Posted on 11/06/2018 3:39:45 PM PST by Kaslin
RUSH: Now, let me talk about the rally in Cape Girardeau last night before we get back to the meat and potatoes of Election Day. I was invited by President Trump and the White House to introduce him, and it went through many different configurations. When I was first contacted, it was to introduce the president. Then, they said, Hey, if youd like, you could be in the audience and the president could call you up and you could speak for a few minutes and then sit back down. What do you want to do?
So I thought about it. I think the introduction would be best. I dont want to If hes on a roll and a flow, I dont want to get up and interrupt that. They said fine and dandy. It went back and forth as these things always do. We finally settled on the 10-minute introduction and flew in, got in about quarter of 7:00 Central Time. The rally was scheduled to start at 9:00 Central time. The president was coming in from Indiana. He was due to arrive, due to land at 8:35.
And when the president is coming in and leaving, all kinds of rules at airports go into effect. So the air traffic control people in the White House establish a time period where the airports closed to allow the president in, and then nobody can arrive and nobody can depart until he is gone. So we were given a latest-you-can-arrive time of 7 p.m. So we didnt cut it close. We got in there at 6:45 and were met by some people. The Missouri Highway Patrol was just superb last night in getting me in and out of the Show Me Center.
There were thousands of people. It had been raining all day. There was a big thunderstorm cell that was over Missouri, southeast Missouri for most of the day, but most of it had pulled out by the time we landed, which was an unexpected piece of good news. It was supposed to be right in the middle of inclement weather when we were due to land. But it got out of there to just sprinkling and trickling rain. But people had been lined up all day, and no umbrellas were allowed inside the Show Me Center (for security reasons) whatsoever.
So a lot of people ended up getting soaked. But they stayed! I mean, it was like everywhere else: The crowds outside the place were as numerous as the people that got in. And I tell you, folks, Ive never Ive done a lot of these events over the course of my career. Ive never seen a crowd this wired and this and they were there, they were in their seats by 7 oclock, in some cases maybe earlier. I dont know when they opened the doors to let people in.
But by the time the thing officially got going, theyd already been in there for two hours. The energy that they had was almost indescribable. So I got there and Im backstage with people, meeting some people the early arriving White House staff and the president and his traveling party showed up, and he had everybody, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were there. Id not met them. It was nice to do that.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway were in the traveling party, and it was good to see them all beforehand. The president came in; we had a little 10-minute chat before the whole thing started, then he left to go over to do (interruption) No, that was after hed appeared on Hannity. He said, Look, do whatever you want. I mean, this is great. This is our last stop. Just do whatever you want. He thanked me for being there. I went out, and I had a few things in mind that I wanted to say, and I got
Folks, Ill be honest. I was totally Well, not totally, but I ended up being distracted by the crowd. The acoustics in there coupled with the loudness of the crowd, I couldnt hear myself when I was speaking. I probably did not hear 80% of what I said. I trusted (chuckles) that I said what I intended to say or what I thought I was saying, and simply because of the acoustics and the loudness. The crowd was just incredible.
I have never seen that kind of whatever you want to call it, love or support or enthusiasm. But everybody in that crowd was wired. It was as upbeat and positive, and I found myself thinking, This has been happening all across the country. Nothing like this, nothing even approaching this is happening anywhere on the Democrat side, not even close. So I went out, and I made an on-the-fly adjustment in the middle of my little 10 minutes. I decided, You know what?
Im gonna just broom everything I intended to talk about for the most part and just stick to a straight introduction and do a tribute to President Trump and share with some of the people there why I think hes important and why I think hes been successful and why I think he is deserving of our support, which I did. And then when it came time to introduce him, Lee Greenwood started singing, God Bless the USA. Thats when the president came out. All three of us were there. When Greenwood finishing the tune, were standing there, and the crowd
I dont know. My hearing is such that at some point it all just overloads my little implants here and just sounds like I cant describe how it sounds. Its distortion, fuzz, bombs going off. It becomes impossible for me to hear specific sounds. It was just a cacophony. And I can just tell you Ive never had anything like it before. And I felt gratified to be the recipient of much of it. It was just tremendous. I was just counting my lucky stars to have been included in it.
After watching these for two years, since 2015, since the campaign started understanding why they are, what they are, understanding the bond that Trump has with his voters and with his audience and to see it on display was incredible uplifting and gratifying. And I kept asking myself, How can anybody ? (chuckling) How can anybody not appreciate whats going on here?
How can anybody not want to sign on to this? Now, I know full well there are a bunch of socialists and leftists who despise this; dont misunderstand. But it was that infectious, and it was that exciting in a little town of 30,000 people. We have some sound. First were gonna start with the president in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He spoke with reporters about the rallies.
THE PRESIDENT: You never saw crowds like this. Thousands and thousands of people outside. In Indiana, you have to see the crowds. And I just got a call from Missouri. Were gonna have Rush Limbaugh. Hes gonna introduce me, which is an honor. And I just had a call from Missouri; they say theyve never seen anything like it. So its really something. Something is happening. Theres a lot of electricity in the air.
RUSH: Thats exactly what he said to me when he arrived and came into what was serving as the greenroom. They shut the door. It was just the president and me in the greenroom. HE said, Something is really happening out there. It really is, and Ive heard that before. You know, Bob Dole called this program in 1996 on the day before the election. Somethings happening out there. So it doesnt It doesnt always mean that over the hump has happened here.
But he was firmly believing than that is happening and he even made a point of you mentioning that during his remarks. Ive got time for one bite here before we go to the break. And this is after the crowd had died down a little bit after I was introduced. This is the first bite or the portion of my remarks at the rally. I dont know how many of you saw the whole thing. Fox carried the first four minutes or five and then bumped out.
One America network covered the whole thing. C-SPAN covered the whole thing. There are some YouTube channels that covered the whole thing. I dont know how many of you have seen the whole thing. But I was very proud. They gave me 10 minutes and I got out of there at 10:25. My instincts were right on the money and, by the way, if I had gone 20, it wouldnt have been a problem. But they said 10 minutes and thats what they got, and this rally was late.
It got started late because the presidents arrival. Then a woman had During Trumps remarks, a woman, I think, had not had her insulin. Shed been in there so long; shed not had her insulin and had diabetic reaction. So they quickly got that taken care of, and the president stood aside while she was being dealt with. But it ended up going long even as everybody stayed to the time limit. So heres just, before we go to break, just a little bit of some of the early contents of what I said.
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RUSH: [T]he president and all of us have been labeled by some Democrats and the media as divisive.
CROWD: (boos)
FULL: Rush Limbaugh Speech at President Trump Rally in Missouri
RUSH: Divisive? That Democrats havent even accepted that they lost the election in 2016!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Thats what this is all about!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Its serious stuff! All of this. I mean, for crying out loud, folks, you know, you look at what happened the last two years. For two years, year and a half, every day, newspapers every newspaper, New York Times, Washington Post Anonymous intelligence sources confirming that Trump colluded with Putin to steal the election.
CROWD: (booing)
RUSH: There is no evidence for it. Zilch, zero, nada. It didnt happen. It was made up! Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia.
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Hillary Clinton rigged an election!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Right on! Right on!
CROWD: (chanting) Lock! Her! Up!
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RUSH: I was so hoping that mentioning here name would cause the Lock her up! chants. I knew it would happen. But that kind of reaction applause was just the whole night. Now, let me take a break because Im a little long here so I have some time left the other side.
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RUSH: Need to squeeze in a couple of more bites from my introduction of President Trump last night at the rally, the final rally in Cape Girardeau
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RUSH: They got the message.
CROWD: (chanting) Lock! Her! Up!
RUSH: They got the message. These rallies, I have to tell you, they are the envy of official Washington. Do you realize there isnt a single elected official in either party who could do what this is tonight?
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Other than Donald Trump, theres no one no one and they are jealous. They are envious. This isnt supposed to happen. You people are supposed to love them, not Trump.
CROWD: (boos)
RUSH: So guess what? They want to get in on it. Bill and Hillary Clinton and their national stadium tour, talking about Have you seen Obama?
CROWD: (boos)
RUSH: He has been stumping in Florida where I live. Hes drawing crowds of 1,000 people, 2,000 people. Joe Biden cant fill a phone booth cause hes looking for somebody to punch out.
CROWD: (laughter)
RUSH: This is incredible!
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RUSH: I cant tell you enough during 2016, all those rallies, how many people in the media and the Washington establishment said, You cant judge voter enthusiasm from these rallies. Dont mean anything. They continually discounted them. The reason they did is cause they were jealous. They were envious. They didnt want the people! Its not that they were jealous that you were supporting Trump. It was that Trump could do that and that they couldnt and they actually, I think, were afraid of it. I think they remain afraid of it. Heres one more.
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RUSH: We get all these labels thrown at us, and we love our country and we want the best for everybody in it.
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: We want the best for our kids and grandkids. We want everybody to be great. We want everybody to experience the American dream. It was You know, Im from here. Im from Cape Girardeau.
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: It was Now, dont take this the wrong way. Fifty years ago was the first time I was 16. It was the first time I was told I wasnt good enough to succeed in radio. Dont misunderstand. We are all told this. We all know how to fail. We dont need to go to the library to find books on how to fail because we all do it. Youll never go to the library and find a book, Great Moderates in American History or Great Committees in American History.
CROWD: (laughter)
RUSH: Donald Trump wants America to be great again and, its not a slogan, it is an objective.
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RUSH: Its what it is all about. Being great again is simply being true to the ideals of our founding and rejecting the idea that our founding was somehow immoral or unjust or racist, which is what really peeves me, ticks me off more than anything. Its the assault on America that has become the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party, their affiliates on the left, are basically assaulting America. This is why when I look at an election like today, that I just
When I get real deep down inside myself, I dont understand how anybody could vote against this country, but that is what the Democrat Partys agenda really is. The Democrat Partys agenda is voting against America. Its filled with revenge over the so-called discrimination and unfair treatment of various minority groups or what have you, in the greatest country on earth where all of these grievances have been addressed. And they are constantly repaired and fixed because our Constitution was structured in such a way as to make that kind of evolution possible.
The portrayal of this country as something that it is not, saddens me and then I see people falling for it, and it is doubly hurting.
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RUSH: Okay, one more sound bite from my introduction of President Trump last night at the final rally for the 2018 midterm campaign season, and then a couple of bites of the president from his remarks. Here we go
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RUSH: Youre not angry. You love people! You want your country to be the greatest it can be and you finally got someone willing to help you do it!
CROWD: (wild cheering and applause)
RUSH: Somebody to stand up for you!
CROWD: (wild cheering and applause)
RUSH: Somebody to stand with you!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: We, in certain ways, are hanging by a thread. Do you realize, folks, there is nobody ? I shouldnt say nobody. There are some on the Republican side who would attempt to do with the president has done. But for the most part, there is nobody who would do what Donald Trump has done. Nobody would buck the system. Nobody would take it on.
CROWD: (applause)
RUSH: If he hadnt run, who among anybody in politics could you have glommed onto to have this kind of chance to make America great again? There wasnt anybody actually standing for this. Everyone gets caught up on whats going on in Washington, inside the establishment. You were being ignored. You werent being listened to. You werent being paid any attention to. Even now, the real anger at Trump is actually aimed at you for having elected him. But he doesnt need this! He puts up with this, and thank God he does
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: because he is indefatigable. The man simply doesnt get tired. He doesnt wear out. For those of you
MAN: (expressing confusion)
RUSH: No, no. Theres somebody from Rio Linda here. Indefatigable. He doesnt get tired.
CROWD: (laughter)
RUSH: He just keeps going and so forth.
MAN: Attaboy, Rush!
RUSH: Without any further ado, folks, thank you so much. It has been great. Its great to be here, to be part of this.
LEE GREENWOOD: (music begins)
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
RUSH: Raise the roof, cause here he comes: The president of the United States, Donald J. Trump!
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RUSH: That was awesome. It was Folks, it was electric in there, and to be part of something like this Even though Ive been doing this for 30 years, to be part of something like this is just the greatest thing. Its just a wonderful, wonderful thing. Im so thankful and grateful to President Trump and for his administration for extending me the invitation.
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RUSH: Back to the audio sound bites from the Trump rally in Cape Girardeau last night. After I had finished and had my crescendo, big finish, introduction of President Trump, he came out.
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Missouri!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
Trump hosts final pre-Election Day 'MAGA' rally
THE PRESIDENT: You are incredible, incredible people!
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
THE PRESIDENT: Wow.
CROWD: (wild cheering and applause)
THE PRESIDENT: And we never said to Rush hes got eight minutes. Rush can have two hours, three hours. Theres nobody like him. There never has been anybody like him.
CROWD: (cheers and applause)
THE PRESIDENT: I was speaking to Sean Hannity backstage. Do we love Sean, by the way?
CROWD: (cheering and applause)
THE PRESIDENT: And Sean said, There is nobody like this man, and hes a real good guy, although hes tough! Hes tough! But I tell you what: When hes on your side, there is nobody you want better. I mean, its really great.
CROWD: (wild cheering and applause)
THE PRESIDENT: Its really great when he is with you. The biggest of all time at what he does.
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RUSH: Thats incredible. Thats just incredible stuff, And Im standing you know, I exit the stage. theres some steps there to the left and Im not backstage. Im on the floor standing right next to the crowds signing autographs, posing for pictures. again, my hearing. Its nothing but a giant echo and reverb for me. But fortunately, I ended up standing right below a speaker array and I was able to hear what people at the microphone were saying. It took me about 10 minutes and I accidentally ended up there gist wandering around, meandering in that area back there, and I got to hear that, and that was I dont know. And he kept going. He wasnt finished.
THE PRESIDENT: This is the home of Rush Limbaugh.
CROWD: (cheers)
THE PRESIDENT: And David Limbaugh. Yes siree. David. Thank you, David. Great lawyer. I hear Davids a great lawyer, right David? David told me. No, but Sean told me. Everybody told me. Thank you, David. This is the home of Rush, and what he did today was fantastic, because he doesnt do that. He doesnt do that. This is his home. He loves Missouri.
RUSH: That was the beginning. The president began his remarks. A woman had a health problem during the rally, and I was told that she had been a long time without her insulin, and she had passed out, and Trump noticed it because the crowd was drawn to her plight. The president asked for a doctor, if there was a doctor in the house, and there was, and Trump stood aside. He stood by and told em to take their time and so forth, and the crowd spontaneously began to sing Amazing Grace.
THE PRESIDENT: Say a little prayer. Go ahead. Say a little prayer. Thats good. Thats good. Say a little prayer. Take your time. Relax. Take your time. Thank you. Weve got plenty of time; right?
CROWD: (singing Amazing Grace)
RUSH: That just spontaneously began right out there in the audience.
THE PRESIDENT: That was really something. I want to just thank everybody for the way you behaved. That was beautiful, and that at the end was beautiful. Amazing Grace. Thank you very much. That was beautiful.
RUSH: You know what? Somebody said to me today What do you think somebody said to me today about that? Aw, man, Rush, that was the worst thing. Now people think Missouri nothing but Bible thumpers! Its gonna prove exactly what the left Are you kidding me? Its just gonna prove that Missouri and the Midwest are a bunch of Bible thumpers? Yeah, Rush. Oh, my God. These are people so, so afraid of what the media says and so forth. I dont know. I dont think I hope that wasnt a predominant reaction. I didnt hear it from a lot of people, not a lot of people. But it happened, and it was being televised.
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RUSH: The Democrat Party and the media are trying to say that Josh Hawley didnt even show up for his own rally with Trump last night, and then theyre trying to say that Josh Hawley didnt even hang around. Well, let me tell you something: Josh Hawley was there. I saw Josh Hawley! I saw Josh Hawley take the stage, I heard Josh Hawley make his comments, and I saw Josh Hawley come offstage. But theyre out there trying to tell people that Hawley was either not there or didnt hang around; he couldnt stand being next to Trump.
What? It was an absolute crock, and all of you that were there last night know that to be true.
Rush killed it during his 10 minutes.
L8r
That was a GREAT rally, complete with Rush...one of the best.
wow
Only saw part of it...for some reason Laura Ingraham thought that what she had to babble about was of more interest than hearing Rush.
Interesting to read Rush’s explanation on why he seemed a little disoriented at the start of the part I watched. The noise and poor acoustics coupled with his hearing implant explains it.
He was great, as always.
You aren’t kidding!
I didnt see it...but holy smokes! That is a larger crowd than a political convention!
The very second I could tell that Laura was not going to cover the event, I switched to C-Span. EVERY NETWORK in America would have covered it if it was O-dummy. Yet Fox won’t even cover the very event millions had to be waiting to see.
“The noise and poor acoustics coupled with his hearing implant explains it.”...
I too have hearing aids and can relate to exactly what Rush was describing. You hear EVERY sound in the room and cannot separate those sounds. Very difficult to comprehend what is actually being said, even though the hearing aids can be turned down to filter out “crow noise”, it is still very hard to sort the sounds apart.
Laura is paid to do a show, she’s not in charge of which show Fox News puts on it’s cable channel.
I remember well when Rush was anything but pro-Trump, but that’s OK he’s there now. He always says “conservatism works every time it’s tried” but unless you can do what Trump did it’s not going to be tried.
I couldn’t believe that Laura didn’t just open her show and then turn it back to the rally - kept waiting for her to do so - nope! So I turned to C Span also..
LIVE: President Donald J. Trump Rally in Cape Girardeau, MO 11-5-18 (RSNB)
Puts me in mind of Dan’s Bake Sale.
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