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Limbaugh and the GOP
CNN reports on Rush Limbaugh’s speech to CPAC ( Rush Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nation ) wherein he stated: “What is so strange about being honest and saying, I want Barack Obama to fail if his mission is to restructure and reform this country so that capitalism ...
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 ...
Rush and Oprah
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Hugh Hewitt writes that Limbaugh's speech at CPAC "will be talked about for years and even decades."... I hope he's wrong about that, but he's definitely right about this: A week ago a reporter from a major American newspaper called me to talk about ... (more) Rush and Oprah
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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He's two for two
Wizbang — ... Limbaugh "an entertainer whose job it is to maximize ratings for his network and it's advertisers. To the extent he does that by making controversial political statements that cause people to tune in to hear what he's going to say next, he succeeds." Dr. Taylor at Poliblog concurs . An overdose of blind ideology has caused that Harvard and University of Michigan educated brain of Hugh Hewitt's to malfunction. It isn't the ...

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Limbaugh Takes On Gingrich: ‘We’ve Got To Stamp This Out Within This Movement’
thinkprogress.org 3/1/2009 — In a hour-plus-long speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that was carried live, commercial-free, on CNN and Fox News, Rush Limbaugh directly attacked his rival for the role of titular leader of the conservative movement, Newt ...
Triumph of the dull
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 2/27/2009 — No comment: In his CPAC speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that conservatives are more "interesting" and "fun" than liberals. Here's his proof: "who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman and Robert Reich when you can be ...
Rush Limbaugh At CPAC: Doubles Down On Wanting Obama To Fail (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 3/1/2009 — At his closing speech at the CPAC conference, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh doubled down on his widely-controversial claim that he wanted President Barack Obama to fail, insisting that he meant what he said, and chastising those who were ...
Rush Limbaugh's message to the nation: Liberalism is a 'psychosis'
crooksandliars.com 3/1/2009 — Download | Play    Download | Play If there was any question that Rush Limbaugh has become the de facto head of the Republican Party, his much-anticipated speech toe the Conservative Political Action Conference today (which he ...
CPAC audience cheers: ‘The only way we will be successful is if we listen to Rush Limbaugh.’
thinkprogress.org 3/1/2009 — Today at CPAC, Rush Limbaugh was supposed to deliver a 20-minute speech. It ended up lasting for 1 1/2 hours, before a right-wing audience that greeted him like a hero. Rush again defended his controversial comments that he hopes President Obama ...
Roasting Obama and the Depressocrats
directorblue.blogspot.com 3/1/2009 — The following are the highlights of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC. Limbaugh was slated for a 20-minute talk but instead spoke extemporaneoulsy (no teleprompter, natch) for over an hour. And it was a thing of beauty. I picked out what I thought were the high points.[T]ake a look at all the ...
Where Rush Limbaugh Went Astray At CPAC
pajamasmedia.com 3/2/2009 — Rush delivered a magnificent speech. However, there is one important arena in which, put plainly, I think he was wrong.
Republican Laughs
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 3/2/2009 — In his CPAC speech this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that conservatives are more "interesting" and "fun" than liberals. Here's his proof: "who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman and Robert Reich when you can be with ...
Limbaugh Misquotes Constitution During CPAC Speech
huffingtonpost.com 3/2/2009 — During his much-discussed keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Rush Limbaugh accused Barack Obama of pursuing the "bastardization of the U.S. Constitution." It was one of the more politically acidic ...
Limbaugh misquotes Constitution while arguing Obama policies are ‘bastardization’ of Constitution.
thinkprogress.org 3/2/2009 — During his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, Rush Limbaugh got some of his loudest applause when he declared that President Obama’s policies represent a “bastardization of the Constitution.” ...
Rush ain't got nothing on first graders
dailykos.com 3/3/2009 — In his speech to the conservative CPAC conference Saturday, Rush Limbaugh butchered the text of the U.S. Constitution, claiming it contained a phrase actually found in the Declaration of Independence. ( Diaried on Sunday by Msinformed.) ...
Rush vs. Newt: Game On!
thenextright.com 3/4/2009 — I am still trying to digest what everyone agrees was an important speech by Rush Limbaugh to CPAC attendees on Saturday. It was, perhaps, the most entertaining political speech I've ever heard. But a speech that will last for decades and make an ...
A Little Perspective, Please
corner.nationalreview.com 3/4/2009 — While some conservative bloggers plunge into depths of despair that Rush Limbaugh gave a speech at CPAC not up to their standards and the White House congratulates itself over it's supposed cleverness in elevating Rush, can we all take a deep breath ...
Limbaugh Speech Fact Check: Joe Biden's 'Stimulus Package' CluelessnessNewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Will the mainstream media continue to attack Rush Limbaugh's speech on the basis of "feelings" such as Bill Schneider of CNN did. Schneider called the speech "angry," "mocking," "bullying," and "full of contempt." What Schneider conveniently ...
CNN: “Angry” Rush Limbaugh “Crossed A Line”Say Anything
How dare he speak out against The One’s plans for this country! What’s sad is that the media is going to continue cherry-picking Rush’s bit about wanting Obama to fail, revisited in his speech, as evidence of Limbaugh wanting the nation as a whole to fail.  Which ...
CNN's Bill Schneider: Limbaugh Speech Was 'Angry, Mocking, Bullying, Harsh, and Full of Contempt'NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
It appears that Rush Limbaugh's speech yesterday to the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) was just too much for CNN's political analyst, Bill Schneider, to handle. Schneider just couldn't contain his inner liberal as you can hear in the amazing invective hurled Limbaugh's way in ...
Rush Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nationDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]CNN[/b] Rush Limbaugh brought a cheering crowd to its feet several times Saturday in Washington as he called on fellow conservatives to take back the country in the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Read more: ...
Hullabaloo
Fatuous Demagogue by digby I'm watching the leader of the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh, give his speech at CPAC on CNN, live and in its entirety, without commercials. If you doubted that he is the leader, you won't doubt it after you see the reception he's getting. He says his heart is ...
David Frum Puts Himself in Harm's WayJ. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles
He certainly chooses the right targets! Frum writes: The Limbaugh schism : For conservatives, the news of the week was Rush Limbaugh's speech to the annual CPAC conference in Washington DC. The speech achieved all and more that Rush could have hoped: It was rapturously received by the ...
Michael Steele Vs. Rush Round 3Right Soup
RNC head Michael Steele is still yammering on about Rush Limbaugh , extending the story in the news cycle. The Cliff notes version: Rush goes to CPAC, gives awesome speech that goes over by more than an hour, CPAC loves Rush. In response, Michael Steele goes on D-list CNN program and disses ...
RUSH VS. NEWT: GAME ON!Right Wing Nut House
I am still trying to digest what everyone agrees was an important speech by Rush Limbaugh to CPAC attendees on Saturday. It was, perhaps, the most entertaining political speech I’ve ever heard. But a speech that will last for decades and make an impact on the conservative movement? No one ...
Rush at CPACPoliGazette
Ah nothing like my lunch hour during a work-at-home day to blog. So I finally got an opportunity to listen to Rush Limbaugh’s speech at CPAC. I haven’t heard much Rush before, so going into it I was prepared to hate it all. Coming out of it, I didn’t hate it, but also ...
Steele: Rush Isn't The GOP's Leader -- He's An EntertainerTPM Election Central
Check out this interview Michael Steele did Saturday night with D.L. Hughley on CNN, in the wake of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC proudly proclaiming that he wants President Obama to fail. Finding himself in unfriendly territory, Steele said that Rush is not the leader of the Republican ...
Gibbs and Emanuel Tweak Rush Limbaugh44
By Howard Kurtz If White House officials were trying to elevate Rush Limbaugh to the leader of the opposition, they may have gotten their wish. After the radio titan delivered a raucous, red-meat speech Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, White House chief of staff Rahm ...
Limbaugh Misquotes Constitution During CPAC SpeechPolitics on HuffingtonPost.com
During his much-discussed keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Rush Limbaugh accused Barack Obama of pursuing the "bastardization of the U.S. Constitution." It was one of the more politically acidic notes in a speech defined by rambling political ...
Why Can’t We Have A Pol Who Speaks Like This?Daily Pundit
CPAC Speech: Rush’s First Televised Address to the Nation It outraged the nutroots, and scared the rest of the media, and has been raising a hell of a buzz ever since. So, if you haven’t read or heard it yet, here is the text of The Speech from Rush Limbaugh to CPAC. Warning ...
'Palinizing' Rush LimbaughPolitics Daily
I watched this video of Rush's CPAC speech several times, and I cannot find where Rush Limbaugh attacked Newt Gingrich . Can someone please point it out to me??? In fact, Rush doesn't mention anyone by name. I think one could more easily infer he is criticizing David Brooks, George Will , et ...
Limbaugh: GOP has no chance of winning elections with its actual policy ideasFired Up! Missouri
Rush Limbaugh was refreshingly honest in his long(-winded) speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) Conference last night. Reflecting on the Republican Party's sorry situation, Limbaugh said the first step to power is for the GOP to stop trying to sell its horrible ideas to ...
Complete: The Rush Limbaugh Address To CPAC - Updated With All Videos And Transcript LinkPat Dollard | Young Americans
Speech Transcript At Rush Limbaugh’s Site. Part 1, the first 10 minutes. More coming in the moments ahead: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6 Part 7: Part 8: Part 9 Part 10: Part 11:
So Tell Us Who You Are, RushThe Mahablog
I’m reading an article about Rush Limbaugh’s CPAC convention speech , which I didn’t have the stomach to watch on television. So did he really say this – We believe that the preamble of the Constitution contains an inarguable truth, that we are all endowed by our ...
Rush Limbaugh’s Keynote SpeechPoliGazette
Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh gave the keynote address to this year’s CPAC congress, you can watch it below the fold). Although often villified by liberals, Democrats and the media, Limbaugh proved himself to be not just a great communicator but also a man who ...
CPAC 2009: Rush Limbaugh Speech - VideoRight Soup
Yesterday, on the final day of CPAC 2009 , Rush Limbaugh was the close-out speaker. His message centered around what conservatives needed to focus on going forward, what not to focus on, why we need to avoid this proposed rebranding and repackaging of the GOP. Although his speech was set to ...
Rush Limbaugh at CPAC 2009Wizbang
Rush was the closing speaker at CPAC yesterday and gave a speech that was nothing short of brilliant. He spoke without a teleprompter and sprinkled his prepared remarks with humorous...
Emanuel: Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOPCNN Political Ticker
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh energizes crowd of supporters in CPAC keynote speech. WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOP. "He is the voice and the ...
Emanuel says Limbaugh GOP leader, Cantor rejects 'fail' remarkCNN Political Ticker
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh energizes crowd of supporters in CPAC keynote speech. WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that Rush Limbaugh is the face of the GOP. "He is the voice and the ...
Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nationCNN.com - Politics
Rush Limbaugh brought a cheering crowd to its feet several times Saturday in Washington as he called on fellow conservatives to take back the country in the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.