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Rush says he may raise $$$ for Hillary -- so as to ensure she's the Dem nominee

February 08, 2008 1:10 AM

Rush Limbaugh Thursday said he's considering raising cash for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign so as to ensure she's the Democratic nominee. 

Earlier in the week Limbaugh said that if Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is the Democratic presidential nominee, the GOP this November is "doomed."

After the withdrawal of Mitt Romney from the GOP race, Limbaugh said to his listeners, "might it be required (she's having to loan herself money), do you think I should conduct a fundraiser for Mrs. Clinton? Mitt did his part today. He got out so as not to fracture the party any further and not to harm the effort to win the war in Iraq. Should I do my part, not by joining my liberal friends in the Republican Party, but actually raising money for Mrs. Clinton, and asking you to join me, so that she would have a chance here to once again have a good shot at getting a Democrat nomination so that we win the White House?"

Limbaugh underlines that "the reason for raising money for Hillary is because that apparently my party is relying on fear and loathing of Hillary to get the nomination, to unite Republicans, who are, some of them, off the reservation. The Republicans do not seem to be relying on leadership in their party to unite the party. They seem to be relying on all these external things, nobody is going to vote for Hillary, negative turnout factor. What if she's not the nominee? We've got make sure she's the nominee if the Republican Party is to be unified. What more loyal thing could I do than to run a fundraiser for Mrs. Clinton? You watch, though, you watch how that will be questioned."

On Wednesday, Limbaugh said of Clinton, "she just polarizes people. I think she's going to gin up enough anti-Hillary turnout out there to perhaps be a boon to whoever the Republican nominee is. ...Now, if Obama is the nominee, we are doomed, and you should get ready and prepared for it now."

Limbaugh, who has been a thorn in the side of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the GOP presidential frontrunner, predicted that as it becomes more certain that McCain will be the Republican nominee, the media would soon turn on him, "doing stories on his age, and they're not going to be mean, they are not going to be vicious, they're going to be almost sorrowful. ... We're going to get the worst pictures of McCain. We're going to get him looking tired. We're going to hear references to his forgetfulness. 'Isn't it just a shame?' And if that doesn't work, then they're going to do stories on the fact he's nuts. Just mark my words."

-- jpt

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People who listen to this guy shouldn't vote. I mean, has there ever been a bigger hypocrite/bigot on the face of the earth? LOL at you guys who actually think he's using 'reverse' or 'reverse reverse' psychology. Sigh. The guy just wants the middle class and poor to continue to be his whipping subjects while the elite he works for fleeces the opposition and even his own supporters. Fools. You will get stung riding on a scorpion's back.

Posted by: AntC | Mar 5, 2008 12:43:08 PM

Our politicians are a complete joke.
None of these idiots are capable of
even arranging a trip to the bathroom together. They have collectively sold our country out to the Chinese and made us slaves to the oil producing arab nations.
The only thing that matters to them is whos in power at the end of the day.No more voting for the lesser of 2 evils.
Time to get rid of the federal government and have referendums on everything. We don't need the government. We only need a military.

Posted by: Jason | Feb 26, 2008 8:04:26 PM

Has anyone heard how Obama would deal with the mass demand for slave reparations? There are bound to be many black leaders waiting at the oval office to pitch the need to repay all African Americans for the enslavement of their Great,Great,Great Grand-Father.

Posted by: JDK | Feb 15, 2008 10:22:24 PM

Why does anyone listen to anything limbaugh says ? Is the 19% lunatic fringe really worth all the effort to keep Republicans in power? Seriously,consider the source, a 21st century "Lord Haw-Haw" with a monkey on his back .Poetic!

Posted by: J.P in Texas | Feb 11, 2008 2:11:35 PM

Isnt this great (blogging)? where the disenfranchised,the embittered, the malevolent& meet their prey- the well intended also rans fresh from the latest moral victories on a shared path to hell.

Posted by: R hesse | Feb 11, 2008 1:41:09 PM

If Obama is the dem nominee, I WILL vote for McCain. My biggest fear is Obama will become the nominee and the Repulicans will win again

Posted by: Anita | Feb 10, 2008 11:12:40 AM

Rush thinks that there is this big army of anti-Hillary militants hiding in their bunkers and waiting to spring out at any time and vote against Hillary. I think he vastly overestimates the numbers of these forces or even the numbers of his so-called "conservatives". People have better things to do than brood about how much they hate Hillary.

Posted by: Geddy | Feb 9, 2008 7:19:50 PM

This is so pathetic. Despite ALL evidence to the contrary, Hillary supporters can't let it go.

The devotion is admirable, but sickening in its basis. Many of you can't get behind Obama because you have issues with seeing a black as President and are just as sexist as the men you complain about.

Some of you geniuses probably voted for Bush in 2004 too.

Posted by: dionysus | Feb 9, 2008 8:14:53 AM

Its too bad all you cliton supporters are blind to all the hate in your harts. That hate is what drives the partisan nature between the established democratic party and the republicans. The irony is that it is NOT Hillary's fault, it is all the "Osama, Obama" chanting nuts supporting Cliton. Obama's message is of hope and thats why Rush is scared of him. Hope = Rush's kryptonite

Posted by: Dominic | Feb 9, 2008 5:07:45 AM

Obama doesn't stand a chance against McCain, and Rush knows it. That's why he's using REVERSE PYSCHOLOGY. Hillary is popular where it matters: New York, California, Florida, New Jersey, etc. Obama has states like Alabama and Georgia which will definetely go the Republican way.

Hillary is the one the Republicans are scared of, because she is likely to win. Go Hillary!!

Posted by: Kane | Feb 9, 2008 1:15:23 AM

I have this feeling that Republicans might be bankrolling Obama. I believe they are more threatened by the possibility that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic candidate for the presidency, and they will lose because of it. There is way too much Republicans playing this game concerning sending money to Hillary so that she can win, while anothe segment is indicating how polarizing she is and that Obama would be the better choice for Democrats. Personally, I don't buy it. I suspect the Republicans are interfering with the Democratic primaries to ensure that Obama is the Democratic candidate. If this is the case, then Obama will lead the Democratic party to defeat in this presidential election. Race is an issue with many people, as can be seen with the high support of African Americans for Obama. Now, look at it the other way. I suspect that many white people will not be voting for Obama, especially undecided white people. For me, I could care less about Obama's race. I am looking for experience, intelligence, and someone with a backbone. Hillary has been attacked and smeared for years. She has the thick skin, and the intelligence that is needed to have an accomplished presidency, regardless of the antics of the anti-Hillary crowd. Go Hillary!

Posted by: Joe | Feb 9, 2008 12:26:08 AM

You're scared of a Liberal female leader aren't you? So, you all need hatred fuel to ignite your party into uniting and voting....Hmmmmm.....Paints a pretty clear picture of the Republicans...yes indeed.

Posted by: irma | Feb 8, 2008 11:08:01 PM

Wow, I guess this means Hillary is the Uniiiiiitteeeerrrrr. Sure Rush, you may join us, in our philosophy as well. Are you ready to be open minded and surrounded by intelligent, ambitious women? Are you ready to be a Liberal? Rush....come back where are you going? Can we still have your money? Come on Rush, Anne and any of those who are ready to jump the sinking ship. Being a Liberal is pretty good. You get to really care about people...Feels good.....Join US!

Posted by: irma | Feb 8, 2008 11:02:25 PM

Obama is a fraud. He bought his new house fron the already idicted Resko. He spent numerous hours in Court representing this slunlord as an associate in a high powered law firm in Chicago. If he is the Dem's candidate he will be emaciated by the Republican machine. He will go from Goldilocks to Dreadlocks in no time. Hillary would mop McCain's butt in a debate so be careful for what you wish for.

Posted by: david borenstein | Feb 8, 2008 10:39:08 PM

Limbaugh raising money for Hillary...well, even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while. When Hillary locks the front door behind W. as he leaves the White House, Limbaugh should be pushing the cart of Bush baggage back to Texas. He bears part of the blame for the Bush disaster that this country now faces. Along the way, they should stop at every home and beg forgiveness.

Posted by: MW | Feb 8, 2008 10:05:18 PM

If Rush donates to Hillary won't that negate the money he and his minions have already donated to Obama?

Make up your mind Rush, and quit flip flopping on this. Are all the Republicans who donated to Obama supposed to match it with a donation to Hillary?

Posted by: John D | Feb 8, 2008 7:19:22 PM

Looking at the polling numbers its ridiculous to think that Obama is the weaker of the two candidates. Outside of those that have convinced themselves that his criticisms of Clinton are gender motivated, he'll get the support of all of her supporters in the general, plus the support of all the young voters, independents and Republicans that are currently supporting him.

The argument that she has more experience is ludicrous -- Obama has more time in elected office than she does, and he had to get there without the benefit of the Clinton name. On top of that his track record is much more solid than hers, particularly his opposition to the Iraq war from day one, and his opposition to Kyl-Lieberman act (which Clinton voted for) that validated Bush's hawkish and reckless policies towards Iran.

He does need to tone down the hope and change talk and start talking more about his policies, which domestically are hardly different than Clinton's, but also will build upon his efforts in the senate to make our federal government more transparent by centralizing information on lobbying, ethics reports, development of independent watchdog agencies to monitor congressional ethics and policies to limit the impact of moneyed special interests in presidential campaigns.

Posted by: DG | Feb 8, 2008 3:38:27 PM

Rush, for all his popularity among rightwing Republicans, is exactly speaking his mind about the imminent loss of the white House to tbe Democrats. No matter which way he spins it, McCain is going to lose whether it's Clinton or Obama. The Republicans are simply lifeless and clueless. the fact is that
whoever wins the Democratic nomination, this psychedelic rightwing bullhorn will not be shy to unleash all his firepower smearing and swearing. it's naive to think he and other zealous conservatives will play nice to Obama should he win the nomination. he will be smashed and ripped to pieces. Is Obama ready for a slugfest?

Posted by: lochukung | Feb 8, 2008 3:00:08 PM

obama would be wise to give up now and beg Hillary to be her vice president... this way he can get on the job training from a REAL LEADER... obama can give his speeches and look pretty and obamaBOTS can be happy with all their motivational/inspirational WORDS while Hillary roles up her sleeves and gets to work and brings about REAL CHANGE, as she has done for a long time now!!!

Posted by: Muniz | Feb 8, 2008 2:28:46 PM

RUSH Slimball is using REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY... He really wants obama to be the nominee but in him saying all this stuff about Hillary, he hopes the democrats will be scared and blinded by FEAR, that they will vote for obama and obama will be BEAT by mccain... obamaBOTS are too blind in following this man; there are a lot of things about obama that has not been given light but IF he was to become the nominee the republicans and news media will have a field day...

Posted by: Muniz | Feb 8, 2008 2:17:48 PM

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