{"id":33202,"date":"2009-08-13T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:05:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T02:05:06","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:05:06","slug":"get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/","title":{"rendered":"Get With It, Wolf! It\u2019s a Free Country"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

RUSH: Last night on CNN\u2019s Larry King Alive, fill-in host Wolf Blitzer during a discussion on Obama\u2019s health care plan.<\/p>\n

BLITZER: So much of the medical costs would go away if people just listened, if they exercised, they ate properly, they didn\u2019t smoke, the things that everyone knows they have to do but people still do it. Ahhh, what can the country do to force people to just straighten out their lives because billions and billions of dollars would be saved.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Do these statists understand? Do they even hear themselves? Do they know what they saying, or are they so drunk on Obamaism that they don\u2019t realize this country is supposed to be about liberty! A television anchor asking, ‘What can we do? What can the country do to force people straighten out their lives?\u2019 It\u2019s asked by a CNN anchor. What can we do? Exercise, eat properly, don\u2019t smoke. Hey, Wolf! I want you to listen to something. We have cut the number of people who smoke in this country by over half. Not nearly as many people that used to smoke, smoke today. And they told us, Wolf, that if we could just get rid of smoking — make a major dent in the number of people that smoke and therefore reduce the number of people exposed to secondhand smoke — that we would save so much in health care costs. <\/p>\n

And, Wolf, there isn\u2019t any secondhand smoke in any public place anymore, and there are very few people smoking, period, much less in public places. And hey, Wolf, have you seen health care costs drop any? Have health care costs declined any, Wolf? And, Wolf, there\u2019s a hell of a lot of people out there exercising and many of them are having tree limbs drop on them and kill \u2019em. Some people are having heart attacks while they\u2019re out there while they\u2019re exercising. We read about it everyday! CNN may not get those stories. I read about it all the time. Trees are starting to revolt out there because of all the global warming. They are lopping off people that go jogging underneath them, Wolf! <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen it! And if they weren\u2019t exercising and a tree limb fell nobody would have been hurt. Get with it, Wolf. You gotta get out of this narrow-minded template stuff that Obama can tell everybody how to live better than they already know how to live themselves. But the second thing is, Wolf, it\u2019s none of your damn business how people eat or whether they exercise or not. It\u2019s not your business; it\u2019s not CNN\u2019s business. It is not Barack Obama\u2019s business. It\u2019s theirs. It\u2019s the ‘land of the free, home of the Brave.\u2019 ‘Liberty. Life. Pursuit of happiness,\u2019 even if it is in a container of McNuggets! Are you guys really drunk on Obamaism? What is it here? I\u2019ve seen so many of these news people that used to be somewhat sensible and they\u2019ve just gone now. What can we do to make people live properly? What can we do to make people eat right? What can we do to make people exercise? What can we do to save billions and billions and billions in health care?\u2019 Very simply, Wolf. Tort reform. Health savings accounts. Competition in the health care industry, where the patient actually pays for it, Wolf! It\u2019s real simple. I feel like a Howard Dean scream is in order here, but I will not debase myself.<\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: By the way, one more thing here for all of you who think that there\u2019s magic to be found in ‘preventive care,\u2019 exercising and eating. It has been established that there is no cost-benefit to preventive care. You know why it doesn\u2019t save medical costs? In many ways it doesn\u2019t save medical costs. But one way it doesn\u2019t is that people end up living longer. They end up costing more at the end of their lives, and the longer they live that\u2019s more Social Security they use. Wolf, just leave people alone. Let \u2019em do what they want to do! If they want to eat and die by 30, it\u2019s none of your business. It\u2019s none of your business, Wolf. If they want to eat McNuggets and find there aren\u2019t any and call 911 at Port St. Lucie, it\u2019s their business. Can you imagine what if…? <\/p>\n

Wolf, I\u2019d like to give you an idea. You\u2019re hosting Larry King tonight, maybe on your own show, talk about poverty the way you talk about health care. Would you blame poor people for not taking more control of their lives? ‘What can we do to get these people to work? What can we do to get these people to stop depending on welfare? What can we do to get these people to educate themselves? What…?\u2019 ”What can we do to get people to eat right? What can we do to get people to exercise? What can we do to get people to understand?\u2019 Ask that about people in poverty: ‘What can we do to get them to take responsibility for themselves?\u2019 Ask that, Wolf, see how long you last after the meeting with Jon Klein on that one. Isn\u2019t how much money one earns more under your control than your health? Because, you know, your genetic makeup is a large factor in your health. It really is. So why the difference? Why all the coddling, why all the compassion, why all the understanding for people in poverty and why the hate for people who are a little overweight? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Last night on CNN\u2019s Larry King Alive, fill-in host Wolf Blitzer during a discussion on Obama\u2019s health care plan. BLITZER: So much of the medical costs would go away if people just listened, if they exercised, they ate properly, they didn\u2019t smoke, the things that everyone knows they have to do but people still […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"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":"\nGet With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - 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\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Get With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"RUSH: Last night on CNN\u2019s Larry King Alive, fill-in host Wolf Blitzer during a discussion on Obama\u2019s health care plan. BLITZER: So much of the medical costs would go away if people just listened, if they exercised, they ate properly, they didn\u2019t smoke, the things that everyone knows they have to do but people still […]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"description\":\"Excellence In Broadcasting\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/\",\"name\":\"Get With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-19T02:05:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-05-19T02:05:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Get With It, Wolf! It\\u2019s a Free Country\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f18195e0073013fa0e16b040686c2924?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f18195e0073013fa0e16b040686c2924?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Get With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - 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\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_title":"Get With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show","twitter_description":"RUSH: Last night on CNN\u2019s Larry King Alive, fill-in host Wolf Blitzer during a discussion on Obama\u2019s health care plan. BLITZER: So much of the medical costs would go away if people just listened, if they exercised, they ate properly, they didn\u2019t smoke, the things that everyone knows they have to do but people still […]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/","name":"The Rush Limbaugh Show","description":"Excellence In Broadcasting","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/","name":"Get With It, Wolf! It's a Free Country - The Rush Limbaugh Show","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2011-05-19T02:05:06+00:00","dateModified":"2011-05-19T02:05:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/13\/get_with_it_wolf_it_s_a_free_country\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Get With It, Wolf! It\u2019s a Free Country"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f18195e0073013fa0e16b040686c2924?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f18195e0073013fa0e16b040686c2924?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33202"}],"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\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}