The GOP debacle: Thank you, Rush Limbaugh

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[Just mythoughts]

Do you live in Missouri? I don't think so. The sponsors of that amendment have said they DID NOT expect the vote to be SO close.

I just wish Rush had started earlier in exposing what government salvation these cloning freaks were promising to the Medicaid recipients.

By the way Rush DID NOT ridicule Fox having the disease, he ridiculed using his disease as reason for voting for the amendment, funding embryonic stem cells research as a function of government. Fox did admit he had not even read the amendment, but still was for it. Fox ridiculed himself!!!!

[Lunatic Fringe]

Embryonic stem cell research is a political issue, promoted to desensitize the public to embryo harvest and destruction, hence abortion and euthanasia.

Get a grip.

[jonathanmo]

And, in addition, Fox even admitted to NOT EVEN READING THE PROPOSITION...where was the GIANT splash on that?

[Peter Libra]

From the text.

Fox suffers from advanced Parkinson's Disease and exhibits obvious tremors.....

An old cliche often used by the MSM is "a tough act to follow". I would venture that Michael J. Fox suddenly got a lot better after "his" triumph. The defeat of the Republicans.

One may feel sympathy, but he should have worked on the side-lines. It would not surprise me if he has a vote in Canada as well.

Some of us do not have the luxury of voting twice.

[thinkthenpost]

Eureka, someone who pays attention, back during the Summer Amendment 2 was polling in the double digits for passing, it passed by 2 points. I think Rush deserves most of that credit, the ads towards the end of the campaign by several celebrities probably helped close the gap, but IMO Rush shining the light was the most responsible.

Talent trailed in most polls for most of the campaign closing at the end, but it wasn't enough to overcome K.C. and St. Louis.
Tester in MT like many Dem candidates this year basically ran as Conservatives.
I think the biggest reason for the loss was, midterm of a second term President always loses seat for the sitting President's party, this six year election was no different.
It would have been nice if the President and Congress a least gave a moments consideration to the Conservative's (and a large part of their base) take on issues, but that has been aired on FR for years so there you go.

[Lancey Howard]

No sale.

[OldFriend]

Are you suggesting that the strongest immigration policy of all time wasn't as a result of Hastert's leadership?

[Osage Orange]

Geesh...I can't count how many times I've had similiar conversations...with sheeple.

Generally makes me fear for our country.........

[dfwgator]

The whole Limbaugh thing is just an example of how the MSM will manipulate things against the GOP and conservatives in general. But the GOP doesn't help themselves by being tone deaf to the ways of the MSM. They may not like it, but they must learn how to deal with the MSM better, and understand that perception is reality.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Oh please - if the Republican party is so weak that ONE talk show host can send it packing - they really are going to be lost in the wilderness...

You took the words right off my keyboard!

[OldFriend]

Ultimately the result of the stem cell question was MUCH MUCH closer than expected. Rush's ham handedness actually brought the people to actually think about what it was really about. Before Rush the measure was way ahead in the polls.

[truthfinder9]

I didn't assume that. The writer did.

[willk]

"IMHO, Rush is no more to blame for Missouri for his remarks about Michael J. Fox than Allen is to blame for "macaca." Hear me out.
Granted, both were missteps. But that's the problem for our side. We can't have any missteps.

What happened to Rush and what happened to Allen is that they stumbled and the rats pounced.

FWIW, I don't believe Rush was mocking MJFox. And I don't believe Allen was uttering a racist slur.

But we were subjected to story after story from the Main Scream Media and the faux outrage of the left. They were simply relentless and we never recovered.

We have to realize two things:

1) Our candidates and our leaders aren't perfect, they're gonna make mistakes, and

2) Until we are willing to fight back as tirelessly and relentlessly as the RATS, they're going to keep winning.

The reality is that we have to be better, more focused and more relentless.

And this time we simply weren't."




Ditto. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[OldFriend]

St. Louis once again decided the election. Talent didn't have enough valid votes to overcome the fraud.

[TNdandelion]

What did Rush say about not carrying water anymore for those that don't deserve it? Instead of picking up the bucket, they are tantruming about how thirsty they are.

[truthfinder9]

Super Thinker,

I didn't write the article.

[unspun]

Let people determine by science that an embryo is not a person.

We're waiting....

And even if it were merely a "potential person," or a "possible person," by our standards of determination, does that justify making them the new medical cattle, to be farmed?

[Brad from Tennessee]

Do some research beyond watching CNN.

[andy58-in-nh]

Instead of picking up the bucket, they are tantruming about how thirsty they are.

Precisely. I feel like getting one of those bumper stickers that says: "Stop Global Whining!" It's good advice for all.

[OldFriend]

If it had promise the big pharmaceutical companies would be doing further research at their own expense.