Rush Limbaugh will be the guest on this weekend's Fox News Sunday. Host Chris Wallace traveled to Palm Beach, Florida to record the interview with Limbaugh today.
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October 30, 2009 - 16:41 ET by slickwillie2001Outstanding.
Fox News needs to create a regular slot for the Bamster on Fox News Sunday, and every week that he doesn't show up, assign it to a substitute like Rush Limbaugh.
Ha!
October 31, 2009 - 09:52 ET by boomerconPerfect, Slick!!
Chris Wallace
October 30, 2009 - 16:46 ET by BlondeWas on Fox this a.m. broadcasting live from his balcony at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach overlooking the ocean.
Noel....I think he used your trick of a suit jacket, tie, and shorts. Because they got to teasing him, and he forbade the cameraman to pan down. I'm positive he wasn't wearing the whole suit, he got duded up for the camera shot only.
Ought to be a great interview, I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for the reminder.
I hope he fails, too.
I know for a fact that our
October 30, 2009 - 19:43 ET by ricklailI know for a fact that our local TV news readers are nekkid from the waste down. That is why they are always so happy even when reading a tragic story. The late Lewis Grizzard of Moreland, GA said it you were naked you had you clothes off. If you were NEKKID you had your clothes off and was up to no good. Our news readers are NEKKID.
Seriously I heard Hannity say that he wore jeans. They never shoot him below the waste. I have seen Glenn Beck in jeans. I think it was a slip by the cameraman.
Semper suprene nitens
OBAMACARE: If it ain't good enough for my Congressman then it ain't good enough for me.
rick
October 31, 2009 - 08:52 ET by BlondeYou saw Beck in his jeans when one of his guests was doing a blackboard thing and passed out. Beck jumped up to help him, suitcoat, tie, jeans and sneaks.
I hope he fails, too.
I think thas part of Beck's
October 31, 2009 - 18:56 ET by Dan The Man 2I think thas part of Beck's stchick, his everyman casual thing. I could care less what they is wearing but what they are saying.
Yep...I've heard about
October 30, 2009 - 17:08 ET by bigtimerYep...I've heard about this...looking forward to it too.
This will bring in more ratings than all the talking head shows combined on Sunday.
I may be exaggerating a bit...but it will bring in the ratings.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I'd love it if the ratings
October 30, 2009 - 17:13 ET by Radical1979I'd love it if the ratings for Rush were better than when O was on all the other Sunday shows.
Lets see if its another softball interview
October 30, 2009 - 19:31 ET by nwahsWill this be an infomercial interview like the Hannity interview, or a real interview?
I'd like 5 minutes with him where he doesn't have a squelch switch. I'd show you how "smart" he is.
nwahs, when Rush leaves you writhing in agony and crying on
October 30, 2009 - 22:54 ET by pahubernational T.V. from the intellectual humiliation you receive, then what would you do?
Sincerely, I'm just concerned you might embarrass yourself...
Perhaps
October 31, 2009 - 15:21 ET by nwahsBut this is what I'd ask him:
"I agree with you that abortion erodes the sanctity of life, that taking guns away from innocent people will not stop crime, and making people dependent on government incapacitates them. You have a sound platform. Now what place does this nonsense (see below) have in that?
There are so many ways to be humorous without resorting to making fun of people's afflictions. Why should anyone have more respect for you, than they would have for some other imbecile making fun of a person with a disability?
Here's the clip:
http://www.youtube.c...
Why do that? Why link sound principles and conservatism to that type of cruel, childish humor? The guy had a childhood disease that left him short. So what? You have a studio audience laughing at the fact that he is short. What a proud moment for conservatism. Whats the plus in that type of ridicule?"
Yea, he might leave me "writhing in agony" but I would like to ask him the question.See thats where good old Phil messed up. The problem isn't Rush's views, those are sound. The problem is the crap sandwich he puts on top of them. Why should people applaud the crap sandwich?
I see there is no good answer.
I went to your link, NWAAAAAAAHs it had nothing to do with
November 22, 2009 - 17:39 ET by pahuberchildren's afflictions. More to do with Robert Reich.
??????
Rush should prepare
October 30, 2009 - 19:44 ET by KC MulvilleChris Wallace is going to ask some tough questions. That's his job. Even though I like and respect both these guys, Wallace's job isn't to play straight man. Limbaugh better not assume that Wallace is going to lay back and let everything go unchallenged. And unlike his radio show, Limbaugh won't have the luxury of rambling for awhile before he figures out what to say. Wallace will cut him off. Limbaugh better be ready for that.
I must say, if Limbaugh respects Wallace, he won't take him for granted. And if they have a good, tough interview, it'll gain a lot of respect for Limbaugh, from me if from no one else.
The knock on Limbaugh (from conservatives anyway) is that he throws bombs from the shielded and protected EIB environment. When he's out of that element, out in the vulnerable real world of politics, he's often defensive and insecure. If Limbaugh can handle the heat, with some humor and grace, he's going to slaughter the critics. If he slips and gets defensive, the critics will roast him.
Prepare. You know which questions are coming. Prepare. Wallace is only doing his job. Prepare.
KC... I'm
October 30, 2009 - 19:53 ET by bigtimerKC...
I'm prepared.
Never worried in the first place....ever.
Rush will do fine...as Wallace will as well.
Btw...when has Rush ever been seen as insecure...I'm just curious...doesn't mean I disagree with you as I didn't hear his show for about 10 yrs., but I have seen a lot of his interviews etc over the years...and I never have seen him being insecure.
Only time I ever heard him being insecure was when it was noticeable he was losing his hearing on the radio station...and we the audience not understanding what was going on with Rush.
Just as a quick add-on...I don't agree with Rush all the time...but I do most of it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Actually, I was rhetorically saying it to Rush himself
October 30, 2009 - 20:25 ET by KC MulvilleI want Rush to prepare. It wasn't until reading your post that mine suddenly seemed ambiguous.
I'm no psychologist, and don't claim to be. It's pure gut feeling here. When Rush was talking with Leno a few weeks ago, he seemed apprehensive. People have taken plenty of cheap shots against him over the years, and I got the same sense from him as a nervous quarterback in the pocket. He's anxious to get out of there before any damage happens. He's been hammered before, and when he's not behind his microphone, he seems anxious to me. I get that feeling from him a lot.
When he says he's just a harmless little fuzzball, I think he means it. I think he's actually shy. The bombast is all defensive. His passion for conservatism and loathing of conservatives are both real, but the bombast is just staged - it's his shtick.
You're probably right.
KC... No, no, no...you
October 30, 2009 - 20:42 ET by bigtimerKC...
No, no, no...you may be right.
I see where you are coming from...that is all I wanted to understand really... you explained it well...which, by the way I agree with when I look at it the way you are expressing...I didn't catch the Leno show...should look it up sometime...I've missed out on things like that moving and all.
I do know he has a plan since the NFL BS....patience is a virtue.
I do see him being very prepared for Wallace though...but we may have different opinions of how we see Wallace...hehee ..nevertheless I hope it has a lot of sound-bites the other networks cannot ignore...no matter how they attempt to spin it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Thats a good synopsis
October 30, 2009 - 20:00 ET by nwahsThats a great perspective on what the interview should be. With this past flak about Fox not being a news channel, I don't see how Wallace could possibly conduct a softball interview.
I will be very curious to see Limbaugh interviewed in a hard nosed fashion. Such an interview could even change my mind.
nw... Seriously...you've
October 30, 2009 - 20:06 ET by bigtimernw...
Seriously...you've got me lmao with your usage of the word "could".
That will happen when pigs fly when it comes to Limbaugh and you.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Well it is unusual
October 30, 2009 - 20:26 ET by nwahsI don't recall Limbaugh ever being interviewed by a journalist. About 15 years ago, I heard a local talk show host interview ( David Tyree of WWL - now deceased) , but the host wasn't really a journalist and the station carried the Rush Limbaugh show. It was like a happy talk interview. I'm curious to see a real interview. If certain subjects don't come up, we know it had conditions (i.e., don't ask this).
If someone wants to know what Rush's position is on something all they have to do is listen to his show. If this is a real interview, it has to be some hard questions about Rush, and that could indeed change my mind.
nwahs, I take it you never saw Rush Limbaugh on Phil Donahue
October 30, 2009 - 23:02 ET by pahuberand the 'courtesy' he received?
Granted, while donny isn't a journalist he was always hurling dirt on Limbaugh and try to distract with interruptions and accusations during his hour on that show.
When Rush tried to speak he was always interrupted by donny or some irate audience member, with a mike, to hurl an accusation at him. I am surprised you think he is some sort of a paper tiger.
Rush has learned to nullify
October 31, 2009 - 14:50 ET by Chris NormanRush has learned to nullify some obnoxious questions by rejecting, up front, the premise of the question. This is a shutdown that many, many GOP politicians have never learned as they stutter and stammer, trying to answer a question that is based on a false premise. Rush doesn't allow an interviewer to frame every exchange.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I did watch the interview
October 31, 2009 - 16:45 ET by nwahsI did watch the interview on YouTube. Phil Donahue spent too much time questioning policy that middle America believes in ( e.g., abortion as birth control cheapens human life or gun laws have no effect on criminals ) and not enough time questioning his Chappaquiddick "glug glug" jug. That was the crap sandwich of that show. I'm sure Mary Jo Kopechne's family would find the jug equally as offensive.
Make no mistake, Rush espouses views held by many mainstream Americans. But he employs humor that is unacceptable to most of mainstream America - cruel ridicule. When he is called on his cruel humor, he takes refuge in his views. He links truth with abysmal behavior, and most interviewers are too dumb to separate mainstream views from his cruel humor. That's why you have some people in the audience saying they don't like him but they don't know why. They are being fooled by the slight of hand.
As soon as they call him on a cruel remark he starts espousing American values. A smart interviewer would stop him, and tell him, "I'm not asking you about your position on the government asking kids to get donations or criticizing that position. I'm asking you why are ridiculing someone based on a physical feature that is the result of a childhood bone disease." There's not a good answer for that. But most interviewers aren't so bright. Lets see how Wallace does. If Rush plays him like a fiddle, there may be something to the right wing bias allegation the White House put out last week. If its an infomercial, I'd be sure of it.
→ nwahs
October 31, 2009 - 16:58 ET by Cool ArrowI didn't know the White House made that accusation about Chris Wallace last week.
But I've been away from the tube a few days.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
The knock on Limbaugh (from
October 31, 2009 - 13:02 ET by fitzfongThe knock on Limbaugh (from conservatives anyway) is that he throws bombs from the shielded and protected EIB environment.
From conservatives? What "conservative" has made that charge? I've heard Huckabee, McCain, Graham, Schwarzenegger, Gingrich and a whole host of other RINOs complaining about Rush's "protected" position. But they're not conservatives. And that's an incredibly self-serving position for people who ran as conservatives and governed as liberals to take. They didn't fail to sell conservatism because Rush Limbaugh is "in a bubble"...they failed to sell conservatism because they are weak communicators. Pseudo-conservatives in government have made the calculation that it is easier to placate their supporters by chalking their failures up to "practicality" or "political reality" than it is to risk losing their positions in government by trying to convince non-believers that their conservative principles are right.
Besides, this interview might be interesting for water cooler discussion. But, really, what is it going to prove? If Rush does poorly under the circumstances, will that make his ideological positions wrong? If he does well under the scrutiny, will he and his ideology get the credit they deserve? It's not Limbaugh's job to convert people to conservatism, it's to articulate conservatism to his audience...to the extent that he articulates conservatism well, some people convert on their own. It's the job of those (like Schwarzenegger) who run and win as conservatives to govern like conservatives as well...even if it means fighting heavily-funded opposition every step of the way. This means that if you run on no new taxes and you get elected on no new taxes that you do not raise taxes and run for cover by embracing fashionable pseudo-issues like "Climate Change" (effectively doubling down by again breaking your promise not to raise taxes).
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fitz, It always gets me
October 31, 2009 - 14:44 ET by Chris Normanfitz,
It always gets me when a politician or opinion maker is judged by how well they do in an interview, a speech, or a debate. As if a "poor" performance by any person in a particular situation lays ruin to the any philosophy or position they espouse for all time. This, of course, applies only to conservatives, as the performance by a liberal is usually always judged by the media as "brilliant". During the presidential campaigns, I would have sometimes sworn that we were electing the "Debater in Chief", by the way the media covered the debates.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I think Fox News will be judged more than Rush
October 31, 2009 - 15:16 ET by nwahsI think the nature of the interview is what will be scrutinized. It will be placed side by side with the Wallace's interview with finger wagging Bill Clinton. A softball or infomercial interview would make Fox look extremely bad.
Debates? Those aren't debates
October 31, 2009 - 15:50 ET by CO2MakerThese aren't debates! They're duelling sound bite mosh pits, refereed by one or more journos who throw wicked sliders at the Republican's ear and slow hanging curves at the Democrat. Or if it's the primaries, they throw at the chins of the people they're not rooting for and sometimes give intentional walks to their faves.
A good policy debate is a crafted conversation between two proponents, who alternately offer long proposals or rebuttals, carefully weighed and on point.
What we have been getting is a series of "lightning rounds" of 90-second answers followed by a 30-second response by the other candidate.
It's bullsh*t mainly, and more often than not, the debate is a place for selected journalists to get some "props" or "creds" (or is it "abs"? "pecs"?).
Notice how much attention is paid, before any presidential debate, to the questioners. Well, geez. It's (almost) all about them!
Unless it's that other carnival hybrid animal, the "town hall" with all of eight or ten questions from pre-screened audience members. (No Joe the Plumber admitted, you can be sure!)
Remember: Everything on TV is TV.
This will be great and
October 30, 2009 - 22:48 ET by gmaniac1This will be great and Wallace is a great person to conduct interviews. At least Limbaugh has the brass cahonies to face any questions unlike our "courageous" Dear Leader.
The question that I would
October 31, 2009 - 19:34 ET by BDThe question that I would love to hear the answer to from both Rush Limbaugh and Barack Obama is:
"Should the common American have the right to fail?"
The dishotomy to the answer as provided by both men will show you the gulf in American Philosophies.