Red, red meat: Limbaugh interviews Mark Levin about his new book
posted at 5:55 pm on March 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
Meat so red the cow’s still screaming. I haven’t had time to listen, but what are the odds this’ll be anything less than Grade-A wagyu for Rush and Levin fans? If they had conferenced in Palin, they could have turned it into the red-meat equivalent of, well, this.
Believe it or not, the Democrats are still trying to Limbaugh-ize the GOP. Exit quotation: “We understand that Governor Jindal has had some problems with public speaking lately, but turning to Rush Limbaugh to be your new speechwriter doesn’t help.”
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There seems to be either people who get it or people who don’t. The people who don’t get it have one single thing in common…a lack of faith or moral clarity. You can truly just make it that simple.
Gulfcoastconservative on March 25, 2009 at 8:02 PM
I do wish Hillary would shut up. We could prevent weapons smuggling if we had our damned fence. maybe the fence could prevent a host of other problems this country faces.
kelley in virginia on March 25, 2009 at 8:04 PM
I agree with you. Huck, Romney, and to a lessor extent Thompson split the conservative vote letting the moderate McCain win. This hardly makes McCain irrelevant though. In fact, what you have described only proves my point that the moderates are not irrelevant. You don’t win without having some power and if you have some power you are not irrelevant.
Dollayo on March 25, 2009 at 8:06 PM
You are right. The fight is about ideology. Many party leaders seem to have concluded that the war of ideas has been lost and accepted the premise that the country has moved to the left and expects statist solutions to every problem.
The only real chance the party, and the country, have is to return to the principles that made this a great nation in the first place.
To try to “re-brand” your product to look as much as your competition as possible is lunacy.
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 8:10 PM
On guns in Mexico: From Instapundit:
INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Tax withholding is probably the biggest government rip-off in the history of the country. If people had to write a check to the government for the taxes at the end of the year out country would be very different. Never mind that withholding also makes employers unpaid tax collectors for the government.
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 6:53 PM
HMMM….first of all you do not have to pay into the system. simple change your W-4 to take out more deductions. Call this the Obama plan (since that $13.00/week was simply OBAMA having the IRS change the withholding amount. You tax amount did not change, you will get less of a refund next year). You can be short $1000 in taxes owed without any penalty. therefore you can if you plan it right take a $1000 interest free loan from the government every year instead of giving the gov an interest free loan. Simply change the rules on them and start letting them give YOU a interest free loan. You want to talk about a tax revolt. If every Americian did this the government would be broke within about 6 months has the flow of money into the coffers of the treasury dries up to a trickle. The gov would have a serious cash flow problem.
Those that pay quarterly if you are getting a refund you are paying too much.
unseen on March 25, 2009 at 8:13 PM
I agree. I noticed the caption under the picture on this post says, “Last men standing?”
I was encouraged to see Levin’s book at #1 on Amazon. Levin and Limbaugh don’t stand alone–not when Amazon’s Top 25 looks like this.
I know some of these were mentioned above, but I wanted to list the political books in the top 25 because this is remarkable.
1. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Mark R. Levin
3. The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World W. Cleon Skousen
10. The Real George Washington Jay A. Parry
13. Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America Mark Levin
14. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto (again) Mark R. Levin
20. Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
22. The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression Amity Shlae
and a drum roll, please:
25. Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine Thomas Paine
When I saw that people are buying Tom Paine! I mean, Tom Paine and enough Tom Paine to bring it to #25! Well, you know something is afoot.
INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:20 PM
If we did this, how long do you think it would take Obama and the DEMS to change the rules?
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Another thing about whether or not they’re the last men standing.
It reminds me of the story in the Old Testament when Elijah told the Lord that he was the last man standing. The Lord replied, “Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
Sounds about the size of a Tea Party.
INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:23 PM
I am a bit skeptical about the efficacy of these Tea Parties. Our politicians don’t seem to give a hoot about what people think (exhibit I: Porkulous) but I guess it is better than doing nothing.
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 8:28 PM
AP how come whenever you post a link to Rush, you let everyone know you were too busy to listen/read/watch it?
It comes off as a passive agressive way to dismiss it without addressing it directly.
commodore on March 25, 2009 at 8:36 PM
So are you saying that millions of innocent people have been jailed in the U.S.? Sure sounds that way. Maybe you should just move to North Korea where they don’t jail so many innocent people. Rather crazy and paranoid idea if you ask me. Are you one of them? Your brother? Your dad? Your son? Sounds like you have got some very personal issues going on here.
So did I miss her announcement that she now strongly supportes building a wall along the border?
MB4 on March 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Timeline:
Porkulous passed on Friday, February 13th.
Santelli’s call for a Tea Party was on Thursday, February 19th.
We’re just a little over a month past that date and Tea Parties have spread all over the country. 20,000 in Fullerton, 5,000 in Cincinnati, 4,000 in Orlando to name some of the largest. I don’t know how many cities and states they have been held in, but they’ve been numerous.
We’re just getting started.
INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Not even the Chinese would elect a leader this far left…
Barry is a Chicomm of a different bent… Chicago communist
phreshone on March 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Ha!
INC on March 25, 2009 at 8:47 PM
This has got to be one of the funniest and most delusional posts in a while. A Tea Party? Indeed.
maleman on March 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Obama… China…
You may have something there. Someone’s pulling his strings.
Oink on March 25, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Want to know what is keeping Mr. Teleprompter and his henchmen up at night…………
………. the sound of the printing presses printing The Great One’s book.
Seven Percent Solution on March 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM
If we did this, how long do you think it would take Obama and the DEMS to change the rules?
neuquenguy on March 25, 2009 at 8:23 PM
i have been doing it for about 13 years now. That means i have gotten about a $13,000 interest free loan from uncle sam. as far as changing the rules. They really can’t. even the gov as big as it is doesn’t know the amount of dependents you have until you tell them. they do not know if you got married/divorced etc that year had a baby, adopted, or even died. The secret to defeating this government is to understand that while big and powerful it can not move quickly nor can it process the information it has. Look no further than the FEd reserve for cofermation. they should know the min the economy changes yet more times than not they are behind the curve. they just can not keep up with the flow of information.
And if they did change the rules people could just stop paying. There is no way in hell this government could fine/arrest everyone in the country if we all simply stopped paying taxes.
unseen on March 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM
“In a civil society there must be moral order. Why would we surrender our core principles? We can’t make policies that are not based on sound philosophy.”
Case closed.
warbaby on March 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM
I’m sure that someone is kind of surprised at the bestsellers at Amazon right now.
I wonder if Axelrod is going to call Soros and ask him to buy a few hundred million copies of Dreams of my Father.
Which reminds me, a local grocery store still hasn’t sold out of all those commemorative inaugural editions of magazines. They’ve been sitting there for a couple of months now. No buyers.
INC on March 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I’ve noticed that, as well…………
………… “over exposed” comes to mind, plus job non-performance.
Seven Percent Solution on March 25, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Why, if we all agree that public schools are actually “illiteracy cartels” and “public indoctrination centers”, do so many “conservatives” send their children to these institutions for their education? What sense does this make?
This is step number one.
Send_Me on March 25, 2009 at 11:01 PM
+1! Whenever I get too frustrated with the Obamination and his ilk, I try to think of Elijah as well.
Grafted on March 25, 2009 at 11:12 PM
These Tea Parties are a waste of time. What is their purpose? What effect do they have on the enemy? What effect do they have on the rest of the population? They change nothing in Washington. They have no effect on policy. They have absolutely no ability to prevent or change the enemy’s actions. For example, when was the last time you ever saw an anti-war protest change the minds of anyone? When was the last time a PETA event changed the way you or your friends lived? These things are wasted efforts.
Success is found in changing the culture. He who controls the culture controls the way a society runs. If the culture is bent on socialism, then no tea party will prevent their desire for socialism. If you change the culture to want liberty, to want rule of law, to want capitalism, then the people will demand it from their government.
Culture is the key, and the key to changing culture is education. I implore you to at least consider removing your children from public schools. Secondly, make the effort to affect your sphere of influence. Talk with your neighbors who don’t care or don’t know much about what’s going on in the world. Take the time to educate them. Lastly, turn off the TV and read good books. Why let the MSM pollute your home? Don’t let it.
Like I say: Culture, not Tea Parties, is the key.
Send_Me on March 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM
I’m sooo glad to see this. PEOPLE NEED TO READ!
I just got Levin’s book tonight, and if I didn’t have to sleep, I would have finished it in one setting… it’s fabulous!
Glenn Beck quoted Harry Truman the other day: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” That’s the key if we want to win the country back. The Statists have no argument… only emotions. Emotions can only be defeated with reason. We need to inform ourselves, our family, our friends, and our neighbors like never before.
I’ve been trying to read a little at least every night. It’s hard because, the fact is, I’m lazy, but I don’t lose easily, and I’ll be damned if I lose a debate with an Obama-bot this next election.
I found a WONDERFUL FREE online resourse for classic conservative books: http://oll.libertyfund.org/
It has the full text (pdf) of over a thousand books on liberty and capitalism. Reading a computer screen is tiresome, but you can read chapters of books and decide if it is worth buying the actual paperback. If you have a Kindle, you can read the pdf on it. Again… entire, digitized books… FREE!
I would highly recommend starting with the essay, “The Forgotten Man” from William Graham Sumner’s The Forgotten Man and Other Essays [1876], on which Amity Shlaes bases her own book.
Glenn Jericho on March 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM
I will try to answer your questions
Their purpose is to draw attention and awareness to an specific issue in our culture.
The answer to these questions depends on how successful the protest is. They could depress the enemy, they could motivate them, or they might have no effect at all. Educating a 16yr old as to what will happen to her child if she goes into a planned parenthood “clinic” might save a life. On the other hand standing in a crowd with a sign might not convince anyone of anything. Sometimes public protests can backfire and actually drain public sympathy for a cause.
Public protests can also be a way to organize political resistance. There should be Republicans who are running for office at these tea party protests showing solidarity with these outraged Americans. The RNC should be there registering people to vote.
Protest is a tactic that has been part of the political system in The United States since before it’s founding. The famous Boston Tea Party was one of the first political protests waged against the British. It was also an act of vandalism and the destruction of private property. After the government was formed it became agreed that protests must be peaceful and lawful; a rule not always obeyed. I would say that public protest is a part of the “culture” you claim is the key to change. It’s part of a free society. For the last 40yrs public protests have been a tactic used more by the left than the right. I tend to agree with you that the influence that most of these demonstrations has been, for the most part, negligible. But history tells me not to underestimate the power of rabble-rousing either.
Dollayo on March 26, 2009 at 1:18 AM
That is what King George Three Sticks said, too. INDEED.
65droptop on March 26, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Not even the Chinese would elect a leader this far left…
Barry is a Chicomm of a different bent… Chicago communist
phreshone on March 25, 2009
Love it. Consider it stolen.
SKYFOX on March 26, 2009 at 5:57 AM
Two patriots! Rush is still the king of talk radio. But Levin’s book is fantastic.
therightwinger on March 26, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Just put in my order for Levin’s book–I’m looking forward to reading it.
Matt Helm on March 26, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Dollayo on March 26, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Excellent response.
74SeventeenSeventySix on March 26, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Ditto!
74SeventeenSeventySix on March 26, 2009 at 9:27 AM
The 5,000 Year Leap, published 1981. I read it 25 years ago and when I heard it was so high up on Amazon I dusted it off and am almost through it again.
Skowsen is a Mormon, which might be part of the reason why Glenn Beck is floggin it, which is the whole reason it’s #3 on Amazon (that is, because Beck’s been floggin it).
It’s a good book. It should be required reading for every 10th grader.
Akzed on March 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Thank God we have these men on our side. Thank you Rush and Mark. You are great Americans.
Ernest on March 26, 2009 at 9:39 AM
You want examples of where public protest did anything? I’ll give you a few… the end of the Vietnam War( oh and thanks for the treatment my kind got as a result), the environmental law disasters we now have in place. No nuclear facilities built in years, Civil Rights Act . Tea Parties indeed?…. you bet…. there are a few of us who could make things a little noisier and dangerous… you really want that?
MNDavenotPC on March 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM
While I think you’re correct that the battle must be fought first in the culture before we can hope to affect policy, Send_Me, I think you underestimate the influence that protests like these Tea Parties can have. For instance, consider the anti-war protests you mentioned: true, they have no measurable effect, but then again, they’ve been going on for years, getting lots of press, and WHO’s controlling the culture now? Who’s ideas have permeated the culture? Who just won yet another election? The anti-war crowd. Their persistence paid off over time, because they drew enough attention to cause their ideas to be discussed and eventually become accepted in the wider culture. Protests rarely lead to actual policy changes, but their cultural effect, when they are large and carried out over a long period of time, is undeniable.
Of course, the Tea Parties may never achieve such levels if people are being told that they’re pointless. Rather than discouraging people from support and participation, which deprives conservatives of yet another weapon with which to fight the liberal culture, perhaps we should encourage and cheer them on. Besides, we on the Right have been doormats for so long, I’d take an ineffective protest over complacent inaction any day.
See ya’ll on April 15th!
Animator Girl on March 26, 2009 at 11:31 AM
It’s funny how people complain about Mark Levin, but don’t attack what he says about liberals/statists or the constitution. I bought his book and am waiting on it to be delivered this week. $13 at Amazon!!! How can you pass that up?
Liberals are supposed to not trust the govt or regulations. The Democrat party and liberals are no longer real liberals, they believe in a nanny state, hence he term statist. From the interviews I have heard/seen so far, he goes through the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and explains exactly why these documents say what they say. Real libs should hate Obama.
If you like Obama’s policies, you have to believe that there is no corruption nor will their ever be any corruption in the govt.
jeffn21 on March 26, 2009 at 11:32 AM
I’ve seen many Good Mormons (myself one) who hold the constitution as a divine document (when it was written. None of this ‘living document’ crap). Joseph Smith himself had the same opinion (there’s a section in the Doctrine and Covenants on the subject). Any Mormon worth his salt holds the principles of Liberty as Sacred, Immutable laws.
And I am one of them!
P.S.:fixed a spelling error for you.
Chaz706 on March 26, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Oh, and For The Record, I’m not sure that Harry Reid holds those Sacred, Immutable laws as such.
Chaz706 on March 26, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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