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03-21-2007, 05:49 AM
Rush Limbaugh vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger
By Gene Byrd
Mar 20, 2007
It appears the Arnold Schwarzenegger does not tune his radio dial to listen in to Rush Limbaugh each day. The California 'Governator' had some harsh words for popular conservative radio talk show host on the NBC Today Show this morning according to the Los Angeles Times. In his best Ah-nold voice Schwarzenegger told Campbell Brown that when it comes to the criticism he has received from the talk radio giant, "All irrelevant. Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant."
The 'Political Muscle' blog reports that in recent weeks, Limbaugh has complained that Schwarzenegger's views on global warming are "no different than what Greenpeace would say."
When the governor called a proposed $12 billion levy on hospitals, doctors and health plans a "loan, because it ... goes back to health care," Limbaugh couldn't stop laughing on the air. He said Schwarzenegger's rhetorical spin was no different than former President Bill Clinton calling tax increases "investments."
Limbaugh is right on the money as Arnold Schwarzenegger is no conservative. But as this is California (or Kelli-fornia in Arnold speak) many of us here in the Golden state take what we can get when to comes to Arnold. And while Limbaugh may be irrelevant to Schwarzenegger, he is very relevant to his audience.
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It appeared what really set Rush off was some sort of comparison to Ronald Reagan. According to the online report, Limbaugh said Schwarzenegger was a closet liberal who supported abortion, gay adoption and gun control, and recoiled at comparisons to former President Ronald Reagan. "This guy may be the next actor elected governor of California, but that's where the similarity between him and Reagan ends."
That is true. Schwarzenegger should not even be mentioned in the same breath as 'The Gipper.'
By Gene Byrd
Mar 20, 2007
It appears the Arnold Schwarzenegger does not tune his radio dial to listen in to Rush Limbaugh each day. The California 'Governator' had some harsh words for popular conservative radio talk show host on the NBC Today Show this morning according to the Los Angeles Times. In his best Ah-nold voice Schwarzenegger told Campbell Brown that when it comes to the criticism he has received from the talk radio giant, "All irrelevant. Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. I am not his servant."
The 'Political Muscle' blog reports that in recent weeks, Limbaugh has complained that Schwarzenegger's views on global warming are "no different than what Greenpeace would say."
When the governor called a proposed $12 billion levy on hospitals, doctors and health plans a "loan, because it ... goes back to health care," Limbaugh couldn't stop laughing on the air. He said Schwarzenegger's rhetorical spin was no different than former President Bill Clinton calling tax increases "investments."
Limbaugh is right on the money as Arnold Schwarzenegger is no conservative. But as this is California (or Kelli-fornia in Arnold speak) many of us here in the Golden state take what we can get when to comes to Arnold. And while Limbaugh may be irrelevant to Schwarzenegger, he is very relevant to his audience.
***
It appeared what really set Rush off was some sort of comparison to Ronald Reagan. According to the online report, Limbaugh said Schwarzenegger was a closet liberal who supported abortion, gay adoption and gun control, and recoiled at comparisons to former President Ronald Reagan. "This guy may be the next actor elected governor of California, but that's where the similarity between him and Reagan ends."
That is true. Schwarzenegger should not even be mentioned in the same breath as 'The Gipper.'