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RUSH: In starting this discussion, they're
trying to explain this, dissect what's going on on the Republican side
with the attacks on Romney and capitalism and so forth, with
language, by the way, that's used by the left. I want to read to
you some excerpts of a piece by Jay Nordlinger, who writes a column at
National Review called Impromptus. He
says, "I was watching a clip of Romney tangling with an Occupy
protester last week. Romney was defending corporate profits. I was
astounded. I don’t think I had ever seen a candidate do this. When the
subject comes up, you’re supposed to denounce corporate profits or say,
'Hey, nice weather we’re having, huh?'"
That gave me great pause. I had to stop and think. He's
right, frustratingly so. He's right. No matter who it is,
when the subject of profits comes up on our side, they usually duck it
and run for the hills, which is maddening. Where are our people
taking the occasion to educate people who have been mal-informed,
ill-informed, or lied to about capitalism from the first day they
stepped into public school? Profits are evil, they are so evil
that even people on our side duck the discussion. Jay Nordlinger
is reminding himself here that he saw a clip of Romney arguing with an
Occupy protester defending corporate profits. How unusual is
this? He then goes on to point out that Phil Gramm, the former
Senator from Texas, conservative and an economist by trade, "once
explained to Bill Buckley why he never talked about free trade on the
stump."
Now, listen to this. This is fascinating to me. Phil Gramm
said, "Free trade benefits almost everybody ... [Full
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is already the nominee, now anointed. Properly so in
this context. It's all too predictable though. I'm weary of
it. Pay no attention. I'm a crazy bag lady, yelling about
stuff I found in my naval. Say, how about them Crimson
Tiders? To bad it wasn't a California team they beat the snot out
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