Rush Limbaugh Goes Full Nutter - The Most Illogical Pretzel Argument Ever Presented

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | 2-25-2016 | sundance

[smoothsailing]

I know from the comments section many people have discussed how bizarre the recent ravings of Rush Limbaugh have become. However, I had not spent time listening to them, until this happened.

As far as I can tell this was actually broadcast by Rush Limbaugh yesterday. To say he’s contracted a viral strain of election cycle cognitive dissonance would be a severe understatement. Listen to this logic:

I know from the comments section many people have discussed how bizarre the recent ravings of Rush Limbaugh have become. However, I had not spent time listening to them, until this happened.

As far as I can tell this was actually broadcast by Rush Limbaugh yesterday. To say he’s contracted a viral strain of election cycle cognitive dissonance would be a severe understatement. Listen to this logic:

If Ted Cruz wants to win he’s got to focus exclusively on attacking Trump. Why? Because Cruz has to realize Marco Rubio is not going to drop out. If Rubio is not going to drop out, Rubio is not the obstacle – Trump is…

See if you can follow this logic. Marco Rubio is not going to leave the race, therefore it is the better course to attack the stronger frontrunner because, well, according to the Limbaugh logic, Trump winning in all the contests must mean he is positioned to leave the race – or something.

Seriously, this is what Rush Limbaugh is presenting to his audience. This makes absolutely ZERO sense. This is completely nonsensical. This is epic level moonbattery.

What makes Limbaugh think Donald Trump, a candidate who has won three consecutive resounding victories, is less disposed to staying in the presidential race than a freshman senator who has won absolutely no primary contests?

…And if Trump is no less committed to exit, then how does it make more sense to spend time trying to eliminate the stronger of the two candidate options?

We have heard rumors there are times when ineffective “gaslighting” can lead to absolutely insane expressions of logic. It would appear this rumor is profoundly true.

People pay this guy to hear this stuff?

[Theophilus]

Thanks for playing Trumpsters.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Accuracy in listening, try it sometime.

Or he can just apply for a job at Media Matters

[j.argese]

Rush per usual = 1st grade analytical skills. Apologies to the 1st graders.

[jeffersondem]

“What makes Limbaugh think Donald Trump, a candidate who has won three consecutive resounding victories, is less disposed to staying in the presidential race than a freshman senator who has won absolutely no primary contests?”

The important point is that Trump - and his New York City values - is no good for our Republic.

Further, Cruz is the only candidate that has the courage and intellectual firepower to oppose Trump. Rubio walks on his tip toes to avoid drawing Trump's ire. The other two remaining R candidates are not factors. Well, Carson still has some guilt/pity vote.

[iontheball]

Major Fail. This wasn’t Rush’s argument.
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Presumably Ben Shapiro's position. Lot's of free advice flying around by those who have little to lose by bleacher quarterbacks. Frankly, this is beneath Shapiro.

[detch]

sundance — zero credibility.

[traderrob6]

I don’t go to the site. I’m exposed to their Trumpnutterspiel on a daily basis on this very forum.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Oh Sundance strikes again... mentally challenged.

[Fantasywriter]

I have been reading articles on The ConservativeTreehouse for four years. How much time have you spent reading and analyzing the site’s content?

[Night Hides Not]

How much time have you spent reading articles on The ConservstiveTreehouse site?

Leaving FR for another site is often a poor choice. Not all are as bad as the Treehouse, thankfully.

If my wife ever comes to me with a request to start a thread based on an article from CT, we'll have to have a "discussion."

[HarleyLady27]

classic answers from the ‘india cruz bots’ phone and computer banks set up discredit this site and others...

If you getting paid, you need to find a better rate of pay, this one your working at isn’t cutting it...

[smoothsailing]

It’s an opinion piece, couldn’t you figure that out?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Sundance is a moonbat.

Is this article an attempt at claiming that it takes a moonbat to know a moonbat?

[Fantasywriter]

So you’re an expert on a site you’ve never read.

What did Sundance write about pre-Trump? The site has been active since 2011. Surely, since you’re an expert, you can cite content that predates Trump.

[bigbob]

What a sheltered life you live!

[traderrob6]

It’s an opinion piece predacated on an clueless interpretation of misrepresented fact.

[OKSooner]

It’s been pointed out around here somewhere that this “Sundance” character, writing for The Conservative Treehouse, is... just some dude. There is more detail somewhere...

[Political Junkie Too]

I for one don't understand the "logic" of attacking your weaker opponents in the race. Common sense would tell you, if you want to win, you try to take out those who are in front of you, not those behind.

I think Mark Levin had it right yesterday. Ted Cruz is being squeezed.

Trump is going after Cruz because Cruz voters would go to him if Cruz drops out, not to Rubio. Trump fears the split vote that could enable a brokered convention.

Rubio is going after Cruz because Cruz is in front of him. If Rubio takes out Cruz, then it becomes a direct match-up between him and Trump. This is the GOPe's only chance, so the thinking goes.

I think that Cruz doesn't have a chance to overtake Trump anymore, and should drop out now and let Trump grow his lead to protect against a brokered convention. Besides, Rubio is young and inexperienced, has the Gang of 8 collaboration and a history of absenteeism against him, and is likely to be easy fodder for Trump.

-PJ

[Yaelle]

It’s hard for me to comment because I can’t listen to Rush any more (can’t get his stations here since he switched) and I don’t think about putting him on my phone on I heart radio. Seems dumb to do in the car.

However, I usually am right next to Rush on every election, even when we both are flailing for short times for the best candidate, I can always tell that rush is about where I am. Strange that he is against Trump so much.

Strange that he would read the Shapiro article and not rail against it. When he reads articles, it is either pointedly to disagree, or subtly to agree but be able to backtrack and say he never said that, he was just reading an article. Well, he chooses which articles to read.

The Shapiro argument is really bad. If you like Ted Cruz, it’s SERIOUSLY bad. Cruz can’t pull it off without sounding like a jealous aunt who needs to get laid. Sorry. But that is what he will come off as if he goes hard against Trump tonight. It will fall short and increase the public’s impression that he is a mean, lying weiner.

If Rush likes Cruz and has ANY sense of the country and this election, he will realize that Cruz’s campaign made some mistakes, and he is not fully ready for a successful presidential run. However, he is a true blue conservative, and he is smart and articulate. He just needs more time to mature, and eight years can do a lot for the man. He can run again. His best strategy tonight and any other debate night is to come out strong against Hillary and Obama. Be smart, be classy. Leave us wanting more Cruz when he leaves the race.

I do not know what Rush has against Trump. Rush used to chuckle that he wouldn’t run for President because he couldn’t take the pay cut. Well, that does show us that Rush would not sacrifice anything for us. Trump decided the country was worth the sacrifice, and getting it back for his kids and grandkids was worth it too. Rush at his height COULD HAVE done this. Him at the debates would have been a sight to see. Rush literally told us we weren’t worth the pay cut. So I think Rush has his nose out of joint that another wealthy fellow with multiple wives DID show more patriotism than Rush claims to have.

[jennychase]

Rush is back on oxycodone.