{"id":13916,"date":"2012-11-19T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T17:42:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-11-19T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T17:42:12","slug":"why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Republican Convention Didn\u2019t Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Folks, I think this is really, in terms of understanding all this, please bear with me. Forgive me if I\u2019m redundant and repetitive here, but for some reason I find this crucially important. Ron Paul\u2019s farewell speech<\/a> asking bluntly, why is selling freedom so hard to do?<\/a> I mean, it\u2019s the freedom of the founding, freedom from government, Constitution, the Bill of Rights limits what government can do. It celebrates the God-given freedom and liberty of each human being, and that\u2019s what we stand for. But of course we also believe there needs to be guardrails on our culture and society. We call it morality. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What is so hard about selling freedom? And it is a tough sell, because to the people we\u2019re trying to sell freedom, they look at us as their main impediment to freedom. We stand in the way of the way they define it. Their definition of freedom doesn\u2019t involve government being in their way at all. We\u2019re the ones in their way. They want gay rights, gay marriage. They want to redefine marriage any way they want, redefine the family any way they want. They want to legalize dope, you name it. They look at us as the obstacle. We deny them a good time. We deny them their fun. We deny them their freedom. Government, therefore, is to where they turn for action against us. <\/p>\n

Now, we go to our convention, and we had speaker after speaker of achieved and dynamic and articulate, the best among those in their business<\/a>, minorities, African-Americans, women, Hispanics. We have more Hispanic elected officials in the Republican Party than the Democrats do. And that convention did not sell. It did not win any converts, is what I mean. Apparently it did not. I didn\u2019t have anything to do with that convention, I\u2019ll just stress again. But why didn\u2019t that convention work? I mean, here we had Marco Rubio, and he told a story, up from nothing, Susana Martinez, ditto, Mia Love, ditto, Condoleezza Rice, ditto. I mean, the list is endless. Didn\u2019t work. <\/p>\n

I think, on the other hand, our convention probably scared the people we were trying to convert. And Snerdley\u2019s shaking his head, “What do you mean? How could that convention possibly…” Just think about it. Don\u2019t make me provide the answer. Think about it, in terms of what we\u2019ve discussed so far today in the first 40 minutes of the program<\/a>. Here. “Groups backing an extension of unemployment benefits have launched a new round of lobbying to convince Congress,” to extend unemployment benefits $30 billion worth. <\/p>\n

I thought we had a recovering economy. I thought jobs were being created. This was the news before the election. Why do we need unemployment extension? I thought the objective was jobs. Even the president I thought was talking about creating jobs. Now we\u2019ve got people who want unemployment benefits extended. What about our convention scared people? What do you think, Snerdley? Okay, what is it? Hm-hm. Hm-hm. No. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. There was nothing in our convention that said anybody\u2019s benefits are gonna get cut. That\u2019s the answer. What did people we hope to convert see when they watched our convention? They heard testimonials to hard work, stick-to-itiveness, family, sacrifice, not quitting, not giving up. Speaker after speaker after speaker. <\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

And then with our nominee, we had testimonial after testimonial of his charity and of his good works. This Republican convention touched every base. But what the Republican convention didn\u2019t do apparently is let these groups that we\u2019re trying to convert know that we understand their economic insecurities and we did not have a presence or an optics or an image of understanding their insecurities. So they decided, when it came time to vote on the election, even though — I mean, I\u2019ve seen this analysis, they voted for a guy — honest to God, folks, I read this yesterday, I was on the airplane, I didn\u2019t have a chance to print out. Oh, and 71% Hispanic vote voted for Obama. It was some Hispanic leader saying, “And they don\u2019t even like him.” They don\u2019t even like Obama. The Hispanics, I forget where it was. They don\u2019t even like him. It\u2019s just they hate the Republicans even more, because they don\u2019t think the Republicans understand \u2019em or care about \u2019em or trust \u2019em or what have you. <\/p>\n

So my question two or three days after the election, I\u2019m gonna ask it again. If our problem is demographic, and if we lost the election because we\u2019re not for contraceptives or that\u2019s the perception, we want to deny people, nothing could be further from the truth, by the way. Abortion? What are we to do?<\/a> Are we to now be for amnesty? Are we to, as a party, officially proclaim that free contraception is what we believe for any woman that wants it? Is this what we\u2019re to do? I mean, what\u2019s the answer? I just asked it open-endedly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Folks, I think this is really, in terms of understanding all this, please bear with me. Forgive me if I\u2019m redundant and repetitive here, but for some reason I find this crucially important. Ron Paul\u2019s farewell speech asking bluntly, why is selling freedom so hard to do? I mean, it\u2019s the freedom of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Why the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"RUSH: Folks, I think this is really, in terms of understanding all this, please bear with me. Forgive me if I\u2019m redundant and repetitive here, but for some reason I find this crucially important. Ron Paul\u2019s farewell speech asking bluntly, why is selling freedom so hard to do? I mean, it\u2019s the freedom of the […]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GeorgePrayias\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"description\":\"Excellence In Broadcasting\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/\",\"name\":\"Why the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-11-19T17:42:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-11-19T17:42:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why the Republican Convention Didn\\u2019t Work\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\",\"name\":\"GeorgePrayias\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GeorgePrayias\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_title":"Why the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show","twitter_description":"RUSH: Folks, I think this is really, in terms of understanding all this, please bear with me. Forgive me if I\u2019m redundant and repetitive here, but for some reason I find this crucially important. Ron Paul\u2019s farewell speech asking bluntly, why is selling freedom so hard to do? I mean, it\u2019s the freedom of the […]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GeorgePrayias","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/","name":"The Rush Limbaugh Show","description":"Excellence In Broadcasting","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GOPConvention2012.jpg"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/","name":"Why the Republican Convention Didn't Work - The Rush Limbaugh Show","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2012-11-19T17:42:12+00:00","dateModified":"2012-11-19T17:42:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/11\/19\/why_the_republican_convention_didn_t_work\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why the Republican Convention Didn\u2019t Work"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4","name":"GeorgePrayias","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GeorgePrayias"},"url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13916\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}