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What Rush Said - May 11, 2011 - MSM Polls are designed to influence public opinion not measure it

Rush's show was jam packed with gems, wisdom, and great bits.

A majority focused on the hypocrisy of the media. He cited a story about a new AP poll showing a 60% approval for Obama. Rush explains a long held belief of his that these types of opinion polls do not reflect public opinion but try to influence it. The sampling for the poll had something like 45% Democrats, 15% Republicans, and 15% Independents. All the things that Obama is getting credit for are things that George Bush supposedly showed poor poll results - therefore this poll cannot be trusted.

Rush talked about Obama spiking the football victory lap and how arrogant and nasty he is. Obama's alligators in the moat comments mocking people who want real border security is just one example.

Bo Snerdley offered a 'black enough to criticize' commentary complete with a translation for those in the hood. The emphasis that Obama is 'playing you yo.'

More details later if time permits.

What Rush Said - Monday May 9, 2011

A very brief summary for Monday's show. Rush continues to be annoyed at people referring to Bin Laden's hideout as a mansion. Rush suggests it looks like a crack house, that it's a 'Pigsty.' He then apologized if his Pigsty comment offended any Muslim sensibilities.

Rush is keeping a loose tally of the changing story about the Bin Laden get, it was approaching 40.

He read a quote from Mitch Daniels after a caller criticized Rush for what the caller felt was a negative reference to Daniels from Rush. The Daniels quote was - paraphrased - that, 'we can win when we view the other side as opponents and not the enemy.' Rush then listed all the various ways Obama administration and Obama policies, liberals, and democrats were indeed his enemy and not merely opponents. Rush contends that when the drive-by, main-stream-media, or how he more recently is referring to them, as stenographers, suggest a candidate that Republicans should be very wary.

What Rush Said - September 15, 2009

Here's some of what Rush covered in his show today:

Note, I'm working out the best format for this - today I'll make this more narrative.

Rush started the show talking about the, "Ginning up racism," by the left.  Rush suggests that if President Obama is going to apologize for America that it should be for the right reasons.  Rush observes that those who brand criticizers of Obama as racist are looking through a racist prism

New studies from Rasmussen, Gallop and reports in USA Today show a lowering approval of how Obama is handling things.  As the Health Care Bill is a, "simple piece of crap bill," that, "no one wants or needs," such results are not surprising.

Remember, not one Republican vote is needed to pass any healthcare legislation.

The issue of the, "State Controlled" media saying that criticism of Obama is racism was a major theme of Tuesday's show.  He played a montage of 'news' reports where this dubious accusation was repeated and repeated and repeated as if there were no legitimate criticism for Card Check, Cap N Trade, Healthcare Reform, etc.

Rush pointed out an article in Politico by, Jeremy Lott, looks at how Obama so far is failing miserably - in not implementing radical policies fast enough. While liberals are upset that President Obama is failing, this points to why Rush want him to fail.

A great sound byte from the Chicago radio morning Don Wade & Roma program on WLS The Big 89 featured them asking ABC NEWS anchor Charlie Gibson about the ACORN stories.  Charlie Gibson, the condescending, looking down his nose interviewer of Sarah had not heard anything about the stories and laughed about it.  Rush described this as example of the close minded ignorance of the drive by media.

Regarding the the undercover ACORN filmmaker, Rush offers, "Mr. O'Keefe, stop calling yourself an activist, call yourself a journalist."

Rush highlighted an article in Big Hollywood by Leigh Scott, Ladies of ACORN Video I Will Hire You  where Scott suggests that with their help he could, "abandon foreign pre-sales and network television deals and embrace government grants and subsidies."   

A caller compared ACORN to the Mob.  Rush joked, "aren't we the angry mob?"

[More of this show report may follow later.]

What Rush Said - September 14, 2009

Here's some of what Rush covered in his show today:

Note, Rush's comments will be in two styles - Bold Italics (key points) and Italics (sub-points).  My commentary [will be in brackets].

As President Obama was giving a speech at the same time as Rush's broadcast, Rush alerted listeners he would be reviewing themes covered in the early parts of the show later.

•  A new Pew Poll shows a majority of Americans don't trust the media.  Some reports on the polls watered the results down by including "New Media" in with media Media, the implication being that the Internet news skewed the results.

[These poll results do not surprise me .  It only takes one real-life, personally experienced news story that is misreported to know that, generously, the news media is not infallible.  Visit Pew Research yourself and read all about the poll, straight from the source.]

• The, "State Controlled Media," has an attitude that the customer is always WRONG.  This is the same arrogant attitude the Liberal Left has towards the electorate, as in, they know what's best for us even if opposition is voiced.
   
• While most US media sources grossly underreported the huge numbers in attendance for the Tea Party Express in Washington D.C., the UK Daily Mail reported up to 2 million marched in Washington.  That's more than in attendance for President Obama's inauguration.  Just like after Dan's Bake sale, no trash was left behind after the Tea Party.  

[There was a surprising LACK of media reporting on, let alone accurately reporting on the numbers, of people attending regional Tea Parties throughout the Country.]

• Joe Wilson should not apologize again for shouting out, "You lie," during President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress.  IF Congressman Wilson decided to apologize again he should only do so if Nancy Pelosi apologizes to the CIA and Harry Reid  apologizes to George W. Bush.  The apology issue came up during both commentary and with callers to the show.

• The American Thinker has an excellent article about the 9/12 event noting, "We are witnessing a very rare phenomenon, the genuine, broad based spontaneous political movement with no visible charismatic leaders." Rush continued to explain that, (not verbatim), "No charismatic leaders got people to go the rallies.  People went by their own passion."  This is because Americans put a, "premium on liberty versus tyranny."   Further, this movement is the antithesis of Obama, who is charismatic.
  
  
• "Journalistic Malpractice," was demonstrated by clips of  CNN and other media skewing people at the rallies. 

[I had previously seen some of these clips online and my personal experience and that of friends who were in D.C. would show a decidedly different crowd than that which certain 'reporters' sought out.  My observation is people attending these events are patriots; hard working Americans who do not feel they are being heard.  Sure, anytime there's a crowd, there will be some fringe element that is attracted.  It simply is not accurate to paint even a fraction of such non sequitur gadflies as being remotely representative of Tea Party attendees.]  

• "Double standards," were personified in an article by Face the Nation host, Bob Schieffer, where Schieffer thinks meanness has just entered the, "Public Commons," regarding Congressman Joe Wilson and signs at some Tea Parties that read: "Bury Obamacare with Kennedy."  Rush easily enumerated countless examples of Democrats being less than civil - John Murtha is a key example.

[Leaves one wondering why the outrage or coverage by members of the media is not evenly distributed - Double Standards.] 

• Rush describes, "Media Repeaters not Reporters," wondering, "where's the skepticism?"   As an example, he compared the inquisitive press behavior at the press conference about a murdered Yale student to seeming lack of curiosity about any information from this White House. 

[The lack of skepticism has puzzled me as well, including that effecting everyday people .  It makes little sense that people have great skepticism about anything conservative and yet seem to have blind acceptance of the White House, President Obama, the Democrat leadership, ACORN, and other liberal touchstones.  Maybe the former employee of self-helper Tony Robbins who called in to the Roger Hedgecock show later in the day, is right and Obama is applying Tony Robbins hypnotic techniques.  What other explanation can there be?]

• Looking for a, "Force Multiplier," Rush wonders if the media would be able to continue to ignore the stories regarding opposition to Obama if the next series of Tea Parties took place outside major network locations.  Would they, "dare to cover what is in front of their eyes?" A caller who had been in D.C. for the Tea Party and was part of a group dressed in period costume talked about the crowds and their needing to start the Freedom Plaza Saturday march early.

[My D.C. source reported the same thing, including that the trains were streaming with people with American flags and posters all heading to the rally.]

• The Race Card - Page one of the Democrats'  playbook, which they go to as [a] Healthcare Bill is in trouble.  Maureen Dowd's Saturday NY Times Op-Ed piece  brands Congressman Joe Wilson a racist for words Dowd's mind filled in and left hanging but THAT WERE NEVER SAID by Congressman Wilson.  Race has nothing to do with criticism of Obama, but that is what Democrats will claim even though they are wrong.   As long as that continues, the race issue will get worse.
  
  During the campaign Obama complained about Dowd making fun of his ears, as he's sensitive about his ears.  Dowd's response to Obama was, apparently, that she was, "...going to toughen you up boy."
   
  Rush queried whether or not participants in immigration rallies of 2008, organized by LaRaza, were called racists.
   
  Rush discussed a touching story of Bernie, a woman who worked for Rush's family when he was a child.  After one time when the Limbaugh's drove Bernie home, young Rush talked to his father about the poor conditions of the neighborhood Bernie lived in.  He recounted how his father helped Bernie get a better job and helped her family get a house in a good part of town. 

[Is it possible that Dowd is extra advanced in the ways of Tony Robbins hypno powers and can see into the future and/or read minds?]

• The Democrats have been taken over by a radical element. Newsweek's cover story featuring a picture of a white baby asks, "Is your baby racist?"  This is more of the same race card nonsense.
   
  Rush discussed the effect of the push for diversity, whereby, rather than an American Culture, the left brought us, "Hyphenated America."

• Some pictures of the march in D.C. did make it to liberal Web Sites, however they erroneously reported the pictures as fakes citing the flags being at half-staff  proved they were really pictures of the Kennedy funeral procession.  Michelle Malkin corrected this misconception as the flags were at half-staff for 9/11 remembrance.  

• While independents, etc. are part of the Tea Party crowds, according to Rush, ultimately it is Democrats versus Republicans.  

[Personal experience at multiple Tea Parties disagrees with this view.  The crowds absolutely have a non-partisan patriot vibe going on.]

• "The rise of a 3rd Party guarantees the re-election of Obama."
  Rush, "knows a 3rd party is not going to win diddly squat."

• "Conservatism is the only antidote," to what's going on here with left wing radicals.
  
  
• "This [Tea Party movement] is Conservative Ascendancy."
  
  
• "Gotta take the Republican Party back and  get rid of Democrat lite.
   
• Diane Feinstein critical of health reform plan, "I just find that if you're going to remake a sixth of the American economy, it's very difficult at this time of great economic angst," in a piece in the San Francisco Chronicle.
  
  Rush offered that Medicaid was bankrupting 50 of the 57 states.

[Made me laugh.]