Michael Medved has hurled the ultimate insult at Rush Limbaugh -- that he's acting like a liberal. According to Medved, Rush is thinking with his emotions, not his mind, when it comes to his criticism of of John McCain.
McCain supporter Medved appeared on Tucker Carlson's MSNBC show this evening.
View video here.
TUCKER CARLSON: Why exactly do you think -- let's put our shrink's hats on here -- why do [conservative radio talk show hosts] hate McCain so much?MICHAEL MEDVED: Well they're acting like liberals, and I know that's a terrible thing to say about people I like and respect -- I have great respect for Rush. But he's acting like a liberal on this. Liberals allow personality and emotion and feelings to take precedence over issues, substance and policy. And that's what they're doing here. Because if you actually look at the three essential elements of the Reagan coalition: security, economics and social issues -- McCain is solid. He is very conservative. He is a traditional Reagan Republican, and there is no policy reason, there is no issues reason, for people to be so hostile to him and to call him all these names and to bang on him day after day after day. I actually believe that talk radio is hurting itself more than they're hurting Senator McCain.
And a bit later . . .
MEDVED: And the truth of the matter is, what I think this is showing is that talk radio may be losing some of its influence, and we deserve to, unless we open up at least to some alternate ideas and give a little bit more balanced perspective.
"There is no policy reason, there is no issues reason, for people to be so hostile" to McCain. Really? How about:
- Being one of only two Republican senators, along with Lincoln Chafee who has since left the GOP, to vote against the Bush tax cuts.
- McCain-Feingold.
- McCain-Kennedy
- McCain-Lieberman.
- Two words: Juan Hernandez.
"Open up to alternate ideas?" No. Not so long as you believe in the ideas upon which this nation was founded as embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Note -- Brian Maloney at the Radio Equalizer comments:
While Michael's stunt may have indeed resulted in a much-needed burst of publicity for his faded career, the long-term hit to his credibility may be too much to overcome. Because listeners know it was Rush himself that created Medved's radio career out of thin air, he comes across as an ungrateful back-stabber.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.















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I think this all boils down
January 30, 2008 - 21:42 ET by Gary P JacksonI think this all boils down to jealousy, pure and simple.
bitterness is in there too:)
January 31, 2008 - 12:31 ET by TruthMongeryet another attempt to derail Rush...
number 1098432702874620398472139387230498723409287 and counting...
keep trying lefties...
it's the definition of insanity:)...
"McCain who?"
-Rush Limbaugh/RNC/NB
Mark, I don't know who he's been listening to,
January 30, 2008 - 21:49 ET by FastEdbut I haven't heard anything that would put personality or emotions in the mix. When people ask about past performances and votes, why do the libpublicans, themselves, act as libs, and attack the questioner? Border, prisons, health care, etc, our war hero has been MORE of a lib than the libs. Mr. Scooter pilot should ask himself, if he believes he's a Reganite, would Regan partner with Kennedy, Feingold or Lieberman? and let's not get started on economics.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
the only thing important
January 31, 2008 - 19:37 ET by TruthMongerthe only thing important about medveds comments here is...
Tucker needs to get his bow-ties back
Medved has sold out his
January 30, 2008 - 21:55 ET by MrSnugglesMedved has sold out his conservatism on McCain AND on immigration. he is more concerned about winning than he is about conservative values.
I don't see how anyone can
January 30, 2008 - 21:58 ET by Conservative VoiceI don't see how anyone can support and advocate for McCain, especially since Romney is still in the game, and call yourself a thinker, or a conservative.
Course, are there any conservatives who aren't thinkers and vice versa?
amen
January 30, 2008 - 22:15 ET by mostlymoderateamen
It's amazing how Medved
January 30, 2008 - 21:57 ET by Warner Todd HustonIt's amazing how Medved bends over backwards and bends his own principles to ignore the hatred McPain has for conservatives and to excuse away all his anti-Republican votes, left pandering, and media whoring, not to mention McPain's terrorist assistance plan and his open borders apostasies.
Medved has sold his soul for a "win."
LOL Warner
January 31, 2008 - 02:05 ET by candanceMcPain - I hadn't heard than one yet! That's my favorite so far.
Then again, the name Cain still fits him perfectly as an evil, vindictive backstabber who sees no need to be his brother's keeper...
the name Cain still fits
January 31, 2008 - 07:32 ET by motherbeltthe name Cain still fits him perfectly as an evil, vindictive backstabber
GMTA candance. I thought of that too. He killed his brother out of jealousy, because God accepted Abel's sacrific, but not his.
Ring a bell?
My favorite so far.....
January 31, 2008 - 09:49 ET by OldSailor88Shamus McAnus
Stultus est sicut stultus facit
I heard "Captain
January 31, 2008 - 09:59 ET by SchnikeysI heard "Captain McCaingeroo" and thought it was pretty funny myself.
I like Medved but
January 30, 2008 - 22:00 ET by GForceI like Medved but sometimes his mouth gets to
far in front of him. He's been touting McCain for weeks and badmouths the other
candidates more than any other talk show host I listen too. I too think he's
jealous of Rush who pretty much nails it on the head every day.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle
The most disingenuous thing
January 30, 2008 - 22:13 ET by Warner Todd HustonThe most disingenuous thing Medved is doing is that he keeps touting party unity and not attacking GOP candidates (by that he really only means McPain) yet he then denigrates all the other GOP candidates!
Thumbs Down
January 30, 2008 - 22:06 ET by fitzfongBut he's acting like a liberal on this. Liberals allow personalities and emotions and feelings over issues, substance and policy. And that's what they're doing here. Because if you actually look at the three essential elements of the Reagan coalition: security, economics and social issues -- McCain is solid. He is very conservative.
Holy crap! Where the hell do I start with this one? Basically McCain is a conservative because Michael Medved says he is? True, liberals focus on personalities, emotions and feelings over issues, substance and policy. However, the "Republicans" focusing on personalities, emotions and feelings over issues, substance and policy are the McCainiacs, not the real conservatives and Republicans on talk radio. McCain is running exclusively on his personality...he's focused almost entirely on his POW stint and has avoided addressing his shameful Senatorial Record like it was carrying West Nile. Frankly the most delusional statement Medved made was when he suggested that McCain was solid on the economy, security and social issues. McCain has effectively admitted to being an economic illiterate and repeatedly voted against the economy-stimulating tax cuts. He seems far more concerned about our putting underwear on terrorists' heads than he is about terrorists chopping off our heads. He's an open borders advocate (yeah, that's bound to make the Reagan Coalition feel secure), who wants to close down Gitmo leading us to conferring due process rights on terrorists and giving them access to American Courts (on the taxpayers' dime). Strike two, Medved. As for social issues...when a guy is more concerned about preserving his unconstitutional breach of the 1st Ammendment than he is about the right to life, I call BS. To say that there are no issues or policy reasons for us to be "hostile" towards McCain, Medved must have been inhaling some toxic fumes off the new butter flavoring in his popcorn. Strike, Three, Ebert-lite.
Wow, fitz, that was quite a
January 30, 2008 - 23:24 ET by motherbeltWow, fitz, that was quite a thesis. And you know what? I was nodding through the whole thing! Well put!
You saved me a long comment. I'll just say Amen to that! (except for the toxic fumes thing, that's beyond the pale LOL)
Thanks, MB. I get on a bit
January 30, 2008 - 23:32 ET by fitzfongThanks, MB. I get on a bit of a stream of consciousness roll when I'm annoyed.
Sorry, Michael, I beg to differ ...
January 30, 2008 - 22:06 ET by drillanwrLiberals allow personalities and emotions and feelings over issues, substance and policy. And that's what they're doing here.
No ... He's not.
I'll admit. Limbaugh blows a lot of hot air when voicing his views ... But they ARE based in the facts. I'm not a cheerleader for the man, but I have only heard him express his concerns based on Sen. McCain's record. Has he (Limbaugh) gotten "emotional" about it? I would rather he is passionate about it. He hasn't forgotten what happened in the 2006 election, and knows what is at stake in this Presidential election.
As much as I do not listen
January 30, 2008 - 22:16 ET by BobAnthonyAs much as I do not listen to Limbaugh (too much of a GOP cheerleader and he is pals with Bush), Medved, if I may quote Ralph Kramden...YOU ARE A MENTALCASE!
Obviously, you don't listen
January 30, 2008 - 22:40 ET by fitzfongObviously, you don't listen to Limbaugh for you haven't a clue what you're talking about. Rush Limbaugh is NOT a "GOP cheerleader". He is a conservative who happens to have a radio program and speaks his mind on it. If he was such a "GOP cheerleader", would he not simply support whomever the Republican Party came up with? He has an opinion on who's a conservative and who's not...and he's articulated that on countless occasions. This is a guy who has had loud public disagreements with Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain and his appeasing "Gang of 14", the Republicans who supported the McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill and George W. Bush. Your lame non sequitur about his "being pals with Bush" is borne of ignorance.
Rush is NOT a GOP
January 30, 2008 - 23:26 ET by motherbeltRush is NOT a GOP cheerleader. He spends a lot of time being ticked off at Republicans for selling out conservative principles. Lately he's been talking about a McCain candidacy destroying the party. How is that cheerleading???
When I hear the word McCain,
January 30, 2008 - 22:24 ET by mostlymoderateWhen I hear the word McCain, I can't help but think of the old George Carlin skit that talks about politicians "that are completely full of $h1t!!!" McCain takes the prize for being utterly full of $h1T.
Now that Thompson is out, I think I am going with Romney. With the choices we have, I think he is our best bet.
I thought you were mostly
January 30, 2008 - 22:29 ET by Chris NormanI thought you were mostly moderate, mostlymoderate.
I am, but what are my
January 30, 2008 - 22:37 ET by mostlymoderateI am, but what are my choices on the Democratic side? A power-hungry woman named Hillary and an over-privileged, over-hyped senator with a silly name (Obama). I also have NEVER liked McCain and I have to vote. So, Romney is the man.
I haven't been tracking you
January 30, 2008 - 23:10 ET by Chris NormanI haven't been tracking you or anything, but my impression, from having read some of your comments over the last few days, is that you are sounding more conservative than before.
The only thing that
January 30, 2008 - 23:16 ET by mostlymoderateThe only thing that separates me from a true conservative is my pro-choice views and my belief in not capping compensatory damages in tort litigation. Other than those two things, I believe in a strong defense, I would eliminate welfare, I would seal up the border so no illegal invaders could get through, I would eliminate affirmative action programs and I would also give tax breaks to people that deserve it (i.e. the producers of our economy/i.e. the hard working, upper middle class). I am also opposed to any kind of homosexual agenda as well as the moral breakdown in Hollywood. :)
Again, the only things that separate me from a real conservative is my pro-choice view and my belief in using litigation to deter others from acting irresponsibly.
So, it sounds like - despite
January 30, 2008 - 23:19 ET by Chris NormanSo, it sounds like - despite your name - that you are mostly conservative.
You could say that :-) I
January 30, 2008 - 23:21 ET by mostlymoderateYou could say that :-) I also believe global warming is overemphasized and probably a political stunt by the left-wing.
Easy there. Now you're
January 30, 2008 - 23:23 ET by Chris NormanEasy there. Now you're getting plain reckless. :)
No Kidding :) It's tough
January 30, 2008 - 23:27 ET by mostlymoderateNo Kidding :) It's tough being like me though because there is hardly EVER a candidate that I can completely identify with. However, I know that Clinton and Obama scare me a hell of a lot more than any of the Republicans that have been running.
Hey, when I was in high
January 30, 2008 - 23:33 ET by Chris NormanHey, when I was in high school, I wanted Ford to beat Reagan in the primaries. I thought Reagan was a "party pooper". I've evolved.
I say you switch your name
January 30, 2008 - 23:28 ET by motherbeltI say you switch your name to Mostlyconservative. Or how about "
"Slightlymoderate"?
How 'bout "Conserverate"? :)
January 30, 2008 - 23:32 ET by Chris NormanHow 'bout "Conserverate"? :)
Rush could probably buy Medved 10 times over...
January 30, 2008 - 22:34 ET by R D Helm..and I doubt it would change the numbers in any of his bank accounts.
Medved's support of McCain suggests he is the liberal here.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
Sorry, Michael, Rush is right
January 31, 2008 - 09:06 ET by reelman46McCain has a bad voting record, now he has excuses for the 20 years of bedding down with the secular socialists to undermine conservative principles. How hard is that to understand? Would any democrat "be forgiven" for being in bed with Repubs for tax cuts, ss reform and a border fence... then get to run as his liberal party nominee? NO.
Only Repubs take backstabbers back like this... the bottom line: we always have to give up our ideals... the relentless liberals never ever do... all because Bush was never a 24-7 conservative leader (Rush got that right too)... the other conservative found a way to resign, go figure... the demos can do anything and they stay and stay and stay to advance secular socislism... its a sad situation... its Dole w/o principles.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
In that picture Medved
January 30, 2008 - 22:35 ET by BlazerIn that picture Medved look's like he just smoked something. The way thing's are going now, I'm almost tempted to ask him to pass that shit.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Ease off the profanity
January 30, 2008 - 22:38 ET by Matthew SheffieldPlease edit your comment to remove it.
Thank you.
I'm sorry Matthew did the
January 30, 2008 - 22:43 ET by BlazerI'm sorry Matthew did the word pertaining to dookie offend thee. If it did you need to police this blog a little more, at any rate my edit bar's not showin' up.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
"Because if you actually
January 30, 2008 - 23:04 ET by Cortillaen"Because if you actually look at the three essential elements of the Reagan coalition: security, economics and social issues -- McCain is solid. He is very conservative. He is a traditional Reagan Republican..."How does... what is... but he... I... gah. [/flabbergasted]
www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.
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This is a shame. I will
January 30, 2008 - 23:16 ET by Chris NormanThis is a shame. I will listen to Michael Medved when he comes on when I have a chance to listen to the radio - like driving at around 11:00 o'clock at night (when the Spanish language channel isn't bleeding over too badly on the five watt radio station he's on locally). I wish these junior talk show hosts, like Medved and Beck (remember when he had to "clarify" his comment about Rush?), would stay away from criticizing the Big Kahuna. It only makes them look bad.
Beck, hasn't been the
January 30, 2008 - 23:24 ET by BlazerBeck, hasn't been the same since they removed the hot air and bullshite. He really need's to take a drink again, he focuses waaaaaaayyyy toooooooo much on hisself heeheehee.................and his butt stitches.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Did you hear?
January 30, 2008 - 23:18 ET by SD CycloneDid anyone hear the span of time earlier this week-maybe last week in an effort to assuage a listener- that Rush just played Shanklin's parodies of McCain to highlight his positions? Just curious because for all the heat he has gotten this week, this isn't new.
I did..... he played every
January 30, 2008 - 23:31 ET by motherbeltI did..... he played every one that he has, in a row, because some woman called and complained that he wasn't give McC enough airtime.
Medved is not perfect but he is ours
January 30, 2008 - 23:32 ET by Lame CherryMr. Medved has been wrong before about the North American Union and he is right Rush is pounding McCain from the heart as that is where you are a Conservative, but reason with one's mind.
I though am sounding like a liberal in asking if we as Conservatives can work something out to win. I did not agree with Ronald Reagan when his friend Jim Brady played on his guilt and sympathy to push for more gun control, but I love that old man.
I do not agree with McCain and he has been a big prick at times, but he is our prick or about to be now.
What requires to be done is McCain and Rush for the sake of victory need to get on the main objective of winning. Rush upholds mostly Conservative values. McCain upholds political values which are tempered by his POW experience. We need to slim this down to Reagan issues of defense, economy and security and stop attacking each other on all fronts.
McCain was a jerk in degrading Rush as only an "entertainer". McCain needs to be as big as Arnold and swallow it and give Rush his due as Rush will play nice if one stops poking him in the eye with a pointy stick.
McCain needs Laura, Sean, Bill and Rush as when the MSM get ahold of him they are going to make him crazy Dr. Strangelove.
We need to measure this to win as I know the GOP in Congress is so shiftless like the Democrats that they never will vote for an Amero nor a CanAmMex which McCain is fingering with in his amnesty.
Win the election, stop things up like the Founding Fathers built the system and hope for the day a politician shows up who is a Ronald Reagan cowboy on economics, defense and God.
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Jeesuz McGillicutty, all
January 30, 2008 - 23:44 ET by BlazerJeesuz McGillicutty, all creatures great and small, I cannot believe I just saw a post where the allmighty LC just said we should prostrate ourselves and come to some common ground between Rush and McCain. Work something out with McCain? Really LC?
Say it aint' so Joe.
The world truly is about to end.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Medved is right
January 30, 2008 - 23:32 ET by funkdomeMedved is dead-on. Look, liberals are destroying their chances in 2008 by turning their rigid partisanship against each other. Liberals refuse to accept anyone having different conclusions than theirs and lash out at those who do.
I am a conservative in most respects and at, this point, I prefer McCain. Frankly, I am not thrilled about either guy, but what can you do. The most important thing is to defeat whatever liberal is the Dem nominee, because the policy differences between Romney and McCain are mice nuts compared with their differences with the Dems. Latest polls show McCain crushing either Dem and that is why I choose him.
Lets not blow it by accusing anyone who doesn't choose our candidate as not being a "true conservative". That's what liberals do and that was Medved's point.
Hey funky, just what are the differences between McClinton
January 30, 2008 - 23:38 ET by R D Helmfunky, just what are the differences between McClinton and the dems?
I see no differences whatsoever. None.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
Differences?
January 31, 2008 - 00:08 ET by funkdomeWell the differences between McCain and the Dems are clearer than the differences between McCain and Romney.
I don't see how any rational person could not see a massive difference between McCain and the Dems on foreign policy. He is much more of a small government and low tax advocate than the Dems. On social issues, the differences are less stark, but he certainly isn't going to support gay marriage.
The differences between he and Romney are much smaller. McCain has better experience in foreign policy and Romney has better experience in economic affairs. Both of them have flaws as the candidate of social conservatism. Romney has a better record on immigration, but I am confident that McCain heard the recent messages loud and clear.
I think that McCain gives us a better chance to win, but I will certainly support whoever is the nominee against the left.
BTW: I've got to admit the "McClinton" thing is annoying. Reminds me of libs shouting "RepubliCON!" or some other silly nonsense. Your question is a good one. No need for name calling.
funky,
January 31, 2008 - 00:39 ET by R D HelmI give up.
Go ahead and support John McClinton. With Hillary or Obama in the WH, I figure the republicans can get their act together in the next 2 to 4 years.
With McClinton in the WH, it will take the republicans at least a decade, probably two, to recover from the damage he will do.
By then, it will be too late to save our republic.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
Give me a break
January 31, 2008 - 07:43 ET by funkdomeYeah, the only good candidates are the ones you support, right? Who are you to tell me who is a "true conservative". I don't need any advice from anyone who thinks that calling McCain "McClinton" is anything but moronic.
McCain crushes Hillary and Obama. If you are too much of an idealogue to support the guy who can beat the Dems, then good on you. You can keep waiting for the candidate who best conforms to your own narrow views of the world and making up stupid and childish names like "McClinton" like a mirror image of a liberal. Clearly, you are out of step with the center-right.
funky, I have several problems here.
February 1, 2008 - 15:21 ET by R D HelmFirst of all, the MSM is going to turn on McCain as soon as he becomes the nominee. They are going to throw everything they have at the man. Despite what you may believe, the MSM hates the man. McCain has no clue what he stands to get hit with. He has no chance whatsoever against Hilary or Obama. The MSM will see to that.
You apparently are of the opinion that McCain is positioned centr-right in the political spectrum. This is nonsense. McCain, at best, is center-left, and is actually more lefty than centrist. It appears you have fallen prey to the liberal MSMs suggestion that George W. Bush is actually conservative. Not even close.
If McCain manages to get himself elected president, the Republican Party will require at least a decade to recover, if not longer.
By that point, there will not be very much left to save.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. -J.W. von Goethe
In response... don't you
January 31, 2008 - 09:23 ET by msh1973In response... don't you think the reason the msm is behind McCain is because they really believe that he can't and won't beat Clinton? Currently, the msm are behind him, but the minute he wins the nomination they will be all over him like a "pitbull on a poodle" to borrow a phrase.
McCain is a party of one
January 31, 2008 - 11:22 ET by pilsenerI don't support John McCain, and I haven't decided if I can ever vote for him. BUT, calling him McClinton, RINO, or any other epithet is over the top in my opinion.
McCain is more conservative than Lincoln Chaffee was, or Susan Collins, or Olympia Snowe, or Arlen Specter, but for whatever reasons he has come to view conservatives and many of their values as less acceptable than the values of Ted Kennedy and Russ Feingold. McCain is more like Ron Paul than he would ever admit, a 3rd party advocate wearing the cloak of a mainstream party. McCain is a party of one, which is why he should not be the Republican nominee.
Funk, On some level, I agree
January 30, 2008 - 23:47 ET by Chris NormanFunk,
On some level, I agree with you. I don't want us to become like posters at Kos or Huffington, who demand ideological purity or blood. If it were anyone else, I would totally agree. I will probably vote for McCain if he, sadly, becomes the nominee because I my distaste for him isn't stronger than my political hatred for Hillary or Obama. I won't support him as much as oppose the Democrats.
Yes, Chris
January 30, 2008 - 23:54 ET by BlondeWe are all, for the most part, realists...and unfortunately, that looks like we'll be in the "hold the nose" crowd of voters for McCain in the fall.
I did read Lame Cherry's earlier post today, though, and the silver lining for me about McCain is this....he's freaking crazy. And I don't think the islamofascists will even think about messing with him....after all, if W went after them....just think about what McCain is apt to do. After all, he mentioned more wars yesterday. About three times.
And, bottom line, I am for national security first, borders & fiscal responsibility second. So McCain isn't wonderful....but he's a damned site better than HRC and Bambi would be.
And before anyone else says it....being female makes me a realist, faster than you men. It's a fact. I don't like the reality, but I adapt really, really fast.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Blonde, Hey, I adapt fast
January 31, 2008 - 00:17 ET by Chris NormanBlonde,
Hey, I adapt fast for a guy - just don't take away my favorite leather arm chair and ottoman - from where I yell at the TV. I won't adapt to a new chair. As for everthing else you wrote - I'm on board.
Okay, Chris
January 31, 2008 - 00:22 ET by BlondeYou may keep the chair....and the remote! (since you're a pal).
LOL.
How's it going in the desert with your lib relatives? Florida has been maddening. I've yet to meet one McAmnesty supporter, but apparently I'm surrounded by a hive of scum and villany!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Not surprising - McCain
January 31, 2008 - 00:43 ET by Chris NormanThanks. I call it "Mission Control". :)
Not surprising you don't see them - McCain primary voters live in sleeper cells and come out only every four years to vote for him in a primary and then return to their seemingly normal conservative lives. When they hear the word "electabilty" they're activated.
How is my life? Right now it stinks. I was supposed to pick up my lib brother, Dr. Evil, from the airport at 11 PM, which was bad enough. Now, he just called and told me his flight was delayed and is not expected to arrive until 12:38 AM. Grrrrrr.
Blonde, I am with you
January 31, 2008 - 09:12 ET by msh1973Blonde,
I am with you 100%.
Ummmm, we didn't blow it,
January 31, 2008 - 02:18 ET by Blazerfunkdome ,ummmm, we didn't blow it, your not a true conservative, your a Republican, blow dat.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
You think I care if some
January 31, 2008 - 07:49 ET by funkdomeYou think I care if some anonymous loser thinks I am a "true conservative"? Particularly one who is convinced that Romney is a "true conservative"?
You sound like a liberal attacking anyone who doesn't support their candidate. Grow up.
I presume you're not from
January 31, 2008 - 03:07 ET by fitzfongI presume you're not from California...if you are, shame on you, you're a moron. If you're not, allow me to enlighten you. Here in California, we have one of those "any Republican will do" types in the Governor's Mansion. He used to be a famous bodybuilder who then starred in several big budget action movies. He declared himself to be a Republican, having heard Richard Nixon speak in 1968, but he married a Kennedy. In 2003, we Californians voted in a special election to recall our abysmal liberal Governor, Gray Davis. We had the opportunity to recall the Governor and vote for his replacement. The recall was looking unlikely until one Austrian former body builder and action hero threw his hat in the ring. A "moderate" Republican, he was everything John McCain now is...famous, popular, confident, unreliable on important issues and, most importantly, electable. We Californians were so eager to dump the idiot Governor we had that we gladly held our noses to vote for the electable former action hero (even though better-qualified candidates including Tom McClintock, Gary Coleman, Mary Carey and Gallagher were also running). The body-builder won the race and became our popular new Governor. Then he borrowed money to fund black hole social programs, lost a couple of ballot initiatives because he didn't even try to put up a defense and has now caved to the socialists who were running the state to begin with. We're about to get a budget that includes a $14 Billion deficit because our "electable" Republican Governor lacks the stones to stand up to the tax and spend socialists in the legislature. Now you expect us to vote for McCain to combat a Hillary or Obama White House? Tell me friend, what's the difference? If the country is going to hell no matter what, better it be on a Democrat watch so we can regroup and come back stronger and more principled...it took a Carter to get a Reagan, after all. Sorry, when it comes to McCain, having experienced Schwarzenegger I will borrow from the Who..."We Won't Get Fooled Again".
Great
January 31, 2008 - 08:00 ET by funkdomeNot every conservative is a rigid partisan who stomps their feet and cries unless their candidate gets the nomination. There are many of us who think that, although McCain is not our first choice, he is far better than having Clinton or Obama. Clearly, you disagree. You would rather have a Dem and be "right". Good for you.
Also, thanks for calling me a moron. Clearly, anyone who disgrees with your vaunted opinions must be defective in some way. (To Medved's point, you would make a heck of a liberal.)
funkdome, Conservative?
January 31, 2008 - 09:09 ET by msh1973funkdome,
Conservative? Just how do you define "conservative", perhaps that is the break down in communication. Please define in your own words. Just asking.
If it makes you feel
January 31, 2008 - 19:24 ET by fitzfongIf it makes you feel morally superior, funkdome, go ahead and whore yourself out to the McCain machine. Apparently a deficient Senator who has to run exclusively on his stay at the Hanoi Hilton to avoid discussing his Senatorial record and his policy positions is good enough for you. After all, John McCain can be no worse than Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama and he's got an R after his name. Well, it's not good enough for me. And it's not good enough for a lot of conservatives.
Not every conservative is a rigid partisan who stomps their feet and cries unless their candidate gets the nomination.
Who, exactly, is stomping and crying here? Here we've got a professional couch potato who now has a radio show (with no audience) whining because he and his like-minded friends can't ram an unacceptable candidate down our throats (yet)...and you're accusing us of throwing a tantrum? My candidate dropped out a couple of weeks ago. And allow me to educate you here, McCain-types like Medved are every bit as partisan as we "rigid conservatives" are...they are McCain Partisans. They may be cloaked as "Beltway Republicans", "Compassionate Conservatives", "Moderate Republicans", "Independents", "Reasonable Conservatives" (love that one) or "Centrist Democrats"...but they are all devoted to McCain's candidacy and to hell with the rest of us.
And by the way, judging by your response to the "moron" comment, you are from California. If you are from California and you've lived the last four years with Schwarzenegger as Governor (a good model of a what a McCain Presidency would look like) and you still think John McCain is the best candidate available, I reiterate my original assessment...you're a moron.
McCain No different than a liberal? Really?
January 31, 2008 - 00:05 ET by redwoodI completely disagreed with McCain's immigration plan, but to slam McCain as no different as a lib is not factually accurate.
Pro life, supportive of the war, has not voted for tax increases--ever (FYI--he voted against the tax cuts because they were not accompanied by spending cuts, since both parties seem to spend like drunken sailors, I'm o.k. with this), opposes pork...just a few issues that separate McCain from Ms. Rodham-Clinton. He may not be the whole package, but, neither is Romney. And they are BOTH infinitely better than the alternative!
Get your facts on Juan McCain
January 31, 2008 - 09:30 ET by PopularTechAre you delusional or have been spending too much time at Juan McCain's website. You just lied McCain has voted for Tax Increases. I knew McCain would sucker in all those too lazy to research anything.
Abortion:
John McCain Supports Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Audio)
McCain Softens Abortion Stand (The Washington Post)
"But
certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support
repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in
America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations." - John McCain
Taxes:
McCain: For and Against Tax Cuts (Video)
McCain Boasts That He Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts (Video)
McCain Would Vote Against Tax Cuts Again (The Club for Growth)
- McCain sponsored and voted for an enormous 282% tax increase on cigarettes in 1998
- McCain was one of only two Republican to vote against the $1.35 trillion tax cut in 2001
- McCain was one of only two Republicans to twice vote against permanent repeal of the death tax in 2002
- McCain was one of only three Republican to twice vote against the $350 billion tax cut in 2003
McCain’s Costly Tax on Energy (National Review Online)
- The EPA Estimates Sen. McCain's Plan Would Hike Gas Taxes By 68 Cents Per Gallon
- The EPA Estimates Sen. McCain's Plan Would Reduce United States GDP By As Much As $5.2 Trillion
McCain Rejects Anti-Tax Pledge (CNSNews)
He is so against tax cuts that he cannot sign a tax pledge? Why it that? The only reason you do not sign a tax pledge is if you want to leave your options open to raise taxes and not have to look like you went back on your word.
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
i didn't know
January 31, 2008 - 00:50 ET by WesenWow, I didn't know people still listened to Rush. Somebody needs to call him on the carpet from time to time and Mighty Mouth is right. While we owe Rushallelujah a debt of gratitude we do not owe him fealty.
Just to review...
January 31, 2008 - 01:16 ET by Tom1969caJohn McCain is:
If that's a "traditional Reagan Republican", then I may as well just vote for Obama...
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The difference between liberals and conservatives is that conservatives believe liberals are wrong, while liberals believe conservatives are evil.
Does he even know what a
January 31, 2008 - 01:51 ET by SchnikeysDoes he even know what a "liberal" is?
Yes
January 31, 2008 - 08:09 ET by funkdomeHe is saying that Rush is acting in the way that liberals do: being very rigid with their own opinions and accusing anyone who does not agree with him as being defective. He isn't saying that Rush is a political liberal, OK.
Liberal Infiltraitors?
January 31, 2008 - 06:17 ET by Kuso JijiHas the Newsbusters.org blog been taken over by Liberals
posing as Republicans? These responses
are no better than the group think found on any of the liberal wastelands.
I’ve yet to see an argument that sways me over in Mitt Romney’s direction. He’s been campaigning for over a year and I
still have no feel for who he is and what he represents. How is his conservative track record? What’s his experience in national security? How
good are his chances of winning the national election? Will evangelical Christians, Catholics and
other members of the moral majority vote for a Morman? How’s he doing with Independents?
When it comes to voting conservative, McCain is somewhere in
the middle of the pack of Republican
senators. That ain’t great but it’s a helluva lot better than Clinton and Obama’s
big fat zeros.
Even if Romney turns out to be a true conservative, is he electable. If not, isn’t it better for Republicans to send up a
candidate with a better than average chance of keeping the government’s stinky paws out of our pockets?
Well put. What we are
January 31, 2008 - 08:07 ET by funkdomeWell put. What we are seeing are a bunch of folks who get their cues from pundits, in this case Rush. Kind of like the liberals who wait for Olbermann or Maher to tell them what to think. Really sad.
Sad
January 31, 2008 - 08:49 ET by AgnosticWhile you can't get a decent investigative piece on any candidate from the media it seems to me that while Romney has changed frequently on issues during his campaigning he seems to at least keep the same agenda in office as what got him elected. This makes it hard for me to believe in him as a candidate but at least I am inclined to think he will try to keep his campaign promises.
Sen. McCain as put his name squarely on the side of Amnesty, limiting speech and taxation in action and words. All the while claiming a connection to conservatives and Reagan. I don't see any reason to trust his words politically.
BTW, I don't listen to any of the people you mentioned and even if I did that doesn't mean I need them to make a decision. Keep the generalizations.
Taking their cues from
January 31, 2008 - 19:44 ET by fitzfongTaking their cues from pundits...you mean, like Michael Medved?
Has the Newsbusters.org
January 31, 2008 - 08:28 ET by motherbelt