Comments on: Rush Limbaugh Declares War on John McCain

By: The Rise of the Anti-Rush Republican « Leaning Right

The Rise of the Anti-Rush Republican « Leaning Right — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:08:37 +0000

[...] leader of the Republican Party, I get confused. He is NOT even close to the leader. Remember his hesitation to support John McCain (but operation chaos was a pretty sweet deal)? Rush is a figurehead, not a leader, of [...]

By: Kumbaya again « Sohum Parlance II

Kumbaya again « Sohum Parlance II — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:02:34 +0000

[...] Limbaugh meanwhile has it in for McCain. I mean, Clinton and Obama are doing their best to throw the victory to the Republicans this year, [...]

By: Ben Dover

Ben Dover — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:03:17 +0000

The biggest difference between Limbaugh and Hitler is that Hitler never had a TV program canceled. Ever notice how well Limbaugh’s line of mens ties look with brown shirts??

By: Paul Marat, VivaJuanMcCain.com

Paul Marat, VivaJuanMcCain.com — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:00:32 +0000

That’s the website I wanted to tell you about:
Viva Juan McCain.com

By: Paul Marat

Paul Marat — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:57:30 +0000

McCain is for open borders. 20% of Florida voters are Hispanic. So naturally they’re going to flock to McCain because he’s a traitor and is going to allow America to become a third world country by having them all swarm into here. The War in Iraq is just an expensive diversion. The real war for our future is right on our southern border. Also, the MSM (Main Stream Media) loves him, so he must be no good.

By: Paul Marat

Paul Marat — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:48:44 +0000

I will not vote for McCain, no matter what. Many others are like me. McCain will cause the GOP to split in two.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:02:46 +0000

As a long-time Rush listener, I’m kind of put off by his personal vendetta against John McCain. It seems to me this started with his dogmatic position on immigration, and has blinded him to the damage he is doing to his reputation and to the Republican party. It seems that logic and reason have left him, and he has dug in his position, and nothing will sway him.

It is very irresponsible to say that he would not vote in the general election if McCain is the Republican candidate, since the effect of this is far worse (liberal judges, unchecked entitlement growth, fairness legislation, etc etc). A non-vote is at least half a vote for the other candidate, and if he manages to convince even 10% of his listeners of this, a close election could certainly be swayed.

I think that Rush would actually agree with McCain on more issues than he will admit. Elections are always about choosing the candidate with whom you disagree least. Anything else is childish.

Perhaps I’m his only listener with this opinion, based on the lack of this type of constructive criticism around. Between this and the immigration diatribe, I’ve just about run out of reasons to listen to him.

By: Pixie

Pixie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:30:34 +0000

admin: bigotry and vulgarity are not welcome here

By: Jed Merrill, ConservativeRepublicans.com

Jed Merrill, ConservativeRepublicans.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:59:43 +0000

Rush is right on. I likewise will not vote for McCain under ANY circumstances. (Maybe if he were running against the devil himself, but Hillary is not there yet.) I will vote Green Party before I vote for McCain. McCain will undermine us from the inside, while Hillary can only attempt to from without.

(Why the Green Party? I won’t vote for Hillary or Obama, but I still feel obligated to vote.)

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:57:55 +0000

He and his ilk have over stayed their welcome and are more than partly to blame for putting unqualified leaders into power who have made the GOP synonymous with fiscal irresponsibility, hypocrisy, and corruption

Hear, hear, Ryan.

Tully: I get that, but I don’t know how populous his audience is these days and I don’t know how much influence he now holds. I only know that most rational Republicans that I know aren’t fans and can see the corruptive influence he’s had in the type of Republican ‘leadership’ he’s helped along.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:13:34 +0000

Rush’s last stand reeks of the desparation that is spewing forth from his dwindling faction. I agree with C Stanley and would be short selling Rush Limbaugh stock if such a financial vehicle existed. He and his ilk have over stayed their welcome and are more than partly to blame for putting unqualified leaders into power who have made the GOP synonymous with fiscal irresponsibility, hypocrisy, and corruption. The purging of such pill popping pharisees, while noisey, is exactly what the party needs to regain its power, it’s place as the reasonable economic and social voice of our country, and, most importantly, its dignity. John McCain is the natural choice to put the party back on the tracks and prevail in the global struggle against anti western ignorance.

By: John McCain » Blog Archive » Rush Limbaugh Declares War on John McCain

John McCain » Blog Archive » Rush Limbaugh Declares War on John McCain — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:51:11 +0000

[...] americanchaos wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptYou can read the transcript of the show in which Rush Limbaugh declares war on Senator John McCain here. The point is clear: He’s not going to support McCain, no matter what. McCain has angered Limbaugh on more than one important issue. … [...]

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:31:53 +0000

Perhaps so, but it’s a faction that is upwards of 20 million strong and crosses all socio-economic, racial, and cultural boundaries. Ignore it at your political peril.

By: Tully

Tully — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:58:36 +0000

I don’t think so, Christine. Rush’s “relevance” is all with a particular brand of populist conservatism. It’s a mistake to conflate that with Republicanism in general. Parties are built of coalitions, and Rush is not speaking for a party, but for a faction.

By: C Stanley

C Stanley — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:09:02 +0000

He’s definitely not as influential as he once was, but this is going to be a real test. In fact, it’s actually quite a risk he’s taking. If Republican voters do hand McCain a win (either in FL, or if it’s close enough there and then McCain does well in other states with closed primaries) then Rush has pretty well proved his irrelevance (which would be one more reason to vote McCain IMO, but that’s a whole ‘nother issue.)

By: kimmie

kimmie — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:04:04 +0000

BRAVO - BRAVO!!!! I could not have expressed things better myself! You go!! Rush has repeatedly said that the most dangerous thing in this country is ignorance – so true!! I live in Texas and we have fought McCain’s "Dream Act" amnesty bills all summer. I plead with people to look up McCain’s past record and his past, period!! We need to arm oursleves with truth!!

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:02:10 +0000

Well, here’s one possible take on Limbaugh’s influence……..if it was significant, you would think Fred Thompson and even Huckabee wouldn’t be losing primaries to McCain and Romney.