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rushlimbaugh ^ | 6/4/2002 | Rush Limbaugh

[jla]

LMAO Tell me are you a Bircher?

No, when asked I reply that I'm a 'Reagan-Conservative'.

Just curious, Texas...In '79 who'd you vote for in the Republican primaries?
(That was a rhetorical question, I'm pretty confident I know the answer.)

[Texasforever]

Just curious, Texas...In '79 who'd you vote for in the Republican primaries? (That was a rhetorical question, I'm pretty confident I know the answer.)

I supported Reagan the MAN from the get go, not the myth. If you want to debate Reagan with me you had better do your homework.

[billybudd]

Here's what's wrong with your statement:
1. You assume that any criticism of Bush indicates that the critic voted for some other candidate. This is obviously wrong, since Bush's critics are far more than 1%.
2. You assume that a vote for a particular candidate invalidates someone's ideas, regardless of their merit.
3. You assume that a horribly unsuccessful candidate is necessarily wrong. Remember, the vast majority of the people in this country are ignorant liberals, regardless of Bush's 80% rating. You are also in a small minority.
Rather than making fun of people with nonsensical statements, why not try responding intelligently?

[F16Fighter]

"What a turd [Rush is]."

You people who question the integrity of Rush are a joke.

Limbaugh, who almost single-handedly dredged shell-shocked conservatives and the GOP out of the political cemetary 10 years ago, is now considered a "turd" because he dissents with Dubya now and then?

My loyalty, just as Rush's loyalty is to principle. NOT personality. Period.

[F16Fighter]

"Ronald Reagan would tell you, if he could, that GW Bush is his ideological clone."

The man's been in office a mere year and the half, and already he's the second coming of George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, AND a Ronald Reagan "clone" to boot??

[Texasforever]

Limbaugh, who almost single-handedly dredged shell-shocked conservatives and the GOP out of the political cemetary 10 years ago, is now considered a "turd" because he dissents with Dubya now and then?

Oh come on. Rush rode Clinton's coattails from a local AM station to national prominence. There is nothing wrong with that but Clinton was to Rush like mother's milk is to a baby. He is just keeping the heat and anger going until the next democrat wins. Rush is very good at what he does but torch bearer for the "cause" is NOT part of it.

[CyberAnt]

"there was a far greater dislike and disgust with the Clinton administration among the general population than we ever knew"

I think Rush knew, because he said that 1 year after Clinton was impeached, the poll numbers that the dems touted so proudly had totally reversed. At impeachment, the polls supposedly said 75% of the public did not want Clinton removed from office. However, 1 year later, 75% of the public felt he should have been removed.

If you look at the President's numbers, at 76% ... to me it says the 75% of the public is still in the right corner.

This also reinforces my theory of why the dems cannot get anything to stick to Bush; people don't trust the dems because they lied about Clinton and his mess.

[jla]

If you want to debate Reagan with me you had better do your homework.

Can you tell me tax increase Reagan did not sign?

Debate's over...Me, & The Gipper, win.

[Texasforever]

The man's been in office a mere year and the half, and already he's the second coming of George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, AND a Ronald Reagan "clone" to boot??

And Reagan was not Reagan untl given the chance. Reagan defended Social Security as the best thing FDR, a president he voted for 4 times, did, Bush is trying to privatize it, Reagan only threatened the Soviets with "Star Wars" Bush is actually implementing it, Reagan only seriously mentioned abortion in his campaigns and NEVR conceded life begins at conception, Bush has. The list goes on and on. The ONLY thing Ronald Reagan did in 8 years that Bush has not done in 17 months is to raise taxes. Bush has followed the Reagan model of governance closer that Reagan himself and in many areas with better results.

[F16Fighter]

"Rush is very good at what he does, but torch-bearer for the "cause" is NOT part of it."

Are you kidding?? Rush was THE straw that stirred the GOP's drink for years.

And when the time comes that Dubya eventually get slammed by the Dems and the media, I suppose all the SOS calls will be fired out to Rush to "help put a band-aid on the boo-boo"...

[Texasforever]

If it is BS then I would assume you can "educate" me?

[jla]

And Reagan was not Reagan untl given the chance. Reagan defended Social Security as the best thing FDR, a president he voted for 4 times, did, Bush is trying to privatize it, Reagan only threatened the Soviets with "Star Wars" Bush is actually implementing it, Reagan only seriously mentioned abortion in his campaigns and NEVR conceded life begins at conception, Bush has. The list goes on and on. The ONLY thing Ronald Reagan did in 8 years that Bush has not done in 17 months is to raise taxes. Bush has followed the Reagan model of governance closer that Reagan himself and in many areas with better results.

No need to address the absurdity of your remarks, the evidence against them is outstanding & readily available.

Is Murrysville in Texas by any chance?

[jla]

If it is BS then I would assume you can "educate" me?

Sure thing, we'll start here:

[Texasforever]

Are you kidding?? Rush was THE straw that stirred the GOP's drink for years.

Yeah and he made millions doing it. Rush was never political at all until he saw a market for being the voice of conservatism. He provided a great service and is very well compensated for it. I am not slamming Rush, I am just pointing out that he used Clinton to go from a wannabe sports announcer to national "spokesman for the conservative cause". You will notice that his "criticism" of Bush coincides with the heat he was getting for the interminable cigar and golf shows. He needed heat and he has created it. That is good business and I don't fault him for it.

[altair]

There are some things you can criticize President Reagan for, but these are not two of them.

Can you name a budget that Reagan signed that did not increase spending.

This isn't fair. All of President Reagan's budgets were gleefully declared Dead On Arrival in Congress. The budgets he signed originated from the Democrat congress. Things could have been different if Bob Dole hadn't been a spineless weasel as Senate Majority & Minority leader.

Can you tell me a law that Reagan got repealed?

Not any off the top of my head, however, he made a good start at it. The total number of Federal regulations went down over his term. He was also able to slash a significant portion of the Internal Revenue Code (the 1982 income tax rate reduction).

For someone working with a hostile Congress and a hostile press for 8 years, and a hostile Senate for 6 years he did a remarkable job.

[Texasforever]

No need to address the absurdity of your remarks, the evidence against them is outstanding & readily available.

IOW you have nothing to fall back on. LMAO

[america-rules]

"President Reagan got things done, internationally and economically."

Reagan also grew the federal budget 46%
He advanced many, many wacko enviro laws
He gave the lowest military pay raises in 100 years
He made deals he had to make the same as Bush is doing

[billybudd]

You are no intelligent enough to speak on this subject...

Oops - I guess you're not either. Perhaps you should check your spelling, particularly when insulting someone else's intelligence.

[F16Fighter]

Some of your points are well taken. Though it is still early in GW's administration to fairly compare and contrast his and RR's accomplishments...

However, some of Dubya's national security policies seriously lacking. For some of the so-called "Bush-bashers", as with Rush, our only sin is in disagreeing with ANY policy position Dubya has taken.

Is that really a good thing?