Michael Steele vs. Rush Limbaugh, steel cage match

Rush is right. The Republican party is in shambles. Much like the democrat party 5 years ago. No leadership and they’ve abandoned their conservative principles. Republicans acted like democrats with spending and conservatives left. Jay Bookman and other pundits have stated that the party needs to be more moderate. If thats the case then Mccain would have won. He is a moderate. Anyway, being moderate doesn’t really do anything except lose parties. No one has won the presidency by being moderate. Obama Hussein is certainly not a moderate.

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Too funny.

But really, who cares?

Just like the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, they had their 12 year run…

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Oh no, Jay. Not another Republican (Steele) running around mumbling, I am relevant, I AM relevant, I AM Relevant, no matter what our leader, Rush, thinks. Perhaps, he’ll apologize to Rush and get back in his good graces soon.

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I remember the RNC sent me a contribution request a few years back, it was right before Bushie started his little amnesty push, I wrote them back that I would love to give them some money but right now it was all tied up because I had to pay for my kid’s private school, on account of all the illegal aliens non taxpayers that were all piled up on my neighborhood public school.

Back then, the Republicans saw these squatters as “votes,” same as the democrats always have.

What Steele is doing is sacrificing Conservatives on the altar of an expanded voter base, I guess he didn’t get the data showing that 4 million of us sat out of the elections in 2008.

Some of us would rather keep our principles than win an election.

Mr. Steele: Did you not notice how president One Term campaigned as a Conservative so that he could win the election?

Have you not heard of all the new “blue dog” democrats in the US Congress?

Why are you trying to get in good with the libs while they try to get in good with Conservatives?

You cannot see the country fleeing from liberalism?

They did not vote for what these democrats are doing, and the democrats will find this out the hard way, why do you want to be associated with this?

Are you a Conservative or not?

Or are you just a liar like any other democrat?

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Jesus.

An overweight, pill popping, thrice divorced pedophile gets “calls” from former presidents and vp’s, asking for advice.

Boxers or briefs, Rush?

Christ.

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While of course the more Rush bloviates, the more he undermines his own party, I think for the good of the entire country, conservative and liberal, Democrat and Republican, we’d all be better off without him. C’mon, Rush, where’s that drug overdose or massive heart attack you’ve been working towards? Now is the time, friend.

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Midori

You’re reverting….

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Midori

Hit ‘enter’ instead of ‘caps’ shoulda read

You’re reverting…

Hug time!

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reverting to “what”, Paul?

it’s common knowledge that Pigboy was busted on a return trip from an overseas trip with Viagra that wasn’t prescribed to him –

from a place reknown for visits from American men to have sex with little boys.

Is that the kind of “reverting” you’re referring to, Paul?

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Observer

May I suggest Olberman for the Liberal side? He’s a more similar example. From what I’ve read, Rush has more original thoughts. Plus he gets quoted waaaay more. But they both say some pretty incendiary stuff. ‘Cept, Rush admits it when he’s wrong. I think. I know that’s not the case with Olberman.

Plus, they both like sports!

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Hi Paul,

I’ve never heard Olbermann’s political shtick.

I only remember he was a riot on ESPN.

And as far as HeadRush and sports, one has to wonder how many Donovan McNabb jersey were sent to him.

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commie,

I’ve noticed that you love to keep repeating the “Hillary killed Vince Foster” lie.

However, it is a matter of fact that Pigboy was busted with Viagara, returning from an all-male junket.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706062rush1.html

Oh yeah – here’s a hug for Paul.

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Paul,

For all we know, Viagra might be illegal in Afghanistan. Off with the violator’s, well, we won’t go there.

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The problem with the Republican Party is they ceased to be conservative under George Bush. They were elected with the promise of fiscal constraint and smaller government and then proceeded to act like the Democrats they were elected to replace. They doubled the size of government and spent money faster than my wife after the bonus check arrives (God, I’m glad she doesn’t read this blog). It was a classic example of bait and switch.

Now, the people have spoken again and this time it’s the Democrats that aren’t listening. They are making the same mistakes as the Republicans before them and in two years, when the American voters speak again, the Democrats will be very disappointed.

After the 2010 mid-term elections, it will be funny to watch how they blame their lost seats on their favorite whipping boy, George Bush.

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Oh it’s on.

Will Steele cower like the Ga. wingnut and call rush begging for forgiveness?

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And he does:

“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh,” Steele said in a telephone interview. “I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. … There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.”

Too funny.

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Cherokee

Didn’t see anything in the link about kids. Which is what pedo refers to. Yeah, he was off with some guys in the Dominican Republic. Doesn’t mean he was with gay guys. So he goes there and hires some prostitutes? Try that here and the media’s all over him.

I really don’t care about peoples’ sex lives. Especially when they haven’t made sex an issue. Maybe he has – but if he’s restricted it to politicians of either party and their hypocricy, then, well, oh heck, I really don’t care.

Hey Midori!

That’s the spirit!

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Rush is treating Steele just like Newt treated J. C. Watts – with ABSOLUTELY no respect.

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getalife

[[Well, his spine is not made of Steele.]]

You’re really on a roll! Good one!

Midori,

Hey! I offered you a suggestion and asked if you were interested and you SNUBBED me! Wandered off the boards without so much as a backwards glance. Left me here with nothing to do but talk BSG with Bosch.

How’s that for a first-rate whine? Maybe I can get someone to yell “stop whining!” and Jay’ll ban them!

Hmmmm. I think I offered up a grilled pork with a balsamic cherry glaze. Interested?

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The small, childish, one term White House issues a challenge to a radio personality, hahaha-

“Do they want to see the president’s economic agenda fail? You know, I bet there are a number of guests on television throughout the day and maybe into tomorrow who could let America know whether they agree with what Rush Limbaugh said this weekend.”-Moron Gibbs

Sounds like you got the dimwits worried El Rushbo.

You da man!

Now, let’s listen to the adults-

Antonia Ferrier, a spokeswoman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), said Gibbs was trying to create a distraction by responding to Limbaugh.

“What we are seeing is a desperate attempt by Democrats to distract attention away from a multi-trillion dollar spending spree taking place in Washington,” Ferrier said. “Creating a boogeyman to change the subject does nothing to alter the fact that there are 9,000 earmarks in the omnibus spending bill, that the economic stimulus bill contained no Republican input or that their budget would increase taxes on all Americans.”

Poor wittle democrats, shadow boxing with a straw man.

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Midori,
that smoking gun article doesn’t say anything about little boys. I only brought up Hillary because I needed to throw a conspiracy theory back at you.

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Geez, I thought the elevator kept leaving me on the wrong floor but it really is more obsessive raving by an opinion writer over an opinion talker.

Jay B. I’m starting to see why your banning stick gets all twitchy when people wander off topic. Once somebody gets in your head they’ve taken you over for weeks. Your Palin rants will be a tough record to break though. Good luck!

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Hi Sir Trash

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Gotta give credit to you neosocialists on this one. First Obama declares war on Limbaugh and the rest of you toadies follow suit. Cast Rush as the de facto leader, not factor JAY, and pick fights in the press with him and the true GOP leadership. It creates a great diversion and in the meantime Obama spends us into oblivion.

Limbaugh’s an easy target, and will take the bait everytime, becuase the only thing bigger than his ego is his pompous arse. GOP leadership needs to grow a pair.

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A little exercise to show you how truly foolish and naive liberals really are-

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One in every 31 U.S. adults is in the corrections system, which includes jail, prison, probation and supervision, —->more than double the rate of a quarter century ago<—-, according to a report released on Monday by the Pew Center on the States.

More than a quarter of a century ago the murder rate was .0001 in the United States.

Today it is .00005, exactly…………….half.

duh

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Oh, and by the way, liberals know this but they would rather see you dead then some cut throat locked up.

Think about that for a second.

It’s the same way they feel about terrorists.

sick

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“GOP leadership needs to grow a pair.”

Amen, Jasper, and if they do, us Dems will stop making fun of him. But so far, no Repub has the courage to stand up to him.

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That’s a great question Midori. Why do you neosoc’s keep missing the target. The only thing more entertaining than his show is knowing that all of you libbies have your knickers in a knot trying to figure out how to take him down. And you just can’t do it. Even the annointed one took a shot and missed.

What’s really a puzzler is why you dims even care. You don’t have to listen to his show, and its just a show. The whole spectacle is making you hope and change junkies look paranoid. Keep it on NPR.

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Report/ You Whine

March 2nd, 2009
7:04 pm

No we just think:

http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/guilty.htm

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Jasper,

I don’t agree that the target keeps getting missed.

We sure hit that bullseye with a resounding THUD last election.

It’s been building up since 2004.

SANE people don’t have time for your and Rush’s rhetoric. Or lame excuses.

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Wow. Can you imagine if Rush called Steele “inarticulate”, instead of Steele calling himself that?

Al Sharpton’s head would explode!!!

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Geez, jay, would you make up your mind. It was a couple of weeks ago that you said admitting to a mistake was something to be admired — now you call it “tapping out”?

I wonder why?

I’ll preface my response by saying I HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO RUSH’S PROGRAM but I know a liberal media trap when I see it and Steele stepped into one big time. I was disappointed.

Last I looked, Steele is Chairman of the REPUBLICAN National Committee. Rush promotes CONSERVATISM. It’s been quite some time since the two principles came together as one in Washington.

It’s now or never, Chairman Steele. Beware the subversive tactics of dems.

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Midori

still here?

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Midori, were you abused as a puppy?

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I’m a sick puppy.

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Obama is a moron. This proves it.

Russia
Obama ‘ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran’

MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) – Washington has told Moscow that Russian help in resolving Iran’s nuclear program would make its missile shield plans for Europe unnecessary, a Russian daily said on Monday, citing White House sources.

U.S. President Barack Obama made the proposal on Iran in a letter to his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, Kommersant said, referring to unidentified U.S. officials.

Iran’s controversial nuclear program was cited by the U.S. as one of the reasons behind its plans to deploy a missile base in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic. The missile shield has been strongly opposed by Russia, which views it as a threat to its national security. The dispute has strained relations between the former Cold War rivals, already tense over a host of other differences.

The leaders have exchanged letters and had a telephone conversation since Obama was sworn into office in January, Kommersant said. The first high-level Russia-U.S. meeting will take place later this week, when Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Geneva.

Moscow has not yet responded to the proposal by Obama, the paper said, adding that a decision was unlikely to be made during Lavrov and Clinton’s meeting.

The issue is likely to be discussed when Obama and Medvedev meet in London on April 2 on the sidelines of the G20 summit of world leaders to address the financial crisis. Earlier reports said Medvedev had also invited the U.S. leader to visit Russia and the date of Obama’s first visit to the largest country in the world could be announced in the British capital.

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Off Topic Notice!!!

Midori

Medallions of Pork with a Balsamic Cherry Reduction

Get some balsamic vinegar. Price isn’t a guide. A widely available one is Monari Federzoni Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. Lucini Gran Riserva Balsamico is darn good but about 2 or 3 times the price. If you have a Whole Foods Market nearby their house brand (365 Organic) is excellent. Please do not use the ubiquitous Pompeian.

The recipe calls for pork bones. If you use chops you can cut the bones. I prefer finding a market with pork neck bones and using about a pound of them. They’re great. Then I use tenderloin sliced about an inch and a half thick as I have the neck bones. About the cherries: if you have a store where they sell grains and beans and dried fruit in bins, you’ll probably find some good dried tart cherries. They’ll let you taste a couple. Otherwise, the ones in the packets are fine, but the bins are cheaper. I used to watch Frugal Gourmet, remember?

You can make up the sauce ahead of time and refrigerate it, then pull it out and heat it while the pork’s cooking.

Okay, ready? Get 4 thick pork chops and cut the bones out. Or get some neck bones and get a tenderloin (cost per serving is reasonable – no waste).

2 T olive oil 2 cups low-salt chicken broth 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 to a half cup dried cherries

Heat the oil in a medium skillet until hot and brown the bones really well, turning to get them evenly brown. Ought to take ten or fifteen minutes. Pour off the fat. Add the chicken broth, scraping the bottom to loosen any crusty bits. Let it simmer for about a half hour, until it reduces to one cup (it’ll seem like it’s not doing anything, then it goes really fast, so watch it!). Remove the bones (if you use neck bones, it’s easy to strain the mix thru a colander and then return the liquid to the skillet). At this point, actually, I transfer it to a saucepan. Makes monitoring the volume easier and frees up the skillet. Add the balsamic vinegar and cherries. Let it keep simmering until it’s no more than 2/3 cup. It’s okay to go a tad lower – it’ll coat the back of a spoon with a thin coating. Taste the mix when you first add the vinegar and you’ll say “He’s nuts!” then again when it’s reduced and you’ll say “wowowow!”. Amazing difference. When it gets to the proper thickness just keep it warm, low low heat.

Heat some oil in the skillet and sear the chops. (you can lightly salt the chops, but don’t overdo it – the balsamic will provide quite a bit of seasoning). Or, if using tenderloin, place the slices and don’t move for about three minutes or so. Tongs are good for this. Flip and cook a couple minutes more until just done. It can be pink in the middle – modern pork has little fat and dries out easily. It also cooks really fast, like a steak. No need to do the old “sear, add liquid and let simmer for a half hour (I do not think modern pork chops or tenderloin respond well to that). But if you like it white all the way through, do that – but please, don’t overdo it until it’s dry!

Remove the pork, add the sauce to the skillet to get the meat juices. Shouldn’t be too many so it won’t alter the thickness. Place the pork on the plates and spoon on the sauce. Serve with a nice green salad, some mashed potatoes or buttered noodles, and lots of red wine. Enjoy!!

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I was very excited for the Republican Party when Steele was chosen to lead their party. But, I knew it would be a hard and long road to get the Good Ole Boys to follow. I just didn’t think Steele would succeed power over to the Ole Boy network, so quickly. His chance of making changes to the Republican conservative right stronghold, is down to a 45% chance in H’LL. Steele just needs to keep the knee pads handy and continue to kiss butts. A real leader would say what he has to say and mean what he says. If you can’t talk straight to your own party, who else is their to talk straight too.

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Poor HeadRush, aka Mr. Misunderstood, only a few days ago he said “We conservatives have not done a good enough job of just laying out basically who we are because we make the mistake of assuming people know.”

Buffonery like this is NOT easily found!

For chrissakes he’s been on the air for over twenty years. And his Goebbelsesque freak still hasn’t “done a good enough job of just laying out basically who we”?

How many more years and how many more listeners does the freeloading lardass need?

Seems like with a track record like that he’d work cheap. But yet…

I wonder if he’s just exploiting the ultra-gullible.

Nah….

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The Triumph of Banality
Obama didn’t invent dishonesty in political discourse — but he has a talent for it.

By Victor Davis Hanson

One of the most tired rhetorical tropes in Washington starts with, “We must . . . ” In the age of Obama, this is now usually followed by “Get the cost of our health care under control,” or “Invest in the education of our youth,” or “Spend wisely.” Such promises usually devolve into pleas for more money. They rarely explore how we ended up in the first place with such severe crises in health care and education — and with trillions in borrowing to spend trillions more that we do not have.

The cost of health care is spiraling out of control, and not just because the proverbial evil “they” (fill in the blank: pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, medical corporations, trial lawyers, etc.) charge too much. Such profit-mongering entities may well gouge us, owing to a lack of competition, fear of lawsuits, or government mandates and interference. Yet the larger culprit is, of course, we the people. The cost of our health care is soaring because, to be frank, that health care is usually very good, and it does things routinely that almost no one else in the world contemplates — such as providing 83-year-olds with heart-valve replacements, 78-year-olds with hip and knee replacements, and those who drink, smoke, and are chronically obese with drugs and weekly doctor visits.

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Oh my, look at this Rush nugget that Bookman cut off-

The biggest problem with all of you who live inside the Beltway is you look out over America and you think you see idiocy and unsophisticated people, ignorant people, and when you’re looking at liberal Democrats, largely you’re correct, but your own voters are every bit as informed, involved, engaged, and caring, if not more so than you are. We don’t care, first and foremost, about the success of the Republican Party. We care about the United States of America and its future, because we cherish it and love it, and we know what it is that made it the greatest nation on earth, and we don’t hear you articulating that you understand that, not just you, Mr. Steele, but hardly anybody else in Washington, DC.

Where have you heard this before?

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I’m Loving Michael Steele
I mean, I’m not sure how else to put it. This guy has to be about the worst, most embarrassing party chair we’ve seen in recent memory. It’s embarrassing enough that Steele is like, what? … the third Republican to criticize Rush and then make it less than 36 hours before being forced to undergo the 21st century Republican version of a Maoist self-criticism session. It’s sad for the Republican party that no one can criticize Rush without having to be hauled out for this sort of humiliation a day or so later. But for Steele not to have realized that or not to have been sufficiently in control of his mouth to avoid saying this just shows once again that this dude is really, really not ready for prime time.

–Josh Marshall

Rahm you magnificent bas-tard.

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Getalife:

Does Marshall say the same thing about some of Joe Biden’s comments regarding the “Not Ready for Prime Time Obama”?

Some of Joe’s gaffes have revealed what many Washington insiders are thinking.

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Jay does not like you not staying on topic.

So?

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So let me see if I get the timeline right:

Democrats say that Rush is the leader of the Party.

Steele says “I am the leader of the Party, Rush is entertainment and butt ugly.”

Rush takes out his ugly stick and smacks Steele upside the head.

Steele begs forgiveness and says “What was I thinking?”

Do I have the timeline right?

How exactly is Rush NOT the Party’s Daddy?

Is there anyone in the Republican Party with the testicular fortitude to publicly stick by a verbal criticism of Rush after Rush returns volley?

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byteme,
there is no clear leader of the GOP. And no, there isn’t anyone man enough to stand up to Rush. Pretty sad isn’t it?

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I think Rush has been dangling cash and/or cash equivalents all around in order to get some attention and the Republicans are doing whatever it takes to latch on to a much needed sugar-daddy. As for Rush’s interest, it’s power — the head rush. He knows that the Republicans have always been servants to the all mighty buck and he’s taking advantage of that little fact in their time of need. The Republicans worship the buck, Rush has the equivalent of bucks — advertising bucks. Rush can provide air time for the “cause” to help calm the shaky-base and he can do it on the cheap. The Republicans need to hold on to every buck they’ve got in order to try to ward off the projected/expected next round of election-day massacres and yet they also need to get all the air-time they can get in order to give the public-at-large the appearance that there is a viable party other than the Democratic party. They just need money — lots of cash or cash equivalents. Rush fits the bill. He’s the ticket. It’s a match made in heaven but at one helluva price. Rush owns them for now and he knows it. Now, bow before your master.

Then again, there are others that are saying don’t keep your eye on the ball because there just may be some other games still in town such as the Democrat’s old nemesis, Karl. Can’t be too careful. The Democrats need to make sure that they keep Karl and a few others out of commission. They can be sneaky little devils, after all. Oh, the political games some will play — no matter what.

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Taxpayer, that’s an interesting assessment, I never thought of it that way.

“The Democrats need to make sure that they keep Karl and a few others out of commission”

I think that’s why they (Democrats) are staying on the offensive. Keep kicking the GOP while there down. Rahm Emanuel is pretty sneaky too. Hit the Sunday talk shows to keep the spot light on Rush and off of Obama. They’re pretty good at playing the media. Self evident here with half of today’s blog concentrating on Rush.

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Taxpayer,

want to see something hilarious?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/02/letterman-calls-rush-limb_n_171259.html

“East European Gangster”

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Jay, why don’t you write about how your President is crashing the stock market? please note, the losses since he was elected, won’t be long, and he’ll beat W’s low ratings.

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