{"id":214317,"date":"2016-08-29T18:13:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T22:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.24.32.11\/daily\/2016\/08\/29\/it_s_no_longer_the_economy_stupid\/"},"modified":"2016-08-29T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T22:13:23","slug":"it_s_no_longer_the_economy_stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2016\/08\/29\/it_s_no_longer_the_economy_stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s No Longer the Economy, Stupid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSH: I want to get back to something I mentioned in the last hour<\/a>.  I think it\u2019s a seminal moment.  Most of my life, and I\u2019m sure most of yours, presidential elections have been largely determined by the state of the US economy or the perceived state of the US economy.  And in 2008 — I\u2019m sorry — 2012 — well, 2008 it did matter.  That\u2019s right.  In 2008, McCain was leading until the financial collapse, the reported financial collapse happened, and then it was over. And in 2012 Bush was still being blamed for the economy. <\/p>\n

Here we are in 2016, the last eight years have seen dramatic economic decline all across the board in this country.  In addition, the last eight years have seen the heated debate over Obamacare. Obama signing it into law after having lied to the American people about fundamental aspects of it. You like your doctor, no problem, keep your doctor. You like your policy, no sweat, keep your policy. <\/line><\/p>\n

Not only that, your premiums are gonna coming down an average of $2,500 a year. <\/p>\n

None of that was true.  The unemployment rate is more like 23%.  When you get into African-American and minority unemployment, it\u2019s at 25%, or 50% with teenagers.  We have 94 million Americans not working.  By all that\u2019s holy in American politics, the Democrats ought to be finished.  They ought not even have a chance, using old, traditional metrics.  In the old days, when the economy was bad, the sitting president got blamed for it, his party was blamed for it no matter what they did it.  It was almost insurmountable. <\/p>\n

By all rights, Obama and Hillary should be in the 30% range here, and Hillary ought not have a prayer.  So why doesn\u2019t the economy matter as much?  I\u2019ve already announced my theory, so I won\u2019t repeat it again in case some didn\u2019t hear it.  You know, when I say something about anything, that\u2019s pretty much it. There\u2019s not much left to say.  So sometimes I dial it back. <\/p>\n

Why is the economy not a big deal?  And I still think — this story out of Germany — I need to remind you of this again, too. Germany is a typical socialist democracy in Western Europe, and they do what all socialist governments do, they promise the moon.  They tell you that they\u2019re gonna take care of you, get you through the rough spots. Government\u2019s got the answer to every problem. Government is the solution. Government\u2019s where you turn to for any problem that you have. Government levels the playing field. Government makes it fair. Government does all of this. <\/p>\n

Well, Germany just issued a warning to its citizens as part of an elevated terror threat.  Germany has just told its citizens that they\u2019re on their own when it comes to food and water<\/a> in the event of a terror attack.  Now, isn\u2019t that convenient?  A government which gets votes by promising everybody that they\u2019re gonna take care of \u2019em, however that is interpreted, they\u2019re gonna keep you from starving, they\u2019re gonna keep you fed, they\u2019re gonna get you a phone, they\u2019re gonna keep you connected to TV, they\u2019re gonna make sure that you have some kind of income. You\u2019re gonna be okay, we will take care of you, vote for us. <\/p>\n

But then, when a real crisis hits, they are nowhere to be found, and they\u2019ll tell you in advance you\u2019re on your own.  Isn\u2019t that just cheeky?  I think it\u2019s classic.  I think it is so instructive. I think it\u2019s so illustrative of who and what socialist governments really are, at a base level.  So easy to understand.  If the government can provide you food, water, shelter, cable TV, cell phones, and a moderate income for your vote every day of the year, why can\u2019t they take care of you when the nation\u2019s under assault? <\/line><\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that when they really should be protecting you?  Isn\u2019t that what government is ultimately responsible for, is protecting and defending its people?  People that live in the country.  The government of Germany, Angela Merkel, the government\u2019s out of there.  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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