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To: Road Walker who wrote (459970)	2/28/2009 8:24:42 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1576178

and yet you support Obama, a mental midget

To: Road Walker who wrote (459970)	2/28/2009 8:42:15 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576178

Reality is pretty simple. We've been saying we were in a recession for a year and you denied it. We were right and you were wrong. Simple. Actually, you were wrong and I was right, according to the usual definition which refers to a contraction in GDP for two consecutive quarters. Until that event occurs, it isn't a recession. When did condition occur? The recession started only after Obama talked down the economy during the campaign. A minor blip in unemployment was turned into Democrat talking points and that more than any other thing is responsible for the current recession. It's amazing this guy is the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. He certainly isn't the "intellectual leader" -- but he has highly desirable characteristics of a person who can fearlessly articulate what should be the platform for the conservative agenda. I just watched a bit of Huckabee's show -- and as you know, I think a lot of him. But 5 minutes in, Geraldine Ferraro made the claim that Bush went to war in Iraq, not for 9/11 but because he wanted to remove Saddam. An out and out liberal lie. And Huckabee NEVER EVEN QUESTIONED IT. Do you think Limbaugh would have let her slide with that? Hell no. He would have ripped her apart for that remark. As would I. You people are weak and gullible and basically not very smart, but many conservatives just do not want the confrontation. On this thread there are what, maybe 6-10 conservatives, and each of us routinely rips your arguments to shreds. Not one of you can fashion an argument to support your claims. We rip your heads off, day after day, and you guys blubber all over yourselves. Some, like tejek, don't even try -- and they may as well not. Sometimes you try, and just get ripped. CJ makes shit up to accommodate the circumstances. And Al, no matter how many times you make him look like a fool, doesn't even know it happened. Just bounces back for the next go-around. This is why McCain was defeated -- he wanted to present his softer side, and allowed Obama to rip him apart with lies. And now we have a socialist (at best) and perhaps a fascist in the White House. Conservatives to quit tolerating the ignorance and abuse from liberals.

To: Road Walker who wrote (459970)	3/1/2009 11:54:26 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576178

It's amazing this guy is the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. You guys are in deep, deep trouble. On some level, as a total wingnut, this may make you happy. But as someone that wants to see a rational opposition party, it's really disturbing to me. ==================================================== Rahm On Rush: He's The Voice, Energy And Intellect Of The GOP March 1, 2009 11:07 AM Not missing any opportunity to make Rush Limbaugh the figurehead of the GOP, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called the brash talk show host the "voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party" on Sunday. Appearing on CBS's Face The Nation, Emanuel brought up Limbaugh without being prompted. Applauding the conservative radio personality for being upfront in his desire to see the president fail, Emanuel went to great lengths to make the case that Limbaugh, more than any other contemporary figure, is the leader of the GOP. SCHIEFFER: We talked about Newt Gingrich a lot this morning and now you bring up Rush Limbaugh. Who do you think now speaks for the Republican Party? EMANUEL: You just named him: it is Rush Limbaugh. He has laid out his vision, in my view. And he said it clearly. I compliment him for that. He's been very up front and I compliment him for that. He's not hiding. He's asked for President Obama and called for President Obama to fail. That's his view. And that's what he has enunciated. And whenever a Republican criticizes him, they have to run back and apologize to him and say they were misunderstood. He is the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party. He has been up front about what he views and hasn't stepped back from that, which is he hopes for failure. He said it and I compliment him for his honesty. But that's their philosophy that is enunciated by Rush Limbaugh and I think that's the wrong philosophy for America... SCHIEFFER: Do you think that he's that important that other Republicans are paying that much attention to him? EMANUEL: Well, he was given the keynote basically at the [CPAC conference] to speak. When a Republican did attack him he clearly had a turn-around and comeback and basically said that he apologized and was wrong. I think do think he's an intellectual force, which is why the Republicans pay such attention to him. Appearing on Meet the Press, veteran Republican strategist Mike Murphy, no stranger to trying to drag his party away from certain ideologically-fervent posts, expressed fears about Limbaugh's ascendancy. "If we don't modernize conservatism," Murphy warned, "we are going to have a party of 25 percent of the vote going to Limbaugh rallies...we're going to be in permanent minority status." The country is changing. Ronald Reagan won in 1980 with 51% of the vote. We all worship Ronald Reagan. But if that election had been held with the current demographics in America today, Ronald Reagan would have gotten 47 percent of the vote. The math is changing. Anglo vote is 74 percent now not 89. And if we don't modernize conservatism, we are going to have a party of 25 percent of the vote going to Limbaugh rallies, joining every applause line, ripping the furniture up, we're going to be in permanent minority status. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Limbaugh reiterated his hope that Obama fail as a president - on policy, not personal grounds. His address, which went over 80-minutes in length, was received enthusiastically by the crowd. For Democrats, including the White House, the idea that Limbaugh would be granted the keynote address at, what is described as the conservative Mecca, is political gold. The boisterous host is wildly unpopular among moderate Republicans. And, indeed, some inside the halls of CPAC tried to downplay the notion that Limbaugh was their spiritual if not political leader. "He's just one of the generals," one attendee told me. "He rallies the troops and guides us through battle. But he doesn't head the army."