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Story #1: BS Alert: Exit Polls Claim Obama Not Factor in NJ, VA
RUSH: So exit polls. CNN: "Obama Not a Big Factor in Virginia." Fifty-five percent said Obama was not a factor in how they voted. But you go over to ABC's website. "'09 Exit Polls: Vast Economic Discontent Spells Trouble for Democrats in 2010 -- Vast economic discontent  marked the mood of Tuesday's off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010. But in Virginia where polls closed at seven p.m. Creigh Deeds' main problem looks to have been Creigh Deeds." His main problem is he's a Democrat! His main problem is he's a Democrat, and so is President Obama! "Half of Virginia voters, 51%, said they approved of the way Obama is handling his job, and that rose to 57% in New Jersey."
This is in the exit polls, which, again, I don't trust and I don't believe, especially person to person. You're walking out of the polling place and here comes some pollster and says, "Mmmm, did your vote have anything to do with Obama? What do you think of Obama?" "Oh, love Obama! I'm outta here!" They're just not going to say it -- and AP. "Election '09 Tests Not Boding Well for Obama -- Republican declared winner in Virginia gubernatorial race." So somebody at AP forgot the whole template, this is not about Obama, and they ran a story saying that it is.
Have you ever noticed, by the way, these exit polls always say exactly what the Democrat Party wants said? Whatever the Democrat Party wants the message to be is what the exit polls are. "It wasn't about Obama. Oh, no! No, we weren't even thinking about Obama when we went in. Oh, no." Whatever the Democrat Party wants the message to be, seems like that's always what the exit polls tell us.
Story #2: GOP Win Taints Anniversary of Dear Leader's Election
RUSH: French News Agency. I thought you'd be interested in this: "Republican Victories Taint Obama Anniversary -- Republicans won two key state elections, dealing a stinging blow to President Obama and his Democrats 12 months after they swept to power." You know, I could imagine what they're thinking in the White House. "Yeah, it's really despicable! It's just despicable of the Republicans to taint our Dear Leader's anniversary this way. We've coming up the anniversary of his election and they have to taint it with this off-year stuff?"
It's not just the French, by the way, saying Obama's anniversary has been tainted. The UK Telegraph: "Republican wins in the battles for the New Jersey and Virginia governorships have tainted the first anniversary of Obama's presidential election victory. With almost all votes counted in the two key elections the game of a vacant congressional seat in a strongly Republican district of New York state was scant compensation for the US president." Geez.
Story #3: State-Run AP Cries As Maine Rejects Gay Marriage
RUSH: From a dejected Associated Press, the headline: "'Dejection Fills a Main Ballroom After Marriage Vote' -- Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible. Instead, they went home at midnight, dejected and near tears after a failed bid to make Maine the first state to approve same-sex marriage at the ballot box." There six or seven states where same-sex marriage is legal but it's never been passed by a vote of the peoples. It has been inflicted on them by governors, legislatures, Supreme Courts in the various states. But if you read the whole story you've got chickification of the news, you have distortion of the issue and a conservative trend all here in one story. I'm not going to read it all to you but it's just predictable.
Story #4: Pelosi Claims Victory After Single House Seat Pickup
RUSH: "'From our perspective we won last night,' Pelosi told reporters during a Wednesday morning photo opportunity. 'We had one race that we were engaged in, it was in northern New York, it was a race where a Republican has held the seat since the Civil War and we won that seat, so from our standpoint, no, a candidate was victorious who supports health care reform, and his remarks last night said this was a victory for health care reform and other initiatives for the American people. So from our standpoint we picked up votes last night,'" But yet, Nancy, you might have lost all the Blue Dogs. You know, I guarantee you a lot of Democrats are hearing footsteps today because of what happened in Virginia. Particularly Virginia, but New Jersey as well. These Blue Dogs... I heard Karl Rove. People are picking up on this now. Karl Rove last night said, "Pelosi wouldn't mind the Blue Dogs losing." Folks, this is a salient, salient point. Pelosi doesn't like the Blue Dogs being in the caucus 'cause they're not radical enough for her. They're not really dependable. She has to work too hard keeping them in line. She would love to get their votes on health care and send them home and be trounced so she doesn't have to deal with them. Think of it as "thinning the herd." That's exactly what she would love to do. So from her standpoint, it was a biiiiig win last night.
Story #5: Creative: California Calls Income Tax Hike a "Loan"
RUSH: Get this. Wall Street Journal: "Desperation grabs for revenue are nothing new in politics, but California is once again leading the way in creative financing. To help close yet another gaping budget deficit, now estimated to be $7 billion this year and reach as high as $20 billion next, Sacramento lawmakers have authorized a 10% increase in the amount of taxes withheld from worker paychecks starting November 1 and through 2010. The extra withholding tax will reduce Californians' take-home pay by about $1.7 billion for the year. But the lawmakers say this isn't a tax increase. OK, how about calling it a compulsory interest-free loan from taxpayers to the state?" A 10% increase in withholding! Ha, ha! It's an income tax increase, and they're calling it a loan. Sacramento is demanding "loans" from taxpayers. They're going to destroy the state. They're going to take $1.7 billion out of an economy that's already in trouble.
Story #6: Maureen Dowd Writes Snarky Column on El Rushbo
RUSH: Yeah, Maureen Dowd has a column about me today in the New York Times. I don't know: either Michael Douglas broke up with her again, or they raised taxes on bourbon. That's the only thing I can think of to explain to me why she's so snarky to me today.
Story #7: Heritage Gets It: The State of Conservatism is Strong
RUSH: The Heritage Foundation weighs in today on this election: "The State of Conservatism is Strong -- Last night, elections were held in several states across the nation, and by most independent observations, the results served as a warning to liberals. Whether it was Republican victories in Virginia, New Jersey or even in typical liberal bastions like Westchester County, New York, the post-analysis was framed on what does this mean on Capitol Hill, and more importantly, what does this mean for the conservative movement. However, last night did not represent a new day for conservatives. On Monday, the same could have been said: the state of conservatism is strong. The state of conservatism can be measured through its popularity, its policies and its people. Most observers would say Election Day 2008 was not a good day for conservatives.
"However, putting election results aside, President Obama campaigned as a centrist. Obama promised to address jobs, the economy, our national security and even hold teachers accountable for our children's education. Obama promised that most of America would receive a tax cut. He promised to win a 'necessary' war in Afghanistan. These are conservative principles," that Obama promised. "While many Americans knew he would skew left on health care, the environment and diplomacy, they also took him at his word on his conservative window dressing. Matching reality to rhetoric, President Obama has made Jimmy Carter look conservative, promoting job killing policy after job killing policy. He has taken over nine months and counting to make a basic strategic decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, endangering our troops and our mission. This reality versus rhetoric is reminding the nation that conservatism is not merely a talking point but a first principle." Now, let's go back to these recent polls that we've talked about.
The Pew Center first. "The Pew Research Center released a poll in May 2009 that was conducted in March and April when President Obama was still hugely popular. The poll showed that the overwhelming trend is toward conservatism, and not merely among Republicans. The number of Independents calling themselves conservative was increasing to 33%, up from 26% in 2005," and independents went big Republican yesterday. "The number of Democrats calling themselves conservative was up to 8%. In this poll 37% described themselves as politically conservative; almost double the number identifying as liberal (19%)." Then the Gallup Poll in June: "Conservatives...a two to one advantage over liberals (40%-20%)."
Now, this is a great point. This is a great point to make here. The poll was not about a person or a party. It was about ideology. "Conservatism wasn't [in this poll] grounded in any one party or candidate. It was election neutral. In fact it was the only tri-partisan issue or philosophy overwhelming numbers of Americans seemed to agree on." Conservatism. "The state of conservative popularity is strong." It can be seen all over the place. Folks, this is why I really love the people at the Heritage Foundation. This is just a post on their blog today called The Morning Bell. And it is exactly what is needed. We had a guy call here named Bob. He said, "Why aren't these electoral margins any bigger? How come they're so close other than this Virginia?"
You know, we're turning this ship around, and it's just beginning here, and this was a major, major statement. And what Hoffman almost pulled off in New York-23 is big, when everything is looked at. And so here comes the Heritage Foundation, they write this piece on their blog intended to inspire people. Don't get depressed. Don't get down in the dumps. It's hard because, you know, people still do -- even though their numbers are down, people still do -- watch the media. And the media does not report what over half the country thinks or over what half the country does. So that half of the country never sees or reads or hears itself mentioned or accurately portrayed in what is called the mainstream media. "Conservatives have been offering alternatives throughout.
"Conservatives support a health care plan that eliminates imaginary barriers from true competition by allowing insurance to compete across state lines, by allowing consumers to take their insurance from job to job, by giving them the same tax breaks the federal government gives big corporations. ... Conservatives," writes the Heritage Foundation, "have a destiny. Conservatives can strengthen our economic and national security. Conservatives can offer real solutions to the nation's challenges, without robbing Peter to pay Paul. Conservatives can continue to learn about the issues that affect their families, their communities, their businesses, and with this knowledge, they can affect real change. The Heritage Foundation has never been stronger, with over a half million members and growing." It continues to grow. You can join the Heritage Foundation and help them keep up the work that they're doing. Just go to AskHeritage.org and check it out. It's well worth your time. Well worth your investment.
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