Rush is completely wrong about it not being crony capitalism. It’s a classic example of it. Here’s a slew of definitions of it:
crony capitalism
Definition
An economy that is nominally free-market, but allows for preferential regulation and other favorable government intervention based on personal relationships. In such a system, the false appearance of “pure” capitalism is publicly maintained to preserve the exclusive influence of well-connected individuals.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/crony-capitalism.html
What Does Crony Capitalism Mean?
A description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cronycapitalism.asp#axzz1XsNK6gFC
Crony capitalism is a pejorative term describing an allegedly capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between businesspeople and government officials. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony_capitalism
Used to describe a capitalist economy in which government or corporate officials and insiders provide lucrative opportunities for their friends and relatives. Term became popular during the Asian Crisis to describe some of the victim countries, but is now often used elsewhere as well.
www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/c.html
A form of market economy in which the impersonal links of the market are superceded by personal links based on the relationships of those in government with business-people.
www.palgrave.com/business/white/glossary/glossary.htm
“RUSH: We’ve got Vinny. Vinny in Queens. Vinny, are you no New York 9? Do you vote in that district?
CALLER: No. No, I live in Long Island.
RUSH: Yeah.
CALLER: I wish I could vote in New York 9, but that’s been gonna be some race to watch.
RUSH: That really is. I’ve got so much to say about that race, but I gotta wait ‘til it’s over. “
Thank you Rush for mentioning my district. This is the first national election where my vote really counted.
Rush did a good job clearing the air on the HPV vaccine issue.
You’d a thunk that two women, two mothers, even, would have somewhere in all of this, taken the opportunity to be proactive about protecting women’s health. Rather, they are contributing to making the vaccine sound like its the Kiss of Death, Disease & Disfigurement.
While they attempt to charge Perry with ‘Crony Capitalism’ the thing going thru my mind is that perhaps/ or probably (given his emotion on the issue, i.e. the EO mandate), Perry is or has been associated with someone who has battled or succumbed to cervical cancer. I’m sorry, but I’m not buying into a $5000 campaign donation purchasing a EO.
So I think that not only has Bachmann gone over the top, I think she’s been irresponsible and even shameful in her remarks concerning an issue that should be of grave concern for women. What’s a few cases of cervical cancer in exchange for a televised campaign debate gotcha’ moment?
Go here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740839/posts?page=20#20
Follow section9, he is flippin brilliant....
Bachman jumped the shark and is done.
Palin shouldn’t have jumped on the way she did, she should have stayed more above the fray.
Got a time for when Rush said that? I posted the sentiment that Bachmann had jumped the shark to FR at 12:35 CDT (1:35 EDT). Is it great minds thinking alike, or is Rush using FR for show prep?
Re Perry and the unsafe vaccine: http://www.ageofautism.com/2011/08/governor-rick-perrys-.html
Now they're finding viral contamination in the vaccine: http://www.ageofautism.com/2011/09/lab-finds-hpv-dna-in-blood-of-gardasil-recipient-2-years-post-vaccination.html
She`s acting exactly like the Newsweek cover picture painted her as,,,a loon. No way, no how would I want her in charge of the nuclear football.