... How Far Rush Limbaugh Thinks the ‘Republican Establishment’ May Go to ‘Get Rid of the Tea Party’

www.theBlaze.com ^ | Dec. 16, 2013 | Jason Howerton

[Yosemitest]

THIS IS HOW FAR RUSH LIMBAUGH THINKS

THE ‘REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT’ MAY GO TO
‘GET RID IF THE TEA PARTY’
Dec. 16, 2013 11:00pm, Jason Howerton

Rush Limbaugh on Monday speculated that the
“Republican establishment may in fact be so desirous of getting rid of the Tea Party as its base,
they may be willing to lose some elections in order to get rid of their base
and put up a new base.”

The conservative radio host also referenced a story on the Drudge Report indicating that
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is claiming
that House Majority Leader John Boehner told her
to wait next year for immigration reform.

Limbaugh when on to air comments made by Boehner seemingly referring to conservative lawmakers like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

“Frankly, I think they’re misleading their followers.
I think they’re pushing our members to places that they don’t want to be.
And frankly, I just think that they’ve lost all credibility.
You know, they’ve pushed us into this fight
to defund Obamacare
and to shut down the government,”
Boehner said on Sunday.

Now, Limbaugh explained, the GOP establishment is
“livid that Ted Cruz and his gang engineered, with public support, what happened in the government shutdown.”

RUSH: GOP Willing To Lose Some Elections In Order To Get Rid Of The Tea Party - YouTube (4:48 )

RUSH: Look at 2010.
That's a Tea Party landslide, midterm congressional victory that the Republican Party didn't do squat to win.
The 2010 midterms. (interruption)
Mmm-hmm. (interruption)
Well, I know I've said that.
I have proffered the possibility that the Republicans may indeed...

This is something I think that has to be considered.

The Republican establishment may in fact be so desirous of getting rid of the Tea Party as its base,
they may be willing to lose some elections in order to get rid of their base and put up a new base.
Now, Pelosi is out there saying...
I don't know this happened or not.
Pelosi is saying
that Boehner told her to wait until next year for amnesty.
They're not gonna be able to get to it this year.
Boehner told her to be patient and wait.

That's what she is saying.
I just saw it on the Drudge Report, that Pelosi is saying
that Boehner told her they're gonna do "immigration" next year.
"Amnesty" was not used.
The word "amnesty" was not used.
"Immigration" will be done next year.
Now, Boehner has to know that the base doesn't want any part of it.
WHY would they do it, then?
You can't eliminate the role that money is playing in that, either.
Donor dollars.
You cannot!
You know it as well as I do.

If they're getting pressure from big-time donors that they better support amnesty, that's what they are going to do. (interruption)
I know.
It sounds like Obama talking to Dmitry Medvedev.
(impression) "Well, look, you go tell Vlad that I'll be a lot more flexible after I win reelection."

(Boehner) "Well, look, Nancy Pelosi, sit tight, do election next year or immigration next year."

Here's Boehner.
This is yesterday in Washington.
He doubled down here on conservatives misleading their "followers" and everything.

BOEHNER: Well, frankly, I think they're misleading, um, uh, their followers.
I think they're, uh, pushing our members in places where they don't want to be --
and, frankly, I just, uh, think that, uh, uh, they've lost all credibility.
You know, they pushed us into this fight,
uh, to defund Obamacare and to shut down the government.

RUSH: There! You have it!

That is, I'm telling you, what is the primary animating thing.

The establishment is livid
that Ted Cruz and his gang engineered, with public support, what happened in the government shutdown.
They're livid.
They think (erroneously, I might add) that that's why they are looked upon with disfavor by the majority of people in the country
because they THINK that a majority of people didn't want the shutdown.
Most people didn't notice it and don't even care.

But they BELIEVE that the Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Tea Party-ENGINEERED shutdown...
You can just hear how ticked off Boehner is about this,
and here's Boehner now saying what the Democrats were saying about Ted Cruz,
and not just the Democrats.
Who was it that Republicans were accusing Cruz of misleading?
"Well, you know, Cruz is out there promising people things that he can't deliver."
Oh, that's right.
It was Peter King, Mr. Long Island,
who doubles as a member of Congress and a Fox News analyst.

He was saying
that Cruz was misleading his followers,
that Cruz was promising people, getting 'em to sign a petition for something that could never happen.
"We're not gonna defund Obamacare. He's telling 'em lies,"
and now that's what Boehner says.
He's joined that chorus that the Tea Party guys are mislead,
and he's talking primarily here about Heritage Action and two other lobbying groups, Club for Growth.
He's really not talking about me in this case.

I didn't join this fray.
Other radio talk show hosts did big time. I stayed out of it.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Ok, thanks for the info. So I see the truth is quite simple; we’re basically screwed, and really sunk since no one on our side seems to have a clue, or the tenacity to stand tall.

That’s all well and good, to rail on the ‘truth’, but I just can’t see where you have offered solutions. Forget last cycle and no one stepping up to replace Boehner, that’s old news.

What now?? Where do we go from here, what is the best path forward? I would like to hear your take. Thanks

[sickoflibs]

RE :”That’s all well and good, to rail on the ‘truth’, but I just can’t see where you have offered solutions. Forget last cycle and no one stepping up to replace Boehner, that’s old news. What now?? Where do we go from here, what is the best path forward? I would like to hear your take. Thanks”

There are no magical solutions to this countries problems. No one has them, not Rush or Levin, certainly not Obama. Maybe you weren't meaning to imply that there were but we need to make that clear at start.

Step 1 : No more counterproductive shutdowns, the last one was designed to lose as it did.

Step 2 : On Obamacare. You will see less and less attempts to totally repeal Obamacare at once simply because it will be seen as taking away peoples health care.

Bachmann had a great idea, best I heard so far.
GOP should make the case to repeal all Obamacare mandates except for policies in the exchanges. Leave those for the uninsured. Let them compete with policies with no mandates. Call it the ‘Freedom to choose the insurance you need’ act.

It keeps Obamacare cancelling good policies on the front burner. GOP should look like they want to reverse that.
Drive it home “Obamacare took away your health care”

[sickoflibs]

Please see : #6 this thread

This subject irks me

[sickoflibs]

My other suggestion, try to enjoy 2014 knowing that Dems will take a licking,

I remember 2009 and 2010 and my knowing Dems would take a beating 2010. So I made sure I could make the best out of seeing Dems suffer.

I recall Rush telling his listeners that 2012 would be another 2010 and knowing that would not happen. I knew it would be a disaster while others were stuck on wishful thinking

So like in 2010, make the best of Dems pain all through 2014,
We cant tell what will happen after that, this early. So enjoy the moment,

Enjoy Dems suffering as they deserve to, nothing is life is forever.

[GOPJ]

Boehner thinks he’s in a private club - with maybe a few thousand members... members who all agree with him. Seems he has delusions of being an elite... what a fool.

[GOPJ]

Thanks sick,,,

[Liz]

(Yawn) Who cares.......let Boehner have his little beltway pipe dream fueled by Desperation Shots (straight 180 proof gin).

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Beltway-types (who have little credibility among the electorate with good reason) live in the political dreamworld----we live in the real world.

WRT 2014 and beyond----no less a political stage than Bob Woodward on Fox said the Democrats MUST get out from under Obamacare---but they CAN'T (cackle).

Dems are buried under a political avalanche of toxic O/Care debris...it keeps spilling out, fouling the political air.

There is no political slogan more powerful than this: "Obamcare is the only legislation in political history passed on a straight party-line Democrat vote."

Plus the media laid the Top Three Lies Of The Year at the WH door.....b-i-g lies .......ALL connected to Obamacare, affecting millions of Americans.

[central_va]

agree, or wait “dittos”

[Liz]

Conman Boobamba figured he could get away w/ repeated lies about O/care---like keeping your plan, and your doctor.

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But the conniver showed his true colors when he said enrollees would "save $2500"....THE biggest line a sitting president ever fed to the American people---which he knew was not true.

This is prolly the same line by which he duped gullible people on welfare, food stamps and SSI, conning them into believing they could payoff mortgages.

The "community organizer" even sued banks to get these subprime mtge disasters------the same banks he's now suing for "predator lending"---b/c they burdened the poor with mtges they can't possibly payoff.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”There is no political slogan more powerful than this: “Obamcare is the only legislation in political history passed on a straight party-line Democrat vote.”

I like : ‘Democrats took AWAY your health care. They took away your doctors. We tried to stop them. We all voted against it, but Dems had a supermajority and nothing to stop them’

[Liz]

"Democrats took AWAY your health care. They took away your doctors. They made healthcare prohibitively expensive. Repubs tried to stop them....all voted against it. But Dems had nothing to stop them: super-majority voting power, Obama buying their aye votes, and Nancy Pelosi pressuring them not to read it before voting."

Love, love, love it.

[sickoflibs]

RE :Love, love, love it

Pelosi :” You need to vote now”

House Dem :” But I am trying to read the bill(Obamacare)”

Pelosi :” Thats a waste of time. Most of the bill wont be written in regulations until AFTER its passed. We have to pass it first to find out what gets into it. So stop fooling around and vote, the American people cant wait any longer for health care”

[Liz]

LOL——OMG, Nanzi really said all that? Watta loser.

[Yosemitest]

I agree.
Call him and tell Speaker John Boehner how much you're donating to his PRIMARY OPPONENT .

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