{"id":33220,"date":"2009-08-17T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:05:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T02:05:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:05:02","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_the_memo_august_18_2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/08\/17\/rush_s_morning_update_the_memo_august_18_2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: The Memo\r\n\r\nAugust 18, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: The Memo<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>August 18, 2009<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong>There is no video podcast this week as Rush is broadcasting from Los Angeles.<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/08\/MU081809.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/08\/MU081809.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>A memo has become a political lightning rod. The memo, written by American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard, urges energy companies to recruit employees and retirees to attend rallies in 20 statesto show opposition for Democrats\u2019 cap-and-tax plan.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like democracy to me. Inviting concerned citizens to rallies amounts to nothing more than asking people to participate in the American political arena. But environmentalist wackos,led by Greenpeace,are in a snit. Greenpeace spokesman Michael Crocker complains that the &#8220;most powerful among us&#8221; are masquerading as a grassroots movementto &#8220;stifle debate on global warming.&#8221; Crocker says the energy concerns are &#8220;manufactured,&#8221; and that those who show up at events are being &#8220;paid to put on this theatre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is all laughable. The so-called most powerful among us are liberalsthreatening our economy and way of life&#8211; based on the &#8220;manufactured&#8221; hoax of man-made global warming. It\u2019s American citizens who are being forced to pay through the nose with higher taxes and energy billsto keep this farce alive. It\u2019s their voices that have been &#8220;stifled&#8221; during this entire debate.<\/p>\n<p>Memo from me: You well-organized wackos are upset? Because folks are organizing to stop your radical agenda from taking us all down the tubes? It\u2019s called freedom, guys. Get over it&#8211; or get used to it. Your choice. But know this:We aren\u2019t going away. And you and your White House community organizer-in-chief can\u2019t bitchwhen communities organize. (Try that!)<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: The MemoAugust 18, 2009There is no video podcast this week as Rush is broadcasting from Los Angeles.Listen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer A memo has become a political lightning rod. 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