It looks like at least one Huffington Post blogger has been paying attention to the surge in Rush Limbaugh's radio ratings since the White House began attacking him. As chronicled here in NewsBusters by editor Brent Baker, Limbaugh's numbers have increased drastically ever since the organized White House attack. As a result of this Rush Surge, Huffington Post blogger Earl Ofari Hutchinson who also writes a syndicated column, has called upon the Democrats to raise the white flag of surrender:
President Obama and the Democrats should wave the white flag in their strawman war on Rush Limbaugh. The Media Research Center delivered the grim casualty figures for the Democrats. Since January, the top talk show gabber's ratings have soared off the charts. Radio affiliates that carry Limbaugh's syndicated show call the ratings boost he's gotten from the Democrat's orchestrated attack on him a "dramatic surge." This writer predicted as much when President Obama cracked to Congressional Republicans in late January that they should knock off listening to Limbaugh if they expected to get anything done in Congress and with his administration.
Thanks for the MRC plug, Earl! Hutchinson then explains how El Rushbo once again turned lemons into lemonade:
The gabber instantly snatched at the quip and turned it into a multi show bonanza. No matter what topic Limbaugh gassed on, he managed to slide in a reference to Obama's prop up of him as the Democrat's prize punching bag. This did three things. It gave him an even bigger pile of fodder to puff himself up as the emperor of talk radio, claim to be the real kingmaker in the GOP, and in a perverse way paint himself as a credible and thoughtful political critic. It snapped many shell shocked Congressional Republicans out of their post election funk. Now suddenly feisty and combative, they draw a deep line in the sand against any and everything that Obama proposed. And it stiffened the spines of many timid Republicans and made them determined not to be bullied, or at least appear not to be bullied, by a mere talk show host into standing up to Obama.
So the attacks upon Limbaugh turned out to be completely counter-productive. Thanks should be sent to the initiator of this failed Crush Rush strategy: Paul Begala aka The Forehead aka The Skull.
This should have been the red flag warning to the Democrats to drop Limbaugh from their enemies rolodex. But no, they continued to blunder on. They took out ads, radio spots, and email blasts bashing and trashing bogeyman Limbaugh. The idea was to make sure that when the public thought GOP, they thought Limbaugh.
...Any other time this might be fun and games stuff, a side show distraction that bored reporters and TV talking heads used to fill up column space or a talk cast on off a slow news day, but the Democrats just couldn't let it go. And that insured that the Limbaugh as Democrat's foil ploy would continue to have shelf life.
Limbaugh in a phony self-deprecating moment mockingly minimized his importance as a radio talk show host, feigning puzzlement at why the Democrats were so obsessed with him. He was right. They never should have been. Obama didn't need him to get Congressional Democrats and whipsaw a few Republicans into backing his program and to approve his cabinet appointees. He still doesn't. And that's all the more reason to wave the white flag in the Limbaugh war.
Keep in mind that this was written by someone who absolutely does not like Rush yet even he is aware enough of the true situation to call for surrender. It reminds your humble correspondent of a Road Runner movie. Despite all the attempts by Wile E. Coyote to destroy the Road Runner, it is the latter who always prevails in the end leaving the befuddled Coyote behind in the dust. Beep! Beep!
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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And a point not
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:02 ET by MidAmericaAnd a point not emphasized is the fact that all those additional listeners heard Rush's opinions on obama's policies. Opinions which the MSM are trying to minimise. This had the effect of galvanizing more opposition to obama.
Team obama took a knfe to a gunfight.
They took a dull butter knife to the fight and . . .
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:32 ET by CKA in Red State USA. . . doofuses that they are, they tied their hands behind them and also put on a blindfold.
If this is how His Thinskinnedness and his bots operate when HT gets criticized, then we're are in much trouble on the world's stage.
Not only will everyone roll over him and America, he'll become even more of an embarrassment. He'll cry. He'll whine. He'll run for cover behind the Angry First Lady's skirts.
Amazing, Rome burns and Obama doesn't even play a fiddle: He justs whines and tries to get even.
Feckless, spineless boy trying to be president surrounded by other feckless, spineless boys pretending, as Obama, to be men.
Democrats need someone to
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:58 ET by sbarkDemocrats need someone to hate.....its like oxygen
once someone is on the "Democrat Demon of the Month" they never come off.....
They dont hate Big Oil any less just cause' oil price dropped
They are now just going to add Glenn Beck to the List...
as Rush says....Liberals are the most cruel thing on earth...all in the name of "it felt good at the time".......
Cut & Run
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:10 ET by BlondeWhat an utterly predictable response from the left. Carry on.
President Obama and the Democrats should wave the white flag in their strawman war on Rush Limbaugh.
Rush is going to have his best week ever, after that little proclamation.
Sweet!
I hope he fails, too.
Never a white flag
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:11 ET by slickwillie2001There will be no white flag, the liberals will simply quietly move on to other targets. They are smart enough to know they overreached in attacking Limbaugh. On the morning conference calls it appears that their slime cannons are now being directed at Bachmann, Roberts and Scalia, Santelli and Cramer, and other easier targets.
Let's not forget
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:33 ET by CaringwhiteguyLet's not forget evil bankers, Wall Street executives and oil companies that are raping our sacred environment and pocketing obscene profits.
Cramer does not belong in that illustrious...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 15:17 ET by jawebster1group. One intelligent remark does not a Conservative make. Cramer is a Liberal through and through. Just ask him, he will tell you so. Better yet, ask his former TV partner Larry Kudow. A true Conservative would not have allowed a clown like Jon Stewart AKA Jon Liebowitz to make a fool out of him on national TV. Jim Webster
can't take this seriously
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:13 ET by RagamuffinNewsBusters - "the leader in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias" in the liberal media.
Let's all email the HuffPosters and tell them to stop being liberally biased! LOL!
Good job P.J.!
good point ragamutton
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:18 ET by botgi'll e-mail Katie Couric, you e-mail Olberdoof
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Liberal Bias
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:35 ET by P.J. GladnickIt wasn't so much the liberal bias that caught my attention on this one. Liberalism is pretty much taken for granted as the ideology of choice among the HuffPo bloggers. It was the fact that a liberal recognized that the orchestrated White House attacks upon Rush Limbaugh were completely counterproductive. I would expect a conservative to make this observation but coming from a fairly well-known liberal like Hutchinson makes one sit up and take notice.
We did, I assume that is why you are here
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 13:20 ET by Dan The Man 2Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Democrat war on Rush
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:30 ET by bobwhiteI believe that this is just another example of how Democrats and Liberals are driven by their emotions and not rational thought.
Reacting to emotions is not a sound way to run a anything. Certainly not a country.
Guggghh... Rush's "rise" is
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 15:51 ET by balboaGuggghh...
Rush's "rise" is probably due to conservatives searching for someone to give them insight on what to be outraged about next, seeing as they don't have a Republican president.
Great insight, there, Bal.
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 20:54 ET by Roger the ShrubberGreat insight, there, Bal. You obviously have your elbow on the pulse of America there, bro.
This is just like what the
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:39 ET by moonjohnThis is just like what the liberals tried to do to Reagan.
Example: The Communists told the Russian people that Reagan was the Devil.
But when Reagan appeared on Russian television, the Russian people said: Hey, this guy looks and sounds just like my grandfather.
An open mind is a dangerous thing.
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:52 ET by metaphorsbwithuGood point! Which is why the left is so committed to silencing their opposition and controlling (or restricting) the flow of information.
Cryin' Time's About To Begin
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:47 ET by rammingspeedThe Dems have badly misinterpreted the mood and true ideology of the country after the November elections. They really thought voters had gone over and were now blindly supportive of all leftist antics, including criticizing someone like Rush, who has something legitimate to say.
The regret of millions of voters and the backlash against Obama and his minions has only just begun. Wait until the leftist policies threaten to become directly personal. Wait until all people (even those who consider themselves to be liberals) start counting the numbers as it relates to their own lives. I don't believe that has really happened on a large scale, yet.
As with Rush, the audience for conservative solutions to insane liberal policies will grow dramatically.
rammingspeed
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 23:05 ET by TN MomAs with Rush, the audience for conservative solutions to insane liberal policies will grow dramatically
I watched the video (pajamas media)of Mark Levin's book signing of his newly released Liberty & Tyranny. The crowd was HUGE and the book is #1 on Amazon.
Glenn Beck launches the 912Project and so many people were on the site it crashed. Twice!
Fox's Hannity new solo show is soaring in ratings!
Tax Day Tea Party is gaining ground all across the country.
The photo cracks me up...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 11:50 ET by Texndoc"The Obama-Limbaugh Bipartisan...."
That guy would huff and bluster but would be shaking if he had to be in a room with Rush. Does anyone recall that when Bubba and Rush were in a restaurant at the same time, the story goes it was Bubba who walked over because he wanted to meet the other?
Re The photo
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 13:00 ET by slickwillie2001True, and then the horndog Clinton hit on Limbaugh's date.
Excuse me if I don't believe it
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 13:29 ET by nwahsI have no idea what the initial ratings climb means and if its ultimately good. I know a lot of public figures have fell during periods of maximum exposure. Over exposure is not necessarily good for the long haul.
I'll tell you what I don't believe. I don't believe that Rush or his #1 dittohead fan site would instruct the left how to make Rush less popular. I've a hunch, if Rush and his fan sites thought these attacks would be good for Rush in the long haul, they would not try to decrease them ("I'm a PRIVATH CITITHEN!").
No, they'd do their best to egg them on if it was good for Rush. The numbers missing here are approval numbers and whether or not they've changed since the attacks. Now why do you suppose those numbers are missing?
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
~I can't find anything more recent than 3/11
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 13:54 ET by choselife3xBut I did find that Limbaugh's approval rating has gone up by 10% since last fall.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Keep whistling past that
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 14:05 ET by ThisnThatKeep whistling past that graveyard, backwards Shawn. No boogymen there at all; nope, none at all.
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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech
Boogeymen don't scare me
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 18:36 ET by nwahsSecrecy scares me. If Rush is all that, it will come out in the wash. Smart people don't need proper billing or spin, they just need a platform and exposure. I think Rush is an act. I think he's a fly on a cow's butt. If I'm wrong, proper exposure will show I'm dead wrong. This isn't a war. Its a necessary process.
The attempt to stop this process is peculiar. If Rush is legitimate, that will become obvious. But if he's an act that will also become apparent. Anyone backing off at this point is a coward.
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
There's one thing that Rush
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 19:28 ET by ThisnThatThere's one thing that Rush does that no one on the left even attempts -- he sources all his material. Most of the time, Rush is reading directly from his sources. He's not making things up. He follows up this reading by providing commentary. Very entertaining commentary that you can agree or disagree with.
So you can always follow the storyline by reading all the links he provides for each story he focuses on during the day. There's nothing hidden; nothing made up; no slyness whatsoever. Simple entertainment, 3 hours/day.
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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech
I agree to a point
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 20:23 ET by nwahsThe left goes to their trough, Rush goes to his trough. Where I disagree, is both troughs are sloppy - even the Rush's. Rush embeds his BS with a bone of truth, but there is without a doubt more BS than truth. And I'm against this new deal of him winning incessantly. Its getting to a point where I can't even listen to his first hour anymore. He's got to quit this whining crap. He never did that before.
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
Chew on this !
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 15:21 ET by Retired GeekIn New York City, WABC has experienced huge gains during Rush's noon- 3pm timeslot: from 4.6 to 6.7 overall (12 and older) share, good for first place overall in the nation's largest market. Rush's Big Apple listenership is now estimated at 693,000.
In the second-largest market, Los Angeles, KFI-AM has surged into the number one position (all listeners 12 and older) from 9am to noon, with 618,000 listeners, a 4.6 to 6.0 audience share increase over three months and an even bigger males 35-64 (4.6 to 6.3) move, to take first place there as well.
Chicago, saw another huge move, with Rush affiliate WLS also taking first place during his timeslot (12 and older), from 5.2 share to 6.9 and a total local listenership of 396,700 in the third-largest market.
KSFO / San Francisco saw similar results, despite the extreme-left bent of the Bay Area: 4.7 to 6.0 share, now ranking second overall and with men aged 35-64. Total audience: 346,000.
In Dallas - Fort Worth, 4.8 to 6.4 men 35-64 and fourth overall (12+), 3.5 to 4.5. Cumulative audience: 250,000.
Houston's results were truly blockbuster: 6.0 to 9.8 overall, ranking number one with a bullet and audience of 382,300. Men 35-64: number one again, from 8.6 to 12.2 over three months. Adults 25-54: first place, 4.6 to 8.7. Women 25-54: 3.7 to 8.3 again good for a top ranking.
DC's WMAL also saw Rush-related growth: 4.1 to 6.7, good for third overall and an audience of 155,300. Men 35-64: number one with a staggering 6.4 to 13.4 move.
In Atlanta, Rush has helped WGST fend off an enormous competitor, WSB-AM, with a similar 4.0 to 6.2 upward move, good for fifth place overall and a total audience of 473,500. The results are better in the male 35-64 demographic, surging from 5.5 to 8.0 share.
Bucking Detroit's recent Democratic voting trend, Rush's performance on WJR-AM has been more significant than ever, moving into first place with a 5.8 to 9.6 jump. Men 35-64: number one and 11.6 share. Total audience: 253,000.
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2009/03/rush-limbaugh-talk-radio-expe...
The surge in his ratings is unprecedented
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 18:47 ET by nwahsAnd why do you assume this will be a good thing? If a fly is riding unoticed on a cow's butt, its not necessarily a good thing for the fly to get the cow's attention. SNL did a sketch last night arguing if Hannity is smarter than Rush. You're assuming all this publicity will be good for Rush. If you're going to destroy someone in most people minds, you have to bring that person to the awareness of most people.
Why is NewsBusters trying to stop this surge in popularity?
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
suffering a reversal shawn,( in the hot dog racing vernacular.)
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:03 ET by upcountrywaterWhy is NewsBusters trying to stop this surge in popularity?
Where on earth do you come up with this stuff?
I really want to know.
P.R.I.N.T. Money 30 sec YT
Deductive reasoning
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:25 ET by nwahsWhere on earth do you come up with this stuff?
Umm, deductive reasoning? Take a little walk with me here. NewsBusters has published umpteen article bemoaning the White House's unscrupulous tactic of attacking Rush, and yet claim these attacks increase Rush's popularity. Now, if NewBusters wanted Rush extremely popular from these attacks, why bemoan the attacks? Its a little like a thirsty man whining about rain.
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
deductive reasoning
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:39 ET by botgconcludes with flys on cows butts?
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Absolutely
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:46 ET by nwahsYou're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
reversal shawn, NB Exposing Liberal media bias..
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:59 ET by upcountrywaterIt's what's done round here. The more exposure the better, hence his INCREASED RATINGS..bemoaning not at all, laughing is more like it.
I'm happy NB has done one small (albeit a very small) part in helping Rush...
P.R.I.N.T. Money 30 sec YT
Well in that sense
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 20:10 ET by nwahsI'm helping you! We're compatriots! So... lunch Wednesday?
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
Not just Wednesdays...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 20:51 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou probably make my french fries at least twice a week, bro.
You should lay off those fries
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 11:57 ET by nwahsYou should lay off McDonald's at least twice a week. Maybe you could take your wife out for some bingo and Applebees! :)
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
Oh? You're washing dishes
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 13:46 ET by Roger the ShrubberOh? You're washing dishes at Applebee's now? A step up from being a fry-guy at Mickie D's. Good for you!
Keep this up, you'll soon be able to move out of mom's basement.
I know, I know. I am setting the bar a bit high for you.
Yea you certainly revealed me
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 20:27 ET by nwahs:)
You got me good there!
You're irrational if you don't want the new president to succeed - Gingrich
Its dems being dems
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 13:28 ET by reelman46The modern liberal (secular socialist) must have a strawman, must have anger to release upon a person or two...principles are not to be discussed or defended...the are the worse debaters but the best demonizers.
Never back off, nerver give an inch...hammer then (like RL) with facts, questions and principles. We have only seen the beginning of this admin...about 90% is ahead...so gird your loins and warm up the Fax machine for weekly use to congress...
"This is where we hold them this is where we fight"... movie "300" which should be the #1 conservative movie of the decade...watch it 2x at least.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish)
Uh, bass-ackward shawn,
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 15:46 ET by R D HelmI hate to break this to you, but Rush's show went national 21 years ago.
The left has been trying desperately to destroy him ever since.
Each time they have tried, they have achieved the exact same result: they have failed miserably while boosting his ratings.
Insanity is defined as trying to do the same thing the same way over and over again, each time expecting a different result.
Funny how the supposedly "smartest" people in the world are too stuid to figure that out.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Dave!!
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:05 ET by shawn228Happy Birthday my libertarian friend. :-)
He had my vote
Thanks, Shawn.
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:09 ET by R D HelmI am going to pour myself a nice adult beverage here in a few and fire up the grill in about an hour. I am doing New York strips. Thick suckers, too.
I already have the big, fat taters in the oven. :-)
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Ditto on the birthday
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:32 ET by JerDitto on the birthday greetings, my fellow Atlantan. Geez, that sounds tasty. If the battery on my car weren't dead, and I knew where you lived, I'd be right over. But, don't worry about me, I think I have one can of chicken noodle gruel in the pantry and some low sodium V-8 juice.
[Your wrong about Rush though. With rare exception, the Dems ignored him for far too long back in the late 80's and 90's, while he hammered the holy bejesus out of liberals, amassing a huge audience and disproportionate influence within the Republican party along the way--and provided an uncontested playing field to do so.]
Jer
Thanks, Jer.
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 18:47 ET by R D Helm"I think I have one can of chicken noodle gruel in the pantry and some low sodium V-8 juice."
ROFL! Hey, at least your gruel has actual chicken in it. That's what I'll be eating tomorrow through Wednesday. :-O
Oh, and I have a couple of packages of Ramen noodles, and two pounds of pasta in the pantry.
Yeah, it is going to be a carb-heavy couple o' days.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Playing patty-cake with a man...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 13:54 ET by wnaegele...swinging a baseball bat is gonna get you some broken fingers...morons!
The Dimocrats need to pick on someone...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 14:58 ET by jawebster1who doesn't have a popular three hour program in which to reply to criticisms. I think they are becoming aware of their mistake and now they are going after their old boogyman Karl Rove. Problem with that is, Karl Rove appears regularly on Fox and anyone with a brain can see that he is a thoughtful, articulate and intelligent person. Too bad Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Walters and Barney Frank are Dimocrats. They'd make perfect targets to ridicule and demonize. Jim Webster
Huffpo?
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 15:12 ET by MotherI don't take anything that joke of a 'news blog' writes. They disgust me and therefore I just don't waste my time. If reality 'hits' them once in a while they must be struggling to 'legitimize' themselves as an actual 'sn00ze' source.
That whole website is a liberal bastion and I won't sully my mind with their obvious left-wing drivel.
So you didn't sully your
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:15 ET by JerSo you didn't sully your mind with the HuffPo blogs praising George Bush for his pro-Africa policies such as his efforts to confront the Aids epidemic devastating much of the continent?
Jer
Jer...Oh please!
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 18:40 ET by MotherI don't take ANYTHING written on HUFFPO seriously.
Do YOU?
;) *tickle-tickle*
Mother... The one about
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:27 ET by JerMother...
The one about Bush and Africa which I have in mind was 100% serious. If you're real nice, I'll find it for you.
Jer
Nawwwwwwww
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:43 ET by MotherI'm not one to be 'nice for favors' as my husband can readily [albeit begrudgingly] attest to.
;)
Yawn...
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 20:48 ET by Roger the ShrubberThere is this news article merely explaining Obama praising Bush, after he left office. But that was merely reporting. Let's look back to 2007, when Bush was still in office, and see what Hufftards REALLY think, shall we?
Rog... Have you not
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 21:30 ET by JerRog...
Have you not gotten over the crushing Pitt loss in one of the truly great contests in NCAA tournament history?
Do you want me to link about 8000 comments from this site to show what NBers really think of Obama after only two months in office?
Sit tight, I'll find the friggin' blog at HuffPo for you.
Jer
Well, Pitt always chokes at
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 06:34 ET by Roger the ShrubberWell, Pitt always chokes at the big dance, unfortunately... This time, it was just later because they have 2 NBA first-roudners on their team (along with 2 dead bodies in the starting lineup along for the ride!) :)
As for yoru second comment, You were touting one POSITIVE Hufftard post (which was actually merely a news story they re-printed) that I suppose you were using as some sort of penance for the 3 and 1/2 years of 24/7 Bush-bashing editorials that pollute their site. I hear this false argument all the time from the Left (and from the Right at times, too). Apparently a 99.9% track record is a world of difference from a 100% track record, eh?
Rog...Based on Pitt's
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 17:48 ET by JerBased on Pitt's earlier peformance in the tournament, I thought maybe they were overrated. But, even though they came up just short against Nova, their inspired, never-give-up--really sensational--effort proved me wrong.
As for your second comment, it's not quite an airball, but it barely drew iron. (Don't you love segue analogies?) On the contrary, the HuffPo item I touted was not a mere "re-printed news story". It was a regular blog entry which originated at Huffpo and was published during Bush's presidency. (I would guesstimate about a year ago.) However, I looked for it for about an hour last night without success. Without knowing the blogger's name, it is very difficult to locate via HuffPo's search engine, but I will try again. [It may very well be you'll just have to take my word for it, but I assure you that what I have represented is an absolute fact.]
Finally, it is not the only instance of Bush being given positive credit at HuffPo, albeit the other examples I have seen are generally in the form of a back-handed compliment. Consequently, I would say the track record is more like 99.7%, or roughly the equivalent of NB's for Obama.
Jer
Hi Jer, Pitt always chokes,
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 18:08 ET by Roger the ShrubberHi Jer, Pitt always chokes, but I do not think they were over-rated, since they had a 1st-team and 3rd-team All-American on their team. Only NC did better, having as 1st- and 2nd-team All-American. They do break my heart every year, though :) This was their one big chance, I think. They cannot just reload like Duke, NC, or UConn can, unfortunately... Sigh.
Comparing Newsbusters to HuffPo is, to me at least, imperfect, since HuffPo is a platform to promote liberalism and be a news source for the lazy progressive, while NB is here to expose liberal bias. I guess they are similiar in some ways, but I believe HuffPo was created as a response to Drudge, or is my emmory faulty?
As for finding your HuffPo piece, I found my pieces of evidence in a matter of seconds via Google. Maybe what you saw was scrubbed? Dunno!
Inasmuch as the Big East
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 19:50 ET by JerInasmuch as the Big East has become a juggernaut, it's going to be continuingly difficult for one team to just pull away from the pack. At one point, even Georgetown appeared to be at the top of the heap, and in the end, didn't even make the dance. I think it will just be who gets the hottest at the right time. That said, I would think Pitt should be able to keep attracting enough talent to be a factor more often than not.
Did you use the same Google search found on the HuffPo website? I think it may actually be easier to find a news item via that route, than a HuffPo originated blog. Like I said, if I knew the blogger's name, it would only take a few minutes via the blogger index. Otherwise, it could take many hours. The chances it has been scrubbed however are virtually nil.
Jer
Good point about the
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 06:39 ET by Roger the ShrubberGood point about the BigEast, J. Georgetown has to be one of the biggest failures in the college basketball world this season. As for getting hot, you are spot-on, because that is exactly what Villanova did the final month of the season!
Pitt loses 4 of 5 starters, but has a crapload of freshmen and sohpomores that barely played, and they have their first McDonald's high school player coming in next year. They will have a down year, but (hopefully) will be ready in two? I think the Big East as a whole will be down next season. They are just graduating too much talent!
bush smart, obama not
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:04 ET by right of waythis is why bush did not go after matthews, olberman, or all the other demonuts in the media. all it does it put fuel on the fire, and give these pundints better ratings.
If ya can't run with the big dog.....
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:17 ET by AuH2oSounds like some of the libs figured out if you mess with the bull, you're going to get the horns!
Hopefully, some true conservative leadership will step up to the plate as well in the near future.
again - funny but not
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:31 ET by katainkentAll these talk show and news media hosts all engaging in trying to see who can give who the biggest verbal wedgie. Who didn't feel more than a little embarrassed that our President tried to jump into the fray. It's ridiculous. The HuffPo is belatedly realizing they are inadvertently devaluing the one currency they have with Obama - his popularity. But what has this cost us as a Nation - playing children's games.
LA Times
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:34 ET by slickwillie2001From the LA Times today: Take the Limbaugh Challenge: http://www.latimes.com/
"If you are reading this newspaper, the likelihood is that you agree with the Obama administration's recent attacks on conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh. That's the likelihood; here's the certainty: You've never listened to Rush Limbaugh."
→ Good one slick
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 16:43 ET by Cool ArrowGreat challenge. But why would the LA Times allow exposure of itself to its own inanity?
Silly versus Common Sense? There may actually be readers ready to accept the truth. I mean, sure I acted like I believed all that Liberal gobbledygook back in college when such would get me laid, but I've outgrown the need for shallow women.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Slick
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 20:05 ET by RESTLESS 1That article is funny as hell. This paragraph had me rolling and the wife and kids wondering if I am drunk:
"By lifting some typically Rushian piece of outrageous hilarity
completely out of context, the distortion gang knows full well it can
get you to widen your eyes and open your mouth in the universal sign of
Liberal Outrage. Your scrawny chest swelling with a warm sense of
completely unearned righteousness, you will turn to your second spouse
and say, 'I'm not a liberal, I'm a moderate, and I'm tolerant of a wide
range of differing views -- but this goes too far!'"
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Use the totus
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 18:51 ET by RD KingJust get out a couple of white hankys to hang on the totus for the bamster to look right then left and aknowledge his surrender and say good night Gracie.
Wonder what "Plan B"
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 21:08 ET by RR GOPWonder what "Plan B" is?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Rush is one of those "I'm From Missourah, Show Me"
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 23:02 ET by daveinbocaMissouri voted for McCain in '08, and I'll bet that the first time the Show Me state voted against the winning candidate was because of Rush. I did enjoy listening to him before this latest dishonest POTUS campaign, but he is now becoming much more accessible now that Obama & his witless pressie-chief Gibbs are maligning him.
Talk about a built-in ratings booster---nothing like a fumbling prez & a half-wit Briefer to make your audience grow by leaps and bounds. And Rush is making as much sense as ever. Even more, as his common sense viewpoint skewers and makes kabobs out of Barry Hussein-O's limp-wristed sallies.
Pointless
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:56 ET by rightwingidiotThe taking on of Rush by Obeyme, Axleramrod and Puffster was simply pointless. They could not have come out on top. Rush has been doing what's doing for a long time and he is the master of turning bad into good, for him. Regardless of how good Obeyme thinks he is and how smart he knows he is, Rush is better at what he does than Obeyme is at what he does and Rush is hands down smarter.
He doesn't get the salary he does by being anything but the best at what he does.
Is he the the leader of Conservatives? No. Can Conservatives learn something from him? Yes. Motivation. While he offers and delivers much more than that, if we get nothing more than that out of his show he is underpaid.
Rush is a businessman and he is very good at what he does. Yes, he's a blowhard and if you're a regular listener you learn to tune some of that out. But his message is on target more often than not. Get past Rush being Rush and you get a lot out of his show.
Rush says some of what he does because he knows Liberals are listening and he wants to piss them off. While that may seem counterproductive, it's good for him. It keeps them listening.
I listen to Rush for therapy. He says, for the most part, what I would say if I had the pulpit. Rock-on Rush!
The big issue prevelant here is that Rush made Obeyme look and act very un-Presidential. That's the only reason that they ramped up the attack machine: to save face for Obeyme's off-prompter idiocy.
But, in the end, they were unsuccessful. They only made Rush stronger and more popular.
James Carville announced
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 23:08 ET by TN MomJames Carville announced today that the Dems are turning their attention to Gov Palin....
Libs are such pussy wimps.
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 01:17 ET by mostlymoderateLibs are such pussy wimps. They always want to throw the white flag in.
Did anyone put a clock on
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 01:52 ET by RizzoDid anyone put a clock on how long "change" lasted after O was sworn in?
This is business as usual for the left. Divert attention and attack. They misfired on rush because even the rush haters couldn't believe O was mentioning him by name instead of doing his job.
Run Away! Run Away!
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 10:14 ET by Canadian MikeGeez I know the Dems want to be just like France (apart from the clean nuclear power) but I had no idea they'd catch on to the white flag thing so quickly. Quick learners.
We can't risk another frontal assault, that rabbit's dynamite!