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americablog.com - 3/7/2009
RNC chair Michael Steele's blog is no more
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The emasculation has begun . When will Steele learn that there's only one leader of the Republican party? And it's never going to be him. For people who scream and yell that Limbaugh isn't the story, that Limbaugh is irrelevant, Mr. Irrelevant sure took his pound of flesh out of Michael Steele, ...
patterico.com - 3/6/2009
I Hope Rush Limbaugh Fails
— patterico.com — So Rush Limbaugh has challenged Obama to a debate . It’s smart for Rush. If Obama is... going to anoint him as the leader of the Republican Party, he may as well respond in kind. And hey, he articulates conservative principles very well. But ... (more) I Hope Rush Limbaugh Fails

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Dems Push Fresh Round Of Anti-Rush Limbaugh Attacks
radioequalizer.blogspot.com - 3/7/2009
Dems Push Fresh Round Of Anti-Rush Limbaugh Attacks
— radioequalizer.blogspot.com — SMEAR CENTRAL 24-7 For Latest Attack Spurt, Dems Twist Mundane Ted K Comment Demonstrating that not even... weekends are safe from Democratic Party-sponsored anti-Rush Limbaugh attacks, the talk titan is now under fire for a relatively mundane ... (more) Dems Push Fresh Round Of Anti-Rush Limbaugh Attacks

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boston.com - 3/6/2009
Sorry Rush, but you're no Oprah - The Boston Globe
— boston.com — I WAS GOING to give this a good leaving alone. But there I was flying home from... a mellow family visit when El Rushbo filled - and I do mean filled - the screen before me, delivering what he called "my first-ever address to the nation." Who knew ... (more) Sorry Rush, but you're no Oprah - The Boston Globe

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Think Progress:  Steele takes down his blog.

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Steele takes down his blog.
Think Progress — ... (He has since backed away from them.) Andrew Perez on The New Argument notes that in the past few days, Steele’s blog has been disabled, and now just redirects to the RNC homepage. Perez writes, “One has to wonder if the RNC has taken the site down in response to the attacks being launched there by the conservative base.” According to the Google cache version of the site, the last post on Steele’s blog was published on March 1. (HT: Americablog) ...

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