'The Limbaugh Strategy'

" C pack the conservative political action conference wrapped up last weekend in Washington with headliner radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. His speech on huge draw for the audience and the media especially this part."

" What is so strange about being honest in saying I want Barack Obama to thank you okay -- his mission. Is to restructure. And reform this country so that capitalism and individual liberty are not its foundation."

" CNN and others in the media quick to respond to his speech. On CNN contributor bill Schneider described -- speeches tone as bullying a mockery and contempt. And said some of Limbaugh's comments were very very divisive. In the White House took the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon on Sunday."

" He is the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party and he has been upfront about what he views and hasn't. Step back from that. Which is he hopes for failure."

" That brought the accusation that the White House is trying to drive a wedge into the Republican Party is it succeeding. In this so called what Limbaugh strategy. If he is not an elected official Rich Lowry why go after rush yeah look he's hugely important conservative opinion maker. That is not the chairman of the RNC is not be running any congressional races next year he's not running for president says that tactic Democrats have tried before Bill Clinton did in the ninety's. As a tempest and -- it. We all of the talk about it rush is great copy hugely entertaining guy but this is not the most important question in American politics by any means a wire they don't it."

" Well it's a good fight and he is entertaining. And you know the the the stories I've read said that they. They did polling on rush and they found you know his negatives are pretty high especially among younger voters and independents if they can make in the face of the party the way Michael Moore was tried to be made the face of the Democratic Party. Bully for them it's not good for the Republicans let's say that let's get the left viewpoint plugin that -- read it's exactly the same -- the conservatives always do when they try to say that Michael Moore is the chairman of the DNC essentially or Sean -- or whoever it is that -- you know Hollywood people. Whoever they think is going to most alienate the average Americans so I think. No Rush Limbaugh's you know when he says these things about wanting Obama to fail that's not just you want. The agenda to -- he wants to Hollywood hotel and -- that MI. And then if they don't -- I want him to fans want to see happen if they had a lot and Allen have in his. It doesn't clearly does not kind of -- this topic I think that Americans want to hearing now did."

" Yes want reaganomics to succeed in the eighties and -- was of course and they also did so at the time although the media didn't make as much of a big deal about it business. What isn't seen me about this and Peter -- writing for the fox forum. Asked this question is. Our taxpayer dollars being use when when Rahm Emmanuel houses according to the political has this morning conference call with James Carville and Paul begala. And -- a couple of others in there. Are what are they doing on that time and and this is that this is the use of government resources to go after not only Rush Limbaugh but also. Jim Cramer and also Rick -- me and as Jane said I don't like that we have got it and it."

" All right did this guy to change our politics and deal with the big problems and steady punting on the financial crisis and spending all that time it's just act stupid black people disputes with right. Besides there is that the belief among some conservatives is that because of that you know of the dropping stock market and some of the other. Financial problems that the Obama administration is using rush to sort of distract."

" People that somebody called an opinion on and chief. I mean -- he -- I doubt anything heavy. It's really only poll tested all right -- let them talk like an hour and a half on national television I don't think the Obama administration knew he had a he had been lucky aren't I think it unveiled their feminine very you know time on this doesn't --"

" Very much time in this kind of but you know I can't. But Robert -- it takes a -- and at that somebody in the media all the time now mr. Wagner that it from the right. Forty years ago and now the leftist but I I do think they got the problem of if the economy isn't in the tank -- while all the they're winning this tactical battle against the Republicans and along on the Democrats are going to the big losers me what you think it could backfire. It will backfires is irrelevant to the -- the economy but they are trying to define -- out -- out of bounds and away you know his opinion. Is not respectable and that's just wrong there's nothing ugly about what he does he's informative and entertaining every single day -- reality on occasion. Let's talk about something else to -- while candidate Obama promised sent an open administration. And yet the vice president goes down to address this. AFL CIO convention in Miami Beach it's close to the press we don't have any idea what he said there is that fair."

" Well reporters in violation of the talk with people that were in the round I an outlet and another transparency means you have to open every single -- you have. But there are a lot of people have complained that particularly on the laughed about what they feel and a lack of transparency. Throughout and even the short time he's been here."

" Almonds are so eager to have transparency when it comes to John used memos about. Due process in the in the in the wake of nine elevenths or Dick Cheney's energy task force and yet they're quiet -- in mind at all to get left out of a meeting with the AF LCI. Bill I think they're the same level of meeting it and I think yeah I think it's important in my understanding. AFL CIO's policy that is executive sessions that are close to the -- reporters have really been said look we -- to was my outlook for the one of the hottest pieces of legislation into that -- be carjacker the EF CN employee free choice -- whatever you want to call it. And I guarantee Biden and the union leaders were talking about that a lot I think that the -- people like nothing but laugh and nothing more than have every. Biden event closed with a I'm going -- at."

" They're very is that you know I I should get -- back of his Rush Limbaugh question because that I sort of drop the whole issue of the battle. But even rush seems to be having with Michael -- the new chairman of the Republican Party. And did -- Who's the state is that the wave the two of them got intuitive."

" Well you know -- it's Michael Steele was brought -- because he was considered to be really good on television. And a former talk show host I believe and he has not done very well he let someone on CNN say the Fed can't convention look like in Nazi rally didn't contradict that he got to fight with our slip by nannies and made a lot of people mock it because it took him how long did it take -- to apologize not very long does -- need a little media work is it."

" you win some personality they fell -- the stupid trap. With with rush that. Watching that interview as painful as you've actually nodding when the Dallas is calling Republicans. Nazis I think actually rush's advice was very sound just concentrate on the mechanics of his job and organizing the Republican Party all right we're gonna take another break first though we'd like your help story ideas always welcome here. Especially if you come across good examples of media bias. Email us at his watch at foxnews.com."