RUSH: I have everybody asking me, "How do you respond to that call?" Ehhhh. Look, I think, folks, something is pretty obvious -- and I say this with all due respect, and I'm glad Senator Chambliss called. You and I, who have adopted the principles of the nation's founding as the things that guide us (the preservation and expansion of individual liberty and all that fall from that) consider ourselves to be in a war with the forces of the left who want to usurp as much of that liberty and reshape...

RUSH: Senator Chambliss is on the line. Senator Chambliss, I'm glad you called. I only have a couple minutes here so I may ask you to hang on during the break at the bottom of the hour.CALLER: Okay Rush, how are you, my friend.RUSH: I'm fine. There's a hubbub here because of a Wall Street Journal column today about you being a member of the Gang of Ten, you and four Republican colleagues that basically signed on with the Democrats' idea of an energy plan that will essentially shut off all drilling,...

RUSH: I have everybody asking me, "How do you respond to that call?" Ehhhh. Look, I think, folks, something is pretty obvious -- and I say this with all due respect, and I'm glad Senator Chambliss called. You and I, who have adopted the principles of the nation's founding as the things that guide us (the preservation and expansion of individual liberty and all that fall from that) consider ourselves to be in a war with the forces of the left who want to usurp as much of that liberty and reshape...

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RUSH: Senator Chambliss is on the line. Senator Chambliss, I'm glad you called. I only have a couple minutes here so I may ask you to hang on during the break at the bottom of the hour.CALLER: Okay Rush, how are you, my friend.RUSH: I'm fine. There's a hubbub here because of a Wall Street Journal column today about you being a member of the Gang of Ten, you and four Republican colleagues that basically signed on with the Democrats' idea of an energy plan that will essentially shut off all drilling,...

RUSH: The Clintons are about to turn that convention into a war zone. Obama is going on vacation without having named a running mate, and the Democrats all in a tizzy about that. Here. We got two sound bites. Ann Lewis, from the Clinton team, who was on DNCTV Live with the anchor Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington; and Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington, said to Ann Lewis, "I talked to so many people yesterday. There's a gender divide. All the men who were Clinton supporters said, "What...

RUSH: The great inflate-your-tires-so-we-don't-have-to-drill-for-oil debate continues. Yesterday in Lima, Ohio, at a town hall meeting, Senator McCain said this about The Messiah.MCCAIN: He actually thinks that raising taxes on oil is going to bring down the price at the pump. He's claiming that putting air in your tires is the equivalent (audience laughing) is the equivalent of new offshore drilling. That's not an energy plan, my friends. That's a public service announcement!RUSH: Let me...

RUSH: To Austintown, Ohio, this is Laura, and it's great to have you here.CALLER: Thanks, Rush. It's great to talk to you. I'm calmed down a little bit. I called Lindsey Graham's office about 45 minutes ago, and got into a heated debate with an office worker. I said, "You know, I was not a supporter of John McCain. I put my checkbook away." I said, "The House Republicans are doing something that is inspiring conservatives. I got out my checkbook to write again, and you just shut me down....

RUSH: We, ladies and gentlemen, have put together another montage here of the Obamas bash America.OBAMA: They get bitter. They cling to guns or religion or antipathy towards people who aren't like them.MICHELLE (MY BELLE) OBAMA: Barack knows there's a hole in our soul.OBAMA: I know my country has not perfected itself.MICHELLE (MY BELLE) OBAMA: It's easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions. It makes you feel justified in your ignorance. That's America.OBAMA: We're confronting...

RUSH: As you know yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama was asked a question by a seven-year-old little girl: "Why do you want to run for president?" "'Cause my country stinks," basically is what he said. The country stinks. (interruption) He did, Rachel. Don't give me that look. Rachel's in for Dawn today. He said, "My country's not what it once was." I'm sitting there saying, "When was it better? When was it better, Barry? After all of 143 days in the Senate, you tell us, Barry, when...

RUSH: I had a story in the stack here. Barry, The Messiah, is going on vacation. He's going over to Hawaii and the Democrats are in a tizzy. He doesn't have a running mate. Caroline Kennedy cannot find a running mate. They gotta keep John Edwards away from the convention somehow because of the Enquirer story on his love child and his babe [Update]. Byron York has a story today, by the way, the media all knows this is true, they just don't want to be the ones to report it because this is the...

RUSH: I have some news that's going to anger you, it's going to chill you. As you know, brave Republicans in the House are continuing their battle to force Nancy Pelosi to bring the Democrats back to have an up-or-down vote expanding the opportunity to drill for oil in ANWR and offshore. They continue to make their points, and they continue to fight. This is an issue, as you know, as I have mentioned it to you, it's the issue that can change this entire campaign around. Americans are angry,...

RUSH: Let me explain with the assistance of my good friends at Stratfor.com what's going on here with this skirmish between the Russians and the Georgians. The bottom line of this, the Russians can do whatever they want. Ossetia separated from Georgia in 1993 as part of the breakup of the Soviet Union, and they've been having little skirmishes with Georgia in all this time, but Ossetia -- (interruption) what? What's so funny Snerdley? What is so funny about this now? No, no, no. The Eastern...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"The dollar is rallying, the stock market is going crazy, and there's one reason for all this: The NFL is back. All is right in the world.""This 'Gang of 10' is unbelievable. Well, actually, it's not unbelievable. This is the exact kind of thing, folks, that gave us campaign finance reform. Lindsey Graham and some of these guys... I just do not understand the tone deafness that they're exhibiting here politically." "Hey, Snerdley,...

RUSH: I have everybody asking me, "How do you respond to that call?" Ehhhh. Look, I think, folks, something is pretty obvious -- and I say this with all due respect, and I'm glad Senator Chambliss called. You and I, who have adopted the principles of the nation's founding as the things that guide us (the preservation and expansion of individual liberty and all that fall from that) consider ourselves to be in a war with the forces of the left who want to usurp as much of that liberty and reshape...

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RUSH: Senator Chambliss is on the line. Senator Chambliss, I'm glad you called. I only have a couple minutes here so I may ask you to hang on during the break at the bottom of the hour.CALLER: Okay Rush, how are you, my friend.RUSH: I'm fine. There's a hubbub here because of a Wall Street Journal column today about you being a member of the Gang of Ten, you and four Republican colleagues that basically signed on with the Democrats' idea of an energy plan that will essentially shut off all drilling,...

RUSH: The Clintons are about to turn that convention into a war zone. Obama is going on vacation without having named a running mate, and the Democrats all in a tizzy about that. Here. We got two sound bites. Ann Lewis, from the Clinton team, who was on DNCTV Live with the anchor Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington; and Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington, said to Ann Lewis, "I talked to so many people yesterday. There's a gender divide. All the men who were Clinton supporters said, "What...

RUSH: The great inflate-your-tires-so-we-don't-have-to-drill-for-oil debate continues. Yesterday in Lima, Ohio, at a town hall meeting, Senator McCain said this about The Messiah.MCCAIN: He actually thinks that raising taxes on oil is going to bring down the price at the pump. He's claiming that putting air in your tires is the equivalent (audience laughing) is the equivalent of new offshore drilling. That's not an energy plan, my friends. That's a public service announcement!RUSH: Let me...

RUSH: To Austintown, Ohio, this is Laura, and it's great to have you here.CALLER: Thanks, Rush. It's great to talk to you. I'm calmed down a little bit. I called Lindsey Graham's office about 45 minutes ago, and got into a heated debate with an office worker. I said, "You know, I was not a supporter of John McCain. I put my checkbook away." I said, "The House Republicans are doing something that is inspiring conservatives. I got out my checkbook to write again, and you just shut me down....

RUSH: We, ladies and gentlemen, have put together another montage here of the Obamas bash America.OBAMA: They get bitter. They cling to guns or religion or antipathy towards people who aren't like them.MICHELLE (MY BELLE) OBAMA: Barack knows there's a hole in our soul.OBAMA: I know my country has not perfected itself.MICHELLE (MY BELLE) OBAMA: It's easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions. It makes you feel justified in your ignorance. That's America.OBAMA: We're confronting...

RUSH: As you know yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama was asked a question by a seven-year-old little girl: "Why do you want to run for president?" "'Cause my country stinks," basically is what he said. The country stinks. (interruption) He did, Rachel. Don't give me that look. Rachel's in for Dawn today. He said, "My country's not what it once was." I'm sitting there saying, "When was it better? When was it better, Barry? After all of 143 days in the Senate, you tell us, Barry, when...

RUSH: I had a story in the stack here. Barry, The Messiah, is going on vacation. He's going over to Hawaii and the Democrats are in a tizzy. He doesn't have a running mate. Caroline Kennedy cannot find a running mate. They gotta keep John Edwards away from the convention somehow because of the Enquirer story on his love child and his babe [Update]. Byron York has a story today, by the way, the media all knows this is true, they just don't want to be the ones to report it because this is the...

RUSH: I have some news that's going to anger you, it's going to chill you. As you know, brave Republicans in the House are continuing their battle to force Nancy Pelosi to bring the Democrats back to have an up-or-down vote expanding the opportunity to drill for oil in ANWR and offshore. They continue to make their points, and they continue to fight. This is an issue, as you know, as I have mentioned it to you, it's the issue that can change this entire campaign around. Americans are angry,...

RUSH: Let me explain with the assistance of my good friends at Stratfor.com what's going on here with this skirmish between the Russians and the Georgians. The bottom line of this, the Russians can do whatever they want. Ossetia separated from Georgia in 1993 as part of the breakup of the Soviet Union, and they've been having little skirmishes with Georgia in all this time, but Ossetia -- (interruption) what? What's so funny Snerdley? What is so funny about this now? No, no, no. The Eastern...

Rush's Morning Update: Sunk!August 11, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer My friends, it has come to my attentionthat America's children are facing a crisis that threatens the very foundation of their being.Apparently, when Congress provided the stimulus checks for you, they forgot to add enough money to cover "back-to-school" expenses. With gas prices still high, and the Democrats on vacation, the effects of this oversight...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"The dollar is rallying, the stock market is going crazy, and there's one reason for all this: The NFL is back. All is right in the world.""This Gang of Ten is unbelievable. Well, actually, it's not unbelievable. This is the exact kind of thing, folks, that gave us campaign finance reform. Lindsey Graham and some of these guys... I just do not understand the tone deafness that they're exhibiting here politically." "Hey, Snerdley,...

Story #1: The NFL Returns with Preseason Games RUSH: Aside from this stupid move in the Senate, I am in such a fabulous mood, ladies and gentlemen. The National Football League is back, preseason games last night. I, of course, as a powerful, influential member of the media have access to many of these games from the comfort of my own theater. And tonight the Steelers and Eagles are live on the NFL Network at 7:30. Man, I go into withdrawal as far as television is concerned when the football...

Story #1: The NFL Returns with Preseason Games RUSH: Aside from this stupid move in the Senate, I am in such a fabulous mood, ladies and gentlemen. The National Football League is back, preseason games last night. I, of course, as a powerful, influential member of the media have access to many of these games from the comfort of my own theater. And tonight the Steelers and Eagles are live on the NFL Network at 7:30. Man, I go into withdrawal as far as television is concerned when the football...