# How are Rush/Hannity/Grant/Levinn handling the election? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523 "2008-11-06T21:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/41 "2008-11-07T19:25:35Z")
This isn’t really the fun part yet. The really fun part is going to come as the ecology of paid rightard punditti shrinks. Some of these people aren’t gong to get slobberingly large paychecks to spew. But which ones? That’s when they start to infight and struggle for relevence. Michelle Malkin vs Anne of Green Goebbels, Steel Cage Death Match. Possible proof of a just and loving Goddess. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/42 "2008-11-07T19:59:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Anne of Green Goebbels Water came out of my nose on that one, so true, so apt. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/43 "2008-11-07T20:51:04Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Perhaps the truth is that fiscal conservatism is like communism; a wonderful idea in theory, but completely unworkable in practice. Actually, it’s only unworkable if there’s a Republican in the White House. If there’s a Democrat like Clinton, it seems to work surprisingly well (which drives Republicans crazy). ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/44 "2008-11-07T21:09:12Z")
Anyone listening to Sean today? I haven’t had a chance to tune in - I assume he’s apoplectic over President Obama joking about Nancy Reagan during his press conference earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/45 "2008-11-07T21:19:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > This isn’t really the fun part yet. The really fun part is going to come as the ecology of paid rightard punditti shrinks. Some of these people aren’t gong to get slobberingly large paychecks to spew. But which ones? That’s when they start to infight and struggle for relevence. Michelle Malkin vs Anne of Green Goebbels, Steel Cage Death Match. Possible proof of a just and loving Goddess. What makes you think it will shrink? Fox News will still be Fox News, other media will still need righties for “balance”, and it’s not like Scaife etc. are going to run out of money any time soon. Things might get a bit over-crowded as dozens of former Bush admin officials try to avoid finding honest work, though. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/46 "2008-11-07T22:24:27Z")
Actually, I expect to see a bunch of tell-all books about the Bush White House coming from former administration officials. Some will attempt to defend Bush’s record while others will, like Scott McClellan, criticize it. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/47 "2008-11-07T23:21:53Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Except there is a strong argument to be made that we haven’t had a conservative administration over the last 8 years…[w]hat we’ve had is Democrat Lite. Umm…you’re joking, right? [sup]😕[/sup] The GWB Administration was as arch-conservative as you can get – his administration was downright _fascist_ in the way he & his advisors handled things. No WAY can you consider GWB to be “Democrat Lite”, unless you’re genuinely delusional. (Or Fundamentalist Christian – which is the same thing!) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/48 "2008-11-08T01:14:33Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > Anyone listening to Sean today? I haven’t had a chance to tune in - I assume he’s apoplectic over President Obama joking about Nancy Reagan during his press conference earlier. FTR, Obama apologized to the former First Lady. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Norder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dan\_Norder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Norder)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/49 "2008-11-08T03:45:09Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Except there is a strong argument to be made that we haven’t had a conservative administration over the last 8 years. With all the RINOs that got elected and Bush turning his back on conservatism, it’s a very strong argument. What we’ve had is Democrat Lite. If by “strong argument” you mean “completely fucking delusional ramblings.” Bush didn’t turn his back on conservatism, he just got away with it to an extreme degree and people saw how stupid the entire concept was… or most people, some people refuse to admit they were backing the wrong horse and try to rationalize their own incompetence away. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/50 "2008-11-08T05:58:57Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Just of morbid curiosity … on what grounds? He is not even in yet. he has done nothing. They will not approve ,no matter what he does. They are pricks. Just getting set for what kind of stupidity they do. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/51 "2008-11-08T06:27:48Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Just of morbid curiosity … on what grounds? Presidenting while black. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/52 "2008-11-08T06:30:47Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > FTR, Obama apologized to the former First Lady. Merciful Og, is that unclean bitch still alive?! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/53 "2008-11-08T07:02:45Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Just of morbid curiosity … on what grounds? Well, to be fair with them, of all the Presidents, Obama is the one who has done less. Hell, he hasn’t even been sworn in yet. Do you want a President who is not even in the White House? If those are not grounds for impeachment, I don’t know what could be. ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/54 "2008-11-08T07:55:53Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Except there is a strong argument to be made that we haven’t had a conservative administration over the last 8 years. With all the RINOs that got elected and Bush turning his back on conservatism, it’s a very strong argument. What we’ve had is Democrat Lite. Democrat Lite? RU doin’ it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/55 "2008-11-08T17:25:01Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Except there is a strong argument to be made that we haven’t had a conservative administration over the last 8 years. With all the RINOs that got elected and Bush turning his back on conservatism, it’s a very strong argument. What we’ve had is Democrat Lite. Real Existing Republicanism has never been tried. (Tom Scud again, sigh. I really need to be more careful about this, except Eva’s account doesn’t see banner ads. Which I guess means I should just not be a cheapskate, but anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![laughingboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@laughingboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laughingboy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/56 "2008-11-08T17:37:26Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Merciful Og, is that unclean bitch still alive?! :mad: 😕 I really don’t get this. Granted, believing in astrology is dumber than a box of rocks, but where does “unclean bitch” come from? The level of public discourse has really eroded in this country. We return you now to the Pit and your previously scheduled gratuitous asshattery already in progress… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/57 "2008-11-08T18:01:02Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > Real Existing Republicanism has never been tried. (Tom Scud again, sigh. I really need to be more careful about this, except Eva’s account doesn’t see banner ads. Which I guess means I should just not be a cheapskate, but anyway.) **Tom Scud** , we completely understand the occasional login mistakes that can happen when Dopers share a computer, but your post indicates you’re repeatedly logging into **Eva** ’s account simply to avoid seeing ads, which is account sharing and against the rules. Please refrain from now on. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/58 "2008-11-08T18:06:45Z")
> [@Chris Moise](#): > > Rush said yesterday that Obama is a “Chicago thug”. I’m surprised that hasn’t seen any traction. I heard him call Obama a “street thug” on his radio show earlier in the campaign. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/59 "2008-11-08T18:41:32Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > The GWB Administration was as arch-conservative as you can get - Except that you won’t find any conservatives who say that. Google “Bush is a liberal” and you’ll get thousands of hits. – Illegal immigration – massive expansion of Medicare – massive spending growth in general – Growth of foreign aid, earning the praise of people like Bob Geldof and Bono – expansion of federal involvement in education (That uber-conservative No Child Left Behind was written by Ted Kennedy, you’ll recall) – Increased funding of National Endowment of Arts – Defending foreign intervention on humanitarian grounds – $16 Billion for AIDS in Africa Bush’s uber-conservatism is a purely a liberal meme, voiced by people who do not read outside their prejudices, and assume that if they are liberal, those they disagree with must be Conservative, and more conservative the more they disagree. Sorry, ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523/60 "2008-11-08T18:45:36Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I heard him call Obama a “street thug” on his radio show earlier in the campaign. And that’s a good example of how unclear their message was. He was both a street thug and an elite ivory tower intellectual, he was both a naive inexperienced babe in the woods and a dangerous radical, he was a both a Marxist and a millionaire. They were just throwing every thing they could to see what would stick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523.md?page=4)