Posted on 03/01/2009 8:25:35 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh lit a flame under thousands of conservatives Saturday night in an address at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
In an hour and fifteen minute speech, which came before he received CPAC’s “Defender of the Constitution Award,” Limbaugh called on Republicans not to stray from their core principles and explained why it's fine to attack President Obama. He also took a number of shots at Democrats, who he portrayed as the party of big government.
“(Republicans) want the country to succeed and for the country to succeed its people, its individuals must succeed," Limbaugh said to an adoring crowd that gave him about 18 standing ovations. Some conference attendees stood in line for up to four hours to get a seat in the ballroom where Limbaugh spoke. Limbaugh said the country will succeed if individuals pursue their excellence, and he criticized Democrats for puttting forth a message that people they can only succeed with a hand from the government.
"Everyone among us must be pursuing his ambition or her desire, whatever, with excellence. Trying to be the best they can be," he said. "Not told, as they are told by the Democrat Party: You really can't do that, you don't have what it takes, besides you're a minority or you're a woman and there are too many people that want to discriminate against you. You can't get anywhere. You need to depend on us.”
Limbaugh said there was more racism displayed in the Democratic party in the last election cycle than in the GOP. “You know what the cliche is, a conservative: racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe. If you were paying attention, I know you were, the racism in our culture was exclusively and full on display in the Democrat[ic] primary last year,” Limbaugh said.
The conservative talk show host was criticized in some quarters for playing a song entitled "Barack the Magic Negro" that parodied a newspaper column written by a liberal writer. He has also been criticized for stating that he hoped Obama's presidency would fail because of Obama's push for bigger government.
Limbaugh also criticized his own party, including 2008 GOP presidential contender Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), for compromising conservative principles for the sake of winning an election. If conservatives want to succeed there is no room for compromise or bipartisanship, he said.
“Everybody seems to go orgasmic over the concept of bipartisanship,” Limbaugh said. “Bipartisanship occurs only after one other result, and that is victory."
He also said he does not see Obama and Democrats compromising.
"Somebody tell me where is the compromise on all of this spending? Where is the compromise on all this punishment of the achievers," he said.
Limbaugh defended his comments about hoping Obama fails. "That's nothing more than common sense and to not be able to say it, why in the world do I want what we just described; rampant government, growth indebtedness, wealth that's not even being created yet that is being spent, what is in this," he said. " What possibly is in this that anybody of us want to succeed?"
Limbaugh asked if Democrats wanted the war on Iraq to fail. The crowd answered, "Yes."
In a straw poll conducted over the course of CPAC’s three-day conference, Limbaugh came in first as the “King of Conservative Media.” Fox News hosts Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity came in second and third, respectively.
BTTT
The Dragon has a few quirks that need to be worked out. LOL (Only kidding)
But he humorously kept referring to it as "my first speech on national television," so I suppose that there were many watching who were hearing the material for the first time.
FYI, it was surprisingly on CNN as well as Fox News. CNN even gave it some typical leftist MSM post-event commentary from four different talking heads, the kind of treatment you might expect them to give a (Republican) presidential address.
What, in particular, did he think was over the top?
Thanks for the ping!
Are you serious? If anything, Rush was incredibly positive! At least towards conservative values. He was negative towards leftist values. That's sort of like if a doctor were to say that saving lives is good, and murder is bad, that Steele would say that the doctor was being "negative."
Mark
I think that it was a better movie than it would have been, had it been longer. In fact, the only way to improve it would be to cut it even shorter. I think for it to be the best movie it could have been, it should have been cut to about 11 seconds. That would be enough for the title shot and "The End?", like any bad horror (or in this case, "whore") movie.
Mark
IMO, the MSM won’t be able to continually hide the foul smell that is increasing each day with the Left’s Socialist agenda. Reality will overcome the propaganda. I, for one, pray that it won’t come too late to save our country and our freedom. The MSM would make Joseph Goebbel’s proud.
Thanks
I cannot post here what I’m thinking. The moderator would remove it, and me, instantly.
Suffice it to say I am angry.
Appropriate, since he’s been frank.
[Applause]
In fact, the money he's spending is not ours. He's spending wealth that has yet to be created. And that is not sustainable. It will not work. This has been tried around the world. And every time it's been tried, it's a failed disaster."
The new RNC handler, Steele, thought Limbaugh was “over the top” in a NEGATIVE way
Are you serious? If anything, Rush was incredibly positive! At least towards conservative values. He was negative towards leftist values. That’s sort of like if a doctor were to say that saving lives is good, and murder is bad, that Steele would say that the doctor was being “negative.”
Mark
You misunderstood me.
BLACK RHINO, Steels thought Rush was “over the top” in a negative way.
I’m fine with Rush.
What we need is a human being with some balls.
Who tells it like it is.
Do you want SOCIALISM or CAPITALISM?
Do you want INFACTICIDE to be LEGAL?
Show a picture of a BLACK BABY, a WHITE BABY, a HISPANICE BABY - your choice and SHOW what INFANTICIDE IS.
SHOW the baby without arms and legs.
SHOW the baby without a head.
SHOW the GORE or what people want as a “right”.
It’s time to stop playing footsie.
We’re past that. It’s a war as far as I’m concerned.
BLACK RHINO, Steele doesn’t have that in him.
Steele still wants to poohoo the REALITY of where we really are. He wants to believe that a SOFT, GENTLE message will wake people up. It hasn’t and wont’. It’s more of the same FAILED APPROACH that lead the GOP to where it is now - the voiceless minority.
RNC chair, Steele dissed Limbaugh. Has the GOP not learned anything from defeat?
EMAIL chairman@gop.com
MESSAGE: NO money until conservatibe Republican principles take priority. We tried it RINO Rudy, McC and the punk neoconservatives’ way........... and we LOST bigtime.
Where is Steele quoted as saying this?
I absolutely believe he said such a thing, but I want to see / hear the words.
I am P.O.’d.
Right here:
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/03/gop-chairman-michael-steele-calls.html
GOP Chairman Michael Steele Calls Limbaugh Comments “Incendiary and Ugly” - Video 2/28/09
Here is video of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele talking with CNN’s D.L. Hughley last night, and calling comments made by Rush Limbaugh during his speech to CPAC “incendiary and ugly.” Steele said Limbaugh is not the de facto leader of the Republican Party, and that he is an “entertainter.”
This is exactly the point Rush Limbaugh was trying to make in his speech. Republicans need to stop worrying about what the D.L. Hughley’s think! They will never like conservatives or Republicans, because they are liberals! Steele should not have disavowed, in effect, what Rush said. He should have hammered home the core principles set forth by Limbaugh in his speech.
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/03/gop-chairman-michael-steele-calls.html
Get rid of Steele.
We don’t have time for this pussies.
I don’t care what skin color we put up as the RNC.
What I do know is BLACK, RHINO, Steele is taking is further in the WRONG direction. Enough is ENOUGH!
Nothing as far as I am concerned.
BLACK RHINO Steele sees it otherwise.
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/03/gop-chairman-michael-steele-calls.html
GOP Chairman Michael Steele Calls Limbaugh Comments “Incendiary and Ugly” - Video 2/28/09
Here is video of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele talking with CNN’s D.L. Hughley last night, and calling comments made by Rush Limbaugh during his speech to CPAC “incendiary and ugly.” Steele said Limbaugh is not the de facto leader of the Republican Party, and that he is an “entertainter.”
This is exactly the point Rush Limbaugh was trying to make in his speech. Republicans need to stop worrying about what the D.L. Hughley’s think! They will never like conservatives or Republicans, because they are liberals! Steele should not have disavowed, in effect, what Rush said. He should have hammered home the core principles set forth by Limbaugh in his speech.
http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/03/gop-chairman-michael-steele-calls.html
Get rid of Steele.
We don’t have time for this pussies.
Damn straight! Rush is the leader of the conservative movement!
The Republican Party is nothing more than Dem-Lite!
I didn't leave the Republican Party! It left me, and it joined the Democrat Party!!
They chose Steele simply because he is BLACK and a RHINO to sway other RHINOS. His choice was not based on CONSERVATIVE VALUES or PRINCIPLES. He was chosen soley on SKIN COLOR. He is another J.C. Watts. He is another Colin Powell. He is another LOSER.
Try this website:
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/html/msa13921.html
Check out this one too:
Give Steele a piece of your mind.
I haven’t joined the RNC because they do NOT represent conservatives.
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