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Limbaugh wins again as another GOP congressman backtracks | Midwest Voices
By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Rush Limbaugh wins again! Just last week, I wrote that Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt had been asked at a Kansas City Star Editorial Board meeting whether Limbaugh was the de facto leader of the Republican Party. "No, no, he's just ...
Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you
Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Limbaugh did concede the downside of Specter's defection. (CNN) — Conservative host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he... isn't sorry to see Arlen Specter leave the GOP — and that many Republicans wish the Pennsylvania senator would take a ... (more) Limbaugh to Specter: Please take McCain with you
Rep. Tiahrt Backtracks, Bows Down: Limbaugh ‘Is A Great Leader Of The Conservative Movement’
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thinkprogress.org — Last week in an interview with the Kansas City Star editorial board , Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)... risked alienating thousands of ditto-heads by giving his honest opinion of whether Rush Limbaugh was the “de facto leader of the GOP.” ... (more) Rep. Tiahrt Backtracks, Bows Down: Limbaugh ‘Is A Great ...
Limbaugh's 'just an entertainer,' says GOP congressman | Midwest Voices
Limbaugh's 'just an entertainer,' says GOP congressman | Midwest Voices
voices.kansascity.com — Todd Tiahrt Todd Tiahrt By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist U.S. Rep. Todd... Tiahrt of Kansas is a feisty and ardent conservative. But he said something Tuesday that might irritate Rush Limbaugh 's ditto-head followers. ... (more) Limbaugh's 'just an entertainer,' says ...
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KC Star: Republicans Afraid of Limbaugh, Uses Democratic Press Release to 'Prove' It
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Yael T. Abouhalkah is all excited to let the readers of the Kansas City Star know that he's found another Republican politician that has had to grovel at the feet of Rush Limbaugh, apologizing to the radio giant for a slight cast his way. And to "prove" it Abouhalkah used a press release from the Democratic National Campaign Committee that said so. Yeah, nice unbiased source there, Abouhalkah. ...

KC Star: Republicans Afraid of Limbaugh, Uses Democratic Press Release to ‘Prove’ It
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on April 23, 2009 -By Warner Todd Huston [image] Yael T. Abouhalkah is all excited to let the readers of the Kansas City Star know that he’s found another Republican politician that has had to grovel at the feet of Rush Limbaugh , apologizing to the radio giant for a slight cast his way. And to “prove” it Abouhalkah used a press release from the Democratic National Campaign Committee that said so. Yeah, nice unbiased source there, Abouhalkah. Seriously, does Abouhalkah imagine that a Democrat Party press release is an unbiased source about what is happening between a ...

KC Star: Republicans Afraid of Limbaugh, Uses Democratic Press Release to ‘Prove’ It
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Yael T. Abouhalkah is all excited to let the readers of the Kansas City Star know that he’s found another Republican politician that has had to grovel at the feet of Rush Limbaugh, apologizing to the radio giant for a slight cast his way. And to “prove” it Abouhalkah used a press release from the Democratic National Campaign Committee that said so. Yeah, nice unbiased source there, Abouhalkah. ...

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