Heller: Elephant In GOP Room

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  toadman on March 05 at 9:01 a.m.

  It would do the Republican party well to vocally distance themselves from Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, et.al., I think.

  As I see it, there are still smart and civil people in the Republican party who, while I do not agree with them on issues, I still respect because of the tone they bring to the discussion. Mike Huckabee comes to mind. He and I would never agree with each other on social issues or the economy, but we could disagree amicably…and that’s the image Republicans need to foster. Calm, amicable disagreement with policies, not loud boisterous name calling and hopes for failure.

  Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, and etc., and yes.. Olberman, Maddow, and others on the left, are slowly eroding civil discourse in this country, and need to be marginalized by those of us who wish to foster peace.

  Who’s with me?

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  JBelle on March 05 at 9:16 a.m.

  I am. Whether I am or not. Toad I think Tim Egan wrote the definitive piece on Rush and The GOP this morning.

  http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/

  Egan asserts among other things that business has cannibalized itself, the Rush has some longstanding substantive issues around race and that the White House has played Rush brilliantly. The Grand Old Party has been trashed; first by Bush The Younger, then by McCain Who Couldn’t Campaign. And who rises from the ashes? Rush. ugh.

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  toadman on March 05 at 9:28 a.m.

  JBelle - Egan got it right. Good article. Of the Republicans I know and respect personally, very few of them lend any credence to Limbaugh. The ones who do, harbor latent homophobic, sexist, and racist ideologies, and are so far right as to be considered fringe conspiracy theorists. It just makes me sad for them.

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  hmoffsuite on March 05 at 9:28 a.m.

  I agree with you Toad. They need to tone down the rhetoric. I also agree that Huckabee would be a voice of reason for the republicans as would Romney. This ‘over the top’ stuff doesn’t serve well for anybody or either party, imo.

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  Cabbage Boy on March 05 at 10:40 a.m.

  Toad, were do I fit in your classification? :)

  Limbaugh is a blowhard. Works for good ratings. And obviously the GOP hasn’t learned where the votes are yet.

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  idawa on March 05 at 12:18 p.m.

  This rush stuff is good for the democrats, with Rush as the GOP leader (and, he is, de-facto at the moment), there is no credible opposition. I think the credible critics are being silent because they don’t want to cross the ire of the talking heads or they are afraid of Obama’s popularity, so they are biting their tongues until the last possible moment. Right now, the republican message is being heard by their base, but that is about it…

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