"Defeating your opponent without fighting him is the true pinnacle of excellence." --The Art of War

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I know many people don't believe it is possible to hold a principled conservative/republican view, but for the last several years I have disagreed.

I did vote for Bush the first time as a Republican & a Conservative, and I regretted it by the end of 2002 (although I still believe all that happened was not forseeable at the time of the 2000 election). I did not vote in 2004 because I felt my party did not represent Conservatism as originally advertised, but I stayed a member of the Republican party.

In this election cycle I sat amazed as my party ran a joke ticket and while I did not support Obama with my vote, I was glad he won and hope he is successful now.

I still don't agree with the Democratic party line and can't see myself registering as a Democrat, but I will no longer be registered as a Republican by the time 2009 is over based on what has transpired with the election and these last few months of Limbaugh-escapades.

I have a lot of anecdotal evidence that I am not alone in this thinking among my conservative peers.

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It's telling that Limbaugh--loutish, racist, a staunch supporter of the failed ideologies that have led to our current crises, intolerant, homophobic, religiously bigoted, warmongering, sexist, hypocritical and vain--is the most respected man in the Republican party and its standard bearer. That alone erases any traces of respectability the Republicans had retained.

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Now, that would be a ticket! And if they keep this up it may just happen. Linbaugh is such a presumptuous jerk he may convince himself he's president material. Brace yourselves, folks.

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A fat piece-of-shit junkie is now the voice of conservatism in America???




Golly gee, you betcha!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

#@!

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...that Limbaugh comes across as a clown on his show(at least on the little bit I've seen of the TV show). But I don't think he's stupid. Rather, he's dumbing down his message to appeal to his audience which is, I imagine, largely stupid. I think the same can be said of the people who run Fox News. I think it's actually a rather brilliant strategy because in a democracy where everyone can vote no matter what their level of political understanding is, the Limbaughs of the world can brush off observations such as mine as "liberal elitism."

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When I think of Limbaugh, the only image that comes to mind is "Deliverance" - "Squeal like a pig!" And sure enough, the rest of the ReBubbas bend over and grab their ankles. Can't you just hear Limbaugh laughing, "You gotta love it when a plan comes together!"

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If Rush ran for Mel Martinez's Senate Seat? I'd pay $5 to watch that shooooooow!

How can we encourage the "intellect of the Republican Party" to make a run?

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He'll say what he needs to say to build his audience and his empire, for the benefit of his owners.

No more, no less. He's a personality--no different from Paree Hilton--not a leader.

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can not stand up to Rush Limpballs, can we expect them to stand up to Putin or Achmadenajahd? (spelling sucks needless to say)

I thought they were the tough guys? Wanting to water board everybody. Their inner Jack Bauer must be a closet homo.

Sometimes I wonder if Mr. Limpballs took pictures of these guys banging sheep or something. He's got to have something blackmailing them.

Rush Limpballs the head of the R. party. Barry Goldwater is puking in his grave.

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Bush was a drunk, Limbaugh is a junkie. Don't the Republicans know that neither of these men can run their own lives. They are not in control of themselves. It only stands to reason that they are not capable of leading a nation. They are perpetual teenagers and are unable to take anything seriously. Teenagers almost all outgrow their immaturity. Bush could afford his sorry state and Limbaugh makes a fortune entertaining people. Wanting a president to fail is un-American. I don't believe anyone ever put it that way before. This is all the Republicans require of their leader? What ever happened to standards? Thanks, ANNA

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Perhaps that should be the Number Steele considers. Add to that the majority of those Supposed 20 Mill are males. Rush is whining becasue he can't attract female listeners. Another number the Repugs should consider when allowing Rush at the Helm.Love to hear the number of his listening audience which are from other 'minorities'. Lets be honest 'Miniority' is a misnomer- the real minority now are White Evangelical Republican males.They may still have a big voice, but not the numbers to back them up- reason their flipping out right now.
Are what few members of the growing diversity group attracted to the Repug party because they literally 'Stick out'? Too much competition within the Big Tent Dem party? Have they not realized they are still only 'tokens' for a reason? Haven't they noticed how the repugs use them as Red Meat distractions and scapegoats? Setting them up to fail or look foolish? Ya think that's an accident. Sarah was used to draw over women voters, but got shown to not only be unqualified, but also a crappy Mom. Steeles granted the RNC leadership, but must always deferr to, and Retract his comments if not previously cleared by, the Good Ol' White Boys.
GOV Jindal, who's Oratory abilities match that of Mr.Rogers, is handed the responsiblity of responding to a congressional Address- Not His Job, because His office was not being addressed, would have made sense after the Gov's conference!The Repug White boy leadership didn't want to look inept and sent the 'brown guy' out instead.Kinda like when they'd send the Black soldiers in before the whites, don't ya think? .But instead of just hiding behind them, they've added Bullseyes to be sure they take the hit and not them.Yeah they want to recruit minorities to use as Political Body Armour.
Seems to me the Repugs pick the least apt examples of 'minorities', not just to take the Hit, but to intentionally prove they will fail by the ones they choose to grant membership priviledges.
Come on there was not one other qualified female in the Repug party to be VP,at least one who realized you can't see Russia from the US- Snow, Collins? The Strongest Black man they could muster up was one willing to still do a soft shoe dance to please the White folks? the most intelligent brown skinned Scholar was one who's Debate skills are limited to telling a 'little story'?
Are they choosing these weak representatives as a means to prove Affirmed Action is Bad and White Males are superior,esp in leadership roles? "Lowering the Bar" is also Racist and sexist.Affirmatvie action was to assure that the best candidate got the job, regardless of personal physical Traits or ideology.It was meant To end Discrimination through true equality in competition, not to perpetuate it through special accomadations because you think a "minority" requires it.
I find the Repugs Choice for minority representatives Insulting and a means to an end to perpetuate Bigotry.Americans didn't vote Obama in because he was black, we voted him in because he was the best person for the Job.Certainly not with any bars needing to be lowered, even clearing them handily when they were unjustly raised.That's what scares the hell out of the 'Good Ol' Boys' we can compete when on a level playing field, and even kick their asses when they stack it up agaisnt Us!

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Mr Steele proved: 1. This pathetic sociopath (Rash Dildo) is the head of the Rep, and 2. he, Steele, is Rash's good nigger.

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It should have read, "STEELE LOSES, BENDS OVER FOR RUSH LIMBAUGH".

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So much for Michael Steele's purported ghetto tough act. He folded quicker and flatter than a starched shirt in a Chinese laundry.

Steele wasn't too smart about entering a public feud with Limbaugh, either. By doing so, he ceded the fat blowhard the very status he was claiming to have. Of course, this was the same Party that ran Sarah Palin for the Vice-Presidency of the United States, the same Party that opted for Mitch McConnel for its Senate Minority Leader, the same Party that tabbed Bobby Jindal to rebut the President's State of the Union Address.

This says a whole lot about the Republican "base." The level of pandering to the prejudice, ignorance, and simple-mindedness of the rank and file Republican electorate pretty well explains how Limbaugh could reach the faux stature he has, whatever it actually is. Limbaugh is attempting to squeeze his fat ass into the void that has become the oxymoron, Republican Leadership.

As in the case of the Christian Right, George Bush, and the Sarah Palin-type nutcases, the Republican Party has created another monster that it cannot control. Although Limbaugh may be very popular with the knuckledragging set, the rest of America will only sit back and laugh at the entire imbroglio, and as long as Limbaugh remains the headline grabbing star of the Republican Party and the "Conservative Cause," the weaker the Party will become.

Rush is constantly claiming that he has twenty million listeners--in a country of three hundred million! Not quite seven percent. In addition, so many of his listeners hate government as does their leader, it is likely that a higher than average percentage of his audience does not vote. Apparently, Limbaugh has studied Uncle Adolf carefully. In the beginning the National Socialists had a very small following and Hitler's ranting served as a conduit for the unfocused rage and the disenfranchisement felt by a relatively small segment of the population. Limbaugh certainly can be compared to Hitler in that he is a Corporatist Fascist Authoritarian. The methods of PR invective and intimidation employed by the fascist press of the time and Limbaugh's approach are similar, and his message is honed to the simple and vicious, utilizing class animosity and ridicule as major tools. The difference between the two is Limbaugh's love of money and lack of single-minded purpose. Hitler cared little for money. Limbaugh sees money, though aggrandized in the context of a warped society where Paris Hilton, Britany Spears, et al. are his monetary equals, as verification of his "success" and the validation of his ideas.

As the economy worsens and becomes a fertile field from Limbaugh's point of view, the effort has already begun to place blame for the situation caused by conservative governing "principles" on the Democrats as they attempt to fix the problems. If they succeed at this, as the National Socialists convinced the German public that Democracy was the root of Gemany's economoic problems, and the Americnan public stops laughing at the three ring circus that the Republicans and their Limbaughs, Hannitys, etc. are putting on, they will have proven the American public to be far more stupid than it appears to be at this juncture.

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I am speechless regarding the Repugs and the dearth of ideas these fools possess. Not only clueless about policy, they are also clueless as to what constitutes a viable political party in the land known as America. Kowtowing to a numb nuts like Limbaugh goes beyond anything I have ever seen but then again, when W was selected twice as president nothing amazes me anymore as we slide into the abyss of depression.

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leftbank has it right. As far as the White Boys Party is concerned Steele is nothing more than an "uppity n" who was made to apologize to his "massah". When will these non-white Rethugs realize that they are nothing more than "Tokens"?! The Rethug party stopped being the "Party of Lincoln" many decades ago.

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Both were and are loudmouth boors;
Both were and are addicted to mind-altering (or mind frying) substances;
Both by force of personality and media manipulation managed to cower reasonable and rational opponents;
Both have had no allegience to, nor respect for, the truth;
Both have used any and all means, moral or immoral, to advance their own narrow, personal agendas and careers.
Both were and are insufferably self-involved egomaniacs with hollow cores.

So far, Limbaugh is lacking the one thing that would make him as big a threat to democracy as Joe McCarthy was: the power of authority, of government and the force of law, to allow him to REALLY push people around, as he obviously so enjoys doing psychologically. Apparently, many Republicans wish for that difference to be removed as well.

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If it looks like a, consumes like a, grunts and wallows in mud like a...

(An apology to pigs: you are sweet creatures and don't deserve the cruel stereotypes accorded your species and least of all to be compared to such a freak of nature.)

The lemonade is that the jig might be up for Rush and HIS party in relation to white men making less than $200,000 a year finally realizing that the re, re, those assholes, care naught about them and never did.

Rush has the power because he gets the word out, very important as most people here know. Somewhere in there he started writing his own script and the GOP is practically powerless to stop him after all he did for the Bushies.

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We are witnessing how the GOP is reducing itself to a laughing stock. This is great news for us liberals. We should really stop fearing mean ol' El Rushbo and start having some fun with this jokester. Not sure if you have seen this video already. It's a hilarious parody on Rush Limbaugh and his whole "I want Barack Obama to fail" deal.

Rush Limbaugh on Barack Obama (Live Call - Never Before Seen Footage)

It gave me a great laugh which is exactly the right reaction to this whole GOP circus!

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putting sugar on horseshit and selling it as candy.

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