RUSH: Joe in Pulaski, Virginia. Nice to have you, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hello, Rush. Thank you so much for taking my call.RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: Rush, I love you, man, but I've got to take exception with you on your opinion of the unions, for this particular reason. We were not all born with a multimillion-dollar talent, nor were we born with a multimillion-dollar entrepreneurial spirit. However, there are millions of us who were born with the desire and the drive for hard work. And, Rush,...

RUSH: We have a junior from the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee Vols. This is Jordan on the phone. Hi, Jordan. It's great to have you here. Hello.CALLER: Hello, Rush. It's an honor to speak with you.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir.CALLER: I just have a quick question. I am in a macroeconomics class. My minor is economics, and my professor drones on and on and on about the supply-side economics and how it does not work. And constantly in my test and even an essay, we had to talk about...

RUSH: Let's play audio sound bite 14. Just to show you this. "Obama to Push Immigration Bill Despite the Risks," that's the headline. "Amnesty is back! Ooh, big news." No, it's not. February 28th, this program I made this prediction...RUSH ARCHIVE: I think everybody ought to just brace yourselves. I know some people don't think this is a big issue to people, and it may be one of these issues that subsides and then regains prominence and energy, but make no mistake, both parties are very eager...

RUSH: This morning in Washington at the White House -- this is the same press conference where a reporter said, "What about the Somali pirates, what about the Somali pirates?" "We're talking about housing today, guys, okay?" He declined to answer the question. This is the same meeting and here's what the teleprompter told him to say about housing and refinancing.OBAMA: There's seven to nine million people across the country who, right now, could be taking advantage of lower mortgage rates....

RUSH: I want to go back to Obama's Berlin speech where he addressed the world as a "citizen of the world," and I want you to realize the pattern -- and, frankly, show you how badly I misread the public mood or misunderstood the power of cult followers. I thought after this speech and as wide coverage as it got, because this speech in Berlin ripped this country to shreds in no uncertain words, "There's no way this guy is gonna get elected. We have not gotten to the point, have we," I said, "where...

RUSH: Barack Obama at Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center today said this to wounded soldiers.OBAMA: Before coming home, I stopped to visit with our men and women who are serving bravely in Iraq. And first and foremost, I wanted to say thank you to them on behalf of a grateful nation. They've faced extraordinary challenges, and they have performed brilliantly in every mission that's been given to them. They have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its ownas a democratic country, and...

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I need to come clean on something. If you remember -- and I just got the pictures of this, by the way. I've gotta find a way to get these up to the website. I have them at home. The Tuesday prior to the immaculate inauguration of Barack Obama, I was the invited guest of President Bush for lunch in the dining room off the Oval Office, and that was the occasion where President Bush presented me with a birthday cake, and he and Ed Gillespie sang Happy Birthday to me,...

RUSH: So the president of the United States today at the White House, in an exchange with reporters, was asked about the Somali pirates. The latest on the Somali pirates is -- and this is a great example of American can-doism -- the crew didn't wait for anybody to be rescued over there. The captain of the ship is now being held hostage, as was the case yesterday afternoon. The crew is not and we're now trying to figure out what to do about this. The captain of the ship is being portrayed as...

Rush's Morning Update: ChillingApril 10, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer A new Rasmussen poll reveals that only 53 percent of American adults believe that capitalism is better than socialism. (That the United States is better than Russia?) Barely over half. Twenty percent openly favor socialism, and 25 percentare not sure.Investors, by a huge margin, choose capitalism. Adults under 30 gravitate more toward socialism. A...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"I have this belief that, all things being equal, the vast majority of people are capable of far more than they think they are.""The world didn't come together to bring down the Berlin Wall, as Obama said. If anything, the world came together to oppose the Berlin Wall coming down -- but that didn't stop Ronald Reagan." "There is a concept of American exceptionalism, and this guy, Obama, hates it. He doesn't like it, doesn't agree...

Story #1: Poll: Only 53% Think Capitalism Better Than Socialism RUSH: Rasmussen Reports: Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. Did you see this today? It is chilling. Only 53% of American adults believe that capitalism is better than socialism. The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey, a telephone survey, found that 20% disagree and say socialism is better. Twenty-seven percent are not sure which is better. Adults under 30 essentially evenly divided,...