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Rush Limbaugh Should Read the Constitution
In his nationally-televised, keynote speech to the CPAC conference last night, Rush Limbaugh pulled the standard conservative trick of claiming the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a conservative birthright, under assault from progressives: We [conservatives] love and revere ...
LIMBAUGH AT CPAC
newmajority.com — President Obama and Rush Limbaugh do not agree on much, but they share at least one thing:... Both wish to see Rush anointed as the leader of the Republican party. Here’s Rahm Emanuel on Face the Nation (more) LIMBAUGH AT CPAC
RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: ‘Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.’
RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: ‘Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.’
thinkprogress.org — Last night, RNC Chairman Michael Steele appeared on D.L. Hughley’s show on CNN and disputed Hughley’s statement... that Rush Limbaugh “is the de facto leader of the Republican Party.” “I’m the de facto leader of the ... (more) RNC Chair Michael Steele on Limbaugh: ‘Yes, it’s ...
Rush Limbaugh Launches Brutal Hit On Michael Steele
theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Whoa. Rush Limbaugh's bid to cement his own role as head of the Republican Party just took... a wild new turn, with Limbaugh launching a brutal hit on RNC chair Michael Steele, mocking the GOP for being in a "sad sack" state and suggesting that until ... (more) Rush Limbaugh Launches Brutal Hit On Michael Steele
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Limbaugh Misquotes Constitution During CPAC Speech
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Limbaugh, it seems, meant to say "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," which, of course, is in the Declaration of Independence. Just to be sure, however, the Constitutional Accountability Center compared his remarks to the Constitution's preamble, and didn't find a match. ...

Limbaugh Misquotes Constitution During CPAC Speech
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Limbaugh, it seems, meant to say "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," which, of course, is in the Declaration of Independence. Just to be sure, however, the Constitutional Accountability Center compared his remarks to the Constitution's preamble, and didn't find a match. ...

Limbaugh misquotes Constitution while arguing Obama policies are ‘bastardization’ of Constitution.
Think Progress — ... — and not the Constitution — that affirms the equality of all men and man’s inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; the Preamble to the Constitution focuses on establishing “a more perfect Union.” Ironically, after revealing his ignorance of America’s founding documents, Limbaugh told his conservative ...

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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.) ...
Limbaugh and the GOP
poliblogger.com 3/3/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
CNN's Bill Schneider: Limbaugh Speech Was 'Angry, Mocking, Bullying, Harsh, and Full of Contempt'
newsbusters.org 3/4/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thought of the daySister Toldjah
Nicole Wallace, a senior advisor to the McCain-Palin campaign last year and former assistant to President Bush, makes a great point in response to all the back and forth drama going on over Rush Limbaugh’s Saturday CPAC speech: The most important thing Rush Limbaugh said Saturday ...
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how stupid is rush limbaugh? this stupid : 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.” he attempted to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Another Sunday Show, Another Media FantasyThe 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 ...
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During his February 28 speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed: "Congressman [Barney] Frank's [D-MA] definition of affordable housing is you get a house that you don't have to pay for, that everybody else in the neighborhood will pay for. And ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Rush Limbaugh At CPAC: Doubles Down On Wanting Obama To Fail (VIDEO)Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
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 critical of him. "This notion that I ...
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But some people don't love Rush . The left, who never stop complaining about "hate", seem comfortable indulging at Twitter. Browse through and find the anti-Rush comments if you want to see hate, because the leftwing nutroots are letting it all hang out in the wake of Rush's speech. Thanks ...
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Fox News Channel live feed Rush Limbaugh here .
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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 ...
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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 ...