We all knew that Limbaugh listeners were easily led dupes, but now Big Pharma himself has admitted that he's been telling him things that he didn't personally believe in order to prop up unworthy leaders -- a practice known in some circles as LYING.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_110806/content/rush_on_a_roll.guest.html
In other words, I'll lie to you when I feel it's necessary, in order to keep the Republican Party in power. Now that they're not in power, I can tell the truth! How refreshing!
It'll be interesting to see if those played for fools continue to listen and believe in an admitted liar.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_110806/content/rush_on_a_roll.guest.html
The way I feel is this: I feel liberated, and I'm going to tell you as plainly as I can why. I no longer am going to have to carry the water for people who I don't think deserve having their water carried. Now, you might say, "Well, why have you been doing it?" Because the stakes are high. Even though the Republican Party let us down, to me they represent a far better future for my beliefs and therefore the country's than the Democrat Party and liberalism does.
No, I'm not lying. Snerdley's concerned. I've not lied about anything I've said. Let me try this a different way. (sigh) I'm going to have to think about this. I tried to make it as clear as I can. I'm not going to eat my own, and I'm not going to throw my own overboard, particularly in a campaign, and particularly when the country is at war -- and I'm not going to do it for selfish reasons, and I'm not going to do it to stand out, and I'm not going to do it to be different. I'm not going to do it to draw attention from our enemies. I'm not going to do anything I do so that the Drive-By Media will like me or think that, "Ooooh, Limbaugh has changed! Ooooh, Limbaugh is coming around!" That's not my thinking. My thinking is: the left doesn't deserve to win. My thinking is: the country is imperiled with liberal victory. We may not have the best people on our side, but they're better than what we have on the left. But it has been difficult sometimes, when these people on our side have not had the guts to stand up for themselves, have not had the guts to explain what they really believe and why they're doing what they're doing. When they haven't had the courage to be who they are, when they haven't had the courage to be conservatives.
It has been a challenge to come in here and look at some of the weaknesses and some of the missed opportunities and try to cover for them and make up for them and make sure that the opportunities are not totally lost. But at some point you have to say, "I'm not them, and I can't assume the responsibility for their success. It isn't my job to make them succeed. It isn't my job to make elected Republicans look good if they can't do it themselves. It's not my job to make them understandable and understood if they can't do it themselves -- not in perpetuity, not ad infinitum." So all I can tell you is I feel a little liberated, and I think this is all going to result in a lot of cleansing in a number of areas.
In other words, I'll lie to you when I feel it's necessary, in order to keep the Republican Party in power. Now that they're not in power, I can tell the truth! How refreshing!
It'll be interesting to see if those played for fools continue to listen and believe in an admitted liar.