Rush Limbaugh: Romney Must Get Tougher on Obama

Rush Limbaugh Show ^ | Monday July 9, 2012 | Rush Limbaugh

[FlingWingFlyer]

Getting tough on the sissified manchild is “rasis”. Barry’s state run “media” would beat Mitt to a pulp if he tries it.

[ninonitti]

When he first ran against Fatso Kennedy in '96 Romney held on to his strategist Charlie "Milquetoast" Manning while Kennedy's guys took him apart over his record at Bain.

If he's not willing to make some serious changes history will repeat

[theDentist]

Presently Romney’s campaign is faring pretty even with McCain’s. So yeah, he’d better start running NOW.

[Biggirl]

Rush is correct, there is NO OTHER WAY other than to get tough. It is not racist, the old race card has lost its value a long, long time ago.

[cripplecreek]

Rush warned us back in December.

Rush Goes On the Record with Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren

VAN SUSTEREN: Why has Governor Mitt Romney not had a so-called "surge"? We hear "surge" used with basically every Republican nominee, but you don't see that "surge" with Governor Romney.

RUSH: Well, every poll I've seen of Republican primary voters, he can't crack 30 percent. It has been curious. And you look at it from the reverse, 70 percent of Republican voters want somebody else. This is why we have the phenomenon of the "Not-Romney." Bachmann was the "Not-Romney" for a while. Herman Cain was the "Not-Romney." Now Newt is the "Not-Romney." I think it boils down to something that's not complicated at all. Republican primary voters are conservative. They don't believe that Romney is. They believe that he will stick a finger in the air and moisten it and see which way the winds are blowing and try to get in that direction. They remember that Romney said he believes in global warming and he believes that man is causing it. Well, conservatives don't believe that. They believe it's a hoax. Conservatives know that the whole story of man-made global warming is a hoax. And they're not going to get excited by a candidate who is trying to gain favor with non-Republican primary voters by articulating that stuff.

Here's the big problem, Greta, for the Republicans. And I am a lone wolf on this. The rule of thumb in elections, both parties, 40 percent are going to vote Democrat automatically, whatever you do, 40 percent are going to vote Republican, automatic, no matter what you do. And in the middle, who do we have? The precious, God love them, independents and the moderates. And they are the targets. They are the focus of every election. And our brilliant campaign consultants tell our candidates they are the ones that know how to go get a majority of those independents. And we have, as Republicans, put ourselves in prison to this whole silly notion that you only win elections by moving to the center and getting great independents. Fine and dandy, but if you squander your base in the process, you haven't a prayer.

Much more at the link.

[prisoner6]

Not gonna happen. He’ll pick some other no balls GOPer for VP.

The fire some claim he has in his belly is nothing more than a bit of undigested brussel sprout.

[cripplecreek]

I should have included the next thing Rush said.

The Republican Party is trying to do something in this primary that is unprecedented. They're trying to split the conservative vote and win the primary with a moderate, with Romney. It's the other way around. You consolidate your base and then you move to the center in the general. The Republican establishment has decided they don't want any part of conservatism. And this is really not new. People are surprised to hear this, but the Republican Party formative event with conservatism is Goldwater's landslide defeat. That's what they think of when they think conservative. They don't think Reagan. They think Goldwater.

[SatinDoll]

Flyer hit the reason which Rush seemed to avoid - the MSM won’t tell the true facts, or selectively choose facts to support their political prejudices, but most of all it is the ‘race’ issue.

Personally, I suspect using the race card is having less and less an impact. Why? Because it has been overused, especially in instances when race wasn’t the issue.

[Son House]

Democrats have no intention of improving the economy, by the measure of their own economist. It’s just a slower decline.

The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes
By Christina D. Romer and David H. Romer
http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/dromer/papers/RomerandRomerAERJune2010.pdf

“tax increase of 1% of GDP lowers real GDP by almost 3%”

[itsahoot]

Time for the Romney promoters to understand. It is not the Economy Stupid! Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Will not sway a single Obama voter, because they aren’t working, and they don’t want to work, because they don’t have to.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Well, Mittens didn't have any problems bashing Santorum, Newt, or other Republicans.

PS. I bet Sarah Palin could ream Obama a new one, maybe two new ones!

Does Sarah have bigger balls than the Romney Campaign?

[SatinDoll]

A major factor in Goldwater’s defeat was due to liberal Republicans refusing to support him in the general election. Liberal Republicans like George Romney and Nelson Rockefeller.

[Praxeologue]

Rush lays out the thesis that employment and the economy doesn’t matter in the 2012 campaign. But he doesn’t tell us what WILL decide the election. Like so many other Rush monologues, I wait breathlessly for Rush to lead the way, only to be left at the altar. We all have a list of things that our candidate should do, but Rush is not laying them out.

[StAnDeliver]

Even Rush is not above Concern Trolling. In fact, it’s becoming a Monday staple...

[Jim Scott]

Rush has some valid points. Romney should be characterizing Obama as a serial liar (use old clips to prove it, juxtaposed with the unemployment numbers, etc) and ask voters if they really believe that Obamacare won't 'add a penny to their taxes' while the IRS hires tens of thousands of new agents. Obama has to be portrayed as what he is: a lying phony who says one thing and does another and so, cannot be trusted. Romney also needs to get his own economic plan out there, pronto. Being vague won't cut it. Picking a conservative VP would be helpful because if Romney chooses a pantywaist VP it will definitely hurt him. He doesn't need a fire-breather, just someone who isn't 'moderate' - and bland ( e.g. Pawlenty).

[cripplecreek]

A major factor in Goldwater’s defeat was due to liberal Republicans refusing to support him in the general election. Liberal Republicans like George Romney and Nelson Rockefeller.

OldMissileer points out the fact that they scream about how bad we puritans are but openly admit that they won't be voting for any filthy tea partier.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903940/replies?c=53

[VanDeKoik]

It’s great to get “tough”, but when few are paying close attention, what is the point?

You blow millions of dollars to generate some talk radio and internet buzz only to have people forget about it by Aug.

Obama already tried buzz-building gimmicks only to see no real benefits weeks out.

When the likely voter is tuning in, then you go ape on him.

[ScottinVA]

July 8-10 2008

Gallup

McCain 42% Obama 48% Und/other/NA 10% 2,661 RV ± 2 pts

Rasmussen

McCain 44% Obama 48% Und/other/NA 8% 1,500 LV (estimated) ± 2 pts

[Graewoulf]

BUMP!