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Mary Matalin on Rush today - and is she off base? (Stunned)
4-23-2012 | Self

Posted on 04/23/2012 9:30:05 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright

FREEPER COMMENTS REQUESTED: Is it just me, or is Mary Matalin way off base today with her entire theme for the show (guest hosting for Rush). Now I normally like her work tremendously, but her idea that we should search for "virtue" in government and for "virtuous people" to be in government seems extremely naive.

The only virtue in government is its limit. We will never get a government full of virtuous people. By definition, government is power and virtuous people are not drawn to that. Our Founders knew that. This is why they insisted on LIMITED government. Wake up Mary!


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To: ClearCase_guy
So what do you want? You want people who aren't virtuous in government? No thanks; since we have to have some government, I'd rather have decent normal kind Christian people who are trying to do their best and serve God, than career slime.
41 posted on 04/23/2012 9:49:55 AM PDT by ottbmare (The OTTB Mare)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like rush has been taking more and more time off from the show. This coupled with his pathetic choices for fill-ins has me scratching my head and saying: “WTF?”

I can't quite explain it, but Rush almost seems to be getting board with the show. Has he made it through an entire month without having to day time off? Maybe he has, but it just doesn't seem like it.

I guess this is why I'm Levin is becoming my “go to” show the past few months. Sad.

42 posted on 04/23/2012 9:50:13 AM PDT by Artcore
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To: C. Edmund Wright
Geees! It's like listening to paint dry!
43 posted on 04/23/2012 9:50:47 AM PDT by ryan71
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I gave her five minutes of my time that I’ll never get back.

When she said was having one of the most virtuous people in Washington as a guest...ED ROLLINS??????

I threw up a little and shut off my radio.


44 posted on 04/23/2012 9:51:36 AM PDT by RetSignman (You show Him your plan and He'll show you His.)
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To: laweeks

I just Tweeted Rush, someone must have twisted his arm really hard!


45 posted on 04/23/2012 9:52:14 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

A caller is fawning over her for sending him a thank you note in 1992. And she’s slobbering over Krispie Kreme Christie. Now she is predicting that Mittens will win by 7%.

Is she on drugs or is this a bad SNL skit?

Oh, I get it. It’s one of Rush’s parodies.


46 posted on 04/23/2012 9:52:28 AM PDT by Mountain Mary ("We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children" Native American P.)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Rush ALWAYS did have a soft spot for ALL of the Bushies!


47 posted on 04/23/2012 9:52:42 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

The callers don’t even sound legit.


48 posted on 04/23/2012 9:53:57 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

The game must go on for Mary and James. She is really boring. What happened to Hedgecock? He was the best sub.


49 posted on 04/23/2012 9:54:35 AM PDT by mom.mom
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To: C. Edmund Wright

I agree. I like Mary, but “virtuous people” in government?
Yikes.. Gimme a break. Government only attracts the scum of the earth. It’s why Democrats love it so much.
It’s why government is their god.


50 posted on 04/23/2012 9:54:35 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Recognized the voice and immediately turned it off. Life’s too short to listen to RINO drivel for three hours.


51 posted on 04/23/2012 9:54:39 AM PDT by mort56
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To: Lazlo in PA

Or Walter Williams. Mark Belling is alright but still not in the same league with Stein or Williams. The others I just turn off.


52 posted on 04/23/2012 9:54:50 AM PDT by LauraJean (sometimes I win sometimes I donate to the equine benevolent society)
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RE :”Wow! I listened for the first 5 minutes myself and thought it was just me. Thanks for sharing in my pain. My first few thoughts were:
1) Is Rush trying to kill off his audience to be more “fair” to other talk show hosts?

LOL, Just seeing this heads-up tells me not to listen in.

I remember the Rush of 15 years ago when he was growing his listenership and he much more frequently showed up for work and showed respect for his audience.

Whose next to host ? Ex Sen Alan Simpson?

53 posted on 04/23/2012 9:55:36 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is a liberal. Just watch him closely.)
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To: Artcore

My guess is that Rush’s contract says he has to take a certain amount of time off.

His voice has become more and more hoarse. If his voice is to last he has to take time off.

Just sayin’.


54 posted on 04/23/2012 9:55:36 AM PDT by squarebarb
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Intelligence without virtue is Bill Clinton.

Intelligence with virtue was Ronaldus Magnus.

Neither intelligence nor virtue is Odumbo.


55 posted on 04/23/2012 9:56:00 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

She’s a moron. I’m switching to Mark Levin Rewinds. I sent a note to Rush, not that he’ll ever get/read it, that today’s show is c-r-a-p.


56 posted on 04/23/2012 9:56:11 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'd vote for a "orange juice can", before 0bummer&HisRegimeFromHell, gets another 4yrs. Can-> later.)
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To: LauraJean

Of the current crop, Mark Belling is my favrite. Mark Styne is a wet blanket...everything is doom and gloom. Too negative for me.


57 posted on 04/23/2012 9:57:31 AM PDT by Artcore
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To: All

I’m in the minority here, obviously, but I’m enjoying the show.


58 posted on 04/23/2012 9:58:30 AM PDT by upsdriver (Newt..... stop Romney, get to a brokered convention and start a DRAFT PALIN movement!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yeah, and I wonder if asked, would she say that Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al. of their ilk are “virtuous?” My bet is that she would. Sheesh! The more I think about it, she is a naive nitwit! And Boring to Boot!


59 posted on 04/23/2012 9:58:39 AM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: varon

LOLOL! Well put, v! Best laugh in days.


60 posted on 04/23/2012 9:59:00 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'd vote for a "orange juice can", before 0bummer&HisRegimeFromHell, gets another 4yrs. Can-> later.)
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