{"id":14753,"date":"2012-08-28T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T16:49:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-08-28T16:49:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T16:49:21","slug":"1980_here_s_how_you_do_a_convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/08\/28\/1980_here_s_how_you_do_a_convention\/","title":{"rendered":"1980: Here\u2019s How You Do a Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Here\u2019s how you do a convention<\/a>. We\u2019re going back to July 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan, the convention which nominated Ronaldus Magnus. At this convention, Jimmy Carter (who was the sitting president) was eviscerated. Now, Jimmy Carter wasn\u2019t black, and so at that time there were no allegations that criticizing Carter equaled racism. But I\u2019ll guarantee you that, at that time, Republicans were every bit as racist as they are today, according to allegations of the media and the Democrats.<\/p>\n

I paid close attention in 1980. I paid close attention all during the eighties. Reagan was every bit as despised as George W. Bush or any other Republican. Reagan was a racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe. Reagan was responsible for AIDS, by the way. And do you know why Reagan was responsible? ‘Cause he didn\u2019t talk about it — and because he didn\u2019t talk about it, the disease kept on spreading.<\/p>\n

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They said this!<\/p>\n

My point is they did everything they could to shut up Reagan. They did everything they could to frighten Reagan. They did everything they could to get Reagan to be quiet about Jimmy Carter. The only thing they couldn\u2019t do was call it racism \u2019cause Carter wasn\u2019t black. Here\u2019s Ronald Reagan telling the nation (on July 17, 1980) the truth about Jimmy Carter, the Democrat Party, and the country…<\/p>\n

REAGAN: The major issue of this campaign is the direct political, personal, and moral responsibility of Democratic Party leadership in the White House and in the Congress for this unprecedented calamity which has befallen us.<\/p>\n

CONVENTION: (cheers and applause)<\/p>\n

REAGAN: I will not stand by and watch this great country destroying itself under mediocre leadership that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose. Back in 1976, Mr. Carter said, “Trust me,” and a lot of people did. And now many of those people are out of work.<\/p>\n

RUSH: By the way, it was “Mr. Carter” throughout this speech, not “President Carter.” The Democrats and the media all demand that Obama be referred to as “Mr. President” and “President Obama.” That\u2019s not how Reagan did it. Here\u2019s the next sound bite…<\/p>\n

REAGAN: Many have seen their savings eaten away by inflation. Many others on fixed incomes, especially the elderly, have watched helplessly as the cruel tax of inflation wasted away their purchasing power. And today, a great many who trusted Mr. Carter wonder if we can survive the Carter policies of national defense. “Trust me government” asks that we concentrate our hopes and dreams on one man, that we trust him to do what\u2019s best for us. Well, my view of government places trust not in one person or one party, but in those values that transcend persons and parties.<\/p>\n

CONVENTION: (wild cheers and applause)<\/p>\n