Posted on 05/03/2016 9:03:13 AM PDT by Hojczyk
The Republican establishment would like nothing better than for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to be the party nominee and then lose to likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Monday.
The reason, Limbaugh believes, is that GOP leaders want to drive social conservatives out of the party for good. A Cruz defeat, they think, would do just that.
The establishment believes Republicans will lose to Clinton whether they nominate Cruz or businessman Donald Trump, he said.
"Therefore, the way they're thinking is it's better to lose with Cruz, 'cause that would say forever, 'No conservative should ever get the nomination and lose in a landslide,'" Limbaugh told his radio audience. "'And take the social issues with you, by the way,' they'll say.
Republican big wigs figure there is only one Donald Trump, but there are plenty of other tea party-types to come in behind Cruz, so it's best to let him carry the GOP banner in hopes he will lose in a landslide, Limbaugh said.
"Then the establishment will be able to say, 'See? You conservatives, get the hell out. Just leave us alone. … Goldwater, Cruz, we lose in landslides!" Limbaugh said the establishment will say, "You know, you constantly tell us that our Northeastern liberal candidates like [Mitt] Romney and so forth lose? Well, so do you. Get the hell out!"
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Lyin’ Rush Limbaugh
It is painful to listen to Rush as he tries to twist himself into a human pretzel.
Wow.
I consider Trump to be far more Tea Party (revolutionary) than Cruz.
I think a Trump/Carson ticket with a Cruz Attorney General would be pretty cool. Put Carly as Sec of State, Kacisk as Sec of Treasury.
Rush been drinkin?
It’s the neo-con artists and open borders toadies who should get out, and go back to the democrat party.
I do not believe that Rush has endorsed Ted Cruz nor has he endorsed the #NeverTrump crowd. At the same time, keeping all options open, Rush has not come out strongly FOR The Donald, either.
What Rush is talking about is a whole lot of skull duggery going on out there.
Really? Millions do. Do you utter this tirade because you are mad and don’t agree with his viewpoint, or do you have an actual viewpoint that is based on something other than your disagreement with him? I think it is necessary to express your disagreement or else someone might think that you agree with him. But really, no one give’s a rat’s ass? Is that how you want to be seen on this forum, or do you not give a ‘rat’s ass’ about it either?
Trump is the true conservative.
Cruz is a pretender.
When Rush sometimes exhibits a cognitive dissonance I tend to let it go because he, like the parents I grew up with, abused drugs and such people always have lasting effects from their addictions and sometimes they’re obvious.
Yet even when the man was on Oxy, Rush was still head and shoulders above the best sober Democrat.
The conservatives to the republicans are the same as the useful idiots and gibmedats are to democrats; a means to an end and nothing more.
What is worse is the leadership of both parties consider themselves global citizens of the New Worl Order and they are having a fire sale on the American Dream to buy their way in to the filthy rich, international jet set.
Will Rush broadcast 3 hours of silence tomorrow?
Thanks. Finally an intelligent argument..the morons are in full force on this forum and only want to kill anyone that doesn’t agree with them..I agree with your and Rush’so analysis. That is why I am no longer a Republican and only will vote for conservatives who support and defend the Constitution. When I joined the military during Vietnam, I gave the oath to preserve and defend the Constitution, and I meant for the rest of my life. I did not swear to defend the Democratic or Republican Parties (sorry for repeating myself). BTW, I was .the Republican for over 40 years, including 1000’s of dollars in contributions. Never again! Except for a Constitutionalist.
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Well said.
There are a lot of people and opinions amongst those who vote for and identify with Republicans. That said, IMHO, the most consistent viewpoint of those who identify with the Republican party is that they see it as the party of individual freedom and individual rights. They see the democrats as the party of government control over our lives (tax us more, regulate us more, tell us how much money we’re allowed to keep, tell us what we can think and say etc.). This is, I think, the most important distinction between the parties, and the one that should be emphasized most. It’s also the distinction most likely to bring voters across the aisle to the Republican side.
Regarding social issues, I personally believe that there is a common theme there as well, but its also a general theme - and to me that’s good. You can’t get consensus amongst different denominations and even within denominations of Christianity, so it’s highly unlikely you are going to get total agreement on social issues within a political party.
That said, I think those who identify with the Republican party value religious freedom (e.g. the ability to say no to baking a cake you don’t want to bake, or to say you’re an atheist if that’s how you feel), protecting children from the loss of innocence, the sanctity of life (goes beyond just abortion), promoting a less vulgar society (especially public vulgarity when it’s ‘in your face’ and beyond your personal choice), personal responsibility - tempered by societal help when it is really needed, and a number of additional personal beliefs and values. There are a lot of issues that all here will not agree upon, but there is also a lot of common ground. If the ‘oust social conservatives’ goal is true (and Limbaugh probably has some good insight into this from conversations he’s had) this is a really bad choice by those running the GOP.
Thanks to Trump the party is undergoing a much needed realignment. Rush and he ilk are going to be left behind. They are yesterday’s news.
When did the New York Times release anything saying Trump was not going to build a wall or was that a proven Lie
Rush Limbuagh
Make that Rush and his ilk.
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