{"id":1342,"date":"2009-07-26T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2009-07-26T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T03:24:00","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-rush-limbaugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1342","title":{"rendered":"All You Need To Know About Rush Limbaugh"},"content":{"rendered":"

In another in a series of Fox News PR events for Republican dickwads, Greta Van Susteren hosted Rush Limbaugh<\/a>, giving him two days of airtime on her show. There is a great deal of inane banter to be mined from this auto-neurotic strokefest, but I’ll just focus on one brief segment wherein Van Susteren sought to ascertain Limbaugh’s preference for President in 2012:<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: But not in terms of horse race. I’m looking at who do you sort of, from an ideology point of view, do you think is the smartest or best candidate in your mind now?<\/span><\/p>\n

LIMBAUGH: Well, that’s — I don’t want to answer that criteria, smartest and best. I’m looking right now at who can win.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That about says it all. Limbaugh, and the Republican establishment, is unconcerned with intelligence or qualifications. They just want any old douchebag who can pull in some votes. That would explain George W. Bush back in 2000. It would likewise explain Sarah Palin who, as it turns out, is the candidate that Limbaugh singles out for her ability to excite audiences and frighten Democrats.<\/p>\n

For the record, there isn’t a Republican on the horizon that would thrill me more as their candidate in 2012 than Sarah Palin. In fact, a Palin\/Steele ticket would be a dream come true. I’m not sure who Limbaugh thinks is afraid of her. Every Democrat I know is praying for her to be the nominee. The only thing I’m afraid of is that she’ll flame out before the campaign gets started.<\/p>\n

It is notable that Van Susteren specifically requested that Limbaugh answer her question “not in terms of horse race.”<\/em> Limbaugh completely ignored that request and gave a response that centered solely on the horse race and his preference for a winning candidate over one who is smart or best suited for the job. Then this hypocrite has the gall to say that he cares about the United States and the American people. And to compound his hypocrisy he follows that up with:<\/p>\n

LIMBAUGH: “It’s not about — it’s not about personalities. It’s not about horse races. It’s about the country.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He really needs to make up his mind. First he refuses to answer a question about what is best for the country in favor of his assessment of the horse race. Then he says it isn’t about the horse race at all.<\/p>\n

And there are people who really buy this garbage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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