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Andrew Klavan looks at the conservative commentators most demonized by the mainstream media: Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Ann Coulter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqgYpfsrcJw&feature=sub

It seems the mainstream media's favorite pastime is to ridicule Sarah Palin. Of all the screeds I've read, I don't think any are snarkier than The Washington Post's Sally Quinn's "On Faith" blog post "Sarah Palin's 'rogue' Christianity." Do we need further proof of the secular orientation of our dominant media culture than the fact that Quinn, an avowed atheist, pens the Post's "On Faith" blog? That would be like featuring a column by Fidel Castro on free enterprise and individual liberties. On her mini-bio, Quinn writes: "I announced to my parents when I was 13 that I was an...

Reading this interview of Sarah Palin by Rush Limbaugh was alarming if you care about the direction of the conservative movement and the Republican party. It’s alarming because Sarah Palin is not living in this century. Example: RUSH: You mean that you don’t even hear it (tax cuts) being discussed on the Republican side or within the administration?GOV. PALIN: Within the administration, and as it is discussed on the Republican side, Republicans need to be bolder about it. Independents need to be bolder about that solution that has got to be considered and plugged in. This is the only solution...

I found this entertaining clip today: In 1990, a year or two before he became super-famous, Rush Limbaugh guest-hosted Pat Sajak’s short-lived talk show. It didn’t go so well: The taping was disrupted by a group of angry activists who were seated throughout the audience.

RUSH: We are going to open this hour with a rare personal interview, a rare guest. It doesn't happen much on this program, but we are happy to have with us former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, whose book, Going Rogue, hits the shelves today and it's already headed for I think a record in sales. Governor Palin, thanks for making time. It's great to talk to you again. We spoke last Thursday in an interview for the Limbaugh Letter, but it's great to have you here on the radio. GOV. PALIN: Hey, thank you so much, and dittos from an...

Here is audio of Rush Limbaugh's interview with Sarah Palin on his radio show today...(Audio)

Top Ten Reasons Black America Fears Rush LimbaughLloyd Marcus  I am a black man who, since 1993, has been a regular listener of the Rush Limbaugh radio program. I must caution black America. Be afraid, be very afraid of this powerful white man. Regular listening to him could be devastating to the psyche of the 96% of black Americans who voted for Obama. I have compiled the following Top Ten list of reasons why.   10. If you want to believe blacks are eternal victims in America, do not listen to Rush Limbaugh. 9. If you do not want...

I can think of a number of motives President Barack Obama might have for his egregious decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other high-profile al-Qaida terrorists to New York for trial in our civil courts. Regardless of which motives apply, one thing is clear: Our enemy is at war against us while we are in a suicidal, 9/10 state of denial. I've heard at least three possible reasons for his decision, which fall into the categories of political, ideological and strategic, respectively. These motives are by no means mutually exclusive and are overlapping. My friend Andy McCarthy, at...

Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown and teammates will face the San Diego Chargers today, but Brown said NFL Players Association chief DeMaurice Smith recently told players that there is a "95 percent chance of a lockout" by the owners for the 2011 season.

"This woman, Governor Palin, clearly is jazzed by policy, particularly environmental policy and energy policy, as well as taxes and so forth. I talked to her about the future of the Republican Party, what she thought about New York-23, how she deals with the character assassination, not just of herself, but of her entire family. It was fascinating" - Rush Limbaugh

Rush to Interview Sarah Palin on Tuesday's Program at 1PM ETNovember 13, 2009 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Yesterday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I interviewed Governor Palin for the upcoming issue of the Limbaugh Letter. It will be our cover story. I think it was the first time other than an interview with me -- sometimes I do interview myself in the newsletter because the best questions I ever get asked are the ones I ask myself. But she's the cover story, she's the interview, and she will be here live on the radio next Tuesday, the day her book is released,...

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DREW GRIFFIN, CNN INVESTIGATIVE UNIT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): If he truly was a Jihadist following orders to kill U.S. troops, terrorism experts say Nidal Hasan would have never been seen doing this: showing up in traditional Muslim clothing at a convenience store morning after morning in a small Texas military town, praying at the local mosque day after day. According to a federal source familiar with the investigation, had Nidal Hasan been a classic terrorist like the 9/11 hijackers or the London subway bombers, he would have hid his religion, masked his beliefs, blended in, followed the guidance in...

Here is audio of Rush Limbaugh talking about the decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others to NY for civilian trial. Rush Limbaugh said "what's going to end up on trial here is the United States, the CIA, our interrogation techniques, all of this is being done to satisfy the rabid radical far Left that hates this country, that hates George W. Bush, that hates the U.S. military." Limbaugh said "torture is worse than the actual hijacking and taking down of the Twin Towers, that's worse in these people's perverted, polluted, corrupt minds." (Audio)

On Rush's show today: This is a riot! Rush plays the actual WWF aired ad first and then the children of EIB speak out!

On Today's Show... November 12, 2009   Becoming Venezuela: Obama Plans Purge of GOP Civil Servants This is the guy who was going to bring us all together, right? (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » RedState:  Obama Administration Intends to Purge Republicans From the Civil Service   Pelosi: Jail for Those Who Refuse to Buy Health Insurance is "Fair" Prepare to go to prison if you refuse to buy insurance. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   "After TARP, after the stimulus to keep unemployment under 8%, after his magic fixs, Obama will have a job summit! We're going to talk more, which is...

Of the many thoughts I had watching President Barack Obama's umpteenth speech on the economy Thursday morning, the most troubling was his refusal to accept responsibility for his disastrous policies. With unemployment having soared to 10.2 percent, wouldn't it have been reasonable to expect that any Obama speech on the economy would at least acknowledge that his "stimulus" plan didn't come close to achieving the results he promised, starting with his claim that unemployment would peak at 8 percent? Even a fallible leader would be humbled by this failed performance, but enjoying messianic stature, the expectations bar is rightfully much...

This is one of the funniest things I've heard on Rush Limbaugh lately. It's Rush Limbaugh's E.I.B. kids responding to the World Wildlife Federation Copenhagen treaty on Climate Change. It's from todays show. There's the commercial from the world Wildlife Fund under the Limbaugh Video. Click here for Rush's kids responding to the WWF propaganda commercial.

On Today's Show... November 11, 2009   Free Audio and Transcript:  Rush Celebrates His 25th Anniversary on KFBK-Sacramento   Obama, Liberals Blame Everything But Radical Islam for Ft. Hood Shooting It's not "jumping to conclusions" to see the obvious. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) CNN Calls Hasan "Conservative," Airs US Muslim's Threats to President Obama And Hasan isn't a terrorist, 'cause he was open about his beliefs. Are you kidding us?   Obama: The Iceman Plummets (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » NYT: Prez Whose Words Once Soared » UKT: Bloodless Obama Makes US Wistful for Bush Veterans Day: What Could Be the Most Ignorant Caller in...

Here is audio of Rush Limbaugh taking a call from "Sam," whom he said "may be the most ignorant person to ever call this program." "Sam" had suggested that Rush should tone down the "rhetoric" for one day - Veteran's Day - and insinuated that Rush did not understand the suffering of American soldiers. Limbaugh pointed out that he does everything he can to support our troops, both with what he says on his program that seeks to help America, including the U.S. Military. He also said he has visited Walter Reed Army Hospital, and that he even serves on...

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On Today's Show... November 9, 2009   Why Did a Muslim in Touch with Al-Qaeda Do It? We Know Why! A week after Democrats stripped a "lone wolf" provision out of the Patriot Act. » The Best Piece Written on It Yet:  Ralph Peters: Call It Islamist Terror! » JihadWatch:  U.S.-Born Islamic Cleric: Nidal Hasan "Did the Right Thing"   "'Why did he do it?' I couldn't believe I was hearing that all weekend. Why did a Muslim, in touch with Al-Qaeda, open fire on US military personnel?  I tell you something, folks: Political correctness and a lot of other...

Even as more and more realize oppressive political correctness is damaging our nation and killing our people, we still hold ourselves hostage to it. We can't criticize Obama on his policy agenda without absurd accusations of racism, and now our authorities' first instinct after the mass murder at Fort Hood is to victimize the identified shooter -- Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan -- rather than to protect our soldiers. The military is the last place we should expect political correctness to flourish. We recognize, after all, that our armed forces exist primarily to safeguard our national security, not as a laboratory...

A year after his historic election, President Barack Obama sought to remind Americans on Wednesday the biggest problems he is grappling with -- from the economy to the war in Afghanistan -- are the legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush....he said his administration was also confronted with a "financial crisis that threatened to plunge our economy into a Great Depression, the worst that we've seen in generations.""We had record deficits, two wars, frayed alliances around the world," Obama added.He said his administration had acted swiftly to save the economy from "imminent collapse." -(http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43692420091104?sp=true) It seems the Manchild-in-Chief is...

GOP leaders have been loathe to criticize Rush Limbaugh -- but House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is taking issue with Limbaugh's claim that President Obama's push for health care was comparable to Hitler's stranglehold on Germany. Cantor, the highest-ranking Jewish Republican elected official in the country, told Bloomberg News that his party needs to be more inclusive to regain power. “The Republican Party in its roots is a party of inclusion and we ought to be promoting that and making sure that voices are heard,” Cantor, of Virginia, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al...

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Cantor, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, said his party needs to be inclusive and criticized some comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate. “The Republican Party in its roots is a party of inclusion and we ought to be promoting that and making sure that voices are heard,” Cantor, of Virginia, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing today.

On Today's Show... November 5, 2009   Mark Davis of WBAP News/Talk 820 Dallas-Fort Worth Filled in for Rush Check out Mark's Stack of Stuff and listen to the entire guest-hosted show at RushLimbaugh.com.   Mark Davis Monologue: The Ultimate Tea Party (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » LA Times: Tea Party Activists Swarm Capitol Hill » Politico: Tea Partiers Hit Capitol   "We're going to hold tea parties and town halls. We're going to gather people on a moment's notice at the Capitol dome to say 'No' to Obamacare. And we're going to keep doing it until the 2010 elections...

The White House arrogance on display in denying that Tuesday's election results were a repudiation of President Barack Obama's radical agenda is of a piece with its arrogance in attempting to advance this agenda against the people's will. One of the great ironies of this administration is its promise of returning power to the people but governing with an iron fist and its back turned to the expressed wishes of the voters. The White House claims a mandate for its extreme blueprint to restructure America, but the voters had no idea Obama would go this far, even if many of...

On Today's Show... November 4, 2009   Democrats Lose Huge in NJ and VA, But the Worst Is Yet to Come Obama losing New Jersey is like Stalin losing Moscow. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23 (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   "The huge story of NY-23 is the shambles the Republican Party 'big thinkers' made of it.   They nominated a horrendous candidate -- a liberal Republican -- and then when she left, they praised her, even as she  endorsed the Democrat! Conservatism did not lose.  What lost was Republican ineptitude and incompetence in selecting...

Ever since the left wing captured the universities and media, putative conservatives desiring media favor and intellectual respectability have been apologizing for conservatism's most popular and effective figures. These days, they want to distance themselves from the "anger" and "extremism" of such personalities as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. What they ought to be doing instead is taking lessons from Beck as he lectures in front of a blackboard, a fitting symbol for what has gone wrong. Conservatism is rising, and we have the intellectual and historical high ground.

Is Bill O'Reilly the new moderate voice of America's right? That would seem to be the case after Bill O' took on Rush Limbaugh, the fire-eating grand poobah of everything right-wing. O'Reilly took exception to Limbaugh's claim that President Obama was trying to deliberately destroy the economy. In an interview with Fox News, Limbaugh said Obama represented the most "radical leadership" in the history of the country, and that the economy was "under siege" by Obama. Limbaugh also said Obama had "not done one thing to revitalize the economy." In response, Bill O' asked the logical question — but one...

had a four-hour dinner once with Rush Limbaugh at the “21” Club in Manhattan, back in the days when I was still writing profiles as a “reporterette,” to use a Limbaugh coinage. He was charming, in a shy, awkward, lonely-guy way. Not a man of the people. He arrived in a chauffeured town car and ordered $70-an-ounce Beluga, Porterhouse and 1990 Corton-Charlemagne. But he was not a Neanderthal, though he did have a cold and blew his nose in his napkin. He talked about Chopin’s Polonaise No. 6, C.S. Lewis and how much he loved the end of the movie...

An interview with Oprah Winfrey is already scheduled, and I’m also planning to talk with Bill O’Reilly, Barbara Walters, Sean Hannity, Greta Van Susteren, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Dennis Miller, Tammy Bruce, and others, including local Alaska personalities Bob & Mark and Eddie Burke. (Variety is the spice of life!)

On Today's Show... November 3, 2009   If Any Republican Wins, Then They Will Have Attracted Independents By the White House's own definition, this will be the meaning. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   Liberals Have a Cow Over Bestiality Joke About Scozzafava and RINOs The Democrat candidate is "personally offended." Personally? What do we not know about him?   El Rushbo's Election Predictions: How the Media Will Spin Wins or Losses for Obama Whatever happens, it will be good for Obama and bad for the GOP. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) Go to Washington This Thursday with Rep. Michele Bachmann and Dr. Mark...

In his nationally syndicated radio program yesterday, Rush Limbaugh declared “Scozzafava has screwed every RINO in the country … and Pelosi’s going to kill off the blue dogs … the American people have had enough.” Video: Rush Limbaugh - Scozzafava’s Guilty Of Bestiality

Conservatives owe a lot to great men like Barry Goldwater and William F. Buckley who helped keep the fires of conservatism burning when the movement was barely holding together. Without their efforts conservatism would likely not have gotten this far, this fast. That being said, in the last 30 years, conservatism has become considerably stronger, more popular, and more effective than it was in Goldwater and Buckley's heyday. There are three men who deserve to be heralded for that success above all others. Of course, Ronald Reagan deserves the lion's share of the credit for proving that conservative ideas work...

On Today's Show... November 2, 2009 Stop Nationalized Health Care! Join Michelle Bachman and Mark Levin on Thursday in DC   El Rushbo Goes to News Church, FNS Interview Shakes Up Beltway It's nothing that Rush hasn't said on his show. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » Interview Transcript and Video: Rush on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace   David Axelrod and Joe Biden Campaign Against Rush They don't know what we're for? They know, and it terrifies them. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » Here's What We're For, Mr. Biden: Rush's WSJ Op-Ed on Harriet Miers   Dede Scozzafava...

I nearly fell out of my chair as I read this New York Times headline: "Democrats Push for Plan to Cut Deficit." From the headline alone, I couldn't tell whether this was before, during or after they supported President Barack Obama's intentional, exponential escalation of the deficit to $1.4 trillion. That's simply immeasurable chutzpah. But just in case you're ready to be taken in yet again by these fair-weather deficit watchdogs, the first sentence of the Times article reveals their true -- and true to form -- motive. "Faced with anxiety in financial markets about the huge federal deficit and...

Here is video of Ann Coulter and Geraldo sparring over Rush Limbaugh's interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. Geraldo called Limbaugh's use of the phrase "man-child President" to refer to Obama as an example of Rush being a "racial provocateur." Coulter completely disagreed with Geraldo. . . . (VIDEO)

On Fox News Sunday yesterday, Chris Wallace interviewed Rush Limbaugh regarding what Obama has done for and to America. Rush proclaimed that President Obama is “destroying” the private sector in America, and that he “has to think it may be on purpose.” This extensive interview leaves few stones unturned regarding Limbaugh’s opinion of Obama’s objectives and their consequences for this country. (good videos to save for future reference) Video: Rush Limbaugh - Obama Is Destroying America

VIDEO: Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace interviewed legendary talk show Rush Limbaugh on November 1st. Below is the video from Rush's interview broken down into three parts:

Rush said earlier that he doesn't believe Obama really cares what happens in Afghanistan...only what the war can do for him, and now the dithering liberal is dithering some more. 10 months wasn't enough you see: Axelrod said Obama would announce a war strategy "within weeks." A senior U.S. official told The Associated Press that Obama has still not yet decided what to do, and it remains unclear whether he will decide before he goes to Asia on Nov. 11. Here is what Rush said earlier and it's dead on accurate: WALLACE: Let’s talk about a couple of the big...

Rush Limbaugh appeared on "Fox News Sunday" today, and said Sarah Palin is ready to be president. He also predicted a revolt against Democrats in 2010, and a loss for President Obama in 2012: (VIDEO AT LINK)

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Rush Limbaugh on Sarah Palin: She’s Ready to Be President (Video) Sunday, November 1, 2009 Jim Hoft Rush Limbaugh predicted today that Barack Obama will be a one term president. Rush also told Chris Wallce that, “Yes, she’s ready to be president.” From FOX News Sunday: Chris Wallace: Sarah Palin. You say that you admire her backbone. Do you really think she’s ready to be president? Rush Limbaugh: Well, yes I do. One thing I do not do is follow conventional wisdom. And the conventional wisdom is that Sarah Palin is not smart enough. She needs to bone up on...

Rush Limbaugh's interview with Chris Wallace is going to be the only thing the MSM is talking about Monday. When asked what he thought of Obama's trip to Dover to visit the remains of soldiers brought home from Iraq. Limbaugh said "It was a photo-opt. It was a photo-opt precisely because of hes having big time trouble on this whole Afghanistan dithering situation." He didn't stop there, though. He hit on everything you wanted him to. Even why he calls President Obama a man-child. Here's the link for the videosHe's the transcript from part 1. I'm working on part 2...

In response to the NY-23 news, Rush Limbaugh tells me: “Hmmm... I thought the Era of Reagan was over? Who was it that said that? Oh yeah, the smart people on our side who told us the only way we could win was with moderate/liberal candidates like Scozzafava. Hmmm...”

Limbaugh Tells Fox News Dems Trying to 'Steal' Private Sector The conservative radio talk show host blasted the Democrats' health care bills as a front that would steal money from American businesses and effect the partial takeover of the private sector. Health care reform legislation being pushed through Congress represents the "biggest snatch of freedom and liberty" in U.S. history, Rush Limbaugh tells "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace in an exclusive interview to air this Sunday. The conservative radio talk show host blasted the Democrats' health care bills as a front that would steal money from American businesses and...

On Today's Show... October 30, 2009 Even State-Run Media Doesn't Buy Obama Lies on Stimulus Jobs CBS News runs blistering report on Obama's fraudulent claims on stimulus jobs "created or saved," and then listens to an Obama propagandist insist it's all real. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   The Messiah: Obama Saves  What Obama has "saved or created" around the globe. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   See, I Told You So: GDP = CIG There is no private sector growth in the US economy. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » Reuters: Consumer Spending Fell in September » Auto Observer:  WH Charges Edmunds.com Got...

On Today's Show... October 29, 2009 Nancy Pelosi Announces Democrat Time Bomb Health Care Bill This health care bill is a radical plan for generational theft of billions of dollars. The Democrats' aim is to destroy private insurance companies, and thus the economy. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   Message to Blue Dog Dems:  "I know more about what your future holds than you do. If they'll throw Creigh Deeds under the bus because he's down double digits in Virginia, you think that they won't cast you aside the moment they no longer need you?" (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » Kristol: Pelosi...

Can you imagine the brazenness of President Barack Obama and his cohorts in going so far as to ridicule opponents of Obamacare for rightly pointing out that its ultimate goal is single-payer socialized medicine? These people are propaganda virtuosos of the highest order. You might expect grand artists of deception just to silently dismiss such claims from critics or, at most, to summarily deny them. But they go further and mock the critics, trying to reduce them to acutely paranoid, tinfoil-hat-wearing, black-helicopter-hallucinating Cuckoo's Nest inpatients. What better way to distract attention from what is right in front of our faces?...