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Rush Limbaugh stories: 161 news summaries

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COMMENTARY

 Obama Trounces Rush: Poll 

Radio host's favorable rating at 19%, 43 points lower than Obama

Mar 18, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The war of personalities between President Obama and Rush Limbaugh is closer to a massacre, notes Brian Montopoli, commenting on a CBS News poll that shows only 19% of respondents rate the radio host favorably. That’s 43 points lower than President Obama’s rating. "Not surprisingly," Limbaugh... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • poll • Republican Party

OPINION

Carville's Bush Comments No Comparison to Rush's 'Fail'

Pre-9/11, Dem hoped Dubya didn't 'succeed'

Mar 12, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the hubbub over Rush Limbaugh’s open desire for the president to fail, Fox News is claiming a media double-standard: Democratic strategist James Carville made a similar comment referencing Bush 43, and no one heard about it. But the two situations are far from analogous, writes Dave Cook in... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • James Carville • George W. Bush • 9/11 attacks • President Obama • success • failure • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Howard Dean didn't get the health cabinet post he wanted, and doesn't want the job that's open—surgeon general—but is pushing President Obama's health-care plan just the same, the Washington Times reports. "Democrats can’t cave," says the former doc. Obama’s plan is "perfect,"... More »

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alternative energy • Rush Limbaugh • Howard Dean • literacy • Rahm Emanuel • Democratic National Committee • health care reform • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

 Mac Junior Rips 
 'Train Wreck' 
 Coulter 

Meghan calls pundit 'poster woman' for GOP extremism

Mar 10, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's daughter Meghan has ripped into right-wing media harpy Ann Coulter as a hate-spewing "train wreck." "I straight up don't understand this woman or her popularity. I find her offensive, radical, insulting, and confusing," wrote McCain, 24, in a Daily Beast column. She lashed Coulter... More »

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John McCain • Ann Coulter • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Republican Party • Bill Maher • Meghan McCain • Bill Maher Grid

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McCain to Obama: 
 Veto Stimulus Bill 

Rush isn't GOP's leader: Gingrich; Stem-cell reversals a 'distraction:' Cantor

Mar 8, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the battle over the stimulus bill is over, John McCain has one request for President Obama: Veto it. “We fought a good fight,” the Arizona senator conceded on Fox News Sunday, saying the $410 billion bill would likely pass the Senate despite those efforts. McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newt Gingrich • Rush Limbaugh • John Boehner • 2009 budget • Peter Orszag

OPINION

 Frum: 
 GOP Needs 
 Reform, Not Rush 

Stick-in-the-mud Limbaugh makes disastrous figurehead

Mar 8, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh is gunning to be the face of the Republican Party, and the GOP is allowing it—with potentially disastrous consequences, writes noted conservative David Frum. “With his private plane and his cigars, Rush is a walking stereotype of self-indulgence,” Frum writes. Worse, Rush insists Republicans need... More »

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talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • conservatism • David Frum • Bill Maher Grid

(AP) - A Democratic official rebuked Rush Limbaugh today for suggesting a health-care proposal will be named in memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer. On his radio show, Limbaugh said President Obama's proposed revisions will be championed by "the liberal lion Teddy Kennedy. Before it's all over,... More »

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Congress • Rush Limbaugh • Ted Kennedy • health care reform • brain cancer • President Obama • health plan • Brian Wolff • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

Dem Fundraisers See Gold Mine in Rush Uproar

Donkeys pounce

Mar 6, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh isn’t the only one cashing in on his new, higher profile. Democratic committees are using the uproar as a fundraising gimmick, the Washington Post reports. “When Rush says jump, Republicans say how high?” reads an email from the Senate campaign committee, urging GOP senators to “... More »

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Senate Democrats • Rush Limbaugh • Senate Republicans • Democratic National Committee • fundraising • Democratic Governors Association • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

 Moore: I'm Not Dems' Limbaugh 

People agree with me

Mar 6, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Just as Democrats are gleefully strapping Rush Limbaugh to the Republican Party, President Bush’s team once hatched a plan to tie filmmaker Michael Moore to Democrats. But, Moore writes for the Huffington Post, there’s one crucial difference between him and Rush: “The American people agree with me,... More »

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Democrats • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Michael Moore • liberal • George W. Bush • Republicans • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

Gibbs Isn't Afraid to Throw Verbal Punches

Obama spokesman
lets Limbaugh & Co.
dig their own holes

Mar 6, 09 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Robert Gibbs has shown he’s not afraid to skewer the likes of Rush Limbaugh and cable-TV talking heads in his White House press briefings, but he also knows when the best tactic is standing aside. “If your enemies are fighting themselves, then don’t get in the way,... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • CNBC • Jim Cramer • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps • Rick Santelli

Dem Strategists Hatched Plan to Target Limbaugh

Carville, Greenberg conspire to shine spotlight on Rush

Mar 5, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats think the hubbub surrounding Rush Limbaugh is solid political gold, and they didn’t strike it by accident. When operatives James Carville and Stanley Greenberg tossed Limbaugh’s name onto a poll last fall, they discovered that Americans can’t stand the conservative talk icon, reports Jonathan Martin in... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Rahm Emanuel • James Carville • polling • Paul Begala • political strategy • Stanley Greenberg • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

 GOP Still 
 Hasn't Seen 
 the Bottom 

Republicans wonder when their woes will bottom

Mar 5, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Just when the Grand Old Party thought it couldn't get worse, it has: Conservative infighting from a caustic radio host, stumbles from its emerging non-white leaders—Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal both—and polls that suggest just 25% of Americans support them. Meanwhile, Dems enjoy great popularity and steady donations.... More »

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Republican • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • political party • conservative • Bobby Jindal • leadership • President Obama • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Boehner: Rush Is a Democrat Diversion

Obama wants to change the subject from spending

Mar 5, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s desperate attempt to throw the spotlight on Rush Limbaugh “is the oldest trick in Washington’s book,” writes House Minority Leader John Boehner in the Washington Post. Obama and congressional Democrats have already spent more than the combined costs of Hurricane Katrina and... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • House of Representatives • John Boehner • Bill Maher Grid

Steele: Ticking Off Limbaugh Part of My Job

Embattled RNC chairman vows to carry on reforming GOP despite criticism

Mar 5, 09 1:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he isn't going to let the Rush Limbaugh hooha or any other criticism stop him from remaking the GOP, the Washington Post reports. Steele, criticized by some for his loose-cannon approach, says drawing fire from both moderates and conservatives is all part of... More »

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Republican • RNC • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - This apparently isn't going away anytime soon. Rush Limbaugh today challenged Barack Obama to a debate on his radio show, Politico reports. “If these guys are so impressed with themselves, and if they are so sure of their correctness, why doesn't President Obama come on my show?" he asked.... More »

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radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • debate • Bill Maher • right-wing media • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

 Draft Your 
 Limbaugh 
 Apology Here 

Democratic site
mocks GOP regrets to right-wing radio guru

Mar 4, 09 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats have launched a website to mock the stream of Republicans rushing to apologize to Rush Limbaugh, the New York Daily News reports. Imsorryrush.com, launched on the official DNC site, helps users formulate a mock note of regret for publicly criticizing the radio host. They can sign it on... More »

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technology • Democrats • Republican • Rush Limbaugh • conservative base • Michael Steele • conservative media • Bill Maher Grid

 Loose-Cannon 
 Steele Worries 
 GOP Leaders 


The new RNC chair's discipline in question; he says he's just telling hard truths

Mar 4, 09 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP leaders are beginning to worry that their new chairman may need a manager himself. A succession of gaffes, flaky comments, and strange decisions by Michael Steele has some experiencing buyer's remorse. Top of the list: Steele fought with, then apologized to, Rush Limbaugh, threatened long-time incumbents, suggested an “... More »

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Republican • RNC • Rush Limbaugh • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP

Obama's campaign manager takes a swipe at Republicans

Mar 4, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The 2008 election sent many signals, but chief among them was that America is sick of partisan pettiness, writes President Obama’s former campaign manager David Plouffe in the Washington Post today, He faults the GOP for somehow missing that memo, joining Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in declaring... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • David Plouffe • political strategy • Eric Cantor • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

 Letterman on Rush: 'Boneheaded Gangster'

Guest Katie Couric laughs uncomfortably

Mar 3, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Dave Letterman made Katie Couric squirm last night when he finished his interview by asking her, “What about this bonehead Rush Limbaugh?” Couric laughed and squealed, “Don’t do this to me!” but Dave plowed on. “He looks like an East European gangster,” he said,... More »

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Katie Couric • Rush Limbaugh • late night talk show • David Letterman

 Steele to Rush: I Take It All Back 

RNC chair begs radio host's forgiveness for criticism

Mar 3, 09 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Republicans just can’t stay mad at Rush Limbaugh. A few weeks ago, Rep. Phil Gingrey begged forgiveness after criticizing the radio host. Yesterday, Politico reports, RNC chair Michael Steele came crawling back to Limbaugh, saying he didn’t meant it when he dismissed Limbaugh as an "entertainer" and... More »

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RNC • Tim Kaine • Rush Limbaugh • apology • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

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