The most influential conservative in America has come out on the side of John Boehner.
Rush Limbaugh used his hit radio show Monday to defend House Republican Leader John Boehner against hits from the press and the White House.
Limbaugh’s backing came as a comfort to Boehner allies…
… because the race-baiting hate radio mogul is basically in charge of the Republican Party, and they know it.
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Four More Tears Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:20:29am |
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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:25:16am |
Only the impure at heart, I have heard that it leads to adulterous behavior...
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Charles Johnson Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:27:35am |
At least now we can say Rush Limbaugh actually supports at least one person of color. (Orange.)
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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:28:18am |
He still rants about the "Democrat Party". Shall we start talking about the "Republic Party"?
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Stanghazi Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:29:41am |
With the teabagger candidates, Boehner is almost a moderate. (hell no!)
Ha! It's very very twisted.
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HappyWarrior Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:32:07am |
re: #4 Charles
At least now we can say Rush Limbaugh actually supports at least one person of color. (Orange.)
Boehner-Random Oompa Loompa in 2012!
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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:32:24am |
Did he not say he will not necessarily fight tooth and nail to preserve the Bush tax cuts? That is pure RINO!!!
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Fozzie Bear Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:40:39am |
The top 1% of income represented 23% of the total aggregate income of all Americans in 2007, and the top 1/10 of 1% represented 11% of the aggregate income of all Americans in the same year. I would speculate that the numbers remain as high or higher at present, though the data is incomplete for 2008 to the present. Time will tell.
I don't get how anyone could argue that the deficit is unsustainably high, and simultaneously argue that it makes fiscal sense for the top 1% to retain the Bush tax cuts. Spending does need to be trimmed, but that's not only thing that needs to be done to address long term deficits. Taxation is also part of the solution.
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Obdicut Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:42:40am |
re: #9 Fozzie Bear
Some people honestly believe that tax cuts always produce more tax revenue.
They don't believe in a Laffer Curve, but a Laffer Line.
It's weird.
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Vambo Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:44:53am |
STOP SPENDING!!!!*
*but give us more tax cuts, more Medicare, create jobs, stop illegal immigration, exclude military spending from the budget, tax cuts, and more tax cuts.
That's not too much to ask, right?
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Fozzie Bear Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:49:10am |
re: #10 Obdicut
Some people honestly believe that tax cuts always produce more tax revenue.
They don't believe in a Laffer Curve, but a Laffer Line.
It's weird.
It's just part of the larger trend of rejecting science. In this case, the science of economics. I.e., the General Theory.
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_RememberTonyC Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:50:56am |
re: #4 Charles
At least now we can say Rush Limbaugh actually supports at least one person of color. (Orange.)
Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell are two people twhose ideas he has always championed.
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garhighway Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:55:54am |
re: #9 Fozzie Bear
The top 1% of income represented 23% of the total aggregate income of all Americans in 2007, and the top 1/10 of 1% represented 11% of the aggregate income of all Americans in the same year. I would speculate that the numbers remain as high or higher at present, though the data is incomplete for 2008 to the present. Time will tell.
I don't get how anyone could argue that the deficit is unsustainably high, and simultaneously argue that it makes fiscal sense for the top 1% to retain the Bush tax cuts. Spending does need to be trimmed, but that's not only thing that needs to be done to address long term deficits. Taxation is also part of the solution.
Again with the facts.
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Fozzie Bear Tue, Sep 14, 2010 10:02:01am |
re: #11 Vambo
STOP SPENDING!!!*
*but give us more tax cuts, more Medicare, create jobs, stop illegal immigration, exclude military spending from the budget, tax cuts, and more tax cuts.
That's not too much to ask, right?
It has been a long time since "conservative" economic policy has been anything even remotely resembling actually conservative.
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Obdicut Tue, Sep 14, 2010 10:03:32am |
re: #15 Fozzie Bear
It has been a long time since "conservative" economic policy has been anything even remotely resembling actually conservative.
There appear to be a huge number of people in the GOP who don't understand that Voodoo Economics didn't mean they were magically delicious, or, you know, worked.
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Sol Berdinowitz Tue, Sep 14, 2010 10:16:30am |
It's an American Ideology Thing: taxes are bad, so cutting them is good.
There is also a residual Reagan-era belief that the money that people save in tax cuts will be reinvested in the economy, which might have made sense in the 80's, but in todays globalized economy, investment follows the highest returns, which are more often overseas.
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ClaudeMonet Tue, Sep 14, 2010 11:13:27am |
re: #13 _RememberTonyC
Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell are two people twhose ideas he has always championed.
Has anyone told Rush that Williams and Sowell aren't white?
re: #11 Vambo
STOP SPENDING!!!*
*but give us more tax cuts, more Medicare, create jobs, stop illegal immigration, exclude military spending from the budget, tax cuts, and more tax cuts.
That's not too much to ask, right?
You forgot "abolish all abortion regardless of reason" and "stop taxing tanning salons".
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ClaudeMonet Tue, Sep 14, 2010 11:15:18am |
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Boehner-Random Oompa Loompa in 2012!
Sweet Jesus Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
The two alums of my college currently in Congress are Boehner and Bunning. That's bad enough, but after Bunning retires this fall, the average intelligence won't rise!
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_RememberTonyC Tue, Sep 14, 2010 12:13:59pm |
re: #18 ClaudeMonet
Has anyone told Rush that Williams and Sowell aren't white?
rush is losing his hearing, not his eyesight. both sowell and williams have guest hosted his show, so presumably he has seen them :)
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palomino Tue, Sep 14, 2010 12:29:02pm |
re: #20 _RememberTonyC
Before giving Limbaugh credit for knowing a few black people, one should take a look at this list of fucked up racist comments he's made over the years.
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Charles Johnson Tue, Sep 14, 2010 1:13:40pm |
Also see:
Rush Limbaugh in His Own Words
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_RememberTonyC Tue, Sep 14, 2010 1:38:13pm |
re: #22 Charles
Also see:
Rush Limbaugh in His Own Words
no argument on this, but in fairness I thought it would show the blog's credibility if I responded to your number 4 comment with some facts. I have abandoned rush completely in recent years and am in the process of using CNN much more than FOX news. Although I still pay attention to FNC on occasion.
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