RUSH: Cordova, Tennessee. Joe, thank you, sir. It's nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Thank you, Rush, and good morning from sunny Timberlake Drive. The observation I have -- and it might be worthy of your comment -- is when they were talking about this Porkulus bill and "shovel-ready projects." well, the largest shovel-ready project in the country is the new fence trying to protect our borders between Mexico and the United States.RUSH: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's off...

RUSH: Cordova, Tennessee. Joe, thank you, sir. It's nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Thank you, Rush, and good morning from sunny Timberlake Drive. The observation I have -- and it might be worthy of your comment -- is when they were talking about this Porkulus bill and "shovel-ready projects." well, the largest shovel-ready project in the country is the new fence trying to protect our borders between Mexico and the United States.RUSH: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's off...

RUSH: Cordova, Tennessee. Joe, thank you, sir. It's nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Thank you, Rush, and good morning from sunny Timberlake Drive. The observation I have -- and it might be worthy of your comment -- is when they were talking about this Porkulus bill and "shovel-ready projects." well, the largest shovel-ready project in the country is the new fence trying to protect our borders between Mexico and the United States.RUSH: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's off...

RUSH: I want to go back to something that came up during the campaign. I spoke about it regarding George Miller and his congressional committee and some Harvard economist, I do not remember her name. I warned you that big changes are coming with 401(k)s and IRAs, that that's a big pile of money the government wants its hands on. They're going to eliminate -- well, what this woman's plan was, was to restore your 401(k) to August of 2008 levels before the crash and then they take it and they put...

RUSH: Charlie in West Chester, Pennsylvania, great to have you on the EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Rush, it is an honor, 19-year dittos. I love the night we saw you on the Rush to Excellence Tour in Philadelphia. I'm so glad to talk to you.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: My point -- (laughs) it made me laugh when you were talking about the law with the car doors. This pales in comparison to what really is out there with the Porkulus bill, but to hear you talking about the bike riders? There...

RUSH: Audio sound bite time, Meet the Press, their panel yesterday totally in the tank for Barack Obama. Here's Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post.ROBINSON: Obama is a winner this week because he got through a huge, complicated, almost $800 billion spending rescue bill in record time. This doesn't happen in Washington. And -- and, you know, sure, the beginning of an administration is the time when you really want to spend some political capital and -- and -- and -- and those chips, but, wow.RUSH:...

RUSH: Cordova, Tennessee. Joe, thank you, sir. It's nice to have you on the EIB Network.CALLER: Thank you, Rush, and good morning from sunny Timberlake Drive. The observation I have -- and it might be worthy of your comment -- is when they were talking about this Porkulus bill and "shovel-ready projects." well, the largest shovel-ready project in the country is the new fence trying to protect our borders between Mexico and the United States.RUSH: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's off...

RUSH: I want to show you how liberals think. This was Friday. They had a seminar at Georgetown University during a conference on the presidential transition. The moderator was John Harris of The Politico. He spoke with George "Stephy" Stephanopoulos from ABC. John Harris said, "How much does that increase the challenge that President Obama has of changing the tone, the partisan tone in Washington, the fact that there's this industry that to some extent feeds on conflict and ideological debate."...

RUSH: All right, audio sound bite time. Bill Clinton says that our very civilization is teetering on the brink here because of global warming. He was on the Today Show this morning. The cohostette, Ann Curry, interviewed Clinton, she said, "This week you've been reading this article in TIME Magazine, lists you as number 13 on the list of who is to blame for our current economic crisis. Should you be 13 on that list?"CLINTON: Hell, no, let me ask you this. My question to them is do any of them...

RUSH: Here's Mark in Norfolk, Virginia, as we go back to the phones. Well, not "go back." We're just starting. Mark, it's great to have you here. It's nice to have on you at EIB Network, sir. Hello.CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Thanks for manning the EIB chair on this holiday.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: Question. You know in general, Rush, looking at NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, do you know roughly how much the talking heads make in income a year?RUSH: Well, yeah. I can guesstimate it, based on the famous...

RUSH: "Former astronaut Harrison Schmitt, who walked on the moon, once served New Mexico in the US Senate, does not believe that humans are causing global warming. 'I don't think the human effect is significant, compared to the natural effect.' He's among 70 skeptics scheduled to speak next month at the International Conference on Climate Change in New York. Harrison Schmitt contends that scientists are being intimidated if they disagree with the idea that burning fossil fuels has increased carbon...

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, a quick question here. When did Barney Frank become the face of the Democrat Party? This guy is getting more face time than Pelosi. The amount of face time he's getting is equivalent to what Obama's getting. Now, if Barney Frank is the face of the Democrat Party, what are we really looking at when we see his face? Seriously, now. Fifty billion, hundred billion, even that may not be enough to keep people in their homes. Let's see if I understand this. If you cannot...

RUSH: Now get into the dead-serious news stories having to do with the overall attack and assault on capitalism in the United States of America, led in part by this man, Barney Frank, the Banking Queen. (playing of Banking Queen) RUSH: EIB Network and El Rushbo. (continued playing of song) RUSH: (bumper music) She's About a Mover. Interesting bumper rotation selection following the Banking Queen, Barney Frank. Heh-heh-heh. All right, we've got our first real public skirmish between the White...

RUSH: What was the refrain all weekend long? "Obama won. Obama won." This so-called stimulus bill, of course, has little to do with stimulating the economy and everything to do with stimulating the Obama presidency. What did this thing cost, $789 billion that's projected to run out to over three trillion? Doesn't matter what it cost, could have cost two trillion, could have cost five trillion, even ten trillion, the cost would have made no difference. The story line was not about cost, the...

Rush's Morning Update: Flying HighFebruary 17, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer During the economic stimulus debate, Democrats repeatedly smeared the private aviation industry starting with a vitriolic attack on auto executives who flew corporate jets to Washington for congressional hearings. Their accomplices in the Drive-By Media followed suit, with stories slamming companies scheduled to take delivery on aircraft they...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"If you think Obama is looking out for you, you've been sold a bill of goods. In authoritarian regimes, the end user always ends up getting the shaft.""This so-called stimulus bill has little to do with stimulating the economy and everything to do with stimulating the Obama presidency.""Exercising increases my appetite. The first two or three days of strenuous exercise, it doesn't. After that the appetite becomes voracious, and...

Story #1: Hassan Chop! Muslim Beheads Wife in Buffalo RUSH: I saw this on Saturday, and I thought that it was a joke. It turned out it's not a joke, but I thought this was a joke. The headline, this is from the Daily Telegraph blog, which is why I thought it was a joke. The headline is: "Hassan Chop." And here's the open, the lede: "New York man Muzzammil Hassan founded pro-Islam station Bridges TV five years ago to combat the negative public image of Muslims. He is currently under arrest for beheading...