RUSH: Doug in Paradise Valley, Arizona, great to have you on the program, sir. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush. It's a privilege to talk to you.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir.CALLER: I'm a senior in college and my freshman year I had to write a paper on somebody past or present that we would like to spend a day with that has influenced our life and not only our life, our society and culture. And some students chose people like Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, and I chose you, and I got the highest...

RUSH: The State-Run Media -- and even several Republican media commentators -- I think totally continue to totally misread and misunderstand Sarah Palin. Here's a State-Run Media montage where the State-Run Media basically say that Sarah Palin is me in a skirt.CHUCK TODD: Maybe she just wants to be, rather than president, the next Rush Limbaugh. ROB HARLESTON: I think she will co-host with Rush Limbaugh. KAREN FINNEY: She could potentially be the next Rush Limbaugh of the party. TODD PURDUM:...

RUSH: Colin Powell, State of the Union Sunday, July fifth, on CNN, John King: "Let me ask you first if you know Judge Sotomayor."POWELL: No, I do not. She seems like a very gifted and accomplished woman. She certainly has an open and liberal bent of mind, but that's not disqualifying. But she seems to have a judicial record that seems to be balanced and tries to follow the law and so I hope we do have a spirited set of hearings. What we can't continue to have is to have somebody like a Judge...

RUSH: This is Anastasia in Wappingers Falls, New York. Nice to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hello, Rush. How are you?RUSH: Fine. Thank you.CALLER: I just called to say that I went to Cardinal Spellman High School. I was in Sonia Sotomayor's 1972 graduating class. And when Senator Leahy said that, I got so angry --RUSH: Wait a second. I need to set this up. Did you know her?CALLER: Yes, I knew her. We were acquaintances, but we weren't friends.RUSH: All right.CALLER:...

RUSH: On the fifth of July, a big admission from Joe Biden: "The truth is we and everybody else misread the economy." We might even have the audio of this. We'll start here with Obama Saturday, a portion of his weekly YouTube address.OBAMA: In a little over 100 days, this recovery act has worked as intended.RUSH: Yeah. Here's Joe Biden July fifth on This Week with Stephanopoulos, and Stephy said, "Nine-and-a-half percent unemployment in June; the worst numbers in 26 years. How do you explain...

RUSH: All right, to the audio sound bites involving the hearings with Sonia Sotomayor. This is very important, actually. It's a lifetime appointment that will affect this nation for decades. Sotomayor will be involved in rulings that impact the next generation. And I don't care about flash polls. I don't care what Chuck-U Schumer says. What I care about is that Obama has nominated a radical who reflects his beliefs. Remember, the importance of these hearings. Like Lindsey Graham is out there...

RUSH: The Sunday New York Times published a recent interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth "Buzzi" Ginsburg, and after expressing her annoyance over a 1980 decision that forbids using Medicaid tax dollars for abortions, Justice Ginsburg said this. I want to quote it: "Frankly, I had thought at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of. So that Roe was going to be then set up for Medicaid funding...

RUSH: All right. So I have not seen the staff in a week. Ten days since I last saw the staff. What's the first thing Brian says to me? No. He asked me, "How did you do on your diet on your golf trip?" The answer is I lost three pounds during the golf trip. But of all the things to say! What, were you worried? Did you think I was going to balloon back up when I was gone? Anyway, greetings, folks, America, obviously, happy to have me back. Have you seen Wall Street? It's up 130 points...

Rush's Morning Update: Close To HomeJuly 14, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer The Sunday New York Times published a recent interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth "Buzzi" Ginsburg. After expressing her annoyance over a 1980 decision that forbids using Medicaid tax dollars for abortions,Justice Ginsburg said this. Quote: "Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"We already know the stimulus has failed in its stated purpose. Why, then, would we trust these same people with nationalized health care?""So now we have Timmy Geithner --who we so needed to get our economy going again that Congress overlooked his tax evasion --saying that you losing your job is necessary and healthy. That's Barack Obama's America for you.""I was watching Pat Leahy in his opening statement today, and he said...

Story #1:Your Host Loses Three Pounds While on VacationRUSH: All right. So I have not seen the staff in a week. Ten days since I last saw the staff. What's the first thing Brian says to me? No. He asked me, "How did you do on your diet on your golf trip?" The answer is I lost three pounds during the golf trip. But of all the things to say! What, were you worried? Did you think I was going to balloon back up when I was gone?Now, Snerdley just said, "You're the only guy, you're the only guy...