ELECTION 2012

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Limbaugh: 'It all boils down to whether he means this'

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PALM BEACH, Fla. – As the Republican primary season continues with Mitt Romney easily winning Illinois yesterday, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says “maybe the conservative alternative to Romney is Romney.”
“Let’s hope so,” Limbaugh said today as he analyzed Romney’s victory speech scorching President Obama’s policies.
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In his address, Romney said: “The simple truth is that this president doesn’t understand the genius of America’s economy or the secret of the American economic success story. The American economy is fueled by freedom.
“The history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. It’s the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. But over the last three years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our freedom. …
“Under Barack Obama, those pioneers he mentioned would have faced a very difficult time trying to innovative and invent and invest and create and build jobs. You see, under Dodd-Frank, they would have found it almost impossible to get a loan from their community bank. And, of course, the regulators would have shut down the Wright Brothers for dust pollution. (Laughter from supporters)
“You know? (chuckles) And of course the government would have banned Thomas Edison’s light bulb. Oh, by the way, they just did, didn’t they? Right now!
Limbaugh said as he was watching Romney, he turned to his wife and said, ” “This is his best victory speech yet.”
“It all boils down to whether he means this. It’s that simple,” he added. “Now, I know some of you Romney supporters are asking, ‘What do you mean if he really means it? Why do you have to compliment him and then dump on him?’”
Limbaugh then explained that on CNN this morning, Romney senior campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom was asked if Romney were sound too conservative, that it could possibly harm his chances with moderates in the general election.
“Well, I think you hit a reset button, uh, for the fall campaign. Everything changes,” Fehrnstrom said. “It’s almost like an Etch-A-Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. There is a growing recognition within the Republican Party that Mitt Romney is gonna be the nominee, and there’s two reasons for that. The first is people see in him, uh, the capacity, uh, … of someone who can lead on the economy. And secondly, they see someone who can defeat Barack Obama.”
Limbaugh explained: “People hear that and say, ‘Well, OK. Romney’s own campaign is saying what he said last night: “It’s just part of getting the nomination. We’ll wipe it out when we get into the general. Don’t worry, we’ll do the right things to get the moderates.’” That’s what this guy’s saying, and that’s why people are saying, is it would be great if Romney believed it last night.”
Limbaugh also noted that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has just endorsed Romney for president, saying it was not a surprise.
“You might infer from this that the establishment’s coalescing behind Romney,” Limbaugh said. “Some might draw that inference. I think it’s probably accurate. The big news is that Romney won the Illinois primary by 12 points. The turnout is reported to be about 24 percent, which would make it the lowest turnout from a presidential primary in the last 70 years, but that was before the Jeb Bush endorsement. The Jeb Bush endorsement might goosed the primary turnout just a bit. You never know. It could have really lighted a fire there under the Republican base.”
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  • jwebsmall
    The GOP and Romney have already lost this election.  The final blow is Jeb Bush's endorsement.  I've ended my 30+ year affiliation with the GOP.  I'm looking at the constitution party and several over parties to see what kind of synthesis we can put together for 2016 after Obama ends his second term.  By then Americans will realize that both the democratic and republican parties are total failures.  The democrats policies will have utterly failed by then and the GOP's incompetent compromise go slow approach will be irrelevant by then.   Romney talks like a conservative now only because he needs us but it is and will always be a RINO.  Real leadership will come from outside the GOP.  It's going to take a disaster to force the American entitlement junkie to give up the fix.
  • Nedd
    Romney is not doable under any circumstances - Romneycare, pro-abortion and the governor whose state was the first to launch homosexual marriage on his watch and without doing a thing to stop it. He is a liberal in conservative garb and a snake oil salesman. He must be judged by his actions and not his current words. Yet Jeb Bush and countless conservative Republicans are like lemmings following him off the proverbial cliff. All three other candidates are infinitely better than the Mittster but the only one whose numbers are close are Santorum's. We need to get the senator from PA in or the country's finished. Mitt is, as Newt said, Obama lite. That is not acceptable.
    Rush should know better. If Mitt's a conservative, then I'm a garage. Sorry, no dice, no Mitt. 
  • Mickey Grace
    hope isw not enough....IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • JDan
    Conservatives have found Romney,Popping sound leading to realization,he is a better all around candidate than the other three.ABO better  be the end game.
  • Jordan Reeves
    Don't be fooled.  Only fools are fooled.
  • Rich77
    watch out - you may accidentally let it  slip that  this is a totally controlled media channel too.
  • Rich77
    Romney will say, stand on anything, including his hands  to become the nominee.  He is the Bilderberg Group's candidate, just like the Bushes.  By the was, who was the VP in the wings if President Ronny Regan  would have died from that gun shot - George H.W Bush, who talks about a "New World Order".  Check out the Bilderberg Group and see what kind of "New World Order" they are talking about.  Obama is just their puppet,  Romney is the next one.  Newt is the only know quantity; he made mistakes.  It is amazing that only the liberals keep reminding us of his past errors. It is hard to live up to a double standard.
  • WilliamH
    Still a chance if we get to a brokered convention---------Newt is the best of the bunch
  • Mickey Grace
    That's BS Obama knows EXACTLY what he's doing he knows perfectly well how to destroy America and that is his goal...I gues I have to wait for him to succeed before anyone agrees with me....STOP SOFT PEDDLING THIS MANS CRIMES AGAINT THESE UNITED STATES AND OUR COSTITUTION WHICH HE IS AN EXPERT ON ...WHY? TO EASILY CIRCUMVENT IT IN EVERY AND ANY WAY (HE) SORO'S AND Co. CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • floydthebarberr
    Ahh the Lard Limbaugh pronounces and the candidates genuflect towards His Corpulence.
    Did Lard Limbaugh ever get off the OXYCONTIN?