http://www.inquisitr.com/54855/rush-limbau...g-heart-attack/

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http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...t&p=3267123

Rush having a heart attack is like me having an ache in my dorsal fin.


(ya get it?)

You are a cod?

He flounders at metaphors?

"I feel very, very fortunate. I have been treated to the best health care the world has
to offer -- and that is right here in the United States of America." -Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh is an evil person. You can quote me on that.



I don't get this whole thing.


By the way,

Rush Limbaugh touts socialist health care

Yea, I'm sure Rush didn't pay a thing, our tax dollars paid his whole bill...

The point of that blog was not that hawaii paid for his health care (they didn't) but that the socialist system in Hawaii has led to a quality of service that Rush is happy to have received.

well, as long as people have to pay for healthcare in Hawaii..then it's still American healthcare, not some socialist mumbo jumbo healthcare.

Exactly, I'm seeing lots of people claiming Hawaii has socialism because they have an employer mandate. That's definitely central planning and a mild form of socialism, but it's not like single payer. It's still private healthcare and private doctors. It's just at artificially inflated prices due to market distortions.

By "artificially inflated" you must mean cheapest in the nation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/health/p...awaii.html?_r=1

But perhaps the most intriguing lesson from Hawaii has to do with costs. This is a state where regular milk sells for $8 a gallon, gasoline costs $3.60 a gallon and the median price of a home in 2008 was $624,000 — the second-highest in the nation. Despite this, Hawaii’s health insurance premiums are nearly tied with North Dakota for the lowest in the country, and Medicare costs per beneficiary are the nation’s lowest.

Knowing rush, he prolly tried to pay his bill in cash.

Rush judged the Miss American pageant last night.

Ewww.

He's an excellent judge of character.


Also: does anyone actually watch that?

God Bless Rush. We can only hope the current communist DC regime catches something similar.

Probably not ... I clicked on a news story because Miss Virginia won and I wanted to see what town she was from.

Uh...Oxycontin addiction???

Yes, I too hope that the communists of Washington, uh, "catch" a heart attack.

most in DC have already lost their hearing.

Great article by Roland Martin slamming Palin for bowing down to Rush and being a giant hypocrite


Why haven't I cottoned to Palin? Because she portrays herself as a straight-talking politician who wants to lead a movement in the "Lower 48th" -- but is nothing more than a political celebrity willing to cash every check she can grab.
What truly exposed her for me? It was the ridiculous way she reacted in opposing ways last week to two political heavyweights who used the word "retard."
When it was reported that President Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, told a group of liberals that they were "f-----g retards" for threatening to run ads against fellow Democrats who weren't jumping on the health care reform bandwagon, Palin demanded his resignation.
As the mother of a child with Down syndrome, Palin has often used her bully pulpit to demand respect for the mentally challenged. Nothing wrong with that. It is an issue that is close to her heart, and she should be a fierce advocate for them.

Yet when one of her biggest supporters, conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, also castigated liberals by calling them "retards," Palin provided him cover, even trying to explain away his comments.
In an interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace, she said Limbaugh was using satire, while Emanuel was blasting those who disagree with him. But anyone who can read or listen could hear Limbaugh calling folks he disagrees with the same. Palin even went further, agreeing with Limbaugh that liberals are "kooks."

So Emanuel and Limbaugh used the word "retard" to describe folks they disagree with, but only Rahm was wrong? Yep, that's how it is in Palin's world. The advocate for the mentally challenged was quick to pounce on someone she disagrees with politically but defended her patron saint, Rush.

Sarah, when you hold yourself up as a fierce protector of the mentally challenged, politics shouldn't enter into the equation. Either you criticize everyone who uses a word that you consider a slur, or you come across as a crass politician who is afraid to offend your chief booster.

Maybe you ought to listen to your spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, who thought you cared about the mentally challenged when she sent this e-mail to HotAir.com about Limbaugh's comment: "Gov. Palin believes crude and demeaning name-calling at the expense of others is disrespectful."

But knowing that wouldn't sit well with Rush, you backed off and gave him cover.
If you were true to your cause, you would have demanded an on-air apology from Limbaugh and scolded him for using the word. Instead, you showed your true colors.

Sarah, I haven't bought into your fake "I'm-a-real-American" persona. You slam the president for using teleprompters, but write crib notes on your hand to remember basic beliefs that should be easy to regurgitate.
You decry the "lamestream" media, but you bask in its glory and have joined its payroll as a Fox News contributor, even having the network build a studio in your home. Talk about media elite.

You give a speech riddled with falsehoods about the president and national security, and then try to shrug them off as the "lamestream" media attacking you.

You don't fool me, even as your legion of fans considers you the second coming of President Reagan. You quit on the people who elected you to become a political celebrity, which your presidential running mate blasted then-Sen. Barack Obama for doing.

You had the opportunity to show everyone that you're willing to take on anyone who crosses the line against those who are mentally challenged, and you failed.

Please, make as much money as you can. Paraphrasing comedian Martin Lawrence, ride this train until the wheels fall off. But please, cut the crap. You're a crass politician with no true conviction. Your actions have shown that.

Why are people talking about Palin? Who cares what she says?


Also: her stances on this were awfully retarded.

Palin would've gone up in my eyes if she had reacted in one of two ways:

1. Calling out Limbaugh

or 2. Saying, "Well, they are retards."

I mean if it were up to me no one would care. But she was the keynote speaker of the Tea Party Convention and all the signs point to this Tea Party thing being around a while (not sure if that is better for Dems or GOP). And now she is on Fox News and someone writes a story about her running in 2012 once a week (with accompanying poll).

She's not going away and I would not be surprised to see her run against Obama in 2012. She is definitely super ambitious.

And, yes, I agree with Rush 100% on this.

This.


The haters/critics don't seem to get that the constant making fun of her will only make her stronger and more dangerous and keep her in the public eye. Pretty stupid tactic imo


I think she is crucified at every turn but I really don't get it. I do not hate her or care about her in any way really. I don't think she is a threat or see her as a Republican force at all. In fact she is at risk of becoming a laughing stock whether she deserves it or not and I actually think she hurts the conservative cause more than helps because she is such a lightening rod for criticism.


But that is the whole point....why??? Why light up this candle???


If the folks that hate her want to make her a non issue they need to treat her like a non issue and ignore her, just stop bringing her and/or anything she does to light.

Oh, God, please let her run in 2012.


pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

The many, many months of frustration and tearing my hair out at what she says and how people react to it would be worth her horribly losing the election.

Never.


But if she does I am abandoning the Republicans. Like I said, I do not hate her, but she is NOT electable imo.


(I meant to say if she is chosen as the one by the Republicans to go up against Obama)

Oh, I don't think she will be the GOP nominee. I think she will be the first plausible 3rd party candidate in a long time (which is sad because we could really use a real 3rd party not a GOP splinter faction) running as the Tea Party candidate.

And, no, she is not electable at all. But she will suck votes away from the GOP candidate. Like a reverse-Nader.

Ignoring her is not going to make her go away.


But she may not run for pres, if only because she'd rather rake in the dough as a political celebrity without any responsibilities. Also, I read a poll yesterday that said over 70% think she is not qualified.

yeah ABC/Washington Post poll. Said a majority of Republicans think she is not qualified even. But those polls are all over the place....

I find it amusing that Roland Martin would get so upset about someone being a political celebrity , or speeches filled with falsehoods, etc. Very amusing.

I am sure there is a very amusing reason why. The content of the above article is still dead on. Palin is a shameless opportunist/anti-maverick who gets all holier than thou about certain things (as long as the speaker of said things is a Democrat).

So is Obama. Amused yet?

I'm not going to defend Palin, it would make no sense for me to put a whole lot of effort in defending anyone who holds no current office. The reality is it has nothing to do with notes written on a hand, or babys out of wedlock, or hyper-faux patriotism, or anything else. The left is scared that someone who preaches her core values (that is a pro-gun anti-abortion platform) they are scared beyond belief that someone with those vocal thought processes, who connects this well with conservatives, should get a platform in any way, shape or form. That being said they are all to eager to give her said platform, I would wager that right now she can't come anywhere close to fulfilling all sit down interview requests, and I would also wager that the majority are not from conservative pushers/backers. It's pretty easy to understand the left, you want to know who they fear? Watch who they attack. The biggest fear of the left is they know for certain now that a person who has no business being in the presidency, can win the presidency, all based on what mass media does. Meanwhile, which mass media has gained the most viewership and which has lost in say, the past 18 months or so?

So, yeah, i'm amused. It's fun to watch the show.

Very few people who consider themselves part of the tea party movement would vote for Palin. She is a big government RINO, the exact type of person the tea party was looking to eliminate. Sure, there are bigger problems first, but replacing them with another Bush clone is just ensuring another shot for the big government liberals.

Look at the turnout at this supposedly national tea party convention -- I think there were more reporters than attendees. The tea party has spoken again -- and Palin is not their voice.

She wants to attack Iran, fer chrisake.

Not electable? The morons in this country elected Obama. 'nuf said.

This is outstanding!! I do agree with the general thought process of her not being the person...I don't believe she runs 3rd party and will go insane if she were to win the Reb nomination.

Just say Newt!!

I will vote for her just for the massive number of head explodes all across the country.

And I think she knows she isn't up to the job, so she would actually find people to run things while she struts her stuff not bowing to foreign leaders and not begging the press not to comment about her ears because she is sensitive about them.

That's what Bush said, and we wound up with Great Depression 2.0, the largest government in decades, and crushing debt.

Crushing Debt??? Bush????

Not up on current events??

Yup because Bush caused all of that and global warming, 911, the big tsunami, and I bet he's somehow responsible for the earthquake in Haiti and the Ipad.

You Forgot Hurricane Katrina, Swine H1N1 Flu, Halitosis, Gigli, and Fathering Sarah Palin

You're right, he should totally get a pass on everything that happened when he was President. The Republican congress at the time also should receive a pass.

I eagerly anticipate the pass Obama gets for everything that happened last year. (Of course, nothing actually happened but if you watch Glenn Beck you would know that the Earth is on the brink of collapse any day now)

Apparently didn't have to wait long.

Look Bush sucked I have never said any different but to put sole blame on him is ridiculous. Also remember the economy really started down shit hill when the Democrats took control of congress, including our current president.

that pesky Glen Beck calling for Fiscal Conservatism to fight a debt that is out of control and adherence to the constitution... watch out for that guy

Did you just defend Glen Beck?

hahaha... eyeroll.

Obama raises debt ceiling for 3rd time in a year, up to 14.3 trillion.


...and you need to study statistics. Data does not equal causation.

Why did the mortgage industry collapse, which caused 'great depression 2.0'?

he is a crazy man...

That was caused by the Bush administration…everyone already is aware of that. Those pesky Republicans forcing banks to lend to low income consumers who really couldn’t afford it!! Oh they also caused the floods in Iowa but nobody cares about them. Those people stepped up and helped themselves so we can forget them.

Why are you worried about the Debt ceiling...we have plenty of ink and will never run out of money. Jeez I almost feel like a democrat just typing this stuff.