Limbaugh: Good or bad for the Republican party?

Is Limbaugh good or bad for the Republican party?

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lawgator1

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On my way to lunch, turned on the radio and caught about five minutes of Limbaugh. He was reading some entry from Politico, about how he was the "strongest voice" and the "leader" of the Republican party.

Naturally, he was not disagreeing with that characterization. Obviously, Obama is the current face of the Democratic party, its leader. Is Limbaugh really the leader of the Republican party? And if he is, is that a good thing?

I think he is the face of the Republican party if for no other reason than that no one else is stepping up to the plate.

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Bad for the party currently. However, he is going to be a valuable launching pad for some future Repub. Someone who will knock him down without losing his audience.
 
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lawgator1 said:
On my way to lunch, turned on the radio and caught about five minutes of Limbaugh. He was reading some entry from Politico, about how he was the "strongest voice" and the "leader" of the Republican party.

Naturally, he was not disagreeing with that characterization. Obviously, Obama is the current face of the Democratic party, its leader. Is Limbaugh really the leader of the Republican party? And if he is, is that a good thing?

I think he is the face of the Republican party if for no other reason than that no one else is stepping up to the plate.
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I think he's the face LG. I don't think anyone else holds as much clout with the conservatives as he does.

As far as it being a good thing, it would depend if your middle of the road and how far right you lean.

I tune in a couple of times a day. I always have my pen and pad of paper to take notes. One never knows when Democratic Secret Operatives might invade your home turf. I've never had to use a pencil for my note taking. Rush has never been wrong. :salute:
 
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RockyTopVol said:
I think he's the face LG. I don't think anyone else holds as much clout with the conservatives as he does.

As far as it being a good thing, it would depend if your middle of the road and how far right you lean.

I tune in a couple of times a day. I always have my pen and pad of paper to take notes. One never knows when Democratic Secret Operatives might invade your home turf. I've never had to use a pencil for my note taking. Rush has never been wrong. :salute:
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Certainly not if you ask him.
 
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It's hard to say who the face of the republican party is since they don't have a leader in the white house, which is why you can currently claim Obama. However, prior to his election I don't think he would have been considered the leader of the democratic party. That "honor" would have probably been bestowed on either Bill or Hillary.

For me, the leader of the republican party is still Reagan.
 
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Traditionally, one would look to the prior candidate, McCain, especially because he is still in the Senate. But, he's attacked so much by the further right elements of his own party. Certainly RL and others have shown a lack of respect for him, if not occassionally outright contempt.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Traditionally, one would look to the prior candidate, McCain, especially because he is still in the Senate. But, he's attacked so much by the further right elements of his own party. Certainly RL and others have shown a lack of respect for him, if not occassionally outright contempt.
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If that's the case, I would take Rush Limbaugh over John Kerry... or Gore, or Dukakis, or Mondale. Not sure you would really want to claim any of them as the leader for the democratic party.
 
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Not enough choices.

So how about Yes, he's the face of the party and from my perspective that's a very good thing. Hope he remains to be so. I actually keep waiting on Him to run for president, it would be great for the Repub...., errr Democratic Party.
 
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orangeblooded2 said:
Not enough choices.

So how about Yes, he's the face of the party and from my perspective that's a very good thing. Hope he remains to be so. I actually keep waiting on Him to run for president, it would be great for the Repub...., errr Democratic Party.
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Originally, Option 1 read like that, almost word for word, but the machine kicked it back as apparently each option limited to 100 characters.
 
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If we as conservatives have to rely on talk radio to get our points across for us, we are in deep trouble. I am a conservative, but I am neither a Republican or Democrat because both parties have failed us and it's time to start over.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
If we as conservatives have to rely on talk radio to get our points across for us, we are in deep trouble. I am a conservative, but I am neither a Republican or Democrat because both parties have failed us and it's time to start over.
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It's a shame more people can't make this distinction.
 
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Can't we just vote "I ignore Rush Limbaugh because he is a blithering idiot, and no one with half a brain actually takes the self-serving prick seriously. Therefore, he can only be good or bad if the party leaders are actually dumb enough to make him their champion?"

There, that's my vote.
 
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as someone who's actually listened to Limbaugh for more than 5 minutes, I think Rush would be insulted to be considered the head of the GOP, or even the face of it. The people who don't like Rush and who don't like republicans will never possess the intellectual honesty to separate the two.
 
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Rush is the face of conservatism. There is not a face of the party. Its probably a little to early for the party to really have a face or front runner. Obama maybe the best fundraiser for the GOP though.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
people can. LG can't distinguish between conservatives, Republicans, Limbaugh or Limbaugh listeners. The act it tired and almost pitiful.
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i agree, he's obsessed with Rush like he was Palin. i've lost a lot of respect for LG lately. he's turning into a cry baby like most democrats
 
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emainvol said:
Can't we just vote "I ignore Rush Limbaugh because he is a blithering idiot, and no one with half a brain actually takes the self-serving prick seriously. Therefore, he can only be good or bad if the party leaders are actually dumb enough to make him their champion?"

There, that's my vote.
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Interestingly, there are millions of regular listeners who take their cues from him. Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, and Fox News generally frequently cite him and defend him when he is criticized.

Goes to show you what kind of people they are, right?


MG1968 said:
as someone who's actually listened to Limbaugh for more than 5 minutes, I think Rush would be insulted to be considered the head of the GOP, or even the face of it. The people who don't like Rush and who don't like republicans will never possess the intellectual honesty to separate the two.
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He seemed to relish in it yesterday.


BigPapaVol said:
people can. LG can't distinguish between conservatives, Republicans, Limbaugh or Limbaugh listeners. The act it tired and almost pitiful.
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You draw the distinction, as do many others. My point is that there are a lot of conservatives who clearly do not draw that distinction and closely identify RL with being a Republican.

You guys try to dismiss this by blithely proclaiming, "but he's not." Well, it seems that many people do not agree with you and of course itsnot an objective thing. You cannot prove he is or is not the face of the party -- you can only surmise how other people view him.

And right now a large number of people -- Republicans --- appear to think of him as the guy out on point right now.


Vol Mania 21 said:
i agree, he's obsessed with Rush like he was Palin. i've lost a lot of respect for LG lately. he's turning into a cry baby like most democrats
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Somehow, I'll live.
 
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lawgator1 said:
You draw the distinction, as do many others. My point is that there are a lot of conservatives who clearly do not draw that distinction and closely identify RL with being a Republican.

You guys try to dismiss this by blithely proclaiming, "but he's not." Well, it seems that many people do not agree with you and of course itsnot an objective thing. You cannot prove he is or is not the face of the party -- you can only surmise how other people view him.

And right now a large number of people -- Republicans --- appear to think of him as the guy out on point right now.
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your Joe Sixpack style feel for every man is growing equally stale. Underselling the typical conservative makes you look silly, since you clearly know nothing about them.

Talk about the senseless social conservatives all you'd like, but you have no idea about the remainder.

You can beat up Coulter for her schtick, but don't pretend that she can't run mental circles around the idiots on the left. She has spent a lot of time on NE campuses making those lunatics look stupid. I'll take her or George Will in a battle of wits with anyone the left has to offer.
 
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