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Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush

Limbaugh's legions are everywhere, even in D.C.

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Limbaugh continued speaking, while I went to grab two ice-cold bottled waters and returned to hand one to Onakoya.

"How did the United States of America become the world's lone superpower, the world's economic engine, the most prosperous opportunity for an advanced lifestyle that humanity has ever known? How did this happen? And why, pray tell, does the president of the United States want to destroy it? It saddens me.…

 "President Obama is so busy trying to foment and create anger in a created atmosphere of crisis, he's so busy fueling the emotions of class envy that he's forgotten it's not his money he's spending. In fact, the money he's spending is not ours. He is spending wealth that has yet to be created, and that is not sustainable. It will not work."

(Rush Limbaugh is said to be an avid American Spectator reader, but perhaps this is merely further proof that great minds think alike.)

Onakoya applauded along with many others, both in the hospitality suite and in the ballroom, as Rush paid tribute to the greatness of America and her people. And he listened as Limbaugh discussed, with tremendous passion, the human wreckage created by decades of liberal policy and the message of victimhood that Democrats convey to the poor.

"It breaks our heart to see this," Rush said. "We can't have a great country and a growing economy, with more and more people being told…that they have a right to the earnings of others."

From the corner of my eye, through the window, I saw the cab at the head of the queue in front of the Omni Shoreham roll forward to pick up a fare. I nudged Onakoya to indicate that his services were needed outside as the taxi herd was slowly rearranged.

"Thank you so much," the cabbie told me, after we'd pushed through the door and were strolling back toward the driveway. I assured Onakoya that the pleasure was entirely mine, and that it was he who deserved gratitude, not I.

Today at 12:06 p.m., while Fairway Cab No. 1 rolls through the streets of Washington, the taxi's radio will carry the voice of a man who cares more for the opinion of cab drivers than for the praise of elitists. Rush looks at this country's Wally Onakoyas and sees like-minded souls engaged with him in the "relentless pursuit of excellence."

Why do the liberal elitists insist we should see such proudly independent Americans as something else, or something less?

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About the Author

Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (197) | Leave a comment

drudge ette obama| 3.2.09 @ 6:16AM

Here are my thoughts. I watched the entire speech standing right in front of the t.v. - you know, when you really want to pay attention, you stand right in front.

He was fabulous in all ways. Where can I buy a copy and email it to everyone I know.

The black shirt and jacket were a little south Florida/Miami for my tastes, though, and he fiddle with his nose too much. But I started to love all of that as he really got going. You could tell he was having fun and getting in all the points we were all hoping he would.

If there is anyone out there that wonders why anyone would listen to Rush, now you know.

john ollis| 3.2.09 @ 6:22AM

I was also yelling and hooting at the tv when Rush was speaking. Not since Reagan...... Love dit all

Ted Agnew| 3.2.09 @ 6:51AM

While I enjoyed the speech it was too long, rambling, unfocused, and undisciplined. Newt Gingrich said more in 30 minutes than Limbaugh said in an hour and a half.

Limbaugh made great points, but so did Newt, who was sharp and focused. Newt was so good, I actually started to re-consider him for POTUS. My man Mitt was pretty flat.

All that being said Rush’s points on the pursuit of happiness and the specifics on why we should want Nobama to fail were important. It needed to be said.

Country Boy| 3.2.09 @ 7:04AM

Yeah, Rush was good, but Newt hit it out of the park.

With zero boy, we are really in a parallel universe, something out of the Twilight Zone.

Deborah| 3.2.09 @ 8:19AM

Just a bit of what Rush said, "We want every American to be the best he or she chooses to be. We recognize that we are all individuals. We love and revere our founding documents, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. We believe that the preamble to the Constitution contains an inarguable truth that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life. [Applause] Liberty, Freedom. [Applause] And the pursuit of happiness. [Applause] Those of you watching at home may wonder why this is being applauded. We conservatives think all three are under assault." Amen and Amen.

Hey, Drudge ette Obama, you can get the transcript and the video of the full speech here:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030209/content/01125106.guest.html

A short video of what has been pulled above is here: http://www.newsmax.com/index.html

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 8:48AM

While we watch the criticism on the 'old' networks and media, observe this; almost none take issue with anyTHING he says.

They just criticize him for saying it.

Bill| 3.2.09 @ 9:25AM

Time to rise up. Time to start recall petitions for those in congress that are willing to subvert the constitution and destroy the greatest nation on earth.

Michigan-Matt| 3.2.09 @ 9:41AM

He proven, once again, he's a great entertainer in the field of political punditry. But as we all know, he can be corrosive, cynical and injurious to dialogue in the body politic. And he loves to hatemonger like no other... save AlFranken.

Rush is like that obnoxious aunt from New Jersey or Long Island... so full of themselves you wonder how they can stand living with themselves, strong opinions on everything and anything, always corrective of others because it makes her feel superior, quite willing to scortch the Earth if it will denude her opponents and your willing to tolerate her because there's something evil in her eyes that makes you fearful of her uncomprimising and uneven wrath -warranted or unwarranted. And with both, you sigh relief when they're gone.

And one other thing: they both share the annoying, grating irritating whiney voice that trembles on the edge of insecure faux-confidence of "I know it all" and playing the guilt card of "Why don't you agree with me on everything". Rush is Dr Laura without the tits... well, maybe he's got 'em too.

I just hope the MSM and Obama aren't successful in portraying RushBlow as the new voice of the GOP... he can be the voice of conservatives (good riddance) if Sarah Palin will move over --but all that "loyal opposition" nonsense from him is pure theatre and it's hurting the GOP brand. It's like he learned nothing from Tom Delay et al.

Rush is kind of like a used snake oil salesmen who can always sell... because there's more than a few suckers in any crowd. And it's made him, like Barnum-Bailey, a very very rich man.

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 9:51AM

Michigan-Matt;

Thank you for making my point. You don't challenge anything he says; just the fact that he says them.

M-Matt, maybe YOU could say something that would be inspirational from where you're coming from...

HOPE...for what?
CHANGE...to what? Or back to what?

And how 'bout a specific example of Rush hatemongering?

Now bear in mind it needs to be visceral hatred of an individual or group, not just criticism of what they stand for. Otherwise, YOU QUALIFY AS A HATEMONGER TOO.

Luonne Dumak| 3.2.09 @ 10:04AM

M.Matt,
New Oreleans, Detroit, Milwaukee, all visions of a Democrat socialist society. You Marxists morons just never get it. Keep on voting for the same old things,over and over again. Your greedy Unions have destroyed your state and the auto industries.

pete the mediocre| 3.2.09 @ 10:05AM

Matt is just like so many of his fellow rush haters. They can't prove him wrong on what he says (generally they've never listened to him in the first place) they just hate him and grasp at straws to justify their hatred.

AIG Failure 460 Mil per min| 3.2.09 @ 10:07AM

AIG is losing $460 Million dollars per minute. This Bailout nonsense should have been stopped, when Paulson came up with the idea. Under George Bush, and Obama should stop it now, $30 Billion is the next move, it's said they can't allow it to fail. they should have should have been allowed to fail in the first instance. AIG is dead and no amount of money can save it. It;s said it will cost nearly one Trillion to save, dump it.

Truth to Power| 3.2.09 @ 10:37AM

"Rush is like that obnoxious aunt from New Jersey or Long Island... so full of themselves you wonder how they can stand living with themselves, strong opinions on everything and anything, always corrective of others because it makes her feel superior, quite willing to scortch the Earth if it will denude her opponents and your willing to tolerate her because there's something evil in her eyes that makes you fearful of her uncomprimising and uneven wrath -warranted or unwarranted. And with both, you sigh relief when they're gone."

I think Michigan-Matt thinks he is Rush Limbaugh. Projection is always at the heart of leftist criticisms.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 10:39AM

"Rush is kind of like a used snake oil salesmen who can always sell... because there's more than a few suckers in any crowd. And it's made him, like Barnum-Bailey, a very very rich man. "

And that's all he is.

I wonder why Rush doesn't run for POTUS himself.

And also the man had better lose some weight. Between the hillbilly heroin abuse and the 200 extra pounds of lard he's sporting, the man is a ticking time bomb.

Frank Marschino| 3.2.09 @ 10:40AM

They key part of what Rush said, among many great things: we do not "hire" a president to change all the great attributes and foundations of our country that the founders put in place vis a vis the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and that have made us the greatest nation on earth. For BO to try to do that makes him a haughty narcissist in the mold of Hitler, Stalin, et al.

Louis Jenkins| 3.2.09 @ 10:44AM

Watching Mr. Limbaugh was not much different from listening to his radio broadcast. He did say on his radio show last week he would not have a prepared speech, and was more comfortable speaking from the hip, although he appeared to look down from time to time at some papers or a text. The crowd was with him and he recognized a good opportunity to whip them up. It would have been better had he worn a tie, but he can afford to dress as he desires as the Democrat leaders have named him “The Head of the Republican Party.” He didn’t even go to college but he’s the most feared, hated, and talked about man on the right side of the aisle. Really folks, he is not the default leader of the GOP, but he is the current speaker of the conservative movement. His address on the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence was perhaps the most inspiring. Although there may be many diverse thoughts and ideas about our country and government we should revere and respect those founding documents. (It is not wise or reasonable, nor sound to interpret in such a manner as to add or take away from them.) That is the commonality that every dyed in the wool US patriot/citizen, including Mr. Limbaugh, has or should have for those sanctified documents. Those documents give us the responsibility to be our best and not to be a burden to others. For that, I agree with him.

Texas Male| 3.2.09 @ 10:45AM

You can hate Rush, but you cannot silence him. That is what infuriates those such as "the haughty one", the philanderer- in-chief", "dinghy Harry", and "the messiah". Do not expect Rush to be politically correct CNN. The majority of Americans detest PC as much as we love Rush. He is, and has been for sixteen years, the patron saint of conservatism. His ideals are unwavering unlike the majority of Republicans.

The question I have Rush is this:
Given the radical and dangerous shift in America and the unprecedented assault to our constitution combined with the utter capitulation of the GOP, why don't you REALLY lead the movement you head (conservatism) and start a grassroots campaign to create a viable third party that can really make fledgling protests like the tea parties have an impact? You can still keep your day job, just acknowledge the fact the we are not just "in the wilderness", we are in fact ruderless and will NEVER be successful under the corrupt and restrictive two party system. Rush, throughout our early American history the real shake-ups have occured under pressure from organized outside agitation bringing the angry, popular sentiment to bear in realpolitik.

jrharp| 3.2.09 @ 10:58AM

Ruh roh. Looks like we have a couple of differing points of view. The "base" and the RNC Chairman.

"Last night, RNC Chairman Michael Steele appeared on D.L. Hughley’s show on CNN and disputed Hughley’s statement that Rush Limbaugh “is the de facto leader of the Republican Party.” “I’m the de facto leader of the Republican Party!” Steele insisted. Steele admitted that Limbaugh’s shtick is “incendiary” and “ugly”:

STEELE: So let’s put it into context here. Let’s put it into context here. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/02/steele-limbaugh-ugly/

Appleby| 3.2.09 @ 11:05AM

Mr. Steele, you cannot appoint yourself leader of the people. The people choose their own leaders.

Ashleigh Brilliant (for Californians from the late Sixties) once put out one of his post cards that said "I'm supposed to be leading the parade -- which way did it go?"

Mr. Steele, it went thattaway. And I think Rush was leading it.

Texas Male| 3.2.09 @ 11:07AM

There is a perfect storm of shifting politics, economical distress, and fear that leaves the American system ripe for negative transformation....and it is happening rapidly.

The sytem is also ripe for the rapid rise of a third party (unlike previous attempts when they were just novelties). The left has always been better at obnoxiously pushing these types of movements and grassroots campaigns on to the American scene. Are we going to let them beat us to the punch or are we going to take the unprecedented opportunity afforded us and bum-RUSH the system with our well crafted, unwavering, truly American ideals?

Time is running out!

tonypal| 3.2.09 @ 11:19AM

Michigan-Matt:

I can only assume that you're just too dumb to appreciate the irony of your post. Go back and read what you wrote, then tell us whose being obnoxious. Also, try using a dictionary next time; your spelling is atrocious.

jharp:

Are you on the 3rd or 4th day of your meth binge?

John| 3.2.09 @ 11:24AM

I was watching the speech from here in England and my word, I wish we had even a single strong conservative voice to speak for the silent majority.

But we don't. And big government and moral decay reign. Count yourselves as fortunate America!

Tim| 3.2.09 @ 11:25AM

Actually, conservatives may look back at this current time period and refer to it as the time

"Liberalism and the welfare state finally Died"

Every movement has got to have their bon voyage......their last big.....party........

It is exactly what Obama is doing now with breaking every pledge and spending money like three drunken sailors on their last sailing ship down memory lane........

He's good, he's smooth.....but he really ain't the Lord God.......so he can't walk on water.

He will only be able to use that 'First African American President Line" for just a while longer....

What these characters forgot is that America is still a center right nation and most folks remember what people promise, especially if these promises are broken within months of making the actual pledges. People are usually color blind when it comes to liars and cheats.

What will unfold during the next few months will be horrific for the country but really fatal for the long term prospects of the welfare state.

It's kind of the " Dapper Don" Syndrome.

John Gotti just couldn't leave well enough alone,
no, he had to shove his $2000.00 silk suits and his $1000.00 pair of shoes in everyone's face.

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 11:27AM

Mich-Matt

You guys sure are scared of Palin. Everytime you all complain about what ever, you bring her up.
LOL

HomeLessLeRhino| 3.2.09 @ 11:27AM

Rush's speech has been focusd grouped to unaffiliated voters and the grade he received was retched from this vital voting block. Women in particular did not like him or his message. If he remains the voice of GOP in 2010 look for even smaller numbers for them and larger for democrats. However, on the bright side, they will be true believers.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 11:33AM

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 11:09AM

Jrharp
CNN and disputed Hughley’s statement that Rush Limbaugh “is the de facto leader of the Republican Party.”
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Not quite. Rush is the leader of the conservatives."

And Steele is the leader of the Republican party.

And Steel just said on national television "Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly. "

Where's that leave you but looking square in the face of the RNC chairman rejecting the drug addled, three time divorced, racist, fat pig, Limbo.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 11:37AM

"You guys sure are scared of Palin."

Palin is an ignorant buffoon. And it is scary to think how close she came to being President.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 11:47AM

Where's that leave you but looking square in the face of the RNC chairman rejecting the drug addled, three time divorced, racist, fat pig, Limbo?
Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 11:37AM

Jrharp
drug addled, three time divorced, racist, fat pig, Limbo.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

LOL And were always told by libs NOT to judge.

Thanks you proved my point about libs (two faced)
------------------------------------------------------------

You forgot to answer the question. Where does that leave you losers?

wes_jh| 3.2.09 @ 11:54AM

jharp,
you are a typical liberal/leftie. when you can no longer defend your philosophy, you resort to ad hominum attacks. That's name calling, you simpleton commie dolt. none of that is relevant.
what is relevant is the fact that socialist ideas fail in practice at great human cost. has everywhere it is tried. oh sure for a time it's all great, but when the horse gets sold to the slaughter house, who's left to do the heavy work? ( referring to Animal Farm) Socialism is unsustainable, like all the green energy endeavours - extreme cost with low effeciency or return on investment. viva la revolution!

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 11:58AM

Losers.. Hey bud, look at the stock market. It's falling fast. Your dem/lib ideas are blowing up in your face.
Come on 2010.
So you mean to tell me you don't have duggies & divorced in you party. Plus child molesters.

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 12:01PM

Jharp
Palin is an ignorant buffoon. And it is scary to think how close she came to being President.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Well let's see. Palin was never running for Prez. So your wrong on that one. Look at the present fool in the WH...
As I said before, look at the stock market.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 12:01PM

wes_jh| 3.2.09 @ 11:54AM

So I guess you've got no answer either.

Try again. Where does that leave you when the RNC Chairman on national television says "Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly. " . And Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the conservative movement.

Hilarious. Looks like you guys don't have a party to poison any longer. You were just rejected, slapped down, made fools of, by Michael Steele.

David Govett| 3.2.09 @ 12:06PM

The man is a marvel. Most appreciated is his dogged attention to some of the most significant yet boring political details that most of us would rather overlook.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 12:10PM

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 11:58AM

"Hey bud, look at the stock market. It's falling fast."

So what? One, I don't give a rat's behind about the stock market. Some people gambled and lost. And the stock market is a very poor barometer of our economy.

"Your dem/lib ideas are blowing up in your face."

Obama's been President for a month. His ideas haven't even begun to have an effect.

"So you mean to tell me you don't have duggies & divorced in you party. Plus child molesters."

Ahhh. Now I see it. Since there might be a a few druggie divorced democrats that makes it all OK to have one as the leader of the conservatives. How could I have missed that?

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 12:01PM

"Well let's see. Palin was never running for Prez."

You an an imbecile. But I'll make it clear for you.

If McCain became unable to fulfill his duties as POTUS the vice President assumes the Presidency.

Good grief. Are you really that dense?

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 12:28PM

Jharp
You an an imbecile
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

I am, wow... well I can spell with out using AN-AN.

Charlene| 3.2.09 @ 12:32PM

made fools of, by Michael Steele.

jharp:

YOU are actually the one (and 52% of the American sheeple) who has been made a fool of by the current commander-in-thief. In addition, each time you respond to a comment with your trademark child-like mentality, you truly show yourself to be a fool. So very pathetic you are.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 12:50PM

OK, fellow posters, go ahead and ignore your party chairman.

Go for it. Limbaugh is the voice. Never mind the truckload of oxycontin he had his housekeeper procure, never mind the sex trips to the Dominican Republic with someone else's viagra, never mind the family values man with three divorces, and never mind his resignation from ESPN over his racism.

The only good thing I can say about Limbaugh is the beauty of him parting the uneducated, redneck, white trash from their dollars.

Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 12:57PM

Jharp

Yeah Rush is that bad...... So when are you going to stop listening to Bill Clinton. (sex with kids, drugs, wife cheater)

Please keep this up, were all getting a good laugh at your comments. LOL

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 1:03PM

DEMOCRAT TALKING POINT ALERT!!!

jackass-harp shows he's a democrat troll with this:
"And the stock market is a very poor barometer of our economy."

I heard this garbage from at least 3 different stinking liberals this weekend.
The stock market has always been a leading indicator of the health of the economy.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 1:13PM

"The stock market has always been a leading indicator of the health of the economy."

So I guess Bill Clinton's economy was the best in the history of our country. Right?

Dow went from 3,000b to 10,000.

And George Bush's was the worst. Right?

Dow went from 10,000 to 8,000.

Why don't you morons do even a little bit of research? And start with how the Dow has performed under Dem and Republican administrations.

And then one of you cowards can step and tell me where it leaves the GOP with the RNC Chairman Steele refuting Limbaugh. I'm sure it's good for republicans. Right?

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 1:18PM

bubba the pervert didn't have an economy, he had an orgy.

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Dustoff| 3.2.09 @ 1:33PM

Jharp
Why don't you morons do even a little bit of research?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Tisk-tisk, all you can do is insult. So Mr. Smart guy. At what point in Clinton's term did the stock market took off. Say after 1994.
We know who took over don't we. (-:

Tiger184| 3.2.09 @ 1:34PM

shut UP jharp, no one is listening to you

your seminar blah, blah, blah is so transparent. If you had listened to one word that Mr. Limbaugh was saying your arguments would, PERHAPS, have merit, but it is clearly apparent to everyone that reads your posts that your only criticism is what you have been told...you have no original thoughts in your head it seems.

Shut UP, you are embarrasing yourself jharp

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A Dittohead Profile the MSM Would Never Report links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…The American Spectator's Web site that blows away the stereotype many in the MSM seem to have about Rush Limbaugh's audience being nothing more than "angry white men." In " Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush ", McCain relays a brief story of his interaction with a D.C. cabbie originally from Nigeria who loves Limbaugh. Here's an excerpt: Cabs lined up with engines idling outside…

Skep41| 3.2.09 @ 1:57PM

Rush is the only speaker who can compete with Barak The Wonderful. Even Barak has been losing his edge lately. No wonder the pathetic Dems want to use the power of the state to silence him. I also saw Gingrich's speech, which was excellent. This defeat of the RINO Republican Party will have a salutary effect on the party and, after a terrible time, on our country. Our goal, enunciated so wonderfully by Rush, should be to finally end the progress of statism which has been slowly growing like a cancer in our nation since 1933. The fact is clear; there are too many people expecting entitlements for an economy enfeebled by socialism to satisfy even a small fraction of their hopes. The truth needs to be spoken loudly and one Rush serves to counter a blizzard of rationalizations and lies by the left--who are wrong now and have always been wrong. Michigan Matt is living in the collapsing ruins created by their wrongness. So am I, as a resident of California. The Dems and the Public Employee Unions are driving this formerly prosperous state into bankruptcy. There is a limit to the idiocy of even voters in blue states and the profound failure of Obama and the liberals in the Democratic Party will result in a disastrous defeat for them in 2010.

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…American Spectator’s Web site that blows away the stereotype many in the MSM seem to have about Rush Limbaugh’s audience being nothing more than "angry white men." In " Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush ", McCain relays a brief story of his interaction with a D.C. cabbie originally from Nigeria who loves Limbaugh. Here’s an excerpt: Cabs lined up with engines idling outside…

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A Dittohead Profile the MSM Would Never Report | Business Opportuinty Buzz And Web Ne links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…American Spectator’s Web site that blows away the stereotype many in the MSM seem to have about Rush Limbaugh’s audience being nothing more than "angry white men." In " Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush ", McCain relays a brief story of his interaction with a D.C. cabbie originally from Nigeria who loves Limbaugh. Here’s an excerpt: Cabs lined up with engines idling outside…

Gary Ogletree| 3.2.09 @ 2:11PM

jharp is a troll that shows up here and there to expose his own idiocy. Or is it to entertain us? Anyway he has some problem with the incredible Sarah Palin. She really got into his head and he can't get free of worrying about her.

ruth| 3.2.09 @ 2:15PM

Conservatives aren't going anywhere; someone's got to pick up the pieces after liberals try to destroy this country. Rush's speech was a clarion call to Conservatives. We're not giving up, libtards.

jharo| 3.2.09 @ 2:20PM

"Rush's speech was a clarion call to Conservatives. We're not giving up, libtards. "

No, you obviously aren't. You've dug yourself into a huge hole the past two elections and you are digging even more furiously.

Keep it up. Great work.

Limbaugh and Joe The Plumber. Wingnuttia's heroes.

Utterly hilarious.

Son Of Sam| 3.2.09 @ 2:21PM

hello to drudge ette obama,
and to everyone else who wants to know where you can get a copy of Rush's speech to CPAC: it is on YouTube, and the good folks who run the Patriot Hangout have it up on their "watch videos" page. Here's how you get there:
go to this website:
http://www.patriothangout.com
click on the "Watch Videos" link
click on the button marked Limbaugh
enjoy the speech!

until freedom dawns
The Son Of Sam
http://www.geocities.com/samadamssos/

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 2:31PM

Would one of you imbeciles please explain RNC Chairman Steele's comments on Limbaugh."Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly. "

Chair of the NRC disses leader of Conservatism point blank on national television.

And not a peep from you losers.

You're nothing but a bunch of cowards. Cowards and weak kneed sissies. All of you.

Al Adab| 3.2.09 @ 2:33PM

Is it just possible that Rush is our Tom Paine? Something has to happen and where is common sense?

Publius| 3.2.09 @ 2:36PM

Good thing Limbaugh spoke at CPAC and not to the RNC. After all conservative3s gave the GOP 2 chances, 0ne in 1980 and another in 1996. Both times the movement was betrayed by the GOP who led on into failure. It is now time that CPAC become the nucleus of the Conservative Party. GOP rest in peace.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 2:39PM

As El Rushbo has been pointing out all afternoon: B.O. has caused the DJIA to plummet 2800+ points since the electon. The market doesn't like socialists.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 3:06PM

jharp, I'd hardly call something Steele said to D.L. Hughley even worth commenting on. You and the cameraman were the only 2 people who watched. Rush doesn't have to be a perfect human being, not even you do, but the difference is he aspires to be better unlike you who wallows in your petty little hatreds and jealousies.

Michael Steele is the Republican chairman. Rush is the avatar of the conservative movement. Different things.

Now go down to your squalid little basement and get your fix, Sarah Palin is coming for you....

Jeremiah| 3.2.09 @ 3:07PM

I watched Rush's speech last night. He obviously did what he set out to do: coach-at-half-times, 13 points behind.

What is so strange to me was watching Rush's speech only a half hour or so after I finally found time to watch Jindal's response to Obama Tuesday.

The difference is astonishing. I know that Jindal has to govern and Rush just has to entertain (in the end), but the disparity between the two men could not be overlooked.

Rush's politics drive me up a wall. But I like him, and believe ultimately he's a humane and honest person. I believe him when he says he wants a society in which all can succeed if they work for it, although I disagree that his politics would achieve that.

Louis Jenkins| 3.2.09 @ 3:08PM

The last time the GOP solicited by mail for a donation I sent back the return postage envelope with a message, "When the Republican Party represents a true conservative agenda, to be read "Grow some BALLS", I will contribute." The Obamatons don't need to dig holes! In fact, hasn't Secretary of State Clinton already been to China?

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 3:10PM

"The market doesn't like socialists."

What the market likes is gullible dupes. And finally after 30 years folks are seeing the market for what it is. A ponzi scheme.

Count me as glad to see that people have seen the light. It's a shame for those who gambled and lost. But the old saying a fool and his money are soon parted fits perfectly.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 3:20PM

Cm,

"Michael Steele is the Republican chairman. Rush is the avatar of the conservative movement. Different things. "

I'm aware, birdbrain. It's kind of BLATANTLY obvious to anyone who can read.

Last I heard conservatives vote republican. And the Republican National Chairman just insulted your "avatar" of conservatism on national television.

And your response is no one heard it? You're nothing but a wingnut hack.

Leona Trival| 3.2.09 @ 3:24PM

I support the fact that generating socio-economic growth and development would be efficient to both the country as well as its citizens. As reported by Med Yones, a global economy specialist “The degree and speed of change has posed enormous challenges for nations, organizations and people. We are all feeling the influence of these changes, whether it’s the global competition, social re-engineering, political and military conflicts, outsourcing or power shifts”. It’s up to our government to improve this situation in US. Additional information on the topic is to found

http://www.iim-edu.org/grossnationalhappiness/index.htm

Jeremiah| 3.2.09 @ 3:24PM

WE LOVE RUSH!! RUSH IS THE MAN!! WITH HIM WE ARE GOING TO KICK SOME SERIOUS LIBERAL BUTT!! LOL!!

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 3:25PM

The one silver lining in the Obama Stock Market Plunge: It's wiping out the pension plans of Big Union and gov. employees. Less money for them to donate to lib causes and the democrat party.

To all the innocent bystanders hurt by B.O.'s stupidity, you have my sympathies and prayers.

Pat| 3.2.09 @ 3:36PM

Another disgusting, politically correct screed - so the immigrant, presumably black, Nigerian is a Rush supporter. Subliminal message: Conservatives have their minority supporters and everyone loves Rush. Spare us, Rush is an entertainer, like a baseball player or a movie star, that's how he makes his money, entertaining, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. President Obama, if you caught his speech, is also an entertainer and will become a multi-millionaire playing Mr. President, just as Bill Clinton became wealthy in the same role.

But, wise-up Conservatives, this PC twaddle means nothing in the long run. Across town from CPAC, it's the Democrats who occupy the seats of power and they have plenty of adoring cab drivers of their own - and based on the constant standing ovations, more than a few of those are in Congress. Face it, when it comes to gathering cab drivers, minorities, govt. employees and blue collar workers, the Democrats have you heavily outnumbered and intend to press their advantage to the max.

If there is some psychological comfort in reading this hero worship nonsense, you deserve what you're going to get. The Dems plan to shake you down, tax your wealth and give it to their supporters. Conservatives need to be looking at off-shore investments, let the Dems "Buy American". Conservatives need to be hoarding their wealth, looking at commodities as investments, looking at places overseas, currently legal, as a haven to park their funds. If Rush or Ann were to teach Conservative survival tactics and how to hide your freedom and your wealth from the statist Democrats, the adoration would be fully justified.

The best defense is a good offense, but this backslapping and cheering while you're being prepared for the cannibal's feast is just plain silly, and in the end self-defeating.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 3:37PM

jharp, I'm glad you are FINALLY up to speed. Obsessing about minutae is apparently one of your many failings.

Steeles comment was like a tree falling in the forest, the forest being Hughley's show. Nobody heard it, moron.

Best you put down the crackpipe sonny, you like abuse just a little too much.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 3:42PM

So many liberal trolls here trying to staunch the flow of hope that Rush brings. Too bad, losers, Rush ain't giving up--and neither are we. You morons are going DOWN.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 3:45PM

staunch=stanch. But I am a STAUNCH RUSH LIMBAUGH SUPPORTER.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 3:56PM

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 3:42PM

"So many liberal trolls here trying to staunch the flow of hope that Rush brings. Too bad, losers, Rush ain't giving up--and neither are we. You morons are going DOWN."

By all means go for it, Mutty. It has served you so well. What'd ya lose 100 House Seats, a dozen Senate seats, and the House House. All in 2 years with Rush's voice of opposition.

Yep. You've got a winner with Rush. Keep it up.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 4:00PM

Cm,

"Steeles comment was like a tree falling in the forest, the forest being Hughley's show. Nobody heard it, moron."

You trying to outstupid yourself. Fox News, Hannity, Limbaugh, and the other right wing hacks didn't mention it. So if you mean "nobody" to be the troglodyte, knucledragging, wingnuts you have a point.

However the educated 75% of the country has heard it and continues to hear in a big way. What do they call that? Viral?

Obama Rules| 3.2.09 @ 4:05PM

I only saw part of Rush's speech; maybe the last 10 minutes. I thought he was all right.

Jeremiah| 3.2.09 @ 4:06PM

Reading this thread, I have to hand it to Rush: he's a great deal more witty and interesting than many of his fans.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 4:08PM

Stinking liberals are always praising the economy during bubba the pervert's regime. Well you got your wish, it's 1997 based on the DJIA!

Worst March 1st ever for the Dow! Thanks, but no thanks to this kind of CHANGE, B.O.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 4:27PM

Cm,

"Steeles comment was like a tree falling in the forest, the forest being Hughley's show. Nobody heard it, moron. "

Hmmm. Here's the limp one addressing it on his show today.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/rush-limbaughs-rant-attacking-rnc-chair-michael-steele/

What's the drug addled Limbaugh's listeners numbers? 20 million?

Nobody heard it, huh? Too funny. More wingnut moronic nonsense shot down.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 4:39PM

If you don't fear Limbaugh, liberal nimrods, why do you spend so much time trying to discredit him? Hmmmmm? We are going to kick your butts. 2010 is coming up fast.

ccc| 3.2.09 @ 4:42PM

Yes, Rush Limbaugh the true Messiah. With his message of hope and change surely he can save us.

Ascending Rino| 3.2.09 @ 4:43PM

I am one of many demanding the GOP divorce from Limbaugh and his followers. The role of the republicans is to be a viable second party not a playpen for Rush and his peeps. The conservative absolutist must depart the GOP. Isn't their already a conservative party. You rip snorting righties think you know it all. You think Rhinos are weak and linguini spined , and a minority of the GOP. You'll see the reality quite soon. You'll either learn your proper place, or be driven out.

ruth| 3.2.09 @ 4:47PM

LOL. Comedy on a Monday afternoon, what a bunch of losers.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 4:51PM

jharp, the AP story called it "a little-noticed interview". The only way anybody heard about it was when Rush rebutted it. So my point still stands.

There is a reason you guys want to do away with free speech, Obama mentioned him by name.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 4:56PM

Cm,

"jharp, the AP story called it "a little-noticed interview". The only way anybody heard about it was when Rush rebutted it. So my point still stands."

Oh, I get it. Since a mainstream media outlet said so it's a fact.

You are an ignoramus. It's been all over the news.

Harpy| 3.2.09 @ 4:58PM

RUSH LIMBAUGH IS MY HERO!!

Obama Rules| 3.2.09 @ 4:58PM

One question: Does Rush not realize that it's the DEMOCRATIC Party, not the DEMOCRAT Party?

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 4:59PM

Of course he does, tool. He just doesn't think you're very democratic--and he's right--you're marxist.

Thomas Richard| 3.2.09 @ 5:00PM

Call Rush whatever you want to call him, he is a genius businessman who recently signed something like a $440 million contract. He can whenever he wishes have the entire country talk about him. As Dale Ernhardt once said, he thought himself to be successful when people were making noise when he was introduced, whether it be cheers or boos. Some loved him, some hated him, but they were not ignoring him. Likewise, Rush never gets ignored. Long live this freedom-loving entertainer-philosopher-king!

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 5:06PM

Ascending Rino/Mich-Mattyboy/Cliff Clavin,

Still have not learned how to use "THERE", "THIER", and "THEY'RE" properly, have you?

Don't go postal now, ya' here!

Muttboi| 3.2.09 @ 5:10PM

Publik Skool Education in action. What grandeur.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 5:11PM

"Call Rush whatever you want to call him, he is a genius businessman"

Don't know if genius is the right word but he is clearly has been enormously successful turning his oratory skills into one heck of a business empire. No doubt about it.

My problem is the hacks he helped propel into office nearly destroyed our country.

And I do kind of like the fact that his wealth has come on the backs of the wingnut retards buying his newsletter and the other ripoffs advertised on his radio show.

Conservative Hottie| 3.2.09 @ 5:13PM

You got it, Thomas Richard! Long live freedom loving American men like you!!

JP| 3.2.09 @ 5:14PM

Rush isn't running for office, and the rank and file Republicans didn't want Steele; as a matter of fact, no one of any import wanted the RNC job. Steele proofs the point that the RNC is becoming more useless by the election cycle. If any conservative does run for an office, he/she is on his or her own.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 5:14PM

JHarp is a butt-boy for the left.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 5:15PM

jharp, I don't get my news from watching D.L. Hughley, so who's the ignoramus? The only reason this got ANY traction was because it was on Rush's show. Maybe you should have read what Rush had to say and taken it to heart, you would be much better off for it. Now go and take your meds before you embarrass yourself any further. This obviously bothers you much more than it does anyone else.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 5:15PM

B.O. Rules,

Calling it the democrat party really, really bugs you bleeding heart libs, doesn't it? I 've seen Chris Matth-spews almost come to tears when a conservative calls it the democrat party. The same hypocrite refuses to use the label "Pro-Lifer".

As Rush said years ago, does this mean we have to call you twits democratics?

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 5:19PM

Nick, do you think Chrissy was getting that tingle up his leg when he nearly burst into tears? Maybe he was just thinking of Obama so hard that the tingle hurt.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 5:20PM

Jus wonderin' and all.

Brian da Bruin| 3.2.09 @ 5:39PM

"And how 'bout a specific example of Rush hatemongering?"

Geee, if we only get to pick one then how about the illegal immigration era attempt to portray all illegals as murderers, thieves, unlicensed drivers, ungrateful servants or --the one not mentioned by Rush-- couriers and drug merchants for illegal prescription drugs like Oxycontin for rich white fat men?

Rush was patently baiting racists and conservatives with those characterization of illegals as wanton criminals --as opposed to hard working employees (18+ hr days) in manual labor at rock-bottom wages and no benefits. And I know, before the usual far Right Wing claptrap here starts spouting that the illegals were criminals because they broke the law to get into the country... I ask, pick up the first stone and cast it if you dare. We all break equally insignificant laws nearly every day... speeding to work, parking illegally, cheating on our taxes, etc.

And if we want to talk about the most hypocritical example of Rush speaking out of both sides of his mouth? How about the constant kluck-kluck of Rush's mantra about irresponsible lower class people doing drugs? And then, we learn through the honest reporting of the MSM, that Rush was a drug abusing addict who, in part, used illegal workers to mule his supply.

Now, that's the pot calling the kettle black.

Someone said he's Dr Laura with tits? Nope, he's a lot worse --he knows he's pandering to a dangerous crowd and he baits them just the same.

I wonder how many attacks on muslim-looking people or gays can be attributed to Rush's hateful broadcasts? Probably hundreds.

Ugh, the man is a pox on a thinking society.

Brian da Bruin| 3.2.09 @ 5:42PM

BTW Nick the troll, I agree with others here: you are a waste of time and breath. You ought to wear a t-shirt proclaiming

"Don't feed this troll. It only encourages him."

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 5:48PM

I think there have been millions upon millions of heinous attacks on gays, Muslims, poor people, minorities (put your favored victimhood category here), etc. because of Rush. Kind of like Pelosi saying that our country is losing 500 millions jobs a month. Liberal, thy name is hyperbole. Try backing up just one of your stupid claims, libturd. You losers never can.

Nutty Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 5:49PM

Go away, Brainless Brian, libturds not welcome.

rick| 3.2.09 @ 5:53PM

Jharp-

Perhaps in your infinite wisdom, you can explain what was racist about Limbo's remarks on ESPN.

He said he thought McNabb was overrated; that the Eagles (all-black) defense should get most of the credit for the team's success. And, that 1 of the reasons for McNabb's "overratedness" was the white media's desire to see black QBs succeed, which desire he did not criticize, just observe. Where exactly is the racism?

karen| 3.2.09 @ 5:55PM

Loved the smackdown Rush gave Steele today. People are mistaken when they call Rush an entertainer. He is entertaining in his presentation as he takes on the liberals. And he is a genius!!!

Conservative Hottie| 3.2.09 @ 5:58PM

I agree--that's why the loser libturds fear and hate Limbaugh. BRAVO RUSH!!!

Louie| 3.2.09 @ 6:02PM

Rush is going to have to bite the bullet and run for Prez in 12.

karen| 3.2.09 @ 6:10PM

Rush is too valuable where he is to run for office. Besides, like he says, he could never win any office.

CH| 3.2.09 @ 6:19PM

He's a phenom, that's for sure. I love Rush. He always makes me laugh.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 6:37PM

karen| 3.2.09 @ 5:55PM

"Loved the smackdown Rush gave Steele today."

Me too. Absolutely thrilled me. Especially this part.

"I don’t understand why you’re asking Republicans to donate to the Republican National Committee if their money is going to be spent furthering the agenda of Barack Obama? If we don’t want Obama and Reid and Pelosi to fail, then why does the RNC exist, Mr. Steele? Why are you even raising money?…"

"I’m not in charge of the Republican Party, and I don’t want to be. I would be embarrassed to say that I’m in charge of the Republican Party in a sad-sack state that it’s in. If I were chairman of the Republican Party, given the state that it’s in, I would quit. I might get out the hari-kari knife because I would have presided over a failure that is embarrassing to the Republicans and conservatives who have supported it and invested in it all these years…"

"When you send those fundraising requests out, Mr. Steele, make sure you say, we — we — we want Obama to succeed. So people understand your compassion. Republicans, conservatives are sick and tired of being talked down to, sick and tired of being lectured to. And until you show some understanding and respect for who they are, you’re going to have a tough time rebuilding your party."

THAT, is going to be good for fundraising.

And it really tickles me hearing the long time mouthpiece and enabler of the failed republicans blame it on the guy who has been Chairman for a month.

Kinda like blaming Obama for our economic catastrophe.

Don't ya know, it's never the fault of conservatism. Never.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 6:45PM

Welcome to the B.O. economy everybody!

"The incompetent one" is trying to do in 4 months what it took commie sympathizer FDR 4 years to do. Wreck the free enterprise system. Way to go bleeding hearts.

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 6:46PM

Yup a clarion call to conservatives alright...

Here’s Our Top 10 Racist Rush Limbaugh Quotes

1. "I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."
2. "You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed."
3. "Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?"
4. "Right. So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela — who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing."
5. "Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."
6. "The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies."
7. "They’re 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?"
8. "Take that bone out of your nose and call me back(to an African American female caller)."
9. "I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. They’re interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. I think there’s a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn’t deserve."
10. Limbaugh attacks on Obama. Limbaugh has called Obama a ‘halfrican American’ has said that Obama was not black but Arab because Kenya is an Arab region, even though Arabs are less than one percent of Kenya. Since mainstream America has become more accepting of African-Americans, Limbaugh has decided to play against its new racial fears, Arabs and Muslims. Despite the fact Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law school, Limbaugh has called him an ‘affirmative action candidate.’ Limbaugh even has repeatedly played a song on his radio show ‘Barack the Magic Negro’ using an antiquated Jim Crow era term for black a man who many Americans are supporting for president. Way to go Rush.

You be da man Rush! Just what this country needs.

Getting out the popcorn this is going to be fun!

...Rush and his merry band of circle jerkers.

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Conservative Hottie| 3.2.09 @ 6:47PM

JHarp is a commie sympathizer. Hell, he's a commie.

Not A Libturd Fan| 3.2.09 @ 6:49PM

We are gonna kick your asses, libturds. Just watch, the tide has turned.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 7:10PM

Hey Cerulean, every quote you put up there is a fabrication from some leftwing fantasist except for #9. Rush stands behind that to this day. The others are made up, either by you or some other liberal liar.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 7:12PM

Hi. I'm Barak Obama, and I have managed to tank the DJIA more than al Qaeda and the dot.com bubble did.

And my idiot appointee Ron Kirk didn't pay his taxes either.

The democrat party motto: "Higher taxes for thee, but not for me."

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A Dittohead Profile the MSM Would Never Report links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…American Spectator’s Web site that blows away the stereotype many in the MSM seem to have about Rush Limbaugh’s audience being nothing more than "angry white men." In " Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush ", McCain relays a brief story of his interaction with a D.C. cabbie originally from Nigeria who loves Limbaugh. Here’s an excerpt: Cabs lined up with engines idling outside…

Pingback| 3.2.09 @ 7:17PM

A Dittohead Profile the MSM Would Never Report links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…American Spectator’s Web site that blows away the stereotype many in the MSM seem to have about Rush Limbaugh’s audience being nothing more than "angry white men." In " Taxi Driver Dittos, Rush ", McCain relays a brief story of his interaction with a D.C. cabbie originally from Nigeria who loves Limbaugh. Here’s an excerpt: Cabs lined up with engines idling outside…

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 7:19PM

The dittoheads are victims of their own bad karma. The Republican Party and Rush Limbaugh have been trying to divide America for many years now, sowing the seeds of discord and disunity. "Divide and conquer" has been their strategy, their M.O. until now -- but lo and behold, two-thirds of the nation seem to have come together under the umbrella of unity - unity of purpose, unity of intent and unity around the idea that progressive values are worth fighting for.

The GOP and Rush are victims of their own bad blood and the negativity they've been spewing for years. In truth, of course, they are not victims - they are only victims to their own ignorance and prejudice.
" I hope he fails" will be the karmic epitaph on the GOP tombstone as this party dissolves before our very eyes. The sooner the better.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 7:30PM

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 6:46PM

Thanks for posting Limbaugh's racist rants.

I had forgotten most of them. But I distinctly remember the "bone in the nose" ugliness.

And now Limbaugh goes after the Chairman of the RNC.

And the imbeciles here defend him.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 7:35PM

"The GOP and Rush are victims of their own bad blood and the negativity they've been spewing for years."

Yes sirree. I believe it even says something in the Bible about that. Thou shall reap what thy has sown.

How about them apples? Wingnuts.

Cm| 3.2.09 @ 7:36PM

All this explains why Steele was so quick to disavow the things he said . You libtards are sooo deluded.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19517.html

jharp, I'm glad you're back after your meds and your little nappy.

Alan Brooks| 3.2.09 @ 7:38PM

you can be a molester like Wacko Jacko (and get away with it) but not a racist
UNLESS you are al sharpton, THEN you can be a racist.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 7:45PM

Ahhh!!!

I thought I just saw Barbra's brother from "Night of the Living Dead" on TV, but it turned out to be Jenny-poo Granholm. They both know how to kill a state, though.
"They're coming to get you, Barbra."

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 7:49PM

Cerulean and jharp;

I suppose you advocate speech codes; no criticisms of Preferred Minorities or organizations for whom you must be a Preferred Minority to join, like the Congressional Black Caucus.

Thanks to fools like you ,The Age of Grievance and Victimhood never ends. Don't forget, you are considered an oppressor by those activists as well, no matter that your heart bleeds for them.

Rush's primary call screener is a member of a Preferred Minority. I guess that somehow you will find a perverse relationship there as well...maybe because he does NOT sport a bone in his nose.

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 7:50PM

Palin/Limpo 2012 no wait...Limpo/Palin 2012, no wait... Jindal/um...Ron Paul 2012, let's try this again, Limpo/Mittens 2012, no wait...
Ma Mittens/Sarah Kittens 2012, meow...so many wonderful choices.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 7:51PM

"“I went back at that tape and I realized words that I said weren’t what I was thinking,” Steele said. "It was one of those things where I thinking I was saying one thing, and it came out differently. What I was trying to say was a lot of people … want to make Rush the scapegoat, the bogeyman, and he’s not.""

The hilarity continues.

The RNC chairman meant to say, "a lot of people want to make Rush the scapegoat" but what came out was "Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly."

Yeah right. Happens to me all the time.

And the dittoheads buy it. The GOP has to be the dumbest collection of voters ever assembled.

And Steele is a spineless lying wimp. An excellent choice for RNC Chairman.

CH| 3.2.09 @ 7:52PM

I was a teenager the first time I saw 'Night of The Living Dead', scared the holy hell out of me; but not as much as Obummer and his libtard minions do. Now, that's horror.

CH| 3.2.09 @ 7:53PM

Harpy, you should know spineless, liberal weenie. We gonna kick your butt, butt-boi.

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 8:00PM

@ stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 7:49PM

"Rush's primary call screener is a member of a Preferred Minority."

Oh...and what might that be...a junior member of the KKK.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 8:01PM

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 7:49PM

"Rush's primary call screener is a member of a Preferred Minority."

And so I guess that makes it OK to tell a black caller to "take the bone out of your nose and call back".

What is wrong with you? Are you really that stupid?

Rush is a vile racist pig. And a drug addict. And a viagra toting sex tourist. And a three divorced "family values" fraud.

And the conservative's leader. Hilarious.

Interloper| 3.2.09 @ 8:03PM

Say, Robert Stacy McCain, did you show the African cab driver your column praising the lynching of Emmet Till? Did you tell him that you are a member of a group of neo-Confederate goons who celebrate the murder of President Abraham Lincoln every year? Did you let him in on the not so secret fact that in your ideal society neither people of color nor women would be allowed to vote?

I didn't think so.

Mynhapenro | 3.2.09 @ 8:08PM

Everyon here has it wrong. The Liberals want the country to go Socialist, that is true, but it is for our own good. They believe so very strongly in the fabric of the American People that they believe we can do anything, even if no one else could. So, the fact that Socialism has been an abject failure everywhere else is seen merely as a challenge.. when the American people see the bottom that BO wants to show them (and yes it will stink just like BO) the liberals believe that the people will rise up together... united ..and show the world how Socialism can really be done. Meanwhile BO and his liberal pals will be driving fine cars, eating nice steaks and wearing $30,000 diamond rings (gift to MRS BO). That is the real redistribution of wealth, to the liberal coffers to use as they see fit.
I am hoarding cans of tuna and ammunition.

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 8:10PM

Hey...am I'm starting to see the color purple here?

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 8:25PM

Mynhapenro | 3.2.09 @ 8:08PM

"Everyon here has it wrong. The Liberals want the country to go Socialist"...

No not everyon (sic) has it wrong. You have it wrong. The Liberals do not want the country to go Socialist, (Limpo has you all so abrainwashed over that term it's sickening.) the Liberals being liberal, want everyone, Democrat and Republican to have a better America. The real problem is that Repugs only want the country for themselves and screw everyone else. We just had 8 years of Bush/Chaney as a prime example. If the Repugs and Limpo cared about the true concept of 'e pluibus unum', they wouldn't be spewing this bigoted vitrol and wishing for our President's demise. So store your tuna and ammo, keep thinking those good thoughts and see where it's gonna get you. You are all so pathetic and desperate. I truly feel sorry for y'all.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 8:26PM

Who knows what the hell color you are, libturd. But it's gotta be commie red all the way.

Nutty| 3.2.09 @ 8:29PM

Obummer's favorables are plummeting with the DOW. It's just a matter of time.

Alan Brooks| 3.2.09 @ 8:49PM

Rush prefers WOMEN, Jacko was with BOYS under the age of 14

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 9:06PM

yes jharp;

That is OK when you are dealing with a thug caller.
(no matter what color they are).

You are obsessed with race.

stmichrick| 3.2.09 @ 9:10PM

...and to continue with you jharp;

the other slurs you tarred Rush with are considered 'speaking truth to power' or 'lifestyle choices' when a leftist engages in them, right?

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 9:31PM

yes jharp;

"That is OK when you are dealing with a thug caller.
(no matter what color they are)."

No it's not OK. You are a vile racist ignorant ass.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 9:34PM

"the other slurs you tarred Rush with"

Do you mean drug addict? It's not a slur. It's a fact.
Racist? Another fact.
Three time divorced family values faker? Fact.
Viagra toting sex tourist? Fact.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 9:52PM

RNC Chairman Steele today.

Steele said in a telephone interview.

"There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership."

Beautiful. The recently elected Chair affirms Rush's leadership of the Republican party.

Thank you kindly, Chairman Steele. Well done throwing the sinking ship an anchor. I cannot describe the pleasure you have given me.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 10:22PM

How does it feel to have voted for B.O. and have him keep GWB's Defense secreatary and implement his Iraq plan, spend twice as much as he did, put Shrillary the Hut in at State, and make the Dow tank further than al Qaeda and the dot.com bubble could?

Smokin'| 3.2.09 @ 10:39PM

Shrillary the Hut? See her in your dreams, Nick? That's okay, you don't have to share. ROTFLMAO!

Smokin'| 3.2.09 @ 10:43PM

JHarp's bikini boxers (Thong?) are in a bunch. He smells his own fear--of defeat.

Cerulean| 3.2.09 @ 10:47PM

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 8:26PM

"Who knows what the hell color you are, libturd. But it's gotta be commie red all the way."

So please 'splain this to me Mutty...socialist be bad but commie red is good?

Not that I expect your answer to be affirmative, but have you ever heard of Solzhenitsyn's Gulag
Archipelago? (Hint...it's a book.)

BTW...my guess is you drive a pick up with mega lifters and very big tires. You know what us lib-er-als say...big tires...small..........

Lila| 3.2.09 @ 10:49PM

Rush was fabulous. He is just one of the many reasons why I left the liberal left wing party. The party of "tolerance and compassion," as long as you agree with them. They can never debate, they just belittle. If you don't agree with them, they call you a racist and a bigot, the big buzz words to shut you up, as we have just seen above. They can only repeat endless talking points over and over like stepford wives. I, frankly, am sick of the BS from these people.

and if you want to talk drugs, we could talk all night about Obama's drug use. He's all but bragged about it, like it is cool. He may still be doing it, for all we know about the guy. That must be why he always has to use that darn teleprompter (it kills brain cells) and has that big goofy smile. Maybe that is why he thinks there are 57 states, or why he doesn't know half the time where he is, or why he tried to get in a window at the White House, instead of the door, or why he hit his head on Air Force One?

I would love to see Obama and Rush in a debate. Of course, Obama would have the questions before hand, and have his teleprompter, just in case. Rush would wipe the floor with Obama and then Obama would cry,"racist."
Obama doesn't have a clue as to who he is. but, he will be anything you want him to be: the Messiah, God, Jesus, your savior. You pick and he will oblige. The great pretender.

Todd| 3.2.09 @ 10:54PM

Really truly pathetic jharp, you don't have anything better to do than troll here all day and night. No surprise you are not concerned about the stock market because only people with real jobs that have money to invest for their futures are concerned, not some do nothing socialist loser like yourself. You love to see the stock market destroyed don't you? Your man Obama is certainly doing the job in that regard but there will be a push back, just wait and see you prick.

Mutty| 3.2.09 @ 11:14PM

No, dumbass, I'm a woman and I live on the West (er, Left) Coast, and I drive a red Honda stick shift. No, my tires aren't big but I'm sure you're, ahem, small. Idiot libtard, you're out of your league. Go back to mommy's basement.

CH| 3.2.09 @ 11:15PM

Todd, you compliment the loser. He only wishes he were so endowed.

jharp| 3.2.09 @ 11:17PM

"You love to see the stock market destroyed don't you? "

Yeah, I kinda do.

There are winners and losers whether the market goes up or down.

And I haven't lost a dime. Being an educated man and being able to read financial statements I was able to see this fraud for what it was 25 years ago.

And you are right about the push back. It's happening right now. And the wingnuts are the ones getting pushed.

Nick| 3.2.09 @ 11:33PM

Why would commie pinkos care if Rush was bad for the Republican party? Why do they lie, cheat, and steal to get him of the air?

In combat, when taking fire, you attack the source. They impotently assail him because he hits the mark routinely and consistently. Feeble-minded liberals are just out-gunned. Almost makes you feel sorry for the little buffoons, doesn't it? NOT!

CH| 3.2.09 @ 11:50PM

Harp, no good will come of our current crisis. Gloat all you want, but you might be sorry soon. Time has a way of wounding all heels. And you are a sorry SOB of a heel. I'm glad I don't know you.

jharp| 3.3.09 @ 12:06AM

CH| 3.2.09 @ 11:50PM

"Harp, no good will come of our current crisis. Gloat all you want, but you might be sorry soon."

Wrong. Though it is and will be painful we will all learn and future generations will benefit.

Exactly how we are now benefiting from the lessons of the great depression. Social security, the FDIC, and the like. I figure this is our big chance to finally get our health care system in order. People lives are being destroyed due to lack of coverage.

History repeats just like the 30's. Republicans muck things up for the benefit of a few. Democrats fix things for all Americans.

And I do feel for the some of the fools who lost in the stock market. But I'm kind of wingnutlike on that one. They should have known better. No one put a gun to their head to buy stocks.

CH| 3.3.09 @ 1:50AM

Not only are your marxist policies destroying lives, they're destroying our country. You've underestimated your fellow Americans, Harpy. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

Robert Stacy McCain| 3.3.09 @ 8:58AM

"Say, Robert Stacy McCain, did you show the African cab driver your column praising the lynching of Emmet Till?"

I never wrote any such column, sir, and you are recycling the lies of the smear artists who libelously claim I did. The fact that I have never bothered to deny such absurd calumnies does not make them true, nor does your idiotic repetition of them.

Though I proudly boast that I am "too lazy to be evil," I've worked very hard to acquire my bad reputation, which has proven far more useful than you might imagine, But don't be the kind of fool who believes everything he reads on the Internet.

ascending rino| 3.3.09 @ 9:16AM

Nick the spelling bell queen, at least I can count. You and your bunch are a dwindling minority. Limbaugh couldn't get elected dog catcher in the reddest county in the USA with his extreme and dare I say stupid views. By the way your hero is tipping in at close to 400 pounds , or maybe just 375. This is a sure sign of extreme anxiety. Rush is running scared. He wolfs down those Allen brothers hot dogs like m&m;'s to stifle his fear. You are a ship of fools, and your captain is navigating into one ice burg after another, and the result is more and more voters are jumping ship. Get used to 99 house members and 25 in the senate. Conservatism is descending.

Nick| 3.3.09 @ 9:20AM

That would be spelling "BEE", brainiac!

Doctor Right| 3.3.09 @ 10:22AM

I was at CPAC, and I was one of the few people who was fortunate enough to be in the auditorium where Rush spoke, and I was ELECTRIFIED.

To the left, that means I'm a mind-numbed robot who waits for Rush's marching orders...Whatever...The left are idiots, and depsite their recent chest-thumping, this adminstration will represent their swansong...But I digress...

I take great optimism from the story of men like Mr. Onakoya, who came to this country seeking a metaphorical paradise, and he has found it in the freedoms that our capitalist system provides, not in the socialist pipe-dreams of fools like Obama. I also believe that, in line with Mr. Onakoya's personal story, much of our future success will be found with the children of recent immigrants, people who are fleeing tyranny to find happiness in America, with men like Bobby Jindal as the perfect example.

CPAC was amazing, truly, completely amazing. To all the lib-tards who roam these boards stirring up trouble, your days are numbered. You understand neither history nor politics nor economics, and neither does your man-child of a President. Get ready for the coming storm - and by the way, it's coming on your right.

timb| 3.3.09 @ 11:57AM

Robert, do you deny the other allegations? You know, that you're a neo-Confederate member of the League of the South?

What the hell is wrong with you people? You were beaten over 140 years ago and we've became the greatest country on Earth after we crushed you. Yet, you people, rob, continue to believe the antebellum was something to be proud of? Weirdos.

Company Lay offs Upwards +| 3.3.09 @ 12:57PM

Eastern Europe and Central Europe is about to hit rock bottom.

12 months time Oil will be up again to between 5 and 6 dollars a gallon, to get Taxes to pay off the Bailout. Many more companies will be closing down, there is no recovery, it's not going to happen. The stock market will continue to decline.

The American decline is heading towards 100% debt of the amounts of the world GDP, and could move towards 300% according to Bernanke, it could cost one Trillion to Bailout AIG.

It's only a matter of about 6 to 9 months before there is riots in the streets over food. There is nothing Obama can do about this, he is not running the policies in America.

ruth| 3.3.09 @ 1:45PM

You're lucky, Doctor Right. Wish I could have been there, too. Did you see Coulter also?

Interloper| 3.3.09 @ 4:36PM

Robert Stacy McCain, you certainly did write scads of blatantly racist columns. The fact you wrote them under a pen name does not allow you to evade responsibility for what you've done. So, man up! The pieces represent your views as a neo-Confederate and unrepentant racist. No one who knows your history is even slightly swayed by your evasions.

Liberty or Death| 3.3.09 @ 4:56PM

jharp-tard it simply amazes me how blind and naive you are-- same with Cerulean. I hope when the revolution begins I get the opportunity to meet you both on the battlefield. Oh it will be an easy fight, because you guys don't believe in the 2nd Ammendment-- I almost forgot.

Keep it up. I enjoy reading your diseased, fecal- mind drip. Do you take those lines right off the Daily Kos? Or, do you write that s#&$ yourself?

Don't fret I've already diagnosed your condition. Take 3 hours of Rush a day, and call me in the morning:)

Michigan-Matt| 3.3.09 @ 5:01PM

I have an answer for all those ditto-heads who are upset with the GOP and Michael Steele's non-apologetic apology... go vote for the Libertarian or fascist or Neo-Native or KnowNothing party in your area.

Rush isn't the voice of the GOP and, by his own admission, he doesn't want to be. Afterall, it was conservative movement's GOPers in Congress like Tom Delay and Duke Cunningham and Bill Frist and Trent Lott who ran the Party's brand into the ground. These were men who thought of themselves as conservatives first, Republicans second... the label "patriot" was somewhere in a distant 4th or 5th place for them given their conduct.

The RushBlow vs. Steele send-up is nothing more than a fabrication of the MSM intent on making news by selling "controversy". RushBlow is a biggggg boi with a thin skin these days but he's a great entertainer and political pundit.

Some people like his take on America and enjoy listening to RushBlow cream the opposition --whoever that boogeyman is for that day. He's made millions off selling fear, anger and bigotry to his version of the common man and they -his fan base- love it. Dr Laura did it on the culture wars in the 90's. Father Charles E. Coughlin did it in the 30's. It's nothing new.

More power to RushBlow. Is he the leader of the GOP? Hell no. Is he a leader of anything short of some radio talk show markets? Not really. But his fans won't let anyone say that without trying to shout the opposition down. "He's our god"; "He's the Obama antidote"; "He's truth to power".

He's first and foremost an entertainer and he can feed the rabid crowds red meat all day... at the end of the day, he's still just an entertainer who does political punditry.

No different than Keith Olbermann or Bill OReilly or any other sort of self-important talk show entertainer/character.

It isn't journalism. It's entertaining commentary on politics and some of his fans view him as their own Messiah and Voice.

But no one, except the farLeft and MSM, think he's the voice of the GOP. And that's a GOOD thing.

ascending rino| 3.3.09 @ 5:06PM

Nick, quit scrutinizing my typos and answer the mayne poynt. Conservatism , especially the Limbaugh variety can't win anymore, if it ever truly did win as it is now espoused. But, you are convinced otherwise, So, all right we shall wait and see. Just tell me how many losing elections in a row will it take before you rethink a thing or two ? Thair is a simple enough question for you to give a straight answer 2. If you don't know, maybe you can ask Ruth. Perhaps God has given her prayers an answer back on this one. You're all pathetic true believers. Can't you at least read a bit on how minds are brainwashed? Listening to talk radio and reading the same stuff day after day is self brainwashing. Tune out for 30 days. Find some new sources of intellectual stimulation. You all truly have voluntarily become mind numbed robots. You brains ELECTROFRIED.

Liberty or Death| 3.3.09 @ 5:33PM

Michigan-Matt at least we have opposing points of view in our party. We aren't frog-marching, mindless, "change, change, change," morons like you an the rest of the Obamatrons.

See the difference is WE have ideas. You are a parrot dude. I am ashamed to know there are people like you living in this country, the greatest nation on God's green Earth. The sad part is you are too stupid to appreciate it.

Why don't you move to France where they already have socialism. I'm sure they'd love to have you there.

Actually, I've got some French heritage. I wouldn't even wish you on them. Here's an idea: Dig a hole in the ground and put your fat head in it- let REAL Americans do the hard work necessary to put this country back where it belongs-- at the top.

Nick| 3.3.09 @ 6:11PM

Why does Cliff Clavin, a.k.a. Mich-Matt, think Duke Cunningham was a member of the GOP leadership? Or that he was some major leader in the conservative movement, when he wasn't?

Is this a warning sign you are about to go postal, Cliff?

CH| 3.3.09 @ 6:14PM

Don't worry about it, Liberty, every country--even ours--has its excrement. MichMutt, Harpo and Ascending fit the bill.

CH| 3.3.09 @ 6:15PM

Too late, Nick. Cliff already did.

Liberty or Death| 3.3.09 @ 6:31PM

I'm glad these simpletons are reading conservative websites like this. Maybe some of it will rub off on them. One could hope. After all, what dimwit would ever want to deny themselves the God-given right of freedom?

Liberalism is the religion of the lost; it's what you cling to when you don't have the truth in your life. And it is a sorry substitute.

I'm also happy they rant here, because they're easy cannon fodder for you and I... Nick, CH, et al.

Keep up the fight conservatives.

Obamatrons roll out and never come back.

Greg| 3.3.09 @ 7:18PM

To all those libs who call Rush an "entertainer"...I think Mr. Limbaugh puts it best:

On his radio show Rush said something along the lines of "Yeah...20-22 million people tune into my show every week just to hear my song and dance routine."

Although his show is entertaining...in fact VERY entertaining he discusses politics and has substance and arguments. The same can't be said or ad-hominen liberal shows on cable. (PMSNBC)

Michigan-Matt| 3.3.09 @ 9:05PM

L & D snarks: "Michigan-Matt at least we have opposing points of view in our party. "

Really, L & D? And what Party would be "your" Party?

Michigan-Matt| 3.3.09 @ 9:25PM

Nick (and his bevy of fake-posters) queries a likely mirror-poster: "Why does Cliff Clavin, a.k.a. Mich-Matt, think Duke Cunningham was a member of the GOP leadership?"

Well, bigot boi, if you knew something about another corrupted social conservative and marginal GOPer who played tandem with Tom Delay, you'd know something about Duke Cunningham. Let's go to school, bigot boi.

Item 1: he was personally recruited by soc-cons to run in a GOP primary against incumbent moderate GOPer Rick Lowery; Cunningham won.

Item 2: the soc-cons inside the Caucus rewarded him with sweet seats on Approps and Intel --in fact he ended chairing a SubCom in Intel, no small feat, that, unless you're golden with leadership.

Item 3: he had a near perfect rating from the American Conservative Union --a soc con group that tracks congressional votes and is widely judged to be the real voice of conservatives (not like RushBlow)

Item 4: he was selected by Delay's buddies to sponsor the soc-con's wet dream of a Flag Desecration Amendment (good God, ugh) and he buddied up with JohnBlackJackMurtha to do it.

Item 5: there's all the double-faced issues a) involving his tough on crime stance... but pleading for light sentencing for his druggie son; b) being against the moral decay in society... but taking prostitutes and free trips from defense contractors; c) home mortgages paid by US Coast Guard contractors; special favors for steering defense contracts to friends... who then gave him bribes, favors, gifts and more hookers.

Item 7: Cunningham served as Vice Chair of the Republican Campaign Committee, interim Chair and Vice Chair of the House GOP Policy Caucus and on and on and on.

Geeeeesh, Nick the troll, what part of GOP leadership don't you get? Worse yet, he was one of your team's (the radical soc-cons inside the GOP Caucus) poster boys.

Yeah, I thought that would shut you up for a bit. But just a bit.

Nick| 3.4.09 @ 12:08AM

OK Cliff, you got me. Duke was technically a member of the leadership. I was wrong about that. Thanks for the info.

But having a high ACU rating doesn't make you a leader. He wasn't the face of the GOP. That would have been Newt, Armey, and Delay. Nor was he the face of social conservatism, if there even is one. Nobody had heard of Duke until he was indicted. Unless you knew he was a war hero. He was low on the totem pole, and fairly anonymous, unless you're a congressional hack.

You seem to have forgotten one item, when did Duke piss in your Wheaties? Is that why you constantly mention him? He slapped you around on the Hill, maybe? How petty of you. You also forgot to mention BILL Lowery was also a crook. RICH Lowry edits National Review, dope.

I also see Thaddeus McCotter is now Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. Don't go postal now, Clavin.

Michigan-Matt| 3.4.09 @ 7:18AM

Nick --and the literal legion of fake names you post under here and elsewhere-- I didn't say that Cunningham was a part of the GOP leadership because he had high ACU ratings. I was using that fact to demonstrate Cunningham was, indeed, a conservative... a social conservative and part of your darkened niche of the Party.

Because, usually with knuckle-draggers trying to deflect criticism about the corruption of our Party by their fellow soc-cons, you guys pop the silly notion that Cunningham wasn't a soc-con... he was... ready for this?... a moderate RINO.

Yeah, it gets pretty silly out there in "we gotta defend the idiots" land. Blame avoidance by you guys is at an all time high right now.

But like a clock, you're right at least twice a day and you are correct on Cunningham knocking off Bill Lowery, not "Rick Lowery".

Nothing petty on my part about reminding you knuckle-dragging, corrupt as BarneyFrank soc-cons that your poster boys in Tom Delay and Duke Cunningham DETROYED the GOP brand --despite the GOP having some great governors, great Senators and great mayors out there.

And that's point you really want to ignore, isn't Nick of a 1000 posters.

The responsibility of soc-cons ruining the Party and now, wanting to scapegoat that blame onto moderate GOPers, GOPers in general and anyone else other than the corrupt soc-cons who did the dirty deed.

Nice try at deflection. You lost... again. How about Tom Delay not being a soc-con leader of the GOP Caucus in Congress, Nick of a 1000 posters? You sidestepped that pile of dung in your flips, twists and diversions.

At least you didn't use 1/2 dozen fake-named posts to prop up your failing, feeble and impotent argument this time. I guess that's a little progress we can be happy about for now.

Nick| 3.4.09 @ 9:47AM

Mich-Matt,

No, like Rush, I'm certified right 98.99% of the time!

Deal with what I actually write and try not to infer in the future, OK? I don't try to disown Duke or argue he was a moderate. He was a social conservative, he just wasn't a leader or well known to the average soc con. And he was a crook and deserves to be in prison. If I had my way, 3/4 of congress would be locked up. I abhor corruption.

Tom Delay wasn't perfect either. But I'm not scapegoating anyone. The GOP acted like the democrat party and paid the price, period.

This your humble servant Nick, who can admit his mistakes, one man crying out in the wilderness. The only help I get is from above.

Michigan-Matt| 3.4.09 @ 12:31PM

Nick: "I don't try to disown Duke or argue he was a moderate. He was a social conservative, he just wasn't a leader or well known to the average soc con. "

I never said you did, Nick of the 1000 posters. I said some of your ilk try that dodge and it doesn't cut it.

I agree with you: let's stay on what you actually write and not infer in the future... like you did above with my comments whilst complaining about it being done to you.

And like a stopped clock, you're wrong MOST of the day. The GOP didn't act like the Democrat Party... the soc-cons took the Congress down a path of ever-more ridiculous social conservative activism while being double-faced and corrupt. They hurt the GOP brand and now they want a bigger seat at the table, they want to purge the Party of anything that isn't pure enough to pass their special sniff tests and they continue to fail to take responsibility for damage... blaming the Party when they should be leveling the criticism and blame on the soc-cons inside and outside the Party.

Michele Malkin does it routinely. Delay was still doing it as late as yesterday afternoon on ChrisMatthews show. CPAC was a virtual finger-pointing convention --aiming their crooked little digits everywhere but inside the conventional hall and RushBlow was their own personal cheerleader egging on the runaway train that left Reality Station.

I'm glad you hate corruption. I do too. And I like apple pie, baseball and Chevys but that don't cut it. The future of the Party lies outside the soc-cons who took it for a ride in Congress. We need to be less about social issue litmus tests and more about building coalitions that can win on Election Day.

Conservatives can go do their litmus tests on each other; just don't get in the way of progress.

beatthem| 3.4.09 @ 1:13PM

Cerulean,

Do you know something about snark? Do you really listened to Rush before making a conclusion that he is a racist? I know those lines. They are just snarks. They are not the actual point that Rush is driving at.

If you want to kill racism.... don't ever bring your race card up again.

Liberty or Death| 3.4.09 @ 1:26PM

My party is the Republican party Michigan-Matt. I am certainly not trying to defend everything they've done. In fact, as of late, they have been down right disappointing: Bush trying to outspend Democrats at every turn of his presidency, McCain nomination, Stevens corruption, Arlen Specter/Snow etc. voting for the largest pork bill ever, and the list goes on...

Like most on this website, I am a conservative first. However, that being said, the conservative movement is still alive in the Republican party. Yeah, I know they've fallen way short of our expectations. I also know the Republican party absent conservatisim is simply Democrat Lite. And if you've ever tasted Miller Lite, you know what I am talking about when I say I'd rather drink something else. Republican Lite will never win elections.

As Nick pointed out, there is a lot of corruption on both sides of the aisle.

Whether you like it or not the two parties will always be about social issues. You can thank our court system for forcing social issues like abortion and gay marriage on the American people. And don't act all self-righteous. The Democrats are pushing social politics as much, if not more, than Republicans ever have.

Where have you been living all these years? Those idiots you elected have destroyed the family with social "welfare," sanctioned the murder of millions of babies, and pushed every type of liberal "social" agenda we have. It's simply ignorant to say, "soc-cons took the Congress down a path of ever-more ridiculous social conservative activism," without ever recognizing the social disintegration of our society perpetrated by Democrats.

Here it is, I'll lay it out for you: Republicans/conservatives (baring several bad apples) have always stood for morals, what is right and just. Religion aside, they are also for our most hallowed document, the Constitution of the United States of America. We are not forcing conversion on you. Get over yourself! A society cannot exist without morals. Democrats have always stood against morals of anykind; they are constantly trying to rewrite our nation's history and constitution.

There are many perplexing questions I have for anyone who claims they are "religious" and votes Democrat. Abortion, alone, is such a stain on this nation, I cannot imagine ever voting for a Democrat. Heck, even if I agreed with them 95% of the time (which I never would), I could not in good conscious cast my vote for the wholesale murder of millions of Americans.

So you see Michigan Matt, the line in the sand was drawn by you moronic liberals long ago on social issues. Don't blame conservatives for fighting back.

ruth| 3.4.09 @ 4:58PM

Liberals don't want to kill 'racism', it's their battering ram.

Michigan-Matt| 3.5.09 @ 4:53PM

L/D says: "Like most on this website, I am a conservative first."

Guess what, L/D? I'm a GOPer first and I do know that the soc-cons took the Party for a long ride out in the trailer park, took a few potshots from the speeding car at the neighborhood cat, squirrel and lots of others, crashed the car, got caught by the police and now, like the good soc-cons at CPAC, are complaining that they aren't responsible for the wreck, the dead cats, the totaled car or the ticket.

Give it a rest.

The liberal agenda got pushed aside by Reagan's leadership and 12 yrs of strong GOP control of the WH. Clinton, as much as I dislike the man, was a center-Right Democrat. The soc-cons inside the GOP controlled the Congressional agenda from Newt's Contract to Delay's imperial rule.

I'm tired of hearing soc-cons say "I'm a social conservative first and if the GOP stays to the farRight on my issues, I might vote for their candidate.

Sorry, L/D. The GOP I want to grow some balls doesn't need the soc-cons. We need independent voters. We need moderates. We need female voters. We need voters who will be loyal -and disloyal- on Election Day.

You go be a "conservative" all day long and rail against the Party; take RushBlow's angry-white-man-pissing-in-his-boots talking points to bed with you, if you want. Just stay the Hell out of my Party.

Michigan-Matt| 3.5.09 @ 4:55PM

Edit, make that loyal and not disloyal on Election Day.

Mutt| 3.5.09 @ 6:39PM

You don't have a party without us, moron. You're either very stupid or liberal--maybe both.

Nick| 3.5.09 @ 7:15PM

You left out a few Clavin,

We need liberals. We need progressives. We need illegals. We need communists. We need one-armed transvestite Moroccan lesbians. We need democrats.

Right-wing religious constitutionalist conservatives aren't going anywhere Cliff. We rule the GOP. Who just bowed and apologized to Rush? Don't go postal.

Free Willy| 3.5.09 @ 8:51PM

LOL

ruth| 3.5.09 @ 8:52PM

You rule, Nick!

Nick| 3.5.09 @ 11:16PM

Ruth & Free Willy,

Thanks. I do what I can.

Stogie| 9.15.09 @ 10:20PM

Interloper wrote:
Robert Stacy McCain, you certainly did write scads of blatantly racist columns. The fact you wrote them under a pen name does not allow you to evade responsibility for what you've done. So, man up! The pieces represent your views as a neo-Confederate and unrepentant racist. No one who knows your history is even slightly swayed by your evasions.
....................

Interloper, you are a liar. You have not presented one such "racist" writing and you can't, because they don't exist. Either provide some specific facts and proof or let the world know you for the dishonest, unprincipled liar that you are. I'm waiting.

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