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Aug. 17, 2012 - Rush Limbaugh Program
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August 17, 2012, Friday, Hour #3
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Welcome to the show, ladies and gentlemen.
Doug Gerbanski filling in for Russia Limba.
I'm watching the news here, and I see that the press is frustrated because President Obama has not answered any questions from the press corps in about two months.
And meantime, as you're watching the news, you're learning that the entire future of the Republic somehow depends upon something that's contained in Romney's tax returns.
It is amazing, ladies and gentlemen.
And yes, it is Friday, Open Line Friday.
Live from New York City.
It's Open Lines Friday.
Loving with you, and thank you to everyone who made today possible.
You know, ladies and gentlemen, we go back to the Clinton campaign way back in the 90s.
And there was an old expression.
They would say it's the economy stupid.
It's the economy stupid.
You see where I'm going with this.
You see, I mean, this is the question today.
And the Clintons were shameless about this.
They could go on any show, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, and they were asked anything at all.
Well, Mrs. Clinton, what do you think about these charges coming from Jennifer Clowers?
And her answer would be, and his answer would be, you know, so many Americans are hurting right now.
They'd always turn it back.
The Obama campaign does not want that to happen.
You've got a party, the Democrat Party, that has not approved a budget in the Senate in 1,200 days or more.
They have added $5 trillion to the national debt.
If you don't think that debt and spending is a threat to our future and a threat to our national security, I mean, it is.
It just is.
So it's the economy stupid.
Now, we had a caller in the first hour who made this suggestion.
And I know, Mike, you're going to do the right thing at the end of the day.
You made the suggestion that Romney Ryan would be worse than Obama.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is not possible.
This is a, look, it's more of a center-right ticket than the conservatives, the hardcore serious conservatives, would have wished for.
But it is a center-right ticket.
And it's moving ever so slowly more to the right in the best way.
I've said this before.
I think Rush has probably said it before as well.
Conservatism, when well articulated, always wins.
It's one of the reasons that Ryan is such a wonderfully exciting addition to the ticket.
Look, the Democrats are out there making all these noises.
They're happy that Romney has selected Ryan.
They want you to believe that they're happy about this.
They think they can keep Ryan on the defensive regarding Medicare and Social Security, and you've already seen that's not working for them.
They're getting surprises every day.
They walk into a trap that they can't wiggle out of.
Their only hope, Obama's only hope, his only hope is to somehow avoid talking about the economy altogether.
Now, with Ryan in the picture, they're going to keep jabbing him, and they're going to keep finding out that he fights back really well.
He has a great command of the facts.
He has a great command of the real numbers that neither Obama nor Biden have a clue about.
Obama and Biden and the entire Democrat machine are going to be sucked into a non-stop discussion of budgets, of which they have none.
They're going to be sucked into a conversation about debt, and they are the record setters and also jobs.
And they have no clue how to create or sustain them.
Welcome to the campaign.
I should also add this, That the biggest challenge, as you already know, of the Romney Ryan ticket, the biggest challenge is going to be the dishonest shenanigans that were in store for.
You know, if you think that Democrats about to lose power will stop merely at lying, then you don't understand the nature of the beast.
I mean, we harken back to a time where we like to believe that elections are about the difference of opinions held by honorable people and then let the voters make the choice.
That train, if it was ever in the station, left the station a long time ago.
We are now fighting for the survival of this country.
We're fighting for the survival of our way of life.
That's what we're up against.
That is, that's what we're up against.
Now, Paul Ryan, as you know, has the math experience.
He understands, he's an expert on the budget.
He has an unwavering faith in his appreciation of the fundamental philosophy of the founders that was built into the Constitution.
He is a perfect addition to the ticket.
And by the way, I don't know if anyone's mentioned this.
I think that the name Romney Ryan has a nice ring to it.
This is a well-run campaign at this point.
They are playing the left.
You thought you were going to sit here all summer and let the left keep playing Romney.
Romney is now playing the left in an amazing way.
Keep a sharp eye on this.
You will see.
You'll continue to see it.
Ryan is an excellent choice, bold move.
The left are already trying to snipe at him.
I wait.
All this talk about Hillary in the past day or two.
I wait for her.
If she wants to go to be president in 2016, let her.
Let her.
Because then we can talk about her record as Secretary of State.
We can talk about the disaster she's left in the Middle East.
We can talk about the terribly, inappropriately named Arab Spring.
All of that's on her hands.
Now, I am hoping that all of you folks out there who continue to say Romney is not a conservative, please, ladies and gentlemen, we now must not only carry him over the finish line, we've got to make him go through the finish line, we've got to listen to him.
Because when he gets in the right zone, he's wonderful.
And you've got to remember that the conservatives that we elect to the Senate, to the House, they are the ballast.
Romney will do the right thing, but the ballast helps.
Ryan is a very safe pick.
The media will have you believe otherwise.
If you're not a brain-dead fool who can't figure out that the economy is the central issue this time around, then I got nothing to say to you.
You're hopeless.
What is the message that the Obama side has to sell?
Well, it's the economy, stupid.
And that's the message.
So be it.
They're done.
They're cooked.
Now you can decide the choice, the stark choice: do you want less debt or redistribution of wealth?
The Romney Ryan, the RR, the Rolls-Royce ticket, is the Rolls-Royce ticket of economic sanity.
The richy rich, that's very unproductive, sir.
This team resonates, and they're resonating with the Tea Party also.
And the central idea of the Tea Party is fiscal restraint.
Less debt, more freedom, more jobs, people in charge of themselves.
You have something that we've not had in a very long time.
You've got, um, well, I'll use the word, we've got hope.
We have hope in this ticket.
The Romney-Ryan ticket is just the thing you need to change the current track this regime, as Rush calls it, is headed.
You finally have some genuine, genuine hope and change you can strongly get behind.
Have you watched Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
Another one.
The president is out there saying Romney looks unhinged.
Have you watched her?
Talk about unhinged.
Watch her on these shows.
I've not been able to hear what she's saying, but I see her on these television shows while I'm talking to you.
When she is asked point-blank questions about Ryan's policies concerning Medicare, the economy in general, she can't refrain from defending Obama as the greatest thing.
But she doesn't know what Ryan's plans are.
I love, I absolutely love that Romney received $4 million in the first seven hours after the Ryan announcement.
I mean, it's another Chick-fil-A moment.
Now, the Obama surrogates, what are they busy doing?
They're out there memorizing their talking points.
It's the only thing left.
It's the only thing that they do, and they don't even do that well.
It would be a dream come true to see the Republicans be as prepared, surrounding the wagons, and ready to pounce on the Democrats with the same vigor that they pounce on us, Mike, in the first hour.
Please hear me.
Every minute of every day between now and November 6th is vital.
We don't want to waste time with a lack of preparation, with stupid remarks, with talking about flaws on our team as the team gets better and better.
You've got a wholesome team with a wholesome manner and a delivery that is pitch perfect.
And I am convinced that the lowlivs on the other side are going to try their attacks, and it will not make a dent in our guys.
You watch.
Romney plus Ryan equals recovery.
R plus R equals R. That's the new formula.
The Democrats are very used to going out there babbling about issues with no facts.
Ryan is not going to allow that to happen.
That isn't happening anymore.
He will confront them.
He will challenge them.
His knowledge on the economy, the budget, the entitlements is encyclopedic.
That's why he's chosen.
That's why he's chosen.
And Ryan himself does.
You notice he's got a great element of humility in his demeanor.
That is a very attractive quality in a human being.
Romney has it as well.
A great sense of service and humility.
Ryan does not let himself get distracted, does not let himself get upset by all these hysterical Democrats shouting, spouting lies, distortions, distractions, all the rest of it.
He points out that they are wrong.
He shows what the reality really is.
The way the Democrats attacked Ryan's budget, Obama and the media, Obama had the media stage mostly to himself, which is not true anymore.
And people are going to look at this calm and knowledgeable guy and compare him to the hyper-Democrats who have no information that backs them up.
And again, I hope, listen, I have some advice for Obama and his campaign.
And David Axelrod, keep doing what you're doing.
Keep on doing what you're doing.
Keep telling us that Romney looks unhinged.
I'm very happy.
There's one thing this nomination does, two things.
Yes, it exposes Joe Biden as one of the more entertaining sides of it.
But it opens the discussion on what every one of us is aware of, the budget.
I began this segment by saying, it's the economy stupid.
It's the economy stupid.
The president has shifted the question.
Do you notice this, ladies and gentlemen?
Time around, the president ran successfully against George W. Bush, even though George W. Bush was not in the campaign.
He was not a candidate, it was John McCain.
And then, for the first two years of his presidency, he said, look at what I inherited from Bush.
I inherited from Bush, I inherited from Bush.
He has now flipped the question.
It's, we've tried it your way and it doesn't work.
What way is he talking about?
He's talking about America, the free market.
We've tried it your way and it doesn't Work.
He's shifted the question.
He can't run against Bush again.
He can't run against his own record.
We've tried it your way, meaning the entire system of the United States of America.
We've tried it the constitutional way.
We've tried it the free market way.
We've tried it your way and it doesn't work.
When in fact, my new friends today, please hear me.
We know the way that was tried and we know what works.
And doing what works is what would like to see done.
I've got to run.
I've got to scoop for a moment.
It's Doug Grbansky filling in for Rush.
I'll be right back.
You know, ladies and gentlemen, so the whole thing I've been talking about, the psyops that's been going on since the entire election cycle started.
Think about this.
You had journalists.
Kathleen Parker headline story, are Republicans stupid?
And you saw this headline again and again during the debate cycle.
Politico, is Rick Perry dumb?
Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, Republicans are the now, how great is it to be stupid party?
Chris Matthews, we shouldn't forget Palin.
I think she's proven herself to be profoundly stupid.
Mr. Matthews would know about that.
And on and on it goes.
You were meant to feel deflated, depressed.
I am determined that whenever I have the chance to visit you and wherever I go, that we are not going to let the deflation and depression creep in.
They will convince you of all sorts.
Ladies and gentlemen, Romney is not the problem here.
The problem is incremental liberalism, the entitlement mindset, irresponsible government, cultural decay.
Those things are tied to which party?
The Democrat Party.
And the Republicans haven't done enough to combat them for sure, but that's the liberal agenda.
Above all.
And you will get more of that.
More cultural decay, more responsible government, more incremental liberalism, more entitlement mindset.
You'll get much more of that with a lot of gusto from Obama if he comes back.
Cynthia, you've been holding a long time in Frederickstown, Ohio.
Welcome to the show.
I'm Doug Grbanski, and I'm very glad you're here.
Oh, hi, Doug.
I'm making my dog nervous from jumping up and down chairing the great points you're making about Romney Ryan.
I just wanted to tell you that I saw Mr. Romney this past Tuesday.
He spoke at a rally in Zanesville, Ohio, and I wanted to see him because while I agree with his views, I had a curiosity about who he was as a man.
It didn't seem to be coming across on TV.
I just felt like I needed to see him in person.
So I was fortunate enough to be in the front row.
It was a rather intimate venue there, so we were all in very close.
I was at arm's length from him, and I can tell you that he comes across as a warm, congenial, empathetic man who looks you right in the eye.
There's a connection there.
If he made a promise and shook your hand, you could count on it.
And I'm very pumped.
I'm excited.
As you say, more so than I've probably been in the last 30 years.
And I just have a feeling that the energy is there, and it's going to happen.
Well, take me to this rally for one second.
Where was it held?
It was in Zanesville, Ohio, which is a race.
What kind of a place, though, did they have it at?
Pardon?
What kind of a place did they have this rally?
Well, it actually, it was Tom's Ice Cream Bowl, which is a small type of old-time kind of soda shop.
And it was a very narrow street, so it was a rather difficult place.
There were lots of people.
It was a huge crowd.
So it was a very, very intimate type of venue.
But as I say, I was fortunate enough.
I waited for hours.
But tell me this.
Was there that special energy that I was talking about when you were there?
Yes, I was so glad to hear you mention that because until you feel it, it's hard to describe.
But I'm thinking it's coming across on the television because I'm out there in person.
I'm watching these things, and I'm feeling the energy.
I agree with you.
You know, I didn't at first, and I didn't know if that was just because he wasn't putting that forth.
It wasn't coming across.
I have a feeling he's more of a businessman type where he likes to meet you one-on-one and look you in the eye.
But I think as time goes on, and my friends have said this also, that they're feeling this coming across TV more and more, and that's exciting, too.
Yeah, and the combination of the two of them.
Yes.
It's a thrill.
I don't remember being this excited, as I said earlier in the show, in 30 years.
Yes.
It's just nothing like it.
I think the other side, Cynthia, is terrified.
I think so, too.
And when the president calls Obama unhinged, does Obama, by the way, when he called Romney unhinged, does Romney look unhinged to you?
No.
Cynthia?
No, that's just desperation.
You sure Romney doesn't look unhinged?
No, not at all.
Just quite the opposite.
He's very together.
He's got his mind on.
Maybe, maybe if you're a lib, that's what unhinged looks like.
I'm starting to develop a theory here.
Yes.
I think there is.
Maybe if you're common together and talk sense, they say, oh, my goodness, that person is unhinged.
Common sense is unhinged.
All right.
Well, Cynthia, thank you so much.
Very good to talk to you.
Thank you so much for calling the Rush Limbaugh Show.
Thank you.
I'm serious, folks.
I think this ticket has them terrified.
Look, the elderly seem to trust Ryan and Romney.
Single women seem to like them.
There's something fresh and new about them.
They both have kind of Hollywood looks in a way.
There's no question that either of them are much smarter than Obama.
And they're going to try and palinize him.
They'll use Olinski's Rule 13, just watch.
The next time, they're going to go as far as they can to say that these people are controversial, that Ryan is a right-wing extremist.
They're going to have you trying to, they're going to try and sell him as a loon, as the devil, much worse than a loon.
Let's stay tuned.
I'm fascinated to see how the Ryan thing is being covered in the British papers.
By the way, ladies and gentlemen, it's Doug Garbansky filling in for Rush Limbaugh.
The Doctor of Democracy's giant brain is being recharged for the very dramatic days ahead.
British papers are calling Ryan's pick controversial.
They're saying he has a lack of sparkle.
Is any of this true?
Ladies and gentlemen, is any of this true?
Who decides what's controversial?
His budget policies, they're saying it controversial.
The very thing that has put some real oxygen into the campaign.
They're saying some will view him as extreme.
There's nothing extreme about any of these people.
There's nothing extreme about Romney.
There's nothing extreme about Ryan.
I mentioned earlier that when I'm driving around Los Angeles, I listen exclusively to left-leaning talk radio.
Do you want to know what they've been talking about in left-leaning talk radio for a year?
Two things, two themes constantly.
The first theme is how disappointed they are in Obama because he hasn't gone far enough to the left.
I do not make it up.
And the other thing they talk about endlessly on left-leaning talk radio is the amount of voter fraud that the right is preparing to.
I see someone applauding here.
No, that the right is planning to do.
Voter fraud.
They're obsessed with this, ladies and gentlemen.
No, that the right is going to commit voter fraud.
That is all you I've been hearing on left-leaning talk radio for a year.
Well, no, here's the thing.
Here's what's going on, Mr. Producer.
I will tell you.
There is a concern that this will be a close election.
And the worst thing that could happen is that we have an election where one wins a popular vote and the other wins the electoral vote.
This would be a nightmare situation.
The belief is that if it's close, that they'll keep throwing a lot of dust on it.
These people still believe that Bush stole the election.
These are the people who believe that the World Trade Centers was an inside job, which includes huge, wide swaths of the mainstream Democrat Party at this point.
So that's what they're talking about on left-leaning talk radio, is how the right is going to steal the election.
And remember this, ladies and gentlemen.
If it's not close, they can't cheat.
And that's what we're going to watch.
I want to go to the call because Richard in Connecticut has been holding a very long time.
And I want to speak to you, Richard.
Welcome to the show.
It's Doug Gerbanski filling in for Rush Limbaugh.
How are you?
I'm good.
How are you, Doug?
I'm excellent, thanks.
Enjoying the show.
I have a question, though.
Here you are, a conservative, outspoken conservative guy living in what seems like the center of liberalism in the country.
Are you alone there?
You know, I'm asked this question all the time.
I have a lot of liberal friends.
I am, I'll tell you, I'm friendly with Alec Baldwin for 20 years.
I'm friendly with Aaron Sorkin.
Aaron Sorkin, you know, the West Wing and newsroom and the social network doesn't get any further left-leaning.
And they're very nice people.
I will tell you this.
There are conservatives in Hollywood.
There's a lot of them.
They don't generally speak up because they have a sort of fear about their life and career.
But one of the things, Richard, that I have never found to be the case, and my friend Ron Silver went to his grave believing this was true.
Ron Silver went to his grave believing that he had been blacklisted in Hollywood and didn't work because he was an out-of-the-closet conservative.
And I know this is not true because I also own a talent management company.
We knew what roles were available for Ron Silver and men of his age.
The work was hard to get.
It had nothing to do with his politics.
And I know there is a belief amongst conservatives in Hollywood to play the victim.
We don't play victims as conservatives.
It is not what we do.
So I am treated very well.
I get to go on the jet with the head of the studio, and I get to go to the places and very likable, intellectually non-curious people, but very likable people.
And I'll tell you how they treat me.
I knew a Mormon family once, and I love Mormons.
And the Mormon family had an alcoholic uncle.
And they used to say, you know, there he goes.
There goes Uncle Bob again.
And that's sort of how my liberal friends treat me in Hollywood.
But it is a question that comes up a lot.
Not all of Hollywood is liberal.
Well, from outside, it certainly appears the majority are.
Well, I think it makes good copy.
They want you to think that all of Hollywood is Alec Baldwin and Madonna and Sean Penn.
Right.
But Hollywood is, you know, those are a few people.
Hollywood is behind the scenes people, too.
It's agents, producers, writers, directors.
And there's a lot of conservatives.
And there are some very, very, very high-profile conservatives in Hollywood.
You don't hear about them.
They're not necessarily public or out of the closet about it, but they exist.
And I know many of them.
And I tell you this.
I wouldn't trade working in Hollywood for anything.
I love the company of actors, writers, directors.
If you've ever spent time with politicians, I much prefer movie stars to politicians.
Is there anything else, Richard, you want to know about Hollywood?
Because I've been urged to talk about it today, and I kind of veer away from it all the time.
No, I was just like wondering if you were just like a lone voice screaming in the wilderness.
No, and it's better than that.
I know who the other conservatives are.
I have the secret list.
Oh, okay.
I have the secret list.
And they begged to come to my house and discuss these things, which, of course, I hate discussing.
Why are you asking this?
What's your fascination with Hollywood?
Nothing except it seems like, especially in the Barack Obama administration, you see Hollywood people all the time around him and to the point where it gets somewhat nauseating to see some of the things they say about conservative types.
You know, I know many of these people personally, the Hollywood types who hang around him.
Yep.
And I'll tell you something.
I think that there is an element of vanity involved.
There is something very intoxicating when you believe that you have some sort of personal relationship with the President of the United States.
I believe that.
So if your name is, let's say, George Clooney to you, he is a very nice man, by the way.
A very nice man.
Not intellectually curious.
Good actor.
Good director.
Good writer.
But when you're that sort of person and you believe that the president of the United States is seeking your advice about this or that and that you've got a personal relationship with him.
Listen, this is intoxicating stuff.
Absolutely.
If you're going to get an invitation to ride on Air Force One, it doesn't get any more intoxicating.
I agree.
So I think that that is a seduction.
And I'll tell you one other thing this White House has done.
I don't think many people know this.
Certainly I don't think anyone's spoken about this publicly.
They have people who work for the White House, who target movie stars and well-known celebrities and who appear at events where they will chat them up, leave their card, get to know them, with the assumption that all Hollywood is a liberal person and that they're going to invite you into their fold at that point.
But they begin the intoxication really in a very seductive and subtle way.
I've seen it with my own eyes.
That's interesting.
Yeah.
I appreciate you taking the time.
Well, no, it's my pleasure, Richard, to talk to you.
Thank you so much for calling.
Thank you.
All right.
I want to talk to David in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania very quickly.
David, how are you?
Welcome to the Rush Lumbo Show.
It's Dr. Bansky filling in for Rush.
Thanks much.
I just wanted to make the comment that as far as I can remember back, this is the first Republican ticket that the left, in my opinion, cannot demonize as being fools or unintelligent.
It's something so beautiful about that.
It's a sexual, articulate couple.
And this is the first time, as I can remember, in a campaign, even this early, where they're not even going there because they can't.
And I think that's creating a lot of the enthusiasm.
And that's what's creating the energy.
That's what's fueling the energy.
There's something so beautiful about that, isn't it?
Oh, it's fantastic because you know what?
When they used to demonize Reagan and stuff, we're saying he was a fool was everywhere around him.
He just kind of went through the motions and he was an actor.
No, David, let's go one better.
It's different.
They're not writing.
And they can't even go there with this title.
David, forget how they used to demonize Reagan.
Think of how all, all, 100% of Obama's campaigns have been run in the past.
They were dependent upon running down the other side, whether it was getting divorce records, whatever it was.
Do you remember there were even hints running against John McCain?
Think of this.
There were hints that there were rumors that dripped into the New York Times about an alleged affair.
There was rumors that John McCain's memory wasn't so good.
There was a rumor out there that John McCain wasn't born in America because of his Panama birth.
Do you remember any of this stuff?
Well, absolutely.
And even with Sarah Palin, she would use some of the colloquialisms and you betcha.
And they made that to be, well, she's a fool.
She doesn't know anything.
Just even the way she spoke.
Impossible to do this with Ryan.
Business-oriented people that you could have on a ticket.
Obviously, we've drawn the contrast with Biden and Ryan.
That's almost laughable.
Impossible to do this.
What do you?
I got to go in a second, but let me ask you something here.
How do you think Romney's going to do in the debates?
I think he's going to tear them up.
Yeah.
I've lost you, David, but I have a positive attitude also.
I think we're losing the connection, David.
But it's Duggar Besky.
I agree with you.
I think we're all in for some very lively performances by Mitt Romney coming up.
Ladies and gentlemen, Duggar Beski filling in for Rush.
We'll be right back.
Paul Ryan is a polarizing figure, my eye.
And that's what they want you to believe.
As I said earlier, the only thing he lacks is experience.
He was never a community organizer.
I am being told that I'm being told that I should take another call about Hollywood, that people are very interested in this.
So I'm going to scrap some of the remarks that I had prepared and talk to Jeff in Marenga, California.
How are you, sir?
Welcome to the show.
Duggar Besky, sitting in for Rush.
Well, thank you very much.
I call because I hear you're a Hollywood insider, and I've always...
Yes.
Are you there?
You see their work on a collision course with their worldview.
I'll give you three quick examples.
In the Star Wars, one of the prequels, they give the power to the guy who turns out to be the evil emperor, and then she says, so this is how liberty dies to applause because everybody's cheering that they've handed over everything to him.
In Star Trek, you've got the board trying to take over the universe and make everybody a drone in the collective.
And just recently in Wiley's new show, they're been invaded by aliens.
They're fighting back.
And they go to this safe city, and this guy's a classic politician.
He's making sure everybody's fed, and he sees, you know, he's got all his votes, or he's buying his votes, but he's just a classic politician.
All he wants is power and more power and to consolidate power.
Have they ever noticed that what they see as making good drama, they seem to realize that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely, and yet they love big government and more and more of it.
Well, you seem to like space movies.
These are just examples.
No, I'm not really a trekkie, but that goes back a long time.
You're only citing space movies.
Think about the Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino.
Think about the John Wayne movies.
There's a very interesting thing here about Hollywood.
Do you know that whenever Hollywood makes films with a liberal, strong liberal message, they lose their shirts?
Are you aware of that?
Oh, yes.
I mean, this is what's fascinating.
When there are films that have, let's say, more traditional messages, good and bad, good and evil, right and wrong, those films are blockbusters.
Right again.
I mean, I am repeatedly asked, because of my association with the Batman movies, I'm repeatedly asked, what are the politics of the Batman movies?
And I truly have no idea because I've never discussed it with Chris Nolan, who writes and directs them.
And I've seen people ask him this in my presence, and he always says, look at the films and make your own decisions.
But I personally see tremendously.
My wife called the latest Batman movie the Atlas shrug of action films.
Did you see it?
A little film called It's a Batman movie, Jeff.
Oh, the latest one?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, the latest one.
Anyway, Jeff, it's great to talk to you.
Thank you very much for calling the Rush Limbaugh Show.
It's always good.
You make me make me homesick.
What's that?
Well, I don't want to opine too much about the Batman film because of my association with it.
But if you watch the film, I think it's a message in all the Batman movies, which is starkly conservative.
I mean, I'm not going to put words in Chris Nolan's mouth and in his message, but you see good and evil.
You say evil that does not prevail.
You see brave men doing brave things.
In this movie, there's even a sort of segment of the cast that looks like the Occupy movement, and they get their comeuppance.
And it's about order as well.
So, no, and character, it's about character, loyalty, and friendship.
Can people talk to me about the Batman movie on Monday?
Well, we can talk about Hollywood.
I love talking about Hollywood, but I also like talking about this other stuff.
Thank you, Mr. Producer, for the...
Now everyone's going to call about Hollywood.
I will be here Monday, ladies and gentlemen.
Rush will be back on Tuesday.
His giant brain is being restored, as you know, getting ready, rested for the very dramatic season coming up.
Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, it is Doug Rabanski filling in for Rush Limbaugh.
We've got one more segment coming up, and we'll be right back.
Do you remember the old story of this, if it's Monday, it must be Paris?
Well, it's Friday, and I see Ahmadinejad says Israel will soon be destroyed.
This story comes out, you know, with great regularity.
And you'll notice, ladies and gentlemen, as we approach the beginning of September, I predict you are going to see this more and more and more and more because it has been opined by many that the October surprise might be some Obama activity with Iran.
Just mentioning it, just mentioning it, ladies and gentlemen, you've been fed a story about Mitt Romney by the axle rod Obama machine.
Romney is out of touch.
He's a rich, self-interested capitalist.
He's not in touch with the people.
He's out of touch with the masses.
I don't believe this for a second.
I don't see any evidence of this.
And it certainly, they never said this sort of stuff about the Kennedys, did they?
Now that I think about it.
They never made the point that the Kennedys were rich and out of touch.
They seem to handle that very well.
Look, the choice for President Romney between Romney and Obama could not be more stark.
President Romney is going to be handed a mess of such magnitude that he has no choice but to fix it.
And given that reality, I can't see Romney accepting a job like this unless he intends to fix it.
I mean, think of this.
You remember George Patton's great line, America loves a winner and cannot tolerate a loser?
I mean, today, today, Patton, they'd say he was arrogant, out of empathy, showboating.
But this guy had a determination to never be judged a lumer, a loser.
Romney has the same exact thing.
He has the drive of a winner.
And Obama has quite the opposite.
He will gladly lose the war with no regrets as long as he is assured that history will blame his troops and the people doing the work for him, as long as he can blame someone else for it not going the way he wants.
That's it, ladies and gentlemen.
Don't buy into the psyops mechanisms at work here.
Don't buy into it.
Our team is phenomenal.
I told you this early in the show.
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