RUSH: Yesterday in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative John Murtha held a video conference with reporters to talk about his trip to Iraq, from which he just returned. MURTHA: I -- I think -- I think the surge is -- is working.RUSH: What? What did I hear? Can we play that again? Do we have that available or did it vanish into the ether?MURTHA: I -- I think -- I think the surge is -- is working.RUSH: He said the surge is working. Jack Murtha says the surge is working. I don't care whether...

RUSH: You gotta hear this. This is Wednesday on the ESPN Radio morning talk show, the sports show, Mike and Mike in the Morning, where I've been called an "idiot" and a number of other things. The fill-in host for one of the Mikes, Erik Kuselias, is talking to the other Mike -- Golic -- and they are discussing the National Football League.KUSELIAS: Philadelphia to me is a team that's very interesting. I think it's about time someone just came out and said it, and I don't mean in a Rush Limbaugh...

RUSH: Sue in Fort Myers, Florida. It's nice to have you with us on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. It's a pleasure to speak with you.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: My husband and I have been listening to you for, I don't know how many years, since Clinton was in office, and somehow or another we have missed to understand your reference to Rio Linda, California.RUSH: You know, this happens periodically. I will reference Rio Linda but there are people who have not heard the explanation...

RUSH: This is Gus in San Diego. Gus, appreciate your patience. Welcome to the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Yeah, nuclear power dittos.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: Yeah, I know the origin of toad licking that you were talking about last week.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: And it comes down to a very simple phrase: "I dare you." All you have to do is just imagine a couple teenagers walking through the woods, they see a toad, and one of them turns to the other one and says, "I dare you to lick it."RUSH:...

RUSH: Brad in Topeka, Kansas, welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: It's an honor to talk to you, Rush.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: I was just wondering when did you first use the phrase Drive-By Media, and where did you come up with that?RUSH: When did I first -- gosh, I don't know, it's probably over a year now. It's the perfect illustration of what they do.CALLER: Right.RUSH: You know what a Drive-By shooting is.CALLER: Sure.RUSH: You got a bunch of renegades in a car and they drive into a crowd...

RUSH: Here's Rick in Frostburg, Maryland. I'm glad you waited, sir.CALLER: Hi, Rush. RUSH: Hi.CALLER: Thanks for taking my call.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: I got a question or a comment to make on the dog and pony show in New York the other night. They lit that Christmas tree up. They have an 84-foot Christmas tree and make a big deal about it being a "green "tree. It's a Christmas tree. It might be green anyway.RUSH: Are we talking about the Rock Center tree?CALLER: Yeah. The Rock Center tree,...

RUSH: Judy in Silex, Missouri, nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Yes, Rush, thanks for taking my call.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: I am the ultimate conservative, as are all my children.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: I have four of them. I wanted to talk about taxing the rich. It may be worse than you even imagine. Since you have no children, you may not be aware that, after you earn a certain amount, you can no longer claim your dependents.RUSH: I'm aware of it.CALLER: I have a son who started...

RUSH: Now, we talked about this when it happened not long ago. Remember the scientist who discovered a way to create the equivalent of embryonic stem cells without having to create and destroy embryos? This is wonderful news. It's absolutely fabulous, fabulous news, and yet the embryonic stem cell crowd is not happy. Michael Kinsley today in a column warns all of us, if you think this issue is going away, you've got another think coming. This issue isn't going to go away, meaning using embryos...

RUSH: I want to tell you this again in case you weren't listening toward the end of the hour. We need to really go back and chronicle all of the instances of "This substance, like coffee, is going to kill you." "Oat bran is going to rejuvenate you," all of these things that they have been said medically over the years is either going to kill you or make you more prone to certain illnesses. They really have no clue what they are talking about. The headline here: "'Cholesterol Seen Tied to Heart...

RUSH: Ingrid in San Jose, California, welcome back to the EIB Network.CALLER: Yes. Hi, Rush. It's been a long time since I spoke to you.RUSH: Yes, it has. Yes, it has.CALLER: Yeah, I missed a year, and one of your producers called me and cursed at me with four-letter words. I thought I had gone to hell. But anyway, here I am and talking to you, and I'm surprised that you're still in lockstep -- step with everything this -- this Republican administration is doing. You know, when they lost...

RUSH: You gotta hear this. This is Wednesday on the ESPN Radio morning talk show, the sports show, Mike and Mike in the Morning, where I've been called an "idiot" and a number of other things. The fill-in host for one of the Mikes, Erik Kuselias, is talking to the other Mike -- Golic -- and they are discussing the National Football League.KUSELIAS: Philadelphia to me is a team that's very interesting. I think it's about time someone just came out and said it, and I don't mean in a Rush Limbaugh...

RUSH: Here's a theory for you. Let me ask you this. Last Wednesday, the day of the debate, what was everybody talking about? Bill Clinton's flip-flop on Iraq and how he said on two different occasions, he said on Tuesday in Iowa, that he had always opposed the Iraq war. Everybody was out finding the quotes to disapprove that, and then what happens? Then we get this stupid CNN debate Wednesday night. Guess what nobody's talking about it anymore? They're not talking about Bill Clinton and his...

RUSH: Deborah in La Crosse, Wisconsin, great to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Well, Green Bay Packer loving dittos to you, Rush.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: I am just calling to say hey and this is my birthday and it's my anniversary tomorrow, and I'm a mother of a three Rush Babies, been with you since the very beginning when you started broadcasting in La Crosse and even met you when you came here on tour.RUSH: Really? Well, I appreciate that.CALLER: I'm an old timer.RUSH: Well, happy...

RUSH: Sue in Fort Myers, Florida. It's nice to have you with us on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. It's a pleasure to speak with you.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: My husband and I have been listening to you for, I don't know how many years, since Clinton was in office, and somehow or another we have missed to understand your reference to Rio Linda, California.RUSH: You know, this happens periodically. I will reference Rio Linda but there are people who have not heard the explanation...

RUSH: Scott in Bridgeport, West Virginia, I'm glad you called. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my call. Longtime listener, first-time caller.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: If I could I'd like to make two quick points, then I'll hang up and just listen for your response, please.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: The first one is with regards to the debate the other night. There was a question by a doctor down in Florida about the infrastructure of the United States with...

RUSH: Now to the phones. We go to Austin, Texas. This is Matt. Nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Hi, Rush. I love you, and I'll tell you why. In regards to that poll that shows the mental health of Republicans being superior to others.RUSH: Yes.CALLER: I think wiser words were never said, and you are what you eat. And these poor liberals have been fed a steady diet of doom and guilt and fear, and it shows.RUSH: Not to mention that a lot of them -- look at literally what they...

RUSH: I saw a poll today. I'm not sure about this, but Obama may have pulled away, ahead of Hillary in Iowa. Wes Pruden today in the Washington Times has an interesting theory. He says the candidate of inevitability cannot lose even once. A candidate that has it wrapped up -- Hillary, the candidate of inevitability -- if she loses Iowa, she's no longer inevitable, and that's a big, big blow. I will share with you the details of Wes Pruden's thought process in due course, as the program unfolds...

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, the stink, the rot that is CNN is amplified and amplifying all day. They continue, bloggers and others continue to find even more setups and more plants. For example, I didn't watch the little panel discussion with the 24 undecided Republican voters after the debate. They found them at the University of Tampa. It turns out there probably aren't 24 Republicans, period, at the University of Tampa. There was a show after that, that Campbell Brown hosted on dirty campaign...

RUSH: Yesterday in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative John Murtha held a video conference with reporters to talk about his trip to Iraq, from which he just returned. MURTHA: I -- I think -- I think the surge is -- is working.RUSH: What? What did I hear? Can we play that again? Do we have that available or did it vanish into the ether?MURTHA: I -- I think -- I think the surge is -- is working.RUSH: He said the surge is working. Jack Murtha says the surge is working. I don't care whether...

RUSH: I got some good sleep last night. You know, I'm getting all kinds of advice on what to do about Punkin. Wednesday night she started head butting me right between the eyes, for like an hour and a half. I mean, it was a combination of head butt and nuzzle. She wants me to get up and feed her. So people say, "Why don't you feed her before you go to bed?" I guess I need to give you people the routine here so you understand what's so odd about this. I do feed her, whether it's midnight,...

Rush's Morning Update: Merry WarmingDecember 3, 2007Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer Greg Nickels, the liberal Mayor of Seattle, Washington, used this year's Christmas tree lighting ceremony to scare kids. (That's your liberals, folks -- scaring kids.)He told the kids ofSeattle that Santa Claus, his elves, and all of his reindeer would die-- by drowning-- unless the kids used energy-efficient light bulbsto stop the North...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"CNN, you stink! You're an absolute abomination! You are a disgrace, and more and more people are finally seeing it now.""Punkin did not come down to see me all day yesterday. She totally ignored me! So I got upstairs at 1:30 a.m., and she's just sitting there in her bathroom, waiting. She has her own bathroom and sitting room, folks.""CNN, you want to know what you are? You are nothing more than opposition research for Hillary...

Story #1: No Surprise: Republicans Report Better Mental Health RUSH: Why is everybody so surprised about this? I'm amazed at the news that's made out there that everybody is so surprised by. I must have had ten people send me this story. Not only are they surprised by it, I'm sort of insulted, they think that I, the premiere broadcast host in the country, would not find this on my own. Anyway, here's this news story. Ten people must have sent me this today, acting shocked and surprised, and...