{"id":34389,"date":"2010-01-11T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T01:30:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T01:30:18","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker!\r\n\r\nJanuary 12, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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: Thinker!<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>January 12, 2010<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2010\/01\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Jan%2012%202010%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/10\/01\/MU011210.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/10\/01\/MU011210.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>For the past 18 years, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, based in New York Mills, Minnesota, has been sponsoring a &#8220;think-off.&#8221; A philosophical debate question is offered; anybody can submit an 750-word essay. Four finalists are chosen to debate before a live audience, andthe winner is awarded the title, &#8220;America\u2019s Greatest Thinker for 2010.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s question&#8211; on the cutting edge of originality&#8211; is, &#8220;Do the wealthy have an obligation to help the poor?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a no-brainer. Of course the wealthy have an &#8220;obligation&#8221; to help the poor. This year they\u2019re obligated more than ever thanks to Democrats shoving new taxes on the so-called wealthy almost weekly! The entire Democrat Party agenda is based on taxing wealth &#8212; stealing other people\u2019s money for the supposed benefit of the poor. But, as always, the &#8220;help&#8221; actually ends up hurting the poor, by choking off economic growth, job creation, and&#8211; most importantly&#8211; self reliance. The poor stay poor, and become permanent wards of the state&#8230;which is what theDemocrats want, to hold onto their political power.<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s wealthy are the most generous people in the world,voluntarily and involuntarily. The better question for debate would be: &#8220;Do the poor have an obligation to help themselves?&#8221; You don\u2019t need 750 words. The answer is, &#8220;Yes, they do,&#8221; and, &#8220;Yes, they can&#8221; &#8212; simply by investing in their own prosperity rather than relying on Democrats to save them.<\/p>\n<p>I know I would win the prize this year, but keep it. I don\u2019t need it. Thank you.<\/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: Thinker!January 12, 2010Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer For the past 18 years, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, based in New York Mills, Minnesota, has been sponsoring a &#8220;think-off.&#8221; A philosophical debate question is offered; anybody can submit an 750-word essay. Four finalists [&hellip;]<\/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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rush&#039;s Morning Update: Thinker!  January 12, 2010 - 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:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rush&#039;s Morning Update: Thinker!  January 12, 2010 - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker!January 12, 2010Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer For the past 18 years, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, based in New York Mills, Minnesota, has been sponsoring a &#8220;think-off.&#8221; A philosophical debate question is offered; anybody can submit an 750-word essay. Four finalists [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.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=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b\"},\"headline\":\"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-19T01:30:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\"},\"wordCount\":298,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\",\"name\":\"Rush's Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010 - The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-05-19T01:30:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010\"}]},{\"@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\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ffb56b28807580b1dc8f699308d74821a07bb92c4598a9344e8f9450d00445b3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ffb56b28807580b1dc8f699308d74821a07bb92c4598a9344e8f9450d00445b3?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":"Rush's Morning Update: Thinker!  January 12, 2010 - 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:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Rush's Morning Update: Thinker!  January 12, 2010 - The Rush Limbaugh Show","twitter_description":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker!January 12, 2010Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer For the past 18 years, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, based in New York Mills, Minnesota, has been sponsoring a &#8220;think-off.&#8221; A philosophical debate question is offered; anybody can submit an 750-word essay. Four finalists [&hellip;]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b"},"headline":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010","datePublished":"2011-05-19T01:30:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/"},"wordCount":298,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/","url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/","name":"Rush's Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010 - The Rush Limbaugh Show","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg","datePublished":"2011-05-19T01:30:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2010\/01\/11\/rush_s_morning_update_thinker_january_12_2010\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Thinker! January 12, 2010"}]},{"@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":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/911066e449df26406b107ca78cbbde0b","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ffb56b28807580b1dc8f699308d74821a07bb92c4598a9344e8f9450d00445b3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ffb56b28807580b1dc8f699308d74821a07bb92c4598a9344e8f9450d00445b3?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\/34389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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=34389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}