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RUSH: What if it were Clinton?
Rush Limbaugh show | April 10, 2002 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 04/10/2002 10:27:24 AM PDT by Risky Schemer

(The following is PARAPHRASED - not exact quotes, from a discussion that covered a couple of segments.)

Rush got a caller during the last part of the first hour of his show, who wanted to complain about Rush's "Bush bashing."

"You're always bashing Bush. Every time I tune in you are bashing Bush," the caller said. Rush protested, "Not every time."

The caller said,"You've criticized him on campaign finance reform, the education bill, taxes, Israel policy . . . I just don't think that now, since we have a conservative in office, that we ought to be giving the left material they can use against him in the nest elections - 'Look, Bush let you down . . .'. You don't believe Bush should compromise, that it's necessary?"

Rush said, "I've said before, I'm all for compromise when it advances the conservative agenda. I am tired of compromise that advances the liberal agenda."

Rush then asked the caller, "What is my job here?" Rush then explained his job was not to act as a mouthpiece for the Republican party, but to advance conservatism and resist liberalism.

"Look," Rush said, "Bush said he was opposed to campaign finance reform, said it was wrong, and then he signed it. During his campaign he said he that Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel and now he has come out for a Palestinian state."

"Let me ask you something, all you people who think I am Bush bashing. What if it were Clinton. What would you people be calling me about now?"



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To: Hildy
Thanks Hildy...

I fear for it too.

81 posted on 04/10/2002 12:32:53 PM PDT by Dallas
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To: Charlotte Corday
Well, I take a more optimistic outlook. With the Republicans in control, the President sets the agenda. If the House and Senate would have passed, for example a different education bill, all the crying by the dems wouldn't have made a difference. I guess I'm of the mind that no matter what would have been passed, there would still have been some who would have found fault with the President. You can't please everyone all the time, I guess.

But I do think that when (note, I am saying when and not if) the Republicans take back control of the Senate, things will be much different. If not, perhaps I will start beating the drums of discontent too. Until then, I will agree with the following:

So let us be grateful for President Bush. Let us not take him for granted. When I see the president engaging, here and there, in the inevitable compromise, although I sometimes look on with disappointment, and certainly reserve my right to criticize, for the most part I am mindful of how very important it is for American conservatives to have this fine and far too easily underestimated man firmly ensconced in the highest office in the land. ~ Stanley Kurtz, National Review Online

Thank you for the civil debate, BTW. It is appreciated.

82 posted on 04/10/2002 12:35:50 PM PDT by rintense
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To: rintense
right on
83 posted on 04/10/2002 12:47:06 PM PDT by fooman
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To: meandog
Do you really beleive that? Mccain is a wholly owned subsidiary of the DNC.

They keep him as a RHINO, so that 'bipartisan' committees can be formed, on important issues.

I wish we did that more often with our DINO, Zell Miller.

The evil party is just plain smarter than the stupid party! =)

84 posted on 04/10/2002 12:51:22 PM PDT by fooman
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To: rintense
Well, I take a more optimistic outlook. With the Republicans in control, the President sets the agenda. If the House and Senate would have passed, for example a different education bill, all the crying by the dems wouldn't have made a difference.

I disagree. Their crying would have made a difference. Their crying would lead every major newscast and be the topic of every network talk show. The Republicans' knees knock in fear at the thought. At least, that's the impression one gets.

There's something about being inside the Beltway. Maybe it's the water. I'm not too sure it would be much different if the Republicans controlled everything.

85 posted on 04/10/2002 12:56:44 PM PDT by Risky Schemer
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To: steve50
I don't know about you but I feel like a damn fool. No more lessor of two evils for this lad.

GW is working to get a majority in both the house and senate as well as a second term. His strategy is to take away all the traditional RAT issues and leave them in disarray. It is working. Once we have the house, the senate and presidency, you will see GW true conservative colors. Right now, with the RATS holding the senate, we can't even get a judge approved. BE PATIENT! Remember Ali's rope-a-dope.

Richard W.

86 posted on 04/10/2002 12:59:21 PM PDT by arete
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To: toenail
Based on Pres. Bush's turncoat politics, I'm almost expecting him to turn on the NRA and the 2nd Ammendment any day now and tell Ashcroft (another disappointment) to round up the guns.

If Mr. Bush was truly pro-life and a statesman, he would end abortion now by just not enforcing it.

88 posted on 04/10/2002 1:02:51 PM PDT by CWRWinger
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To: arete
GW is working to get a majority in both the house and senate as well as a second term. His strategy is to take away all the traditional RAT issues and leave them in disarray. It is working. Once we have the house, the senate and presidency, you will see GW true conservative colors. Right now, with the RATS holding the senate, we can't even get a judge approved. BE PATIENT! Remember Ali's rope-a-dope.

When the next dictionary comes out, next to the word "optimist" there definitely should be a picture of you, sir Richard. =)

89 posted on 04/10/2002 1:15:20 PM PDT by Risky Schemer
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To: galt-jw
We get a lot of disruptors at this site so I jumped to a conclusion based on your short time here. I have no real idea of who you are. You could be operating out of Gephardt's office for all I know. Anyone lobbing an emotional tirade that they should have voted for Gore because Bush is a fraud is not going to make many friends here. So I apologize if I so offended you.
90 posted on 04/10/2002 1:26:34 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Risky Schemer
When the next dictionary comes out, next to the word "optimist" there definitely should be a picture of you, sir Richard. =)

Yes, I am an optimist and I'm probably rationalizing a little too. We'll know more about where we're going after Nov. I hope that I'm right 'cause I'm going to be one PO'ed optimist if not.

Richard W.

91 posted on 04/10/2002 1:56:34 PM PDT by arete
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To: CWRWinger
"If Mr. Bush was truly pro-life and a statesman, he would end abortion now by just not enforcing it."

I've been around this block with the Bushies: Bush needs to (1) stop giving our tax money to population controllers (never happen -- it's a Bush family thing), and (2) enforce existing OSHA regulations concerning blood-borne pathogens at abortion clinics. The best that can be hoped for is that Bush stays out of the way.

92 posted on 04/10/2002 2:03:27 PM PDT by toenail
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To: soycd
If Gore was president right now I truly believe there would be civil war in America.

If Gore was president, we'd all be hectored on a daily basis to "understand the plight" of the terrorists and suicide bombers. He would have been lecturing us about how the talibastards are just "different" than we are. Not evil, not worse than us -- just "different."

93 posted on 04/10/2002 2:13:41 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick
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To: SerpentDove; Teacher317
Rush *quoted* this, and even praised it, as Reagan's policy. But he NEVER said it was holy, inviolable writ. And he never said it was his own policy, as he has criticized many Republicans (McCain, Gingrich, Olympia Snow, etc., etc., etc.) MANY, MANY times. Nice try, though.

I think when Reagan, and Rush call it the "11th Commandment," it is considered by them to be "holy." And it should apply to all conservatives who consider themselves Republicans, no matter on the fine points they agree/disagree upon. Conservative media personalities have just as much, if not more, influence on the voting public, as Rush well knows. THAT is the point behind Reagan's sage advice. You speak ill will, it will come back against that person and the party in the future
94 posted on 04/10/2002 3:00:02 PM PDT by admiralsn
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To: Lazarus Long
True enough.
95 posted on 04/10/2002 3:00:47 PM PDT by Robert_Paulson2
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To: CWRWinger
I'm almost expecting him to turn on the NRA and the 2nd Ammendment any day now and tell Ashcroft (another disappointment) to round up the guns.

What, in God's holy name, happened in the 8 years of Clintoon that caused conservatives and/or Republicans to throw their hands in the air and run for the door the moment things didn't go their way?!?!?!? If you are telling me that, overall, Bush has done more harm than good, and you honestly believe it, then there is no getting through to you. Period. I happen to think that he has accomplished more than any true blue, dyed in the wool, go down with the ship conservative could have accomplished as President.
96 posted on 04/10/2002 3:04:48 PM PDT by admiralsn
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To: Argus
not to start an offensive with hostile or potentially hostile forces on your flanks or across your supply lines... and I might add, with millions of them IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY, and in every major population center of Western Civilization... All belt bombs for allah, all ready to blow up for their favorite mullah... all living in a neighborhood and attending a mosque (recruitment center for nailbomb distributorships) near you and me.

I don't like what I hear bush saying, and I fully agree with rush, based on what I know... but with the caveat that I don't know what President Bush does... and we may be in deeper shit than we can dig ourselves out of, without experiencing a LOT of pain, and loss.

I have to wait and see. While we bitchout the Israelis... we also send them the messages that we will in NO case stop or even THREATEN to reduce or restrict the flow of munitions, materiels, food, money, military intelligence or anything of the sort... NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO... To me that means, we are saying one thing for arabic consumption worldwide, while doing another in reality... and simply riding out the "window of vulnerability" we are sitting in front of, till we can recover what Willie the sinkmaster, did when he eviscerated the CIA,FBI, DIA, NSA the navy, marines, army and air forces of the nation whose military he "loathed" to put it nicely.

WE also have to realise that while evisceration went on in national defense, Clinton did EVERY THING he could to transfer our military secrets to his Communist Friends worldwide.

Bush may be looking at "annihilation" scenarios right now that would put things in an entirely different perspective than we are publicly putting forward... I hope not but I fear so.

If we are vulnerable, Bush is wise to stall and delay, until we are strong enough to fight and WIN... after all, what good would it be if we were nuked in three or four population centers, within moments of our incursions into Iraq, Iran, or the other AXIS member we all KNOW is in this up to their chopsticks.???

We need to wait, and see... if Bush actually backs Israel, (where it counts, with dollars, weapons and intelligence backup) or not. WE have to wait. We have no other option.

97 posted on 04/10/2002 3:25:43 PM PDT by Robert_Paulson2
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To: A Vast RightWing Conspirator
Rush will always, in the end, do what is right for the GOP. And hey, all you with your heads up your ...., thats what Bush is doing right now! With the vast national suport all for bringing both sides together in the Middle East and getting some peace, can anyone of you really tell me he is not thinking about winning back the Senate and uping the GOP in the house? It's politics. He is doing us all a favor!
98 posted on 04/10/2002 3:57:16 PM PDT by redwhiteandblue
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To: Robert_Paulson2
I think you've got it more or less right. As CINC, Bush is in a bind because the military isn't ready (thanks to Clinton's treason, as you observed), and the situation is deteriorating faster than our guys can get it ready. So he has to play for time with lousy cards. To me, Bush's frustration with these circumstances is unmistakable, but he has to grit his teeth and continue the performance for our Arab friends until we're in position to administer the death blow. We just have to hope this is the case, anyway.
99 posted on 04/10/2002 4:08:14 PM PDT by Argus
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To: steve50
No more lessor of two evils for this lad.

In electing public officials, the only choices we EVER get are the least evil of those who are electable. If you don't like it, who does? If you do not participate, or vote for someone who is non-electable, then you are only helping to elect the greater evil, making you an evil-doer.

100 posted on 04/10/2002 4:13:37 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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