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Rush Limbaugh vs. Math

By | 03.11.09 | 5:56 pm

Responding to that McClatchy-Ipsos poll, Rush Limbaugh cracks wise:

They have done a national poll, and they have found that about a third of the American people have a highly favorable opinion of me.  Ladies and gentlemen, that makes me one of the most popular Americans in the

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Yo! Bum Rush the Show

By | 03.11.09 | 3:41 pm

Conservative Political Action Conference Director Lisa de Pasquale brings the news:

Rush will broadcast his entire CPAC speech on his radio show this Friday!

As stupid as Camille Paglia’s column on Limbaugh is,* she makes one correct point: Limbaugh is a really talented radio performer. His CPAC More…

McClatchy-Ipsos Poll: Limbaugh Still Unpopular

By | 03.11.09 | 1:12 pm

The news service gives a heads-up on its coming voter survey:

About one of three Americans has a favorable opinion of radio talker Rush Limbaugh, while nearly half have an unfavorable opinion … the poll, which also measured approval ratings for President Obama and sentiment about the direction of

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Can’t Stop Talking About Rush

By | 03.06.09 | 5:58 pm

Americans United for Change is going up with radio ads targeting four House Republicans in districts that voted for President Obama: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Penn.), and Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.). Greg Sargent has details. Meanwhile, Jeri “wife of Fred” More…

The Meme That Wouldn’t Die

By | 03.06.09 | 6:46 am

If you paid close attention to Rush Limbaugh over the past week, you might have been puzzled by his multiple references to the TelePrompTer. At his Conservative Political Action Conference speech: “for those of you in the Drive-By Media watching, I have not needed a teleprompter for anything I’ve More…

Limbaugh, I Beg You to Stop Helping Me

By | 03.05.09 | 6:40 pm

Whining about Rush Limbaugh’s media coverage: it’s all the rage! Here’s Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee:

According to Politico newspaper yesterday, this coordinated strategy began with “conversations and email exchanges” taking place “in and out of the White House” between former Clinton political

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Did Conservatives Cause Limbaugh-gate?

By | 03.05.09 | 11:08 am

Hasn’t the unsung hero in the Rush Limbaugh foofaraw been Politico’s Jonathan Martin? For all the credit Republicans are giving the White House in pushing it (including a petition attacking Democrats), Martin was the Leonard Zelig of the story, appearing at crucial intervals, prodding both Republicans and Limbaugh More…

Anonymous Republicans Attack Michael Steele

By | 03.04.09 | 9:29 am

Byron York’s report on Republican frustration with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is as juicy as it could be without actually naming any of the frustrated Republicans. They are:

• “One Republican who has served on Capitol Hill and the RNC” who says that Steele needs to hibernate More…

Blaming Obama for the Dow

By | 03.03.09 | 2:34 pm

The Republican National Committee emails reporters President Obama’s comment that “the stock market is sort of like a tracking poll in politics” and that people should fret about it. The RNC writes:

Please note President Obama’s comments at today’s media avail that he is not spending much time “worrying about

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Send a Message to Michael

By | 03.02.09 | 3:57 pm

Does anyone really think it’s good for the GOP, a month and a half into the Obama presidency, to spend so much time scrapping with and about Rush Limbaugh? Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele appeared on D.L. Hughley’s CNN show Saturday and agreed with the Democratic-voting host that More…