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Rush Limbaugh is a conservative radio talk show host. His Web site describes him as "America's Truth Detector; the Doctor of Democracy; the Most Dangerous Man in America; the All-Knowing, All-Sensing, All-Everything Maha Rushie; defender of motherhood, protector of fatherhood and an all-around good guy."
Recent statements involving Rush Limbaugh
The health care bills will be "mandated spending. You can't cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances."
"That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing."
The government is "going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it."
"President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision."
On the day the House voted on the climate change bill, "there was not even a copy of the bill in the well of the House, which is standard. It wasn't even written."
Recent stories featuring Rush Limbaugh
A left-leaning group says Republican Congressman Adam Putnam was silent after Rush Limbaugh called Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Actually, Putnam spoke up.
Sonia Sotomayor ruled against white firefighters who sued their city for discrimination. Rush misleads in the retelling.
Rush Limbaugh talks about how Republicans could try to bottle up court nominees in committee. We find he has the facts right.
We examine claims by pundits and talk show hosts and find Rachel Maddow was wrong about Sarah Palin, that George Washington didn't speak of God the way Rush Limbaugh claimed, and that George Will was right about troubled assets.
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