The Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Show Thread - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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[IMissPresidentReagan]

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, serving humanity simply by showing up, and he’s not retiring until every American agrees with him, do NOT doubt him, with shrieks of joy at the mere mention of his name (that’s Rush, for those in Rio Linda),the Mandarin of Talk Radio, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling, all-concerned Maha-Rushie! America’s anchorman, truth detector, and doctor of democracy. A Real Man, a living legend, a way of life. Commander in Chief of U.S. Operation Chaos. Chief Waga-Waga El Rushbo of the El Conservo Tribe. Chief of the Patriotism Police. Leader of the Conservative Movement. A Weapon of Mass Instruction. El Rushbo (a little Spanish lingo, there). He is the man who is running America (you know it and I know it). He knows the Democrats like every square inch of his glorious naked body. He is ready to do what he was born to do—that’s host. Get ready to what you were born to do—that’s listen (and post your comments on the Rush Limbaugh LIVE Radio Thread).

[Clint N. Suhks]

The hypocrisy of the MSM pissing and moaning when W didn’t land in NO after Karina and 0bama practically silent on the tornadoes is infuriating.

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm surprised that Limbaugh admitted that he and his entire staff missed this. They must have gotten sloppy and relied on MSM reporting instead of their own investigations and news tracking.

I, too, wasn't aware of it until I saw the posts here over the weekend (there were two other postings this month). But that was still time to talk about it.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Those aren't endorsements. Destroying candidates you don't like is one thing, but putting your reputation behind a single candidate with an endorsement is something that Limbaugh has steadfastly refused to do during primaries.

If you search my Limbaugh postings in election cycles, you'll see that I mention this time and time again.

-PJ

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Well, I knew about it only because I read FR. But I thought Rush’s staff read FR, too.

[Eagle of Liberty]

I think Rush is talking to you right now.

[Yosemitest]

Obama: "I Don't Want the Folks who Created the Mess to do a lot of Talking" "

Okay, then the DEMOCRATS need to shut up!!!

Lets review:

Who was it that moved Medicare Trust Funds out of the "trust box" and into the General Revenue, replacing them with Government I.O.U.s?
"In early 1968 President Lyndon Johnson [DEMOCRAT] made a change in the budget presentation by including Social Security and all other trust funds in a"unified budget." "

Who was it that expanded Medicare and Medicaid to cover many, many more people than it was originally designed to cover?

The History of Medicare

In 1965, the Social Security Act established both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare was a responsibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA), while Federal assistance to the State Medicaid programs was administered by the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). SSA and SRS were agencies in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). In 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration was created under HEW to effectively coordinate Medicare and Medicaid. In 1980 HEW was divided into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The first U.S. President to propose a prepaid health insurance plan was Harry S. Truman [DEMOCRAT]. On November 19, 1945, in a special message to Congress, President Truman outlined a comprehensive, prepaid medical insurance plan for all people through the Social Security system. The plan included doctors and hospitals, and nursing, laboratory, and dental services; it was dubbed "National Health Insurance." Furthermore, medical insurance benefits for needy people were to be financed from Federal revenues.

Over the years, lawmakers narrowed the field of health insurance recipients largely to social security beneficiaries. A national survey found that only 56 percent of those 65 years of age or older had health insurance. President John F. Kennedy [DEMOCRAT] pressed legislators for health insurance for the aged. However, it wasn't until 1965 that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed H.R. 6675 (The Social Security Act of 1965; PL 89-97) to provide health insurance for the elderly and the poor.

On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid Bill (Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act) in Independence, Missouri in the presence of former President Truman, who received the first Medicare card at the ceremony; Lady Bird Johnson, Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman also were present. President Johnson remarked: "We marvel not simply at the passage of this Bill but that it took so many years to pass it."

Medicare extended health coverage to almost all Americans aged 65 or older. About 19 million beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare in the first year of the program. Medicaid provided access to health care services for certain low-income persons and expanded the existing Federal-State welfare structure that assisted the poor.

The 1972 Social Security Amendments expanded Medicare to provide coverage to two additional high risk groups disabled persons receiving cash benefits for 24 months under the social security program and persons suffering from end-stage renal disease.

...(continued at link)

So Democrats,

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR INSURING THE FAILURE
OF THE MEDICARE/MEDICAID PROGRAM!!!

So DEMOCRATS ... SHUT UP!!!

You have no integrity!!!

[Clint N. Suhks]

Maybe you need to call his show and complain to the man himself.

[Eagle of Liberty]

The hypocrisy of the MSM pissing and moaning when W didn’t land in NO after Karina and 0bama practically silent on the tornadoes is infuriating.

Not just the tornadoes, but the flooding this year and the HORRIBLE flooding in Tennessee. Sickening.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Another dangerous tornado watch, including KY:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2724919/posts

[Clint N. Suhks]

Obvious red state bias.

And I didn’t my tinfoil hat to come to that conclusion.

[Eagle of Liberty]

If you search my Limbaugh postings in election cycles, you'll see that I mention this time and time again.

You are correct. He does not endorse and I TOO believe that he could do a bit more in races such as this instead of filling time talking about bottom of the stack-o-stuff stories about some unusual sexual act. NOBODY in the Rush office knew about NY-26? NOBODY could have sent the message over the conservative air waves that a phony Tea Partier was in there?

[IMissPresidentReagan]

If it weren’t for double standards . . .

[texas_mrs]

I don’t recall him mentioning the fires we had in Texas AT ALL. He certainly didn’t check it out while here, though he WAS able to go to West Texas to slap us around, denigrate us and tell illegals here to vote for him so he can deliver them their rights.

[PogySailor]

I’m sure the JEF’s team is figuring out out to hold a campaign rally (complete with “Yes We Can!” tee-shirts) in Joplin.

[Political Junkie Too]

Limbaugh is right about not doing it alone.

The Democrats align their talking points with the MSM, with Pelosi in the House and Reid in the Senate, Schumer said he was given words to use each week, etc.

The Republicans do not unify across bodies like this. Boehner and McConnell do not seem to coordinate in a way that creates a greater strategy the way that Pelosi and Reid did.

Limbaugh is right.

Boehner should have coordinated with McConnell so that when the House passed their budget, McConnell was all ready to go to put Reid on the defensive about where the Democrat plan is. Each time the Democrats say that Republicans want to throw grandma off the cliff because of the House Budget, McConnell should have been saying "Where's the Democrat budget? All you can do is criticize Republicans for leading?"

Then, all the Senators deflect all questions during MSM appearances into "Why won't the Democrats show leadership? Where is their plan?"

That's how the Republicans should force the agenda with the MSM.

-PJ

[Clint N. Suhks]

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I suppose they’re saying Obama should have also been briefed that it was 2011, not 2008 before he visited Westminster Abbey . . .

[IMissPresidentReagan]

It seems the tornado watch is centered mostly in the Western part of the state today.

[Arrowhead1952]

It was the orchestra’s fault!!

[Clint N. Suhks]

I can just see the gerbil wheel spinning in 0bama’s head thinking they were playing the anthem in the background to support his toast. He was so self absorbed he didn’t even notice.