Posted on 12/23/2007 1:15:52 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Rush responds to Huck peace offering
Rush Limbaugh — responding to Mike Huckabee's peace offering — said today that he doesn't need to talk with the former Arkansas governor.
"I saw his comments and accept them as honest, sincere and genuine," Limbaugh wrote in an e-mail.
Still, the conservative talk show host indicated his continued displeasure at the anonymous remarks Thursday from a Huckabee backer suggesting he takes his cues from the "D.C./Manhattan chattering class" that sparked this conflagration.
"What was somewhat stunning about all this is that NO ONE in the GOP field, including advisers and staff, could possibly misread my 19-plus-year career the way Gov. Huckabee's D.C. supporter did," Limbaugh said. "Whoever said those things was essentially repeating the Democrat mantra of all these years: that I am just an entertainer, not an independent thinker, part of the Wall Street/D.C. axis. If it was someone on Gov. Huckabee's staff or support team, it was just silly, uninformed and thus curious."
Limbaugh, the most listened-to talk show host in America and an influential voice in the conservative constellation, devoted part of his show Friday to defending himself against the charges.
"I'm part of the Cape Girardeau-Middle America axis," Limbaugh said on the program, alluding to his Missouri hometown.
He also struck back, calling the attacks "Clintonian" and accused Huckabee's campaign of "trying to dumb down conservatism in order to get it to conform with his record."
In his e-mail, Limbaugh kept it up.
"Gov. Huckabee's campaign is engaged in identity politics at this moment, so I understand his adviser's/supporter's intent to put the focus on me rather than the substance of my commentary," he tweaked.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
No .. you need “a really stupid statement” tag.
It's interesting that Neal Boortz is supporting the Huckster. Huckabust has paid fealty to the Fair Tax, which Neal is publishing another book advocating.
Boortz vs Rush? No contest.
Fred is up there at the top with Rush. He's come about as close to an endorsement without actually doing it, as you can get.
Rush Limbaugh “Tweaked” and I’m telling!
Rush just put an end to Huckabee’s campaign im my opinion. Responding to the comments of Huckabees’s staff comments wasn’t the only thing Rush had to say about Huck. He also commented on his political record which Rush said isn’t conservative.
So long Huck, we hardly knew you.
Rush also took issue with Rollins comments who is running Huck’s campaign. Those remarks aren’t anonymous and Rush took Rollins to the woodshed.
How does Rush know it was a Huckabee supporter?
If Rush wants to come out against Huckabee he should just do it, not blame some anonymous poster.
That’s good to know - thanks!
Except Rollins didn’t even mention Rush, the CBS reporter did.
Rush has said repeatedly that he will support and vote for whoever is the GOP candidate.
Never heard of it. I like Huck for one reason. He is a good communicator. I don’t see him anymore liberal than the other front runners in both parties, and the best social conservative of the bunch.
Huckabee has surged because he won a couple of debates and he’s got evangelical support. If a quick rise can happen to the liberal pro-life evangelical Huckster, it can happen to the conservative pro-life evangelical Hunter.
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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938773/posts
Be careful. You’re getting into rather deep trends of thought not all are equipped to fathom.
Beyond that, Have a Merry, Safe, and Wonderful Christmas.
Jimbo
Bump for EL Rushbo
I agree, he's no more liberal than the rest except Hunter. I won't vote for Huckabee because of the illegal alien invasion.
Well, let’s see. As of this week, Huckabee ticked off the most powerful radio guy in America, and Romney lied about, and therefore ticked off, the most powerful radio host in Iowa, Jan Mickelson.
The Democrat Media-anointed “frontrunners” in this field are too pathetic for words.
Here’s a link to Cato Institute on the movement:
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2007/12/20/follow-huckabees-money/
Rush blew it. He comes off looking petty and ungracious.
Huck is slick but mostly stupid, especially on foreign policy.
Witness his defense of the “bunker mentality” comment in which he starts his interview taking Bush to task for the “axis of evil” comment that Huck says isolated and irritated the Iranians. Huck concludes the interview by saying the Iranians are evil and can’t be trusted. If anyone can figure out what point Huckabee is trying to make in that confusing interview they are more clever than I am.
In Huckabee I see a glib man stringing together a bunch of folksy maxims hoping they will result in a single coherent thought.
No problem with that, except it’ll be a hell of way to run a country if (God forbid) he gets elected.
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