RUSH: Sean in Middleburg, Virginia, you're up first as we go to the phones today. It's great to have you with us on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hey, Rush, how are you? First-time caller, long time listener. It's actually Pennsylvania, but I started listening to you in Chico, California, back in 1990. However, you made an impact on my life. You told me -- you told everyone -- be your own man. Never rely on government for anything in your life. Get up, go to work every day, work hard, make...

RUSH: We have a montage here. Remember Charlie Rose and Tom Brokaw shortly before the election talking about Obama, both admitting they knew nothing about him. They didn't know who he was, what books he had read, which prompted me to say to Brokaw, "Well, dispatch a reporter to find out. I mean you are NBC. That's what journalists do. Do you realize how stupid you sound Tom sitting on the television saying you don't know anything about the guy that's going to be president?" Charlie Rose interviewed...

RUSH: Obama, on Monday, Elkhart, Indiana.OBAMA: You can't get corporate jets, uhhhh. You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayers' dime.RUSH: Here is the mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman.GOODMAN: That's outrageous, and he owes us an apology. He owes us a retraction. What's a better place, as I say, than for them to come here and to change their mind and to go someplace if they cancel, at the suggestion of the president of the United States? That's outrageous....

Obama was also on Nightline last night. Three sound bites here. The last one is the piece de resistance, talking to Terry Moran, the host. Terry Moran says, "You've been sounding some very dire warnings about the economy in recent days. How close do you think the country is to the kind of economic catastrophe that you're warning about?"OBAMA: I'm constantly trying to, uh, to thread the needle between sounding alarmist but also letting the American people know the circumstances that we're in....

RUSH: We've gotta go back and revisit yesterday's town hall highlights with President Obama over in Fort Myers, Florida. We start with Barry and Julio in Fort Myers. Here is Julio's question for The Messiah.OBAMA: Last question. Of course, now it better be a good one. Go ahead.OSEQUEDA: Oh, this is such a blessing to see you, Mr. President! Thank you for taking time outta your day! (gasping) Ohhhhhhh, gracious god! Thank you so much! Oh! (gasping for air)OBAMA: All right, what's..? What's...

RUSH: George in South Windsor, Connecticut, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Yes. Republican daddy dittos, Rush.RUSH: Thank you, sir. Nice to have you with us.CALLER: I remember the Friday before you left on vacation, Carol called, last caller of the day, big Steelers fan, and unfortunately she wasn't in a financial situation to go, and impromptu like you always do, and as generous as you are, you ended up finding a way to get her tickets to the game. I'd love to know how she made...

RUSH: I gotta make a name correction here. I read the story from the San Francisco Chronicle, and I mispronounced the first name of the reporterette. I called her "Kah-lee" Milner, and her name is actually pronounced "Ki." It's C-a-i-l-l-e, and Debra Saunders (my good buddy who writes a column out there) sent me this note. I wouldn't industry it as scathing, but it was not, "Hey, Rush, how are you? By the way..." It was, "Her name is pronounced 'Ki,' as in kayak." Okay, so I wrote back and said,...

RUSH: Let me go to more phones. I've been promising that. Mark in Lincoln, Nebraska. It's great to have you with us, sir. Hello.CALLER: Rush, mega dittos.RUSH: Thank you.CALLER: Many-year-listener, third-time caller. My concern: It is almost reaching a point, it seems, that the nonproducers of this country are outnumbering the producers, the ones who want to do it right. And needless to say, that's kind of turning an iceberg if you might upside down. I'm afraid this whole thing is just...

RUSH: On Tuesday when I came to the Golden EIB Microphone -- by the way, I, even though you know this, am Rush Limbaugh, and this is the EIB Network -- when I came to the golden microphone on Tuesday following the Obama press conference, I made the observation, I thought at times during that press conference I was listening to Fidel Castro, who is known for making four hour speeches and saying nothing. I thought this press conference was Castro-like. First answer went 12 minutes. We take you...

RUSH: I got an e-mail. This is from Susan in Virginia Beach. "Dear Rush: You are my professor. I am indebted to you for the knowledge that you have given me. You've always told us that you would tell us when it was time to panic. I'm starting to wonder how we are going to get our country back from these revolutionaries. Is it time to panic?" No. 'Cause panic doesn't accomplish anything. But when we come back from the break, I'm going to tell you how to get the country back. I'm going...

RUSH: So if you're sick at home in bed, if you're not feeling well today, I don't blame you. We sit here and we watch the daily assault and potential destruction of the America you and I grew up with. Greetings, my friends, and welcome. It is the Excellence in Broadcasting Network, your host, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling, all-concerned, practically all-everything Maha Rushie here at 800-282-2882. The e-mail address is ElRushbo@eibnet.com. We have a lot of e-mails today...

Rush's Morning Update: Blue Dogs!February 12, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer During the last two election cycles, House Democrats recruited supposed conservative Democrats to run in Republican-leaning districts. These "Blue Dog"Democrats, as they're called, often sounded more conservative than their Republican opponents. They campaigned on fiscal responsibility and traditional values. Andthey won.This week, the 49-member...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"If you took TARP money it's not okay to give bonuses, buy a corporate jet, or remodel an office. But, it's perfectly fine to give money to politicians.""We are monitoring who on the left is going to deserve payback, and it's going to be hell: this much I promise you.""It was a disgrace what was on display in Fort Myers, Florida, yesterday. It was an absolute saddening, shocking, depressing disgrace -- and you on the left have...

Story #1:Poll: 56% Oppose More Money for Bank BailoutRUSH: The latest Rasmussen numbers here: 56% of the American people oppose any more government help for the banks. While the Obama administration is pledging up to two-and-a-half trillion dollars in support for the troubled US financial system, 56% of Americans oppose giving bankers any additional government money or any guarantees backed by the government. Now, you know, 56% oppose giving bankers any additional government money or any guarantees...