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Posts Tagged ‘Limbaugh’

Dobbs and Palin for President 2012: last gasps of obsolete GOP

A couple of days ago, I was enjoying a visit with two friends at Starbucks and a well-dressed man in passing, said hello. On his way out he commented offhand about the “nightmarish health care bill” that just passed the US House. He was afraid he’d lose his Medicare, and hated the idea of socialized medicine. [...]

Obama’s divide-and-conquer ploy working

RNC Chair Michael Steele doesn’t like Limbaugh being called the leader of the Republican Party.
He wants to be the leader and threw down the gauntlet against Rush this weekend, using words like “incendiary” and “ugly” to describe Rush’s style.
Pass the popcorn, please. This is going to be fun to watch.

Divide and conquer

Rahm Emanuel: Limbaugh is the voice of the GOP
This is a brilliant strategy. take the blowhard and ram him down their throats. The Republican party is already fracturing and plenty of those in it don’t like Limbaugh.
Making Limbaugh the focal point virtually guarantees more splits and fissures, and increasing internal wars among Republicans.
Obama works deliberately, [...]

Obama to Republicans: Stop listening to Limbaugh

Obama warned Republican lawmakers to quit listening to Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along him and other Democrats.
A few days ago, Limbaugh said he wanted Obama to fail. Well, I’m guessing — to use the memorable phrase of now-Sen. Franken — that the “Big Fat Idiot” is about to find out what Chicago-style [...]

Colin Powell attacks Palin, Limbaugh

In a wide-ranging CNN interview, former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell lashed out at ex-vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and said the Pentagon should reconsider the policy barring gays from serving openly in the military.
Colin Powell seemingly never makes a misstep. This ultimate DC insider / survivor / chameleon is virtually [...]