{"id":14749,"date":"2012-08-28T18:55:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-08-28T18:55:06","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T18:55:06","slug":"i_m_not_the_surprise_speaker_at_the_rnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/08\/28\/i_m_not_the_surprise_speaker_at_the_rnc\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Not the Surprise Speaker at the RNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Now, one other thing. You know there\u2019s this mystery speaker on Thursday night at the convention. There\u2019s a time slot, and the official convention itinerary says TBD, &#8220;To Be Determined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So the media has assumed that that means there is a surprise speaker, and they are making guesses (and so are many bloggers making guesses) as to who this mystery speaker is on Thursday night. And the popular names are Sarah Palin, Nancy Reagan, and me. I just want to tell you: It isn\u2019t me. It isn\u2019t me. (interruption) What, do you want me to carry forth this thing? (interruption) Why? Why be dishonest? (interruption) It isn\u2019t me. I am not the mystery speaker.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"eZObject_66278\" class=\"aligncenter\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/RushFlagEIB585.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Snerdley will never get it through his head. He is so loyal, and he loves me so much, he just can\u2019t believe the truth. I am looked upon, folks&#8230; You must understand this: I am looked at, by these Republicans that we\u2019ve been talking about, as a liability. I am not an asset. There is no way that they would ask me to speak. Well, it\u2019s interesting. There are a couple of bloggers, as they speculate who this might be, who say there are only two people that would rivet the nation to the event.<\/p>\n<p>One is Palin, and the other is me.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re saying this. I\u2019m not saying that. I\u2019m simply reporting to you what I\u2019ve seen out there. But I have so many people sending me e-mails. &#8220;Hey, Rush, what are you gonna say Thursday?&#8221; People think it\u2019s me, and it isn\u2019t me. I\u2019m not there. I have no plans to go there. (interruption) So&#8230; (laughing) It isn\u2019t scheduled to be in Tampa Thursday night! (interruption) It is not! Don\u2019t say that. This is why, folks, they don\u2019t have microphones. You wonder why you can\u2019t hear what they say? Snerdley is trying to get me to tell you that he\u2019s heard that EIB One\u2019s itinerary calls for it to be in Tampa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no truth to that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Now, one other thing. You know there\u2019s this mystery speaker on Thursday night at the convention. 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