Limbaugh: Good or bad for the Republican party?

Is Limbaugh good or bad for the Republican party?

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#26
#26
BigPapaVol said:
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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What exactly is a "senseless social conservative"
 
#28
#28
BigPapaVol said:
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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I appreciate that you don't identify with RL, and that your friends don't, either. And no I cannot prove that "real" conservatives" distance themselves from him, or that "real" Republicans don't listen to him for guidance.

But take a look at the voting in this poll. Take a look at some of the posts. What is interesting to me is that he's getting votes as the head of the party, but not necessarily that much aritculated support here in the thread (some, but not as much as votes would suggest).

I think that what you are overlooking is that RL is an indulgence, a bit of a guilty pleasure, for many Republicans (I won't say most, or even a significant portion, just "many"). Limbaugh says what a lot of them are afraid to say for fear of having to back it up. RL has the microphone. He answers to no one he doesn't want to.

But you go to a party and even very conservative people don't go around loudly procaliming that an NFL game is like watching the Bloods and the Crips. They'd be embarrassed to say that.

RL seems to be their outlet for those more sinister thoughts and comments. May be why he is so popular.
 
#29
#29
if you had some options that weren't ridiculous perhaps you would have gotten a more representative result in your poll. i know hundreds of conservatives and i live in los angeles where everyone drives and listens to the radio. i don't know a single person that listens to rush.
 
#31
#31
lawgator1 said:
I appreciate that you don't identify with RL, and that your friends don't, either. And no I cannot prove that "real" conservatives" distance themselves from him, or that "real" Republicans don't listen to him for guidance.

But take a look at the voting in this poll. Take a look at some of the posts. What is interesting to me is that he's getting votes as the head of the party, but not necessarily that much aritculated support here in the thread (some, but not as much as votes would suggest).

I think that what you are overlooking is that RL is an indulgence, a bit of a guilty pleasure, for many Republicans (I won't say most, or even a significant portion, just "many"). Limbaugh says what a lot of them are afraid to say for fear of having to back it up. RL has the microphone. He answers to no one he doesn't want to.

But you go to a party and even very conservative people don't go around loudly procaliming that an NFL game is like watching the Bloods and the Crips. They'd be embarrassed to say that.
RL seems to be their outlet for those more sinister thoughts and comments. May be why he is so popular.
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He never said this.
 
#32
#32
volfanjustin said:
He never said this.
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Yes he did -- he admits it: NFL Bloods and Crips, Explained: It Was All About Love of the Game

Now, he's got an explanation. Says it wasn't about race, it was about some of the players having criminal records, and then he blathers on about supporting their right to play again, etc., etc.

Its up to you as to whether you buy that rather tortured explanation, or whether he was talking race. I think it's pretty obvious he was talking about race. But in any event you are dead wrong if you claim he did not make that remark.
 
#33
#33
how is it obvious he was talking about race? obviously he was talking about the number of thugs in the nfl. are you racist enough to really think only thugs can be black?
 
#34
#34
volfanjustin said:
Ok. But what is a social conservative lunatic?
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It's the idiotic right trying to legislate morality into people's lives or trying to tell them that this country was based in religion, hence they should be fine swallowing it down at public outings and events.
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#35
#35
lawgator1 said:
Yes he did -- he admits it: NFL Bloods and Crips, Explained: It Was All About Love of the Game

Now, he's got an explanation. Says it wasn't about race, it was about some of the players having criminal records, and then he blathers on about supporting their right to play again, etc., etc.

Its up to you as to whether you buy that rather tortured explanation, or whether he was talking race. I think it's pretty obvious he was talking about race. But in any event you are dead wrong if you claim he did not make that remark.
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Ok my bad I missed that, its hard to keep with all the lies told about him. But that is how to tell when you all don't have an arguement any more, just call a conservative a racist.

Have you been appointed the attack Rush czar?
 
#36
#36
BigPapaVol said:
It's the idiotic right trying to legislate morality into people's lives or trying to tell them that this country was based in religion, hence they should be fine swallowing it down at public outings and events.
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Do you consider, Hannity or Rush "lunatics"
 
#37
#37
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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I agree, he is certainly no Republican. Hell, didn't he shun the party years ago?

As for my vote, I am sure some of you that like him have at least half a brain...

Except you MG

:)
 
#38
#38
lawgator1 said:
Yes he did -- he admits it: NFL Bloods and Crips, Explained: It Was All About Love of the Game

Now, he's got an explanation. Says it wasn't about race, it was about some of the players having criminal records, and then he blathers on about supporting their right to play again, etc., etc.

Its up to you as to whether you buy that rather tortured explanation, or whether he was talking race. I think it's pretty obvious he was talking about race. But in any event you are dead wrong if you claim he did not make that remark.
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you've got to be kidding me. how is it about race? do you realize how many of those guys are thugs? LG, do everyone a favor and stfu
 
#39
#39
lawgator1 said:
Yes he did -- he admits it: NFL Bloods and Crips, Explained: It Was All About Love of the Game

Now, he's got an explanation. Says it wasn't about race, it was about some of the players having criminal records, and then he blathers on about supporting their right to play again, etc., etc.

Its up to you as to whether you buy that rather tortured explanation, or whether he was talking race. I think it's pretty obvious he was talking about race. But in any event you are dead wrong if you claim he did not make that remark.
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The Modern Day Democrats:If we dont have a retort, we always have an ace in the hole, The Race Card
 
#40
#40
BigPapaVol said:
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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James Carville would eat her alive.
 
#41
#41
lawgator1 said:
Yes he did -- he admits it: NFL Bloods and Crips, Explained: It Was All About Love of the Game

Now, he's got an explanation. Says it wasn't about race, it was about some of the players having criminal records, and then he blathers on about supporting their right to play again, etc., etc.

Its up to you as to whether you buy that rather tortured explanation, or whether he was talking race. I think it's pretty obvious he was talking about race. But in any event you are dead wrong if you claim he did not make that remark.
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Droski hit on this but perhaps he is just being very direct in saying that a large portion of the players that make up the NFL are thugs and perpetuate that lifestyle.

He may not be PC but it is a belief that is held by many people, both casual observers and fans of the NFL. It can be construed as a racial comment but just as easily it can be construed as a comment on a portion of the players in the NFL having nothing to do with race.
 
#42
#42
volfanjustin said:
Do you consider, Hannity or Rush "lunatics"
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I do, and I also consider people like Olbermann and Maddow nutbags as well. All these commentators are just out to make a buck anyway, and will say anything to increase their ratings.
 
#44
#44
rjd970 said:
I do, and I also consider people like Olbermann and Maddow nutbags as well. All these commentators are just out to make a buck anyway, and will say anything to increase their ratings.
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and it's just that Rush has been the absolute best at it for a long time (and got rich off it). They're entertainers
 
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