Limbaugh and Coulter 2012. It would be a goldmine for comedians.

"The guy doesn't even know the difference between the Declaration and the preamble."
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Almost as impressive as you stating "bankruptcy is a social safety net", "paying solders is an earmark" and "the recession was caused by excessive executive compensation in privately-controlled companies". Yep just like good ole' Rush

I find it really funny that all you liberals are out there are going on and on about this man. Is it a tactic to take our minds off the big pit that the president has now gotten us into? I think you guys are really afraid of Rush. Although I don't always like the way he presents things, he speaks of the founding principles the Republican party was founded on. We need to get back to these principles! And the reason you fear this man is because if we did as aparty get back to the nitty gritty of what the party stands for it would blow you liberals out of washington! So keep talking about Rush and all he stands for, it's to the republicans advantage.

RetiredAirForce, to make a statement that you want the recession to be prolonged is enough to make a decision on what Rush is about. When he first started broadcasting years ago I listened for a while, but as he got more notice his tenor changed. He got more strident and outrageous, and in my opinion, stupid. I quit listening and haven`t gone back. That is why my friend sends me things, because I won`t listen to his babblings, Rush that is.

He doesn't want people to fail, he wants it to blow up in their faces. FlipFlopper. The guy doesn't even know the difference between the Declaration and the preamble. What a dumb---.

You get your stuff from a friend who listens to him (because you don’t) and this made you conclude “he cares nothing about how the people are suffering”? I only hope your conclusions of those you vote for for are based on information you conclude from facts (that you find) and not what others tell you.

RetiredAirforce, thanks for the heads up, I am new to the computer and did not know about the Media Matters site. I get my stuff about Rush from a friend that listens to him, I don`t. I have not seen the full quote until you posted it, and as you probably expect, I am not going to change my mind about what I perceive he is saying. I think he is bully, blowhard, skirts the truth, offensive to women, and an entertainer that will say anything to get ratings. It is obviously working. Also, it is obvious we will never agree about him in any way, shape, or form. Have a good day!

pharm --- Here is the full quote for you to read from your own media maters site; by the way Rush also said he does not want Americans to fail, why did you leave that out?
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"I'm all for prosperity and opportunity and freedom. I don't want people to be poor. I don't want people to be unemployed. I don't want people to be hopeless. I don't want people to be misled. I don't want people to be lied to. I don't want people to be told that somebody like government is going to do something for them when they're not.I want this to fail because this is the most expansive expenditure in the Democrat Party and liberalism's power that there has ever been. I hope it blows up in their face. I hope this thing does exactly what those of us who have studied these kinds of things do. I hope it prolongs the failure. I hope it prolongs the recession. Because people are going to have to figure out here that this is not how economies recover. Government is not the central planner. Government is not control of this. Government can't do it. This is a disaster. And, you know, I could sit here and say, "Yeah, I'm going to cross my fingers and hope and pray this is the first time this works," but if this works, the America that you and I know is over"

Pharm --- “He wants the country to fail” is left wing spin. I can twist comments from left wing hosts into an interpretation of them wanting the country to fail. Yet we all know no one wants the country to ever fail (well, at least most). “He cares nothing about how the people are suffering”, this can be said of politicians on the left also. It is fine that you disagree with his remarks just like many disagree with yours. The difference is we know yours are just words you have yet to see the same from your number one anti-obama patriot. The times that I have tuned in the dial to his show I have never heard him say he wants the country to fail (in context). I googled the quote you placed in this thread and the first two results come from media maters; this answers much in the grasp of your information.

RetiredAirForce, that is the point, it is consistent, he wants the country to continue to struggle just so he can be proven right. He cares nothing about how the people are suffering as long as he is acclaimed as the number one anti-Obama"patriot" in America.

If the recovery package fails (policy), how is that inconsistent with what he previously said?

Rush, on 2/13/09, "I hope the recovery package fails. I hope it prolongs the recession." So much for just wanting the policies to fail, he wants the economy to continue sliding just to have a chance to say, I told you so! What a great American!

Did Rush really say, "I hope the stimulus package fails and the recession continues." That would be an interesting quote. Can anybody verify this?

Andre, exactly my point, the video shows Obama`s plan to reform earmarks. He doesn`t promise to eliminate them, I don`t think anyone could until the law is changed to a line item veto.

Andre, not true my friend, he said he would like to see them at 1994 levels, and only that there would be none in the stimulus package. No matter if Mccain was elected, there would be earmarks, that is the way Congress works. Like it or not, it won`t change much unless a President is allowed to send them back for an individual vote, or as a separate bill. If the Republicans were serious about getting rid of them they could have pulled the3600 or so of theirs, but I didn`t see even one pulled, including the ones from Congressmen that lost in the election!

Obama promised to reform earmarks, only promised no earmarks in the stimulus bill. That bill was passed by the House, and available to read, two weeks prior to the Senate passing it, then only the differences had to be read. After going through the process of reconciling both houses` bills, it was on the web for four days before Obama signed it. Any legislator that wanted to read it had plenty of time to do so, they got up on the Senate floor and groused about what was in it for almost a week, it was not a secret.

andre_linoge
Rush is a hypocrite,
Obama is not.

Obama never said all drug users should be in jail and then went out and did drugs...

RUSH DID!

Don't worry whythink, I knew before starting any comments posted in your direction it would only result in bringing out more of your profound "unbiased" comments from your well rounded views from getting news from both air America and Hannity.

Retired

If you are that much of a blind Rush fan than this conversation is pointless.

Yes, he is benefitting from that evil, liberally biased media but he is also crying about their treatment of him.

I am sure he is on his way to the bank, all he cares about is money. He once said he wouldn't serve his country as Senator because he wouldn't take the paycut. What a selfish man. he claims to care about his audience and this country but his greed prevents him from actually doing something about what he views as wrong.

hypocrite

"I would say all the crying he has done and the excuse making demonstrates his inability to "handle it."
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You mean the "entertainer" who has increased his ratings with the medias over-hyped crisis of his views on how the President is doing. Yeah, I bet he is crying all the way to the bank---he might not be able to "handle" the increased money from ratings. The only time public figures like Rush would really be crying is if they were never in the news---no press coverage no ratings.

I would say all the crying he has done and the excuse making demonstrates his inability to "handle it."

"Rush wants the attention but can't handle the criticism. He is the ultimate hypocrite."
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Can't handle it, how is he not?

andre

Did Carville refer to that as his "first address to the nation?" Did three cable news channels cover that speech/interview?

Rush wants the attention but can't handle the criticism.

He is the ultimate hypocrite.

dub
So instead of reading the Journal Sentinel and watching NBC...let me guess, I should watch Fox and read the NY Post when I am not listening to Rush.

No thanks, MSNBC, Air America, Nova M Radio, will continue to be PART of my sources of political information. The other part will continue to be Rush, Hannity, Fox and the Post.

I listen to all the biased "the other side is biased" BS I can and then make my own decision. I do, exactly what Fox claims to do...give both sides of the issue and allow the viewer to make the decision.

Retired stated, "For someone to say "I want the President to fail, but not the country", is bad. But, for someone to say "I oppose the war, but support the troops", is good. Ok, now I get it."

My point exactly. Rush wouldn't allow anyone to support the troops while opposing the war. He, Hannity, Coulter and others led the, support GW's illegal war or you aren't patriotic. If you don't support the war you are part of the "hate America first crowd."

Now, he makes the claim you can hope the President of the United States will fail but hope the United State will succeed. Interesting claim, I suppose that makes sense.

The problem I have, is the crying and whining about the "unfair treatment" by the "liberal - drive-by media" that claim he wants the country to fail by hoping the President fails.

Can anyone say "hyprcrite of the year?"

"President Obama to you sir has not even been in office for 2 months. so spare me your political wisdom. "
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Your right he has not been in office for "2 months". But he has been in politics since 1996 --- that makes it almost 13 years. So when do you hold a person to their word, only when they have been in the current elected office over what period of time?

Its life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. no "freedom". It wasn't the preamble it was the Declaration of Independence.

I love Rush, I think he should blather on and on and on and alienate more people who will vote Democratic. Four more years!! Four more years!! Maybe after eight years the Dems will have enough control of the political system to repeal the 22nd amendment.

"you support a man who can't even follow his own rules."
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Sounds like a politician to me; do you not support Obama, he too has said things he is not doing?

I love all the Republican Rush supporters. I remember, oh about 8 years ago, when anyone mentioned GW and failure together they were labeled as the "hate America first crowd", "anti-patriotic", and "anti-American."

Oh the hypocricy. Saying Obama fails means you truly only want to see the policies of Obama fail but if you want GW to fail or question his policy you are "undermining the troops", and "anti-American."

I get what Rush is saying and the outcry is just as crazy as the outcry about the criticizing GW meaning you want the troops to fail.

Oh, and I get the wartime difference but disagreement, no matter what is happening, should be allowed.

In my opinion, Rush is the smartest idiot I have ever heard. He spouts out crap that people want to hear and does a great job of keeping the uneducated...uneducated.

In the end, Rush is the biggest hypocrite on the radio.

For cryin' outloud; it isn't about politics with Rush, it's about demographics, which means money for him. As long as everyone debates and critisizes him he stays on top of his game and makes even more money at his next negotiation for contract. As always in politics or business just follow the money.

What are Rush Blowhard's suggestions for bringing the country out of the mind boggling downward spiral created by his party over the last eight years? The icing on the cake for cluelessness was suggesting a trophy VP in Palin. What an outright insult to every intelligent female on the planet, Republican or Democrat. Instead of armchair quarterbacking it with a pi$$ and moan the sky is falling attitude like El Rushbore's, BE part of the solution. He's found the perfect avenue for his narcissistic ex-lawyer self-indulgence. He can spew worthless pontifications without having to prepare for a court case, just rant and rave and whip gullible ill-informed fools into a self-righteous frenzy chasing their tails. If he's the best the GOP has to offer for leadership, they are truly on a fast train to extinction. Hot air never accomplished anything but lifing a balloon. Then again, maybe it isn't a bad thing. The good ol' boy network wheezes harder after each pathetic tirade.

andre_linoge - You are absolutely right. My analogy was a shameless manipulation. The reason we all agree is because we already see the pilot as a hero and because we have no prejudicial bias against any of the passengers. Naturally, everyone sees the shouter as evil. That was my point. You needed to extrapolate:

Same plane, same crisis except the pilot's name is Osama bin Laden and all of his passengers, except the shouter, are members of al-Qaeda. This time, the pilot is the evil one and the shouter --let's call him andre_linoge-- takes the role of hero-would-be-marytr. In this scenario, virtually everyone not on the plane hopes the shouter will cause the pilot to fail. The pilot does fail, the plane crashes and Congress votes unanimously to build the andre_linoge monument in Washington D.C. Whoops... another shameless scenario with the obvious answer flipped. Try this extrapolation:

The pilot is the leader of one club (religion, political party, tribe, clan, etc) and the shouter is the de-facto leader of the rival club. The passengers are American citizens from all walks of life. The shouter has always been vested in the pilot's failure. If the pilot fails to safely land the plane, then the shouter and his bellicose oratory will be vindicated, affording his club a good chance of taking the controls of the next plane and riding first class for a long, long time. Should the pilot succeed, however, then the shouter's credibility and leadership would be called into serious question. In that case, he and his club could remain relegated to riding coach in the back of the plane indefinitely. Under the circumstances, the shouter decides it would be worth crashing the plane just to convince everyone that the pilot was both misguided and incompetent, proving to all the world that he, the shouter, had been right all along. Tacitly, all of the shouter's lemmings... er, club agree, though none will admit to thinking such thoughts.

Uh yeah, like the Democrats weren't hoping Bush would fail so they would win the election. The difference here is that Rush came out and actually stated the way he felt, in public, out loud!

Referring to Limbaugh as a "man" in the headline is quite a stretch.

The Obama administration is throwing out a red-herring to distract from the fact that their stimulus program is turning in to a great hoax. They want to silence anyone, and that is not just Rush, but anyone who disagrees with what is going on. So far all we've gotten out of the current admin is a faltering stock market, confusion in the housing market, and Reid and Peloski in charge of our money. So whether you hate or love Rush, at least the comments he makes on his radio program are not going to tax you to death down the road.
Now, the shoe is on the other foot and the Dem's can't take it. All they can do is spend, spend, spend. And, to date, how much has gotten out to the economy? How much has made it pass their special interest friends? Oh, maybe we shouldn't ask questions of them as they know what is best for us!

Obama needs to focus on this Country and not focus on Rush Limbaugh a private citizen. Obama is using Rush as a distraction for the American people.

Save the Earth, save the rain forest, save the whales, save the spotted owl, save the inmates, save the terrorists, kill the fetus.
Rush, you are TRULY AN IDIOT for not jumping on that sweet sounding bandwagon!

Rush will ask questions to make you think and then you can make up your mind. I have always said that there are two sides to every story...Everyone is entitled to their opinion, unless your a Liberal, then yours is the only opinion that matters. IF Obama the Messiah, succeeds with his plans THEN the country will fail.

Well, the point of the article, of course, is neither socialism nor our reaction to it. It is, very simply, a pointing out of the way the right (left) wing extremist element of the republican (democratic) party prays to and worships rush limbaugh (obama). He is their God. They can't bear to hear a word of truth spoken about this clown. They cry like little babies if anyone dares point out something incorrect in something he has said. They love him more than their God, their families or their country. Just don't speak against rush (obama) the Messiah. But I can just see rush (obama) when the microphones go dead and the cameras stop rolling standing there laughing at the neocons (American public), wondering to himself how they can be foolish enough to believe the ridiculous things he says.

With AIG; former CEO Hank Greenberg is actually all but broke now. He was a big conservative republican, and kind of went down with the ship. He actually resigned before the s$it really hit the fan. Now he has filled all sorts of lawsuits against the government for something to the tune of $2 billion, LOL (good luck with that one). The guy was to stupid to sell his stock when AIG was trading in the $40's (its now worth about $0.30 a share). I'm not sure what political affiliation new CEO Edward Liddy is, but my guess is he is a democrat; as the government now owns the company they can appoint whoever they wish as CEO.

Moo:
That's actually not true, and kind of a big misconception. Vicram Pandit (Citi CEO) is actually a big democrat supporter. Believe it or not, it's about a 50/50 split on wall street with your big executives and CEO's in what party they support, if any. Your hedge fund managers are more on the conservative/Republican side, and are likely more of the "country club" sort you speak of. Many are also apolitical, and just stay away from it all and deal with whoever has power (usually the shrewdest path to follow). This is just off the top of my head of some prominent CEO's who are big Democratic supporters...Warren Buffet , George Soros, Paul Allen, Bill gates, Steve Jobs.

What political party do you think those CEOs of AIG or citi or any big corporation belong to? I'll take a long shot and guess its party of the country club. You know, the republican party and its redistributional economic plan - steal from the everyone and line you pockets while you can. It is the laissez faire, no holds barred, damn the regulators because they skrew with profit maximization. Well folks, look where that got us. CEO's earning billions while the crap hit the fan. Yep, those altruistic republicans sure did this country a favor.

They will never get their "s$it" together. With the government stepping in and saving their sorry a$$, they will make the SAME mistakes again. DREAM ON if you think citi or AIG will ever pay back those billions in "loans". My god look at their balance sheet. It's a good laugh if nothing else. They are BEYOND screwed. The idea behind capitalism is that when you make bad/destructive decisions you FAIL, and the strong take over, and make you better as a result. These companies should FAIL, no matter how much they go begging to the government for help.

kiowamohican...the reason those you mentioned are partly under government control is because they failed to do good business on their own. It was at the request of those companies that the government step in and help, not a mandate by the government. Once they get their s*** together and are able to pay back the taxpayers, they'll no longer be partly controlled by the gov't.

andre_ligone...I can understand your side of the argument to a point, but the reason the government wants to tell CEO's how much they can make is because they keep taking huge bonuses and vacations and just a few months ago cried to the government that they wouldn't be able to stay viable unless they had help. Healthcare costs in this country have skyrocketed because hospitals and HMO's are run like corporations interested more in making as much money as possible rather than patient healthcare. If everyone could get quality healthcare, rates would go down because, in theory, we'd all be healthier and not need to visit doctors or emergency rooms as often. If corporations and healthcare institutions want to remain out from under the thumb of government, they need to get their acts together. There is absolutely no reason a CEO should get a multi-million dollar bonus when his/her company has multi-million/billion dollar annual loss. And, to top it all off, those same corporations are now being bailed out by the taxpayers with very little oversight. But, as soon as a dem takes office and wants to help homeowners and help states create jobs, the plan is gone over by extreme righties with a fine-tooth comb and magnifying glass. That's not right. We all need to take a breath and give the new administration a chance. If it doesn't work, we can try something else, but the status quo under 8 years of W didn't work, so a change is definitely needed.

Here is an actual dictionary definition of socialism:
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"An economic system in which the production and distribution of goods are controlled substantially by the government rather than by private enterprise, and in which cooperation rather than competition guides economic activity. There are many varieties of socialism. Some socialists tolerate capitalism, as long as the government maintains the dominant influence over the economy; others insist on an abolition of private enterprise. All communists are socialists, but not all socialists are communists."
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You can argue it all you want if we are becoming socialist, but the fact is we are all ready nationalizing the banks (government owns 40% of citi..the once largest US bank). We own AIG now, one of the largest insurers. The automotive industry is very close to being owned by the government.
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Socialism does not happen over night. It will happen progressively, and it's just in the beginning stages now. The government will never come out and say "we are going to nationalize the banks, or the auto's, today". They will keep bailing them out, and when they keep on failing they will make the proclamation that there was "no other option" but to nationalize the company. Believe whatever you want, but it is in the process of happening this very moment. Some say that is a good thing, others like myself believe it was the capitalist system which made our country great, and that these failing companies should be left to crash and burn with no government involvement at all.

dub, your amusing. Do you even believe the stuff you type? All politics aside, Rush Limbaugh is a friggin' nut, no matter which party you like.

Well, the point of the article, of course, is neither socialism nor our reaction to it. It is, very simply, a pointing out of the way the right wing extremist element of the republican party prays to and worships rush limbaugh. He is their God. They can't bear to hear a word of truth spoken about this clown. They cry like little babies if anyone dares point out something incorrect in something he has said. They love him more than their God, their families or their country. Just don't speak against rush the Messiah. But I can just see rush when the microphones go dead and the cameras stop rolling standing there laughing at the neocons, wondering to himself how they can be foolish enough to believe the ridiculous things he says.

Neocon clowns call all government spending "socialism" if it is initiated by a Democratic President or legislator. It is "government assistance" when it comes from a fellow neocon. But why waste your breath arguing with them? Any fool who listens to a junkie like rush limbaugh is not intelligent to follow the argument in the first place. They very clearly either do not know what socialism is, or they just don't care about the dishonesty of their statements, or, most likely, both.

The only man better than Rush is Michael Savage :)

Allright, here's your analagy.
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The plane is going down and you have a Pilot who wants to land it one way and a Co-pilot who wants to land it another. The Pilot was voted most capable of landing the plane by the majority on board the aircraft. So let the Pilot try to land the damn plane already!

shutupandfish...I don't recall President Obama ever saying he used cocaine, I may have missed it. But, I know he never sent his housekeeper to Mexico to Dr. shop to feed his massive oxycontin addiction. I don't criticize the pathetic man for suffering from addiction, but the way he fed the addiction. He did so many things illegally and got a little slap on the wrist. Kind of like O'Reilly and his phone sex scandal. Rich white guys almost always get away with crimes unless they commit them against other rich white guys...Bernie Madoff, anyone?

andre_linoge...
If Obama's policies fail, the country fails...well, except the rich white folks. Explain to us how President Obama's policies are socialism? Look it up in the dictionary before you use the word.
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I get a kick out of all these right wingers who claim "Obama's presidency is flailing and failing." It's been a month, folks. Give the guy some time. Even the GOP's precious W admitted things are going to get worse before they get better. Not even Christ himself could pull us out of the nose-dive W put us in.

It's so funny to hear you say that the Liberal media is herding the sheep. Herded sheep is exactly the way I saw the people who backed the Bush administration. In fact a lot of what I see the conservatives on this comment list saying is exactly what us liberals were saying about them when things weren't going the way we wanted. Amazing how different people can see things in totally opposite ways. It just goes to show - perception is everything, perception trumps reality and perception may even create reality. If you can step back from your identification with certain views, it's really an amusing sight from above it all.

Look, regardless of what Limbaugh says, he is still an entertainer, nothing more. The fact the the Repubs couldn't muster a single person they could agree on for some sort of leadership (Jindal? are you kidding me?) says volumes to me, which is why Michael Steele (chairman of the Repubs) backed down. If Limbaugh wants to run for office and actually be accountable for his ideas and their consequences, then go for it. I'm all for smaller government and more personal freedoms, however with that, individual responsibility skyrockets, and frankly, irresponsibility by individuals is we are falling apart today. So now what? Riddle me that.

Most are missing that this is just a rouse. Rush is NOT an elected official. As I wrote before, the right did the same thing with Micheal Moore, and Rooie O'Donnel. People who are not even elected officials. They shoot their mouth off, have high un-likability, and are just used as a ploy by the other side.
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Rush is not going away. His ratings are high as ever; and the guy has a bigger contract and more endorsements then A-rod (no joke). For all the out ragous things he says from time to time, and his pompessness; he is successful because he is very talented at what he does. I don't listen to Rush a whole lot, but if you do listen to him, and not the sound bytes of him, you can see why his show is so successful. He conveys a positive message of individual excellence through hard work and limited governmnet. Rush's own mass wealth and popularity came from no where. He was a college drop out working a gig with the KC Royals, living on nothing.. It's that message of individual liberty and using your God given gifts to excel in life, that makes him so popular, and why every major talk show from the other side has bombed out on a national level.

I'm generally an independent, however I am ecstatic Limbaugh is the defacto head of the conservative party, and not suprised. If you give Limbaugh enough rope, he'll hang himself, which is what I fully expect him to do. Limbaugh has filled a leadership vacuum. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your position) his enormous ego and personal brand of playground bullying and misogynistic rhetoric will only make him stronger in the eyes of adoring fans, only alienate those who may have a different viewpoint. I do listen, but mostly for a laugh...then I shake my head in disbelief and turn off the radio. Money talks.

I am a conservative and I do not listen to Rush very often. That being said I also believe we as a conservative party have gotten away from the founding priciples of the republican party. That is why I now vote for the person who closely resembles the way I feel we should go as a country. I do believe if we could get some leadership in the republican party who really represents us then we could really forge ahead. I don't believe it's Mitt Romney either, he has filp-flopped on so many issues I can't keep up with him. Also anyone who gets into office in MA owes some liberals for sure! I did listen to the young man who spoke after Rush. He is well spoken and really believes in the conservative princples that the party is supposed to represent. Too bad He can't run for office!! Oh yeah!! he was homeschooled too!!! I would vote for Mike Huckaby though.

Rush is so full of himself. I can't stand listening to him.

Did anyone watch the interview?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4YcwI4Nl...

You're preaching to the choir, MDC. I'm a libertarian and share the sentiments you express. However, preventing or reversing those Constitutional atrocities is not the same as wishing total failure on Bush. (I presume you are not suggesting that, in light of its pilot's policies, it would be in the passengers' best interests for the plane to crash, are you?) My point is, the precise nature of President Obama's policies is not relevant to the inappropriateness of Limbaugh's statement.

I stand behind my analogy, Andre. We don't have the time and the Gazettextra server isn't large enough to pose a scenario where our country benefited because all of its President's efforts failed. I'm probably smart enough to extrapolate the analogy for myself if someone could kindly describe one scenario where all of Captain Sulley's efforts fail as he safely lands the plane.

All the republicans need to do is stick to conservative values. They got away from that for a long time. They have been in limbo for years. Did anyone see the 14 year boy that spook after Rush? The future of the republican party looks good. He understands it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vz1TVpwm...

Didn't Obama admit to using cocaine? Now Rush used Vicodin which was prescribed to him. Obama went and used illegal drugs and your calling Rush a druggie? Doesn't that make Obama a druggie? Pretty hypocritical I think.

There's no accident to Rush's timing. The Republicans are utterly devoid of leadership and direction right now, and he is seizing the opportunity.
Between clueless Republicans who sold their soul to W and are now paying the consequences, and Democrats (both in Congress and our state Legislature) who claimed to want to work in a centrist, bipartisan manner but instead are stuffing their extreme policies down our throats...why does the word "revolution" come to mind? I think it's time to start dumping tea in the harbor.

For someone to say "I want the President to fail, but not the country", is bad. But, for someone to say "I oppose the war, but support the troops", is good. Ok, now I get it.

Well said kiowamohican, you are two for two tonight. Youbetcha his loyal followers thinks he is the messiah. The futher south the economy goes, the further north his stock goes up. That said, I listen and my gage reflex makes me want to puke.

Rush is just part of a coordinated effort to be the "new face" of the other side. You don't think all this recent news coverage is simply coincidental, do you? The reason for that is because he has very high un-likability numbers from internal polls (trust me, I know how the game works). Much the same was done by the right when they had power to figures like Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, ext.
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This is just all an attempt to be used as a distraction for the pink elephant standing in the room. That being the economy, and it's total collapse as each week passes. It's also a distraction for the outrageous spending and pork projects that are being proposed, that the public is very much against.
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Whatever rush meant by his "I hope he fails" comments, the reality is that the economy is going to fail. It can not be stopped,only exasperated by government policy at this point. Figures like Rush will just gain more and more support; as it tanks. This democratic strategy to demonize Rush really doesn't stand to do much. The haters will always hate him, while those who love him will just be brought even tighter together. While all the attempts to demonize him through various media outlets and blogs, he has this huge network of radio stations to refute it for 3 straight hours every day.

Yep...flunked out of college after two semesters. Hooked on painkillers and relies on viagra. Rush Limpbaugh, Dean of the advance school of conservative studies. Misogynist and bigot. If this he is the mouthpiece of the Republicans, the party is on the path to extinction.

Dub190, don't you know it is ok to hate fat people, and even smokers? It's not like they were born that way.
Rush did say he wanted Obama to fail, you know that. Wanting him to fail in the biggest taxpayer rip off in the history of mankind, is not such a devious deed...
What did he say, no earmarks? How many hundreds are there already?

BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THIS ONE! He is sneaking this past us, what he is trying to do is pay back the unions for all the money they contributed to his campaign. He already did that once, sacrificing our kids' education, now he's sticking it to the elderly! What a slime ball!
The way he wants it, if you get aid, you have to use their employees. They have all the rights of union workers. If they want more pay, strike. If they don't want to do something, talk to my representative. Look how well the unions did for GM.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO MAKING YOUR OWN DECISIONS?

By Charlie Sykes

Story Created: Mar 4, 2009

Governor Doyle and the unions target the home care industry.

Gov. Doyle is proposing to create a registry of home care providers who would have collective bargaining rights.

Anyone who receives any state assistance for health care and who contracts for home care would be required to hire a provider from this registry. We hear that SEIU is interested in becoming the representative for this new union.

I am copying a section of the analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau regarding this provision:

The bill creates the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority (WQHCA), which is a public body corporate and politic created by state law, but which is not a state agency. A majority of members of the WQHCA board of directors must represent the interests of recipients of home care services. The WQHCA is subject to requirements such as state purchasing requirements, lobbying laws, and the code of ethics for public officials. The WQHCA is exempt from state employment requirements, and its employees are excluded from the state retirement system. The bill requires the WQHCA to establish and maintain a registry of providers; provide referrals to individuals seeking home care services; determine the eligibility of providers for placement on the registry; develop a recruitment program for providers; operate a backup provider system with a 24−hour per day call service; conduct activities to improve the supply and quality of home care providers; and perform other tasks.

This bill provides home care providers collective bargaining rights under state law in a manner similar to that provided state employees under the State Employment Labor Relations Act (SELRA). The collective bargaining unit is structured as one statewide unit and DHS acts as the state employer.

Under current law, some MA waiver programs and other programs provide a benefit for personal care services. This bill requires that an adult who 1) hires an individual home care provider other than an agency, county, or independent living center employee or a health care provider; 2) is a resident of a county that agrees to abide by certain requirements or that offers certain programs; and 3) is a recipient of a home care benefit through the Family Care Program, an MA waiver program, a self−directed supports option program, an amendment to the state medical assistance plan, or the Program of All−Inclusive Care for the Elderly, must comply with certain requirements with regard to the hiring of the home care provider. The requirements include hiring only a provider eligible for inclusion on a registry maintained by the WQHCA and compensating providers in accordance with any state collective bargaining agreement pertaining to home care providers.
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Rush wants Obama to fail. He has said so many times. I don't know how a President can fail, and the country still succeed. It's never happened before.

sorry- I addressed ncpfan, who has not commented on this article. My comments were in fact directed at FOTH.

That's dangerous thinking, ncp. It was dangerous when we laid down civil liberties and the right to privacy for Bush because we were scared of terrorists, it is dangerous thinking when we lay down our economic principals of freedom and an independent market because we are afraid of loosing our jobs and homes. I am not being partisan here: the principles laid out in the constitution by the founding fathers should not be cast aside at the fist sign of danger. Just because our economy hits a low point in it's cycle does not mean it should be abandoned for a decidedly different form of government. We resisted socialism this long. What a shame it would be if we gave up that fight just because we were afraid to endure the hard times that must come. Our economy is built on risk. Sometimes we win, and enjoy times of plenty. Other times we fail, and endure times of famine. But I would rather this than the settle for the relative safety of socialism. I've been laid off for almost 6 months now, but I'm not ready to throw in the towel on capitalism and embrace socialism. I'd rather be broke, knowing that it was possible to be wealthy than have an entire nation be equally poor.

How about this analogy, andre? We're all on a commercial airliner in serious trouble. While our pilot, Captain Sully, is trying to safely land our plane, someone yells out, "I want him to fail!"

Congratulate Rush and see video of exactly what he said at: http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/...

andre_linoge, unfortunately, you may want to check with the man himself. His exact words were "I want him to fail".
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/20/limb...
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He reiterated his desire just last week at CPAC, saying "I want Barack Obama to fail".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/28...

Let`s cut taxes again. It only took Bush five years, after two tax cuts, to get revenues back to where they were under Clinton!