Bush's Place in History.

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Except they are not undecided! They decided months, years, decades ago that they were Republicans or Democrats and they will fight tooth and nail against anyone who tries to gainsay them. Facts mean nothing, statistics mean nothing, legality or illegality mean nothing. "If he's in my Party, he's right!"

It is unclear to whom you refer as I have seen both Dems and Reps behave in a very irrational manner. But slur them all; that way you get them all. What was pointed out about what Rush said, "But if" did not mean anything to many Dems who refuse to be fair in their judgment. The ignoring the facts is not the monopoly of any one party. I think that is the nature of politics and broad minded people will understand this, don't you agree?

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It is unclear to whom you refer as I have seen both Dems and Reps behave in a very irrational manner. But slur them all; that way you get them all. What was pointed out about what Rush said, "But if" did not mean anything to many Dems who refuse to be fair in their judgment. The ignoring the facts is not the monopoly of any one party. I think that is the nature of politics and broad minded people will understand this, don't you agree?

Very, Very true on the "What If", but Micheal Steele of RNC Chairmsan said last night on FOX News that Rush does not speak for the Republican Party as a whole, that he needs to as he put it "shut up" and he wants to try and distance the Party from Rush, the interviews was on one of the Fox News Channels last night, not a liberal netowrk at but Rush as said on his radio show countless time nothing ould make him happier thenl and to have the Obama Admistration fail completey so America can elect a REAL President, Ann Coulter supported him on this John MccAin said both are way out fo line and thei rremarks to do speak for him or most Republicians he knows

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"Rush as said on his radio show countless time nothing ould make him happier thenl and to have the Obama Admistration fail completey so America can elect a REAL President, Ann Coulter supported him on this"

I have reason to believe that you are pulling your data from, at best, secondary sources.

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It is unclear to whom you refer as I have seen both Dems and Reps behave in a very irrational manner. But slur them all; that way you get them all. What was pointed out about what Rush said, "But if" did not mean anything to many Dems who refuse to be fair in their judgment. The ignoring the facts is not the monopoly of any one party. I think that is the nature of politics and broad minded people will understand this, don't you agree?

I was not referring to any one party, but to all those people, of any party, any race, any religion, who will follow the pronouncements of some so-called celebrity as if they were gospel without bothering to check the facts for themselves.

Granted, there are variations within this broad group, some who are fanatical followers and some who are much less so.

As for what Rush said being taken out of context, I think fair-minded people would have to admit that he is the king of doing the very same thing. From the little that I have heard, or read, he will consistently twist people's words to fit his own ideology, and when that might prove difficult to do, he will expound pompously on "what this really means!"

And certainly, he is not alone in this, nor is it a strictly conservative, or liberal, failing. It's a valid, recognized propaganda technique, which works quite well with an undereducated population, and works even better with fanatical followers who wouldn't dream of questioning their glorious leaders.