Limbaugh Ranks Among Conservative Greats

Human Events ^ | The Week of December 3, 2001 | Mark R. Levin

[blackbart1]

Golf stuff drives you nuts huh? LOL Well...I just take it all in stride and just enjoy Rush. Have you heard him over the past summer at all especially lately since he has completely lost his hearing? What a trooper! It is hard to believe but I think he is enjoying his show more now than he has in the past year or two. Rush Rules!

[Jean S]

I've been listening more lately. I've always enjoyed his (non-golf) commentaries even more then when he takes calls.

I hope he gets his hearing back, for his sake, but he's doing great now.

(But I hate golf.)

[duckln]

Wrong. Get a clue.

Right. Check the archives. Rush said, because the Democrats in the Senate had the votes to block indictment and vowed not to indict no matter what, impeachment by the House was futile. His punch line was, 'if you attack the king, with out a chance of prevailing, you can 'lose your head'.

Only when the House prevailed, due to great leadership of Hyde, did Rush get on board. If it were up to Rush, there would have been no House impeachment. Those are the facts. Ask Rush, he won't take the credit for it, he's not that way. My only point is that Levin is wet. Credit should go to the likes of Hyde, Delay, Barr and the House GOP leadership.

[Jean S]

Check the record, Rush was against the house impeaching Clinton, he didn't think they would convict, and on that he was right.

Wrong! Where in the world did you hear that?

[Huck]

Depending on your definition of "conservitive", Friedman may be the only true conservative on the list

My understanding is that "conservatism" recognizes the "community" as a unit of society, and the necessity for some local control. I also understand conservatives to be more tolerant of limitations on rights. Libertarians, on the other hand, recognize individuals as the possessor of absolute rights, which outweigh any supposed "community" interest. They are also not apt to tolerate curtailment of rights, in theory anyway (in reality they are slogging along with the rest of us). Along those lines, Friedman is a libertarian, as far as I can tell.

I am sure there are better informed people around, who could get into the whole Burke, Locke, Hayek, Friedman, Jaffa, debate. I have just read a few books on the subject. I am not an expert. But I don't think Friedman is a "conservative", in the ordinary sense of the word, but Buckley and Limbaugh definitely are.

[BobbyK]

" My mother used to boast that her great uncle, Andrew Johnson, had been the only one."

huh Chuckster, it may surprize you that maw was right, until Sick Bubba, Nixon my man resigned, never was impeached, didn't happen.

So just between you and me, it's TWO president's have been impeached.

[duckln]

Where in the world did you hear that? On the radio, EIB. After the House vote to impeach, Rush joined in. I'm not knocking Rush, but every attempt by Barr and Delay to impeach was twarted by Gingrich and Chairman Hyde. Rush being part of the team also backed Newt.

Finally, after Clinton committed perjury, Hyde snapped and started the impeachment hearings. When the House voted to impeach, Rush then jumped in, as he die had been cast, he had no choice.

Mine you, I like Rush, I'm only a bit peeved that the credit was given to him for what was the greatest act by the House in this century, the House impeachment.

Rush was right, heads did roll!

[M. Thatcher]

Rush said, because the Democrats in the Senate had the votes to block indictment and vowed not to indict no matter what, impeachment by the House was futile. His punch line was, 'if you attack the king, with out a chance of prevailing, you can 'lose your head'. Only when the House prevailed, due to great leadership of Hyde, did Rush get on board. If it were up to Rush, there would have been no House impeachment. Those are the facts. Ask Rush, he won't take the credit for it, he's not that way. My only point is that Levin is wet. Credit should go to the likes of Hyde, Delay, Barr and the House GOP leadership.

Wrong. You can assert it all you want, but that doesn't make you correct. Levin is not wet; you are.

I was THERE.

[Jean S]

I was THERE.

That poster will probably never know how THERE you were. LOL.

[RightOnline]

Oh, just stuff it. The man's done more for conservatism over the last dozen years than ANY five conservatives combined.........and unless your head is stuck up your own arse, you know it.

[duckln]

I was THERE

So was I. Who deserves the credit for the House voting to impeach? Hyde and the 10 managers or Rush?

Rush had no belly for it. He was right on it being futile given the corruped Senate, but wrong that the impeachment in itself would be major accomplishment. He realized it only after the fact.

Again, the House deserves full credit. Rush has accomplished much, but Levin is off base on this point.

I'm only taking issue because the House that Newt built by recruiting has to be rewarded for their effords. Now under Hasterd, Delay and Armey, we are very fortunate. A few more Domocrats in the House and we would all be in deep dodo.

Live and learn and pay attention!

[M. Thatcher]

I was THERE

No, you weren't.

I work for him. I was in the studio. I have the tapes. You are full of crap.

[duckln]

Well that explains it. Bias! Goodnight

[GUIDO]

but you dont have to have an orgasm over the mere mention of his name.

AND SO WHAT IF WE DO??? Why should our orgasms concern YOU!!! I am so sick of conservatives that don't like someone because every one of their opinions don't line up with theirs.

I was a born and raised democrat and after the birth of my first child I had an awakening, I grew a brain. "IF YOU WERE NOT LIBERAL WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG YOU HAD NO HEART. IF YOU STAY LIBERAL WHEN YOU ARE OLD, YOU HAVE NO BRAIN." A friend of mine turned me on to RUSH and I was won over. I once was lost and NOW I AM FOUND, thanks to RUSH.

I don't agree with him 100% of the time but he has done more than YOU AND I have for the CONSERVATIVE CAUSE.

[VA Advogado]

Rush **IS** conservatism. All the rest are poor wannabes.

[VA Advogado]

(Ashamedly)Bill is my representative. Arghhhhrrrr. I heard Rush when Bill called and, of course, Rush couldn't be horn swaggled. heh heh

I heard that! Thomas, the arrogant punk got his head handed to him. I hate that guy. He's always in such a crabby mood. (I know you're all saying the same thing about this poster. Now don't get snippy with me.)

[VA Advogado]

I have to do it because My mother used to boast that her great uncle, Andrew Johnson, had been the only one. Of course that was before Nixon and Slick Willie.

Since we're discussing accuracy, you do know that Nixon wasn't impeached (or, of course, convicted either).

[Texasforever]

I stopped when he refused to address real conservative issues such as NAFTA, GATT,

Those two issues are NOT conservative issues they are Pat Buchanan populist pro-union issues.

[Calpublican]

And when he talks about his golf game, I turn him off.

LOL!

Golfers get absolutely obnoxious.I have people who suddenly remember they left something on the stove when I start talking about golf. My son tells me, "If you're going to talk about golf, I'm hanging up."

[M. Thatcher]

Bias!

No; knowledge. Of which you have none. I win, you lose.