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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/3/2009
Cantor Declines To Reiterate Criticism Of Rush
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So is House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) going to criticize Rush Limbaugh, or not? Earlier today, Rush told Greg Sargent that Cantor's comments on ABC's This Week , saying that neither he nor other Republicans want President Obama to fail, was in fact in agreement with Rush on the policy ...
I'm Sorry Rush - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
dccc.org - 3/3/2009
I'm Sorry Rush - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
— dccc.org — Rush, Our Leader Republicans who've dared to criticize Rush only to beg for his forgiveness: Michael Steele RNC Chairman Michael Steele: Rush is not the head of the Republican Party. He's an "entertainer" whose show is "incendiary" and "ugly." I'm ... (more) I'm Sorry Rush - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

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huffingtonpost.com - 3/3/2009
Peter Daou: Why on Earth Are Democrats Legitimizing and Empowering Rush Limbaugh?
— huffingtonpost.com — I don't buy into this 'brilliant' strategy of elevating Rush Limbaugh in the hopes that it will tarnish Republicans. Focus relentlessly on the disastrous Bush presidency to tarnish Republicans, yes. Overturn every single illegal and ... (more) Peter Daou: Why on Earth Are Democrats Legitimizing and ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/3/2009
Limbaugh Attacks Stephanopoulos, Says ABC Falsely Reported That Eric Cantor Disagreed With ...
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Okay, the Limbaugh wars have just taken yet another weird new turn — Rush is claiming that a high profile GOP leader who appeared to disagree with his professed hope that President Obama will fail didn’t actually disagree with him at ... (more) Limbaugh Attacks Stephanopoulos, Says ABC Falsely ...

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Talking Points Memo:  Tight Spot, Eric?

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  The Rush Wars Get Trippier

Think Progress:  Vitter: Limbaugh Is Saying ‘What I Am Saying’ — ‘I Hope’ Obama ‘Fails In Advancing Leftist Policy’

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Tight Spot, Eric?
Talking Points Memo — ... Rush's 'fail' rhetoric about Barack Obama without doing so far as to criticize the Great Leader directly. And then today Rush is saying that Cantor really didn't criticize him. So we called up Eric Cantor's office. And we asked, were you criticizing Rush or not? He ducked the question. ...

The Rush Wars Get Trippier
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Limbaugh now claims that Cantor does too want Obama to fail. Cantor, unable to in any way criticize Rush, stays mum. ...

Vitter: Limbaugh Is Saying ‘What I Am Saying’ — ‘I Hope’ Obama ‘Fails In Advancing Leftist Policy’
Think Progress — ... ,” his office is now walking away from that position. When contacted yesterday by both TPM and Greg Sargent, Cantor’s office refused to ...

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Steele Bows Down To Limbaugh: ‘No Attempt On My Part To Diminish His Voice Or His Leadership’
thinkprogress.org 3/3/2009 — Yesterday, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called Rush Limbaugh the “intellectual force” of the GOP. “And whenever a Republican criticize him, they have to run back and apologize to him , and say they were ...
Sen. John Barrasso refuses to criticize Rush Limbaugh — Crooks and Liars
Download | Play     Download | Play [H/t Heather. ] Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming has learned the lesson well. It's the new Republican 12th Commandment: Do Not Criticize the Limbaugh National Committee. Shuster kept asking him to speak out against Rush and he ...
John Barrasso, GOP Congressman, Repeatedly Refuses To Criticize Limbaugh Despite Disagreeing With Him (VIDEO) — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Republican Congressman John Barrasso of Wyoming repeatedly refused to even come close to criticizing Rush Limbaugh even though the lawmaker disagrees with the conservative commentator's statement that he'd like to see President Obama fail. Pressed by "1600 Pennsylvania Ave" host David ...
John Barrasso, GOP Congressman, Repeatedly Refuses To Criticize Limbaugh Despite Disagreeing With Him (VIDEO) — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Republican Congressman John Barrasso of Wyoming repeatedly refused to even come close to criticizing Rush Limbaugh even though the lawmaker disagrees with the conservative commentator's statement that he'd like to see President Obama fail. Pressed by "1600 Pennsylvania Ave" host David ...
Another Sunday Show, Another Media Fantasy — The Sundries Shack
It didn’t take long for the administration’s pet journalist, George Stephanopoulos to start twisting Rush Limbaugh’s speech last night at CPAC into something he could get a leading Republican to criticize. During our exclusive interview on “This Week,” Republican ...