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.
I love Rush.
He SPEAKS FOR ME!
My incredulous response to you was actually aimed at Steele. Sorry for the confusion.
Mark
And he educates me, so that I might speak to others with knowledge and confidence of conviction!
Thank you Mr. Limbaugh!
What was actually inside the frame? I know the document was signed by Benjamin Franklin, but what was it? Anyone know?
What a great award!
You must have had the same idea to create this picture.
Especially since they are dropping like flies! :)
Thanks. I got the idea when he got the award signed by Franklin, and Liberty Valance posted the picture of Franklin. I combined it with a photo of Rush. Thought it was appropriate.
Do you have the link to the audio of Steele saying that? Thanks!
“and Liberty Valance posted the picture of Franklin.”
I saw the (original) portrait on that thread last night-What a great job you did! Excellent ‘Shop skills, my FRiend!
Thanks for the ping justice. I got to see some of Rush’s speech on TV and enjoyed it. I can’t listen to him on the radio so it was neat to see him talking.
Great speech. Made sure to see it live. Why the heck can’t we get a Rush type to run for Prez? Rush always says he does more good being on the radio than holding political office, and of course holding the office of Prez is a big pay cut for Rush too(hee hee). So he won’t run. He sounded like the perfect 2012 presidential candidate yesterday in that speech (and everyday for the last 20 years). Of course the new head of the RNC didn’t like Rushbo’s speech. RNC=Losers.
Why the heck can’t we get a Rush type to run for Prez?
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I hear ya,, but..
Can you imagine the venom that would be spewed at him? Why would he want to subject himself to that?
He can have his cake and eat it too, just the way things work now.
I can’t help assauge others concerns over the RNC, you would think the lessons of 06 and 08 are lost on more than a few at the top of the politico scene.
IMO time to also place Steele's head on a political stick for removal as well.
EXACTLY!
We might as well have McPain as head of the RNC for the same good Steele will do.
Honestly, catering to the “hip hop” crowd is going to HELP US? We might as well institute midnight basketball. It's THIS kind of screwed up rhetoric that has caused the GOP to collapse. We can't have more of this idiotic crap.
All Steele will do is create Democrat light which hasn't worked. Steele lacks balls and doesn't have conservative principles. Going to the LEFT doesn't work. He's assuming, and wrongly that his true conservative base is so desperate that they'll go along with anything to get back in power again. He's wrong. What he is doing is only speeding up a third party that is conservative. The conservative base will not support this crap again and again and again when it doesn't work.
Where is the link to Steele’s comments? He was at the black convention yesterday in California.. I’m not certain how thrilled I am about that!
I just sent him a strong email voicing my displeasure.
Great picture!
Ann Coulter as Betsy Ross?
Argh. I was afraid of that. Chosen solely on skin color. Sigh. I guess that given the candidates the RNC has “found”, this should not be a surprise.
I got a lot of literature from them asking for contributions, and I refused on the basis that they don’t represent my values and are not helping to get conservative candidates elected.
Steele sounds like Juan Williams of Fox News. The blacks are going to support their own.
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