He reported facts. Nothing more.
Rush did a pivot in the second hour. Some have suggested that he got a hold or listened to the leaked audio tape where Cruz questioned Trump’s judgement.
“Rush Limbaugh today criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on Ted Cruz”
Cruz fired the first shot.
Behind closed doors.
Like a coward.
He is just a steel town boy on a Saturday night
Looking for the fight of his life
In the real time world, no one sees him at all
They all say he’s crazy
Locking rhythms to the beat of his heart
Changing movement into light
He has danced into the danger zone
When the dancer becomes the dance
It can cut you like a knife
If the gift becomes the fire
On the wire between will and what will be
He’s a maniac, maniac on the floor.
Sounds like Rush is flip flopping here.
For what it's worth, Limbaugh wasn't nearly as restrained in his criticism as Mark Levin was later in the day.
Interesting. Levin had more time to digest the information.
The Left is projecting again, any criticism of THEIR people by other people on THEIR side is people “turning on them”
The Left Values unquestioning loyalty. That is why their debates are such love fests.
The right (at least conservatives) value the truth and debate and internal criticism so it is no surprise the the left sees this as “Turning on their own”
Levin hit Trump hard. He says he likes Trump, said he isn’t endorsing anyone, and said that he isn’t ruling anyone. However he did say Trump was wrong on attacking Scalia, wrong on ethanol, and wrong on using the left’s arguments to attack Cruz.
I know disagreeing with Trump is verboten for many, but even a lot of Trump supporters I know agree - Trump shouldn’t attack Cruz IN THAT FASHION.
Rush is no different then Beck, their entertainers just like cher is.
The only reason Rush is on the defensive is because he’s just a man with a mic.
Never set foot outside the studio.
Never step out into the street to make a point, unlike many Freepers on 12Sep09.
He sold ties. Now he sells books. ...and while I have appreciated his immense contribution to the conservative movement, he just ran afoul of his audience in a way he never has before.
He invoked McCain in relation to Trump.
Sorry Rush, but that was a disturbing and telling move.
The media and the Dems would love nothing more than to see Cruz and Trump taking each other out. I refuse to be drawn into the obvious attempt to sneak Rubio into the nomination. I know Cruz is aware of the game the libs are playing. I *suspect* Trump does too but I’m unsure how he perceives these challenges. Rush, IMO, was bemoaning the appearance that Trump had fallen for the Left’s trick.
Both the Cruz and Trump camps must realize that the media are out to get them and not take what they report at face value. Personally, I don’t care which one wins Iowa, NH, South Carolina, etc. as long as one of them does.
Rush really blew one of his cardinal rules today. He involved himself in the primaries backing a candidate.
He could have handled this without doing that, but he didn’t.
Rush has lost his edge lately, even before this. More commercials and sales pitches than ever. Too much gab about book sales and iphones etc.
That said, I like Rush, but he should have done a better job gathering his facts and used more tact.
Trump would be well advised to listen to Limbaugh. if not the Donald himself, then his clothes media advisor should listen to Limbaugh and advice from daily if necessary
Rush and Levin both exposing Donald as the big government liberal he is. GOod.
Criticizing Trump on what he said is fair game. So now Trump is batting 997% still tops in the league. These three missteps, however bad don’t shake my support for Trump one bit.
What Limbaugh and Levin are ignoring is that babysitting Cruz and protecting him from Trump will not work if Cruz happens to get the nomination. Trump was very gentle, the Media and the Democrats wouldn’t be.
If Cruz can’t take it, he needs to hang it up.
Still, I am happy either way. As long as we get Trump to be a wrecking ball or if Cruz somehow manages to beat Hitlery, we'll be in a good place.
Hey guys perhaps we’d all be better off if Rush just talked about Apple products. Seems he’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Let’s all relax and let the two guys sorted out tomorrow night in Las Vegas.
Trump has done a lot of good in this campaign, but he is human, folks. He made a big mistake in criticizing Justice Scalia in a ham handed attempt to ingratiate the Black ministers who recently met with him. He attributed statements that were not originated by the justice, to him. Justice Scalia is likely the most important conservative on the Supreme Court, and any candidate has to tread carefully when discussing sitting justices. It was an unforced error by Trump.
With respect to the criticism of Ted Cruz, that’s politics. I am a Cruz supporter and I know Ted is a strong guy and handled it well, with humor. I have great admiration for the good that Donald Trump has done in this campaign in destroying PC and making the media look like the lefties they are. But it will take a lot to take Ted Cruz down and Trump was not effective in this effort.
Staying neutral is proving a challenger for Limbaugh this time around.
during his show, Limbaugh founds out the media already picked up his criticism
No editors at the blog pimp site Mediaite, apparently.