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Rush Limbaugh mocks GOP establishment
Politico ^ | 02-08-12 | MJ Lee

Posted on 02/08/2012 12:20:41 PM PST by Lazlo in PA

Rush Limbaugh mocked the Republican establishment on his radio show Wednesday for being “shocked” by Rick Santorum’s three-state win, saying, “I can’t believe how insulated they are.”

“They’re literally shocked. The Republican establishment had no idea this was percolating out there. I can’t believe how insulated they are,” Limbaugh said. “To look at the reaction they’re having today, to see how shocked they are that Rick Santorum has come out of what they thought was an impossible position equivalent to nowhere, is an incredible thing.”

The “drive-bys” – a term that Limbaugh has coined for the media – have been crediting the conservative radio talker for Santorum’s trifecta victory Tuesday by spreading around the notion that “the Republican base is a bunch of mind-numbed robots sitting out there waiting for marching orders from me,” the conservative radio show host said.

“First it was Newt, now it’s Santorum. It can’t be the candidates. It can’t be that Santorum’s connecting with voters. It can’t be that, no, no, it can’t be that Santorum’s resonating with Republican voters, the conservative base. It can’t be that the conservative base just isn’t happy with Romney. It can’t be any of that. No, no, no,” he said, according to a transcript of the show.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: rushlimbaugh; rushlive; santorumwin
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To: Lazlo in PA
I get flamed when I mention it, but Rush was in the tank for Specter in the PA primary (2004?) and I never forgave him. One word from him and Toomey probably would've won. He stopped criticizing W back then as well. At least when I listened.

Of course, that was right after all his troubles and he may have been on a short leash. But I wouldn't take anything he says at face value.

61 posted on 02/08/2012 3:02:02 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Sheep and insects need leaders.)
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To: Forgotten Amendments
He stopped criticizing W back then as well.

As I recall, everyone was on the W bandwagon in '04. Remember the "Rove You Magnificent Bastard" posters? Times change.

62 posted on 02/08/2012 3:18:10 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Marguerite
Because Newt has so much political integrity....oh wait he's the guy that sat on the couch with Nancy Pelosi, endorsed RINO Dede Scuzzafava, said 300 pages of Obamacare were good, criticized Paul Ryan for “right-wing engineering, etc.

Look, no one is perfect and Santorum has made his mistakes, but so has Newt. Why are so many around here conviently forgetting who Newt Gingrich is?! He's not above criticism and to act like he's some great unshakable conservative is just false. Newt has done a lot of good, but he's also done some things that have made us want to tear our hair out. I'll vote for him if he's the nominee, but I think Santorum is the much better choice.

63 posted on 02/08/2012 3:30:13 PM PST by bushinohio
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To: pgkdan

I am behing Newt 100% and he is the last true conservative standing. GO NEWT! the best of the best support Newt from Michael Reagan, Thomas Sowell, JIM ROBINSON, Rick Perry, Todd Palin, Art Laffer, Mark Levin and the great state of S. C.! just saw on Gallup that Newt has a big lead in NC. Newt will win Georgia and good chance he will win Texas and stay tuned to see if he picks up more delegates from the Fla challenge. WOOT WOOT! GO NEWT!


64 posted on 02/08/2012 3:35:11 PM PST by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: bushinohio

Santorum endorsed Sonja Sotomyer and Spector...not good! he voted to not only fund but increase funding for the NEA..National Endowment of the Arts, voted to raise the debt ceiling, CAGW which is a bipartisan, independent taxpayer watchdog site named him PORKER of the month for his earmarks. He supports allowing felons to vote and govt control of wages. Santorum is big govt!


65 posted on 02/08/2012 3:39:56 PM PST by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: bushinohio

Santorum endorsed Sonja Sotomyer and Spector...not good! he voted to not only fund but increase funding for the NEA..National Endowment of the Arts, voted to raise the debt ceiling, CAGW which is a bipartisan, independent taxpayer watchdog site named him PORKER of the month for his earmarks. He supports allowing felons to vote and govt control of wages. Santorum is big govt!


66 posted on 02/08/2012 3:41:22 PM PST by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: katiedidit1
I knew about Specter. But I did not know he was for the stupid Sotomyer. Has he ever explained why he endorsed her?

I wonder if David Letterman will now go after Rick. He lashed out against Bachmann and Cain. Now Letterman has become hysterical over Mitt Romney. He keeps repeating over and over the same nasty "jokes" about Mitt.

Letterman has become incredibly boring, repeating the same lame stuff in his frenzy to lash out against Republicans. I have never heard him say anything comparable against Obama. He obviously is pushing a political agenda.

67 posted on 02/08/2012 3:48:53 PM PST by Jane Austen (Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
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To: katiedidit1
THE BEST OF THE BEST SUPORT NEWT from Michael Reagan, Thomas Sowell, JIM ROBINSON, Rick Perry, Todd Palin, Art Laffer, Mark Levin and the great state of S. C.!

GO NEWT!!!

68 posted on 02/08/2012 4:02:21 PM PST by b9 (NEWT all the way)
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To: colorado tanker

Nope.

But never underestimate our ability to pretend that all you need to win is really white teeth and neat hair.

Santorum represents defeat for conservatives. WE told the establishment that we will run if you attack. We wont stand by a candidate that fights, and that we are willing to split our votes all to hell.

We have told Obama that he doesn’t need a billion dollars to run for reelection. We are willing to literally willing to put forward a defeated Senator with no personality or a pathetic governor.


69 posted on 02/08/2012 4:02:32 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Wife of D28Man

But...but...why? None of my friends at the club even heard of the man? Not even my caddy./s


70 posted on 02/08/2012 4:18:12 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: livius
He does whatever he thinks will sell.

That's Rush! He must be good at it because many don't see it. Perhaps, more like they don't want to. They need someone to do their thinking for them. He can scr*w'em but they go back for more as they are 'lost' without him. Pathetic.

71 posted on 02/08/2012 4:21:11 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: Lucky9teen
bombing Iran

What's wrong with that? We should do it daily...just for practice.

72 posted on 02/08/2012 4:39:08 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: Wife of D28Man
Rush was good today, but to really feel good take a listen to Michael Berry's podcast for today's 8:00am hour.

http://www.ktrh.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?more_page=1&podcast=michaelberry&selected_podcast=berry_2812_8am_1328714525_26494.mp3

The 9:00am and 10:00am hours are good too. Michael promotes conservatism big time. He helps out a guy struggling to make a living in the last 15 minutes of the 10:00am hour.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

73 posted on 02/08/2012 4:39:56 PM PST by Varmint Al
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To: kinsman redeemer
Fool me once (McCain), shame on you. Fool me twice (Romney), shame on me.

So, I guess you're saying they didn't fool you with Bob Dole?

74 posted on 02/08/2012 4:46:19 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: VanDeKoik

I agree with you. I think I need a drink.


75 posted on 02/08/2012 4:46:58 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: VanDeKoik

I agree with you. I think I need a drink.


76 posted on 02/08/2012 4:51:36 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Lazlo in PA

Their plan was to bash Newt in order to help Romney, not to help someone who looks better, with little baggage and is just as conservative as Newt.


77 posted on 02/08/2012 4:56:43 PM PST by ari-freedom
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To: colorado tanker

I would rather lose with Santorum OR Gingrich than “win” with Romney.


78 posted on 02/08/2012 5:01:11 PM PST by Grunthor (Mitt Romney and anyone supporting him can go fornicate themselves with a cactus)
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To: Marguerite

Rick Santorum, megalomaniac mental case.

Pond scum lawyer is being bankrolled by Romney supporters (stalking horse) who voted to force workers to belong to unions and pay dues against their will, then lost by 17% in his reelection because he endorsed Specter over Toomey.

Specter then voted for Obamacare.

Then he endorses that degenerate Romney in 2008, and his family in Italy are all communists.

Yeah, a real “conservative”

HE’LL STAY IN THE RACE LONG ENOUGH TO ENSURE THE MORMON BISHOPS CORONATION AND THEN CUT A DEAL WITH THE CULTIST.

I guess winning Missouri is easy when Gingrich isn’t even on the ballot.

He should go back to chasing ambulances.


79 posted on 02/08/2012 5:02:14 PM PST by Rome2000 (MYTH ROMNEY IS A MORMON MELCHIDEZEK HIGH PRIEST AND SANTORUM IS BANKROLLED BY ROMNEY SUPPORTERS)
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To: papertyger

yep!


80 posted on 02/08/2012 5:08:24 PM PST by nicmarlo
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