“..I’ve even heard Rush going on about this bitch because she was kissing his butt...” ~ Maelstorm
Since I’ve been a 3-hours daily Rush listener since 1990, I had never heard any such thing. I decided to check for myself. I’m a 24/7 member with access to Rush’s program archives, and could only find him making negative comments about her.
This is the latest:
“...Well, this is Nicolle Wallace, but she’s articulating a view that many people hold, that the more Sarah Palin there is, the worse it gets for her, which it kinda appears to be just the opposite to me. The more Sarah Palin there is the better for her. ...”
Nicolle Wallace Speaks for the Ruling Class GOP on Sarah Palin
December 1, 2010
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_120110/content/01125112.member.html
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RUSH: I mentioned to you that I recently had dinner, more than once, with some Republicans, I would call them ruling class type Republicans, who asked me if I thought Sarah Palin was presidential material. And I’ve adapted a new strategy here, “Yeah, no, of course not,” if that’s what they think I disagree with them, because they’re not gonna hear what I say anyway. I mean their point is to be heard. So they were a little bit surprised that I agreed, and even though I didn’t think they would be, they were, and I said, “Oh, yeah, give me four more years of Obama any day over Sarah Palin. To me there’s no question. Is there to you?” They kind of cock their heads and look at me and start nodding but it’s clear they — I even had an opportunity to put it into practice last night. It worked again. You can always tell the people who laugh at it get it. The people who don’t, “Wait a minute, what am I missing? I know he’s saying something here.” This is how I pointed it out yesterday on this program.
RUSH ARCHIVE: I have a new tactic. You people might want to try this. Whenever I go to dinner with Republicans — which, when I go to dinner, it generally is with Republicans — and invariably the subject of Sarah Palin comes up, and invariably with Republicans — not conservatives, Republicans — “You know, I like her, I really do. In fact, I met her the other day. I just don’t think she’s presidential, do you?” It used to be I’d get into an argument with them. But I figured it doesn’t make any sense ‘cause they’re really not even gonna hear what I say. They already have their minds made up. So I said, “You know, I totally agree with you. I mean, my gosh, give me Obama any day.” And they kinda stop, and they look at me, they try to process what I just said. At first, “Ah, there’s old Rush making a joke,” and then they cock their heads and say, “What did you say?” I said, “Oh, I totally agree with you. Sarah Palin? There’s no way, there’s simply no way. Give me Obama. Give me four more years of Obama any day.” And some of them, it registers immediately, and others are still trying to figure it out.
RUSH: So it takes us to Morning Joe today, Joe Scarborough and his show on PMSNBC, Andrew Ross Sorkin, a New York Times reporter, and Nicolle Wallace were the guests, and during a discussion about Palin possibly running for president, Sorkin said, “Doesn’t it become harder the more runway room you give her now? I mean, if the plan is to cut her off at the legs later, why let her go now?” By the way, her television show, I haven’t seen it, but people who are watching it tell me how much they like it, on The Learning Channel. Rave reviews, great ratings, people tell me they really like the show and the ratings continue to increase for this thing, which surprises people.
So this has the left discombobulated, because everywhere they look her popularity is on display, everywhere they look. None of this was supposed to happen. She was supposed to be finished by now. They were supposed to have killed her off and they were supposed to have succeeded in getting a whole bunch of ruling class Republicans to kill her off. But it hasn’t happened. And that’s what this Sorkin guy is saying, “Well, doesn’t it become harder the more runway room you give her?” Now, he’s talking to Nicolle Wallace, who is a Republican, “Doesn’t it become harder to cut her off at the legs the longer you let her go? I mean, if the plan is to cut her off at the legs later, why not do it now? Why wait?” ‘Cause the longer she’s out there and gaining popularity, the tougher it’s gonna be to get rid of her. And here’s what Nicolle Wallace said.
WALLACE: No one’s gonna cut her off at the legs. Only Sarah Palin can beat Sarah Palin. And let me tell you why no one will take her on. Her defenders and supporters, the likes of Rush Limbaugh and people I admire, are so powerful on the right that nobody wants to anger any of those people, nobody wants to end up in the crosshairs, and nobody wants to look like they are unwilling to let her do her thing. I don’t think people should be, you know, uptight and angsting about Sarah Palin. I think she’ll reveal herself, and people will love her or hate her. I really believe that if it looked like she were about to become the nominee, or, heaven forbid, the leader of the free world, a whole lot of people would stand up and say a whole lot of things.
RUSH: So apparently the roll of the dice is, eh, at some point everybody’s gonna see what a disaster she would be, and we’ll be okay. At some point this is gonna happen. Well, this is Nicolle Wallace, but she’s articulating a view that many people hold, that the more Sarah Palin there is, the worse it gets for her, which it kinda appears to be just the opposite to me. The more Sarah Palin there is the better for her. She’s got her daughter out there on Dancing with the Stars, either Bristol herself or Sarah’s voters kept her on that show long beyond what she should have been. Her television show’s going through the roof on The Learning Channel, but apparently the prevailing opinion is just don’t worry about it, you Democrats, don’t sweat it. The longer she’s out there and the more it looks like she might get the nomination, well, then a whole lot of people are gonna say to heck with Rush Limbaugh and whoever, they’re gonna stand up and they’re gonna say a whole lot of things about her, to which I’m just gonna say what I’ve been saying,
“Yeah, yeah, it looks like she’s gonna get the nomination, we gotta stop that, give me four more years of Obama.”
And I want to see what their reaction to that is.
“Sarah Palin or four more years of Obama? No question. Four more years of Obama, right?” Make ‘em say it.
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“..I’ve even heard Rush going on about this bitch because she was kissing his butt...” ~ Maelstorm
> Since I’ve been a 3-hours daily Rush listener since 1990, I had never heard any such thing.
Rush has pointed out that Wallace is someone who has ‘clarified’ his CPAC bit of “I hope he fails” with regards to Obama with he hoped his agenda failed, and Rush has mentioned her book. BUT other than that he doesn’t think that highly of her:
“Nicolle Wallace: ‘Heaven Forbid’ Palin Becomes President”; plus your piece and earlier references to her being the mole and responsible for the wardrobe story - a total fabrication because it was Nicolle that first mentioned to Sarah about getting new clothes and a hairstylist. On which Sarah declined. And Rush also pointed out that Wallace set up “the set up” interview with Couric.
Rush is a genius.
Thank you for adding that transcript!