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Some of the topics we're loaded with today: Romney Widens Lead || Taliban Urine Video an Embarrassment to Obama || Democrats, Some Republicans Step Up Attacks on Capitalism and Bain
CNBC: "A previous story incorrectly reported that Mitt Romney's former firm, Bain & Co., was part of a team of consulting companies that advised President Barack Obama on a decision to shutter car dealerships during the auto bailout. Bain & Co. said it has no connection to the 'Bain Consulting' firm referenced in government documents."
RUSH: I love puncturing myths. I love blowing things up as stupid conventional wisdom stuff.
RUSH: All of a sudden, Barack Obama's concerned about the inefficiency of the bureaucracy. All of a sudden, Barack Obama has realized that government isn't working for small business.
RUSH: What do you mean, they don't have contact with the super PAC? What are we a bunch of idiots?
You may have heard of the controversy dominating Great Britain's State-Controlled Media, where newspaper reporters phone-tapped their way into lives of celebrities and others they report on.
RUSH: According to Gallup, for more than three years now, 40% of Americans describe their views as conservative; 35% as moderate; 21% as liberal ... and only 2% consider the divide between rich and poor to be the most important issue facing the country.
RUSH: Relying on polls means you don't have to think, means you don't have to take a risk. "The polls say this, the polls say that," so that dictates everything else you do. Sorry, not me.
RUSH: So now I am a prominent conservative. This varies from week to week, depending on what I'm saying. One week I'm irrelevant and just an entertainer. Another week I could just be making it all up and a liar. This week I'm a prominent, powerful, influential conservative.
RUSH: A lot of people tell me they're worried about Romney. "He's not conservative, Rush. He's gonna end up being just like McCain or Nixon."
RUSH: Abu Ghraib was blamed on Bush. Why isn't this blamed on Obama? Well, this will be blamed on the individuals, not Obama. When a president is Republican, everything that the government does is blamed on him.
RUSH: I don't know that he's said it publicly, but...
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