Limbaugh's latest attacker: RNC's Steele

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Limbaugh's latest attacker: RNC's Steele By: Jonathan Martin March 2, 2009 12:07 PM EST

On the same night he was offering the keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Rush Limbaugh drew criticism from an unlikely source: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.

In a little-noticed interview Saturday night, Steele dismissed Limbaugh as an “entertainer” whose show is “incendiary” and “ugly.”

Steele’s criticism makes him the highest-ranking Republican to pick a fight with the popular and polarizing conservative talk show host.

But the new RNC chairman’s extraordinary comments won’t sit well with the millions of conservative listeners Limbaugh draws each week, and Steele aides scrambled to limit the damage Monday morning by trying to change the subject.

“Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats know they lose an argument with the Republican Party on substance so they are building straw men to attack and distract,” said RNC spokesman Alex Conant.

“The feud between radio host Rush Limbaugh and Rahm Emanuel makes great political theater, but it is a sideshow to the important work going on in Washington. RNC Chairman Michael Steele and elected Republicans are focused on fighting for reform and winning elections. The Democrats’ problem is that the American people are growing skeptical of the massive government spending being pushed by Congressional leaders like Nancy Pelosi.”

Limbaugh, asked to respond, said he’d save his counter-attack for his listeners.

“I’ll handle it on the radio,” he wrote in an e-mail.

In an interview on CNN with D.L. Hughley, Steele assured that he, not Limbaugh, was in charge of the party before saying that he wanted to put the right-wing talker “into context.”

“Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer,” Steele said. “Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes it’s incendiary, yes it’s ugly.”

[piytar]

“Ken Blackwell is the man we need!”

Yup! True fiscal and pro-second conservative from Ohio. Generally got stabbed in the back by the lame R-INOs we had in charge here, but fought the good fight and never gave up. Very charismatic, too.

[The Anti-One]

"Steele assured that he, not Limbaugh, was in charge of the party"

Both parties being run by ego maniacs. How'd steel get nominated in the first place. I'm so sick of moderates running around in sheep's clothing. I wonder what steel was promised to sell his party down the river?

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Steele apologized:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19517.html

Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.

Hey Barack HUSSEIN Obama, I went to Harvard too! That was the worst fieldtrip of my life, but I went there...

[Freedom56v2]

I had such high hopes for Steele and RNC. Back to my original pledge to never give a dime to RNC again! Sick of faux Conservatives and Rhinos!!!

[Chunga]

Such an elegant defense of the GOP.

Such an unnecessary and pedestrian attempt at sarcasm.

Undoubtedly this approach will gain new adherents.

There aren't any potential new adherents for the GOP at Free Republic. The Third Party folks are either closet Democrats or too stupid to understand why they're wasting their time.

[Chunga]

I think it’s time for Rush to step up to the plate and start another party.

You know, he might actually do that if he were an idiot or trying to elect Democrats...

...but since he's a very bright guy who understands the need to defeat Democrats, he won't.

[Hildy]

What’s that got to do with anything...he’s the only one who can organize in a short time...I’m not saying he’s got to be the one to actually be the leader, but he can enable it.

[Quix]

Gingrich was beholden to, if not also sold out to

the globalist oligarchy, too.

He was AT LEAST seriously threatened by them and did not really get that close to the White House.