Will Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, join the Republicans who’ve had to apologize to Rush Limbaugh for showing insufficient deference to the king of conservative talk? When the 4th District congressman and wannabe U.S. senator met with the Kansas City Star editorial board last week, he was asked whether Limbaugh was now the de facto leader of the GOP. “No, no, he’s just an entertainer,” Tiahrt answered, according to Star columnist Yael T. Abouhalkah.
Asked about the episode and resulting Web buzz, Tiahrt spokesman Sam Sackett said Tiahrt was not speaking negatively about Limbaugh but was trying to defend him against the suggestion that Limbaugh could be blamed for the GOP’s woes. “The congressman believes Rush is a great leader of the conservative movement in America — not a party leader responsible for election losses,” Sackett told The Eagle editorial board. “Nothing the congressman said diminished the role Rush has played and continues to play in the conservative movement.”
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It didn’t take long for Tiahrt to get on his knees and apologize to Rush. Maybe it won’t be good enough for Rush and he’ll have to hear an apology straight from Tiahrt.
Tiahrt will be groveling at Rush’s feet within a week.
I don’t believe so; Mr. Limbaugh calls himself an entertainer.
The problem with Limbaugh is that he’s still struggling to find a way to mock Obama. And let’s face it, that’s the extent of Limbaugh’s “leadership” in the GOP: mocking D’s in a way that even moderate R’s find appealing. His biggest problem is that his mocking style doesn’t appeal to younger Americans or women at all. Older white male listeners love it, but as a prototypically self-indulgent baby boomer his humor is dated. Limbaugh is the poster child for boomer self-indulgence and the train-wreck “mid-life crises” that so often ensue.
A great deal of the unintended humor in his program derives from the fact that Limbaugh has huge blind spots in his own self-awareness (for example, several times he’s begged female listeners to call in and basically give him a clue as to why he’s perceived as a d*ck by women.).
The bottom line is that Limbaugh is whiffing on the mocking.
If he finds his way, he’ll assume a more positive leadership role in the GOP I’m sure (because as things stand now Limbaugh’s golden EIB microphone offers none of the hope of the great GOP leaders of yore: Reagan and Bush the Lesser — Limbaugh’s bet very large and then doubled down several times that American failure will be sufficiently catastrophic to discredit President Obama).
By “positive leadership role” I mean that he won’t drive moderate R’s away as he is currently.
Obama is just as much an entertainer as Rush.
Deja_vu wrote:
Obama is just as much an entertainer as Rush.
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The most important distinction between Obama and Limbaugh is that Obama received 69,456,897 votes in the last election and Limbaugh received umm….. zero.
Other than that, they are exactly the same!
Limbaugh, I wouldn’t even call him an entertainer.
People that listen to him are brainwashed idiots.
I don’t believe I can recall any instance when such deference was given to someone with severe personality disorder. I’m glad Rush Limbaugh aint on my side.
“…Sam Sackett said Tiahrt was not speaking negatively about Limbaugh but was trying to defend him against the suggestion that Limbaugh could be blamed for the GOP’s woes.”
GOOD!
Because it is 100% wrong. AND the people who believe that not only can’t but won’t see it.
There would not be so much talk about Rush if he was not having an impact.
I see groveling to the master is Tiahrt’s future.
Politico
Posted April 19, 2009 at 10:54 am | Permalink
There would not be so much talk about Rush if he was not having an impact.
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Not necessarily true. I can think of at least two counterexamples.
For example, there would be a great deal of talk if his impact were waning. Or if his “leadership” were negatively impacting the GOP.
Rush is the con cult leader, all repubs must pay him homage.
Limbaugh is anything but an entertainer; he is an antagonist. His role is to pull up as many negatives as he can, pound them into his listeners, and create as much mayhem as possible in order to justify his place on talk radio, and thus his paycheck. Obviously, he does an excellent job. The problem is his listeners, aka dittoheads, think putting him on a pedestal will make their beliefs that much more sacred. The truth is it will not.
Those who have been told and therefore believe that Rush Limbaugh is nothing more than an entertainer speak from platforms of total ignorance .. If Rush was just an entertainer .. the left wouldn’t be talking about him day and night and night and day .. Obamah wouldn’t be so paranoid of him . . . . the day Rush is just an entertainer will be the day the left speaks just as much of and about Jerry Springer . . . . not happning . . . . Dittos .. Long love Rush Limbaugh
. . . . . . . . . . . . ( Click Here to Listen On-Line )
( Right-Click on the link and select “Open in New Window” )
Rush is a misinfo-entertainer. He entertains his audience with falsehoods that they want to hear.
Oh really ??? .. for instance . . . .
dadman
Posted April 19, 2009 at 11:55 am | Permalink
.. Long love Rush Limbaugh
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Yes, who can forget Palm Beach International Airport in 2006, when Limbaugh was arrested for illegally possessing Viagra by customs police.
But, I thought yall weren’t holding his “sex vacation” arrest against him.
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Man, yall are cruel.
Like I said . . . . platforms of total ignorance .. but that’s ok .. it’s what is expected of the left . . . you should really try to improve your ’standing’ in the world
Customs Officials Hold Rush Limbaugh In Viagra Flap
Greg Levine, 06.27.06, 5:03 PM ET
“The Associated Press reported that Limbaugh was detained Monday for more than three hours at Palm Beach International Airport, upon returning from some R&R in the Dominican Republic. Customs officials reportedly found a bottle of the erectile-dysfunction drug in his bag–but his name wasn’t on the prescription, according to Palm Beach County sheriff’s spokesman Paul Miller.
The political shock-jock’s lawyer, Roy Black, said the prescription was written in Limbaugh’s doctor’s name “for privacy purposes.” The radio host was released without being charged and investigators confiscated the little blue pills.
Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for the state attorney in Palm Beach County, said it’s often legal under Florida law for a doc to prescribe medication in a third party’s name, if all parties are aware and the medic documents it correctly. The sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation…”
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Ahem. Whatever.
lol
Oh really Cosmos ??? .. for instance . . . .
“…it’s what is expected of the left . . . you should really try to improve your ’standing’ in the world.”
Hey, I’m all for that.
But we already have Congress and the White House. That doesn’t look to change in your favor any time soon.
“R&R in the Dominican Republic”
lol
Cosmos wrote: . . . “Rush is a misinfo-entertainer. He entertains his audience with falsehoods that they want to hear.
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Oh really Cosmos ??? .. for instance . . . .
Personally, I have to wonder what kind of self-hatred Rush Limbaugh suffers that he has to travel all the way to the Dominican Republic just to have sex.
What the heck is he so ashamed of?!?
It’s impossible to take a “sex vacation” without tacitly admitting some serious self-loathing.
Paying $100 to a drop dead 18-year-old beautiful woman for drinks and sex is self-loathing? What the hell would liking yourself be?
Rush must be having an impact. You libs talk about him so much.
For $500 a night you can stay in a hotel in the Dominican Republic which has a swimming pool full of naked young women, gormet food and free drinks. On the beach, too.
I call it snerkling.
beber
Posted April 19, 2009 at 2:11 pm | Permalink
I call it snerkling.
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lol
But you are beber, my friend. Limbaugh aspires to greater things, I’m sure.
What I mean by “aspires to greater things” is this: why go to the Dominican Republic? You can get the same thing in Palm Beach. It may cost you more, sure, but you don’t have to check Viagra in and out of customs.
And Limbaugh could afford $5,000 a night to avoid that kind of aggravation. After all, getting popped by customs for holding Viagra illegally don’t exactly endear you to the GOP.
ANS: You go to the Dominican Republic instead of Palm Beach when you wish to do things that disgust you but excite you. That’s where the self-loathing comes in.
Sure staying in Palm Beach means risking some hooker running to the National Enquirer with a scoop, but it ain’t like the National Enquirer wouldn’t pay a DR hooker for the same scoop, and pay less in the bargain, too.
Something else is going on, dollars to donuts.
Wonderful replies, Pedant. I mistook your meaning and apologize as sincerely as I fantasize.
Your reward:
Is this what you meant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-DJrhsrkoM
The real apology should be to the people in the 4th Congressional District of Kansas for his inadequacy as their representative.
“Will Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, join the Republicans who’ve had to apologize to Rush Limbaugh for showing insufficient deference to the king of conservative talk?”
I must be out of the loop, but which Republicans HAD to apologize to Rush for showing insufficient deference? Did anyone actually apologize? Did Rush demand apologies? Please get me up to speed.
Married/divorced three times … and the “family values” crown loves him. Ass to that the fact that he is a dreg of humanity (his words) druggie.
Got to hand it to Tiahrt, he most likely won’t get called to the carpet since he got his clarification in pre-emptively. This one will probably slide.
So Toddy sent his front man, Sad Sam Sackett, out to grovel and snivel. Speaking of a measure of a man.
Looking forward to Toddy himself kissing the fat one’s….ring.
Dennis
Deb – Steele (I think that is the name) apologized for questioning Rush’s role as de facto spokesperson of the GOP.
dadman
Posted April 19, 2009 at 11:55 am | Permalink
R U S H .. L I M B A U G H
Keep up the good work Rush .. we love you
Monday thru F
lol
LOL
you’re funny, and not in a thoughtful way.
you remind me of an obviously elderly lady who called rush one kind morning to say…
“oh rush i can’t start my day without listening to you. i listen every day the whole time you are on the radio. i never miss listening to you so i will know what to think about the terrible things happening in the world.”
rush’s answer to an little old lady kinda like YOU…
“hey you need to get a life.”
dear deb…
I’m Sorry, Rush
“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh…”
“I was maybe a little bit inarticulate… There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.”
“I went back at that tape and I realized words that I said weren’t what I was thinking…”
RNC Chairman Michael Steele
I’m Sorry, Rush
“I clearly ended up putting my foot in my mouth on some of those comments and I just wanted to tell you, Rush, [...] that I regret those stupid comments.”
Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
I’m Sorry, Rush
Sanford’s Communications Director, said that “the governor was not referring to anyone” in particular.
Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC)
etc.