{"id":29322,"date":"2008-05-15T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:50:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T03:50:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:50:22","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_battleground_may_16_2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2008\/05\/15\/rush_s_morning_update_battleground_may_16_2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Battleground\r\n\r\nMay 16, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Battleground<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>May 16, 2008<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/VIDEOicon1.gif\"\/> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2008\/05\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20May%2016%202008%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/08\/05\/MU051608.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/08\/05\/MU051608.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>You know, North Carolina voters are usually ignored by Beltway pundits during election cycles. This year\u2019s high-profile primary was the exception, because of the Democrats\u2019 ongoing uncivil war.<\/p>\n<p>But there are at least two reasons conservatives interested in winning ought to take note of events in North Carolina. The first is the state Republican Party\u2019s refusal to be intimidated by the Drive-Bysand Senator McCaininto pulling an ad. The ad, as you recall, linked Obama-supporting Democrats with the JeremiahWright controversy. Funds and support poured infrom like-minded conservatives all over the country who want to see their side wage aggressive, winning campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason has to do with this little-noticed development. Last year, liberals in North Carolina&#8211; led by the Democrat governor&#8211; pushed through a policy allowing illegal immigrants to attend the state\u2019s community colleges with the same tuition discounts in-state residents receive. There was outrage at the time; the Democrats assumed it would peter out. But conservatives didn\u2019t forget&#8211; and they\u2019ve been pounding it as an election-year issue against Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Well, suddenly, this week, the state of North Carolinareversed itself and took away the benefitsillegal immigrants getuntil the federal government rules on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <emphasize>this <\/emphasize>is exactly what happens when conservatives go on offense, and present voters with an unabashed, unapologetic contrast to liberalism. <emphasize>This <\/emphasize>is what happens when conservatives <emphasize>fight<\/emphasize> to defeat liberals&#8211; not appease them. Conservatives win. Period. Try it sometime, the rest of you!<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: BattlegroundMay 16, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! 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