Posted on 04/18/2016 5:43:28 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
Probably no one has earned more leeway from conservative voters and pundits than Rush Limbaugh. Rush has been a tireless force for the conservative movement for decades, and he probably is responsible for a whole lot of conservative Republicans who are currently in office. But thankfulness for past service only goes so far, and Rush’s program yesterday officially crossed the line.
When I think about Rush’s last year or so on air, I’m reminded of Marshall Phillipe Petain, one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century. Without Petain, the French might not have prevailed over the Germans at Verdun, and thus might have lost World War I. But for as much thanks as France owed Petain for his service in World War I, the full historical reckoning for Petain must acknowledge that Petain was a Nazi collaborator, the leader of Vichy France, and a totalitarian dictator. Petain’s history is complicated, and to tell the whole tale honestly requires acknowledging both the good and the bad.
So it is with Rush. For all he has done, and for all we should be thankful for, it is hard to deny that Donald Trump has brought conservatism to a critical moment. From this moment forward, it will either resemble the vision Rush has preached for thirty years, or it will not. It will either move forward as a recognizable force, or it will be destroyed with Trump in a historic landslide election.
I don’t listen much too Rush but did when he started.
The idea of Red State being able to get the measure of Rush Limbaugh is silly on its face. He is a river through modern conservative media and Red State is a bladder problem.
Ah! AJ...I’ll have to look into that, thanks!
Rush is a Cruzer. His references to Cruz’ conservatism is giveaway. Closest to Reagan.
Free Republic is replete with opinions.
They are all equally valid. Even the ones that turn out to be wrong as a matter of fact.
But that is not allowed. One must love and adore The Donald, or they are the enemy to Trump supporters.
A flounce, how cute.
Maybe you need to read Jim Rob’s list of how Trump is conservative, he explained it pretty well...
Red State??? Seriously? Blowhard anti Trumpsters.
Here is how it is. Rush is for Cruz, period! He started out excited about the Trump candidacy. Then shortly afterwards, like a light switch he turned off to Trump. Someone got to Rush. Beck? Levin? Partners? GOPe? I don’t know, but it was obvious.
I heard Rush that day. First time in a long time. He actually made perfect sense. Not quite the way this jerk describes it. Trump turned a negative into a positive. Colorado was a done deal. So, you come up with a strategy to at least get some press coverage out of it. It worked so well Trump is still using it to this day to his advantage.
Rush has been pain off. It’ that simple.
Oh, that is VERY MUCH not the case now. He hates Trump with a fiery passion.
I have been nearly entirely Rush free since it was evident that he was NEVER going to report on Obama’s eligibility, fake birth documents, failure to pass e-verify, admitting on his autobiography’s jacket that he was born in Kenya, non-appearance on the campus of Columbia, ...etc.
Rush was bought off years ago.
I've heard quite a bit of those three, and your assessment is a good one.
Ted Cruz doesn’t even have a health care plan. And I will re-iterate: UNLESS TED CRUZ IS GOING TO CAMPAIGN ON GETTING RID OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, I suggest you stop holding Donald Trump to a different standard than your overlord.
You are now aware of what Donald Trump’s health care plan is. Please don’t misrepresent it again.
I don’t understand people falling for the unicorn poop Trump is spreading around. He is promising everyone everything they want to hear. The Trump people sound just like the Obama people did in 2008. It’s amazing.
Nailed it.
I don’t understand people falling for the unicorn poop Ted Cruz is spreading around. He is promising everyone everything they want to hear. The Cruz people sound just like the Obama people did in 2008. It’s amazing.
I mean, don’t they see that an effeminate first term junior senator with next-to no resume has done a crappy job as president? Why the hell would they want another one?
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