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RUSH: Newport News, Virginia, with Shirley. I\u2019m glad to hear from you. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hi.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Well, hello, Rush. This is such an honor to speak to you. I\u2019m so glad I got through. I can\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yes. I\u2019m calling about Rick Santorum, and I think his candidacy is a godsend. Do you realize that we\u2019re having these issues on a national debate for all to see. Rick Santorum represents the polar opposite of Barack Obama in character, word, deed, and ideology. On one end of the spectrum you have Barack Obama who is the complete epitome of social, cultural, and economic Marxism. And, on the other end of the spectrum, we have Rick Santorum who represents and articulates and demonstrates conservatism with an all American Judeo-Christian worldview with convictions, principles, heart, logic and truth like no one else can do. You have such a bold contrast here of what\u2019s happening in America right now, and he\u2019s the only one with the courage to address the root cause of the big government and economic crisis we\u2019re having.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Yeah, by the way, you\u2019ve reminded me, I\u2019ve got this piece by Bill McGurn, who I should say, in the interests of complete full disclosure, McGurn is a friend of mine. He\u2019s got this piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Sex, Lies and Rick Santorum – The politics of the double standard on social issues.” It\u2019s really good. In large part it\u2019s an advice piece for Santorum on how to deal with all this, which I will share, I promise, in the next half hour. But this is all coming about because of this long, drawn-out campaign. This is what the establishment didn\u2019t want. They wanted no part of this. They wanted this over before it started. <\/line><\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m here to tell you, this primary is not hurting the party. Why does the party think that the primary is hurting it? (interruption) Well, that\u2019s part of it. But the main reason that the party thinks that this campaign is hurting them is because the long campaign is not helping Romney, is it? And that\u2019s their guy. The long campaign is not helping Romney. In fact, some might say that the longer it goes on, the more his chances are hurt. And the establishment, they\u2019re panicking over this. <\/p>\n

But I\u2019m gonna tell you, even if he ends up being the nominee, if Romney is the nominee, he\u2019s gonna win or lose based on his own ability or inability as a candidate. It\u2019s not gonna be due to anything else. And that\u2019s another thing. The establishment and some of our brave warriors in the conservative blogosphere, and, no, I\u2019m not gonna mention any names because I don\u2019t care to be distracted by these phony, fake little contrived rivalries, but some of these brave conservative bloggers are already setting the table to be able to say, “It wasn\u2019t my fault. It wasn\u2019t my fault,” if we lose. <\/p>\n

Yeah, some of these brave warriors are telling us how we ought to think and what we ought to do are already — \u2019cause they think if Romney loses the nomination the party\u2019s finished and Obama\u2019s massively reelected in a landslide. So they\u2019re setting things up to say, “Hey, don\u2019t blame us, we tried to tell you.” So they\u2019re in a totally defensive posture right now. Meanwhile, others are moving forward with a positive attitude, a can-do spirit, and confident of victory. I think anybody on our side who gets the nomination can win, and I have not wavered from that, because this campaign is going to be about Barack Obama. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll make another prediction to you. Snerdley keeps talking to me about unity. Snerdley\u2019s worried that there\u2019s so much infighting there\u2019s not gonna be unity. Let me tell you what\u2019s gonna unify everybody is Barack Obama. This, whatever you want to call it, anger or the conflict that\u2019s going on, when this nomination\u2019s decided and whoever ends up being the nominee, this energy is gonna be rechanneled and aimed right at Obama and that\u2019s the way it\u2019s supposed to be, that\u2019s the way it will be. Mark my words. Don\u2019t doubt me.<\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: Who\u2019s next? Rich in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. Great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Hey, Rush, first-time caller. Mega dittos, love the show. The reason for my call, what prompted me was the guy that was on yesterday at the end of the show.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Oh, yeah. Oh-ho-ho, yeah.<\/p>\n

CALLER: You know, he was so aggravated with you<\/a>. But, you know, I think that all this animosity and anger and passion is all coming because of the desperation of the people. We\u2019re so aggravated with Obama that we\u2019re hoping that the Republicans aren\u2019t gonna blow it. And I really feel that whoever the candidate is, we\u2019re gonna rally around him, you know, to defeat Obama.<\/p>\n

RUSH: That\u2019s right. Because that\u2019s gonna be the objective. And that\u2019s what this is all about now! What this is all about now is beating Obama. And what the people who are not supporting Romney are saying is they think Mitt Romney\u2019s not conservative enough and they want a conservative. They think that\u2019s what will beat Obama, and that\u2019s what they want governing the country. It\u2019s conservatism. It\u2019s nothing personal to Romney. It\u2019s just the fact that this is all about defeating Obama. This Republican primary is not a beauty contest.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Mmm-hmm.<\/line><\/p>\n

RUSH: The American people, the Republican base that is participating in this, is animated about one thing, and that\u2019s defeating Obama. It\u2019s not because people love Santorum and prefer his issues over Romney per se. It\u2019s about beating Obama. This is what the Republican establishment doesn\u2019t get. Hell, the Republican establishment is not even unified on the concept that Obama can lose! A lot of the Republican establishment think there\u2019s no way he can be beat. So they want a candidate who\u2019s not gonna lose so many in the Senate or the House or might win some down ballot, win the Senate. And that\u2019s not where the base is. The base wants to send this guy packing! The base wants to send the Democrat Party packing!<\/p>\n

The Republican establishment doesn\u2019t think that can happen, and that\u2019s the reason for the divide. The Republican establishment is scared to death the wrong candidate will scare away the moderates or the independents or whatever, and with that will go their chances of winning the Senate. The base wants to send Obama packing after one term, and to them that\u2019s what this primary is all about. The Republican establishment, the party elders had better figure out that what this primary is about is precisely beating Barack Obama and limiting him to a one-term presidency. Oh, yeah, there\u2019s a little sending of messages back and forth to the establishment saying, “We want conservatism. We\u2019re tired of moderates and people whose ‘turn\u2019 it is being the nominee.”<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s all about beating Obama, and the Republican base thinks it\u2019s possible. They know it\u2019s possible. And that\u2019s the objective. That\u2019s why the Tea Party exists! It\u2019s about securing a future for people\u2019s kids and grandkids. It\u2019s about making sure a kidney doesn\u2019t bankrupt you. That\u2019s what it\u2019s about. Don\u2019t forget ABC\u2019s special from the White House on health care, a woman stands up. (paraphrased) “Mr. President, Mr. President, my mother is 90-some-odd years old, perfect health, huge spirit. She just needs a pacemaker. Will you factor…?” I couldn\u2019t believe this question. “Will you allow for someone\u2019s spirit or will to live in your decision?”<\/p>\n

“Nope. Uh, I don\u2019t think we can do that. At some point we\u2019re just gonna have to decide to give \u2019em a pill. Give \u2019em a pill and make their remaining days as pleasant as possible. Give \u2019em a pill.”<\/p>\n

What? In the United States of America the will to live doesn\u2019t matter in terms of parceling out health care? He said it! I was stunned that we\u2019d even gotten to the point where a citizen would ask the president if he would ALLOW her mother to live! That\u2019s the kind of stuff that scares me and infuriates me at the same time. We looked it up, by the way: 12% of Americans claim medical bankruptcy<\/a>. “Claim” it. A lot of times people claim bankruptcy when they\u2019re not, but it\u2019s the stat: 12% of Americans claim medical bankruptcy. However, we looked at Canada, socialized medicine, where we\u2019re headed: 15% of Canadians claim medical bankruptcy. So you think that we get Obamacare and your daughter needs a kidney, you\u2019re gonna get it? Why? If for some reason you are determined unfit by the regime, then so will be your daughter or child who needs the kidney be determined to be unfit. The GOP base is confident conservatism can beat Obama, can win the Senate and expand the House. The elites in the party think conservatism will cause a landslide defeat: the Barry Goldwater model. The elites think moderates will beat Obama. Ain\u2019t gonna happen. That\u2019s the divide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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