RUSH: This is actually related to the tea parties and the Drive-By Media's refusal to understand what this is really, really all about. Barack Obama, president of the United States, has redefined, for all of us, the avenue to prosperity, the way to prosperity, has he not? See, here's what I would like to propose to all of you within the sound of my dulcet and resonant tones. If you and your family are hit by the economic slowdown like our government has been, or if you are worried about taking...

RUSH: All right, let's move on to this Department of Homeland Security report. Janet Napolitano -- of course, Obama didn't know about this. The White House is trying to distance itself from this a little bit. Obama just didn't know! It's like Bill Clinton didn't know when Janet Reno blew up Waco, Texas and the Branch Davidians. I will never, never forget. I mean, the Branch Davidian compound is going up in flames with people inside! There are tanks that have fired on this religious compound...

RUSH: Paul in Albuquerque, New Mexico, you're up first today, sir. It's great to have you here. CALLER: Rush! Over-10,000-tea-partiers-in-attendance dittos from Albuquerque, New Mexico.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: It is an honor to talk to you. This is awesome. I called because as one of the organizers of the Albuquerque tea party, it's really burning me up to hear these reports that this was somehow --RUSH: I didn't know that you worked for Fox News.CALLER: Yeah, well, and I'm kind of mad...

RUSH: Probably one of the most noteworthy things to come out of the tea parties was in Austin, Texas, yesterday, Governor Rick Perry spoke with reporters, and an unidentified reporter said, "The idea of secession or sovereignty for your state?"PERRY: Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that. My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention. We've got a great union. There's absolutely...

RUSH: Larry King Alive last night had Trump on, and King challenged my patriotism because I've ceased doing business in New York and refuse to pay taxes there. So King says, "Rush Limbaugh doesn't live in New York, got out, whatever he had invested, he's gone."TRUMP: There's no reason for Rush Limbaugh to live in New York, and they raised the taxes, and he said, "Well, now it's time for me to leave." So they brought it up to the breaking point, and he announced that he's leaving New York, and...

RUSH: So much of what the Drive-By Media does today is just template. It's just navel gazing. And it's going to be the death of them. This CNN chick at one of these rallies, screaming, "There aren't any African-Americans! There aren't any African-Americans here!" It's straight out of the template handbook. She could have been talking about the CNN Newsroom, for crying out loud. "There aren't any African-Americans here. There aren't any African-Americans here, and there aren't any immigrants!...

RUSH: There were 800 tea parties, and I think some outfit has calculated based on the estimates from law enforcement officials and others on all the sites, something like 189,000 Americans showed up yesterday total for all the tea parties. Now, do you remember, folks, when inspiring new people to the political process was a grand and glorious thing? In fact, that's what we were told the Obama campaign was all about. President Obama was hailed as a candidate, because people who had never cared...

Rush's Morning Update: Suck It Up!April 17, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer To suck up,or not to suck up? That is the question. Reuters is reporting there might be, quote, "a bit more false flattery and loud enthusiasm" at your workplace lately. Buttering up the boss, brown-nosing, managing up, sucking up,whatever you call it --experts say it's rising because workers are worried about keeping their jobs.A study conducted...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"If I didn't have my own brain, it would be a toss-up on whether I would want Charles Krauthammer's brain or Justice Scalia's brain.""Story: 'Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is announcing new efforts to freeze pirate booty.' Now, for those of you at the AP, the words 'Clinton' and 'booty' are two words that should not be close together in a news story.""The people yesterday at the tea parties werenot caught up in personalities....