Herman Cain’s comments on Rick Perry prompt a Rush Limbaugh slap-down
Talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh, who wields significant influence among the Republican grassroots, laid into GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain on Monday afternoon – accusing the presidential candidate from Georgia of participating in a “mainstream media” conspiracy to destroy the prospects of his rival, Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Limbaugh also criticized Cain for admitting that he should have said something at a recent Republican debate in Florida when members of the audience booed a gay soldier.
Cain is already attempting to detach himself from the Perry story:
“I am not attacking Governor Perry. Some people in the media want to attack him. I’m done with that issue,” Cain said.
You know about the Washington Post piece:
In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated entrance.
“[-------]head,” it read.
In a Sunday interview on CNN, Cain called Perry family’s handling of the issue “insensitive.” He also told Christiane Amanpour that in retrospect, he should have said something in support of the gay soldier during the Republican debate.
From a transcript on the Limbaugh web site:
RUSH: I’m gonna tell you, this is really disappointing to me. Herman Cain. I liked Herman Cain — like Herman Cain. The Washington Post has it as a Macaca story about Rick Perry. Apparently back when Rick Perry was a Democrat… There’s this woman at the Washington Post who’s written a story that, with traditional journalism, wouldn’t even pass the first review by an editor. But apparently back in the eighties when Perry was a Democrat, he and his dad would go hunting at someplace and there is a rock that had the N-word on it that somebody had painted over.
They’re trying to say that Perry’s a racist, and Herman Cain has jumped in and basically joined that chorus — and it is absurd. It’s painted over and they tried to paint cover it up and then they eventually turned it over so people wouldn’t see it….
So here you have the Washington Post with an unsupported nonstory, and here comes Herman Cain piggybacking on it trying to capitalize on it, essentially letting the mainstream media (in this case, the Washington Post) set the narrative. It’s exactly what I mean. There’s this… I don’t know if you call it a fear or just a mistaken belief that the power in media still exclusively resides in the mainstream media, and it’s those people that you have to get on your side; those people you have to use to get your message out, or what have you, and so that leads to pandering to them.
Cain is doing it in this case. The Republican leadership in both the House and Senate are renowned for doing it throughout all of our lives. Even some Republican presidents have done so.
There are no on-the-record sources for this. Cain is out there saying that Perry’s rock stuff was “insensitive.” Perry and his dad tried to cover it up and Herman Cain is out there saying that Perry’s insensitive. ….
Limbaugh also played a clip of the boos at the GOP debate in Florida:
RUSH: What is that, one or two people? One or two people. Now Herman Cain has joined this. Herman Cain is saying, “I should have defended that gay soldier booed during the GOP debate.” So what is it about the lead that some people cannot handle? Cain ends up being launched into the top tier as a result of his performance in this debate and now his whole demeanor changes. He’s gotta weigh in on all this stuff. He acts like he’s reached the top tier, and now he has to act like what he thinks a top-tier candidate would do. That is really misreading this.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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103 comments Add your comment
Stan Kasten
October 3rd, 2011
5:39 pm
Hey Rush, I’m pretty sure the Macaca story wasn’t made up
rod
October 3rd, 2011
5:45 pm
i heard Rush and it was not a rant or a tirade. it was presentled calmly and if you had listened, he is supportative of Cain but thinks he made a mistake on this.
ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
5:46 pm
giant Rush Limbaugh, who wields significant influence among the Republican grassroots
I’m amazed that anyone would listen to a hypocrite dope addict like Limpbaugh.
Spinoza
October 3rd, 2011
5:53 pm
No one should pay any attention to this circus barker but the GOP and right in general has become so dumbed down that they cannot tell the difference between a journalism and a fool like Limbaugh.
Unfortunately this extends to their slate of candidates. A twit like Bachmann should have been laughed off the floor of Congress for claiming that CO2 is a harmless gas because it is natural, Cain’s 999 tax formula and keep bills to three pages are sets of simplistic recommendations for simple minds, Paul is a creationist doctor, Perry brags about toting a gun and shooting coyotes, and on it goes.
If one is an intelligent moderate they have no place in the GOP. The fringe has clearly become the mainstream.
Madison
October 3rd, 2011
5:55 pm
So Rush doesn’t think a candidate should point to opponents’ weaknesses? Rush never seems to let fairness or facts get in the way of a good hatchet job. The Perry hunting camp story points to a very real fact in the south: Many (but by no means, all) still think it’s ok to talk and joke like it was the 50s. As a white person, I have on many occasions been in the company of people who, simply because I’m white and southern, think I agree with their point of view on race. They are dismissive or unbelieving when I explain that I don’t.
Cain is correct that this “we’re off in the woods, so it’s ok to open up” only serves to prolong intolerance in our 21st century society. I am not sure why Rush wanted to be sure to point out that Perry was a Democrat when he went to this camp. The problem is not one of party. Practically everyone was a Democrat in the South until Reagan. They didn’t change stripes when they all changed parties.
Hypocrite Hunter
October 3rd, 2011
5:57 pm
Lots of hypocrite former dope addicts out there. I prefer listening to smart conservative ones.
rooster
October 3rd, 2011
5:58 pm
It would improve the GOP’s prospects next November if Limbaugh said nothing at all between now and then.
Sick of Republicans
October 3rd, 2011
5:58 pm
The trashy Limbaugh hypocrit who spent years condemning people on drugs and being addicted to prescription drugs and guess what he was addicted also and got in trouble with the law over it. Anybody that pays any attention to that fat hypocrit is lacking a few french fries in their McDonald’s meal. Karma’s a b**** Russ and you of all people have had a sample of karma. Two kinds of Republicans – millionaires and suckers.
gm
October 3rd, 2011
6:01 pm
Please all you idiots who listen to the millionaire , Rush answer me this question: when have you seen this man get up behind his mic and lead any causes?
Can not answer that uh, are lower and mddle class whites this stupid, to make this man filthy rich and he never goes out and make a stand for nothing”””
Kovu
October 3rd, 2011
6:03 pm
Rush Limbaugh is an idiot. Go back to announcing football in Philadelphia. You’re a talking head with an ego the size of China. Cain is the candidate we’d all like to vote for becuase he’s not tied into politics and the whole lobbyist gig. Why can’t more people back a person like this. It’s time to vote for someone NOT tied to the game.
Colorado
October 3rd, 2011
6:07 pm
I heard what Rush said this morning. Jim Galloway is completely off base with this story. “Political insider”? Right! He didn’t listen to the remarks, or the context, or the tone. Rush supports Cain.
ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
6:09 pm
The only people who listen to these talk radio carnival barkers are the infirm and the insane.
ejo
October 3rd, 2011
6:18 pm
What is wrong with you people? These nasty comments on Rush and the republicians. Someone jumped to a defensive postion against an individuals slanderous statement based news without checking to see what happened. I am sorry to see this happen. I really hope all of the USA wakeup before Mr. Obama completely kills our country.
Last Man Standing
October 3rd, 2011
6:18 pm
“accusing the presidential candidate from Georgia of participating in a “mainstream media” conspiracy”
I listened to Limvaugh’s show today, and I heard no such accusation. What Limbaugh said was that Cain had fallen prey to the belief that the mainstream media was necessary in a campaign to getting your message out. Limbaugh is supportive of Cain, and to inply otherwise is to ’shade’ the truth.
Jay
October 3rd, 2011
6:20 pm
Go easy on Rush. He knows his place as a water carrier for the GOP country club Republican set. He’ll never really be accepted by them, but his self-loathing is so deep, he allows himself to be continually used by them. Most serious conservatives take Rush less seriously than even Cain.
Last Man Standing
October 3rd, 2011
6:21 pm
“The only people who listen to these talk radio carnival barkers are the infirm and the insane.”
The only people making comments such as the above have IQ’s lower than my pet rock.
Real Athens
October 3rd, 2011
6:24 pm
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/rush-limbaughs-dominican-stag-party
Last Man Standing
October 3rd, 2011
6:25 pm
“when have you seen this man get up behind his mic and lead any causes?”
He is leading a cause, Sunshine. He is one of the leaders that will take this country back to conservatism.
jim schwegnan
October 3rd, 2011
6:29 pm
hey rush – drugster, keep uour fat ass out of it. like it or not herman cain is the man. whats the matter you wont be able to own cain like you do boehner.mcconnell, and cantor???
liberalefty
October 3rd, 2011
6:35 pm
@lastmanstandi ng
u mean back to JIM CROW?
liberalefty
October 3rd, 2011
6:39 pm
maybe CAIN will show hes not afraid of the CHUBBY JUNKIE like the rest of the GOP candidates seem to be
DJ Sniper
October 3rd, 2011
6:44 pm
And here we go again. Someone from the GOP says something that Boss Limbaugh doesn’t like, and once he makes his views known, that person decides to back down. When will people stop giving this fool any sort of credit? And anybody who thinks that putting the GOP back in power will actually improve this country is not too bright.
catlady
October 3rd, 2011
6:53 pm
And Rush Limburgher knows about mainstream media BECAUSE HE IS A PART OF IT NOW!
I cannot believe anyone capable of changing the channel would listen to this pompous a**.
all I remember is
October 3rd, 2011
6:53 pm
too big to fail
Vote for RON PAUL
RGB
October 3rd, 2011
6:54 pm
Either Cain or Perry will be 1.8 trillion times better than Dear Leader.
It’s great that Obama is running to the left (who thought he could venture further?) now that he realized he can’t run on his record. He has to create a boogeyman to rail against.
Rush should smooth things over with Herman, though, because they are congruent on the issues.
Oops–Mark Levin should be on now.
Adios my leftist/statist non-amigos!
Eric
October 3rd, 2011
7:03 pm
You guys (Rush, LMS, RGB) are hilarious! Best of luck on judgment day. The God you believe in isn’t going to believe in you. It says so right there in his writings.
Anyway, long story short, just as you believe we are the anti-christ, we believe with equal fervor that you are. So scream as loud as you wish. History shows that neither of us are right.
BTW-wish I could see the look on you guys faces when you dont win in November, 2012! Priceless!
bob from account temps
October 3rd, 2011
7:07 pm
PERRY IS NOT FROM THE SOUTH
ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
7:12 pm
Last Man Standing
“The only people who listen to these talk radio carnival barkers are the infirm and the insane.”
The only people making comments such as the above have IQ’s lower than my pet rock.
I guess I struck a nerve with the thing standing…lol
Road Scholar
October 3rd, 2011
7:18 pm
Rush, so it okay with you that people or a person or two (who claim to be American) boo a member of the armed forces serving in combat?
If that happened at the beginning of the Iraq War, the repubs would have a nuclear hissy fit! Now, Rush says its ok, and not a persons’ role to call them out!
.
m down!
Jones
October 3rd, 2011
7:18 pm
Wow…so ironic that the so called “enlightened liberals” reduce themselves to name calling and personal attacks when they can’t articulate a rational idea to support their cause. I thought the Democratic Party was supposed to be the “softer” side of our people! Seems to me like a lot of you have been led down a very dangerous road. Liberal politicians survive on this tactic of playing hero to the poor and down-trodden. Look where it has gotten us. They have enabled entire segments of our country to sit on the couch while someone else pays for their rent, electricity, food and every other thing. I worked in residential construction 26 years until that market was destroyed by liberal mentality. Giving mortgages to people who cannot afford them is certainly not a conservative idea! It is not rich people who are ruining our country. It is the wrong policies of the left chinking away at our strength and freedom and turning us into a country of citizens that would rather stand with its hand out than go to work and pay it’s own bills. Running the Govt should be just like running a household or business. You can’t spend more than you make and not eventually go out of business. To stay in office Dems have undercut the responsibilities of our families, friends, churches and communities and I for one think it will be our undoing. It has created incredible divisiveness not to mention bankrupted us. It sound good! “Vote for me and I will get you help!” But in the long run…….what is it really doing?
Turqoise Brisket
October 3rd, 2011
7:26 pm
boss hawg luvs percocet and island boys….
egg
October 3rd, 2011
7:31 pm
n**ggerhead? lmao best evER…EPIC
GreatATLGuy
October 3rd, 2011
7:34 pm
Rush is a college dropout, why does anyone listen to him?
BRW
October 3rd, 2011
7:36 pm
These two so deserve each other…………… and not much else……..
ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
7:39 pm
And In other news ESPN has dropped kicked Hank Williams Jr from his MNF intro gig.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/ESPN-pulls-intro-after-Williams-Obama-comments-100311
Peter Haskett
October 3rd, 2011
7:39 pm
Jones,
The Democratic party has given you Nobel laureates, a Rhodes scholar, and a nuclear physicist. Republicans have given a B-grade actor, Nixon, and a couple of Bush dunces. Unfortunately, name calling and personal attacks is all right-wing conservatives understand. Sounds like your job in residential construction was nothing more than you having your hand out to people who worked for a living establishing credit (or not, since bad mortgages were made, as you’ve stated). Are you no longer in business because you spent more than you made? To blame your shortcomings on a political party shows your lack of understanding.
BRW
October 3rd, 2011
7:41 pm
Dang! I figured it out….Rush thinks Herman’s last name is CoCain!!!!!
Jackson Baer
October 3rd, 2011
7:47 pm
Let’s go Cain! Nice to see him rising and Perry dropping…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjRcO1Sm0HU
BRW
October 3rd, 2011
7:47 pm
Last Man Pi**ing, You have a pet rock…….Why does that not surprise me…And what is that word that’s been painted over there on your pet rock, hmmmmm?
Jones
October 3rd, 2011
7:54 pm
Peter.. You mean the rhode scholar that got the blow job in the white house?
No Longer Republican
October 3rd, 2011
7:56 pm
The fact that Rush still has influence in our political conversation shows exactly why this country is in such sad shape. We have a loud mouth drug addict who is only out for what he can get as one of the major political voices. Its all about him and his show, his books, etc. He cares about nothing else and the fact that Americans listen to him and believe a word he says is sad, really sad.
joe in tucker
October 3rd, 2011
8:00 pm
rush is only a player to the far right and ill informed… stopped listening to him years ago and it only took a few months to realize he is just a blow hard… GO Herman – Kick some butt!!
jcreek
October 3rd, 2011
8:05 pm
Rush said it,must mean there’s no way it is accurate, go Herman Cain, you can win!
WestOfAthens
October 3rd, 2011
8:07 pm
Yes, “mainstream media” makes politics thrive, ands it is one’s actions that deprive their rise.
Don’t believe everything you see/read, there is an editor lurking behind every door.
Besides, if Rush knows all, why not run for it all. Because he would be demolished, it is his mouth that pays his bills, right?
The Snark
October 3rd, 2011
8:16 pm
Who cares what comes out of the mouth of a drug addict?
what!!!!
October 3rd, 2011
8:18 pm
Peter,
The Dem Party also has a Nobel Peace Prize, given to the guy that has sent us to Libya for a…uh…..humantarian effort….yeah……that’s it….not a war!! War is not the answer, unless your trying to end slavery, nazism, facism, or communism.
And how about the guy convicted of perjury. He was a smart guy….had to tell us what the meaning of the word is…is….cause the Repubs are not a smart as you ivy league…..land of make believe……academic geniuses.
But go ahead and try to bash a hard working American contractor you arrogant liberal jackass. Just in cas you forgot, the Dems were in control the last 2 years of the Bush Administration, and the first 2 years of the Obama Administration. Seems to me that those are the worst 4 years in a long time for this nation. Unless you want to go back to Jimmy Carter…..which none of us want to. The B-Grade actor, while obviously not near as smart as the peanut farmer from south Georgia, kicked his ass in the real world.
Jones
October 3rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Thanks for the props what!!! I wasn’t a contractor though. Just a hard working 5′4 110lb female goin toe to toe with the boys for 26 years. And they loved me because I worked my ass off and didn’t expect preferential or special treatment. The owner recognized my grit and gave me promotion after promotion. Doesn’t matter what color, sex or creed you are in the real world. If you have spine and aren’t afraid to work you will succeed! No victims in the Republican Party!
bart
October 3rd, 2011
8:44 pm
It’s astounding to me that anybody would pay one iota of attention or give a damn what a loud mouthed, drug addicted, hypocrite says or thinks. I hope Herman sticks to his guns and doesn’t back down on anything Limbaugh says. Limbaugh is a liar. The Post story about Perry was indeed substantiated and the so-called Macaa story is actually on video tape. Limbaugh may actually be a racist and is trying to discredit Herman. Herman needs to hold his ground.
florida guy
October 3rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Don’t back down Herman. If its true, then Perry shouldn’t be president. As far as Limbaugh is concerned, you shouldn’t listen to a talking head for either side when choosing who to vote for. Look at all the information you can get from as many independent sources as you can find (believe me, they are getting harder to find) and vote for who you honestly think is the best candidate. Hopefully, we can get one who doesn’t keep putting party ahead of country. I actually did not vote for President Obama, and do not agree with a lot of his policies. However, in the budget showdown, I think he went a lot farther toward meeting somewhere in the middle than the republicans did. I worry that the republican party has become the corporate country club for millionaires. I am really gonna have to think hard about this next election, but Herman would have my vote, if for no other reason, than he would get rid of those useless waste of flesh over at the IRS. GO FAIR TAX!!!!!!!
John
October 3rd, 2011
9:10 pm
Do people still listen to this fat pill popping pig hypocrite? I can’t stand the Democrat Party, but Rush Limbaugh is just an old windbag.
RUG RAT
October 3rd, 2011
9:32 pm
what!!!! The only people i see working residential construction are mexican. Do you think they paid there taxes? JONES Who was doing your labor? Liberal jack ass?
West Indian Charlie
October 3rd, 2011
9:32 pm
I am tired of idiots like Limbaugh, Hannity etc and their poisonous influence on the political discourse in this country. This fool has made millions sitting his fat butt behind a microphone running off his big mouth and has not only convince a large amount of the ignorant masses to believe his bull sh@t, but the Republican Party as well. Wake up America, if Limbaugh had the answers to what ails this country he would be in the White House instead of hiding behind a microphone and filling the air waves with propaganda.
SuxBeanU
October 3rd, 2011
9:33 pm
You stupid fu@king libs are just too funny. You condemn someone that has had a large national following since 1988 and your little liberal AirAmerica outfit had to steal money from the Boy Scouts and the Feds just to try and stay on the air. Yeah, just keep crying your little eyes out, while Limbaugh laughs at you on his way to the bank. I just love how you limp wristed libs get your panties in a wad every time Rush Limbaugh’s name is mentioned. Wah, wah, wah, grow up.
Brainiac
October 3rd, 2011
9:35 pm
Jones: Your 7:18 pm statement said it all but you are beating a dead horse. You don’t have enough life left to enlighten most of the Rush bashers. I have been a Herman Cain supporter since he ran for the Senate in the 1990’s but Rush is right. Herman jumped before he had all the facts and I don’t think he will do that again. Rush has been, and will continue to be, the biggest “influence” for Republicans. All the name-calling simply points out what type of mentality we are seeing from the Rush-bashers.
RUG RAT
October 3rd, 2011
9:42 pm
SuxBentj Keep following your leader 1988——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
The Hunting Lease Scandal, Day Two: Cain Walks Back His Criticism of Perry
October 3rd, 2011
9:47 pm
[...] and Rush Limbaugh were both quite critical of Cain’s response to Grafitti-Gate. I incline more toward Ed [...]
TeaRocker
October 3rd, 2011
10:00 pm
So, Conservatives (including myself) were pissed that Obama attempted to smooth things over with a beer summit with the Boston Police officer after putting his foot in his mouth and playing up the race card in the professors arrest…and now Cain attacks Perry for something he didn’t do and says he’s “insensitive” to blacks. Cain owes Perry an apology and once again is showing he’s not ready for prime time. I’m so sick of this racial bating crap and the fact that Cain jumped in…well, he lost my support. He’s a pander man who still hasn’t given any economists backing to his 9-9-9 plan and has ZERO experience in governing.
The Cain camp is on full attack of Perry and have bashed Perry…but this coming from Cain is unacceptable and shows he’s willing to use “race” as an edge. Pathetic. Those conservatives who support Cain just to prove that the Republican Party aren’t racists are no better than those who voted for Obama to prove they weren’t racists.
He supported TARP, has flip flopped on his religious panderings and now this. Cain needs to get out of the race and should quit playing the race card.
Donna Brand
October 3rd, 2011
10:10 pm
Rush has only one speed BS.
Vernon B. Brand
October 3rd, 2011
10:13 pm
Rush is a crackerhead!
Donna Brand
October 3rd, 2011
10:13 pm
Rush is so full of lies and racism he should talk. He talks from an orifice. What a human scum he is!
ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
10:23 pm
The gay soldier had much more courage than Drug Limpbaugh. He didn’t serve when he had the chance because of a pimple on his ample derriere.
Amazing
October 3rd, 2011
10:28 pm
Jones
It is not only Democrats who resort to name calling. Republicans resort to the same tatics when they have no facts. That happens because we allow it. Just look at how many posts in this blog from both sides of the aisle that lack an intelligent argument. Don’t pretend like Republicans are angels in this regard because they are not.
Centrist
October 3rd, 2011
10:29 pm
@ florida guy – I’m with you except for this “However, in the budget showdown, I think [Obama] went a lot farther toward meeting somewhere in the middle than the republicans did.”
Obama missed endorsing the Simpson – Bowles proposal on deficit reduction, and screwed up a second time when he let Democrat Senators shoot down the “Grand Bargain” that was struck with Speaker Boehner. Most of the media has been predictably complicit in siding with the Democrats. This Op Ed in the liberal New York Times partially sums up where we are (omitting the “Grand Bargain” second mistake when Senate Democrats made Obama take it back):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/opinion/brooks-the-lost-decade.html?ref=davidbrooks
Although I don’t listen to or often agree with Limbaugh, I know how influential and popular he is. Liberal posters here who just call him names and discount him are stupid, blind, or scared.
Pongo
October 3rd, 2011
10:33 pm
Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot an so is his legions of ignorant dumb ditto heads listeners.
chris Hampton
October 3rd, 2011
11:18 pm
I Like Rush Limbaugh and I Like Rick Perry And I’m Supporting Perry For President He’s A Good Decent MAn and Y’all Shouls Be Ashamed Of You’re Selves Using Smear Tactics On Rick perry I’m Supporting Texas Gov.Rick Perry R-Austin,T.X.For President Of The United States Of AMerica ANd That’s Final And I’m A Rush Limbuagh Fan Too as well And Y’all Listen Real Good Rick Perry Is A Good Pro-Life Reagan Conservative 912 TeaParty
Patriotic Constitutional Honest Christan 2012 GOP Presidential Candiate
Perry Will Rise All The Way To The 2012 Republican National Convention And He Will Beat President Barack obama D-chicago,I.L. As Our Next Pro-Life Reagan Conservative 912 TeaParty Patriotic Constitutional Honest 2012 Decent Christian GOP 45th President To Turn AMerica Around To Protect Our U.S.Constitution To Fire All Of Obama’s Czars and Fire Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke To Clean Up Corruption At The White House In Washinton,D.C. On Tues.11-6-12. And Y’all Get Right With God And Support Rick Perry For President Becasue America Is Gong Down Hill.
RAMZAD
October 3rd, 2011
11:25 pm
Ther is no more bizarre site than when the Republican Tea Party starts to cannibalizing its babies.
Herman Cain should have known what he was getting into when that cokroach decided to get tickets to a chicken convention. Good for him. Rush Limbaugh is trying to fasten his boot in Cain’s mouth. It is a Republican thing. I
would not understand.
RAMZAD
October 3rd, 2011
11:38 pm
If Rick Perry was not a Texas buffoon he would have figured out that having that rock grinning its ugliness was in poor taste and do something about it. I bet he and his hunter friends thought it was cute and used it as a conversation piece to drum up Good O’l Boy laughs.
Peter Haskett
October 3rd, 2011
11:50 pm
Jones,,, Clinton gave you a balanced budget and Newt Gingrich gave you a soiled dress. I couldn’t care less about a president’s private life, unless that president is on vacation and ignores a memo that says “Bin Laden determined to strike in US.”
What!!! You might want to get your info from somebody besides Neil Boortz. Clinton was not convicted of perjury. The “hard working construction worker” is out of work, nothing hard working about that. She says “no victims” but in the earlier post blamed her job loss on “liberal mentality.”
2001-2006, when Cheney/Bush issued more executive orders and expanded the idea of the unitary executive, were the worst years in the history of the US. The country is still reeling from their failures. Darn right I blame Bush, it was his fault. His presidency was a complete and utter disaster.
And you’ve got 24/7 coast to coast TV and radio (including this Rush Limbaugh) pushing the idiot’s agenda. I feel sorry for anybody too stupid to know any better, you are victims and don’t even know it. Sounds like you’d rather be a construction worker than the graduate of an ivy league school, and that working construction is harder than graduating with honors from an ivy league school. Talk about misinformed.
double
October 4th, 2011
12:20 am
my oppinion man with pet rock IQ not very high.
Cain Supporter
October 4th, 2011
1:07 am
http://buttsandhertz.wordpress.com/
Even the weird blogs seem to be on the Herman Cain bandwagon.
I like Cain!
Ol' Timer
October 4th, 2011
3:47 am
“Lord, what fools these mortal be!” — William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night Dream Act 3,
Smoke
October 4th, 2011
5:55 am
A “conspiracy to destroy the prospects of his rival” is what Dixiecrats do and they call it politics. Sure liberals do it, but Dixiecrats have made it an art form. Thanks Rush for using reverse psychology remind Dixiecrats of what they do best.
Smoke
October 4th, 2011
6:02 am
Don’t you just love seeing Dixiecrats who will never see the inside of a country club or set foot on a hunting preserve, uphold the valued traditions of the Southern elite. I also love seeing car tags that say “H*ll No, I Ain’t Forgettin,’ when the driver has no clue as to what they are to suppose to remember.
just wondering
October 4th, 2011
6:27 am
Where are the accurate facts about this rock “sign”? Herman Cain was answering questions that the media person presented their version of the “facts” for him to respond. He should have made it clear that if those are the facts then this would be his opinion. If name calling was not allowed on this blog, how many responses would be remaining?
Buckhead Boy
October 4th, 2011
7:08 am
Ms. Jones, are you suggesting that the banksters who eagerly made imprudent mortgage loans, and then knowingly bundled and sold those loans with the aid of willing collaborators in the rating and insurance industries to unsuspecting buyers worldwide, were acting out of some sense of “the liberal mentality”? If so, and you cannot distinguish between greed and liberalism, then I suspect that the Republican Party claims at least one victim.
kjdfa
October 4th, 2011
7:32 am
starange mr galloway, never heard you use the term “slap down” when howard dean comments about dumb things the potus or other dems say??
GB
October 4th, 2011
7:41 am
test
Ol' Timer
October 4th, 2011
7:54 am
The air is filled with flatulence when Rush Limbaugh does his thing.
Joe the Plutocrat
October 4th, 2011
8:01 am
now c’mon children, the sandbox is big enough for everyone; even the fat kid in the corner who has all the shovels, buckets, and toys.
Bill
October 4th, 2011
8:11 am
Comments such as those below seem to reflect the level of political discourse in our country today. This does not bode well. You know, if you don’t have anything to say, no one is making you touch that keyboard. Please take this type of argumentation back to middle school where it belongs. (My apologies to middle schoolers everywhere.)
“ramguy68
October 3rd, 2011
7:12 pm
Last Man Standing
“The only people who listen to these talk radio carnival barkers are the infirm and the insane.”
The only people making comments such as the above have IQ’s lower than my pet rock.
I guess I struck a nerve with the thing standing…lol”
jayone
October 4th, 2011
8:34 am
No Longer Republican, Road Scholar, Spinoza I couldn’t agreed more with what was said. Rush has his own following that are so in tuned with his brand of tart conversation that nothing else matters to them. Rush is more of a SHOCK JOCK. His views are meant to incite this type of comments to keep his show on the air. If you believe in his views then your a SHOCK JOCK reciever, who has no mind control what so ever.
jconservative
October 4th, 2011
8:38 am
” He (Limbaugh) is one of the leaders that will take this country back to conservatism.”
He had better get in a hurry then. Since his radio show went national the voters have elected a Republican president for 8 years and Democratic presidents for 12 years.
Limbaugh has an audience of just over 20 million listeners. In the 2008 election over 129 million people voted. Limbaugh’s audience is less than 20% of that total. If Limbaugh is going to lead the “conservative cause” he will need to get it in gear.
Look folks, Limbaugh does not lead anything. Limbaugh is a shrewd businessman who is making a fortune in the entertainment business. And he is an accomplished entertainer. A great entertainer.
But as some have pointed out above he has not led the conservatives to a final solution on any conservative programs. Because that is not his goal, his reason for being in business. His reason for being is money. And he is currently operating under a $400 million contract.
There is no leader of the “conservative movement” at this time. The conservatives are split between the evangelicals, the tea party and the “traditionalist”. Obama will attempt to keep the wedges between those splits alive for the next year.
The Republicans this summer/fall have gone from Trump, Bachmann, Cain, Perry and now to Christie as the hot flavors of the month. But already, before he as announced anything, Christie has a third of the Party saying he is to liberal. Interesting that Romney, who has not been the “hot flavor” of the month, is still slightly ahead of the pack.
Republicans are searching. And Limbaugh is not leading. Limbaugh is entertaining.
clem
October 4th, 2011
8:44 am
my guess is the rock is brighter than rick or herman
Balloon Juice » Perry-lized With Fear And Doubt
October 4th, 2011
8:54 am
[...] Cain attacked Perry over the weekend, by Monday he was running away from his own statements because King Rush told him to know his role and shut his mouth. Everything you need to know about Cain there is that he complied with near neutrino-level [...]
T Knight
October 4th, 2011
9:05 am
I don’t know….. I’m thinkin’ Rush and Jim are stirrin’ the puddin’.
Dave from GT
October 4th, 2011
9:26 am
What the hell is a macaca ?? Is that some kind of bird ? Seriously !
gm
October 4th, 2011
9:41 am
Rush, high school drop out, Sean Hannity 3 time college drop out, make over 100 million between 2 of them and who says being uneducated does not pay.
These are the people the tea party and red neck hank williams listen to.
rexdogma
October 4th, 2011
9:51 am
Amen Sick Of Republicans. Your exactly right!!!
I think Donald Trump Convinced Herman Cain to Run as an Insensitive White Person | Offhanded Dribble
October 4th, 2011
9:55 am
[...] Yea…that all sounds about right to me. Even Rush Limbaugh took time out of his busy being a deplorable human being schedule…to express his outrage…..about Herman Cain being outraged!? [...]
duronimo
October 4th, 2011
10:02 am
Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson. Seriously, what does it say about the potential for independent thought when so many conservatives hang on their every word. It only matters what they think if you can’t think. Has anyone noticed that just like politicians, they earn a handsome living off saying what their followers want to hear? It therefore follows that to that extent they are biased …. something like a patent medicine salesman in the old West. They are captive to their followers and their followers are captive to them.
Big Hat
October 4th, 2011
11:12 am
Oh, the irony! A drug-addled racist criticizing a self-hating black.
Delvon
October 4th, 2011
12:00 pm
This is why I stopped listening to Rush years ago. He’s too one dimensional. He harms the conservative cause more than he helps.
Herman Cain handled this the right way. He stated his objections to the N word rock inscription, and then tried to move on. The media and Rush are the ones keeping the story going.
mum
October 4th, 2011
12:31 pm
Well, Mr. Cain started backtracking from his statement yesterday because continuing to address it as racial insensitivity, reminds those “color blind” people that he’s a black man.
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October 4th, 2011
1:05 pm
[...] speaking out, however, Cain–not Perry–has come under fire from the GOP. Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh accused Cain of attempting to “capitalize” off of the [...]
Bruce
October 4th, 2011
1:54 pm
““The only people who listen to these talk radio carnival barkers are the infirm and the insane.”
The only people making comments such as the above have IQ’s lower than my pet rock.”
And both groups have the right to vote. Play on ladies and gentlemen.
Herman Cain on The View Video Oct. 4, 2011 Interview | Shallow Nation
October 4th, 2011
2:46 pm
[...] on Fox he commented, saying it was “very insensitive.” His remarks provoked a backlash from some conservatives including talk show host Rush Limbaugh.He said, “I still stand by my statement that i was [...]
James
October 4th, 2011
3:28 pm
Did Jan Crawford just say, “former Senator John McCain?” Does no one at CBS check the teleprompter before she reads off it?
Anthony
October 4th, 2011
8:22 pm
Rush has it wrong. It is better this is brought up now rather than in the presidental election. Do you not think the Dems would not play this card. Cain is the better canidate but not part of the establishment. Cain scares both parties because he stands for the American people.
CTuttle
October 5th, 2011
5:17 am
Rush has been, and will continue to be, the biggest “influence” for Republicans. All the name-calling simply points out what type of mentality we are seeing from the Rush-bashers.
Wow, ‘Brainiac’ That’s some mighty potent Kool-Aid ya chugging there…!
Jyrone Denny
October 5th, 2011
1:08 pm
Once again, Rush has proven how much of an idiotic hypocrite he truly is. If the tables were turned and it was Obama’s retreat, with a rock that said Honky Head, Racist Rush would be raking the president over the coals, calling him a racist and a hater of whites. Oh, and Mr. Cain, I would not believe for a minute that he likes or “liked” you. Rush is a known bigot who has spewed racist remarks on his radio station for years. If you were to win the nomination, I do not know if his cold, fat heart could take it. Food for thought: If Mr. Limbaugh holds this much clout concerning the Republican Party, what does that tell you about the GOP and his mindless listeners? Just saying…
Katie
October 6th, 2011
5:25 pm
I’m sure Rush has gotten his orders by now from the RNC to talk up Cain so that Romney can win. It’s all completely manipulated, and he (and Cain) are in on it. The Republican base is so stupid that they end up nominating whoever the RNC wants and then “holding their nose” to vote for them, always completely bewildered on how “the MSM” or “the Democrats” picked their lousy candidates. Huh?
Scott-N-Texas
October 9th, 2011
1:43 pm
Limbaugh doesn’t have the influence you think. I quit listening to him. He is pro-GOP, he is NOT Tea Party inclined… Rush is yesterday’s news, I’m sick of him carrying water for the GOP, and RINO’s. Rush is part of the GOP elite. If you want a good show, listen to Mark Levin, Mark is the man. Rush is a has been. Sean Hannity, by the way, is just as bad, if not worse.
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October 9th, 2011
9:23 pm
[...] a 25 year old say no to the GOP Establishment? Additionally, GOP establishment luminaries such as Rush Limbaugh and others have lashed out at Cain recently: “[Charles] Krauthammer, in an appearance on Fox News, said Cain might siphon votes away from [...]