Posted on 01/27/2009 5:12:15 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
This week's media feud between Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh has far more significance than you might suspect. When Limbaugh came out with his reaction to the possibility of a successful left-leaning Obama administration with a heartfelt and purposefully incendiary "I hope he fails", it was the first shot in an inevitable war.
Dismissed as a mere right-wing blowhard by much of the left, Limbaugh is perhaps the closest thing to a unifying voice in the American conservative movement. His syndicated radio show is on the air for three hours a day Monday through Friday in hundreds of markets: 15 hours a week of solid commentary and opinion with no holds barred. He is the highlight of the rural American lunch hour, and his strong, confident voice can be heard in mechanic's shops, petrol stations and barbershops every day. He is – as he claims – an excellent broadcaster, a shameless and skilful self-promoter and a mover and shaker among the conservative elite. One or two marriages ago, he was wed to his bride under the auspices of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas. Last time I checked, that was a hard booking to get.
Limbaugh first came to prominence as a force in national politics in the 1994 elections, which brought a Contract With America-waving Republican majority to Congress. That deprived Bill Clinton of the agreeable legislature he wanted for his reform. After that, Limbaugh was a perpetual thorn in the Clintons' sides, ultimately leading to Bill Clinton's impeachment and setting the stage for the controversial election of George Bush. Limbaugh was instrumental in convincing the right-wing rank-and-file to support the Patriot Act, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a possible air raid on Iran.
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Well damn it , it’s up to us to flood the GOP with calls and letters and TELL THEM WHAT WE WANT. We did it with Dubai ports deal . We must keep up THAT type of pressure all the time. I’ll fight that Marxist bastard at any turn.
As always I ask on here IS there any organization of patriots that is willing to fight to keep America from crumbling? I’ve yet to get an answer on here .I’mserious , we need a VERY aggressive ,in your face organization to fight for OUR way in all this mess..Any suggestions freepers?
“Even pubbies like mccain and graham agree with me that Rush is too dangerous to our precious bipartisanship to go unchecked.”
What did happen to the guy who stood in front of that tank?
Rush has a great opportunity here. He has a two-fer: the overreaching socialism of the Dems- and the “big government” Establishment Pubs. These Washington statists are going to try to conceal the economic mess they made through even more government- and Rush can go after them as his hero Reagan did the USSR. The divide has never been so stark.
Right now conservative politicians are holding back- but if the statists falter and Rush gets traction, they’ll come on board- and we might finally see a true conservative revolution. It’s really an historic opportunity. I think he knows it–
Vin
If Rush wanted to go down in history as the man who helped save this country, he’d seize this moment and start a third party and his entire audience would follow. YES WE CAN.
Good Move!!! President worries about a Radio Talk Show Host
Now the whitehouse cooks can carry out Foreign Policy and Domestic Issues.
Wouldn’t want to overtax the PREZ, being a heavy hitter and all!!!!
Did you read some of the comments? These people are utter morons.
Now, it’s going to be interesting to see who stands with Rush. The enemy within is most dangerous whether through ignorance or by design.
Excellent site , many thank ..I’m in !
You mean in places where they cling to their guns and religion? Somehow people in high rises in Manhattan know what he's saying, too.
Which ? is right .
Two years ago I never thought he would get the Democratic nomination, much less win, so I am in the don’t make the mistake the democrats made and misunderestimate the man and what he is capable of doing.
“Now, it’s going to be interesting to see who stands with Rush.”
Well I would suggest those that might turn on Rush read Pastor Niemoller’s poem.
As a side not people should take a look at the cartoon version of Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom” at the Mises Institute website. www.mises.org/books/TRTS/
True or this scumbag author.
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