RUSH: This morning in Washington, the House Financial Services Committee hearing chaired by Barney Frank, the Banking Queen. He was talking to the Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who was testifying. Michele Bachmann, Republican, member of the committee said, "If you would first comment to me on Mr. Zoellick's comments what your feelings are about replacing the dollar as international currency as potentially a new currency -- and then if you would comment also on whether or not, in your...

RUSH: Now, I want to go back to 1982, May 7th, ABC News. At the time Charles Gibson was a correspondent. Peter Jennings was the anchor of the ABC World News Tonight. In 1982 there was a recession, and the same level of unemployment then as now. And here is Charles Gibson in 1982 reporting the level of unemployment at close to what it is today when Ronald Reagan was president. GIBSON 1982: (downcast music) There really isn't any good news in the statistics. All the numbers are bad. Teenagers...

RUSH: Mariel in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hi, Rush.RUSH: Hey.CALLER: I'm so angry right now. First, I'm going to preface by saying I need to ask you a huge favor.RUSH: What's that?CALLER: Well, first let me tell you where I'm going with this. For the first time in my 51 years I am actually voting against the United States. I am hoping that the United States does not get the honor of hosting the Olympics. RUSH: Wait a second. Are you saying you...

RUSH: Now, Bob Gibbs, Robert Gibbs, the most brilliant, qualified press spokesman we've ever had, yesterday in Washington at the White House briefing, Chip Reid of CBS said, "On the Afghanistan meetings, do you anticipate these going on and on indefinitely with no time frame whatsoever?" Meaning the strategy meetings with the generals, is it completely open-ended time-wise?GIBBS: We're going to take the time that's necessary to get the policy right.REID: Could that be into next year?GIBBS: I...

RUSH: Jimmy Carter is denying that he said what he said. On CNN's American Morning, the correspondent Candy Crowley interviewed the National Hemorrhoid, Jimmy Carter. She said, "Mr. [National Hemorrhoid,] let me ask you first domestically. You made some remarks recently about how you felt about the protesters that were protesting against President Obama. You said overall you thought the protesters were upset he was black, there was racism involved. That you said many people --"CARTER: That...

RUSH: Folks, do you want to laugh?OBAMA: We're putting Americans back to work doing the work that America needs done: Rebuilding roads, bridges, uhh, and new schools, and all manner of construction projects across all 50 states. I'm not going to rest. I know the governors and candidates here are not going to rest, and I know that the American people are not going to rest until everybody who's looking for work can find a job.RUSH: He must be building a road to the Clinton Library and Massage...

RUSH: Bob in Fargo, North Dakota, welcome, sir, to the Rush Limbaugh program. Hi.CALLER: Hello, Maha Rushie.RUSH: Hi.CALLER: Conservative Kanye dittos from Fargo.CALLER: Thank you, sir.RUSH: You know, Mick you were good, you were great in your time, Mick from the high hills of New Mexico.RUSH: High mountains of New Mexico.CALLER: You ain't no Sue from Glendale.RUSH: Well, Mick has passed away, so --CALLER: I know. I know, and I say that with ultimate respect.RUSH: Right.CALLER: What...

RUSH: This is Tammy in Vestal, New York. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hey, Rush. How are you?RUSH: Great. Thank you.CALLER: Listen, I just wanted to totally thank you for letting Susan from California have her little say yesterday. I was listening to your program, cleaning my house, and I was in absolute tears listening to this woman. And I want to thank you for letting her do that because, number one, she needed to vent and you gave her a forum to do that, and that was your...

RUSH: "Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this week will begin accepting and rejecting the more than 1,070 invitations she has received for paid speeches and political appearances since she resigned from office, aides said. Twenty speakers’ bureaus made offers to represent her. ... More than 950 requests for speeches have poured in for Palin, and over 120 candidates for office have asked her to appear, including folks running for Senate, House and state Legislature, aides said." It was just yesterday,...

RUSH: If you were not here yesterday I want to review what the tactic is in the Senate to get a health care bill on Obama's desk in the next couple of weeks. And the source for this is the Heritage Foundation, and I've doubled checked it with a couple other people. It is exactly right. Here's how the process will work. Harry Reid is going to put... There's a bunch of different bills that he could attach one of the Senate health care bills to as an amendment. It was originally suspected that what...

RUSH: Alan Grayson, Democrat, Florida, is back. Let's go back to Tuesday night on the House floor.GRAYSON: If you get sick, America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly. That's right. The Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. Remember, the Republican plan: Don't get sick. And if you do get sick, die quickly.RUSH: Alan Grayson. He's from Orlando and he's a Democrat. I never heard of him before this. Have you heard of him, Snerdley? Now everybody knows who...

RUSH: As you know, President Obama is heading off to Copenhagen tomorrow to make a final pitch for the Olympics in Chicago in 2016. His wife Michelle (My Belle) is already there conducting big-time meetings. She said the most audacious thing which I'm going to analyze in greater detail in just a moment. She said, "It is a sacrifice for her to fly over there and make a pitch for the Olympics, that it is a sacrifice for her husband to fly over there to make a pitch for the Olympics, but that they...

Rush's Morning Update: Safe Kids! October 2, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer In 1988, a 15-year-old approached his Concord, Massachusetts high school teacher with a confession. The boy had met an older man in a Boston bus station,went home with him, and had sex. The teacher, Kevin Jennings, advised the boy: "I hope you knew to use a condom." Did Mr. Jennings contact law enforcement to report the statutory rape? Contact...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Liberals are hilarious and fun when they're out of power. When they're in power, they're dangerous, and never more so than now.""With Democrats, you die before you're born; you don't even get a chance at health care if the Democrats are in charge! Remember life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Life? Democrats? No way!" "I thought maybe ol' Alan Grayson had played football, because, you know, the New York Times had a storyonhowold...

Story #1:Unreal! Jobless Claims Rise "Unexpectedly" (Again)RUSH: Unbelievable, again: "First-time claims for jobless benefits increased more than expected last week. This is a sign," according to the Associated Press, "that employers are reluctant to hire and the job market remains weak. And even though consumer spending jumped by the most in nearly eight years in August, due partly to the government's Cash for Clunkers program, economists question whether the improvement can be sustained. They...