Sentimental attachment to Rush does not change the iron logic of Manning’s point. Bain own’s Clear Channel and Rush did equate Gingrich’s attack on Bain to an attack on capitalism.
Now that Rush has been busted, he is backtracking.
"Wednesday the following in response to an Army Reservist in Inman, S.C., who said this to Gingrich:Newt said this on Friday,Im here to implore one thing of you. I think youve missed the target on the way youre addressing Romneys weaknesses. I want to beg you to redirect and go after his obvious disingenuousness about his conservatism and lay off the corporatist versus the free market. I think its nuanced, said Dean Glossop, an Army Reservist from Inman, S.C.Gingrich seemed to step back from the brink:I agree with you, Gingrich said. Its an impossible theme to talk about with Obama in the background. Obama just makes it impossible to talk rationally in that area because he is so deeply into class warfare that automatically you get an echo effect. I agree with you entirely.Newt Admits Error Pulls Back on Bain
"I am calling for the Winning Our Future Super-PAC supporting me to either edit its 'King of Bain' advertisement and movie to remove its inaccuracies, or to pull it off the air and off the internet entirely."Sounds like a major pull back to me.
Please stop. You're killing me from laughter. No mas. This post vividly illustrates the true meaning of the word ... "oxymoron".