Rush Limbaugh defends Rubio’s debate answer: He’s absolutely right about Obama

Hotair ^ | 02/08/2016 | AllahPundit

[andy1954]

Rush is a dependable conservative and may well be our best hope of winning. You should listen to Rush, he is the most informed conservative in radio and he is spot on when it comes to this.

[ilgipper]

You may be right. He was actually pretty solid leading up to the immigration fiasco. I have some first hand knowledge on a professional level dealing with his staff in year 1 and 2. He walked the walk on a number of issues. The immigration debacle lost me. Not only working with those other seven knuckleheads, but basically agreeing to a crap bill and then trying to tell us on the right it was really prime rib. It was awful. His sales job on Rush’s show and on TV was the worst kind of doubletalk and frankly he came across as an amateur, lightweight. I was shocked at how bad he flubbed it.

At the time on FR, I said this issue will make or break him as it could show a masterful effort to pull the issue right and do some good things with minor concessions. Finding a good right-leaning solution on the issue would have been great politics. Instead it was a total capitulation. It probably will break him, and should based on that issues. My thoughts are looking beyond that. Does that cancel out other good positions where he has been consistent, or is he completely untrustworthy? I am undecided. Leaning toward the later with opportunity for redemption.

[Secret Agent Man]

Rush is right that the line does make sense.

Rushmis wrong that conservatives ever had Rubio as a conservative option. Rubio is not a conservative.

[ozzymandus]

Rush is a RINO, FOX News is leftie, blah, blah, blah.

[pgkdan]

I’ve been listening to Rush since 1988 and he’s not shining this election.

[andy1954]

I meant Rubio, :). And I have been listening to Rush since his first broadcast. He is right about this.

[rrrod]

Rush and Rubio are 100% correct on THIS one....the other issues maybe not. But Rush is and always has been solid.

[AuntB]

These talking heads...Limbaugh, Beck, Levin SOLD OUT!
They know who the big Kst handlers of Rubio are...why don’t they expose them....because they are bought and paid for!

Speeches announcing running for president

Immigration

Trump June 16 , 2015

When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically.
The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems. (APPLAUSE)
Thank you. It’s true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people.
It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably — probably — from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast. (APPLAUSE)
I will immediately terminate President Obama’s illegal executive order on immigration, immediately. (APPLAUSE)
I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall.
He’s weak on immigration. He’s in favor of Common Core. How the hell can you vote for this guy? You just can’t do it. We have to end — education has to be local.

When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us, at our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they’re killing us economically.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-donald-trump-announces-his-presidential-candidacy/

Cruz Mar. 23, 2015
Instead of the lawlessness and the president’s unconstitutional executive amnesty, imagine a president that finally, finally, finally secures the borders. (APPLAUSE)
And imagine a legal immigration system that welcomes and celebrates those who come to achieve the American dream.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/transcript-ted-cruzs-speech-at-liberty-university/2015/03/23/41c4011a-d168-11e4-a62f-ee745911a4ff_story.html

(Cruz’s speech was all about him and your imagination!)
Marco Rubio April 13, 2015
modernize our immigration laws

Yep...THAT is it....except for this..
En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos.
“In this country, you will achieve all the things we never could.”

http://time.com/3820475/transcript-read-full-text-of-sen-marco-rubios-campaign-launch/

[fortheDeclaration]

Rush has lost touch with the grass roots.

[Lurkinanloomin]

You’re an amnesty shill.

[Theophilus]

Rush is right on Rubio. Rubio has obviously learned from Rush. Obama is dangerous and deliberate. Just because he's dead wrong doesn't mean he's incompetent or stupid. He proved a master at getting his unpopular agenda through.

It would be great to have a champion (Cruz) on our side who can slam our agenda through without giving a damn what the MSM or establishment thinks or says. Trump could do it but he wouldn't give a damn about OUR agenda.

[Hot Tabasco]

Rush is blowing it.

No he's not, he's supporting OUR candidates and letting the MSM do the job of systematically destroying our candidates, a task that many folks here are gladly helping them with.

Here's some test questions for you:

Once the MSM and the FR Rubio haters get rid of Marco, who's next? Trump? Cruz?

Will the FR Rubio and Trump supporters align with the MSM and attack Cruz and drive him out of the picture?

And now that both Rubio and Cruz have been eliminated, will their FR supporters fall in line with the MSM and attempt to take down Trump?

And after all is said and done and the FReeperati and the MSM have successfully demonized our three top contenders, who is left?

[conservativesister]

I never knew Rush played games, I thought he was a straight shooter, but for him to prop up Rubio, it certainly goes against the grain.

Rubio can’t be trusted, he is all about Rubio and how he can make more money to have a better life style.

[Carriage Hill]

Bookmark.

[poconopundit]

...Rush has defended each of these guys at different times for different things.

Yes, this is what I believe.

Rush's business model wins if he keeps the Republican nomination process as long as possible.   It's good for his business.   As a soon as a candidate is selected, there's less reason to listen to him till the general election rolls around.

And I'm sure the SuperPACs etc. have contributed money to Rush's show.   So Rush wants to do good for those advertisers.

Not sure if Trump's campaign is buying ads, but regardless, Trump is "paying" Rush with tremendous publicity through occasional public praise.  This, in turn, has made Rush Limbaugh's opinions more acceptable to the public at large.

But I don't think there's some conspiracy going on.  That's my read.

[Enlightened1]

Rubio = Establishment Rat

Rubio is for Amnesty

Rubio is for TPP. He's all about rigged trade agreements. Although he is dodging it. Rubio voted for the TPA that gives POTUS the fast track to the TPP.

Rubio is for Big Government

Rubio is for war in Syria

Rubio believes is wobbly on Climate Change. Meaning he will cave.

Rubio believes in wobbly on Common Core

Rubio is part of the Gang of 8

DO NOT TRUST RUBIO. He's a Rat!

[Bridesheadfan]

Rush is losing it. He’s proving himself to be more irrelevant by the day.

[odawg]

Rush claimed that the governors can’t say that Obama wants to cripple the United States because they have worked with Obama.

Then Rush says that Cruz and Rubio are the only two who will say that about Obama because they have not worked with Obama.

Well, Rush has to practice a bit of deception to further that narrative. The deception comes in the form of neglecting to remind his listeners that Cruz and Rubio voted for the Obama agenda and worked for Obama when both voted for TPA and the Corker bill. Rubio also voted with Obama when he voted for the last budget bill.

So that begs the obvious question: Are Cruz and Rubio working for the downfall of the United States?

[odawg]

“Rush is losing it.”

Friday Rush stated unequivocally that the Panthers would win the Super Bowl.

Today, he started off, said he had called it, that it would be a game of defense.

Everyone had been saying that for two weeks.

Has he become so petty to think that we think that he can see into the future?

[montag813]

Queue Fonzie jumping the shark. I am done with Rush. Will never tune in again...ever.