(2008-05-08) — The success of radio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos‘ in helping Sen. Hillary Clinton edge out rival Barack Obama in the Indiana primary this week has spurred the former First Lady to move Mr. Limbaugh’s name to the top of the short list of potential running mates, according to sources.
Her campaign war chest running on empty, and trailing in the delegate count and popular vote, insiders said Sen. Clinton may be ready to take radical action to prove what she said when she announced her candidacy: “I’m in to win.”
Exit polling indicates that Mr. Limbaugh’s leadership in urging conservative Republicans to back Sen. Clinton may have been the decisive factor in her narrow Indiana victory, keeping her campaign alive to fight another day.
“Rush has demonstrated that he can deliver the votes in key swing states,” said an unnamed Clinton campaign staffer, “and the affection, some call it chemistry, between Rush and Hillary is undeniable. Pairing the two biggest political names of our generation would create an electoral juggernaut that would simply overwhelm John McCain in November.”
A spokesman for Mr. Limbaugh’s Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) network declined to comment, citing “the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations.”
19 responses so far ↓
1 Maggie // May 8, 2008 at 9:40 am
I’m kicking things off….Good morning!
2 Maggie // May 8, 2008 at 9:43 am
I’m kicking things off again. Hmmmm?
3 diamond jim // May 8, 2008 at 9:50 am
The real operation chaos was quite stealthy and pre-dates Rush’s . It was conducted by dems in early primaries voting for McCain. ..leaving conservations adrift with no where to land , except the current operation. This is rarely mentioned when dems like Kerry whine about Rush’s tampering with primaries.
4 upnorthlurkin // May 8, 2008 at 9:54 am
Rush wouldn’t take the pay cut!
5 upnorthlurkin // May 8, 2008 at 9:55 am
Mornin’ Maggie!
6 Libby Gone // May 8, 2008 at 10:03 am
I dunno, Rush may have a crush on her. I wonder if he would consider working under her?
7 gafisher // May 8, 2008 at 10:09 am
Hey, Maggie, quit kicking! We bruise easily!
8 upnorthlurkin // May 8, 2008 at 10:10 am
LG - not a chance! Ha! We’d finally have some conservative leadership back in DC though…. maybe he’d be willing to take one for the team?? Nah! To much danger of being Fort Marcy Parked!
Speaking of parks….I’m off with the pup…
9 gafisher // May 8, 2008 at 10:12 am
Rush talks the talk but lacks hands-on political experience. Maybe Mrs. Clinton will ask him to assume the position of Intern first, just to teach him the ropes.
10 onlineanalyst // May 8, 2008 at 10:42 am
Does Hillary! have a thing for men who like cigars?
11 Fred Sinclair // May 8, 2008 at 10:59 am
Nothing like a mug of hot tea and cookies (courtest of Mrs. Conserv-a-tips) and a really good long belly laugh (Courtesy of Mr. Ott) to take the edge off of a rather chilly, rainy day. Many thanks to both of you.
Hill & Rush? Sounds a lot like “Fire & Ice”.
Heirborn Ranger
12 upnorthlurkin // May 8, 2008 at 11:06 am
Diamond Jim - yeah but when libs and the lame stream media (ah but I repeat myself) tamper it doesn’t count…. that’s just free will, free speech, whatever! I think it’s been a hoot giving them a dose of their own meds!
wv - girl bellowed - I kid you not! She’s gonna do more than bellow….I’d say duck!
13 diamond jim // May 8, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Re: #12 ….dittos…it’s fun to hear them squeal
14 Ms RightWing, Ink // May 8, 2008 at 1:48 pm
ouch. ouch! I won’t even touch the above comments-except to say she is the Black Widow. Likely she would BBQ Rush, Bubba style
15 mindknumbed kid // May 8, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Dick Morris had some interesting comments today on Hannity. I think he is on target too. Who woulda thunk it, sHrillary Rottened Clinton losing the nomination to an unheard of newcomer? It wasn’t supposed to end this way, it was going to be a grand coronation. They really rubbed a lot of the movers and shakers in their party the wrong way one too many times, the average Joe doesn’t know what they (Billary) have done, but in the back room of the DNC HQ, things happened, it is obvious now. I think it was their entitlement mentality combined with the attitude of get outta my way or you will surely pay MO.
16 camojack // May 8, 2008 at 8:18 pm
It has been rather chaotic, huh?
17 prettyold // May 8, 2008 at 9:18 pm
But if Hill picked Rush as VP ,what would Bill do?
Hey , maybe she could just let Bill raise money, until just recently he had done so well. Maybe they could pay off the National Debt and buy China? Nah. China already bought the Clintons.
18 prettyold // May 8, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Maggie , maybe you need a new kicker. Since they just had the NFL draft ,there sure be some good ones available.
19 JamesonLewis3rd // May 8, 2008 at 11:20 pm
The word “chaos” is may very well become all too familiar one day.
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