Remember two weeks ago, when Joe Biden told a predominately African-American audience that Mitt Romney is “gonna put y’all back in chains”? There was no outcry from the left, because Biden is a Democrat.

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RUSH: They know that Obama is the biggest liability they have going into this election. They are trying to intimidate the Republicans from the RNC chairman to Romney on down the list not to say a thing about him.  And my fear is that it's gonna work, to one degree or another.

RUSH: The express purpose is to eliminate any influence of Tea Party activists or grassroots people or conservatives, essentially, from having any power at future conventions. 

RUSH: "Stop the presses! Stop everything! Stop the music! (silence) It's a hurricane! They just declared it a hurricane! It's a hurricane, all right! (applauding) Death and destruction during the Republican convention is now on tap!" I just demonstrated for you the activity that probably went on in every newsroom in this country.

RUSH: There was nothing good about Jimmy Carter at that convention. The Republicans didn't spend time talking about what a nice guy he was. They didn't spend time talking about what a good old jovial guy he was, a guy who just didn't know what he was doing.

RUSH: Everybody showing up in Tampa was unified, get rid of Obama, let's turn this country around, and now, whoever -- Romney, the party, the RNC -- whoever's doing it started this rules fight that's gonna tear everything apart.

RUSH: It looks now like they're not going to have live death and destruction in New Orleans during the actual primetime televising of the Republican convention. And that's what they were hoping for. So they'll have to make use of the videotape

RUSH: Right now the Republican Party is Romney's.  He runs it as has been the case since he secured the nomination... Ryan's on the campaign trail.  You talk about a full plate,

RUSH: There's this mystery speaker on Thursday night at the convention. There's a time slot, and the official convention itinerary says TBD, "To Be Determined."

DENNIS MILLER: Sandra Fluke? She's 30, for God's sake! She's still in school. She wants me to kick in ten bucks a month for her birth control?