McConnell: ‘Who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman…when you can be with Rush Limbaugh!’

[babylonsister]

McConnell: ‘Who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman…when you can be with Rush Limbaugh!’


This morning at CPAC, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell paid homage to hate radio host Rush Limbaugh, saying that he epitomized how fun Republicans are:

McCONNELL: Compare that {CPAC} to the left’s annual attempt to imitate, the so-called Take Back America conference, which last year drew about a third as many people as CPAC. What this proves, of course, is that conservatives are more fun and interesting than liberals.

I mean, let’s be honest. Who wants to hang out with guys like Paul Krugman and Robert Reich, when you can be with Rush Limbaugh!

McConnell then brought up progressives’ non-existent push for the so-called Fairness Doctrine, saying that it would be his “honor” to make sure that it doesn’t go through Congress. He further said that the measure should be called the “We-Can’t-Compete-With-Conservative-Talk-Radio Act of 2009.”

Watch it @ link~

Yesterday, the Senate also voted “to keep federal regulators from reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine,” even though there is no chance that the government will do so. The measure was added to a bill giving D.C. residents congressional representation.

Transcript at link~

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/27/mcconnell-cpac/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Yeah, which is funner: dessert or vegetables?

[fascisthunter]

2. pssst... Hey Mitch. He isn't That Popular

welcome to reality

[SpiralHawk]

3. Republicons love them their draft-dodging drug abusers

that's for sure

[Thrill]

4. This will sound great during the next elections

Right after a clip of Rush talking shit about Hispanics and Immigrants :)

[SoCalDem]

5. Yep.. why attend all those boring safety classes?

Why not just drink some brewskies, get behind the wheel of that fast car..and just see how fast that baby can go:rofl:

[tanyev]

6. Oh, yeah. I hear Krugman doesn't even do a Michael J. Fox Parkinson's imitation.

Can you imagine?

[marmar]

7. If that doesn't speak volumes about the mentality of today's Republican Party, what does?

Freaks, nutjobs, assholes, miscreants, liars, bigots, homophobes, sexists, warmongers, thieves.......

[babylonsister]

16. Yup. And this is their leader. nt

[Beetwasher]

8. "I Mean Rush Takes Us On Junkets To...

have sex w/ underage boys...err I mean, go to cigar conventions! It's so much fun!"

[dana_b]

9. omg

my breakfast just came up. :puke:

[Rosco T.]

10. Listening to Bill Press this morning....

.. and had someone on that said the 'so called' amendment to block the Fairness Doctrine would be dumped in the Conference Committee. S

[Egnever]

11. Holy crap this cpac thing is just one continuos spew of rethug foolishness

If this thing keeps going the way its going I will be surprised if they ever win an election again.

[WCGreen]

12. Last year, only a third of the people attended Take Back America Conference...

Because they were busy taking back America....

[acmavm]

13. Look at the source. McChinless is a freakin' nutcase.

[Vinca]

14. . . . and besides, the drugs are probably better . . . nt

[hfojvt]

15. "We can't compete with conservative talk radio"

Yup. Just like Mr. Smith couldn't compete with "public opinion - Taylor made". Just like the Building and Loan couldn't compete with Mr. Potter. Just like a church service cannot compete with a dance. Just like school cannot compete with fishing or watching TV.

[liberal N proud]

17. The GOP does love its hate

It's what they live for.

[and-justice-for-all]

18. McDonnell is a dipshit obstructionist...nt

[Initech]

19. You too can admire the Carbonite Solo when you hang with Jabba the Rush.