Limbaugh: “I love Sarah Palin”
posted at 5:06 pm on December 6, 2008 by Allahpundit
From Baba Wawa’s “10 Most Fascinating People of 2008″ special. I assume it’s his new contract and the lure of big ratings from righties that led ABC to put him on the list. Otherwise, the logic of saluting the power of conservative talk radio in a year when McCain won the nomination and Obama the election escapes me.
The clip raises a point I neglected in yesterday’s post about Huckabee vs. Palin: How does Huck expect to compete with her among the base when Rush, Hannity, Ingraham, et al. are head over heels for her? His relationship with Limbaugh in particular has been flatly antagonistic at times, with Rush phoning into Fox News after Huckabee won Iowa to declare him wanting as a Reagan Republican. Is Huck thinking they’re a non-factor, or is it that he expects to charm them sufficiently to make their preference for Palin tepid enough not to matter? As for Rush’s theory about why the media dislikes the ‘Cuda, how come they don’t seem to have a similar antipathy to a guy from Arkansas who used to eat squirrel? It can’t be the policy differences between the two; there simply aren’t that many. One possibility is that Huck was never part of a ticket that threatened The One. Another possibility: Barbara’s explanation is better.
Rush is right, though, about his comments on Hillary’s looks having come in the context of a broader critique of American culture, not as a sexist statement of his own views. Good thing Barbara didn’t know about the “testicle lockbox” or else she might have had a heck of an awkward follow-up. Exit question: When does Team Hillary finally get around to issuing a jokey statement laughing off every off-color goof he’s ever made about her?
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Rush, you look fantastic! Wish you would lose just a few pounds. He is awesome! I love Sarah too…… I use to just love Barbara, that was when I was blinded. I refused to live in the political world. It is important at this time of our future. We will have to stick together, and inform each other. Is all we can do. Barbara has some things to work out. She was ok with Rush. Mr. Fuzz Ball. :)
sheebe on December 6, 2008 at 7:46 PM
TGFR
I don’t know what I would do without him.
edgehead on December 6, 2008 at 7:52 PM
This is probably what ended up on the cutting room floor. Reference to previous poster who wondered what ended up there.
cjs1943 on December 6, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Am I misunderstanding, to disagree with you is to lie?
No, I was referring to Obama: by telling lies he was able to get a ‘white guilt’ pardon from the American voters; by telling the truth Sarah was able to separate herself from the other ‘GOP contenders’ and free the conservative movement from its cognitive dissonance: being forced to vote for a ‘moderate’ although it really believed in Reagan conservative principles.
technopeasant on December 6, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Rush, our Michelle, Laura are all very consistent in their conservative views. A view shared by our late, great former President, Ronald Reagan. Gov. Palin seems to share those conservative views as well. There is no denying that her entrance on to the national political stage has energized conservatives (if not republicans). Huckabee and the rest will not be able to compete for the support of conservatives while Gov. Sarah’cuda is on the stage. That’s my two cents worth.
Zorro on December 6, 2008 at 7:57 PM
I found Baba Wawa’s manner very interesting when she was interviewing Rush. She was clear by her demeanor and her mannerisms that she doesn’t like Limbaugh, and she was clearly predisposed to dismiss anything he said that didn’t match her preconceived ideas about him. How I have lost respect for her over the last several years.
Chalk me up as another person who would have to have had Rush ask her about how much she made last year, and how she justifies getting paid so much for doing what she does.
JannyMae on December 6, 2008 at 7:58 PM
I would have loved to have had Rush ask her about how much she makes….
JannyMae on December 6, 2008 at 7:59 PM
The only thing that ticks me off about this is how Baba WaWa interrogates Rush like SHE is the more influential person on the set. I just wish he would have looked her in the eye and told her, “BaBa, I’m doing YOU a favor by being on this show.”
Sugar Land on December 6, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Rush at first looked uncomfortable being in the interview but was able to get a little more composed by the end. i just hate these type of non-live interviews where Barbara gets to throw out silly biased questions and Rush is only left with enough time to recover from laughing and make fun of the question!
TDBURN on December 6, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Rush has been popular with the conservative movement for 20 years commanding of an audience of between 10m-20m. He also commands an audience that is either rated first or second in intelligence among listening or viewing audiences, unlike the Ziegler-poll-revealed-dumb Obamatrons. His credibility is everything to him. Rush rarely disappoints and seldom is wrong-he gets it right by his own admission 98.6% of the time. And he does not support somebody on the fly or without deep consideration. To say that he ‘loves’ Sarah Palin reveals so much about Rush but also so much of the potential that Rush sees in Sarah.
technopeasant on December 6, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Its sweet of you people to show support for that drug-addled windbag.
You do realize he’s merely a comedian… don’t you?
benny shakar on December 6, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Are you referring to barry?
thomasaur on December 6, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Are you referring to barry also?
thomasaur on December 6, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Obama?
Onager on December 6, 2008 at 8:18 PM
So,thats what all the smart elite and non-elites of the
Liberal Lefty persuation think of Governor Sarah Palin,
that SarahCuda was ‘Un-Informed’,and thats the main reason why SarahCuda wasn’t Vice President material,or I guess,
‘Worthy’ in the mindset of said political Lefty pundits
and politicians!
Well,Rush is right,SarahCuda is loved alot more than what the Socialist MSM are portraying,and the real threat of
Sarah Palin is that she has her own independant thought,
and that alone is very,very,dangerous to the political
Left,after all,Liberals are in lock-step,to serve the
Liberal Party fist,and foremost!
No,the real Change will have to wait untill 2012,and then
SarahCuda will have to take responsiblity for Hopey’s mess,
thats coming up!
And besides,unlike Obama,Governor Sarah Palin knows who she
is,where she’s been,and where she’s going!
canopfor on December 6, 2008 at 8:19 PM
that drug addled……..
benny shaker on Dec 6,2008 at 8:12PM.
benny shaker:benny,lets review!
-Bill Clinton,addicted to sex!
-Hillary,addicted to political power,and pant suits!
-Barney”Banking Queen”Franks,addicted to putting the WORLD
into a depression,home mortgages for the poor,and destitue!
-Harry “The War is Lost” Reid,addicted to Political Power!
-Rahm Ramuel”Addicted to the Death of the Republican Party”
-ACORN,addicted to the American Taxpayer!
-Nancy “It might just take a Women,and the most ethical con
gress in history” Pelosi,addicted to Political Power!
-John “in Cold Blood” Murtha,addicted to dishonouring his
fellow soldiers!
-And the list goes on forever in addictions of the Liberal
Democrat Party,No.1 addiction,”PORK”!
canopfor on December 6, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Too bad we’re not all black.
Then we could ask just what you mean by you people.
Hawkins1701 on December 6, 2008 at 8:35 PM
I’ve been listening to Rush since he first went to NYC. He was great for several years.
Now, he blows.
toliver on December 6, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Rush loves a MILF, hmmm is this really news?
Noneya on December 6, 2008 at 8:48 PM
I used to like Barbara too, but that was when I was a teenager and we only had 4 TV channels to choose from.
ddrintn on December 6, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Waters uses that argument over and over… That Sarah Palin was “uninformed.” The sheer snobbery of that statement really sticks in my craw. Like politics is a debutante ball, and she wore red instead of white. That’s why I love Palin. It’s time to “shake up” the establishment. She will become informed over the next three years.
chunderroad on December 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Funny how the word “Palin” draws them like flies.
ddrintn on December 6, 2008 at 9:08 PM
I had a similar reaction. On one of Rush’s shows this week, he brought up the subject, saying many might question why he consented to the interview and why he didn’t ask her what she made in response. He told a brief story of how B Walters had invited him to her home for a diner for Margaret Thatcher and had asked him to give the toast. My guess was that had to be a great honor for him and a fond memory. Indirectly, I think he was being gracious to her for being kind to him in the past. Also, I believe Rush has enough confidence in himself to not feel the need to put BW in her place when she asks these types of questions. Thinking people will see the transparency of her tone of questioning compared to the others she interviewed.
Red State State of Mind on December 6, 2008 at 9:13 PM
And here you’ve got “Palin” and “Rush” in the same post!
INC on December 6, 2008 at 9:18 PM
My new theory is that they’re AllahP’s sock puppets. Their stupid sniping comments get us all riled up and increase the hit count.
ramrocks on December 6, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Re: Huckabee vs Palin. My personal opinion is that Huckabee is an Elmer Gantry-like religious bigot, from the primaries. I never quite understood the basis for McCain’s antipathy toward Romney, but with respect to the Huckster’s, I got the clear impression it was based on anti-mormonism. It’s a sorry day when a large part of the base of the republican party supports that POS (meaning the Huck). Palin, for all her failings (which will get corrected, I’m sure) is genuine and lives her values. That’s something that none of the other hypocrictal bastards from both parties can model.
Godzilla on December 6, 2008 at 9:23 PM
You’re right. This list was filled with empty suits and entertainers.
Well, at least Rush is entertaining.
/sarc
Y-not on December 6, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I know it’ll never happen, but I’d love to see Rush go on Allah’s favorite show, The View — they wouldn’t know what hit them. That show can’t handle a single conservative — Elisabeth Hasselbeck — without putting her at a 3- or 4-on-1 disadvantage. Rush would rock their worlds, and Joy Behar would cry for days …
GoHskrs on December 6, 2008 at 9:27 PM
When shall the ban hammer fall upon this trolling Shakar?
blatantblue on December 6, 2008 at 9:36 PM
I’m with you. I hate snobs. I was, and still am, annoyed with the sexist stuff, but in the end the class stuff ticked me off more (it’s a close call though). Like people who came up and live like the rest of us (and aren’t ashamed about it, in fact, embrace it and love living that way) aren’t even worthy to sit at the table with the chattering class.
It just burns me up every time I think about it. Guess what, we’ve got our degrees too (Oh no, my BA didn’t come from Sarah Lawrence like yours BaBa. And my Masters didn’t come from Harvard. Am I not invited to dinner?), we like to travel, we read about the issues, and we work for a living. We just aren’t impressed with you BaBa.
Sorry to go off on a tangent there.
meltenn on December 6, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Sexist moron says what?
Jim62sch on December 6, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Take your chauvinism somewhere else, buddy.
terryannonline on December 6, 2008 at 10:05 PM
I’ve soured on Bawbaw WahWah. Brian Lamb is quoted as saying she treated him “with disdain”, and he never forgot that. And in an interview with Bill Gates he mentioned he had taken singing classes and she pressured him to sing something, so he sang a bit from “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, which wasn’t great, what rendition of it IS very good anyway, and she wrinkled her nose and said something like “let’s move on” dismissive of him and his singing. Since then I’ve seen her in a new light. She IS distainful, and I don’t want to have anything to do with her. Do not like her.
Paul-Cincy on December 6, 2008 at 10:09 PM
What Rush likes, despite his incomparable influence, isn’t what America likes. I stayed home because of the dynamic duo of rino-man McCain and his Soc.-Con side kick. I know the “base” loves her, but some one should ask rushbo what good bigger victory margins in Kansas, Alabama, and Utah is worth if it means losing NM, NV, and
Greater DCI mean VA. Jusr a thought.abobo on December 6, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Brian Lamb should be the only person allowed to conduct important interviews
joey24007 on December 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Babwah is uninformed. Like she claims Palin to be.
Kini on December 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
So Rush, my little furry friend, I LOVE YOU!! and as far as the extra… shall we say…baby fuz around your mid-section…as far as I’m concerned it is simply more of you to love and fuzzle up with! YAH!!!
Face it folks, the man is a genius. A genius I tell you. He is living proof that college may expand the grey matter but it decays the wisdom chamber and Rush has an enormous chamber!! HA!
katy on December 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Al Franken?
Candy Slice on December 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Rush’s the man
Dritanian on December 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
LOL. This was Barbara’s attempt at Couric’s effort to belittle Palin.
They must have spent weeks on coming up with the questions, the tone, the inference…….all to belittle.
Wrong guy. Won’t happen with Palin again either. Both are too seasoned now, and anticipate traps instead of issues, amateur games instead of discourse.
She came off horrible as he laughed at her. He indeed was doing her a favor being there.
Starlink on December 6, 2008 at 10:28 PM
And again Sarah was the only one of the ‘fascinating people’ not to consent to an interview. Boy that must have pissed Barbars off.
technopeasant on December 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Benny For God’s sake, Go to bed you tiny little trog. Yo momma’s gunna haf ta spank ya if ya don’t shape up son! Rush is a genius and once agin, he’s frustrated yer hide to death. he’s got ya all bound up in brain knots and yuz makin’a fool of ya schtoopid sef… Now skidaddle little pup!
katy on December 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Seriously, what is up with the anger towards social cons? I don’t get it.
terryannonline on December 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
It’s the class stuff, too. Bertrand Russell wrote of the power of superstition as opposed to knowledge. The media is reinforcing superstitions and class warfare, giving enormous advantage to their favorites. “Fear is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty. ” It’s ironic that in this election, the “politics of fear” was invoked by the candidate who benefited from it the most. McCain ran this race like a chump.
They’ve raised the Kennedy’s to the level of modern saints. Bush and Clinton as dynasties are bad, while Caroline being given her uncle’s Senate seat is “karma.” That rationale is the chief failing of the secular movement, too; people have more faith in people to give them what they want than for life to give them what they need. They bargain with living.
Sarah Palin just worked. She wanted t see improvements in politics; she was tired of the corruption that ruled Alaska since it was admitted to the union; she became a PTA mother. We need more of this in our politics. Not joining the Voluntary Civil Defense Service or being a ward captain but running for mayor and getting your boss fired. I love Sarah Palin.
chunderroad on December 6, 2008 at 10:35 PM
It will take the commitment to restoring the three-legged stool and Reagan conservatism to get the GOP back on track. Rush is its conscience and brains and Sarah is its heart and soul. Synergy + passion = resurrection.
technopeasant on December 6, 2008 at 10:40 PM
I hope that never happens. I am new, but have the impression the moderators are tolerant of many different opinions, which I applaud. I do wish that those that dislike Rush, Sarah and other Conservatives would replace their sarcasm with actual facts. If successful people like Rush are so ignorant, and if their supporters are also so ignorant, shouldn’t it be relatively simple to lay out a logical argument using facts that would convince most of us?
So many of the comments here are ‘snarky’ or personal attacks on people, that I wonder if the poster who engages in that behavior actually expects to change anyone’s opinion.
Red State State of Mind on December 6, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Possible. But the simpler explanation is that there are disgusting sacks of sh*t(such as these people) who feel obligated to show us all how ignorant and vile they are.
It’s best to mock them for the failed excuses for human beings that they are.
wise_man on December 6, 2008 at 10:42 PM
I saw that liberals and the MSM wanted to destroy Sarah. My theory on that, and this is just the kind of thing a liberal would say about e.g why conservatives dislike Hillary, which always makes me laugh and roll my eyes, but I think they’re threatened by her. She has those conservative qualities of sincerity, honesty, directness, simplicity, strength of belief, good character, humility, faithfulness, and lack of guile, that speak so well of the conservative cause and therefor put the liberal cause in a bad light. She’s the embodiment of so much that’s good about conservatism. A walking, talking ad for it. That *is* threatening to liberals.
Paul-Cincy on December 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
As Rush said after the interview, this is the template narrative the left will use to belittle those whom they fear, like Palin.
Consider the MSM the enemy of true conservatism.
Consider some blue blood country club conservatives (consero-idoits) enemies also… Noonan, Parker…. et al.
Kini on December 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
No anger, just an unwillingness to support, given Social Conservatism’s incompatibility with limited government. I love all my San Antone So-Con relatives, just can’t support their candidates, sorry :(
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
How is social conservatism incompatible with limited government?
terryannonline on December 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM
The blue bloods, principled moderates, and libertarians are as entitled are as genuine and legitimate in our claim to the GOP as your brand will ever be, the fact that you consider us idiots for being in “your” party is why I and 7 million others stayed home.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 10:51 PM
You know it. The View begged for her to come on all the time. Oprah’s ticked that she hasn’t gotten an interview either.
This article (scroll down the page to ‘Palin Patter’) says that Palin made a decision not to do any ‘fluffy’ stuff for a while, which would jive with her turning down Oprah and BaBa. I don’t know how accurate that article is though, some of it seems a little iffy to me (like there could be a grain of truth in some of the things it mentions, and those got stretched out).
meltenn on December 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Apologies if someone already posted this, but Rush did say on the air that he talked to BW for an hour, and this is what? Not even three minutes worth? It’s clear to me he said much, much, more about Palin, so I’d cut him a little slack, AP.
Pasalubong on December 6, 2008 at 10:56 PM
How is the billions spent on the war on drugs and its disregard for our 2nd and 4th amendments an expression of limited government? How is forcing women to birth against will an expression of limited government? How is forcing a secular government to defend a “sacred” institution like marriage an expression of limited government? How is economic populism an expression of limited government?
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 10:59 PM
This is an awesome post, AP! Some excellent questions raised! IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. No joke. Well, done!
Ok, here’s the deal: Republican establishment elites like Rush Limbo, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, (and other radio hosts) hammered Governor Huckabee all throughout the Republican primaries saying he was a liberal, a Socialist; that he would destroy the Republican Party — this was very frustrating for true conservatives who knew better. We witnessed a group of conservative talk radio hosts who chose to wrap themselves in a cloth of morality for decades, now apparently painting a solid southern Christian Republican as evil? The hypocrisy was astounding. Now fast forward to today with Sarah Palin, and Huckabee vs. Palin. And let’s compare these two candidates. What do we find? We discover there is very little difference between Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin on policy. In fact, they are pretty much identical to each other on the important issues! So, what are we to conclude knowing the policy differences between the two are negligible? C’mon people, let’s be honest with each other. There’s no beating around the bush here.. conservative talk radio’s gushing with loving support of Sarah Palin, yet nasty rhetoric and complete and utter rejection of Mike Huckabee, has exposed Rush, Hannity, Coulter, etc, as hypocrites and liars. Rewind the tape. They condemned a decent man during the primaries and sabotaged his almost-a-miracle campaign! No wonder so many people think the media are a bunch of liars and you can’t trust a thing they say. I have lost a lot of respect for Rush and his helpers. I certainly see many pundits in a new light. So the question about Huckabee vs. Palin, and how does Huck expect to compete with Palin among Rush, Hannity, Ingraham, et al? Let me fill you in on a well known secret. Check this out. These mindless zombies will not wage another propaganda war on Mike Huckabee like the last one come 2012. Mike’s gonna be alright. Those talk radio numbskulls have already been exposed enough as liars and frauds they dare not become more and more absurd to millions of everyday Americans living in medium to small towns who make this country what it is. So Huck doesn’t have to do a thing except continue what he’s doing now. They’re the ones who have to change. Not him! Psssst! Hey, Rush, Laura, Coulter, and Hannity! Yoohoo, over here! Guess what? YOU’VE BEEN PUNK’D!!!
apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:01 PM
None too soon, I hope. Trolls are inevitable, and it’s so convenient when the troll’s initials are already B.S. Lets you know what to expect.
theregoestheneighborhood on December 6, 2008 at 11:03 PM
That’s right…. dare to be stupid.
Stay home next time also.
Kini on December 6, 2008 at 11:06 PM
If Mike Huckabee is the ever the party’s nominee … that will be the day I no longer call myself a Republican
joey24007 on December 6, 2008 at 11:07 PM
How is it you haven’t formed your own party?
Kini on December 6, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Oh, and PS,
Barbra Walters: “Are you an elite?”
Rush Limbaugh: “No.”
I rest my case. If that isn’t a bold-faced lie, then nothing is.
apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:13 PM
I don’t want crack, heroine, etc being purchased in a local store just like another product. It is dangerous stuff. Although I think some of our drug laws are a bit harsh, that doesn’t mean I want to get rid of them. And how is it limited government for some judge to say “Hey, homosexuals you can marry even though the American public votes against it.” Plus, gay marriage probably means more government inference with religious institutions. If anyone thinks that we can have gay marriage and no government inference into our churches, synagogues, etc is kidding themselves. Most social cons want to leave abortions up to the states. How is that government interference? If the people of a state want abortion then they can have abortion. If the people of a certain state say we don’t that here they can. Plus, if you think an unborn child is a human life than there are legal and constitutional reasons why you would to protect that life. Plus, why aren’t limited gov. folks that hate social cons mad that government money goes to Planned Parenthood. Shouldn’t you care where government money goes?
terryannonline on December 6, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Palin won’t be running as a social conservative if she does ever run… She’s smarter than that…Fiscal conservatism/small government/personal responsibility and strong national security/foreign policy is the way to go..Downplay these social issues like Obama has in this previous campaign. (don’t let the media pin you into them..they will try too….
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/1278988,CST-FTR-zp14.article
An Era of Hate on December 6, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Yeah, yeah, keep on insulting your way to irrelevancy. So, how’s that permanent majority coming along? You might wwant to look at apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:01 PM for a principled So-Con interpretation of things, not that I agree with him.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:19 PM
I do, but if you’re going to keep on insisting that I, and others like me, hate So-Cons, then this conversation is over.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:21 PM
My point exactly!
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Barbara Walters brings up Rush’s new contract, and asks him if he is worth his $40+ million contract and $100 million bonus, to which Limbo gives a resounding “yes!” “My audience is loyal,” he says… blah blah… then he says, “What recession?” Walters: “For you there is no recession?” Rush: “Well, I just choose not to participate.”
No wonder he gest hammered for being an “indulgant” elite only worried about his pocketbooks. Is this idiot for real?
apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Noticed how I said “limited government folks.” I generalized it. I wasn’t necessarily referring to you
terryannonline on December 6, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Rush is worth how much the market deems he is worth
Just like the Huckster’s book will bomb because nobody will buy it
its call the free market
joey24007 on December 6, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Good. We have enough faux-cons in the Republican party already. Bye.
apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:26 PM
As our beloved friend Sarah once said…”Say is ain’t so Joe (abobo)”
katy on December 6, 2008 at 11:27 PM
War on drugs: you’ve got a point
Disregarding 2nd and 4th amendments: nothing to do with social conservatism
Forcing women to birth against will: You’re inverting the issue to attempt to make it contrary to social conservatism. Pregnancy by nature leads to birth by simple and natural processes. It requires a specific and violent act to end the life of the baby before it can be born. Maybe you need to look again at this “conservative” business. Childbirth is the conservative course of action for a pregnancy: abortion is a radical course of action. Childbirth is also the traditional end of pregnancy, therefore conservative again. Abortion is a relatively recent addition, therefore unconservative.
Forcing a secular government to defend marriage: here you expose a basic dishonesty. The current push for gay marriage is about using the power of government to redefine marriage in order to advance a social agenda. This is the opposite of limited government. If this is something you hold against the “social cons,” then please don’t pretend that you’re just advocating for limited government, here.
Even though we believe in limited government, that does not mean every limit on government is good, and every use of government power is bad. The government has a very valid role in national security, for example. The government limits in place must make sense. A government unable to wage warfare or punish murderers and robbers is too limited.
And the argument you make against controlling abortion as a matter of limited government could just as easily be made against murder.
When I say I want a limited government, I mean of course that governments should be limited to doing proper governmental functions. Governments have no business redistributing wealth, or taking forced money by taxes to redistribute to worthy causes. Punishment of crime , though, is a legitimate function of government. The fact that you disagree about whether or not it is a crime does not make it an improper role for government.
I wonder how many other people pontificate about “limited government,” when what they really mean is that they don’t like the fact that something is considered a crime.
theregoestheneighborhood on December 6, 2008 at 11:28 PM
and the Mormon bashing Huckster tops the list!
Thanks Huck for giving us John McCain!!!!
joey24007 on December 6, 2008 at 11:28 PM
I have nothing against making coin. It’s his attitude that stinks. He is a liar.
LOL. I thought HA set age limit for posting. Get off you’re mom and dads computer.
apacalyps on December 6, 2008 at 11:32 PM
The MSM’s disdain for Sara Palin is VERY MUCH an east coast media dislike of western US values.
And nobody has dissected that yet.
desertdweller on December 6, 2008 at 11:32 PM
palin has a campaign diary ? am I reading this correctly?
An Era of Hate on December 6, 2008 at 11:34 PM
?¿ I’m guessing you’re a libertarian? Possibility a Paulnut?
apacalyps??? Oh you mean apocalypse. Spell check is a bitch babe.
Insulting to irrelevancy? Permanent majority? Who asked for that? Certainly not me.
I’m looking for fiscal responsibility. Which hasn’t been around lately, on either side.
You’ve got to be kidding…. that was a state decision.
As Babwah said about Palin…. you are uninformed.
Kini on December 6, 2008 at 11:35 PM
It ain’t so!
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:35 PM
and then Republicans sit back and wonder why they never get the “youth vote”
Huckabee for Mormon Basher in 2012!
I hope he sticks to his tv show and playing in his “band”
joey24007 on December 6, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Sorry if I was a bit defensive there, but I’ve taken alot of grief from So-Cons who get personal with this stuf, eg: Kini and Katy. No offense taken.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Uh… thems are the facts. A back room deal during the primaries. Huck pulled a nasty on Romney and indeed gave us Mac. Not to many missed that one. Ooops , I guess someone did…
katy on December 6, 2008 at 11:38 PM
That’s ok sweetie. non given.
katy on December 6, 2008 at 11:40 PM
educated and bloviated beyond their own intelligence:
barbara
whoopi
oprah
joy
keith blowberman
chrissy
rachael mad-cow
best friend gayle (see above)
oooooooooooooobambi
george clooney
matt damon
katie courage-less
dan rather-less
tom broken-brow
barney frank-furter
harry ramrod-reid
nancy dermopeel-pelosi
joe bonehead-biden
michelle barak’s-balls-are-in-my-purse-obama
anyone else I forgot
sandlin71 on December 6, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Glade we have some points in common. About abortion, I agree with terryanne that its a state issue, but don’t deny that there is a strong push for federal laws against it, which is big government. As for the 2nd amendment, if a cop can bust in your door assuming you’re a dealer or terrorist, what good will the 2nd do you?Finally, marriage- if its a “sacred” institution then the government has no right to regulate it, But if it isn’t then it has no right to discriminate in its application. Hope this clears things up.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Actually abortion is a very ancient practice. Its age doesn’t matter. The government has a duty to catch and punish murderers and just because this tool doesn’t want his tax money spent on it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t. If things worked that way I could instantly demand that my tax money not be used to punish people who kill pro-choicers, or liberals in general. I could demand that my tax money not be used to pursue terrorists who only do damage to overwhelmingly liberal places (like, say, New York). See how much he likes it when terrorists are allowed to just walk up to him and shoot him in the face in the name of “limited government”.
Darth Executor on December 6, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I started off liking Huckabee, but he veered off into economic populism. Ranting about Big Oil, Big Business, etc. is not the mark of a conservative. It’s the classic mark of a liberal promising, “I’ll fight for you against the powerful.” It’s the mark of pandering to a populace to attempt to say, “Big Business is against you, but vote for me, and I will protect you.” In other words, it’s demagoguery. And it was telling that just as Huckabee started to do well enough to consider voting for him, he played that game. “Thanks for the warning! Now I know not to vote for you!”
That’s why Fred Thompson was right to destroy him as a candidate, and why Rush was right to correct the record.
In this case, the “elitist” tag was just another attempt by Huckabee to play the populist. Rush criticized him, so Rush had to be denigrated.
theregoestheneighborhood on December 6, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Thompson too..
the ONE debate he woke up enough to be memorable.. he went after everyone but… John McCain..
DaveC on December 6, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Then she will not be running as herself. Sarah Palin is a social conservative. She doesn’t just run as one. It is part of her being and that is why many of us who are Conservative all the way around love her.
pannw on December 6, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Re: Marriage..
I don’t think city or state government should be giving out marriage licenses.. it’s up to the church (well, the man and woman and God).. Not the government..
DaveC on December 6, 2008 at 11:51 PM
That was one of the parts that seemed a little iffy to me. Palin doesn’t seem like the type of person to keep a diary, but maybe she did. I’m sure she took notes and sent emails to friends and family (at least before her email was hacked). Maybe that’s what they mean. Or maybe she wrote ‘Dear Diary’ every night.
meltenn on December 6, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Just for clarification, I’m aware that abortion is a very old practice. But in terms of this nation, abortion was always rejected until Roe v. Wade. That’s why I say in the context of American conservatism, it is a relatively recent addition, and therefore not conservative.
But you’re exactly right that if we view it as a crime, then it is a valid function of government, and not an example of a “limited government” issue.
theregoestheneighborhood on December 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Slippery slope much? The death penalty is murder according to some liberals, as are war and low CAFE standards – you make a valid point, about liberals, try addressing my argument next time. I’ve never demanded that the government use or not use my money for anything, that the sort of silly tantrum throwing that only liberals and So-Cons engage in.
abobo on December 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_120508/content/01125108.member.html
I read all the stupid comments here.. so I’ll give transcript portions by topic
Regarding length of time:
Now, this little thing with Barbara Walters, we did this at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on a Wednesday afternoon after the program. We walked in there and we were over there about an hour-and-a-half. An hour and a half of taping — well, there was some downtime. Sat in the chair for an hour-and-a-half, and we knew this. We knew that it was going to be edited down to a two-and-a-half to three-minute segment.
Rush looking not ready at the start:
There was one comment that I remember getting. I was checking some of the e-mails on the airplane last night coming home, and one person said, “It looks like you weren’t ready when she started,” and that was a correct comment. This is the first time that this has ever happened to me in an interview
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Usually what you hear is a cameraman say “Speed, ready to go,” and they ask the guy, “Are you ready to start now?” It was just right out of the blue, this question about the contract. Now, I, a highly trained broadcast specialist, was momentarily caught off guard by it, but I got right up to speed, realized what had happened in a flash, and, “No, I have no regrets.
Rush making a joke about the recession:
What they edited out of that answer was — I don’t remember what actually aired last night, but she asked me, “Are you worth it?” I said, “Yeah.” She said, “In a recession?” And I said, “Yes. I just choose not to participate.” And then — I know this didn’t air — I said, “All it is is a percentage of what I generate,” and I went on to describe how it works in a very brief manner
Why he didn’t challenge her too much:
I could have thrown back, “Well, wait a minute, Barbara. Want to talk about how much you make?” I coulda done that, but it didn’t occur to me at the time. You know, I walk in there, be a nice guy, be who I am and so forth, and the bottom line, folks, is that it was harmless, she ended up being charmed, and I don’t think there was anybody more fascinating on that show last night than me anyway.
Why Palin is a threat:
I don’t think Saxby Chambliss said one damn word about working with Democrats in the runoff, did he? I’ll bet you he didn’t. And I know as sure as hell as I’m sitting here that Sarah Palin, when she went in there, did not talk about working with Democrats. The Saxby Chambliss campaign — and you can read it and weep, Republican Party — is your ticket, and that’s what’s so maddening about this.
In fact, the Republican Party in certain areas is still trying to destroy Sarah Palin. Barbara Walters in the interview, I don’t know if it’s going to make the cut tonight, but in the interview, she tried to upbraid me for liking Sarah Palin. She yelled at me. And I yelled back, “What didn’t you like about her?” “She was uninformed.” I said, “One interview, one interview, Katie Couric, and you’re willing to throw her overboard?” I told her how much I admired her, loved her, and so forth, and Saxby Chambliss basically said the same thing.
CHAMBLISS: You know, Brian, I cannot see it diminishing. I mean, I can’t overstate impact she had down there. All these folks did a great job coming in. They all allowed us to add momentum to where we were in the campaign, but when she walks in a room, folks just explode, and they really did pack the house everywhere we went. She’s a dynamic lady, a great administrator, and I think she’s got a great future in the Republican Party.
RUSH: That’s Saxby Chambliss talking about Sarah Palin who put him over the top. He had everybody down there, had Romney down there, Rudy down there, Sarah Palin. And our party is too clunk-headed to — I still don’t think they get it.
VinceP1974 on December 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM
No, slippery slope is “if x happens then y might/will happen”. I’m saying “if x is fair, so is y”. If the unborn should have no protection from the government, then neither should you.
What argument? Your “argument” was that protecting the unborn is against “limited government”. I pointed out that protecting you is also against “limited argument”. Ball’s in your court but you don’t seem to know what to do with it. Hint: answer the argument.
By screeching “limited government” the demand that your government not use your money for something is implied. Don’t play stupid and try to actually answer the arguments placed before you. I won’t hold my breath though, you liberals are notorious for your mental deficiencies.
Darth Executor on December 6, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Whatever Huckabee or Romney said in the last campaign is history. If either of them run in 2012 Huckabee or Romney will have to defend their campaign record. One of the many reasons that Sarah is so attractive to the conservatives is that she has not been tainted by the 2008 (except from the MSM)and that simply she has a broad appeal because of her belief in fiscal sanity, her stand on national defense, her own personal beliefs in life, family and moral values and her tolerance of and non-judgmental attitude to individual lifestyle and what people do within the privacy of their bedrooms. Plus Sarah has the necessary charisma, charm and elocution (political talent)to attract masses of new voters. Many critics complain NOW that she is not experienced enough or ill-informed. As Roger Simon said earlier in the week “It is easier to study up and get smarter than it is to have a personality and to try to get a personality.”
technopeasant on December 7, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Would you GET OFF OF IT, ALLAHPUNDIT??
Huck and Palin are DIFFERENT. You’re using the lamest, shallowest arguments to suggest that they’re identical, and act befuddled that they are treated so differently. Its getting really old. And I am usually a fan, but now every single time you mention Huck, you prod at Palin fans by suggesting that she is identical to him.
jimmy the notable on December 7, 2008 at 12:04 AM
You’ll have to give an account of that on judgment day.
apacalyps on December 7, 2008 at 12:04 AM
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