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	<title>Comments on: Rush, Republicans Gaze at Navels while America Looks Elsewhere for Leadership</title>
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		<title>By: pmorlan</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849236</link>
		<dc:creator>pmorlan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I didn’t get to watch it so I’ll have to catch it on the rerun. Can you give me an idea?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I didn’t get to watch it so I’ll have to catch it on the rerun. Can you give me an idea?</p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849234</link>
		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Some very carefully chosen words from Mr. Horton … I’ll be looking at it again later.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some very carefully chosen words from Mr. Horton … I’ll be looking at it again later.</p>
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		<title>By: pmorlan</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849233</link>
		<dc:creator>pmorlan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;THanks for the headsup. His show is getting ready to come on now.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THanks for the headsup. His show is getting ready to come on now.</p>
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		<title>By: pmorlan</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849232</link>
		<dc:creator>pmorlan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The comments on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030402895_pf.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Boehner op-ed&lt;/a&gt; in the Post are hysterical. I hadn’t planned on posting there but I just couldn’t resist. Did anyone else post there? I’d love to see your comments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Here are my two posts:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;pmorlan1 wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
John Boehner is right - Rush Limbaugh is a diversion. But then again Limbaugh has always been a diversion, so that’s nothing new. He’s always diverted his listeners from focusing on real issues which is why the Republican party has liked him so much. They knew that if the people actually looked at the real issues like they did in 2006 and 2008 that the Republicans wouldn’t stand a chance. Now that ole Rush’s real agenda is being dissected in the media it’s hurting the Republicans big time and that’s why they are all whining about it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Too bad, so sad - you guys brought it all on yourselves and the majority of Americans have no sympathy for you whatsoever. You helped create the Rush Limbaugh monster, now you deal with him because we’re busy focusing on real issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;pmorlan1 wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
Oh I forgot to mention in my last comment. I also agree with Boehner when he said:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Something is wrong when the discourse in Washington is more focused on a political sideshow …”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I agree with him that Washington should stop focusing on a political sideshow like Rush Limbaugh because we have more important things to do. I also want to commend Mr. Boehner for having the courage to identify Rush as the political sideshow that he’s always been. I sure hope he doesn’t change his mind like other Republicans have done and go crawling to Limbaugh to beg for forgiveness. &lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The comments on the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030402895_pf.html" rel="nofollow">Boehner op-ed</a> in the Post are hysterical. I hadn’t planned on posting there but I just couldn’t resist. Did anyone else post there? I’d love to see your comments.</p>
<p> Here are my two posts:</p>
<blockquote><p>pmorlan1 wrote:<br />
John Boehner is right &#8211; Rush Limbaugh is a diversion. But then again Limbaugh has always been a diversion, so that’s nothing new. He’s always diverted his listeners from focusing on real issues which is why the Republican party has liked him so much. They knew that if the people actually looked at the real issues like they did in 2006 and 2008 that the Republicans wouldn’t stand a chance. Now that ole Rush’s real agenda is being dissected in the media it’s hurting the Republicans big time and that’s why they are all whining about it. </p>
<p>Too bad, so sad &#8211; you guys brought it all on yourselves and the majority of Americans have no sympathy for you whatsoever. You helped create the Rush Limbaugh monster, now you deal with him because we’re busy focusing on real issues.</p>
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<blockquote><p>pmorlan1 wrote:<br />
Oh I forgot to mention in my last comment. I also agree with Boehner when he said:</p>
<p>“Something is wrong when the discourse in Washington is more focused on a political sideshow …”</p>
<p>I agree with him that Washington should stop focusing on a political sideshow like Rush Limbaugh because we have more important things to do. I also want to commend Mr. Boehner for having the courage to identify Rush as the political sideshow that he’s always been. I sure hope he doesn’t change his mind like other Republicans have done and go crawling to Limbaugh to beg for forgiveness. </p>
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		<title>By: Petrocelli</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849231</link>
		<dc:creator>Petrocelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Heads up to the West Coasties … Scott Horton is on KO tonight.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heads up to the West Coasties … Scott Horton is on KO tonight.</p>
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		<title>By: foothillsmike</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849230</link>
		<dc:creator>foothillsmike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;After 8 years of dumming down america it is time to start raising intellectual levels. That ain’t gonna happen with Rush on front page.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After 8 years of dumming down america it is time to start raising intellectual levels. That ain’t gonna happen with Rush on front page.</p>
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		<title>By: Blub</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849229</link>
		<dc:creator>Blub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;what’s that? ;-P&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what’s that? ;-P</p>
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		<title>By: Teddy Partridge</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849227</link>
		<dc:creator>Teddy Partridge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Vetting?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: Teddy Partridge</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849226</link>
		<dc:creator>Teddy Partridge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I too am over it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rush is ruining MSNBC programming for me.  My friends-on-the-teevee, Rachel and Keith, seem obsessed.  I want it to end.  They both need to know that WE get it: Rush is the head of the GOP.  Now let FOX spend time denying it.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I too am over it.</p>
<p>Rush is ruining MSNBC programming for me.  My friends-on-the-teevee, Rachel and Keith, seem obsessed.  I want it to end.  They both need to know that WE get it: Rush is the head of the GOP.  Now let FOX spend time denying it.</p>
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		<title>By: Blub</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/05/rush-republicans-gaze-at-navels-while-america-looks-elsewhere-for-leadership/#comment-1849225</link>
		<dc:creator>Blub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;btw. OT but interseting.. Sanjay Gupta’s been withdrawn.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>btw. OT but interseting.. Sanjay Gupta’s been withdrawn.</p>
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