RNC Chairman Apologizes to Limbaugh

[Tsukasa Buddha]

Rush at CPAC

Watching it now:

So the big first part was saying about how much Conservatives love you. And for you to have maximum opportunity we have to get rid of the Democrat's big government that is oppressing them and making the minorities dependent, blah blah blah. Then the "punishing for achievers" about taxes. We aren't racists, the black activists are racists. People are poor because government aid destroys their ambition. Women and minorities aren't doing as well in the workplace because they are told they are going to be discriminated against and they need government to help. Government is big and ebil. Clinton caused the sub-prime collapse. People have different outcomes in life because we are all individuals. Socialists want to make us all equal in outcome. Liberals tell the poor people that the rich are evil and are keeping them down. "Drive by media"!!! Biden is bigoted against Jindal. We really love you and love America. Get out of recession with tax cuts. Obama's big spending will destroy liberty. Liberals want control. Welfare breaks up families by kicking out the dads and letting the single moms pop out babies. They destroy people's futures. Not Obama's job to tear apart and rebuild the foundation of the country. Liberals are unhinged and lie to themselves to feel good and say they are compassionate. We aren't the minority. Don't assume way to beat is with better policies. Use Philosophy! Bi-Partisanship is forcing the Liberals to agree with us after we have beat them. It is Liberals v Conservatives. There is no compromise between good and evil. Focus on principle, no compromise. No evidence this TARP stuff works. Obama is elegant, but doesn't inspire and doesn't want freedom. They don't want to lift people at bottom, they want to tear down people at top. Class envy!! Conservatives didn't have humiliating defeat. Don't redefine Conservative. IT IS FOREVAR!! Don't kill Zombie Reagan! "Policies" really are stupid. Don't try to make liberals or media like us. Don't try to get minorities, women, Walmart voters. We are all Americans. Freedom! Tell your kids the TRUTH about morality, politics, etc. Don't be like people in Swing Vote movie. Biden *ha ha ha ha*. We are competitive people. Mrs. Clinton *boo boo boo*. I hope Obama fails. I want America to survive as the country we knew it as. It is under assault from within. We aren't a minority. Be confident.


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Wow, they are really branching out of the old white male demographic! So fresh!

Interesting how the social conservatism barely showed.

I watched so you don't have to!

 

[Whiplash]

Give 'em hell Rush.

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

I watched so you don't have to!

Thanks. And thanks for providing the verbatim transcript.

 

[Upchurch]

Give 'em hell Rush.

You say that like it's a good thing. Remember that the hell he's describing would be for all of "'em", meaning "us".

 

[Texas]

You say that like it's a good thing. Remember that the hell he's describing would be for all of "'em", meaning "us".

Funny since I feel the same way about Obama,Pelosi and Reid.

 

[Bikewer]

I notice that the "straw poll" conducted at the conference ended up with Mit Romney on top; a man who didn't make it through the primaries and who is leaning towards the moderate side of things...

The other day, commenting on all this, Dan Schorr said he was impressed by the fact that all he heard was the same tired rhetoric. (and Rush's rhetoric is about as tired as you can get)

This doesn't say much to the advertised intent to become more appealing to the young, the minorities, etc.....

 

[Whiplash]

You say that like it's a good thing. Remember that the hell he's describing would be for all of "'em", meaning "us".

I know, I know, I admit I was every so slightly trolling in that response.

 

[Andronicus]

Personally, Rush is both too arrogant and too "ad hominem-ish" for me except in small doses; but he is by no means an idiot.

The transcript of the speech can be found here.

YouTube has the speech in pieces, just search for Rush Limbaugh and CPAC.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Rush joke to the audience from the above transcript link: Rush doesn't think he's God, God thinks he's Rush.

Wonder why none the Evangelicals in the audience were offended enough to point it out?

We conservatives have not done a good enough job of just laying out basically who we are

Funny, I thought who they were was demonstrated over the last 8 years. Think we could find much from Rush against Bush Jr during that time period? Rush seems to think we can't see for ourselves and need his interpretation.

We believe that the preamble to the Constitution contains an inarguable truth that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life. [Applause] Liberty, Freedom. [Applause] And the pursuit of happiness.

Of course Rush apparently uses "we" as limited to just that, not "all men" which is what is actually written.

I couldn't stand to read more than that.

 

[Dr Adequate]

We believe that the preamble to the Constitution contains an inarguable truth that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life. [Applause] Liberty, Freedom. [Applause] And the pursuit of happiness.

Liberty and freedom? Oh good, I'd hate to have one without the other.

I presume that only stem-cells have the right to life.

 

[Cleon]

I do enjoy it when people preach about the Constitution while being completely wrong about what's actually in it.

Here's a hint, Rush: The bit about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" does not appear in the preamble to the Constitution. Nor does it appear anywhere in the Constitution.

That little bit is from the Declaration of Independence.

See, if you're going to say you believe in what a document says, it's a good idea to read it to make sure it says what you think it says.

 

[Andronicus]

Funny, I thought who they were was demonstrated over the last 8 years. Think we could find much from Rush against Bush Jr during that time period? Rush seems to think we can't see for ourselves and need his interpretation.

I hate to agree with America's leading proctologist but I generally agree with Mr. Limbaugh on this one. Fiscally, George Bush was not a conservative.

From my viewpoint as a fiscal conservative and social libertarian, former President George Bush's administration was socially overly conservative and fiscally not conservative at all. (President Obama seems just as bad from my political viewpoint as even a bigger spender and wanting more government control of people's lives, but its early and hopefully I'm wrong despite some of his post inaugeration changes in opinion -- in any event a different topic.) Similarly, I think Republicans who point to the feckless President Carter and scream all liberals are like Carter are just as bad, as there are many examples of liberals who were socially liberal from my viewpoint, but certainly good presidents for the country (Truman, arguably Kennedy, probably McGovern if he had been elected).

The fact that Republicans didn't take President Bush to task for the spending spree is one reason the Republicans are no longer in power. (No cite, just my personal opinion.)

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

The Republican party has a number of people from far right to firm center who get plenty of camera time and press so I don't think it is in the mess that a lot of people seem to think it is but, with Bill Buckley having passed away, if Rush and Ann Coulter are the vanguard of the Conservative movement in America... it's in a lot of trouble.

 

[daredelvis]

Good job Rush. Keep the 18 percenters riled up. Way to build momentum.


Daredelvis

 

[MattusMaximus]

Rush said:

Conservatives didn't have humiliating defeat.

Wow, he must be popping the prescription drugs again

 

[MattusMaximus]

The Republican party has a number of people from far right to firm center who get plenty of camera time and press so I don't think it is in the mess that a lot of people seem to think it is but, with Bill Buckley having passed away, if Rush and Ann Coulter are the vanguard of the Conservative movement in America... it's in a lot of trouble.

Considering as how they seem to be employing a scorched-earth policy towards anyone in the GOP who doesn't toe the line (i.e. Arlen Specter) and actually tries to work with the Dems, I'd say you're right.

 

[Texas]

Rush said:


Wow, he must be popping the prescription drugs again

Only if you think he is talking about Republicans but he is talking about Conservatives that may or may not be Republicans. In reality Conservative Republicans lost very few seats in 2008. It was moderate Republicans in moderate states that lost their seats to Blue Dog Democrats. The Blue Dogs are going to be a real problem for Obama given his lurch to the left since inauguration.

 

[Whiplash]

Rush said:


Wow, he must be popping the prescription drugs again

Conservatives didn't suffer a humilating defeat. The Republicans did. McCain is not and was not a Conservative.

Considering as how they seem to be employing a scorched-earth policy towards anyone in the GOP who doesn't toe the line (i.e. Arlen Specter) and actually tries to work with the Dems, I'd say you're right.

So how would you fit Liberman into that? Is he not suffering the exact same treatment from people on his side?

I'm not saying it's ok because they did it to him. I'm saying it's hypocritical for anyone on the left attack it or assume any higher moral ground over it.

 

[Upchurch]

Conservatives didn't suffer a humilating defeat. The Republicans did. McCain is not and was not a Conservative.

McCain is not a Conservative. Bush is not a Conservative.

Who is the True Conservative?

 

[Denver]

The Republican party has a number of people from far right to firm center who get plenty of camera time and press so I don't think it is in the mess that a lot of people seem to think it is but, with Bill Buckley having passed away, if Rush and Ann Coulter are the vanguard of the Conservative movement in America... it's in a lot of trouble.

I recall a month or so back, when Limbaugh made his failure comment, and Obama responded with a comment of his own, that some were saying Obama should not have responded at all, as that somehow gave Limbaugh a further spotlight.

In fact, I think it is a genius strategy on the Dems side to give Limbaugh all the spotlight possible. The more he is seen as the vanguard of the GOP, the more that party will continue to fragment, and insure another Dem elected in 2012.