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Rush Limbaugh Goes Off On The RNC - Mentions 3rd Party Run

What I heard this afternoon while driving over to a friend's house for a BBQ was quite interesting.

Even Rush Limbaugh thought Rule 12 was a really dumb move because the new rule turned a, "united party," into a bunch of po'd disenfranchised grassroots republicans. Anyone hear his program this weekend?

I found it amazing how he spoke about what the RNC did in Tampa regarding their own rule changes, but in the 20 minutes of listening he never said Ron Paul's name.

But what Limbaugh DID say, made my jaw drop. "There's a real possibility of a 3rd party run here..." As a direct result of what happened in Tampa. I almost didn't make it to the BBQ...

He sounded completely disgusted with what the republicans had done in Tampa. Limbaugh was essentially calling the Ron Paul republicans the "true conservatives," of the party. He went so far as to say that the GOP is no longer a conservative party. I was quite stunned to hear Rush say this. What he was implying was left for all of us to fill in the blanks.

"He just wants us to leave the party, the GOP would be so happy if we just all packed up and left."

I have read both sides of the argument. To go independent, or to stay the GOP course...

Mr. Stang's article was very strong and true, but what about Rule 12?

Rule 12 shuts the door in our face, forever. What happened in 2012, and what happened in 1976 when Reagan challenged Ford and almost won the nomination can never happen again in history within the republican party.

Rule 12 is the rubber stamp of all rubber stamps. The RNC just closed the door on us. Or did they open a new one?

I am a registered republican, but an independent at heart. The only reason why I am a registered republican is because I don't have an Independence Party I can call home.

Bring It On Home, Ron Paul. Bring it on home.


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Whatever Limbaugh's motives are for this

If it causes a groundswell of grassroots opinion against the RNC and Romney, that can only be good for us.

Work on it.

You guys all seem to think that the propagandists are all geniuses.
They are not.
They are ignorant shills, with no idea of the real picture.
It is best for the elites plans if as few people are in the know as possible. They are certainly not going to tell Rush about them.

Have you ever listened to Rush? He is a REAL dumbass.
He hasn't worked out what is going on.
Do you really think the elites are going to let a real jackass like Limbaugh in on any hint of their plans?
I don't.


This news could equally have come from a Palin supporter

I have set up a blogpost, copying the Op-Ed but removing Ron Paul's name for broadcast to a non Ron Paul audience.

The same comments could have come from a Palin supporter or someone else grassroots that is fairly conservative (e.g. similar to Reagan values not Cheney/Bush).

It could even have come from a Romney delegate in Tampa.
There was a very scathing letter written to Priebus from one of them.

Spread it around.


Can someone find audio of this?

This may not strike most Paul supporters, but Rush saying this is a big deal to many traditional conservatives---and they need to hear it if they missed it.

Any mp3 or Youtube of this?

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The party is more than the RNC

As infuriating as the convention was, remember that the party is more than just the RNC. This was merely a lost battle. Dr. Paul got us started, now it is our job to finish it.

Keep up the grassroots. Fill every electable position with Liberty candidates from dog catcher on up. Eventually we will have the majority of the state positions, including the state-elected RNC spots. Then we can change the rule back.

If only the DNC and RNC base shows and votes

That may 30% turnout without the Independents.

If the independents stay home they can stick it to the DNC and RNC for not picking principled candidates.

More importantly it would be a vote of no-confidence int the Presidential Beauty Pageant.

They want at strong third party candidate to get out the votes so the process looks legitimate.

I am not voting for President unless Ron Paul is the candidate.

Free includes debt-free!

staying home vs write in (even if it is not officially counted)

"If the independents stay home they can stick it to the DNC and RNC for not picking principled candidates." - AKA cutting off ones nose to spite their face...

Please do not stay home - go and write in Ron Paul's name. Even if you have to make a big sign in sheet outside the door of the polling location. Whether your vote is 'counted' or not... your voice will be heard loud and clear.

Or.... just stay home like many many do.. just do not expect that the people who are left with the bag will do things the way which would suit you.

People change

Even Rush can change...Perhaps he woke up again, perhaps not. Time will tell my friends but if he woke again, welcome it. Let him rage against the machine as he did so very long ago when he was beloved. The GOP is dead to me for the crimes they committed in Tampa! We need The Liberty Party to rise up and take the GOP out of the game politically. Then we gather the good Dems and bring them with us to the new party...They are lost right now because of the false promises Obama made to them. The new Bill Clinton video is a joke! That would have sold 3+ years ago but not now. Even Dems know that it does not take 3+ years to figure things out and they now know the truth, EOS! Let us see what Rush has to say and see what he does in the coming weeks before we decide. That being said, watch him like a hawk until we know for sure this is nothing more than a fluke or yet a lie. We have to be vigilant from this point on my friends, forever vigilant good people!!! Let's do this!!!!! Let us make a difference because I for one am through wasting time with these GOP Tools! You?

If he woke up...

...and told the truth, he would be taken off the air asap! If he stays on the air we know. Bet he stays on. He has too many family members in elite offices...there are reasons for this.

Please don't drink the Rush Limbaugh Tea...

There's a reason he's paid HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars. He is a masterful propagandist. There is ALWAYS an agenda behind his rhetoric, even if it's just to simply lull you back to sleep, or to build credibility with the "grassroots", there is always an agenda. The guy has an impossible task at hand-yet pulls it off with near flawlessness. Like a poster before me said "he's a sheep herder" he has to appear "independent" of the GOP machine, yet leads everybody back to the conclusion of THAT'S who we should support in the long run. Michael Savage is very good at this too. There's no way they aren't being told what narrative to follow by some Think Tank, they wield too much power/influence to not have been visited by the "men in suits" so again, PLEASE take whatever the neo-con propagandists say with a salt block you give to horses.

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I agree people can certainly change, but Rush is not one of them

particularly on this topic.

Rush is right in cahoots with the RNC, Romney and all the top dog Bonerprompters.

Trust Rush once and you're the dunce.

Rush wanted you to hear that, and you responded exactly as he


The only reason he is doing this is to paint the picture that the grass roots are winning the "battle" of the party, so maybe, just maybe they would all relax a little from now until November.

Good sign is this just means the grass roots really are a "threat" to the RNC and GOP.

Pulling these dirty little tricks is a sign progress is really being made.

You never go full rush.

He has an agenda. Remember that.

limbaugh is a sheep herder

do the opposite of what he suggests.

if anything, it's more proof that the establishment doesn't want ron paul repoublicans in the GOP.


a thousand times this.


Toxic people like to accuse, tantrum, manipulate and smear their way to keeping you engaged in the conversation.

Thet DON'T want to win-

and they want somebody to blame not winning on, or someone besides themselves to blame for whatever happens....I'm serious....Not joking...They must know something's going to happen.

Do not under any circumstances trust Rush Limbaugh

There is a plan. I can't see it yet, but there is a plan between Rush the GOP Elders. They always have the propaganda unified.


I heard him in the original broadcast Thursday.

What you heard was a re-broadcast.

New Hampshire and Ecuador.

Love That Song!

I would definitely be interested to hear Rush's comments on what happened though I have no faith in the guy.

I don't know what his

angle is but it is not his own views, he is paid to broadcast what he is told. We will have to wait to see what is going on.


Oh, you have a suspicion

but you state it as fact. I do the same damned thing sometimes but shouldn't. I've had the same suspicion about Rush but am far from reaching your level of certitude.

New Hampshire and Ecuador.

Sounds like the whole situation...

...is to make us mad enough to leave the party and get out of their way so they can carry on their lies/business as usual. We are really getting on their nerves and blocking their agendas. Hmmmm!

We aren't blocking anything

but we are exposing the crooks and thugs for the criminals they are for all to see. The problem is that they have nearly convinced most people that right and wrong are what they say they are so they are less afraid of exposure.