RUSH: Eric in Concord, North Carolina. Welcome to the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. This is going to be hard. This is going to be a rough call for you. I know you like to look good, but you'll probably look bad here in a moment.RUSH: Uh-oh.CALLER: This is not good. You won't like me. I am a born-again, evangelical Christian also, and one thing that I'll say: You said that you feel that Christians are either -- have been either betrayed or been -- Mike Huckabee has been dishonest...

RUSH: Let's move on to some Republican sound bites. This was fascinating. This was last night after the Republican forum on Fox. Frank Luntz -- Republican hotty, by the way. You would be amazed at the number of Republican women that think Frank Luntz is hot. I mean, they're dying for Frank Luntz. Frank, you should know this, if you don't. I've heard from three or four of them. He talked with New Hampshire voters in a focus group in a restaurant after the forum last night. He said, "First...

RUSH: Let's move on to some Republican sound bites. This was fascinating. This was last night after the Republican forum on Fox. Frank Luntz -- Republican hotty, by the way. You would be amazed at the number of Republican women that think Frank Luntz is hot. I mean, they're dying for Frank Luntz. Frank, you should know this, if you don't. I've heard from three or four of them. He talked with New Hampshire voters in a focus group in a restaurant after the forum last night. He said, "First...

RUSH: Eric in Concord, North Carolina. Welcome to the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. This is going to be hard. This is going to be a rough call for you. I know you like to look good, but you'll probably look bad here in a moment.RUSH: Uh-oh.CALLER: This is not good. You won't like me. I am a born-again, evangelical Christian also, and one thing that I'll say: You said that you feel that Christians are either -- have been either betrayed or been -- Mike Huckabee has been dishonest...

RUSH: We're going to start with Ellen in Cincinnati. It's nice to have you, Ellen. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my call.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: You know, I'm... We are conservative evangelical homeschoolers -- I mean my husband and I -- and what concerns us is that Mike Huckabee is anti-school choice, which we believe is the only thing that really levels the playing field for homeschoolers, and he's endorsed by the NEA, which is the very entity that really forced...

RUSH: Hillary Clinton fighting back tears on the campaign trail today. From The Politico: "Exhausted and facing the prospect of losing the second test of her primary campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back tears as her voice broke at the close of a sedate event in a Portsmouth coffee shop. She expressed the sheer difficulty of heading out to the trail each day -- 'It's not easy,' she said -- and suggested she faced 'pretty difficult odds.' And with audible frustration and disbelief, she...

RUSH: Did you hear what Mrs. Clinton said on the Today Show today with Matt Lauer? She said that Barack Obama "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president." He "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president," as though she has. Now, let's imagine, shall we, if Trent Lott, or Mitt Romney, or Ross Perot had said that Barack Obama "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president." Nothing that happens in the Clinton campaign is coincidence, folks. Barack Obama hasn't done the...

RUSH: What is this about Mrs. Clinton pulling out of the race? Have you seen the Drudge -- (laughter) The only way she's leaving this race is in a straitjacket. Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you and countless millions of others are counting on me to convince and urge Mrs. Clinton to stay in the race. I fully intend to do everything possible. Mrs. Clinton, you didn't get into this to quit after one caucus in Iowa. Now, true, she's lost her national lead in the Rasmussen national poll; she's...

RUSH: I meant to mention this earlier. When I went home for Christmas, I went home for a couple days to Missouri, and the staff here said, "Your Christmas present from us is in Missouri." I said, "Why is it in Missouri?" "You'll see when you get there." So I got to Missouri, and I'm waiting around to see what the Christmas present is, nothing on Christmas Eve, nothing on Christmas Eve night. Kids are opening their presents. I got up on Christmas Day, and my sister-in-law, Lisa, says, "By the...

RUSH: Now, I want to remind all my Republican friends that there are many states after Iowa and New Hampshire where the Republican populations are far more indicative of the conservative base, and to get caught up in what happened in Iowa, to get caught up in what's going to happen in New Hampshire as though they're the only two states that matter and that they're going to determine the fallout on both parties is a little bit over the top. Iowa is a caucus; it's a weird setup. New Hampshire allows...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"You don't cry in politics just like you don't cry in baseball.""I want to say to you Huckabee supporters that you've convinced me: Governor Huckabee is a true conservative. As a matter of fact, Governor Huckabee was right to increase taxes by $500 million in Arkansas. Governor Huckabee was right to offer in-state tuition to illegal aliens. This is conservative. I have seen the light.""I watched a lot of television over the weekend...

RUSH: Let's move on to some Republican sound bites. This was fascinating. This was last night after the Republican forum on Fox. Frank Luntz -- Republican hotty, by the way. You would be amazed at the number of Republican women that think Frank Luntz is hot. I mean, they're dying for Frank Luntz. Frank, you should know this, if you don't. I've heard from three or four of them. He talked with New Hampshire voters in a focus group in a restaurant after the forum last night. He said, "First...

RUSH: Eric in Concord, North Carolina. Welcome to the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. This is going to be hard. This is going to be a rough call for you. I know you like to look good, but you'll probably look bad here in a moment.RUSH: Uh-oh.CALLER: This is not good. You won't like me. I am a born-again, evangelical Christian also, and one thing that I'll say: You said that you feel that Christians are either -- have been either betrayed or been -- Mike Huckabee has been dishonest...

RUSH: We're going to start with Ellen in Cincinnati. It's nice to have you, Ellen. Welcome to the EIB Network.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my call.RUSH: You bet.CALLER: You know, I'm... We are conservative evangelical homeschoolers -- I mean my husband and I -- and what concerns us is that Mike Huckabee is anti-school choice, which we believe is the only thing that really levels the playing field for homeschoolers, and he's endorsed by the NEA, which is the very entity that really forced...

RUSH: Hillary Clinton fighting back tears on the campaign trail today. From The Politico: "Exhausted and facing the prospect of losing the second test of her primary campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back tears as her voice broke at the close of a sedate event in a Portsmouth coffee shop. She expressed the sheer difficulty of heading out to the trail each day -- 'It's not easy,' she said -- and suggested she faced 'pretty difficult odds.' And with audible frustration and disbelief, she...

RUSH: Did you hear what Mrs. Clinton said on the Today Show today with Matt Lauer? She said that Barack Obama "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president." He "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president," as though she has. Now, let's imagine, shall we, if Trent Lott, or Mitt Romney, or Ross Perot had said that Barack Obama "hasn't done the spadework necessary to be president." Nothing that happens in the Clinton campaign is coincidence, folks. Barack Obama hasn't done the...

RUSH: What is this about Mrs. Clinton pulling out of the race? Have you seen the Drudge -- (laughter) The only way she's leaving this race is in a straitjacket. Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you and countless millions of others are counting on me to convince and urge Mrs. Clinton to stay in the race. I fully intend to do everything possible. Mrs. Clinton, you didn't get into this to quit after one caucus in Iowa. Now, true, she's lost her national lead in the Rasmussen national poll; she's...

RUSH: I meant to mention this earlier. When I went home for Christmas, I went home for a couple days to Missouri, and the staff here said, "Your Christmas present from us is in Missouri." I said, "Why is it in Missouri?" "You'll see when you get there." So I got to Missouri, and I'm waiting around to see what the Christmas present is, nothing on Christmas Eve, nothing on Christmas Eve night. Kids are opening their presents. I got up on Christmas Day, and my sister-in-law, Lisa, says, "By the...

RUSH: Now, I want to remind all my Republican friends that there are many states after Iowa and New Hampshire where the Republican populations are far more indicative of the conservative base, and to get caught up in what happened in Iowa, to get caught up in what's going to happen in New Hampshire as though they're the only two states that matter and that they're going to determine the fallout on both parties is a little bit over the top. Iowa is a caucus; it's a weird setup. New Hampshire allows...

Rush's Morning Update: Ever!January 8, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer In an interview with Fox News after the Hawkeye Cauci last week, I said that the barrage of gloomy economic "reporting" stems from a Drive-By Media bent for bad news. Though 94 percent are making their mortgage payments on time, the Drive-Bys give the impression that America is in a depression due to the 6 percent affected by sub-prime loans. I said that...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"You don't cry in politics just like you don't cry in baseball.""I want to say to you Huckabee supporters that you've convinced me: Governor Huckabee is a true conservative. As a matter of fact, Governor Huckabee was right to increase taxes by $500 million in Arkansas. Governor Huckabee was right to offer in-state tuition to illegal aliens. This is conservative. I have seen the light.""I watched a lot of television over the weekend...

Story #1: Rush Named Human Events Man of the Year RUSH: You are listening to Human Events' 2007 Man of the Year, Rush Limbaugh, and the EIB Network. I had no idea. I got a note from Koko this morning, "Do you want us to post the Human Events piece on you?" I said, "What Human Events piece?" "They've named you Man of the Year, F. Lee Levin wrote it." And so there it is, we've linked to it at RushLimbaugh.com, if you don't know the Human Events website.Story #2: Reverend Sharpton Withholds EndorsementRUSH:...

Story #1: Rush Named Human Events Man of the Year RUSH: You are listening to Human Events' 2007 Man of the Year, Rush Limbaugh, and the EIB Network. I had no idea. I got a note from Koko this morning, "Do you want us to post the Human Events piece on you?" I said, "What Human Events piece?" "They've named you Man of the Year, F. Lee Levin wrote it." And so there it is, we've linked to it at RushLimbaugh.com, if you don't know the Human Events website.Story #2: Reverend Sharpton Withholds EndorsementRUSH:...