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blogs.abcnews.com - 8/20/2008
Rush Puts Kibosh on VP Ridge or Lieberman
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"Now, the drive-bys, when it comes to (Sen. John) McCain, are all excited that he might choose a pro-choice and/or liberal pro-choice running mate," conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh said today. “This is crap," he continued. "What is this...

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The Moderate Voice:  Will McCain’s “Game Changing” Vice Presidential Pick Be Lieberman?

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Will McCain’s “Game Changing” Vice Presidential Pick Be Lieberman?
The Moderate Voice — ... Rush Limbaugh, the Republican party’s Ultimate Unofficial Superdelegate, has made it clear that he thinks both Lieberman and former (also pro-choice) Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge are conservative-credential and acceptability challenged (i.e. stink as choices) for Veep, ABC reports: ...

Matt Lewis: Thank God for Rush Limbaugh!
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... , and made essentially the same point -- adding that I would be much more comfortable with a Mitt Romney selection. While I am happy to have been at the forefront of this effort, it is once again clear that, when it comes to making things happen, blogs are important, but Rush Limbaugh is still the king. Within hours of Rush putting the "kibosh" on Ridge or Lieberman , the RNC announced that ...

Jackson Williams: Why McCain Lost (Advance Copy!)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Indeed, conservative groups basically ordered McCain to pander with his vice presidential selection, and he'd already been signaling acquiescence to those one-time ...

Jackson Williams: Bush Media Guru on Obama: "Good Integrity," But Ultimately A Token
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Regarding Obama's politics, he ran as a centrist in the general election. He campaigned mightily as one who would roll up his sleeves to tackle the problems created by Bush, ideology be damned. McCain, on the other hand, remained stuck in his end of the field, by his own choice and conservatives demands. Rush Limbaugh, for example, publicly ordered that he not choose a running mate who failed to show proper fealty to the Right's most strident views. ...

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Limbaugh Calls Possibility Of Pro-Choice McCain Running Mate ‘Crap,’ Likens It To ‘Committing Suicide’
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Wolf Rides to Ridge's Defense — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
Wolf Blitzer for one apparently doesn't think Tom Ridge's pro-choice position should disqualify him as John McCain's VP pick. The former Pennsylvania congressman and governor was a guest on this afternoon's Situation Room, and Blitzer began by playing a clip of Rush Limbaugh urging McCain not to pick a pro-choice running mate, saying it would "obliterate all the progress that he ...
Limbaugh: McCain's Liberal VP Speculation Is "Crap" — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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More Ridge and Lieberman — The Corner on National Review Online
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