RUSH: Roland Burris had a press conference this afternoon. He actually started the press conference on time. Has a going to have to learn that you don't do that. The press conference scheduled to start at 1:30. He shoulda started 1:33, 1:34, when this program is out of its commercial break. He'll learn this at some point. We weren't able to JIP his press conference live, therefore, but one thing he said, ladies and gentlemen -- it was one of the first things he said, was that he got a phone...

RUSH: Controversy, ladies and gentlemen, continues to rage out there over what's going to happen with the Hillary Clinton seat in the United States Senate. Somebody's out there doing public opinion polls. Now, this doesn't matter a hill of beans, but they're out there doing public opinion polls in New York, and Caroline Kennedy has got 25 or 30% of public support for the Senate seat in New York. Andrew Cuomo has the balance of the support. The only way that's a factor is if it influences Paterson,...

RUSH: Jeff in Vacaville, California, you're next on the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hey.CALLER: I'd like to say California military spouse dittos to you.RUSH: Appreciate that.CALLER: So my wife is in Afghanistan right now. I'm waiting for her to come back. But my comment for you is earlier you mentioned about exercise, and I know why you dislike exercise.RUSH: Tell me.CALLER: Well, go back to your childhood junior high or high school --RUSH: Oh, no, no, no, no. Psychoanalysis...

RUSH: Barney Frank. I want to go to yesterday's audio sound bite roster. Actually, we have stuff from today and yesterday. Yesterday he was on with Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America, and I'll tell you, Barney is getting more and more contentious with his buddies. I mean, the people in the Drive-By Media are Barney's buddies, and he's getting contentious with them, often for no reason (which means he's defensive). But first from MSNBC today, Joe Scarborough's morning show. Scarborough said,...

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, we're welcoming a new partner to the EIB Network this month. It's the Heritage Foundation. I want to tell you a little bit about the Heritage Foundation, and I want to go back to my early days doing this program, because I came outta nowhere. You know, as I've talked about, I'm not a networker, I have never used contacts to get where I wanted to go. I've just labored away. I did what I thought you had to do. I thought you had to be good to get a job. I thought you...

RUSH: Hey, folks, have you heard about the latest tape from the number two man at Al-Qaeda? Ayman al-Zawahiri lashed out at President-elect Obama. In a message yesterday, Ayman al-Zawahiri of Al-Qaeda accused Obama of "not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. The recording purportedly by Ayman al-Zawahiri was al-Qaida's first comments on the Gaza crisis since Israel launched its offensive against the Islamic militants of Hamas on Dec. 27. Zawahiri described Israel's actions...

RUSH: Obama, ladies and gentlemen, this is an economic press conference, he admitted -- and it is only I, your host, El Rushbo, I am certain who has picked up on this -- the President-select Barack Obama, the Most Merciful, admitted that his stimulus plan will not work. He admitted it. Not in those words. All right, let me just explain it to you, rather than tease you like most hosts would so you'd listen for another 20 minutes to hear the answer. I'll just hit between the eyes. Obama goes...

RUSH: I can just hear the chants out there now, ladies and gentlemen, "Free at last, Lord Almighty, we are free at last." Today, Illinois Senate designate Roland Burris was allowed in the front door of the United States Senate and into the inner sanctums of Dingy Harry where he was told in no uncertain terms what his side of the deal is for getting him seated into the United States Senate. Greetings, my friends, welcome, it's Rush Limbaugh. This is the Excellence in Broadcasting Network. Dingy...

Rush's Morning Update: Discounts!January 8, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer My friends, there's growing concern in some quarters that you people are getting too used to discounts. An AP news story documents the deep-seated fear American retailers are experiencing,fueled by the "rampant discounts" they were forced to offer during the Christmas season. Instead of settling for a mere 25 or 50 percent off on items, you people,...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"With the Democrats willing to single-handedly drive this economy into the ditch, the last thing the Republicans need to do is be on the train." "Rod Blagojevich poked his finger in two eyes... and won! The most corrupt Democrat governor in the country (that we know of) beats the United States Senate and the president-select! This has to have been worth it for old Blago!""If you've ever seen a road crew taking a break -- no, that's...

Story #1: Rush Is Right: Study Says Exercise Won't Cure ObesityRUSH: You people who have been regular listeners, you know, one of my all-time truths of life is: "Exercise has zip, zero nada to do with losing weight." There you go, shaking your heads out there. I can see it. You're thinking that I'm an old fuddy-duddy stuck in the mud. Look, I'm not saying exercise isn't good for you. I'm not saying exercise isn't helpful. I'm not saying that exercise is bad or anything. I'm just saying it has...