Farmer Tells Us About His Meeting with the President
CALLER: What I took away from the meeting is that the image that mainstream media and others are trying to portray of Mr. Trump, in particular in regard to rural America and agriculture, that he does not care anything about that, that is just totally opposite. He shared with us many things that reinforced my belief that not only does he care for rural America, but he wants to strengthen agriculture in America which will further strengthen and make America great again.
The Wall: It’s Time to Shut Down the Democrats
RUSH: I want the Democrats shut down, once and for all, on this government shutdown threat. I want them eating this, and I want all kinds of horrible tasting stuff on it when they swallow it. I want this government shutdown stuff rammed in every orifice of theirs whether you can see it or not! I want them to eat it and I want them to chew it and I want them to swallow it and I don't want them to ever regurgitate it.
The Trump Tax Reform Plan
RUSH: The tax reform package is massive. It reduces seven tax brackets to three.
Frustrated Caller: When Will Republicans Realize They Run Washington?
RUSH: You sound very frustrated out there… The Washington Post did a story on this. Snerdley brought it to my attention. And the actual first few words in the story: "Rush Limbaugh and his listeners were not happy with reports this week," and they quoted accurately three callers here. You now would constitute the fourth that actually got through.
The Washington Post Writes in Praise of Paid Protesters
RUSH: They never want you to know these things are bought, paid for, staged. But now, because of Trump's tweet, they're having to admit that they are paying people, but now they're saying it doesn't mean anything. But it clearly does. Progress yet again. Score another one for Trump.
The Art of the Deal: Classic Trump Negotiation Plays Out on NAFTA
RUSH: Now, Washington believes that we have narrowly averted a disaster, that the inexperienced, know-nothing, ribald, bodacious Donald Trump nearly destroyed one of the firm trade deals we've got by simply speaking up and shouting and ripping it apart and claiming we're gonna pull off it, causing a worldwide panic. When, in fact, the exact opposite is what has happened.
Stupidity Runs Rampant on PMSNBC
RUSH: I didn't see this, 'cause I don't watch MSNBC, but the headline of this: Celebrity Chef on MSNBC: "There's No Legal Way for Immigrants to Actually Enter This Country."
EIB Audience Numbers Shoot Through the Roof: 26 Million and Growing!
RUSH: Usually on a program like this when you have an intense election that features a campaign of a minimum of one year or longer, once the election's over, the results are in, the intensity usually lightens and fades away. And audience levels go back to what their historic norms were. Not the case this year on this program. The audience has continued to build.
Rush 24/7 Stack of Stuff
RUSH: No longer is this just gonna be a long list of stories that I might mention on the program. Now, you will get specifically the stories that I talk about on the program and a select list of a few others that I intended to get to but ran out of time. It's going to be more of a real-time base feature rather than just a generic list of places that I go to prep the show.
Rush 24/7 Morning Update: Liberal Assist
RUSH: A federal judge has barged into the “Sanctuary City” issue. U.S. District Judge William "Vacuum Cleaner" Orrick blocked President Trump’s Executive Order, which simply promised to enforce existing law. That's all it did! It's a law signed in 1996 by Bill Clinton. It withholds certain federal funds from cities that flout federal immigration law.
Drive-Bys Flip That I Said Trump “Caved” on the Wall, Enables GOP Fear of Government Shutdown
RUSH: Trump was sent to Washington to drain the swamp. If the Democrat Party, as losers, can continue to thwart the winners with this never-ending threat of a government shutdown and that the Republicans are gonna get blamed for it, to me, it's time to change that.
How to Bring Apple’s Billions Home
RUSH: The social justice warriors at Apple … do not want to pay such a high, exorbitant rate as 35%. So they keep that money overseas where much of it has been earned. Repatriation is the bringing that money back home and having it circulating in the American economy. There is a one-time repatriation tax rate being proposed.
Democrats Know That Tax Cuts Increase Revenue, So Why Do They Lie About the Facts?
RUSH: The left does understand how raising taxes reduces economic activity. How about their desire for increasing cigarette taxes, soda taxes? What are they trying to do? Get you to buy less. They know. They know that higher taxes reduce activity. It's real simple: If you want more of an activity, lower taxes on it. If you want less of an activity, raise taxes.
Trump’s Tax Cuts Will Boost Revenue, Just Like Reagan’s
RUSH: This woman is out there saying, "If we're gonna have tax cuts, we must find a way to pay for them, otherwise the deficit will explode out of control just like happened with Reagan…" I'm pulling my hair out. Because it's not what happened. The deficit didn't grow; the deficit came down. In like eight years, Reagan almost doubled the amount of revenue that the government collected from taxes.
Sanctuary Cities Ruling Continues Troubling Trend
RUSH: These judges are enforcing their own policy preferences in their efforts to use their power to thwart and stop the president of the United States. … All this executive order was, essentially, was a statement that existing federal law regarding the funding of sanctuary cities would be enforced.
Rush 24/7 Stack of Stuff
RUSH: No longer is this just gonna be a long list of stories that I might mention on the program. Now, you will get specifically the stories that I talk about on the program and a select list of a few others that I intended to get to but ran out of time. It's going to be more of a real-time base feature rather than just a generic list of places that I go to prep the show.
Rush 24/7 Morning Update: Finger Pointing
RUSH: Well, the Democrat National Committee’s Deputy Chairman is doing what the rest of the party won’t. Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison is putting the blame for Democrat losses at the feet of Barack Obama.
Russians Blamed for Hacking Macron to Help Le Pen!
RUSH: This is utter and complete irresponsibility on the part of all of these news agencies all over the world reporting this. And they're doing it — in France it could be two reasons. It could be that they already fear that this Macron guy is actually gonna lose, which is contrary to the conventional wisdom in the reporting. Or they are trying to actually sabotage Le Pen by accusing her of being allied with Russia so that she does not get sufficient votes. It's one of those two things.
Authenticity for Sale: Nordstrom’s $425 Muddy Jeans
RUSH: The Barracuda straight-leg jeans are for people who want to pretend like they have been working hard, who want to pretend that they've been out there getting down and dirty in the mud and the dirt and in the soil and doing real menial work.
What I Think of Obama’s Big Bank Speech
RUSH: Look, this is why Bernie Sanders is the most popular Democrat around. He is the only Democrat that doesn't go out and make big speeches to banks. When he rails against them, he means it, and to a lot of the Democrat Party, he's the top dog right now. The Democrat Party's in a world of hurt.