Obama calling out Rush, the article vaulted to No. 1 on its Web site for three consecutive days – and garnered more than 4,200 comments.
I asked Limbaugh this week why his enemies on the Left repeatedly fall into the trap of distorting his words and overreaching in their anti-talk radio demagoguery. Why, after 20 years, don’t they learn?
“On the contrary,” he said, “I think they believe all of these campaigns to have been profoundly successful. Their objective is to use their brethren in the drive-by media to echo their charges against me for the purpose of ensuring that I do not become ‘mainstream’ in the popular and political cultures. They strive to have the general population, particularly those who do not listen to the radio, hate me (and by association, all of conservatism). This happens for one reason: I am effective and thus have to be marginalized as an extremist, fringe figure.”
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Excellent column Michelle.
The go-along-to-get-along republicans need an urgent wake up call without which they risk irrelevancy in the political process. I hope this column will serve the purpose.
Well done!
Great article, more DITTOs
I can’t believe that accusing others of what you are doing still works.
Right now, we are a majority stupid and unthinking country. The electorate has been changed forever, and the great part of it wants socialism.
They just don’t call it that.
Words. Just words.
From where the RINO’s stand, Rush only look extreme. The RINO’s biggest fear is the label of RACIST if they oppose Obamanonics and now Rush for doing what they are afraid to do.
I don’t agree with everything he says but I stand with him.
I think Obama was using Rush as a generic opposition figure. He intended his message tobe “Shut up and do what you’re told.” It never even occurred to “The One” that Rush was a living breathing human being who might have something to say about it all.
I meant to use the above quote in my comment.
Off Topic (forgive me Michelle), my beloved elderly Aunt Rosie passed away, please remember her in you prayers today. Thanks, Z
Excellent Michelle. As your last sentence says Rush “relishes fighting back”. And I am loving every minute of it.
You know that Rush and conservative talk radio is hitting the left where it counts, judging by their reaction. Watch for a serious attempt to shut down the voices of conservatism. Emboldened by their success in November, Dems, with the help of BORs (Bend Over Reps), will manufacture some fallacious reason to do the shut down. As patient as evil can be, in the end it always reaches too far too fast. Lets hope that happens here.
Anyone who does not view the government as our savior is a dangerous individual and must be silenced. For liberals the government is God. They can say what they want but they have replaced God with government. You attack their government, expect the response that you would see from a religious zealot. All things are allowed. Anyone who understands God is not the government, has committed their allegiance to a true God and to the truth, those folks are dangerous to a leftist government.
It is no surprise that Rush is under attack. The attacks are going to continue towards any of us who do not worship a federal government and socialism. This is why at the end of the day ANY socialist style government ends up with being oppressive and controlling. It can’t tolerate any people who have an allegiance to anything other than their leftist socialist government.
Be alarmed. Be very alarmed.
Anyone who does not view the government as our savior is a dangerous individual and must be silenced. For liberals the government is God. They can say what they want but they have replaced God with government. You attack their government, expect the response that you would see from a religious zealot. All things are allowed. Anyone who understands God is not the government, has committed their allegiance to a true God and to the truth, those folks are dangerous to a leftist government.
It is no surprise that Rush is under attack. The attacks are going to continue towards any of us who do not worship a federal government and socialism. This is why at the end of the day ANY socialist style government ends up with being oppressive and controlling. It can’t tolerate any people who have an allegiance to anything other than their leftist socialist government.
Be alarmed. Be very alarmed.
Hmm… duplicates. My bad.
The good news is that Rush won’t be intimidated by either the leftist moonbats or our own limp wristed Rino’s.
In fact, as Harry Reid learned about engaging Rush, it is quite likely that El Rushbo will do the marginalizing.
And, as Rush mentioned on Friday, when the intellectually challenged douchebags (Leonard Pitts, that includes you) attack him, they’re also attacking the rest of us.
The attack on Rush is the opening shot of a war on talk radio – - to be culminated in a reprise of the “Fairness Doctrine” which will be the death knell of talk radio. After all, all the socialist/ communist/ Dimocrat/ uber-liberal talk show hosts have failed on the radio, so unless the station owners want to ‘balance’ winning shows with losing shows (talk about a suicide pact!), talk radio will be replaced with hip hop and Britney.
The old line about “conservatives THINK while liberals FEEL” is manifested in the failure of liberal talk to be successful on the radio. There is nothing but imbecilic parroting of liberal dogma from the lefties, unlike folks like Rush who actually appeal to the listeners’ intelligence.
No wonder the Democrats are in such a rush to bring back the “fairness” doctrine. They want to shut Limbaugh up as soon as possible because he is such a threat to them.
Bayrack is making a big mistake messing with Rush!!!!!!!
Rush has a larger, more diverse, intelligent, clear thinking audience than the “ONE” will ever have!!!!!
BAYRACK……
WHERE’S MY CHECK??????
Remember when state Democrats wanted the Florida Orange Growers Association to dump Rush as their official spokesman back in the early nineties, and how Florida OJ sales spiked when Rush signed on and dipped when he left?
Well, the Dems are doing it to themselves again, which is fine by me but one’d think they’d learned; rather than Obama talking to us, he’s talking down to Rush!
All the while, KY’s Nat Guard is trying to help many rural Kentuckians dig out from under a mountain of ice-driven mud-slides, downed power lines, busted water mains and the uprooted trees and limbs blocking our roads, Mr. Obama sits in the sweltering comfort of the Oval Office thinking up new barbs to toss NBC News in attacking Rush – go figure!
I’ve said before and I’ll say it again until people start paying attention: Don’t ever think their plans are that small!
Under the Obama/Pelosi/Reid axis, there will be an attempt to institute a federal human rights commission. That will be much more damaging than the unfairness doctrine could ever be because it will give them the power to put Rush in prison on trumped up charges of hate speech.
Can’t have all those people walking around with a different viewpoint, can we?
Shut down opposition. No one else finds this chilling?
Hey, as long as American Idol stays on, we’re good, right? Nothing to see here….
The liberals are all for free speech, but only if you agree with them. They have become the most intolerant hypocrites I’ve ever seen in my life.
2010 can’t come soon enough. Reid has to go.
“Don’t ever think their plans are that small!”
That’s right. Its not about the Fairness Doctrine. Its about the advantage they think silencing folks like Rush will give them in pushing their agenda. Its about the AGENDA not some radio show!
I wish I could have heard the distinctive kaching sound Rush heard when he found out what BHO said. Since the democrats failed with their stimulus bill, looks like they are going to have to rewrite it, you would think that they would learn to keep their mouths shut. I don’t think they will though. I cannot send enough well wishes to Rush now and it looks like I’m not alone, I read the comments on the DCCC website which obviously backfired as well. My question is, we have seen consequences from BHO kissing Arab a$$ now that Ahmadenijad is making him look like a snotty nosed punk and Rush is wiping the floor with the POTUS now, how can we expect this clown to keep us safe. His first 2 weeks have been a disaster one could only conclude from a man who is essentially a sophomore at best.
When the so called main stream media and my latest President and his willing accomplices talk I hear the age old voice of the oppressor. Muchas Dittias Michelle and Rush.
The Fairness Doctrine would be a boon for Sattelite and Internet radio.
The Fairness Doctrine would be a boon for Satelite and Internet radio.
As Rush himself says, this isn’t about him, it is a loud game to intimidate Senate Republicans on the Porkulous Bill.
Wow. Great read Michelle. That was a special piece!
Without the loud folks, the conservative movement would be worthless. Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were once considered the loud folks.
Liberals believe their own lies about Rush, so they think by bringing him down they will control dah world. WRONG. Conservatism isn’t one man, it’s a way of life.
At least when Rush says something it is the truth. Can’t say that about the msm and the d’s. Keep up the good work Rush, there are millions who think the way you do. Thanks Michelle for the article.
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I think the democrats will be very busy soon enough. By early spring we probably will have had a terrorist attack. Osama Bin Laden got permission from mullahs to attack the U.S. before 9/11. Sometime a few years ago he got permission to kill like 1,000,000 U.S. children and Al Queda follows through on their threats. This is a culture that hates weakness and they have seen spineless resolve that is Jimmy Carter the second.
I’M A LOUD FOLK
That would make a great bumper sticker.
I agree, and I think it’s a co-ordinted effort at that. Yesterday Paul Begala said that the Republicans were being led by “a corpulent drug addict”, way to argue the facts Paul. Shame Rush is on vacation next week, I’d love to hear Rush comment on that little gem.
oops, co-ordinted=co-ordinated
In addition, and perhaps more problematic, is the the aggression of North Korea which brings South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan into play. The balance there is fragile due to the economy. North Korea could provide the flash to upset that balance.
*When P-BO said “you can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and expect to get things done”, he was at the same time dismissing the opinions and beliefs of millions of constituents, of all political stripes, that are center-right in their general beliefs, but at the same time fiscally conservative.
*My one knock on Rush is the tempering of his criticizm of the Bush administration over the years; Bush did as much or more damage to the conservative brand than McCain ever dreamed of doing, and when Rush should have been loud and resolute about it, he kept his powder dry.
*Rush is 200% right in his rationale for not wanting P-BO to succeed in his policies, and pundits like Kathleen Parker, with her bizzaro-world lapdog view of P-BO, will eventually know what we already know: If P-BO succeeds, America fails.
Look, folks. Politics is cyclical. The Democrats are at the peak of their power right now, but sooner or later the pendulum is going to swing back toward Republicans. Who do you want to be in charge of the party when it does? The McCain-Specter-Frum crowd, or the DeMint-Jindal-Limbaugh crowd?
Spot on article MM. I was just reading some of the “petition” comments about Rush over on the DCCC. Backfired on them again. Great comic relief.
The problem is that “conservative” media has been exposed to reveal very few true believers. Most turned out to be ambitious opportunists.
Other than Michelle and Rush, name one who didn’t bend over for McCain in November? Even Coulter went on a “get drunk and vote McCain” campaign. So who else is left? Hannity? He showed himself to be nothing more than a “Republican Uber Alles” opportunist by rallying around McCain. No more special Oval Office meetings for Sean! Dang!
And by the way, where was Townhall, Red State, Powerline and Weekly Standard? B.O. Repubs all. These guys all built the Titanic and should go down with that ship. We “hold-out conservatives” became frequent targets of their venomous attacks using the same terminology and logic of the Pelosi liberals (extremists, bigots etc…). They are only steering the GOP onto a path that loses elections as the country falls head-long into big government liberalism. We should now send them packing right now.
Besides, their votes are automatic. Whatever conservative candidate we get nominated can count on their votes. No need to negotiate. Like I said, their vote is automatic. Now let the believers and thinkers take charge.
We need to rally around Rush and Michelle to rebuild conservative media around true believers who won’t leave us in a lurch at crunch time.
Wish this had be written prior to The Obamination’s election…sigh
http://www.thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=2859
I have to agree with FamilyMan as far as those that represent the state of Idaho think I am one of those loud folks too! I’m sure Congressman Simpson’s and Senator Crapo’s staffers cringe when they see or hear my name anymore. Keep it up RINOs and hopefully you will find yourselves on the unemployment line like most American’s from Democrat led blue states. With “dear leader” going after Rush and those other loud voices that support common sense solutions (I know common sense is in short supply in the beltway right now). It shows what an insecure man “dear leader” is and how dishonest he and his cronies in Congress are in shoving the Porkulus bill down our throats without seeing the light of day until it is has been turned into law and we find out how really screwed we are.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE (mo-lone lah-veh) Translation: “Come and Take Them!”
The hatred that the leftwing and especially the left wing media has for Rush is minor in comparison to the hatred that the left has for Bill Kristol. The hatred for Bill Kristol is rooted in the leftwing antisemitism that is so active in the universities and in the editorial rooms at places like the NY Times. Listen to left wing antiIsrael types like Jon Stewart and you will see a hatred for Bill Kristol that is irrational, so unhinged that it can not be rooted in anything that Bill Kristol has ever said or done. Stewart and others detest Bill Kristol because Bill Kristol is unapologetically pro Israel and because he does not apologize for his faith. That explains why the NY Times had to fire him. On Nicholas Kristof’s twitter blog, Kristof bragged that he would not have to be confused with Mr. Kristol because, gloated Kristof, Kristol has been fired. The NY Times prefers Roger Cohen who rcently bragged that although he was Jewish, he disliked Israel as much as anyone else could. Cohen also bragged about how happy he was that Obama mentioned Muslim Americans before Obama mentioned Jewish Americans in the inauguration. Cohen said that this was appropriate given how the West and Israel have mistreated Muslims. This explains the blind, crazed hatred of Bill Kristol.
No doubt we are not there yet, but one wonders how close we might be (apologies to Wikipedia:)
After these latest venomous reports of Limbaugh’s activities, The Prophet raised his head and roared a lament of frustration. The exact words are in doubt, however, and at least two versions have been reported:
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome talk-show host?”
“What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my WhiteHousehold, who let their Lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born talkshow host?”
I think that’s probably the closest to perfect assessment of this whole situation. Rush Limbaugh is the face of a whole group of conservative people, an easy target for liberals to attack and demonize because he’s so well-known.
That millions of people tend to agree with him (on most, if not all, things) given his ratings and popularity, means nothing.
To liberals, we don’t matter and they really want us all to shut up, forget how they treated Bush the past 8 years, and be all a-okay with everything Obama does.
Lindsay Graham (cracker) is just jealous of Rush. He and McCain are peas in a pud oops pod. They go against the conservative base to stay close to the D.C. insider crowd. Lindsay can kiss my grits. Keep on keeping on Rush!!!
Marc, regardless of how the left feels about Kristol, he is an open-borders one-worlder. He is a faux conservative. Being pro-Israel and supporting the Iraq War means he is a traditional pre-McGovern Democrat. He is just another guy who is only conservative when he has a gun pointed at his head.
“Bend over Republicans” I like that. Or maybe better – “BORE”
Bend Over Republican Elitist
It could Replace RINO as it more accurately describes them. My Arnold is a perfect BORE
Before the election, Talk Radio warned us that if Obama were elected he would run up Federal spending by trillions, gut the military, and signal retreat in the War on Terror. All of that has come to pass in just the first two weeks of his presidency.
Rush has more wits than the halfwits who will snipe him.
Fascism is alive and well and drives the liberal fascist party. Along with their ideological fascist counterparts in the mainstream media, they seek to shut down all opposing voices. The Fairness Doctrine is the centerpiece of their plan of censorship. They believe that with relentless attacks against the object of their hatred, they will sway the public against that person. They did this rather successfully with Sarah Palin and, emboldened by majorities in the Congress and a Marxist in the White House, they are renewing their attacks on Limbaugh.
Whether or not you agree with Rush (he speaks for me on some things, but not on others), what the dems are attempting to do (censorship, black listing, a propaganda firestorm) is the most dangerous threat to our Democracy today.
It isnt just Rush Michelle. It seems La Raza is after you and Sean Hannity as well
BTW I just linked to a CNN “Obama vs Rush” video on my site.
Said it before and I’ll say it again. When you have the President of the United States taking on a radio talk show host, that President is fried, over and out, done for.
Its like if I want to attempt to argue with a five year old. Not that Rush is a five year old. But as an adult the MOMENT I get into an argument with a five year old, the five year old has won.
Excellent article, Michelle. Rush is at his best as a opposition figure. I see Rush’s influence in the coming four years exceeding his last golden era (IMO), the “America Held Hostage” Clinton years.
The fairness doctrine will not kill talk radio. It will kill radio, period. However, Rush will not go away.
I don’t agree with everything Rush says, but I do agree with about 95% of it, he is effective reaching an audience, he puts his principles above Republican politics, and he gets things done.
And based on his enemies, he is doing something right.
I always appreciate the rare days I am on the road for business or leave early for a doctor’s appointment, or whatever, because I do enjoy listening to the voice of mainstream American conservatism now since GHWB 41 was POTUS.
Tis a beautiful thing.
Its the most beneficial move liberals have done for a long time…for conservatism.
Democrats are their own worst enemy, they hang themselves with the most efficient length of rope.
What I love about Rush is that he is much more powerful out of politics than if he were actually to run for office, the demoncraps don’t ever get that. I just wish we could get the blue blood repubs to get it.
I’M LOUD AND GETTING LOUDER ALL THE TIME
Every American should be getting louder or they are going to lose the Constitution in one fell swoop with “Professor” B. Hussein Obama. His attack on a private citizen, Rush, is beneath his office but not his person.
“BORE” very astute jwalker, with permission, I will replace RINO in all my correspondence. BORE is much more descriptive of the beltway Repubs.
One final note–Rush gives away more of his personal wealth that any 10 demoncraps put together, especially to those who are being ignored by our government: our soldiers and their families.
I never knew “The Peoples Cube” is the product of an actual refugee from Soviet communism.
“Red Square” knows of what he speaks.
Unfortunately, it’s not just the Dems who are trying to throttle us.
I’d highly recommend every conservative/libertarian citizen read John Ross’ “Unintended Consequences” and see where this all may end up. It is a chilling account of the final act of government aggression that results in nationwide rebellion and assasination. Read the reviews at Amazon or see if you can find it at your local library or purchase used, as it’s a $30/850 page book that is well worth your time.
This is spot on. Please, no more votes for Graham. 30, can I call him Graham Cracker?
Where Nations Go to Die
You say “stimulus,” I hear “syphilis.”
By Mark Steyn
The left wing media is so busy celebrating how they successfully bagged Bill Kristol that one wonders how they have time for Rush as well. The campaign against Kristol was a year long campaign from the whole left wing gang. They can now aim for Rush. The left wing media hates Israel far more than it hates anything else. For that reason, Kristol was their public enemy number 1 and Rush number 2.
IDAHO home of the
LOUD FOLK
Hey Bommer, that should be our state motto.
Crapo cast his vote in the affirmative for the serial tax evader and bailout failout architect Tom Daschle.
How the heck did Crapo ever get into office representing Idaho?
We must have better people than that.
Liberals hate Rush because he exposes their illogical thinking on a daily basis. They will continue to try to destroy him, but it will backfire like it always does.
We are SO lucky to have Rush Limbaugh on the airwaves. THANK YOU Rush for doing what you do and how you do it.
One of the many things, the Founding Fathers wanted to prevent, was an establishment of an aristocracy in this country because of Europe’s history. It seems that we have one now, and, if you’re not part of it, you best better be moving on. That’s their message.
And what is their ratings as compared to Rush?
We are in a fight for a way of life, a country and future generations. The weaklings will be brushed aside as easily dead leaves.
And for that they can not forgive.But let us not mock the Mayflower pedigree darlin’; I had to memorize the Mayflower Compact in the third grade so EVERYBODY should. I also had to wear the hat.
The Fairness Doctrine threat wont fly. In the end, the American people will reject the Dhimmicrat play for absolute power in the media.
We must be patient. Rush himself said a while back that with this media induced election victory, the slobs in Washington who have benefitted from the ObingoWingoMyDingo victory, will overreach and crash the bus before they toss the Great Arab Savior (GAS) under it.
Also, by virtue of the Fairness Doctrine, doesn’t it mean that NPR has to let Savage and company on for equal time? Just curious how this works. It has to cut both ways or it can be challenged in court, no?
Bear1909 out.
PS: Let us talk about what we want versus what we don’t want. It is the only way to create a different political party, a nation consistent with economic priorities, etc etc etc. For too long conservatives spend more time bellyaching over what we dont want….yes we must fight legislation we dont want….but where is our visionary solutions to the problems created by government perversion?
What do we want and how do we go get it. Reagan knew because he had political architects in his camp who knew from the beginning what they wanted….tax cuts and death of the Soviet Union. Look what happened. We can do it again.
But we must be focused on what we want and go get it. New conservative party would be a good first step so we can bypass these d-bag RINOS in the Big Cat House in DC.
Now i am Bear1909 out.
At least none of the “attacks” have been with weaponary, wonder how long that may last…
I think our beloved country is going to have to reach a much lower, much more painful status before a large portion of the electorate is going to get it regarding the evil nature of liberalism. Going after Rush, dreams of a conservative rebirth of the Republican Party, and political high jinks otherwise will simply reflect the ebb and flow of a generally downward spiral that ultimately will depend on when a critical mass level of the electorate finally recognizes that liberalism is ultimately destroying the country.
At the Democratic Nat’l Convention Mrs. Obama said that her husband, if elected, would be the president of all of the people. We now know that she meant; all of the people except Fox News (and their listeners) and Rush Limbaugh (and his listeners).
BTW: Rush Limbaugh has had a mandate from the people for over 20 years, his audience keeps expanding as does his paycheck (don’t you just love capitalism?!). You won’t see too many elected officials topping that-perhaps that is why they must try to discredit him.
Yes, sbw999 (#49) the attempt to silence the voices of dissent is the most dangerous threat to our Democracy.
Talk loud and proud Loud Talkers!
The Fairness Doctrine will be judged, as I understand it, in each local market, by people, no doubt, appointed by Obama or his minions.
Every radio station carrying Rush will have to defend themselves, and carry equal time programming of low rating/no revenue lib talkers. Rush and Hannity might survive in some markets, they make enough money to carry six hours of dead weight. But some small market radio stations will just change format. Too expensive to monitor, report and carry moonbat talk show hosts.
Oh, and trust me, no Obama appointee will see anything unfair about NPR, and if the Fairness Doctrine is expanded to cable and satellite, MSNBC and their all moonbat lineup will be fine, but “Faux News” will not be.
Did I mention everyone should read NRO’s “The Corner”
The New York Times-Onion John Derbyshire
This is spot on. Please, no more votes for Graham. 30, can I call him Graham Cracker?
By trying to shut Rush up, they are trying to shut me up.
I will not be shut up.
Freedom of Speech will not be taken away from me by the power-hungry Left.
Nor will my right to bear arms.
Try to take either and we will see who is left standing.
CNN Snakehead Carville lectures Rush Limbaugh.
That is one ugly man, and the ugly isn’t just skin deep…
zorro said: (#6)
My sympathies, and I shall. I have had a number of elderly relatives who passed away. One is going to miss them, but knows that he/she is in a better place.
On February 1st, 2009 at 1:41 pm, Jimnospin said
Time to get beer and head over to mis suegros for BBQ and football.
My father in law was born in Tamaulipas, MX. Legally came here, now a US citizen. Good news, he favors tight borders, calls illegals by un-PC term “wet-back”. Bad news, votes Democrat, was active in movie projectionist/theater stagehand union. Good news- no unionized theaters anymore. He, like my late father, life long member of unions (Flight Dispatchers, then TWU) have/had Republican family values, but somehow were convinced that Irish-Catholic boys from NYC/Mexican immigrants should vote Democrat. My Mom was like that too, but Bill Clinton’s veto of a partial birth abortion ban made her see the light.
Better news, his older brother, ‘Tio Fito’, who lives in La Joya, TX also now a US citizen, votes Republican, and watches Fox News.
Thanks Kevin.
They will need the Fairness Doctrine as cover. Tyrants always try to control the media-at the moment they have most of them in their pocket now.
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James Madison, “The ultimate authority … resides in the people alone. … The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation … forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition.”
A very good read.
One trifle, though. When the Reid letter was auctioned for $2.1 million, Rush personally matched that amount, so the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Charity actually received $4.2 million.
An important point of generosity, I think, in light of Obama’s Cabinet picks’ inability to pay their flippin’ taxes.
Even for Rush, $2.1 mil is not an insignificant amount of money.
My apologies if someone else has pointed this out.
Trying to look at things dispassionately, Obama REALLY blew it out of the gate. His socialist agenda has to be considered as a done deal. Republicans really cannot stop it.
Obama comes in with all the political capital he needs, polls in low earth orbit, and the media in his pocket. All he needed to do was put forth a stimulus plan that would be very difficult to not support, get it passed and then praised everyone. He would have had a HUGE win, given everyone the illusion of being bipartisan, and put the Republicans on the defensive and probably devided.
If he had done that, THEN put forward hi socialist agenda, Republicans would have been steamrolled.
He did the opposite. He had his joint meeting, made his “I won” comment, made his Rush comment, and loaded the stimulus bill full of items for his socialist agenda. Politically he really made a strategic error. Republicans are united, his luster is tinged, and the public is now on alert in terms of his socialist plans.
Rush should quietly let the word out that he is considering a run for the Whitehouse in 2012.
He can be coy and nonserious about it, but the thought of it would occupy and distract the thoughts of the DNC for the next four years.
Rush has made it clear he is not interested in political offices. He does not want to take the pay cut.
Thanks 30 – it’s his official new name from me.
I’m struck by how similar this situation is to how some POW’s have been lured into being critical of their own country just to gain small amounts of favor from their Communist captors.
Alinksy was Communist agitator (a.k.a. “Community organizer”), and Rush, as usual, is right…
Rush Limbaugh Being “Alinsky’ed”
The Communists have accomplished many of their goals found in
and which were recorded into the Congressional record over 46 years ago (January 10, 1963):
In my opinion, since 1960 we have only had two Presidents who actively fought the goals of the Communists, and both of those Presidents were shot, one fatally: JFK and Ronald Reagan.
In my opinion, every other President since 1960 has either knowingly or unknowingly advanced the goals of the Democratic Socialist Communists.
Look at how many of those goals have been accomplished. And then realize how much farther the Democrat[ic Socialist Communist]s and their B.O. Republicans want to go…
Kathy on February 1, 2009 at 1:21 pm
bemused on February 1, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I generally try to limit my comments here to topics on which we agree (so I generally avoid commenting about Hillary), but when it comes to Alinsky, I must speak up and speak the truth.
Hillary did more than just critique Alinsky. Her college thesis impressed Alinsky so much that he sent Hillary a personally signed letter inviting her to come work with him. When Bill was in office, Hillary did everything she could to conceal this truth (somewhat akin to how Obama is doing everything he can to conceal his past).
I wrote a post about this quite a while ago…I’ll look up the link and post it in a subsequent comment.
Listen to Limbaugh for ten minutes and you’ll know he’s a hate monger. Hear what he says about illegal immigration and you’ll understand why Republicans lost the Hispanic vote. That’s not derangement, it’s just ears.
Oops!
That last comment was actually intended for a Hillary post at Texas Darlin.
Michelle’s comment editor is better, so I usually format comments here and then cut and paste them there. I accidentally hit “submit” here…
lgm
Pot, meet kettle.
lgm said:
Then your ears must be made of cloth.
Hey folks. Check out the super-bowl pregame show. Why the hell does Obama need to be interviewed. Are the networks trying to get me to turn off their program.
GEEES!
Well lgm.
All the hispanics I know are conservatives.
Your just another liberal bigot.
I rather not. Are they trying to invent him into a Steelers fan? … don’t make me gag.
On February 1st, 2009 at 11:13 am, irving said:
If you want to pick a fight with a conservative, Rush is about the last person you want to do it with. See: Harry, Dingy.
FamilyMan said (#94):
That’s probably who so many of them voted for Bush. But this cycle, the vast majority (according to exit polls) went for Obama, and that was mostly because of immigration bashing (according to exit polls).
Think about Limbaugh’s motives. He doesn’t gain when we elect Republicans. He gains when lots of people listen to him. If immigrant bashing brings listeners, that’s exactly what Limbaugh will do.
“If immigrant bashing brings listeners, that’s exactly what Limbaugh will do.”
Then you either don’t listen to Rush or you listen to a different Rush Limbaugh than I do.
Shame you’ve never listened to Rush, you may be able to post here coherently if you did.
LGM, you have no clue what Limbaugh does, it’s pretty obvious you haven’t listened to his show. Everything you’ve said so far has come from talking points from the MSM.