16

politico.com - 1/28/2009

Limbaugh takes a hit from Gingrey

— politico.com — Limbaugh's caustic comments Monday has at least one Republican House member defending his colleagues.... (more) Limbaugh takes a hit from Gingrey

Rush Limbaugh

Comments vote downundo vote up Think Progress found this 1/28/2009found this

11

thinkprogress.org - 1/28/2009

Gingrey Begs Limbaugh For Forgiveness On-Air, Expresses ‘Very Sincere Regret’ For ‘Foot-In-Mouth ...

— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, complained to Politico about... how Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talkers are able to “stand back and throw bricks” instead of offering ... (more) Gingrey Begs Limbaugh For Forgiveness On-Air, Expresses ...

Congress

Rush Limbaugh

Phil Gingrey

Comments vote downundo vote up The Huffington Post | Full News Feed found this 1/28/2009found this

10

gingrey.house.gov - 1/28/2009

Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D.

— gingrey.house.gov — Gingrey comments on Rush misunderstanding Washington, Jan 28 - Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD (R-GA) made the following... statement in response to an article that ran in Politico Newspaper about comments he made regarding conservative commentator, Rush ... (more) Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D.

Congress

Phil Gingrey

Washington, D.C

Rush Limbaugh

1 Comment vote downundo vote up Daily Pundit found this 1/28/2009found this

Leave a Comment

The line Republicans can't cross
Political Animal — ... best for your people and your party. You know you're just on these talk shows and you're living well and plus you stir up a bit of controversy and gin the base and that sort of that thing. But when it comes to true leadership, not that these people couldn't be or wouldn't be good leaders, they're not in that position of John Boehner or Mitch McConnell." And just how long did it take before Gingrey was forced to back down and grovel for forgiveness after saying something sensible? About a half-day . Turns out that Gingrey's measured remarks provoked such a violent outcry that ...

The Wrath of Rush
Matthew Yglesias — ... against Rush Limbaugh’s far-right, dead-ender ideology and tactics. Could a new day be dawning? Nope, Gingrey was just forced into a humiliating climb-down: ...

Hey, Have You Heard the One about Joan Walsh and Dick Armey?
Firedoglake — ... I guess watching the GOP forced to kiss Rush Limbaugh's pilonidal cyst made him feel a bit un-manly, especially after his own sad history as ...

Who Rules the GOP?
Daily Kos — Heh. Yesterday GOP Congressman Phil Gingrey of Georgia made some perfectly ordinary comments to The Politico about Rush Limbaugh. Gingrey said that it’s easier for outside opinion-makers — such as Limbaugh and Sean Hannity — to aggressively attack Democrats than it is for elected GOP leaders, who have to work with the Dems. "I think that our leadership, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, are taking the right approach," Gingrey said. "I mean, it’s easy if you’re Sean Hannity or Rush ...

A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
Obsidian Wings — ... you are already familiar with the story of Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, who recently had some mild criticismsfor Limbaugh - particularly appropriate given Limbaugh's recent declaration that he hopes the Obama Presidency fails, consequences to the American public be damned, and that the Republican leadership seemed frightened to pursue such a strategy.  After Gingrey's faint rebuke, Limbaugh lashed out, and Gingrey supplicated himself before El Rushbo: “I never told Rush to back off,” ...