Ron Paul Caller on Rush

[Hook]

I think Rush considers Dr. Paul to be irrelevant more than anything else. If Rush believes that RP has any chance at all, he will talk about him more, good or bad. Time will tell.

 

[kylejack]

I think Rush considers Dr. Paul to be irrelevant more than anything else. If Rush believes that RP has any chance at all, he will talk about him more, good or bad. Time will tell.

Notice that even when RP is brought up, he's curiously silent on any sort of opinion. He just says things like "Yes, a lot of people say that to me" without agreeing or disagreeing with the caller. I think he'd be fully behind Ron Paul if Ron Paul proved he was electable. I'm talking double digit polling.

 

[steph3n]

yes double digit LANDLINE calling

Notice that even when RP is brought up, he's curiously silent on any sort of opinion. He just says things like "Yes, a lot of people say that to me" without agreeing or disagreeing with the caller. I think he'd be fully behind Ron Paul if Ron Paul proved he was electable. I'm talking double digit polling.

 

[stevedasbach]

It is vital that we get Rush's listeners on our side. No matter how much we disagree with them, calling them names and such does not help. Please swallow your pride and be respectful to him and his audience for the time being, and an endorsement may be coming.

Hopefully HQ will be spending some of that $430k in radio advertising on Rush's show in early primary states. If a conservative radio host won't talk about Ron, we can reach his/her audience via advertising, where we get to control the message.

 

[kylejack]

yes double digit LANDLINE calling

Right.

 

[erowe1]

is it possible to listen to rush online without being a member of the 24/7 thing that i see on his website? i'd like to be able to hear some of this stuff.

You can't listen from his own website. But you can listen by finding a radio station that plays his show and allows you to listen online. I listen to him online on WOWO sometimes.

 

[JMann]

Rush had his chance in '92 to endorse Buchanan against King George I. He played with the idea for a while before falling in line behind Bush. He then became very anti-Buchanan and he never had a good thing to say about him in '96. Rush is fully in line with the party now and has lost his independent streak.

 

[kylejack]

For some reason I'm not a big Buchanan fan.

 

[mconder]

Rush is on our side. He just can't say so yet because the party's so pro-war.

The only era in which this was remotely true was in the Rush golden age where all he did was bash Clinton.

 

[BillyDkid]

Rush is on our side. He just can't say so yet because the party's so pro-war.

Bull. Rush is on Rush's side.

 

[BillyDkid]

Rush does nothing but appeal to the worst instincts and jingoism of Americans. He is a shameless and corrupt as are all of the neo-cons.

 

[Spirit of '76]

Rush had his chance in '92 to endorse Buchanan against King George I. He played with the idea for a while before falling in line behind Bush. He then became very anti-Buchanan and he never had a good thing to say about him in '96.

He disassociated himself from Pat when the meme took hold that Pat is an "anti-semite". Rush knows which side of his bread gets the butter.

For some reason I'm not a big Buchanan fan.

Pat's a good guy.

 

[Pete]

Rush needs to figure out if he has enough money to grow a conscience.

 

[Tin_Foil_Hat]

is it possible to listen to rush online without being a member of the 24/7 thing that i see on his website? i'd like to be able to hear some of this stuff.

Save this link. You'll find tons of stuff to listen to on-line any time of the day. http://streamingradioguide.com/radio-shows-on-air.php

 

[Jared Callanan]

Believe it or not from my listening, Rush hasn't trashed or been negative towards the Congressman. Unlike Sean Hannity, Rush is smart he knows everyone is in contention for the nomination and he knows if he trashes Paul he is going to look like a hypocritical fool come the general election. He is going to continue to play it safe, ole boy Sean is screwed though, I can't wait.

 

[Tin_Foil_Hat]

replied about marching orders.

What does this mean?

 

[paulitics]

Believe it or not from my listening, Rush hasn't trashed or been negative towards the Congressman. Unlike Sean Hannity, Rush is smart he knows everyone is in contention for the nomination and he knows if he trashes Paul he is going to look like a hypocritical fool come the general election. He is going to continue to play it safe, ole boy Sean is screwed though, I can't wait.

I agree with this. ( Rush is playing it safe)

 

[Jared Callanan]

Rush Limbaugh a communist? What does that make democrats like Hillary then? lol

Endorsements don't do really that much. Al Gore endorsed Dean in 04, look how far that got him. George Cloony endorsed Obama but he still lags in the polls. So what? You think a democrat will not vote for Ron Paul because someone they hate likes him too? That's naive. Even if that was the case I question their support for Ron Paul in the first place.

Well, endorsements do mean something, I mean to bring up a George Clooney endorsement as if he has any credence in the political theatre is a little silly - it would be like saying that Mel Gibson's endorsement would mean something to AIPac. The Al Gore endorsement had a negative effect because; A. He wasn't nearly as popular as he is today and B. Dean was considered a maverick outsider and endorsements from people like Al Gore made people think differently. I firmly believe that if Edwards or Obama secured a current endorsement from Al Gore that they would enjoy a significant bounce in the polls. Pat Buchanan taking the endorsement of Lenora Fulani proved to be a critical mistake in his run in 2000.

What kind of endorsement would help Ron Paul? Because of his low name recognition and the MSM refusing to give him a fair playing field I would say that any endorsement from a large name respectable politician would help put the Doctor in the headlines and thus helping us. One of the better endorsements I could imagine right now was if Brownback and or Tancredo dropped out and endorsed Paul. Tancredo would especially help because he is polling better in NH and IA and would bring over a lot of "Buchanan Brigaders" who are great campaigners. I same Brownback because I think he has a sneaky presence in Iowa, but let it be known that Brownback would never endorse Paul while I could definitely see Tancredo doing so.

 

[familydog]

I doubt that Sam or Tom's endorsement would help as much as an entertainer like Rush or an actor like Cloony. If the lay person doesn't know who Dr. Paul is, there is a great chance they don't know who Tancredo or Brownback are either. I'm sure if one of those two condidates dropped out and endorsed Dr. Paul we will get some votes, but Rush has much more of a loyal following than they do.

 

[Jared Callanan]

I doubt that Sam or Tom's endorsement would help as much as an entertainer like Rush or an actor like Cloony. If the lay person doesn't know who Dr. Paul is, there is a great chance they don't know who Tancredo or Brownback are either. I'm sure if one of those two condidates dropped out and endorsed Dr. Paul we will get some votes, but Rush has much more of a loyal following than they do.

Obviously, that's a no-brainer in regard to Rush Limbaugh. As for Clooney I don't see how that would help all that much, lets not forget that Ralph Nader in 2000 toured the country with his pack of celebrities and rock bands and still didn't come close to being a real contender for the presidency.