Posted on 03/02/2009 9:59:48 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Limbaugh's latest attacker: RNC's Steele By: Jonathan Martin March 2, 2009 12:07 PM EST
On the same night he was offering the keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Rush Limbaugh drew criticism from an unlikely source: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.
In a little-noticed interview Saturday night, Steele dismissed Limbaugh as an “entertainer” whose show is “incendiary” and “ugly.”
Steele’s criticism makes him the highest-ranking Republican to pick a fight with the popular and polarizing conservative talk show host.
But the new RNC chairman’s extraordinary comments won’t sit well with the millions of conservative listeners Limbaugh draws each week, and Steele aides scrambled to limit the damage Monday morning by trying to change the subject.
“Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats know they lose an argument with the Republican Party on substance so they are building straw men to attack and distract,” said RNC spokesman Alex Conant.
“The feud between radio host Rush Limbaugh and Rahm Emanuel makes great political theater, but it is a sideshow to the important work going on in Washington. RNC Chairman Michael Steele and elected Republicans are focused on fighting for reform and winning elections. The Democrats’ problem is that the American people are growing skeptical of the massive government spending being pushed by Congressional leaders like Nancy Pelosi.”
Limbaugh, asked to respond, said he’d save his counter-attack for his listeners.
“I’ll handle it on the radio,” he wrote in an e-mail.
In an interview on CNN with D.L. Hughley, Steele assured that he, not Limbaugh, was in charge of the party before saying that he wanted to put the right-wing talker “into context.”
“Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer,” Steele said. “Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes it’s incendiary, yes it’s ugly.”
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
If it is as reported, is it Steele’s suicide by Rush?
In a head-to-head contest between Steele and Rush ... it’s no contest. Rush wins by KO in round 1.
Screw the GOP. Time to make the Tea Party a political party. At this rate Ill be staying home in November 2010.
Steele lost my support for everything here on out.
I’d imagine that he’s just pissed that when it was pointed out to him that “today is the day of the vote”, Rush said he didn’t care who the Republicans were voting for to head up the GOP. :)
Well, I guess I was wrong about Steele.
Very discouraging.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yeah, it would appear that I was wrong about Steele as well. Goodbye RNC. Good luck with all your RINO contributions. And, I’m sure all those RINOs will be going door-to-door for you as well.
To all those who warned everyone here about Steele....you were right right.
Steele is an absolute doofus....and there needs to be a movement to kick him out of his position. He is nothing more than a DNC plant
I’m not defending Steele. That interview had many things wrong with it.
But Steele did not say it.
Hughley said it.
Note Martin’s story. He creatively uses the words “ugly” and “incendiary.” Not reporting directly that it came out of Steele’s mouth.
>>MSNBC’s liberal talk-show host Keith Olbermann, for example, frequently mocks his broadcast adversary as “comedian Rush Limbaugh.”
Well he’s a lot more successful on the radio than...
“comedian Al Franken” was.
Steele was stupid to talk that way with CNN's D.L. Hughley. Steele could not accomplish anything talking to this man on any subject.
The video’s on the link. It speaks for itself. Screw Steele and screw the GOP!
I say NOT ONE FARTHING!
I just don't believe this.
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..it just got shorter
For those interested, some related threads:
Write to RNC/Michael Steele Steele calls Rush’s views incideniary and ugly but...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197313/posts
Video: Steele And Chuck D Talk About The Future Of The GOP
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197225/posts
Ouch! - Steele Calls Rush’s CPAC Speech “Incendiary, Ugly” (video)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2197033/posts
How in the HELL did he get elected Republican National Committee Chairman? Was this another Obama under the radar type selection? What is left? Have we lost everything worth fighting for? I am one of the millions who are avid Rush supporters. This is going to to rock the foundation of the Republican Party if Steele made those remarks (which he probably did). HE BETTER RESIGN IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
We need an articluate spokesman like Gringrich to put together a NEW conservative party.
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