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VAN SUSTEREN: Rush, what do you think of the speech tonight?<\/p>\n

RUSH: You know, I was surprised by his speech. I think, a lot of people\u2019s expectations for Senator McCain\u2019s speech were somewhat low because it\u2019s not his strong suit. But I figured, a lot can be said about this speech. It was inspiring; it had a story art to it that I was surprised to hear. I think, Senator McCain tonight, it seemed like he went off the teleprompter when he started telling his story about his imprisonment in Vietnam. I think one of the many points that could be discussed about his speech tonight is that he beautifully explained the theme of his campaign: ‘Country First.\u2019 You know, this <\/line><\/p>\n

could have been a trap, but it wasn\u2019t a trap because Obama just doesn\u2019t have the same life experiences of John McCain nor of Sarah Palin. <\/p>\n

The contrast in character, commitment; life experiences; rich, full American life; both McCain and Palin contrasted to Obama is just striking. These differences were laid bare tonight. So, when McCain\u2019s theme of ‘Country First\u2019 became known, Greta, some of the Obama team said, ‘This is a slam,\u2019 that McCain was taking a shot at them. Obama said the same thing. He thought that McCain was attacking his patriotism, and that\u2019s because Obama gets self-centered. He thinks everything is about him. He thought he was the target, that McCain\u2019s campaign was revolving around him. But when we saw the speech unfold, we saw this story arc. <\/p>\n

It was about the journey of a man who started out as a ‘me-first\u2019 hotshot fighter pilot. I can understand why Obama might have been taking this personally, but I don\u2019t think McCain was attacking Obama here at all. I think he was baring his soul, ‘Here\u2019s who I am. Here\u2019s how I started out. Here\u2019s what transformed me into a country-first person.\u2019 I actually thought that it was much better than I was expecting. And I thought Cindy McCain was good tonight. We saw her for the first time in a forum like this. But the bottom line is this: What\u2019s happened here this week is that Sarah Palin has united the base of the party, united the convention here. <\/p>\n

She has now assumed the mantle of leader of the conservative movement. This has brought the Republican Party back to a conservative party. No better thing could have happened than that this week. So, all in all, I think those of us who understand that we are in war, not just a battle here — you know, the Democrats want to redefine what Americanism is. McCain tonight defined what Americanism is that we want to preserve, and that is individuals working for themselves; the assistance of government when necessary; committed to their country, understanding why it\u2019s the greatest on earth. It was really good I thought, all the way around.<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: How does he, or even Senator Obama, reach those undecideds between now and election night?<\/p>\n

RUSH: Did you say how does McCain reach them?<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: Yes. I mean, how does he reach the undecideds?<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, I think that\u2019s, actually, one of the brilliant things about selecting Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin now has taken care of what McCain can\u2019t. McCain cannot rally the conservative base. He just can\u2019t. It\u2019s not who he is. I\u2019m not being critical. It\u2019s just not who he is. But she is; she can. That will free McCain to go pursue his precious independents and moderates and so forth, which he gets very excited about doing. I think that he has the ability with the foundation that was laid this week, this speech, large audience last night for Sarah Palin. I think his appeal, ‘Country First\u2019… That ending his speech tonight, that crescendo built, ‘Fight with me, join with me,\u2019 he didn\u2019t stop for the applause, kept going. I mean, it was genuinely inspirational. <\/p>\n

And I just heard Karl Rove say — and he\u2019s right about this — the bloom is off the Obama rose. This Messiah, The One, The Anointed One. He\u2019s become a standard hack politician now. He does not hold this magical appeal to people who are not politically-oriented because of their age. So, I think this is… I think Obama and Biden are in a position of great vulnerability and they woke up today in great fear, and they should be because I don\u2019t think Obama has the temperament to lead. He thinks everything\u2019s about him. He thinks everything is a slam against him. He still has that attitude about himself, that he\u2019s above criticism. I think it\u2019s going to be fun. This campaign is actually going to be fun now.<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: What do you think about the public treatment, at least the media treatment, of Governor Palin in the past couple of days?<\/p>\n

RUSH: Actually, you know, it\u2019s despicable and it\u2019s disgusting, but as she said last night, there\u2019s good in everything. You look for blessings where you find them. We\u2019re finding out exactly who the allies of the Democrat Party are and we\u2019re finding out — it\u2019s blatant now. It\u2019s there for the country to see. The Democrat party cannot defeat the people in the arena of ideas. They have to destroy them personally from Clarence Thomas to Robert Bork to an endless list of people, that threaten Democrats simply by their character and their existence. But she fights back. She is going to fight back. This attempt to portray her as inexperienced didn\u2019t work; so then they\u2019re trying to portray her as trailer trash. That isn\u2019t going to work because she\u2019s genuine. She\u2019s authentic and who she is trumps all of these efforts to mischaracterize her.<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: From Senator Obama\u2019s point of view, do you think Senator Biden was a really good strategic choice for the Democratic Party?<\/p>\n

RUSH: Uh, well, he can dream all he wants. You know, I don\u2019t really mean to sound critical here. I don\u2019t understand the choice at all. Here\u2019s a guy who was run out of the Democrat presidential race in 1988 for plagiarism and a number of other things. Here\u2019s a guy who barely got, what, 2 percent or 3 percent in Iowa this year. I don\u2019t get it. I think it was a pick of weakness. It was an admission that Obama doesn\u2019t have a clue on foreign policy. And I\u2019m going to tell you — this was funny, too, Greta. I had to laugh at this. Earlier this week, there were Internet sites that take bets on public events so you can place a bet. There were some people in the media speculating how long it would be before McCain dropped Palin. I think the question is going to be: How long is it going to be before Obama figures out he needs somebody besides Biden on the ticket because this isn\u2019t going to work. It\u2019s totally backfiring. Sarah Palin is the ‘change\u2019 that Obama has been talking about, but she\u2019s on the other ticket.<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: Do you really think there\u2019s a chance that Senator Obama would dump Senator Biden from the ticket at this point?<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, it wouldn\u2019t happen that way. There would be some ‘unfortunate reason\u2019 for this to happen. I guarantee you, people… Look, I saw. I saw. I watched all the networks. When the Drive-By Media supporting Obama starts speculating as I saw last night, ‘Maybe do you think he should have put Hillary on the ticket?\u2019 that tells me that they\u2019re already talking about it behind closed doors in the Obama campaign. I can\u2019t predict the future but as badly as they want to win… You\u2019ve got to understand their mindset. They thought this was a coronation. This was a slam-dunk. They\u2019re going to win the White House 60-40, in the landslide. They\u2019re going to win the House and the Senate — and now, they are totally discombobulated. They don\u2019t know what to do, where to go. The bloom is off of the rose. <\/p>\n

In one poll today pre-Palin — pre-Palin! — it was tied. Fifty to 49, 49-49, whatever it is. This is not where they expected to be. And that kind of shock sends them reeling. Think of Wellstone memorial 2002. That\u2019s where they are here. They thought they were going to slam-dunk with that performance and they ended up offending and infuriating Americans all over the country who really didn\u2019t care much about politics in some cases. And they\u2019re doing the same thing here with their attack on Sarah Palin and their arrogant condescension that they are ‘the ones,\u2019 that the majority of Americans agree with them. You know, you have to make that happen. You don\u2019t just get out of bed and it happens. They live this myth and this lie that they\u2019re the power, that they\u2019re the majority. It isn\u2019t true, and it\u2019s going to be proven out again here in November.<\/p>\n

VAN SUSTEREN: Rush, thank you, as always. Rush Limbaugh joining us by phone. Thank you, Rush!<\/p>\n

RUSH: It\u2019s always a pleasure, Greta. See you next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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