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RUSH: Oregon. This is Justin — and Justin, since you\u2019re on a cell phone, I need to tell you something. You will not be able to hear me when you are speaking. <\/p>\n

CALLER: Okay.<\/p>\n

RUSH: So try to stop every now and then so I can react to what you\u2019re saying.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Okay, that\u2019s perfect. First of all, mega dittos, Rush.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Thank you very much, sir.<\/p>\n

CALLER: And go Seahawks. I wanted to say that last year, you know, you broke from your policy when we were going against this health care thing, and you instructed us to try to stop this by calling our congresspeople and all that. I understand your policy, and I also understand the fact that you broke that policy. I think that it\u2019s really critical, in this next primary election, that you break with policy again and kind of lead us to get that most conservative candidate that we can out there. Because this is a really critical time — and an opportunity, really — to show the differences between Obama and what we really are standing for.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Yeah, there have been a number of people who have approached me in recent months to think about changing this policy of mine, which is to not endorse during primaries.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Well, I don\u2019t necessarily think it should be a change in policy, but, you know, you have to break the rule — well, not break the rule. What\u2019s that saying? There\u2019s always an exception that proves the rule? <\/p>\n

RUSH: Yeah.<\/p>\n

CALLER: I think this is the exception.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Yeah.<\/p>\n

CALLER: I understand the policy and I think it\u2019s a good policy, but I think this is the exception to that rule.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, you might have a point. The reason — there have been many, I guess. The overriding reason for not endorsing during a primary is somebody\u2019s gotta be able to earn it on their own.<\/p>\n

CALLER: I understand. I understand that.<\/p>\n

RUSH: I don\u2019t mean that in an ego sense. <\/p>\n

CALLER: No, no.<\/p>\n

RUSH: I don\u2019t mean it that way. I just… You know, primaries are good for ferreting out this stuff. Find out where you are, find out how good the candidates really are and what they\u2019re made of. (sigh) The problem with endorsing candidates is: What do you do when they lose? Then you gotta go to somebody else, and he says, ‘Weeeell, your creditability is shot. Your candidate lost.\u2019 You gonna say, ‘This is second best\u2019?<\/p>\n

CALLER: Well, no matter what happens, you\u2019re ending up with a McCain and you\u2019re gonna say that anyway. We just can\u2019t afford to have another McCain sitting in that position.<\/p>\n

RUSH: That\u2019s true. That\u2019s true. You think with the Tea Party out there that we are going to have another McCain?<\/p>\n

CALLER: It\u2019s tough to know if that\u2019s gonna happen. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important during that primary section — that segment of the election — to ferret out those people who are like that. Because once that part is over, we\u2019re really stuck with whoever we got.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well…<\/p>\n

CALLER: So the time to fight for it is during the primary election.<\/p>\n

RUSH: I understand. Believe me, I get it. I understand. You are basically saying that my involvement is crucial and that you would like to see it become a little bit more active. It\u2019s just always been a policy of mine to stay out of primaries. I have never endorsed. Wait! Yeah, I did. I was gonna say, ‘Did I endorse Buchanan, or did I just…?\u2019 Yeah, I did endorse Buchanan but there was a reason for that. In 1992 I endorsed Buchanan because in the Republican primary we needed to have conservatism as a part of that debate, unlike today. We don\u2019t have that problem. The problem today is identifying the genuine ones and seeing them rise to the top. <\/p>\n

Believe me, the RINO caucus is still huge out there in the Republican Party. I mean, the Republican Party, it\u2019s kinda hidden right now because of the new House being sworn inspect and the euphoria of the aftermath of the election, but I guarantee you the Republican Party has its own battles shaping up. It\u2019s gonna be over the 2012 nominee, and it\u2019s gonna be over the same old arguments: ‘Do we want a centrist, RINO-type Republican — a moderate who\u2019s not so much identified with the conservative social causes like abortion and that stuff — or are we gonna go full-fledged conservatism in a nominee?\u2019 and we have plenty Republicans who don\u2019t want to go full-fledged conservatism. Just remember, we had a whole lot of Republicans in 1976 and in \u201980 who didn\u2019t want any part of Ronald Reagan. They thought he was a dunce, an idiot. There is that template of conservatives that exists, and the people that buy into that are pretty much liberal. A ‘liberal\u2019 Republican is often called a ‘moderate,\u2019 by the way, rather than ‘liberal.\u2019 But, Justin, I appreciate the input and the advice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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