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| March 21, 2008 |
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Story #1: Economic Woes? Candidates Raise, Burn Millions
RUSH: We hear about high food prices, high tuition, high mortgage foreclosures, and then there's this from the Los Angeles Times: "Presidential Candidates Pull in $790 million." Obama "has a lead in fundraising among both parties, reporting $192.7 million total." The also-rans are busy paying money back. There's a story out that Obama spent a million and a half bucks a day since February, including the Super Tuesday February 5 primaries. Now, how can this be? With all these economic woes, why are all these people giving money to politicians? It's just an interesting little question.
Story #2: Novak: McCain Names Liberal Babe to Run Convention
 RUSH: McCain has picked a huge, huge, not an independent Republican, not a moderate Republican. He has picked a liberal Republican to run the Republican National Convention, a woman, according to Bob Novak. She was involved in the George H. W. Bush administration with some kind of outreach. It's in the stack here somewhere. That's a slap in the face.
"John McCain's team that is taking over the Republican Party has decided on Bobbie Greene..." This is a female, "Bobbie Greene Kilberg, liberal Republican from Virginia, long detested by conservatives, to run the party's national convention in St. Paul in September. Kilberg, as an aide to President George H. W. Bush in 1990, promoted White House overtures to gay activists. She won an internal power struggle over gay politics with fellow Bush assistant R. Douglas Weed, who was fired as White House liaison to religious conservatives. When Bobbie Greene Kilberg appeared on television by McCain's side on the night of February 12th after he won the Virginia primary, her presence was resented by conservatives as a sign of contempt for them." What else are conservatives supposed to think? This is McCain saying, "Screw you guys! I know who my base is. I know where I want my support to come from, and I'm going to go out there and I'm going to get it and I'm going to let this babe run my convention."
Story #3: Bobby Jindal Rises on McCain Running Mate List
RUSH: By the way, Mr. Snerdley, confirm this for me. Who was the first distinguished American to propose Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, as a potential McCain veep? It was me. Thank you. Correct. It was I, El Rushbo, who did that. I have seen two or three other people mention this now, and people say, "Wow, what a shocking move that would be." Novak says, don't laugh. Not Novak, but Novak also floats Bobby Jindal as a possible VP for Senator McCain. I don't know if it's Novak's idea or if he's hearing that the name of Bobby Jindal is being suggested by those close to McCain.
Story #4: Bill Richardson Spurns Clintons, Endorses Obama
RUSH: I'll tell you, Bill Richardson is on fire out there endorsing Obama. We may be looking at the Democrat ticket here, because Obama is going to need someone like Richardson to get Hispanic votes. The question that I have, ladies and gentlemen, is this: Would Obama's grandmother out there in Hawaii, cross the street if she saw Bill Richardson walking on the other side?
Story #5: Paterson Billed Affair as "Constituent Services"
RUSH: "New York governor David Paterson admitted yesterday that he may have improperly billed his campaign for at least one hotel tryst with his girlfriend." We're getting close to needing a new governor in New York again, after this guy's only been there a week. This is his first week, right? "The hotel tryst was apparently listed as 'constituent services.' A New York Daily News review found that in a handful of other campaign expenditures, David Paterson may have used campaign funds to cover personal expenses and misstated their purpose in public disclosure forms." You know what? These people, these Democrats, are turning practically everything they do into a joke.
Story #6: As His Poll Numbers Sink, Obama Lashes Out
RUSH: Try this headline. ABC News: "Obama Campaign Claims Clinton has Character Gap, Assails Rival as Untrustworthy and Duplicitous." Can you imagine how horrible Obama's internal polls must look right now? So it's time to lash out at Hillary -- and by telling the truth. That's no big deal.
Story #7: Denver Short on Cash for Democrat Convention
RUSH: By the way, this headline, the Los Angeles Times today: "Denver, short on funds for Democrat National Convention -- The mayor thinks that the extended nomination contest has distracted potential donors." Do the Democrats expect everybody else to pay for what they do? Good grief. "As the host city, Denver must raise $40.6 million by June 16th for the party's convention August 25th through the 28th. This week the host committee missed its second fundraising deadline, and the mayor, John Hickenlooper said he believed that the drawn-out battle between Clinton and Obama had distract potential donors." You know, this could be a huge factor from when the riots break out at the convention, if they're short on funds. Democrats tapped out on this?
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