03
Mar
2009
Posted by Robert in Barack Obama, Conservatism, Rush Limbaugh
I DVR’d Rush’s epic speech at CPAC this past Saturday, and I finally ended up watching it later that night. I normally don’t stay up too late, but Rush’s rhetoric, humor, and, most imporant, his message were too good to pass up. He provided the energy I needed to stay awake.
It truly was a memorable [...]
02
Feb
2009
Posted by Robert in Barack Obama, Conservatism, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh’s recent comments about the Obama presidency have created a comical, yet unnecessary, media fire storm. The words, “I hope he fails,” sparked a predictable backlash against Limbaugh and conservatives because, like so often, liberals misunderstand the point and take words out of their proper context.
Liberals’ latest failure resulted from the following sequence of events (much of [...]
17
Dec
2008
Posted by Robert in Colin Powell, Conservatism, Rush Limbaugh
Late last week, the former Secretary of State, Gen. Colin Powell, decided to bash Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber. Among his comments, Powell said that the Republican party’s attempt “to use polarization for political advantage” backfired last month.
“I think the party has to take a hard look at itself,” Powell said. ”[I]f the party wants [...]
26
Nov
2008
Posted by Robert in American History, Rush Limbaugh, Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving approaches, American history usually beckons us to reexamine the origins of the holiday and the role the Pilgrims played in starting that tradition. Yet history and our school textbooks tend to omit the real Thanksgiving story, which includes a much more important function the Pilgrims performed not only in starting the Thanksgiving tradition, but in [...]