Posted on 02/23/2012 10:51:21 AM PST by Kaslin
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RUSH: "We've gotta get out of all these foreign wars. There's so many foreign wars. We've just got wars." I'm gonna tell you something, folks. I could literally shoot myself.
Anyway, great to have you here, Rush Limbaugh and the EIB Network and the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies; 800-282-2882 is the e-mail, the phone number. E-mail is ElRushbo@eibnet.com.
Folks, I want to read to you an e-mail that I sent to some friends dated January 13th. Something took place on that day that caused me to have an epiphany. And I kept it to myself. When I got home that night and I started doing show prep for the program the following day. I composed a very brief e-mail, and here's what I said. My brother was one of the recipients. He'll confirm this on Twitter if any of you people doubt me. Snerdley is saying, "Just read it!" He-he-he-he.
I'm just beginning to see huge advantages to Romney if Ron Paul stays in. I can see Romney offering a plum to Ron Paul's son (every father cares about such things.) I can see Romney offering a plum to Paul's son and to not run third party to set his son up for the future. If you've noticed, Ron Paul never rips Romney, which I know Romney appreciates. In fact, Ron Paul joins the chorus of those defending Romney sometimes.
What I had detected, like an epiphany, all these debates I had never seen Ron Paul attack Romney, nor had I seen Romney attack Ron Paul. I saw Ron Paul attacking everybody else. And, of course, everybody else was attacking -- well, not everybody did attack Ron Paul because he's like the crazy uncle down in the basement. You smile when he opens his mouth, but the guy, folks, I must tell you here, Ron Paul is totally irresponsible when it comes to the subject of Iran and US foreign policy. This notion that we are responsible for Iran getting a nuke and that we can't blame them because of what we've done? He almost sounds at times like Jeremiah Wright, America's chickens have come home to roost. But Ron Paul is dangerous. They have a nuke because they feel threatened by us. I mean they're state sponsors of terrorism for decades.
It's dangerously irresponsible. And because he has the temperament of a lovable old uncle, people kind of wink and nod the other way. Nobody goes after him. But if you'll notice, that's not really the point. The point is that there is an alliance between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. This is what I have been remiss in not mentioning. So last night after the debate, I start doing show prep and I see all this stuff in the British press about Romney may be offering Rand Paul the vice presidency and I'm saying to myself, "I know I mentioned this in an e-mail to some of my friends." I told my brother about it and went and found the e-mail, and that's the one that I just read to you. (interruption) No, no, no. Look, don't misunderstand. I'm just stating an obvious.
I'm not being critical here. I'm just pointing out something that is obvious. Romney is never criticized by Paul but Paul has criticized everybody else that has become the most popular not-Mitt of the moment. Last night it was Santorum. "You're a fake." Well, I mean this is really cool. Here you go making excuses for it. You did it but now you're running for president, you wouldn't do it.
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RUSH: Back to the very beginning here: What is paramountly obvious now... And by the way, if you are a Romney guy and a supporter, you're thinking, "This is brilliant, a brilliant campaign tactic."
Whether it's true or not that there has been an actual meeting of the minds in conversations and strategy developed between the two guys, it is clear that there's a hands-off policy between Paul to Romney and vice-versa. Paul does not attack Romney. Ron Paul attacks every one of Romney's opponents; Romney doesn't attack Paul. And so last night, we start seeing these stories in the British press. One of them, Toby Harnden, was that Ron Paul would be offered the veep slot. Then another one followed that and said maybe Rand Paul, and then Rand Paul put out a statement saying he would be honored to be Romney's VP.
And that's when I said, "Damn it! Damn it, I wrote that e-mail on the 13th of January. I saw this, I knew what was happening, and I didn't say anything about it."
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I think Rush is right!
Yep, and Rush is schooling the Rombot fanboys and fangirls calling in to his show today trying to diss CONSERVATIVES, Rick & Newt.
Yes, and they have been for months.
Hopefully, paulbots will now understand Paul is not who they think he is.
Yes he is
If -- I repeat, IF -- there is a brokered convention, there is little doubt in my mind that Ron Paul will "release" his delegates to support Romney.
But "conditionally," as Rush seems to surmise.
It all stinks to high heaven!
I did not watch the debate last night out of several reasons. One was I have already chosen my candidate for whom I will vote on March 6, and I don’t need to watch a dumb debate by the Communist News Network to make up my mind. Two is the failure of the moderator (as reported on Fox and Friends this morning) not to bring up the high gas prices and the Fast and Furious scandal
Does anyone really have any doubt?
There is no grand conspiracy here.
Newt had the audacity to try to remove Ron Paul from his house seat by throwing support behind a converted democrat.
Santorum has attacked Paul on multiple positions.
Romney, as the front runner, has enough sense to not attack down, and as such has done nothing to make Ron Paul attack back.
Rush is one to talk. He took McCain/Palin out in 2008 with a total lack of support for the GOP candidates and did so for personal reasons as McCain and Rush have a total dislike and disrespect for one another. I am sure that he calculated higher ratings with Obama in the White House rather then McCain. Don’t doubt me.
I posted the following on two other threads a this morning and have been posting this as a possibility for quite a while but after last nights debate and todays statements by Rand Paul I do believe it may be a done deal.
You’ve got it. I believe they have a deal. Paul and his PAC has attacked any candidate that appears to challenge Romney. What would be in the deal for Romney? Ron Paul would not only make the attacks on any candidate threatning Romney, but would agree to not only not run as a third party candidate but to endorse Romney. What’s in it for Paul? Romney puts Rand Paul on the ticket as VEEP. RP sees his son carrying on his legacy. Rand Paul lied about “breaking news” to get on the Hannity radio show to read a letter he had written denigrating Newt. Rand Paul would meet the geographic critera for a veep selection as being from Ky. which is far enough South and as being perceived to have Conservative and Tea Party support.
I just read this morning on Fox Nation where Rand Paul says he would be receptive to an offer to be Romney’s VEEP. I believe this may be a new emergency strategy to pull some Ron Paul support from Ron to the faltering Romney and possibly some Tea Party and Conservative from Santorum after his poor performance in last nights debate.
I think this is a possible scenario and is likely being carried out. I think they all three are slimey and unprincipled enough to do this
Bingo! You nailed it
Scarborough: This Romney-Paul alliance is pretty weird, isn’t it?
Could be. Many weeks ago someone called Rush’s show suggesting that to prevent Ron Paul from running third Party pulling away needed votes, (like Perot) that Rand Paul could be picked as VP running mate. Now at the time Perry and Cain were still in, but the theory still applies.
Rush has always supported Palin.
Btw, welcome to Free Republic.
Is Rand Paul as nutty as his father? I don’t knw that I can support a Romney/Paul ticket.
I agree that he has supported Palin but what I meant is that Rush did not support the GOP ticket in 2008 and I lost respect for him for de-energizing the base.
McCain did not support the GOP ticket in 2008. I wouldn’t be surprised if he went into the booth and cast a vote for Obama.
Yes, Rand is no different than Ron.
What Rush are you talking about?
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