Rush points out that, "State Controlled Media," reports the House is considering more assistance programs, despite indications of economic improvements.
Regarding the recent NEA conference call with artists being pushed to promote the Obama agenda through their artistic works. bighollywood.com has a transcript of the call. George Will also wrote an article detailing this. George Will said about the conference call and the cover up circumstances around it indicate there, "must [have been] laws broken."
In this mix is the ACORN related Web Site serve.gov that is serving political interests with public monies.
Rush wondered, "Why is anyone surprised by this?" White House connections with this NEA call are Betty Wicks, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Valerie Jarett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. Rush notes that Valerie Jarrett isn't doing any that, "Obama doesn't know [about]."
Rush played a clip of George Stephanopoulos interviewing President Obama Sunday and the issue of what a tax is, in relation to additional insurance costs in healthcare reform. Rush explains that, "Obama doesn't consider that a tax because Obama thinks it's his money."
Rush talked about how he and Kathryn were in D.C. for a Redskin's game over the weekend. Earlier they had seen a Marine getting married nearby. There was a wedding party at the hotel. While in an available hotel bar, members of the wedding band recognized Rush and extended an invitation for them to join the reception later. They eventually did. It turns out this was another military member wedding. This between an Army Ranger groom and a bride who was a former Hillary Clinton staffer. So about half the room was happy Rush was there, the other half not so much. The bride was very gracious and had the official photographer get pictures. The groom emailed Rush explaining the political mix of the wedding party.
Rush went back to talking about Betty Wicks and the NEA conference call. Betty Wicks says in a sound clip that service can be used, "as a platform to push political agenda." She lists several items including healthcare, energy policy adding, "[we're] throwing a lot of government stuff at you. We're actually running the government."
Rush states, "This is what you get with one party rule with no checks and balances."
Rush corrected that the father of the undercover journalist, who posed as a prostitute, in the ACORN story had only joked about endorsing Obama.
It was now time for Foreign Policy. This started with discussion about Afghanistan. Rush reminded listeners of what Obama said about victory and Obama's discomfort at the image of the Japanese surrendering on the USS Missouri, in front of MacArthur. Advisor to President Obama, former National Security Advisor, Brzezinski, suggests scenario where the U.S. would shoot down Israeli planes. Rush listed various places/allies such as Poland and the Czech Republic, that the U.S. is now not backing. Of course, Rush points out, "we've heard this before," citing former Secretary of State during the Clinton presidency Madeleine Albright. According to Rush, Albright, "doesn't think it's good to be the only super power." Rush continued, saying, "knocking us down from number one," is the goal of the liberal left, that Democrat policy is, "always to weaken us." Rush adds, "make no mistake... this is who they are." Rush concludes that this, "totally explains his [Obama's] policy."
It's said that all politics are local, which brings us to Rush's next topic - the apparent calls from the White House for New York Governor, David Patterson, NOT to seek reelection. Seems there's fears Patterson will drag down the ticket. Rush mentioned a similar situation where, then President Clinton pressured Mario Cuomo not to run. [Report research was unable to find a reference for this. Cuomo served 3 terms, running for a 4th. Son Andrew served in the Clinton White House. It is unclear, precisely which Cuomo received pressure not to run for what office from Clinton.] Rush asks, "Is anyone going to tell Obama not to run?" After all, some might suggest that with unemployment figures in the wrong direction, no super power status, etc., that Obama would be a drag on the 2010 and 2012 tickets.
Rush introduced the topic of a Junk Science article reporting on a study, "created to boost," the healthcare agenda. It suggests people without insurance die at a higher rate than those who are insured. Rush took great exception to this stating, "It's the medium, not the facts." That the so called study is very poor. He offered the example that this 'report' was no better than, "saying everyone who died in a car accident ate carrots within the last two months," so carrots were to blame. Rush warns, "What you need to know is... whenever they come up with statistics... they lie."
Inspired by a caller's request from last week, the show featured, Mr. Bo Snerdley "the Official Obama Criticizer (O.O.C.), certified Black enough." Taking on the President, he O.O.C in addressing President Obama said, "Respectfully, Sir, shape up or you will replace Jimmy Carter as the worst president in the last 100 years." In the translation for, "EIB brothers and sisters in the hood," the O.O.C. said Obama needs to focus more on jobs that it's, "so bad, people are starting to sell bling." He added that unemployment is the only thing being stimulated. He also asked that the racist thing stop, that Obama is, "in the [White] House." Touching on foreign policy the O.O.C. added Obama is, "making Russians happy... the brothers are yappy," and again emphasizing the importance of, "getting jobs."
Back to State Run Media, following up to last weeks' Newsweek cover, "Is Your Baby A Racist?"... is this week's cover - "The Case For Killing Granny." This is, according to Rush, a strategy, "it's the medium not the facts." When something is said on TV, or it's seen on a news stand or market check out counter, even if no one reads the article, as in the Newsweek example, it, "systematically," effects the way we think. Rush explains that it, "gets the heading, the graphic in the mindset of America." He reiterates this is, "in the rubric of the medium is the message." This is designed to coincide with pushing Obama's agenda. It is, Rush says, "not about changing the way we think but about changing our culture."
Caller - a man, a physician discussed triaging patients in the emergency room and how insurance, or lack of it, doesn't stop care. The care happens and insurance and billing is dealt with later. He mentioned uncompensated care being as low as 2%. When Rush asked where this figure came from, the caller could not reference anything.
Rush talks about being misquoted in the media. [Part of why this blog exists.] Rush said, "the left can't engage in open debate. They can't tell the truth about what we believe... what they believe... they can only discredit."
While in D.C. over the weekend, Rush saw three super energy efficient vehicles. Tiny bubbles, that looked, "like those weirdo bike helmets." He saw three in a formation as if one was in the lead, "all three fit in one lane." This gave Rush a thought, "where's Ralph Nader?"
Rush recapped some of Ralph Nader's causes, taking on unsafe cars, "getting rid of the Chevy Covair." Where was Ralph Nader to save people from driving around in, what looks like death traps?
In a sound bite of Stephanopoulos interviewing Obama and taking about the added cost of additional insurance as being a tax, Obama gives the example of auto insurance. Rush points out that these are very different things. If they were the same you'd have health insurance in case you gave someone an illness. Rush continues, "Folks he doesn't see this as a tax because he doesn't see it as your money, he sees it as his money."
Obama says that Stephanopoulos, "using a dictionary is misleading," in defining what a tax is.
Rush suggests that it's misleading, "unless you use the Obama Dictionary."
In another clip of Obama, Obama talks about the profits that insurance companies make, "we don't mind them making profits."
Rush jumps on this, "he doesn't MIND?"
Rush cites a story from March 29, 1994, "just to show how liberals think." In this article from 25 years ago the Colorado Governor says about the elderly that they, "[the elderly] should get out of the way, [of the rest of us]."
Rush comments, "they never stop."
Caller - a woman who unwittingly was involved in an ACORN program. The program involved exchange teachers from France. They hosted a physical fitness teacher. It wasn't until after the French teacher returned to France and the host family was filling out evaluation forms, that they discovered the program was an ACORN program.
Caller - a man remarked about Press Secretary Gibs commenting that Obama would be happy with one term if Obama got his healthcare passed. This remark was reported on in the Wall Street Journal by William McGurn. This one term comment didn't make much splash in other media outlets.
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