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Benen: THE GOP'S 'VOICE AND INTELLECTUAL FORCE'....
It's Rush, of course. Rahm Emanuel On Face the Nation: "Emanuel wasn't subtle. Indeed, he emphasized the fact that "whenever a Republican criticizes him, they have to run back and apologize to him and say they were misunderstood.""

Aravosis: GOP Limbaugh label takes off

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Asked by Schieffer if the GOP really pays that much attention to Limbaugh, Emanuel replied: “I do think he’s an intellectual force, which is why the Republicans pay such attention to him.”

I'd disagree with Rahm on this one. Limbaugh is not an intellectual force, he's an anti-intellectual force. He's popular fascism with a multi-syllabic touch. And that is exactly why he's so popular with the GOP. From Sarah Palin, to Bobby Jindal, to Joe-the-Tax-Cheat, the GOP loves its intellectual lightweights. Look at Ann Coulter. Not a stupid woman, by any means, but not very bright either. Her trick is that speaks well. She's the intellectual equivalent of a British accent: Doesn't matter what they say, but with that highfalutin Oxford accent, they could read the phone book and it would sound like Shakespeare.

Rush, Palin, Coulter, Joe-the-Tax-Cheat, and the other most public faces of the GOP offer little more than bread and circus. Which isn't just a criticism of them, it's a criticism of the Republican masses who demand nothing more from their leaders than a pretty face and a touch of fascism.

I'm sure there will be a clipping of this shortly. here is the full Emanuel interview:

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TPM: Eric Cantor distances himself from Rush Limbaugh's public desire for Obama to fail. That and other political news in today's TPMDC Sunday Roundup.

Think Progress: Eric Cantor Tries To Distance Himself From Rush: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Wants Anything To Fail’

Limbaugh reiterated his hope that Obama fails last night. But Limbaugh is not alone. In fact, as ThinkProgress has documented, the list of right-wing conservatives who hope Obama fails is growing. Just this week, the following conservatives joined Limbaugh:

Rick Santorum: “Absolutely we hope his policies fail.”

Tom DeLay: Asked whether he wants Obama to fail, DeLay responded, “Well, exactly right. I don’t want this for our nation.”

Michelle Malkin: “Yes, I hope that fails.”

On Friday, Limbaugh conceded, “The dirty little secret…is that every Republican in this country wants Obama to fail, but none of them have the guts to say so; I am willing to say it.” According to Limbaugh, Eric Cantor must be one of those Republicans without the guts to say what he really feels.

I just can't say how happy this makes me. The reality of the repuglican base started to become widely apparent to the American public - for the first time, no matter how hard the msm tried to downplay it, during the Palin rallies. And now, as they become increasingly deranged at being "out of power" what they are becomes increasingly clear.