On Leno's Show, Limbaugh Runs Car Over Al Gore – Then Backs Up and Does It Again

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Taking the “Green Car Challenge” on Thursday night's Jay Leno Show, a svelte Rush Limbaugh -- declining to don a helmet -- hopped into the electric Ford Focus on Leno's track behind his NBC studio in Burbank, but instead of driving around the hanging cut outs of Al Gore and Ed Begley Jr., Limbaugh ran right into them.

Then, to Leno's cries of “Oh, c'mon!”, a delighted Limbaugh accepted the penalty against his time score and stopped, backed up and smashed into them again. Limbaugh's maneuvering ensured a lower score (greater time) than the three previous contestants since Leno's show debuted last week: Drew Barrymore, Al Michaels and Bob Costas.

But that didn't bother Limbaugh who afterward pumped his fists as he boasted: “It was worth it! It was worth it!”


[UPDATE: RushLimbaugh.com now has video of Limbaugh's entire Leno appearance.]

Inside the studio earlier, Limbaugh had earned hearty audience applause when he pushed back, against Leno's complaint there's too much political disagreement, by asking:

Why is it I have to give up everything I believe in for comity? Tell Obama, “no, we do not want you owning car companies; no, we do not want you running banks; no we don't want you taking over student loans and no we do not want nationalized health care!”

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Cue Chris Matthews to tell us how crazy right-wingers are going to try to run over Al Gore because of that hateful Rush Limbaugh.

 

-Ghostbuster

Good perception.

Tingle will be telling all 6 of his viewers that "See, I told you the Republicans were going to incite violence."

6?

 

Rebroadcasts to the same two viewers counts?

 

http://gjresult.com

 

So after driving that golf cart

Do they have to plug it in for 14 hours?

Until Electric cars can charge as fast as you can fuel up gasoline/diesel powered vehicles, they will NEVER replace said vehicles.

I would've ran over Gore and Begley as well..

MUAHAHA!

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

And seeing as eco-Marxists

And seeing as eco-Marxists like Gore are trying to phase out coal and have no intention of allowing for the expansion of grids or the assistance of nuclear power, one wonders how you're going to be able to charge that bag of bolts to begin with.

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."  -George Best

ELECTRIC CARS...

You know, I think way too many people take it for granted that when they plug things into a socket, that there will be power. But what the idiot eco marxists(love that term)seem to forget is that somewhere, there is a coal fire plant or a nuke plant making it possible. It works because it's supposed to work, the light comes on because it's supposed to. But with these clowns get used to rolling blackouts when the "smart-grid" RATIONS your access to energy.

BTW, those street legal golf carts that the leftist will try to force us into, NEED TO BE PLUGGED IN AT NIGHT. I will bet anything that our grid will not be able to pump out the energy needed to charge these electric cars, so people will not be able to rely on them to get to work> Thus hurting our economy even more.

 

"...How blind can you be, don't you see...

...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."  

Nightwish

As long as they are

As long as they are plugging them in at night the grid should be able to handle it.  The problem is when people start plugging them in during the day.  Imagine a hot August afternoon when the grid is already straining to supply power, and these eco weenies all plug in their golf carts.  Get ready for cascading brownouts and blackouts.  By the way, how are apartment dwellers in New York supposed to run extension cords down to their cars to recharge them?

Well, then the

Well, then the environmentalists will say we don't really NEED electric power anyway, and will come up with some kooky argument that it destroys the environment. 

Ready for candles and horse and buggies?

They'll try to stop that,

They'll try to stop that, as well.  You'll need to "kill trees" to manufacture the buggies (and the United Buggy Workers will no doubt extract their pound of flesh from the labor contract).  And don't even get started on the horse power...the PETA crowd will be all over that one.

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."  -George Best

How long will they run at

How long will they run at night when you have head lights and taillights on.

And heaven forbid if you need things like defrosters, heat/air.

HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)

Don't forget that when they

Don't forget that when they do the crap n tax, you won't be able to afford to plug them in anyway.

I'm not anti electric cars.

I'm not anti electric cars. They have their place. But they also have sever limits. In reality your just moving where you make CO2.

My problem with them is some joker trying to force me in one for an imaginary problem.

HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)

Bingo

This is my point as well, but I take it a bit further.

Virginia (I believe) is installing charging stations, to charge electric cars.  One wonders what the people will do while their car is charging for the requisite 8 - 14 hours?

Current Battery technology limits the usefulness of electric cars to fleet vehicles that travel ~40 miles a day and can be charged about every fourth day.  There's no way you could drive across the state in one, in any practical manner.  And there's no way in hell you could go cross country in one of these oversized golf carts.

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

I alternate between going 2

I alternate between going 2 weeks on a tank of gas and 2-4 tanks in a day. I can get by many days with a golf cart. But when I drive a thousand miles in a day and a half. I don't have time to stand around a recharging station.

Add a load of lumber, or tow a camper...

The idea that some idiot in the Northeast or Washington knows what I need  or is best for me is a joke.

HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)

No problem on the apartment dwellers.

 

I am getting a patent on small enclosures with bicycle driven generators inside to charge the toy car .

As long as one of the family is pedaling, the rest of the family can have a home, thus curing the homeless problem. In helping to cut inner city pollution, I'm looking for a way to collect the body heat  for heating and cooking inside the enclosures.

 

http://gjresult.com

 

I'm not so sure

If they somehow managed (this is purely hypothetical) to get every American driver to switch to an electric oversized golf cart, it would put an ENORMOUS additional load on the system.

There would be no way the current grid which is limited by the EPA, and other whacko left government agencies, could keep up with the additional demand.

Especially, if they kill clean coal and nuclear power.  (and hyrdo, they don't like that either)

There is NO WAY wind and solar can keep up with our current power demands, how could it keep up with future demand?

" By the way, how are apartment dwellers in New York supposed to run extension cords down to their cars to recharge them?"

There are alot of people in that situation, the eco-marxist answer is for them to ride public transportation.  Besides as the person below noted, when crap and trade goes through we'll be paying through the nose to charge those oversized golf carts which will create even bigger differences between the rich and poor.

IMO, that's their end game goal.  How can they sell Marxist idealogy without making people more covetous?

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

 Ford thought of that

 Ford thought of that possibility, and plans to offer optional foot pedals for the vehicle. 

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

Fred Flinstone, anyone?

The ecofreaks want to send us back to the Stone Age anyway....why not a Fred-mobile?

I hope he fails, too.

 

 

Yes! And they could offer

Yes! And they could offer those nifty leapord skin outfits Fred and Wilma liked to wear as a promotional idea. Oh oh... forgot about PETA. Another great idea down the tubes.

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

To be fair to Begley

To be fair to Begley though, at least he makes an honest effort to practice what he preaches, unlike Gore the hypocrite. 

agree

I doubt Al Gore has ever ridden a stationary bicycle to run his toaster.

                  ~~save your tea, dump congress~~

 from what we are told and

 from what we are told and what has been seen on TV yes i must agree with you.   Beagly Jr although a duche-bag, he does practice what he preaches, but my beef with him is DO NOT PREACH YOUR BS TO ME!!!!!  if you want to live like a cave man fine, but don't drag me into your cave

 

 

 

lib-think:

Male/female gender roles, especially the desire of women to be mothers, are purely social constructs.  But homosexuality - and every other sexual proclivity - are immutable, ingraned biological desires that cannot be questioned

Religion of global warming

It's not just his over the top preachiness, it's that HE WANTS TO CONTROL US. 

These tyrants aren't happy with acting "good" on their own, they want to control everyone else around them.

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

Agreed

You got to give him credit for that - at the same time, I think the guy is whacko.

Charge as Fast as you Fuel your Car

That won't happen. Not with 100Amp service to a house. Not with current battery technology. Not with our current electric generation capacity.

To see an engineering calculation on how long and how much power we need, visit: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5557#comment-519800

 

 

Not to nitpick,

but most houses constructed in the last 20-30 years have 200 amp service.  But those circuits are usually loaded up with a lot of non-essential gadgets.  I agree with your intent, though.

200 Amp

You don't get more than 15 amps out of a typical wall socket.  But if you could get all 200 amps and not blow up the car battery your charging time for 5 gallon energy equivalent would be about 61 minutes (not accounting for losses due to direct current conversion, and heat).

Now if you assume 100,000 people in a city have electric cars, and each consume about 5 gallon equivalent of power everyday, and they stagger their charging times, we would need an extra 12.5 1 gigawatt power plants to accomodate these people.

And no, you won't have a battery with an 18 gallon equivalent capacity anytime soon. The batteries are bulky and heavy and loading multiple batteries in a car is not a good idea. Nor will it reduce the additional power drain on the grid.

Large scale use of all electric cars is just not practical.

I agree

I worked through similiar math below, the thing is though,  there is NO socket that can provide the power to charge a battery as fast as you fuel a car, and even your 61 minute charge would probably give you a 40 - 50 mile range max.

 The answer is diesel. 

Diesel engines can run on ANY liquid fuel, including converting fuel from algae farms just offshore.

Combining a diesel engine with an electric generator for energy recovery is the ideal setup, and would likely easily garner 150 - 200+ mpg in a small car.

Already small cars in Europe (that probably wouldn't appeal to most Americans) like the VW Lupo get 100+ mpg and can go over 70 mph.

The larger models, like the merc and the subaru get upwards of 50 - 75 mpg without any generator recovery.  If the government granted subsidies to get people over to diesel in America, and granted subsidies for nuclear power we could end our foriegn oil dependence in under a decade.

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

I know it won't happen

That's my point.

I don't think these golf carts are the answer.  Clean running diesel engines that can run off of ANY type of flammable fuel are.  Switching to a turbo-diesel alone gives you 25 - 35% better gas mileage for the same displacement.  

Add a generator to that setup and you can double the gas mileage.  (like a smaller version of what diesel-electric locos run off of.)

The problem is the amount of power it takes to produce 1 HP.  It takes ~ 746 Watts to produce 1 HP.  To make even a small car equivalent of the amount of power in my car's maximum available power would take  119.5 KW.

For a typical 12V system that a car runs off of, it would take 9.9 Kilo Amps to produce that energy.

How could ANY current battery technology deliver that amount of power for as long as liquid fuel?

And there is no way you could charge such a battery system.  Typically for rechargeable systems you have to put in 120% of what you expect to get out.  So let's say our battery life is (this is just an example) 50,000 Amp Hours.

It would take 109,375 Amps to charge said battery in 15 minutes.

I don't think there are many houses with that kind of power delivery.....

http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com

Interesting audio from audience

Although I sometimes disagree with Rush's style, his resolve always draws my admiration.

It was a good appearance; with any luck it'll be the first of many.

Everyone seemed to enjoy it

So hey, sounds like a fun time by all accounts

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire

Pretty freakin' funny

I mean, this was a refreshing side of Rush.  His driving was hilarious on the track!

Someone get this man a TV show....NOW!

Well,

El-Rushbo had a TV show, back in the day. I don't know why, but I don't think it did too well. Besides, talk radio is the perfect medium for him. He's defined the genre and done so well and reached so many. 

 

"If al-Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love, they
better hurry, because Obama is beating them to it." -- Rush Limbaugh III

Rush was great -- but Jay,

Rush was great -- but Jay, wow, the TOTAL DISCONNECT on display.

Here's a guy who earns, what $35 million a year. Owns mansions, dozens of really expensive cars... and he's going on about people on Wall Street like he's living in Compton on food stamps?

"He's loves capitalism... BUT..." But what?

But when someone earns ten times his massive salary, suddenly THAT'S wrong?  He's okay, but that's bad?

Does he ever rail against his Hollywood pals who earn ten times what he earns? Err, NO.

Will Smith has looted over $350 millions in the past 15 tyears. BUT --- oh, that's FINE.

But boy, anyone else. That's BAD.

Get a grip Jay.

Liberal nutjobs shouting 'racist conspiracy' to anyone criticising Barack Obama are all WACKY... RACERS

Jack

That's what I thought, too.  Here's a hugely rich guy on TV telling us that guys that run corporations that employ thousands, if not tens of thousands of people are ''greedy''.  I liked the way Rush told Jay that he has more cars than Obi has ever seen and yet Obi wants to runs the companies and tell them how to do business.

Rush talked fast sometimes but he knew that he only had a very short period of time to make his points (with a possible hostile audience - which, strangely, was not).

All in all, Rush was a hoot and I laughed my buttocks off during the car track thingy.  Rush is still the best.

I absolutely

Love Rush. I don't agree with him on some issues, but most of the time? He's got it just right. I'd follow him anyday. ;)

 

"If al-Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love, they
better hurry, because Obama is beating them to it." -- Rush Limbaugh III

Rush is brilliant

because he is able to say so much in so little time.

The audience was respective and sounded like they could have been from regular ol' America - not Berkeley or L.A.

If I'd had a chance I too would have backed up to run over Algore again.

EL-RUSHBO...

 He should have ran over Gore a 3rd time. The more, the better.

 

"...How blind can you be, don't you see...

...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."  

Nightwish

WAY TO GO, RUSH!

TOO FUNNY!

Can't wait to see all of the liberal pundits freak out over this.

..."he's encouraging violence against people like Gore, Begley, blah, blah, blah"............(I can hear them now)

WAY TOO GO, RUSH!

Can't wait to see all of the liberal pundits freak out over this

Right, if Rush will run over a cardboard Gore...he will run over the real Gore!

But wait, didn't some libs hang President Bush in effigy...

But wait, didn't some libs burn and/or stomp on the American Flag (symbolizing our country)....

hmmm...

v

...an error was made in 2008 and the MSM helped

Re Liberals

...and where are our liberal troll handwringers? Isn't this those evil righties espousing violence? Don't they expect a rash of moonbats being run over? Oh, the horrors.

How about some realism??

I can see hitting Begley and knocking him to the side like a ragdoll, but Gore???   That would do some serious body damage to the car.  And don't get me started on the slime effect either.

 

Gun Control - The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

First Glen Beck boils a frog now Rush runs over Algore ???

WHAT HAVE YOU RIGHT WING NUTS WROUGHT?

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can
bribe the people with their own money." – Alexis de Tocqueville

Great week.

Great week. HeHeHehe.

HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)

I would have spent as much

I would have spent as much time as allowed backing up and running over Gore again and again. At least 3 or 4 times.

HAHAHAHAHA. HEHEHE. I didn’t even know about it. Um. So, you’ve got me at a loss. I don’t know. (Charles Gibson of the dead media.)

A second lap

with more throttle!

 

http://gjresult.com

 

It was funny and harmless, until the tree huggers come out

Sorry, but I was laughing so hard.   I also noticed that the audience was laughing pretty hard too and it didn’t sound like can laughter like sitcoms use! Cardboard Ed,  I wouldn’t have hit twice….  He is a freak about "green" but he lives what he preaches and has some good low cost ideas!

Actually, this may be closer than you think...

I purchased some 11.1v 2.2 maH 25C LiPo batteries last year around August. This year I had to buy two new ones because I wore the old out. The new were 11.1v 2.250 maH but 30C LiPos and to my surprise they last just about 45% longer than the old ones. This increase in time is NOT reflected in the specs for the battery. It is the manufacturing process and chemistry used. They even charge in less time!

Now the application I use these batteries in may seem trival but truthfully it is (pardon the pun) an acid test. I fly them in my Heli (Align T-Rex 450 Pro, for an example of the stress these batteries are under look no further than Bert's videos; http://www.bertrc.co... and http://www.bertrc.co...).

If we continue our development we could see practical applications for cars within 10 to 15 years. Is it something we want to pursue? I'd ask a military guy first since I can think of many ways to take out a purely electrical target. Other than that I personally see no problem continuing research. Shoving them down our throats before the technology is mature is just STUPID!

 

T.E.G

Obambi

and his ilk are basically approaching this issue with the attitude that we should cut off oil immediately and jump right on the battery bandwagon.  And that all will be well.  You know, I doubt Air Force One can get to cruising speed, much less 1 mile an hour with a bunch of batteries in her belly.

So, here's the plan -

Drill right now in our own backyards for oil, thus reducing our need for foreign oil while focusing on alternative energy research at the same time - I cannot help but believe that within 25 years we would have a viable replacement for crude oil and everyone would be happy.  Well, everyone except the libs who just never seem happy.

That was ROFL! funny

As for electric cars, they are a great academic exercise, but wait until everybody gets home and plugs them in all at once.

LOL-Unless they start building far more production capacity than we currently have, our already pathetically anemic power grids (thank you enviro-kooks) will be blowing out all over America.

-Dave

I agree with Rush. It's time for Obama to resign.

Buggy Whips?

Rush missed a perfect chance to point out that Jay owns several rare and expensive cars made by companies that are no longer in business; Studebaker, Duesenburg, Stanley Steamer and Stutz Bearcat.  

Never used a "non-petrlolium based vehicle"? To my knowledge golf carts are electric. 

 

Hydrocarbons

 

Provided the power that generated the electricity that charged the batteries of that golf cart.

 

http://gjresult.com

 

I'm outraged! Outraged I

I'm outraged! Outraged I tells ya! How dare Limbaugh imply he wants to run over Gore with his car! OUTRAGED! 

Thanks Bal, we've been

Thanks Bal, we've been waiting for that...

But somehow I don't believe you really mean it : )

v

..an error was made in 2008

Panic not. A.G. Holder

Panic not.

A.G. Holder has already instigated a Justice Department inquiry into a possible racist hate crime commited by Rush!

Liberal nutjobs shouting 'racist conspiracy' to anyone criticising Barack Obama are all WACKY... RACERS

Quiz: what's bigger for you? Your elec bill or your gas bill?

And just where does electricity come from... ah from the wall socket?

v

...an error was made in 2008

13

Very good. The Greenies are assuming that the whole energy thing can be solved without having to think it all of the way through. They sometimes forget about any resultant consequences of the ''Green'' technology they're foisting upon us. I await the first announcement regarding a shortage of mercury - or some other such resource.

electric cars? No way, No thanks!

The only place an electric vehicle belongs is a golf course, not a highway.  That or large areas that would take too long to walk like a warehouse, studio lot, and so on. 

Speaking as someone from Texas, an electric car on the highway is impractical at best and a folly at worst.

What I'm very much against (and I'm sure others might agree) is not having a choice especially when it comes to driving long distance.  Try driving 2500 miles from South Texas all the way up to Montana as a road trip!  You're better off with a gas powered vehicle.

-Jon

Hybrid's though may be a good answer.

Hybrid's though may be a good answer.  I don't own one but I have been given one a few times by Hertz, and they are quite remarkable.  You can watch the car's power consumption on a screen and once you gained momentum the car runsfor awhile on it's own generated electricity.

v

...an error was made in 2008 

hybrids, same answer

I have the same answer for hybrids as well, why would I want to drive a vehicle that has batteries that last only 3 years and cost $3000 to replace(that was the last price I heard, don't know how much they are now)?  I can't begin to imagine how much service/maintenance costs are for one of those things.

Plus I have a moral issue with the construction of these things, there's a lot of pollution that's created in the production of these so-called clean energy efficient hybrids.   Every time I see that Prius commercial that's been coming on, it makes me mad.

-Jon

It's been done before...

My whole complaint  against is based upon personal experience.  In the
late 1970s early 1990s (Thank-you Peanut Carter) the U.S. military WAS
FORCED to use "golf-cart" electric cars in many regions of the
country.  Like Southern California at March AFB, I worked on B-52D's
(Big Black and Camo-painted nuclear bombers) All the aircraft
maintenance units, as well as many other units on the base were given
and ordered to use these electric carts/vehicles.

To recharge them -- plugged in for at least 8 hours uninterupted!To
plug in for less -- not enough of a charge.  And they would stop
running after only 4 hours of use.  I hear that there are better now,
but not by much.

And those "goft carts" we were ordered to use?  Once Reagan was in office they were sent to the recyclers and scrapped.

Ever see a 'smart car'

 

Meet a semi on a narrow two lane road with both running about 65 MPH?

I followed one for a few miles last weekend.....  They met that truck....

I passed them as soon as possible, they can die behind me.

http://gjresult.com

 

East bound I 40 here in New

East bound I 40 here in New Mexico has a 5 mile 7 1/2% grade hill coming out of Albuquerque. Almost every day some joker in a smart car is in the fast lane going 50 mph in a 75 going up that hill. They are a hazard on the highway. It is funny seeing a Semi go by them at 75 80 mph and watching them weave all over the place.

I think about that every

I think about that every time I see one, especially since I was sandwiched between three semis in a minivan and came out unharmed. (The third semi hit the semi behind me.) The van did not fair very well.

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Re Smart Cars

In Europe, yutes have learned that they can pick them up and throw them around, roll them down a hill like dice, or throw them off a bridge.

Eco-Friendly Smart Cars Tossed Into Canals: http://mypetjawa.mu.nu

Plug in at night ???

And when are the power companies supposed to do the maintenance checks and repairs??? Hhhhmmm?

Nuclear energy IS the BEST SOURCE of electrical power, followed (where it is available/possible) hydro-electric power.  Coal  and other "fossil/carbon-fuel" is lower. Wind turbines - limited.  And WHY are none of these being expanded to meet the current, let alone future demands??? Because too many Socialist Elites and Eco-facists protest.

Great job, Rush. Jay never

Great job, Rush. Jay never had a chance. Although I do wish the two of you could have had a slightly more lighthearted conversation.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

One argument that Jay used...

...and kept getting applause was the: "How can you be against a program that helps people?" 

I wanted Rush to answer: "You arent helping people with a program that is going bankrupt and can't be sustained!" "In the end you are hurting them and their kids and grandkids!"

Something like that! I know Rush didn't have much time and he did a great job of putting Jay and the audience in their place"

Also, did anyone else sense that Rush was a bit neverous and got to cases pretty quick? Just seemed to me he was a bit out of his element.

"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"

 

Rush!

HE DELIVERED!

 

I was hoping he would do this. Makes for great comedy. 

Forget Leno

I noticed that when Leno's left wing Hollyweird liberals and Democrats are guests, he asks a question and then sits back going "Uh huh.  Uh huh."  Yet when Rush or another conservative is on, he constantly interrupts them and argues with them.  He didn't interrupt Michael Moore once, yet did it constantly to Rush.  He's no longer an entertainer, but another liberal mouthpiece with no credibility.  Jay, you've lost me permanently.  At least you could have challenged Michael Moore about his GREED and his lies.