Rats disembarking
Published by Mike Stark April 7th, 2006 in Rush LimbaughTo be fair to Rush, this call was edited slightly… For brevity’s sake, I cut out some phrases that Rush used to note that Reagan used the pronoun “we” a lot, while Bush says “I” when he gives speeches.
But the essence of his rant is preserved… He’s now says that Bush is no Reagan. That Bush is not a “conservative”… he’s got his own ideology which is something different.
Also today… Rush announced that his screener, Ed, is moving on. I’ve said before that Rush’s screener was the best in the business - and he was. Most the calls that make it on the air are pretty high quality… Even more impressive was his ability to regularly sniff me out of the pack and shit-can my calls…
It was disappointing, but it was his job. But now that he’s gone… heh heh heh….
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I thought he was the cheerleader for the neocon “movement.”
he doesnt say bush is not a conservative (though numerous others have said that), he says bush is not actively leading a movement (which would make sense, seeing as that movement no longer needs rallying, its already declared victory over most of the culture and pretty much all of the government)
good luck getting on his show, i would suspect rush might be easier than hannity or someone. sometimes looking at his stuff (on mediamatters for example) it really seems like hes just not very smart or quick-witted
There is no conservative movement. There is an ideologically-radical coalition of power-seeking religious leaders and merchants, supported by a self-interested base who have been propagandized by right-wing radio.
Rush is the biggest of the radio hacks, and he has been critical to the brain-washing this proto-fascist ideology. Since “conservative” philosophy is a sham it can never govern or manage. And as it fails, yet again, there will of course be a ‘walk-back’ by the propagandists who brought us here - they want to save their reputations and positions.
This is a great effort, Mike and everyone - if these bullies get confronted they will walk back all the faster.
I heard Rush yesterday and I was just glad he wasn’t railing against illegal immigration like every other wingnut is at the moment. What a spin your wheels distraction THAT whole debate is! When I think “protect the borders” I think against foreign armies - not people, migratory fowl, or even drugs. I just don’t see much of a return on our quality of life from these conservative quests (unlike say S.Security.)
That’s where I see conservatives asking for too much from their government. Take terrorism - we’re at a point where people expect the government to prevent the ability of individuals to commit violence. Even Hobbes never said that governments can have such monopoly of violence - just modern conservatives.
Now, its modern weaponry that makes this an issue but instead of scanning at ports or taking Nunn-Lugar disarmament seriously we’re off pursuing huge campains to redraw the world map. So I’m glad that Rush has noticed a glitch in the Matrix and all but the problem goes deeper than pronouns.
I refer to myself as a default Republican. (Per deep issues of conscience I am unable to vote for the Democratic Platform at this time.)
But I am soooo close to crossing the border as it were.
1) I was one of 5 people in my district meeting to loudly boo Delay. That was the last draw for me. I couldn’t understand how my fellow Texans could be sooo blind as to support an obviously dubious character. I am all for innocent until proven otherwise. But shouldn’t we wait til some of the evidence is out before we declare “Our undying support!” and that “He must be innocent!” It can’t all be “media bias” folks!
An aside: Why isn’t anyone talking about the damage Abramoff and Delay have done to the Tribes. Is it only racisim or horrible if a victim is a particular shade?*
2) I don’t think that my neighbors and their small babies are a threat to my nation–I think the buggering bombers who came in through CANADA are. This is such a smoke screen. The folks who think 9-11 was a hoax are crazy, but if you can’t tell that the immigration issue is a slight of hand then ….
As a pro-life person I cannot vote for Dems–but if the Republicans can’t stop screwing everything up (except for that issue) then I may be forced to “jump ship.”
Though sir, I do object to being called a rat. I went to the ship that started out with the best reserves and what seemed a good crew. Its not my fault that the captain went insane and the boat got lost at sea.
*(No offense meant to non-Native-American minorities. I am just pissed off that money and food etc. were stolen from the People and the only issue on the news is the corruption. My friends didn’t even know that Abramoff screwed the Tribes. PS I am white–but an advocate for Native Americans per an experience at Navajo-Hopi when I was a kid. And NO I don’t think my race pre-cludes me from this topic).
(not a) Rat, I take issue when you say: “I went to the ship that started out with the best reserves and what seemed a good crew. Its not my fault that the captain went insane and the boat got lost at sea.”
No, the concept of conservative ideology is a boat lost at sea - what is happening is inevitable, no matter the main characters’ sanity or the “luck” involved. Conservatism is the bad old ideas that we are emerging from - the failures are not from poor execution, but from the ideas themselves.
America’s greatness derives from the fact it is a liberal nation - a nation that prizes individual rights, and law, and compassion to the lowly - the right-wing takeover of our political system is a radical movement based on lies, fear and aggression. You were taken in by propaganda paid for by wealthy interests, and it should not be a great surprise that 15th century thinking is bringing about destruction in the modern era.
The “conservative” boat stole whatever reserves it ever had, it leaks, and the crew are pirates.
T.
I appreciate your post, but I have to respectfully say that I think you’ve been deceived if you think that the Republican Party is “pro-life.”
Yes, in most cases they are anti-abortion (though Delay and Co. seem untroubled by the forced abortions in the Marianas), but I believe there is much more to being truly pro-life than being anti-abortion. In fact, I would have to say that I am, in fact, pro-life, even though I favor the right of women to terminate unwanted pregnancies.
I am uncomfortable with the idea of government forcing criminalizing the choice not to risk one’s life in order to save the life of another, no matter the circumstance. That doesn’t mean I think making that choice is a bad thing, I just don’t think that Government has a right to force that choice.
Beside that, Republicans have consistently opposed policies that would save many lives, from worker safety laws to product safety laws to environmental laws to universal health care coverage to foreign policy. Remember, the Reagan administration supported regimes in Central America that sponsored death-squads. There are many people who died in Central America who would be alive today if Jimmy Carter had won the 1980 election.
Jump ship Mr. T
The democrats won’t force abortion on you or your family. It will remain safe and highly regulated for others. Women are shown pictures of fetuses at clinics and they’re made aware of all their options like adoption by law at this point. We can’t afford to be absolutist on this anymore. I think our side has gone halfway in the rights of women/rights of unborn moral dilemma.
Jump ship now.
“Should tyranny come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”
- James Madison
How fools like Limbaugh/Hannity/Drudge/FOX and numerous other wingnuts can still be drinking Kool Aid at the neocon trough is beyond any rational explanation, I can only say it is a combination of both inability to admit defeat (while everything burns down around them) and and defiance of those who would hold them acocuntable for the trainwreck this government has clearly become.
Great quotation, odanny, but when I googled it, I came up with something just slightly different:
“If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”
I am an unashamed progressive but I have to admit that I have listened to Rush perhaps to get a better sense of the views from the “other side”. Also great post above- Spitzer- New York blogger too?
T –
Sorry to dwell on one point in your comment, but is supporting the death penalty “pro-life”? Is supporting a false war that leads to the deaths of thousands “pro-life”? Is not advocating for universal health care so that any person, regardless of their wealth or status, has easier access to life-saving medical help “pro-life”? Is supporting legislation that increases the chance that elderly will not be able to afford prescription drugs they need to live longer lives “pro life”? Is cutting welfare so that children of the unemployed don’t get a square meal every day “pro life”? Is the easing of restrictions on the release of harmful chemicals into the air “pro life”?
If anything, the Democrats are far more “pro life” than any of the Republicans in control of our government. Sure, I’ll even go so far to say as Republicans are generally “pro birth,” but not truly “pro life.”
I respect your opinion on abortion (although I admittedly disagree with it), but please consider the fact that all of the issues I mentioned above affect “life” more than a ban on abortion would, even under the “pro-birth” theory that “life” begins at conception. Look in your heart and think about all types of “life” you support. I believe if you do jump ship, you will find lots of “life” over here.
I’ve (unfortunately) heard Rush a few times in the last couple of weeks, and I have to tell you-I think he’s hitting the Oxy again.