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[Joe Fields]

From a poster at Free Republic:

Rush Limbaugh is little more than a streetwalker (A 'conservative' goes after Rush)
NewJersey.com ^ | 3/10/09 | Paul Mulshine

Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:05:15 PM by pissant

When I wrote about Rush Limbaugh last week, I got hundreds of responses from so-called "dittoheads." They assured me that they take him seriously when he asserts his status as the spokesman for American conservatives.

This is ridiculous. I know conservatism. I was writing groundbreaking conservative commentary back when Limbaugh was spinning vinyl records. Limbaugh is no conservative. So then what is he?

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele recently termed him "an entertainer." For that, Steele is said to be in danger of losing his job. But that term seems a bit too polite when you consider what Limbaugh's really up to.

Consider his relationship with General Motors. In a 2007 article in Automotive News headlined "General Motors Payola," writer Mary Connelly told how "General Motors is recruiting many of America's best known radio personalities -- including Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Laura Schlessinger and Whoopi Goldberg -- to talk up its vehicles on the air."

The article noted that the company didn't pay the stars directly but advertised on their shows and gave them cars to drive and other favors. In return, the talkers would plug GM products. But not during advertisements. They would do so during the normal course of their on-air patter. In other words, Limbaugh would go from offering some insight about national politics to saying this:



http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2009/03/rush_limbaugh_is_little_more_t.html

The wheels are coming off off the bus of "Limbaugh conservatism."

[Kievan Rus]

1. Even the RW is moving away from Rush

All he does is make conservatives look bad.

[USA_1]

2. Is There Any Truth to the Matter of Dems Wanting Bush to Fail?

I have seen some news note circulated by Republicans but wonder why it wasn't discussed before --- is this yet another planted story by the far right?

[Joe Fields]

8. They are citing a poll taken Aug. 2006, when we had plenty of reason

to want Bush not to succeed.

[upi402]

3. "Big fat lair"... the good old days

Hillbilly-Heroin, Ho's, and juice - I see him as RNC Chair and then they may have a real shot at the gangstas.

[malaise]

4. This has to happen

Rush doesn't share his loot and even Freepers want a political party that shares out a few favors.

[rwheeler31]

5. This GM thing is true even some liberal talkers feel for it.

[pepperbear]

6. did I read that right? rush, bill, laura, and WHOOPI? n/t

[lpbk2713]

7. OxyRush is on the payroll of Big Oil, Big Pharma and Big Tobacco to just name three.

He is always making what appears to be impromptu praise about all
their goods and services during the course of his Hatefest Hour.