Category Archives: rush limbaugh

Beyond Peace 4

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

I finished Richard Nixon’s 1994 book, Beyond Peace.  This book was published in the same year that Richard Nixon passed on. Getting a handle on Richard Nixon’s political ideology is not an easy task.  He often talks like a conservative … Continue reading →

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Change, or Just Playing for Another Team?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Carson Clark of the blog “Musings of a Hardline Moderate” recently had an insightful post, Miniblog #137: How Did I Break from the Fundamentalist, Pentecostal Republican Mold? While Carson’s post is about how he left his fundamentalist, Pentecostal, Republican mold, … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s No Apology 9: Energy and Climate Change

Posted on September 9, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of No Apology: Believe in America, Mitt Romney talked about energy and climate change.  In my opinion, Romney was all over the place in this chapter, as he went into different angles of the issue.  But … Continue reading →

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Schumer Could Have Been a Hero…

Posted on March 11, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York was on ABC This Week this morning (click here for the transcript).  One of the topics that he addressed was controversial left-wing comedian Bill Maher, who has donated a million dollars to Barack … Continue reading →

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Two Perspectives on U.S. Energy Policy

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I listened to two talk radio shows today.  The first was that of Rush Limbaugh, the controversial right-wing host.  And the second was that of Thom Hartmann, a progressive. I was especially intrigued by their different points-of-view on energy policy, … Continue reading →

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Kucinich and Kaptur; Rush and Hannity on Inconsistency

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I have two political points for today: 1.  I read that Congressman Dennis Kucinich lost to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur in the race for the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s ninth district.  I think it’s sad that redistricting put both of these … Continue reading →

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John Avlon on the Decline of Rush Limbaugh

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

John Avlon of The Daily Beast has an excellent article about the decline of Rush Limbaugh, both in terms of the number of his listeners and the quality of his program.  Here are some of my favorite quotes from Avlon’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Censorship (Technically-Speaking), But It Still Stinks

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

This will be a rambling post. In a sense, I can identify with the companies that have pulled their sponsorship from Rush Limbaugh’s radio program.  These companies support such values as civility and respect for people, and they do not … Continue reading →

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The Rush-Sandra Fluke Debate

Posted on March 3, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Here are some links regarding the Sandra Fluke and Rush Limbaugh controversy: Sandra Fluke’s submitted testimony: here. Rush Limbaugh’s explanation of his position and defense of his controversial remarks: here and here.  (On the first Rush link, there is a … Continue reading →

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Nixon’s Civil Rights 18

Posted on February 18, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my reading of Dean Kotlowski’s Nixon’s Civil Rights right now, I am in Chapter 6, “A Cold War: Nixon and Civil Rights Leaders”.  The chapter is about how President Richard Nixon had a tense relationship with civil rights leaders.  … Continue reading →

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