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Is Rush Limbaugh The Titular Head Of The Republican Party?

Posted by halthouse1 on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:00:00 AM

All Hail The King

Now for full disclosure I listen to Rush, enjoy the show, agree with some but not all of the things that he says, and certainly do not consider him to be the leader of the Republican Party, titular or otherwise. The masses that don't listen to him dislike or even hate him out of hand, primarily because they are led to that conclusion by the main stream media, not to mention the many politicians leaning left.

"Obama, Begala, and Carville vs. Rush (National review Online) How curious: Free-thinking commentators Paul Begala and James Carville have each set their sights on Rush Limbaugh in recent days. Begala shamefully called Rush a "corpulent drug addict" during a Situation Room segment on Friday, and today Carville appeared on American Morning to tout his new column attacking Rush and mocking the GOP for being beholden to a radio talk show host. Coincidentally, these media analysts just happened to pick up on the exact same meme President Obama conspicuously initiated late last month, when he scolded Republicans for Rush's undue influence over the party. Boy, these on-message talking points are so well-coordinated, it's almost as if Begala, Carville, and oh, I don't know, the President's Chief of Staff hold daily conference calls, or something."

Thanks to commentators like James Carville and Paul Begala, Rush has become a marketing tool of the left that have somehow anointed him as the spiritual and philosophical leader of the Republican Party, picking perhaps the most radioactive public figure that they possibly could to try and turn into the face of the Republican Party. They have made him the basis of Democrat talking points, with the typical American Democrat and particularly liberal Democrat buying in hook, line and sinker.

Rush Limbaugh by Ian Marsden

Now anyone that listens to talk radio with anything close to something resembling an open mind, would certainly not agree with all of what anyone has to say. They would also not disagree with everything. You take from it what you will, and that will form the basis for constructive debate. Not the case with what appears to be a laser guided marketing campaign that must have started at the upper echelon of the Democrat Party. It is designed to tear the Republican product down.

Using my humble blog as a small sample of the anecdotal evidence of the Rush obsession, the comments that I get both here and primarily in the discussion groups that I copy it to are all Rush, all the time. Let's look at some examples:

- i guess that's why this blog keeps getting shorter...(your saying the same s..t)are you becoming the next rush limbaugh? it seems so...you are all about hype and sensationalism...

- i assume you are miriam limbaugh..correct?..

- i find my comments similar to the minority leader of the gop..rush limbaugh

- ...The only people putting politics ahead of country nowadays, ARE right-wing Republicans and their Leader, Rush Limbaugh...

- ...I understand. I listen to your leader, Boss Rush. The GOP wants Obama to fail. After all, if his policies end up showing some progress over the long haul, what will happen to the party that got us here?...

- ...heavens to Michael Milkin, say it aint so! Really, there was never a need to form the SEC, pass '33, '34 & '40 Acts or Sarbanes-Oxley because, you know, we can trust Corporate America to be honest, ethical and hire all those people who are out of work right now. Just ask Rush! ...

- ...It seems the only people who believe the Obama is God thing are those ranting that he should have the God-like powers to change in 45 days, what has been screwed in 8 years. OK sure. I guess that's what those who wear the Rush is God goggles call anyone who hopes he succeeds. nice. ...

- ...well said Douglas. What ARE the poor neo-cons and Rush Disciples going to do if things stabilize and even show modest improvement under Obama? Who will they blame for all their failed policies and archaic ideologies then?...

Long Live The King: The Democrats Say So

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It's Deja Vu All Over Again

Posted by halthouse1 on Friday, February 06, 2009 6:00:00 AM
From The Political and Financial Markets Commentator at http://politicsandfinance.blogspot.com
 

Friday, February 6, 2009

It's Deja Vu All Over Again

Political Gamesmanship With The Future Of Our Country

The rhetoric in the clip below is typical of what goes on in Washington. This is a Democrat, but Republicans do it as well. It's about the show, not about what we need. In this case nobody actually knows what we need, but this crap certainly won't get us there, wherever it is that there actually is.



TARP Flashback

I went back to a September 21, 2008 blog I wrote to see what it was that I was thinking at the time. This is about 6 months ago, 6 months into what they call "the worst economic crisis since the great depression." There is a new administration in place, a new Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, who had a big hand in creating this crisis or at least in exasperating it as the head of the New York Fed, and our economic future in the hands of politicians that I am afraid have no idea about what it is they are doing. Or more importantly, the potential dire ramifications of what they are doing. Or not doing?

As a concerned outsider it looks as though they are behind closed doors throwing darts at a board to figure out the next proposal with no real idea of the effect that it will have. The common stock of some major financial institutions like Citigroup and Bank of America may disappear, and the decision on the status of preferred stock and the whole capital structure of institutions receiving more TARP funds is anyones guess.

Unemployment and plummeting consumer confidence creates a feeling of despair. The Bank of England cut it's key rate 50 bp to 1%, and our rates are approaching zero. The employment numbers will be out by the time you read this, and there is no expectation for anything other than dismal numbers.

Thinks it's a problem? I found a website that seems to allow you to write a letter to any politician around the country. Check it out, and voice your concerns and let them know that they are playing a game with the future of the country, and so far have not been doing a very good job.

FreedomSpeaks.com

On the bright side, it's the weekend. Party on! Sphere: Related Content
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The "Game" Of Politics Is Destroying Us

Posted by halthouse1 on Monday, February 02, 2009 8:00:00 AM

Monday, February 2, 2009

The "Game" Of Politics Is Destroying Us

This Is Serious: The Game Of Politics Is Slowly Destroying Us

http://www.memberguide.gpoaccess.gov/

I am a Republican leaning conservative and you might be the same or a Democrat or a Liberal or not really into politics at all. At the end of the day, at least when it come to our economic future, it is time to join forces and tell the politicians in Washington to cut the crap and put the country's best interests in front of their own political interest.

Party Line Voting

Now I am not in the negotiations for determining exactly needs to be done about the mess that we are in that has been in the making for more years than Bush was in office. This is not an easy problem with an easy solution as we can see by the fact that the TARP has been redefined at least three times.

We do supposedly have some of the best financial minds at our disposal to determine what we must do to fix this problem that has the potential to consume us all.

Unfortunately we then have the politicians who pretty much know very little about a large amount of things getting in the middle, getting their face time, pontificating, lecturing, porkulating (a new word meaning trying to get theirs for the peolpe back home) blaming and who are basically getting in the way of a solution being achieved that might work.

Explain to me how a party line vote works exactly. Not one person in a party disagrees with the subject and not one in the other party can agree? What are the odds of that?

It is time for our Senators and Congress men and women to cut the crap, get the gumption they said they had when we elected them, determine what they think is right or wrong and not what the party is telling them is right or wrong.

Do the best you can to fix the mess that is slowly sucking the life out of the economy and country. Stop worrying about re-election and do what you love to say you are in Washington to do: The People's Business. All the people, not just the ones in your state of legislative district.

Risk your political future for the future of the country!!!

Write your congressman or woman, write your senator, and tell them to cut the political crap and get back to yours and my business.

http://www.memberguide.gpoaccess.gov/
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