Posted on 03/03/2016 3:42:07 PM PST by Kaslin
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RUSH: Okay. I just finished watching, like many people probably did, the Mitt Romney attempted takedown of Donald Trump. And once again, as loudly as they apparently are able to say it, the Republican establishment telegraphs they have absolutely no idea what is happening in this country. It's just stunning to me, folks, to watch this.
So many different takeaways -- well, there are many takeaways you can have of this thing. You can analyze it just in its vacuum, was it good, was it bad, did Romney succeed in making the point that he wanted to make? Then you take it out of that little bubble and you put it in context of everything, and the questions about it just overwhelm whatever substance or content there was in what Romney had to say.
Anyway, greetings, my friends, it's great to have you. Rush Limbaugh here behind the Golden EIB Microphone. Telephone number is 800-282-2882. E-mail address, ElRushbo@eibnet.com.
It appears to me that the establishment in Washington, both parties, still believes that whatever is happening out here that is causing people to support Donald Trump in large numbers is something temporary. That it is a fever, that it is a tantrum, that it is a child that has gone astray and that a lecture will straighten them out. That a talking-to will show them the error of their ways. And that's not what this is, as I divulged in great detail yesterday and on many days and weeks prior. This is not temporary, it's not a phase, and is not a tantrum.
Now, Mitt Romney had some substantive things to say about Trump that, as I say, if you just look at it within the bubble of his comments, might make some sense. But it's nothing nobody else has been saying about Trump in this entire campaign. There wasn't anything new, and not one instance in the past of anybody saying any of these things about Trump has caused massive defections from Trump's campaign. So the questions then arise, okay, if it hasn't worked prior to today, why do it today? What's the deal? And the answers to me are rather obvious.
I think these establishment people still can't get it through their heads that this is real. They've expected Trump to implode. They have expected his supporters to abandon him and wake up from all this. And now that we've had Super Tuesday and every passing day the establishment learns that it isn't temporary, that it isn't gonna go away on its own, they ratchet up their levels of panic and try to take matters into their own hands. And then you start questioning the timing and the person they decide to use to do this. I'm not saying that Romney isn't sincere in any way, shape, manner, or form. But where was this months ago?
Everything Romney said about Trump today they have thought about Trump since this campaign began. Where was this kind of analysis of Barack Obama? Where has this kind of analysis been of Barack Obama the last seven years? The way this is gonna be heard -- I don't know if they're ever gonna understand this, these establishment guys. The way this is gonna be heard is, why are you trying to destroy your own base over and over again? Why are you rejecting the majority of people in your own party and their expressed desires and wishes? Why are you continually ignoring and trying to thwart the will of your voters?
That's how it's gonna be heard. That's how it's gonna be reacted to. They can't think this, can they? Take the universe of Trump supporters and however they hear this, maybe they watched it live, maybe they'll watch it streaming on their phones or they'll see highlights of it later on TV or whatever, but they're gonna see it. Do they really think that a significant number of Trump supporters are gonna go, "Wow! Oh, yeah. Oh, my God, I hadn't thought of that. You know, Romney's right. Okay. Okay, good. I'm finished with Trump. Okay. Okay. I admit, I was wrong." Do they really think that's gonna happen?
It's going to be seen as the establishment once again unable to win and therefore they're resorting once again to trying to talk their supporters out of the thinking that they are at present engaged in. Now Cookie is, as we speak, working on excerpts from the Romney speech, but I want to play you a couple of sound bites. And the reason I'm playing these sound bites is not to point out any hypocrisy in Romney, although that'll happen.
But the reason I want you to hear these sound bites is because these sound bites, matched against what Romney said today, are a glaring reason, one of many reasons why the Washington establishment is being rejected and not trusted and not supported. Let's go back, February 2nd, 2012, in Las Vegas, the Trump International Hotel and Tower, and Donald Trump endorsed Romney for president February 2nd, 2012. And we have two Mitt Romney sound bites. Here's the first.
ROMNEY: There are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. This is one of them, being in Donald Trump's magnificent hotel, and having his endorsement is a delight. I'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement.
RUSH: Don't think the people supporting Trump don't remember this. Don't think they're gonna hear this either on this program or elsewhere and they're not gonna be questioning Trump. They're gonna be questioning Romney. Here's the second bite. Get this.
That One Time When Mitt Romney Praised Donald Trump...
ROMNEY: Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works, to create jobs for the American people. He's done it here in Nevada. He's done it across the country. He understands that our economy is facing threats from abroad. He's one of the few people who stood up and said, "You know what, China has been cheating. They've taken jobs from Americans. They haven't played fair. We have to have a president who stands up to cheaters." So I want to say thank you to Donald Trump for his endorsement. It means a great deal to me to have endorsement of Mr. Trump and people across this country.
RUSH: Trump's the same the guy that he was four years ago in 2012. But here's Romney accepting his endorsement and praising him, praising him on the terms Trump is using in this campaign. He's gonna get back at the people cheating Americans (i.e., the Chinese). He's gonna get back at the people taking jobs from Americans. Romney applauds that. Trump is campaigning on those very things. But strip away the details.
The way people who have had it with the establishment are gonna hear this is they're gonna think it's Romney who has to explain himself, not Trump. They think Trump's being consistent. They think Trump's the worthwhile. Whatever they think about Trump, they think whatever Trump stands for, whatever Trump means (which I think is bigger than Trump)... Romney's the one who seems to be in diametric opposition to himself. How do you go from lavish praise and almost acting like a groupie just to be in Trump's presence...
"There are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. This is one of them, being in Donald Trump's magnificent hotel, and having his endorsement is a delight. I'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement." That's one of those wonderful things you never expect. How do you go from that to this today? Now, I realize some of you may not have heard the Romney speech. As I say, we are feverishly assembling sound bites from it, and I'm gonna get your input on this, too, because there's a lot of different takes on this.
Give up the distortions. Trump and his son have been playing that all day.
what about rule 40 that states you have to win 8 states?
It seems like I saw on a thread within the past couple of days that rule 40 will expire just before the convention.
So they get to the convention and bring up a new rule? So they can just nominate him?
After all - very few would vote for him.
Romney couldn’t talk America into picking him, so he thinks he can talk America out of Trump?
How much do you get paid?
It is my understanding that the GOP can change rules on the fly-especially the day before and at the convention.
Hey! Nice shot about Mitt succeeding where JEB failed. No. Way.
You point about Republicans? I’m so much in support of Sen. Cruz and Donald Trump against all comers that I don’t even consider myself a Republican. I want somebody who puts Americans ahead of party. Haven’t seen that since 1980,
It is my understanding that the GOP can change rules on the fly-especially the day before and at the convention.
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Do the other candidates have standing for a lawsuit? All that money spent!
I watched them for about 30 minutes on Super Tuesday and they did a good job.
As always Rennes Templar a very insightful statement. The depth and breadth of the establishment cronies is very much being exposed.
Even when it’s obvious?
RULE NO. 40
Nominations
(a) In making the nominations for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States and voting thereon, the roll of the states shall be called separately in each case; provided, however, that if there is only one candidate for nomination for Vice President of the United States who has demonstrated the support required by paragraph (b) of this rule, a motion to nominate for such office by acclamation shall be in order and no calling of the roll with respect to such office shall be required.
(b) Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a majority of the delegates from each of eight (8) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules or any rule of the House of Representatives, to demonstrate the support required of this paragraph a certificate evidencing the affirmative written support of the required number of permanently seated delegates from each of the eight (8) or more states shall have been submitted to the secretary of the convention not later than one (1) hour prior to the placing of the names of candidates for nomination pursuant to this rule and the established order of business.
(c) The total time of the nominating speech and seconding speeches for any candidate for nomination for President of the United States or Vice President of the United States shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.
(d) When at the close of a roll call any candidate for nomination for President of the United States or Vice President of the United States has received a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the convention, the chairman of the convention shall announce the votes for each candidate whose name was presented in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this rule. Before the convention adjourns
sine die
, the chairman of the convention shall declare the candidate nominated by the Republican Party for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. (e) If no candidate shall have received such majority, the chairman of the convention shall direct the roll of the states be called again and shall repeat the calling of the roll until a candidate shall have received a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the convention.
Isn’t that interesting?
To show you how weird this election season is, I heard a Bernie Sanders commercial today ... on Hannity’s radio show.
NO the reason Romney did not win, was millions of republicans sat the 2012 general election out because they didn’t like the nominee. Many were from this forum and many did it because of his religion and that is factual.
There are no distortions. I heard Trumps own words which were: “He begged for my endorsement, but I refused to give it to him”
I’ve been here before, but needed to take a break from all things political these last few years. Now ready to jump back into the fray.
Cool runnings! Very cool!
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