thinkprogress.org - 1/14/2009
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Yesterday, a fill-in host for Rush Limbaugh told listeners that Limbaugh had traveled to Washington, DC for a “secret meeting” and dropped several hints the meeting would be with Obama. When news broke that Obama was to dine last night with several prominent conservatives, ...
thinkprogress.org - 1/20/2009
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“Are conservative talk-show hosts eager to go on
the attack , after years of defending Bush?” asks
the Louisville Courier-Journal’s Larry Muhammad. The answer is clearly yes. Barack Obama has not yet taken office, and Rush ...
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Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
thinkprogress.org - 1/22/2009
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Political Animal —
... , Obama's national press secretary during the campaign, will join the White House staff as a deputy press secretary. * Bush and Limbaugh, BFF . * The Brad Schlozman story manages to appear ...
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Six more days of this asshole.
Rush Limbaugh Gets to Hang With the OLD President
Politics Daily —
... , it turns out that Rush Limbaugh is headed for the VHS bin. Not only couldn't he score an invite to the elite repast, he's reduced to bragging about the crumbs:(From ThinkProgress) ...
Limbaugh has romantic birthday dinner with Commander Codpiece
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... [Tuesday], a fill-in host for Rush Limbaugh told listeners that Limbaugh had traveled to Washington, DC for a “secret meeting” and dropped several hints the meeting would be with Obama. When news broke that Obama was to dine with several prominent conservatives, speculation swirled that Limbaugh would be there. ...
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