(CNN) - As his Senate career nears its end, Republican Chuck Hagel isn't holding back when it comes to criticizing members of his own party - including conservative talk radio hosts.
"We are educated by the great entertainers like Rush Limbaugh," Hagel said Tuesday during a speech in Washington, according to the Huffington Post.
"You know, I wish Rush Limbaugh and others like that would run for office," a sarcastic Hagel continued. "They have so much to contribute and so much leadership and they have an answer for everything. And they would be elected overwhelmingly. [The truth is] they try to rip everyone down and make fools of everybody but they don't have any answers."
Hagel has increasingly become critical of his party in the aftermath of the Iraq War and notably held back endorsing his longtime friend John McCain during the presidential campaign. He's reportedly under consideration for a cabinet post in the Obama administration.
Speaking at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Hagel also faulted Washington lawmakers for "raw, partisan, political paralysis."
"The American people don't like what is going on... they want us to start doing what leaders are expected to do, address the problems, find some consensus to governing. Get along. There will be disagreements, sure... but in the end we can't hold ourselves captives to this raw, partisan, political paralysis."
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Amen...
Bravo. Finally someone on the right is critisizing the fact that some listen to much to the gas bag radio talkers. It becomes dangerous when that is their only source of information.
I Love Chuck Hagel! and im hoping he does end up in Obamas cabinet ,seems Hagel and Powell are the only decent Republicans left and hes right about Limbaugh its the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity that are destroying the Republicans, cmon Obama put Hagel in your Cabinet! and lets hope Limbaugh gets kicked off the radio
Hagel is a worthless lifeform. I hope Democrats are prepared for the inevitable knife lodged squarely in their backs. Chuck is loyal to Chuck and no one else.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! I believe that Rush, Hannity and the rest are rsponsible for the position the republican party now finds itself in.
No one could have said it any better Sen. Hagel. Right on!
Tell it like it is, Chuck!
Oh by the way. I'm tired of reading comments with the words "loose" when what is meant is "LOSE". People don't "loose" elections. We aren't screws or bolts. People LOSE elections or games, or whatever...
Funding for education is VERY important folks.
I wish they were more politicians like Hagel
Rush who?!?
Hagel was a Democrat running as a Republican. Of course he doesn't like Limbaugh.
Chuck is one of the few republicans that I actually have some respect for. He is absolutely right.
Put him in the cabinet. He's a pragmatic bi-partisan who shows good judgement. We're going to need leaders like this to stick around, not retire to their home state.
You go, Chuck! Pity he's not running for re-election. And I'm a democrat.
Senator Hagel's comments on Rush and Conservative talk radio are appreciated and long overdue by someone from the Republican party! In my opinion, Sen. Hagel's bi-partisan posture would be very welcome in an Obama Cabinet.
AMEN!
Well said, Senator Hagel!
Hey Republicans: Can we trade you Hagel for Lieberman? A retired Hagel is worth 12 Liebermans any day of the week.
Way to go. Someone with guts who is speaking out against the conservative radio show morons. It's time to put our country first...
A man of real integrity and leadership qualities. Obama can't go wrong with Hagel in his admiistration.
Good for you Chuck.....standing up against Limbaugh, Medved, Bennet and the other pinheads on talk radio...
Interesting ... but you loss points as you have your own personal interests at heart. RINO...
I wish Chuck Hagel would be the SOS, but I guess I can settle for SOD. NO Robert Gates!
This Democrat would like to see Hagel at the helm of State, but as that does not appear to be possible, Defense or Homeland Security. I think it would be a missed opportunity not to include Hagel in the cabinet. President-elect Obama said he wants Republicans in the cabinet, and there are few better than Hagel.
Ya have to love his honesty, don't cha?
I may not agree with him on certain issues but agree completely with this...100% against clowns like Rush.
we need more people like him in Congress, regardless of party affiliation.
I couldn't have said it better. Watch now when that dopey Rush and equally moronic Hannity and O'Reilly will be all over him.
Please boycott the Limbaugh program and any advertisers supporting it.
The next secretary of Defense
Hagel is not a GOP Senator. He is an opportunist and a fool.
Gotta love this guy... He has the right stuff. I really hope he stay's involved on a national in some sort of way.
boy is this guy right. the hate mongers on tv and radio ie. hannity, limpbag, and the ever pleasant billo should indeed run for office if they think they can do a better job. but no,i don't think they have the balls to run for office. they just have big hateful mouths and continue to sprew crap because thats all they can do. just complain and lie and belittle. if they are so smart lets see them prove it. this country has had enough of this partisan bull. we are all americans and we all want the best for this country and ourselves and the world we live in. we want to leave a better place for our children and grandchildren. we want health care and jobs and a clean world. i think the way we get there is with the democrats. i will gladly donate more to obama for his historic inauguration.
Spoken like a true gentleman.
~Lawrence in Denver
If President Elect Obama is going to have Republicans in his administration I think Chuck Hagel would be a good fit. I see him envolved with foreign affairs or security.
Hagel rules. Why don't more democrats and republicans understand that bipartisanship is truly what the overwhelming majority of Americans want?
Yes, yes, a million times yes.
I am sure that President Elect Obama will be able to find a place for him in "Our White House"!
I admire Hagel more and more, and wouldn't be surprised to see him in some position in an Obama administration. Many thought he had a good chance for the VP slot.
Holly s....
WoW there are other that see what Rush L. really is. That is all he does rip everyon down
Thank you, Sen. Hagel. It is about time all of the rational, intelligent people from both parties bring down this divisive gasbag. Every day since the election I am feeling better about the good people of this country coming together and isolating and banishing this small, very vocal minority whose main goal seems to be to fanning the flames of ignorance, anger and paranoia. Let there be light, at last! Good riddance, Limbaugh and your ilk.
Chucky baby should just go ahead and change his affiliation...He's been a democrat in disguise for years. A wolf in cheap clothing....
He's been a waste up there for the republicans and as far as I'm concerned "don't let the door hit you as you jump sides"...Oh and as far as your comments on Rush, he's got more intelligence in his little finger than you do in that mush head of yours...he would be ten times better in your position and would do a lot more than you would have...goodbye chucky baby...good ridence..
Finally someone speaks the truth about these Know it all monsters like Rush and Hannity. Since they know so much why don't they run themselves
Good for him. Thats an example of real integrity unlike that opportunistic wyrm Lieberman
That's so funny! Thank you for calling out Limbaugh! I'm liking Hagel more and more!
Limbaugh is nothing but a divider and I'm so grateful that not all Republicans see the world the same way he does.....
Hope is spreading across this great country!!!
As my hero Rube Goldberg used to say, "They all look good when they're far away." And there was a saying in baseball, too, to the effect that it's easy to sit up in the cheap seats and yell advice, but not so easy when you're on the field.
Limbaugh? Is anyone really still listening to that windbag?
If you're curious, read "The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh's Reign of Error" to find out how factually incorrect and ignorant he is. Thankfully, it no longer matters because he's also completely irrelevant – finally understood by Americans as the hateful fraud he's always been.
agreed!!
I'm a pretty staunch Democrat but I wish I could vote for this guy...
A great leader to bring into the cabinent, Pres. Elect Obama.
It's about time someone spoke up about that fat hippocrit Limbaugh...that sorry excuse for a man needs to find a hole and crawl into it and not be seen or heard again...
and amen......
Lincoln's team of rivals is about to get trumped.
its about time someone said it
Put him on your cabinet Barack! He's an intelligent republican.
You tell'em Chuck.....
HAGEL for Secretary of State!
Please do not give it to Hillary!
Hannity is definiitely not smart enough to win an election....wait I forgot about the Bush comparison
Chuck Hagel deserves a role in the Democratic Administration. I think he will get it.
I always knew I liked Chuck Hagel.
The senator is correct. Talk-Radio is easy, and real governance is hard. Our talk-radio healers are in truth snake-oil salesmen. They rip off those who believe, and have created a microculture of ditto-ists. Those who repeat lies, embrace truthiness, and are ill prepared for the complexity of fixing anything beyond a sink.
If talk radio fans ever want to sit at t he adult table, they must begin to read EVERYTHING, to consider EVERYTHING, and to mix ideas from both sides of the aisle. No one conservative or liberal has the best ideas to fix anything! Grownups are intellectually flexible, kids keep making the same mistakes. Often 8 years worth ... Come to the table talk radio fans, but bring something / anything original, or continue to get laughed at. Life is too short to wait for you to grow up.
HURRAH FOR CHUCK HAGEL! That is one great Senator, and it is a real shame he is retiring. I wish Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, and all the rest of those lying "pundits" would shut up and find useful employment. They're worse than welfare cheats!
Wow, well said Mr. Hagel. Rush Limbaugh and other radicals such as him do NOTHING but bring people down in a negative manner. Those people are chicken hawks who claim to be big and tough but NEVER have any answers, or solutions, or the GUTS to run for an elected office.
Put up or shut up! Go Hagel!
Hagel is absolutely correct!
By the Way: He'll be missed in the Senate!
Attaboy, Chuck!
A repub with integrity? No more hate and fear? What is the world coming to?
It's a shame that men like Chuck Hagel are considered outcasts in the Republican party. If there were more Chuck Hagels, Congress might actually get something done. Love the shot at Limbaugh. Limbaugh, Hannity, and Boortz will never run for office because holding public office would expose them to something they've never had to experience--Accountability. They would be exposed for the bloviating, hate spewing bigots that they are.
I always like this dude's honesty. Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Homeland Security or Dept of Defense.
He is sooo right about all of this.
Now here is a great Republican who speaks the truth. For all of those who are wringing their hands, wondering how the GOP can recover, go listen to Chuck Hagel.
Guys like Rush, Hannity and Billo-the-clown are only interested in kepping drama going and dividing america!!
Hagel is a left wing idiot.
Right on!! well said!! I understand everything Senator Hagel is talking about. People like Rush Limbaugh – only make fun and tear down....they wouldn't have a clue on how to really fix anything - much less run for office. To actually work together on the monumental tasks of running a country is way too intelligent – much more profitable (for Rush) to spout out nonsense – Its always very nice to be in the peanut gallery – shooting out words and and pushing the hate & fear buttons – while the folks working down on the field are actually trying to get something done! Disagreements are fine – Respect is even better.
Why are we listening to Rush Limbaugh, a drug addict who really should be doing prison time for illegally obtaining and using drugs..
What if others had been as judgemental and unforgiving of his actions as he is of others. He needs to S T H up and think on those things.
thank you Senator! What is wrong with the far-right of the Repub. party are the likes of Limbaugh. people need to know the King (of talk radio) has no clothes!
I love this guy! I do hope Obama gives him a cabinet position. This man is a quality human being and a credit to the Republican Party, though I doubt they would realize it. Conservative talk radio is destroying this country, dividing it and inciting the "low information" faction of our population to just hate anyone with any difference of opinion. Rush Limbaugh should have been sued a hundred times over for some of the lies and filth he has uttered on his program over the years. And to think that his employers are giving him millions of dollars to spew his venom is a very sad commentary indeed on our right to freedom fo speech.
Please boycott these products that are advertised on the Limbaugh website:
Zicam
Lifelock
Quicken
Carbonite
Allen Brothers
Newsmax.com
I agree with Hagel. People like Limbaugh, Hannity, & O'Rielly, are nothing but loudmouths who's only talent is critisizing others that don't follow their version of a white, 1950's USA. Were they vetted, I'm sure their voices wouldn't be so loud & obnoxious. It's a lot easier to throw rocks, than be the one being stoned... They are the voices of the low brow... They should be on their knees, thanking Obama, for giving them 4-8 years of job security...
I, & most other 'normal' people, find them quite laughable. The scary part are those that take them seriously. They do not represent or speak for the right. They speak for the fanatics...
Rush is no conservative, just a mouth piece.
I am happy to see that there is someone that sees RUSH LIMBAUGH for what he is, a fraud. He is getting rich with lies to people who don't know that they are being used.
I am on RUSH watch and today he was an expert on 8 topics in 30 minutes. The most foolish being that hunger in America is a myth and according to Rush, these children just don't want what they have or are too lazy to fix their own food.
Good for you Hagel!!!
Way to go Chuck you are right on....between the Rush's & the religious right they have driven the GOP into the ground....both speak with venom & fang's....what blows my mind is that people really take these people seriously...NOTE this is from a democratic view...
Chuck Hagel would make a heck of a president.
Well there you go...wanting a post in the Obama administration. Naturally he'll speak out against his own party. BTW, Rush offers plenty of solutions...stick to the Constitution for one.
As ohio said, it's amazing that there seems to be one honest person left in national politics – I certainly hope that there's a big place for Chuck Hagel in the Obama Administration!
Pick me Obama Pick me....... what a gimmick
Good for you Chuck! I applaud your honesty. This is what we want more of from our poiticians. Maybe you will influence others to follow. This is what the American people want and deserve.
Thank you!
There are good republicans after all.
Hagel, is one delusional pol. He doesn't know which side he is on.The side of Al-quaeda appeasors, or the milksop pols on the radical left. Retire hagel, soon, you added NOTHING to our cause, other than to act like a treasonist DEMONRAT !!!
Good for you Senator Hagel. Our political environment would be so much better if the dregs of the earth (Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly) would just go away never to be heard from again. It is hate mongers like these that are so instrumental in dividing the country.
Yes... finally... someone needs to shut up that racist pig...
I was excited when I saw the headline. Unfortunately, right wingers don't listen to voices of reason like Chuck Hagel. Why should they when they can be led by the George Bushes, the Jim Demints, and the Sarah Palins of the world?
Now I expect our own right wing blowhards to pile on Hagel as some sort of traitor for speaking the truth.
Go get 'em Chuck!
Bravo Chuck!
Pathetic. Hagel is a tool for Obama, he might as well change his party affiliation. Hagel has not gotten near the slack that Leiberman got for endorsing the Dear Leader and he's always criticizing his own party. WTH?
Pathetic.
We need people such as the Senator to start a new party so that the current Republican party can be replaced by one that is secular and rational.
Hagel has always been a straight shooter and never one to stick to just an R or a D. It's too bad Nebraskans had to be the lemmings they always are and replace Hagel with the less-than stellar Johansen. (Didn't like him as Gov. and sure didn't like him as Sec. of Agriculture) They had an opportunity to vote in a new voice, someone young and not a political machine, Scott Kleeb. Unfortunately Kleeb had that dreaded D after his affiliation and Nebraskans always vote the way their Daddy's did, beause otherwise the world would come to an end right? Oh and I'm 5th generation NE and know what I speak of.
This is what America needs. People like Chuck Hagel are what America needs. Someone who will stand up for his party when they are right and against them when they are wrong. If only more Senators, Congressmen and other government officals were like him, this country would be in MUCH better shape than it is. Obama and company def. need him in the fold.
Without talk radio, you would never know what isreally going on. The main MEDIA is so far lefat, you wil never know the truth. Sorry, but I depend on talk Radio, so I can then hear both side of the BS, and make my own dertermination.
Very true.
And I wish they would run, get elected, and see just how difficult it is. It's easy to yap behind a microphone.
Don't forget Sean Hannity, O'Rielly, and now Glenn Beck. All of these guys have sold their souls for the right wing hate agenda.
I agree 100% chuck!! I'm just so sorry that you took this long to stand up to guys like rush.
I would love to see him run for office...
Ohh, he knows better.
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Savage and all the right wingnuts are big fat idiots. They will drive the GOP to extinction which has now been reduced to a southern party with angry white men.
He is so right and unfortunately a large majority of the people, especially the right wing conservatives, get their information from the likes of Hannity and Limbaugh and think it's the truth. There should be a law from the FCC stating these "entertainers" cannot tell a blatant lie.
Hope he's picked as Secretary of State.
Let's throw this little rat under the same bus that we throw Lieberman. Hagel can dish it out, but he can't take it – cries like a baby at the slightest criticism.
Amen Chuck Hagel! Clowns like Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Hannity, and OReilly. are bringing down the party offering nothing but hate, name calling and race baiting. If I don't agree with them I'm a Marxist ( are we back in the 50's with Herbert A Philbrick and "I led three lives?"
Sen. Hagel is right on the money. The thing with conservative talk shows is that they have an audience that is loyal, yet that is the only thing that they can point to during an ordinary day is listen to conservative talk show host bash progressives. The audience for progressive talk radio have the same loyalties to their takl show host i.e. Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, but they have other interest in life. That is the difference.
Hagel should have mentioned Bill Maher. Its obvious whose side he is really on. Another cheap shot. If Hagel gets a post the GOP will not let Obama forget it.
OMG BOUT TIME someone from the GOP told it like it is. Rush was the one who pushed for Sarah Palin for VP. hmmmm maybe what he spews is really irrevalant. Maybe just maybe advertizers will realize this and pull their ads
For all of those who subscribe to the Limbaugh's, Let Rush run for office and see how he continues to make a spectacle of leadership. Hagel is right, many people have comments and make millions doing it, but how many of those Limbaughs really believe in what they are saying enough to get in there a fight to make things right.
Too many "I can complain but don't have answer spoke persons" have more contact with voters than the people actually running the government.
RKW November 18th, 2008 3:30 pm ET
Hagel is a left wing idiot.
A Limbaugh supporter calling someone else an idiot. How original???
It is Hagel and "moderate" ilk like him who stand for NOTHING but their political careers. McCain is one of them (RINOs). Good riddance!
To compromise principles is to have NONE!
FINALLY SOMEONE HAS THE GUTS TO PUT LIMBAUGH IN HIS PLACE.
Mr. Hagel is one of the few members of congress that is a true statesman who places the needs of the country and its citizens above petty politics. He has abandoned the republican politics of divisiveness and fear mongering to say and do what needs to be said and done.
Good People are everywhere and we as a citizenry need to rally behind them. This is the man the GOP should have chosen to lead them instead they have hitched their wagon to ignorant, self-serving game show hosts. Until the Republicans realize that intelligence and honesty are strengths in a leader; until they cease in their appeals to fear, greed and a phoney brand of Christianity they will continue to be moved out of the way.
Upchuck Hagel (RINO, France), the darling of every leftist, useful idiot of the Washington press, would be the perfect fit for the administration of the thoroughly unqualifed, terrorist fraternizing, community organizer.
I wish I could by Rush for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth. Attaboy Chuck! You go get 'em!
Hagel for Defense!
Limbaugh and Savage (Weiner) refuse to talk directly to anyone with ideas which challenge their little one-man empires. Maybe someday conservatives will take notice and bring back intelligence.
Lieberman is ready with the knife behind his back.
Liberman is (i) ndependant
we all know what this i stands for.
He is absolutely right...And it is not just on the conservative side..The liberals are guilty too.
The media as a whole has become a "hooker"
Yay Chuck! Hopefully we will see more of you over the next few years
Now this is an intelligent and smart republican with integrity. I hope Presient Elect Obama offers him a cabinet slot.
"[The truth is] they try to rip everyone down and make fools of everybody but they don't have any answers.""
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Trust me, you don't need Rush to make you look like a fool. Politicians of any party can do that all by themselves.
Rush is the most divisive, polarizing, and negative influence on American politics....and is ridiculously overpaid. Great job Chuck...tell it like it is. Limbaugh is to blame more than anyone for the hi-jacking of GOP by the lunatic fringe right-wing.
Limpbaugh is a stuttering bumbling fool. He sits behind a microphone in a stupor barfing up all sort of garbage, lies, and falsehoods.
It's too bad that there aren't more of this kind of statemanship in the Republican party instead of all the strident extremism. The Repubs need guys like Hagel if they want to move forward in a meaningful way. Limbaugh/Hannity/Coulter are garbage and a "blight on the right."
If hagel is so honest why did he wait until he was leaving? He is afraid of Rush, that is why, had he said this when running for election he would have lost. He has no loyalty or he would have helped John McCain, he has no integrity.
Chuck, You are useless. Just go away quietly. If Barack gives you a job, take it quietly but for me, you are good for nothing. Most ungrateful. You cannot get any votes from Nebraska anymore. Go away.
Sen. Hagel gets better every day!
GO CHUCK GO! I knew I liked this guy for a reason.
director of homeland security? hagel's one of the few republicans, with a real sense of democracy and patriotism left. republicans would have had a real chance if hagel had run for president.
I like what this guy has to say. Such independence of thought that deviates for party orthodoxy though is highly discouraged by the GOP.
PREACH IT HAGEL
Finally a straight talking Republican – get Limpbough into a real debate so he and the malleable mental midgets who listen to him can defend their positions
I wonder if others who tote the party line will stand up for what's right. Rush Limbaugh is an idiot who preaches hate. He makes a lot of money by being the playground bully.
Hagel is a decent man. No one is going to ask if you were a Republican or Democrat when you die. They're going to ask whether or not you were decent.
Rush should run for office; he is a great American and a patriot.
IMPEACH OBAMA!
Pray to end abortion.
Thank you Senator Hagel! Limbaugh's babbling is beyond out of control. His arrogance and the "high" he seems to get by running down our country's leaders is unreal. Enough already...I no longer listen to his show, and have stopped listening to the local radio affiliate that carries it.
Chuck Hagel is a smart man. He knows Rush is useless and said so, good for you!!!
Hagel hits the nail on the head! Limbaugh is a devisive idiot. This is a guy who started as a 2-bit disc jockey in Cape Girardeau, MO and now we listen to his rantings as though he were some sort of all-seeing god. He recent quoted that Obama has "fooled" all of us into electing him. The fools were the voters who kept "W" in office for 8 years while he destroyed the country.
Now we know who the true republicans are, Rush ain't one.
This is the guy that is going to take the republican party out of its funk! Hagel '12!
Senator, actually they (i.e. SOME conserative radio talk show hosts) do have some answers and that is due to the fact that they are not held hostage by lobby or special interest groups. Not saying that that could not (or even would not happen) but Congress now as a whole is a standing joke. I am very sad to say that but it is a fact. Most are only out for the next reelection and thoughts of helping their constituents and doing right for the people have faded greatly as the years have gone by. It's hard to watch the news or read newspapers anymore without becoming enraged and negative given the track record.
He is absolutely right–watch c-span and see what is going on. You are there to tackle the country's problems -fix them not just talk about them and I believ that after 16 months of listening to Hillary demeaning Obama it is a farce that he would consider her for his cabinet. I think the majority of people have spoken -no more Clintons.
Rush is Ebonezer Scrooge before his transformation. His chain will be extremely heavy and long when he dies.
Nice sentiments from what appears to be a forthright and honest man.
Now, Senator Hagel, you are the former CEO of ES&S, which is the parent company of Diebold. Care to comment on the presidential election of 2000? You know, the one where Gore polled a staggering total of -16,003 votes in Volusia County ,Florida?!
I'm just glad Glenn Beck has gotten banished to Fox. He can be with his own kind of idiots. I can't beleive he said on his show after a guy at a truck stop called him out. "Stop the hate!" when he generates all the hate that arouses thes people. They are the worst of hatemongers.
I'm a Dem but would vote for this guy in a heart beat. Americans have been telling our law makers just what he said. I'm glad to see one republican gets it.
Hagel is just a sore loser who wants a post on the change agenda. there have always been partisan politics and always will be. Rush is not perfect and free speech is his agenda. you people who hate the talk radio group just have no TOLERANCE to ANYONE who gives a different point of view. you have been reeducated by the very media that only survives on the first ammendment. you toss that and dont you dare say ANYTHING aginst the state or you reeducation is only in the infancy stage. Hagle will not be missed.
Sorry I am late to the fold, taking a break, busy working while the rest of you libs are lining up for my money.
Hagel is RINO if there ever was one, just like Clinton, wet the finger, and wave it in the air to see which was the wind is blowing.
You got Obama elected, now let's see what you do when he can't deliver the goods on all those wonderul promises he made you lemmings.
Amen Chuck. Rush talks a big game sitting in the peanut gallery, but he is a coward who would never put his beliefs on the mound by running for anything.
I hope to see you in the Obama cabinet.
Look out another one under the Obama spell. Support for the GOP is dropping before our eyes. I wonder when the rest will wake up and see it is there corrupt party leaders that have chosen the wrong path for America. Let them know that leading the blind with fear and lies will no longer work.
Hagel is one Republican with integrity and grit. I hope he joins the next administration.
Hear! Hear! Sen. Hagel. Rush is the joke of the century!
He sounds like EXACTLY what Obama needs in his admin. This guy knows what the people want and need. I hope Obama seriously considers this man for the job. Finally someone bashes the hate mongerer. (rush)
Run this past me again !!!!!!! "Bout time someone stood up to this gas bag Limbaugh and his ilk. Bravo to you Sen Hagel.Yes, Bravo, Bravo.
Well said, Chuck. I stopped listening to that limbaugh flatulence long ago. He's a liar and ripoff.
I agree with Senator Hagel. Yet this is more pervasive than in just politics. This us-vs-them approach, this win-lose mentality, this my-way-or-the-highway mode has become rooted in US culture and works against the potential of this great nation. A. Lincoln got it right: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Or if you prefer, the old adage: "The handshake is stronger than the fist."
If the republicans had more Chuck Hagels and less Rovian disciples they may have not buried their brand so deep in the mud. As it is ... it will take a lot of people replaced in the party before they can come close to the stranglehold they used to have. Alot of folks have caught on to the dillema that 'don't question the talking points' is getting our country into. I want all our citizens liberal and conservative to have a say and to feel like they are not being ignored by their government, but it is a two way street and the 'demonization' of the other party is not getting anything constructive done. It is just helping hate radio and your local facist (dem or rep) politician stay on the air and in their position.
Personal to eva:
Rush Limbaugh is the personal attack dog of the RNC, and they don't deny it. "Forget issues, attack the personality!"
This is the guy who called Chelsea Clinton a bow-wow and printed t-shirts proclaiming it. Nice guy!!!
I love how people who don't listen to a program know so much about it. Once again the 'open minded people' are hypocrites. Allowing 'leaders' like this to govern is ireresponsible at best.
Russ is a foul mouthed, divisive, rabbel rouser whi should have his mouth washed with suffuric acid. He brings out the worst emotions os the ill informed bigots.
What a nice surprise, a Republican who is honest, who has integrity and is not afraid to stand up for facts. If the GOP is looking for a way to come back, listen to Chuck. The American people have caught on to the attack, smear, lie tactics of the past. Try telling the truth and the GOP just might get some Senate and house back. If not, the GOP can count on even more lost seats in 2010.
Allen Brothers steaks are actualy moose meat shot by Sarah Palin from a helicopter.
Right on, Chuck
Limbaugh makes it harder for the crooks to operate in Washington.The crooks in the Senate and the House was responsible for letting the problem with Fannie Mae and Freddie mac ruin the country not Bush. Democracy is formed by Conservatism and used by Liberals until it turns into Socialism. You might want Limbaugh after 4 years of more giveaways for the mess that happens when Obama can not keep all of the promises. I don't expect anything from Obama but the ones who elected him do. The money that was in the stock market still exist. It was pulled out by the smart ones who live by the Golden Rule (he who controls the gold rules) hope to gain by these bailouts.
Hagel tells it like it is. Obama would be wise to put him on his team. We need more Chuck Hagels!
If Hagel is so honest why did he wait until he was leaving? He is afraid of Rush, that is why, had he said this when running for election he would have lost. He has no loyalty or he would have helped John McCain, he lacks integrity on his timing.
America would be a Better Place if Idiots like Limbaugh and Hannity had no Voice to spit their Hate !!!!
To Republicans –
You lost the election becuase of the partisan, negative talk. Now when you have one of your own call you on your bad behavior, you act like spoiled brats.
Proof you can dish it out but can't take it!
Liebermann is a jerk. I hope his voters get him. Then again, he will retire being the COWARD and PUNK HE IS!
To RKW:
His Comment: Hagel is a left wing idiot.
Yep... Chuck is an idiot. Only an idiot can make the observation that guys like Rush like to scream about everything that's wrong with this country yet offer no solutions. And only an idiot would suggest that we need to get past the partisan gridlock to get anything done. Because the smart thing to do would be what... accomplish nothing and offer no solutions?
You're an idiot RKW. If you're going to make a statement like that... at least back it up with some kind of substance.. why you think he's an idiot.
this guy is brilliant and truthfull he is so different from liebermann if you asked liebermann the same question he will tell you limbaugh is smart.
Isn't it nice that now that his career is ending, he has the backbone to speak out about the partisanship in Washington... gee... where was he for all the previous years he was in office? I don't remember him on the news programs railing about "partisanship"... He has been part of the problem for years, certainly not part of a solution!
Chuck Hagel has always been critical and out spoken about the republican party. He's a fair man and I hope he is given a position in the Obama White House.
Oh my god, I love this man. Too often politicians will take shots from the left and the right and act as if it is beneath them to respond. Im glad he took aim right back at them. And he is 100% correct.
Chuck Hagel is a great American statesman. Not afraid to speak his conscience when he is compelled to. Pond Scum like Limbaugh arent fit to take his trash out
Thank You Chuck Hagel. Rush is a deterrent to progress, a disgrace to intelligent Repugs, a hate monger, a very poor comedic wantabee, a nuisance, a migraine, a hemorrhoid, a disgrace. Who listens to that jerk anyway. If I accidentally tune him in on the car radio, I turn him off. I would rather listen to fingernails scratching a blackboard. Too many people in the Repug party listen to losers lie him, Hannity and Coulter.
I used to like listening to Medved and Savage but after a while Medved's holier than thou attitude and Savage's pure hatred of Muslims turned me off. I was never a Limbaugh fan, too grumpy, and as for Hannity he's a little wimp. The kind of guy who makes friends with the school bully so he can get them to beat up his enemies.
And it was nice to see the faux-moderate Glenn Beck announce his move to Fox over the weekend, now I can watch Headline news without catching his "fair and balanced" commentary by accident.
Good riddance to the lot of 'em, and I hope Hagel gets a place in the new admin. One of the last true Republicans IMHO.
I admire that Hagel is taking an unpopular stance with his party with his comments. These fools in the media like Rush, Hannity, Reagan, Colter are just there to entertain and shock. They have helped to only Polarize this Nation more and more.
Finally, why doesn't Hagel and Lieberman just switch parties.
The next Sec. Def. = Chuck Hagel
Yippee!! Chuck Hagel is right on. I've hoped and prayed BO will use him somewhere. As an Independent, I couldn't be happier to hear he has been chosen wherever Obama thinks he could be most helpful.
CROSSING MY FINGERS!!!
Hagel deserves a cabinet post in the Obama Administration.
Limbaugh is part of the problem with the GOP, way over the top, exclusive club mentality, Limbaugh shouldn't have the radio platform, but America tend to by anything from anybody, you know how gotti heirs had a tv show the man represented terrorism, same as Limbaugh (extremist)
Its great to hear a Senator speak up to Rush and all the hatred he causes. He would be good in the new Cabinet.
eva wrote: "BTW, Rush offers plenty of solutions…stick to the Constitution for one."
Do you mean, like Dubyah stuck to the Constitution, or was it more like STUCK IT to the Constitution?
I..............AM...................REALLY..............REALLY..................ENJOYING................
WATCHING...............THE.................GOP.....................IMPLODE.
THANKS RUSH!!!!!
ITS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY!!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
Typical politician,no backbone or guts to speak up on anything till your LEAVING office,or know you might get something out of it. I'm amazed how people keep bending over for these politicians words when there actions always stay the same.
Yes we can
Yes we di
Ye we will
And so will Sen.Hagel when he joins the new American governement, "of the people, by the people and for the people" as part of the Obama administration
Finally, a Republican that can stand up against the neocon factions within the GOP. Good Job Sen. Hagel, Thank You.
PS: What's the likes of Rush, Bill-O, Fox and all the other blovacious talking head fascists gonna do when they stop receiving their daily talking points from the White House come Jan. 20th?
It is about time that someone had nerve to tell like it really is.
Chuck Hagel for SOS NOT HILLARY!
Have watched and listened to Hagel the last couple of years and this is a republican I respect (as a dem.). Sorry to see you leave the Senate.
I could not agree with Mr Hagel more! Very well put.
Wouldn't it be wonderful is Hagel represented the future, one filled with politicians who actually tried to work together to accomplish something more than satisfying their wingnut core constituents?
Tex,
I would argue that Senator Hagel is loyal to the people of the United States and behaves accordingly. It's small minded, mean spirited cynical little people like you who are always looking to be knifed in the back. Real men don't need to look behind them because they tell the truth and face problems head on. The backstabbers I see are creeps like you......... and that goes for the rest of your right wing vermin ilk.
Thank you Senator Hagel for being honest and a true servant of the people both as a soldier and a statesman.
Rush is one of the most grotesque human beings I've ever seen. He's like a stereotypical republican cartoon character – pasty, greedy and grossly overweight.
It's pretty refreshing to see Senator Hagel acting like an American instead of a partisan Republican like most of that party.
America is entering a depression and all some in the GOP can talk about is breaking unions and getting people to work cheaper. You may notice that there is no talk about limiting real estate commissions, real estate brokerage fees, medical or drug experts salaries, etc. only the lowly hourly worker.
Hey Tex. If Hagel is a wothless lifeform, where does that put Rush and company? At the least a waste of good oxegen
I couldn't have said it better myself! Good luck Chuck. I hope that Obama holds true to his words and blurs the partisanship of red & blue colour lines by appointing you into his administration.
Hagel has always spoken his mind and I respect him for that. He criticized the current president about the war when all his repub colleagues hailed king george. Chuck is the kind of leaders this great nation need at such a time as this. Sectretary of Defense fits a leader of his calibre.
MS:
I have heard the Limbaugh charade for years.
And since the very first time I had the displeasure of hearing it I knew that Rush was a dangerous, vindictive baffoon with NO Interest in anything even remotely civil or intelligent.
Defending that wind bag just makes you look like silly.
Finally, one Republican that's not blind or stupid.
Judy
As we can see from some of the angrier posts in this thread, the Rushes and Hannitys have played a major role in creating a base that is incapable of compromise and whose intractability has now become a major obstacle to the GOP's hopes of survival.
now all of the right wingnuts will tear Hagel down for being honest. let the tearing down of the party proceed. ha ha ha ha ha
You liberals on here are funny. You only show support of republicans when they garner the same views that you have or when they criticize their own party. You did the same thing for McCain in 2000. However when the situation is reversed and its one of your own, like Joe Lieberman for example, you try and lynch him, calling him a traitor. Seems to me like the only thing that needs to change is the extreme partisans on both sides. And by advocating Limbaugh being kicked off the air or pursuing the fascist fairness doctrine, you are only eliminating the right of free speech that so many men and women have died to allow you to have.
I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE FOR YEARS, PEOPLE LIKE RUSH WILL NEVER RUN FOR A POLITICAL OFFICE CAUSE HE KNOW'S HE WILL NEVER EVER EVER GET 1% OF ANYBODY'S VOTE PERIOD.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck, Rush does have answers. You'd know what those answers were if you listened to his show.
Hmmm, so Hagel is a hypocrite and a fool but Lieberman is a true independent voice.
It's obvious who the hypocrites are.
MS--I was introduced to the blowhard back in 1988 before any one had ever heard of him. It did not take more than a few minutes to realize what a fool he was. Once he became famous, it just exploded from there. Just like a good right winger, "I know best, you know nothing.....and oh yeah, that whole OxyContin thing was just a dream".
Thank you Chuck Hagel ......
The folks over at th Fox network are already trying to marginalize , and discredit a possible appointment to the Obama cabinet of Chuck Hagel . For instance, they say , if the Obama administration does not select a more conservative republican for a cabinet post, ( in order to have real ideas of the conservatives heard ) then, as the ex- Lt. gov., of Maryland, Michael Steel says, it will be a conservative-lite republican .
As for the Old druggie, Rush Limbaugh, whoever our next Att. General is, one of his/her first priorties should be the investigation, a "real" investigation into the Dr. shopping, and Oxycontin use of Limbaugh .
Dems take Hagel and Reps take Lieberman. Everybody's happy.
Bust of Mexican hero General Alvaro Obregon in the Chaputepec palace in Mexico, below the bust are carved some wise word:
"Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
Lesson for Obama, if this senator has betrayed his Republican party when the "battle" got heated up, what do you think he is going to do to Obama if his presidency turns out to be not so popular as people have predicted. Let me take a crack at it: he will turn his back on him as well....
I think Chuck Hagel is a stand-up dude
Not only is it quite funny and hypocritical that Sen Hagel, and the end of his career and looking for an Obama cabinet post, decides NOW to criticize his party, Rush, etc.. What is even more amusing to me is all of the people on this comment chain that believe that he is sincere!
Chuck, you just go away. You are good for nothing. You have betrayed your people in Nebraska. Perhaps you can go to Chicago now to get a job.
Right on Senator Chuck. Limbaugh, Beck and Dobbs. The Axis of idiots.
Haha. Someone made fun of Limbaugh for once. Haha. Limbaugh and Hannity must have cuddled really close together on election night when the results came out. Losers. Instead of ripping people down, try to offer some solutions if you're putting country first.
This guy is a Republican in name only. You guys at CNN love to bash Republicans and do so at every turn. This is not news. You have turned into the National Enquirer. They report more real news than you do.
You tell'em Chuck!
A man from the right with some sense, so rare.
The State of Nebraska has a very long history of centrist politics with many exceptional examples of elected officials reaching across party lines to govern. Working within the restraints of a Unicameral has a tendency to bring out the best in our state and national politicians. Unfortunately Rush Lamebrain and the soundly beaten right leaning Republicans are now even taking it out on the moderates in their own party. And they can't understand why Americans with a conscience are bolting from that party in droves.
The conservative talk show hosts have harmed the republican party by luring their following into the negativity that has lost them the presidency, the senate as well as their dignity, pride and intelligence. They are only there to entertain you with frivolus conjecture, hate mongering and limited imaginations. Boycott them as well as the products advertised on their shows.
Limbaugh is a demagogue, plain and simple. People are wising up.
Mr Obama: Maybe you can appoint Hagel to take your place as POTUSA when it's proven that you were born in Kenya and are NOT eligible to be Commander-in-Chief...or in your case...Marxist-in-Chief!
Glad to hear someone from the right take a shot at the hate mongering pundits who profit by spewing venom and dividing our country. There will be a reckoning some day in this life or at least the next for those kinds of dispictable mouth pieces.
Chuck Hagel is one of those (unfotunately) rare politicians who speaks the truth regardless of to whom he is speaking. I hope that even if he retires his Senate seat he is given a position in Obama's administration. Al Franken was right, Rush Limabugh is a big fat idiot!
Hagel is just too polite to have said that!
I just hope that Obama picks the right people and is aware that some people are only looking for their own interests. There is a difference between being loyal to the President and being loyal to oneself. Hagel seems like a good person but Obama should not be too nice that people step all over him.
Chuck is not how the GOP can recover. The GOP lost the election by being moderate instead of conservative (not to mention the messiah fooling a lot of people into voting for "change").
Chuck Hagel Rules!!!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH for Pres. / MICHAEL MOORE for VP? Any takers? LOL...{:o)
I used to try to listen to Rush. He is worse than Oberman's show. At least Oberman tries to keep it from devolving into a big dumb vat full of hate for 'them'. Although he still is so partisan and gleeful at calling the other side names (like Rush) that I don't watch him either.
MS you are wrong. Everyone knows what Rush says and how a typical show on any given day is going to sound like. Except when he was going deaf from too much pain killers. Then he truly had a new surprise everyday as it got harder and harder to modulate his voice. But that's a different story... about being hypocrite, not tearing people down for the enjoyment of the haters out there.
People who criticize Rush in the context of any political discourse are idiots. Rush is merely an entertainer...and a great entertainer at that.
Please don't give Limbaugh any encouragement, Hagel.
Looks like Hagel has smelled the coffee. I am glad to find someone besides myself is onto Rush. If he is conservative I don't want any. He is a fanatic. He and Hannity come so close to needing to be sued for slander it is pityful. You might as well throw McCain and Palin in on that deal with their dirty campaign. I was not prepared to vote for Obama because of a few liberal issues but he turned out to be the one that stuck to the issues and did so graciously and with a quiet manner. Let's face it. The GOP did all this to themselves along with the fire spitting dragons that are in the media.
Limbaugh & Hannity (and the like) are entertainers. Does anyone really think otherwise? Your fooling yourself if you do. Seriously. Not kidding. No, for real!
I SURE AM GLAD HAGEL IS RETIRING. HE'S A KNOW IT ALL. HE'S NOT A REPUBLICAN IN ANY SENSE OF IMIGANIATION. GOOD BY AND GOOD RIDINCE.
CHUCK IF YOU WERE REPRESENTIVE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY I WOULD PROPABLY BE ONE, HOWEVER, THE REPUKLICANS THINK AND PROFESS MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY NO COMPREMISE NO ACCEPTANCE OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 300 MILLION STORIES IN THE NAKED CITY AND WE ALL HAVE A STORY TOBE HEARD.
I have always admired Sen. Hagel and I so much wanted Pres. Elect Obama to pick him as VP. He is a man of great sincerity and discipline. There is no doubt in my mind that he should be put in charge of DHS. Keep your head up Sen. Hagel. You're a great man...
Well Chucky it sure would have been nice if democrats would have cooperated and not filibustered good bills when republicans were in controll of congress. In fact Nancy pelozi said that when democrats took over in 2006 it would be a new era of bi – partisan partnership and civility in congress I am still waiting for her to keep her word she is one of the nastiest partisans in congress.
Rush has blood on his hands, in that he almost single-handedly created a generation of angry white males, hanging on his every word throughout the 90's. His disdain for Bill Clinton, and Hillary for that matter, is palpable. Now, finally after 20+ years, the hens have come home to roost. Rush is a terrorist of the radio airwaves and he's finally pissed off both sides and it's time for him to take his pain pills in one hand and his worn out, spit-ridden microphone in the other, and leave.
Thank God there are people such as Rush that we can trust and get honest opinion from. That can't be said for any of the low life congressmen and women who have played Nero and imitate the ostrich.
More people need to call out against the likes of Rush Limbaugh and the Fox News people. Those people are not just "cheerleaders" for their party – they are hate mongers, therefore terrorists, and I'm not saying that lightly. They incite too much hate using lies or anything else to make their "point".
MD TX and Tex
I guess you both realize Mrs. Hagel endorsed Obama and contributed to his campaign. You both should be in a padded cell with Limbaugh and Hannity!
I've seen Sen. Hagel on many of the talk shows including Tim Russert, and I've never heard him say anything but the truth. You wouldn't know honesty if it was looking you in the face!
Hagel for SoS!
He's awesome.
Heh heh, the parasites are already screaming that he was 'always a liberal' or has 'turned his coat.' Maybe the scales fell from his eyes on the road to Damascus?
It's amazing that the same little rats who said no one should question McCain," 'cause he was a war hero" are the ones calling Hagel a traitor and opportunist.
What a bunch of filth you all are. You just can't stand it when the truth is told.
Vermin. ................and these rodents aren't even smart enough to jump off that sinking Republican ship. You would throw the few who stand up for what the Republican party WAS overboard.
When you and your party are gone, all I have to say is
Good riddance.
CNN just got a new hero.
Rush and Hannity have financial gains in keeping the Repubs stirred up with their hatred and outright lies. Let's hope that Hagel lights the torch for true Repubs to now finally reject Rush,Hannity and like and bring honor and truth back to their party! Thank YOU Hagel!! YOUR courage and honor will not go un-noticed.
Why people even pay attention to Rush Limbaugh anymore is surprising to me. I've listened to his program roughly 2-3 times a week for the past couple years out of sheer boredom on the ride to work and it's obvious to me he's nothing more than a radio troll. He spouts Dominionist garbage to aggravate reasonable, moderate people as he attempts to validate the radical nuts.
He is irrelevant, as are his "ideals."
and justice is done and change has come.
Maybe next election cycle we won't have to listen to idiots/morons/fear mongers and race baiters such as fat old limber
Rush is a brain-dead racist pig. Just like Hannity on FOX, his ratings are plummeting and he too will fade away. The only people listening to these two losers are old farts in Oklahoma and Alabama. These guys are irrelevant, and their moronic opions immaterial. Who cares?
So Chuck Hagel is the new John McCain. Lets see how this works out for him.
I am glad to see that some republicians are tired of the hate mongering far right radio talking heads. Rush does nothing that benefits this country with his opinions, All he does is encourage the semi educated to divide this country to a point past repair.
Thank you Senator Hagel for saying what so many people are thinking.
And the folks defending a hate-filled drug abuser are attacking Senator Hagel?? WOW! members of the lunactic right-wing fringe, I guess.
Ha Ha Ha...I have been waiting for so long for this..Finally! I thought I was the only one seeing through all Rush/Sean's hate mongering, self righteous, bigoted talk show. Actually, I have to thank Rush/Sean.....He inspired me to vote Obama. It was clear to me they are just willing to tear down instead of bring them up...I honestly believe they want to see the US be worse off so they could say "I told you so" WOW! True Patriot, huh?
And nobody feeds the raw, partisan, political paralysis like the King of idiots, Rush Limbaugh. Just as bad are the mindless lemmings who think that he is an expert and knows what he's talking about. Just like he was an expert on Parkinson's.
Nice to see a Republican that can call a spade a spade.
I've always respected Chuck Hagel even when I don't always agree with him. He is thoughtful and intelligent, neither of which apply to ideologues like Hannity and Limbaugh.
Most Limbaugh listeners are morons.
People who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly and others like them are part of the problem and not part of the solution. Right on Chuck. John.
Thank you Chuck Hagel for telling it like it is.
I don't care what is said by Rush Limboob, Ann Coultergeist and Bill O'Lielly. I won't even mention any other dolts on Fox Noise.
Rush Limbaugh does not have the brain capacity to know when not to solicit prescription drugs illegally and even get caught doing so. So why would anyone think he has the intelligence to give any solutions to anything. He has an audience of hate mongers who relish in degrading others. Just what are his credentials? Is he any more than a RADIO talk show host on mostly AM stations? Really, has he progressed any, other than his salary which is only because of ratings which are dependent on the old white men who regurgitate his works rather than reading and educating themselves. I will go with the more intelligen.
the reason why radio hosts like limbaugh hannity and medved havent run for office is becuase what would they run on...they have spent their careers talking about poitics and making "bleeding heart liberals"like me a bad word...(i cry when i see reports like i saw today about moms in haiti having to choose which child eats and which one starves MOST republicans have no problem ignoring the plight...not my problem)the talk show hosts havent had the opportunity to show the public they can get things done...they talk talk talk gripe complain and trash the other party....to be fair ill say the same for ron regean of air america all though talk show hosts have a good grasp of the issues(the better to be paid the big bucks)they havent been in the trenches of public services proving their worth..............realistically they wouldnt have any thing to run on but name recognition and money...
Hagel was never a Republican in the first place. He was a Dem in Republ clothing, as is Lindsey and the rest of the so called liberal Republicans. What the American people want is for a Republican to be a Republican and a Dem to be a Dem. We have no idea who or what is in Washington anymore. Hagel, you were and are part of that whole issue. A bunch of Stepfords!!!!
Amen to that. I'd like to see the day Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Rielly spend a major part of their lives solving the world's problems (feeding the hungry, helping HIV/AIDS victims, housing refugees, ANYTHING...). It's so easy to be a critic.
RUSH; LOU DOBBS AND GLEN BECK ARE THE DUMBEST AND IGNORANTS AMERICANS EVER WHO THINKS THAT THEY KNOW IT ALL.
Rush Limbaugh-like a scab on a sore, if you scratch it, it never heals and often the sore becomes worse. Ignore it and the sore goes away and heals. M2C
-Tomkat-
Hagel like most of the Democrats.....is dung. Further more shame on the media for now scrutinizing Obama. They wouldn't do it during the election.
Communism, socialism....take your choice. Its alive in America
Limbaugh is an entertainer and nothing more. This kind of debate over his commentary to him, is like feeding steak to a hungry lion. Hagel's frustration is really with people who listen to Rush, like those who listened to Jim Jones 30 years ago in Guyana.
Chuck Hagel is an amazing individual.
I think this guy has "what it takes" to be president, some day – and I hope there's a cabinet position for him in the upcoming Obama administration.
I like Sen. Hagel. He is a great independent voice. I am an independent as well. We need more politicians like him.
I knew I liked this guy.
If you're going to call out Rush, you should also call out the Democratic Poster Child...and I say "child" because that's what he acts like on his program...Keith Olbermann.
Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Hannity are nothing but entertainers... and gavones, of course.
Are you seriously implying that Rush supports the Constitution? The man couldn't be farther from the intentions of the Founding Fathers. He's a fear monger who treads on the Constitution as frequently as possible. Remember the "Go register as Democrats and vote for Hillary to tamper with the Democratic processes" movement he touted? Catch that TAMPER as in voter fraud, as in an insult to the Democratic processes. What has been perpetrated over the last eight years with respect to the Administration and their decimation of the Constitution is a travesty. There has been more damage to civil liberties that can be measured. What we have seen from the current incarnation of the Republican party with Bush, Cheney, and bigots like Rush have robbed America of its democratic principles. That is why there was a clear message sent by the voters on November 4th. Right now, the Republican party is not a national party, just a niche party of the old South. Please, those of you who are so blinded by partisan politics, do not speak ill of a man who truly has and continues to put "Country First".
MS, to respond to your comment about those who don't listen to a program . . . you apparently presuming that if listening to Rush would make one more agreeable to the program.
I tune into Rush every once in a while, and within 1 minute I am insulted as a Democrat. In other words, in less than one minute, I hear something entirely partisan and completely insulting. Liberals this and liberals that . . . Rush makes O'Rielly look like Ayers.
0% NARAL record, 0% HRC record. 100% Christian Coallition. 0% League of Conservation voters. At least he does ok with the ACLU (60%).
An anti-abortion, anti-gay, anti-environment, pro-oil Republican who bends over backwards to religious zealots? Come on Chuck, your record on everything except a single issue (Iraq) indicates you'd vote exactly the same way Rush would.
Chuck
just shut up.... rush preaches smaller gov't, smaller taxes, stronger military, more self-reliance, and less gov't entitlements from the democratic "sugar daddy" party. Why don't you rip barney frank, chuck schumer, jimmy carter, bill clinton, chris dodd and the rest of the dems who injected socialism into our capitalist economy and it failed miserably. Shut up chuck
MS November 18th, 2008 3:42 pm ET
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Rush Limbaugh + Sarah Palin would be the dream ticket ... for Democrats.
Rush could never run the government because his whole philosophy is based on its failure. He has no more idea how to run a successful government than Osama bin Laden.
How true. The majority of Americans can see through all the partisan gimmicks and are ready for open minded problem solving and intelligent solutions.
Rush, Hannity, and O' Reilly all negotiated contracts for themselves recently and the total these three (insert your own description here) was over 500 million combined.
Think about that....these three guys get 500 million bucks. Ya...talk about over inflated values in the markets.
Hey PhillyLyons,
Someone like Medved is a pinhead for being a conservative? Have you ever listend to his show? He has disagreement line Thursdays for people to call in and specifically disagree. He is one of the most intellectual people in all of the media. Lyons, if you really are from Philly, then I am ashamed that someone of your limited intellectual capacity came from my city. By the way, Medved was born here as well. It's unfortunate that even with a Democratic victory, the cancerous vermin can't be purged from the Democrat party. Oh, and I'd take 1 Medved or Limbaugh to 535 Congressmen ANY TIME of the day. The level of ignorance on this board is off the charts!
Yeah, these yahoos should run for office if they claim to be so smart. Time to put their money where their mouth is. Al Franken did. I mean, if he wins, he may suck as a politician, but at least he stepped up to the plate. Rush would never, ever have the spine to do something like that.
Hagel Deserves to be part of the new administration because he earned that for speaking the truth and taking his party on their faults and lack of action… he is right; Rush is nothing other than a poor excuse of man; a drug addict and a liar... The divisive arrogant tone of his show makes a mockery of radio talk and the so called conservatives. Rush and so many others help so much the GOP to loose the last two elections; first congress and now the Whitehouse. The ego of this man is almost as big as he is and THAT”S BIG and I wish he get’s cough again in his shenanigans with Viagra, Oxycontin or as I heard perhaps heroin and his career as a laud mouth be over.
Why do people listen to Talk Radio, anyway? They only talk about, what they think listeners will answer to... I have a Mind of Own..
I never listen to any radio stations... I have the internet.... The Whole- World to talk to...
while the GOP is struggling to find themselves a Leader, i wonder why rush limbaugh and his so called conservatives talk show hots step up to lead the Republican Party?
Rush's problem is that he thinks that leadership is about talking.
I watched Diane Sawyer interview Rush Limbaugh on her program a couple of years ago, and the end of the interview she asked him if he had ever considered running for President,... and, the azzhole smirked, and grinned, and said that he " couldn't stand the paycut....
Wonderful how people respect Hagel because they have a common enemy.
Besides ripping on Limbaugh and not endorsing McCain, 95% of these stooges don't have any other basis for supporting Hagel.
Obama is disappointing a lot of young voters! Promises of Change, without lobbyists and Washington insiders are slowly being eroded! Maybe his speeches and promises are just full of hot air!
So Rush knows something about the Constitution? Like what, pray tell? He obviously doesn't know that any treaty signed by the US, like the UN Charter, is the Law of the Land. So, that being the case, tell me, Rush, how is it that invading Iraq isn't unconstitutional? How is it that spying on American citizens without warrants is constitutional? How is it that leaving black citizens to die in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina is somehow noble and constitutional? Hagel has consistently opposed this sort of mindlessness, and would be a good addition the new cabinet. Hopefully, SOD.
Rush couldn't run for office-he would fail the drug test
Senator Hagel has impressed me for a long time. He is a true maverick and one fine Republican that this life-long Democrate could have voted for.
Mike Patton thinks scumbag, drug-infested Rush is a "great American" and a "patriot". Hey Mike, can you see your feet below that big beer gut of yours? Rush is a gutless coward with a pillow for a stomach who never lifted a finger to defend his country. Oh yeah, let him run for office .... except he's a FELON and a drug abuser. But he's Mike Patton's hero. Back to grade school, Mike. You could at least finish that part of your education.
rush a great american???????????? wow he has brainwashed you! haha, I laugh at sad people like you. I have a Masters and I can see right through him... it's called FACT CHECK. FOX news is also a winner (sarcasim).
THANK YOU Mr. Hagel... now how about some more of the same from others! If the Republican party wants to have any future relevance , they will listen to Mr. Hagel. And way to go , Mr. Obama, for hopefully finding a prominent role for Hagel.
We will know we are making progress when Rush has to retire, or go to some fringe little watched cable station to spew his destructive hate talk.
It's about time somebody started saying it. The conservative blow-hards are so hypocritical it isn't even funny. If Hitler were running for office, these people would endorse him if he was against gay marriage and abortion. Idiots.
To Mike Patton,
WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON AND PLEASE TELL ME YOUR DRUG DISTRIBUTOR SO I CAN BE AS DIFFUSIONAL AS YOU!?!?!?
RUSH FOR PRESIDENT!
IMPEACH BARRY!
CHUCK YOU ARE AN IDIOT- PLEASE GO AWAY!
For the first time someone with the courage to say what a lot of feel. Limbaugh and the rest of the talk show host that get tangled up in their own ego's.
Unfortunately Mr. Hagel you should have called them out a long time ago, but I do understand why it wasn't possible.
The Religious Right and the Ultra-Conservative have for too long driven the agenda of purely political/personal issues that need compromise.
Now is the time to put all that aside and re-learn to be civilized. And just maybe both extremes of each party have learned a valuable lesson that we are tried of them! their self-adsorb rhetoric, conspiracy plots.
Thank you again for speaking up
It certainly sounds like Mike Patton forgot to take his meds today.
Hagel was telling the truth. People like Hannity, Limbaugh, and others helped wrap up the Republican defeat in pretty paper and a big bow. Limbaugh and others did not help the Republican cause, if anything they helped alienate people. These individuals knew who their listeners were and they spoke to them. These individuals showed up at McCain rallies, they went on television with outrageous comments. It is really sad if Limbaugh, and the others represent your beliefs. All many Americans heard was racism and hatred, and fortunately we as Americans rejected it to the tune of 66 million people.
THIS IS FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SMART REPUBLICAN IN THE PAST 8 YEARS.
It's too bad that Hagel is leaving public office. We could use more like him.
Another turncoat. The key here is that "he is nearing the end of his career". He needs another ship to sail on.
Limbaugh is a Bimbo!!
To all you people who hate Mr. Limbaugh, then don't listen to him. Talk radio is the only outlet in the media we have to hear and discuss consernvative points of view. The other media sure doesn't present the conservative side, as evidendced by the election coverage. Why don't you start your own national talk radio show... Oh, wait, you tried that and it stinks (Air America)
I totally agree with Senator Hagel. Trouble is, only total idiots listen to and believe in Limbaugh, I wish somebody had a cure for total idiocy, but unfortunately what is total is TOTAL
This guy is nuts. He's NOT a conservative. Just because he's pro-life, doesn't mean he's conservative. He just wants to be in Obama's cabinet.
I can't wait until all the Obama addicts turn back on American Idol and stay off the message boards.
WOW! I'm a new Hagel fan! I was beginning to think ALL republicans had their heads in the sand while they listened to Rush and the Gang, but there IS intelligent life out there in Republican-land!
Hip Hip HURRAY!! All the Republicans aren't ditto-heads and Rushie lovers. If we can get more like him to speak up and tell it like it REALLY is maybe some of the sponsers and radio stations will pull their ads and start closing right wing talk hater radio down. These guys call themselves "true" Americans, huh? Well tell me what kind of "true" American would hope that their new president would fail just so their ratings can stay high?? THANK YOU Sen Hagel fdr telling it like it is!
MS November 18th, 2008 3:42 pm ET
I love how people who don't listen to a program know so much about it. Once again the 'open minded people' are hypocrites. Allowing 'leaders' like this to govern is ireresponsible at best.
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Hey dude, we've ALL heard fat old limber and know exactly what he has to say. We just prefer not to listen to him any longer.
He doesn't tell the truth – he spins. Apparently you prefer the spin to the truth. I bet you watch FAUX news also..... figures.
Chuck Hagel needs to go home to Nebraska or wherever he came from. He's proven he's nothing by a spineless jelly. Go home and good riddance.
How exactly is Hagel a republican? Sounds to me like he's just looking for a job. How do you score points with liberals? Take a shot at Limbaugh of course. Is this strategy not transparent?
Exactly! Can someone tell me why so many Republicans are so filled with hate when they are supposed to be the Christian right? To me the two do not go together.
Pity them.
Hagel on Limbaugh (et al): "they have an answer for everything..." He's right to be sarcastic about Limbaugh. Wouldn't I be right for sarcastically saying the same thing about Congress?
Chuck Hagel= RINO
Rush Limbaugh= A liberal's worst nightmare
I love the way the Marxists commenting here keep talking about silencing Rush, Sean, etc. Just keep on showing the world who you really are.
P.S. It's called the FIRST AMENDMENT, LEFTIES!!!!!!!
WTG, Chuck....You're the last of a dying breed. No one in power wants non-partisian politics anymore. I hope Obama is wise enough to enclude you in his administration.
Yeah Sen. Hagel
Hey Mike Patton, a Rush Limbaugh in office because he is a Great American, please that is what people were saying about JOE THE PLUMBER. True Americans pay their Taxes unlike the plumber who turns out not to be a plumber at all and doesn't pay his taxes.
I see you made some Rushbots angry. Good job Chuck. I hope Obama get you in his cabinet
America would be a Better Place if Idiots like Olbermann and Maddow had no Voice to spit their Hate !!!!
I agree 100%. If good honest people would would not watch or support any sponsor of these extreme right wing people we could illumate them from the air ways. I am glad that someone in the republican party is man enough to speak up against a constant slandering of americans.
Bill Hewett
We'd be better off if they actually listened to Rush.
Anyone that is against Limbaugh is a GREAT AMERICAN. I would love to see Mr. Hagel geat acabinet position in the new administration.
I really want Hagel to be in the Obama Administration. He exactly the sort of Republican that they entire party should aspire to become.
Chuck wants a cabinet post sooo bad. He's retiring from the senate because he knows he wouldn't win if challenged.
I'm hoping that more Republicans (of integrity) speak out against the extreme right poster children like Limbaugh who give their party a foul name with their toxic rants. This is one of the key reasons that our country remains divided.
Tough guy...
Too bad he did not have the backbone to say any of this when he was running for office.
That is what is missing in Washington
People who will say the tough thing and put themselves at risk while their career is active.
see ya Chuck1
By th eway I hear plenty of answers to our problems coming from talk radio but Chuck clearly does not listen or he may have learned something.
Senator Chuck Hagel deserves a medal for speaking out against Limbaugh (Limbarf) and those like Limbarf for making a mockery of AM radio talk shows, and for speaking out against his Republican compatriots who think that Limbarf and his ilk are the core of the Republican Party.
Senator Hagel, no one will take away your birthday or send you to Vietnam for standing up for what you think is right.
Welcome to the team Hagel! This is the commone sense Republicans who we need to see more of if the Republicans are to reform their party. They need to get back to the Reagan and Lincoln aspects roots of their parties instead of the ignorant Limbaughs of the world! Ignorance is as ignorance does.
Chuckie is just angling for a plush job in the Obama administration, or as a shill on MSNBC. If he was really interested in a fair and nonpartisan media, then he'd go after the NY Times for its ripping on Sarah Palin & family instead of reporting on Obama. The NY Times score:
Bristol Palin 3 front page stories
Bill Ayers zero
Tony Rezko zero
PLUS SEAN HANNITY!!!!!!!!!
rush promotes racism...he's a jerk!!!
Don't listen to Rush & didn't vote for Chuck! Neither of their remarks affects me.
The battle lines have been drawn ... will the GOP follow moderates like Hagel or rabid partisans like Limbaugh??? It is telling that Limbaugh is so good at causing division that even his favored party is now split in two ... make your own conclusion from that.
Obama, pick this guy for Sec. of Defense!
That is simply AWESOME!! Maybe one day we can get these hate-filled nutjobs like Libaugh, Hannity, and hundreds of local guys off the air. For good.
Boycott the advertisers of the Hate Mongers, like Limbaugh, Oreilly, Hannity, Savage. It got rid of Imus and it will do the same for these guys. The dollar is the mightiest vote in media.
Eva – maybe you and Rush should tell Dick "I'm the 4th branch of the Government" Cheney and his shady cronies that.
eva:
Well there you go…wanting a post in the Obama administration. Naturally he'll speak out against his own party. BTW, Rush offers plenty of solutions…stick to the Constitution for one.
Look! Smart people on both sides of the aisle!
and Amen
Now I know one Republican who sees Rush Linebaugh and his ilk for what they are – a bunch of loud mouth bullies who twist and lie and have a huge audiance of believers. I have friends and relatives who fall for this all the time, and I am left wondering why.
Hummm – let's see. The print media, main stream television markets and a handful of surviving liberal radio shows are in existance today. I don't care for what they beilieve in or say thus their voices should be silenced? Last election results I saw indicate that this nation is polarized almost to a 50-50 extent. Some seem to imply that one of the 50 percent should be shutdown. Sounds like extreme censorship to me. Anyone else agree?
I love socialism.
Hagel is not bipartisan. He's simply very opposed to the Iraq war and has been for a few years. He's also a tool of the christian right and interested in facilitating the destruction of our planet through his refusal to support alternative energy.
I sincerely hope there is a place for Chuck Hagel in President-elect Obama's cabinet. He is a fine, honest American.
And Sen. Hagel is dead right – time for that fat windbag Limbaugh, Hannity and their ilk to put up or shut up. The fact is, they haven't got the stones to run for office – they are all talk and no action.
Other than destroying the GOP, Limbaugh has become a waste of flesh.
Well said Senator Hagel. And rush limbaugh is just a gas bag. that has crazy rants on the radio that no one cares about. i think they just keep him around for a laugh. because he is definetly a joke. So again well said Senator Hagel.
Rush is a BAND!
Bravo for Hagel's comments.
He is right, people like Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, etc. don't have any answers; don't have anything good to say about anybody but themselves; and they just espouse hatred and negativity and devisiveness over & over & over... and people never question why....
I think it's time people start asking Limbaugh & all the other holier-than-thou hate mongers to answer some serious questions.
Finally, someone put "ditto head #1" in his place. Hagel's comments were a breathe of fresh air.
it's about time!
Hagel, intelligent and wise man. You can't compare him to that little spirit called Rush the SMOKER who spends time sending dirty hate emails to his dirty audience.
Wow – what a bunch of loony lefties! It's amazing how much the liberals project their hatred and anger onto us conservatives. Who has been spewing venom for the past eight years? Certainly not us. Hagel may have an "R" next to his name, but he is no conservative. Good riddance I say. The only hope on the conservative horizon right now are good people like Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Ingraham, and Levin, to name a few.....
And who are the people who want to silence any dissenting voices? Think about it. I'm tired of being called "hatemonger," "racist," "bigot," etc. There are more of us than there are of you. The silent majority will be silent no longer. There is only so far we can be pushed.
WHY ISN'T THIS GUY PRESIDENT?
Why does a Senator have to wait until he is nearly retired to TELL IT LIKE IT IS!
We love you, Chuck!
Rush & Hannity promote Hate so much that they are depressing!
Though a left-leaning independent, I have always respected Hagel's intelligence and general, overall fairness.
I hope to see him over the next four, no EIGHT years in the Obama administration!
Rush is anything but a patriot and is better described as a radical.
Freedom of Speech is a wonderful thing, isn't it? If you don't like Rush then turn it off. That is the beauty of this country. As for the Hag who likes to call himself a Republican please He is just trying to get a new job
Hagel: "Please, please, someone help make me relevant again!!!"
If we REALLY want to capture Osama Bin Ladin, all we need to do is capture some of those villagers in the area of Pakistan where Osama Bin Ladin is hiding, and lock them in a room, and play Rush Limbaugh programs in stereo, non-stop, twenty four hours a day! I know that would be torture, but I also know it would work, cause nobody could endure that kind of torture !
Borate says: "America would be a Better Place if Idiots like Limbaugh and Hannity had no Voice to spit their Hate !!!!"
Oh, yes, we'd be a much better country if we killed free speech. Let's make sure No One has a right to criticize the government. Just like the nice communistic countries.
I think Hagle is right on the money. People like Hannity, and Limbaugh are extremely partisan that they skew the truth to the point of leading people to believe fallacies. What they disburse is not information, but extreme partisanship.
But, as a democratic supporter I encourage people like hannity and limbaugh to remain. Their moronic views move the Republican part further and further away from the intelligent middle.
Hagel is just another RINO who is upset. He helped the Democrats much more than his own party.
So Sen. Hagel wants everybody to get along. Well Senator, we tried that for the past 6 years. Guess what it got us? It got us a dysfunctional government, a crashing stock market and an utter failure of domestic energy policy. All of it can be laid at the feet of Liberal Republicans like Sen. Hagel and Liberal Democrats.
It's time that the true Conservatives stood up and said "NO MORE" to the failure of "trying to get along." No. We should be fighting for our principles, and not waiving the white flag of surrender.
It's time you chose a side. Either embrace conservative principles, or get the hell out of our party.
Before Hagel throws stones, he better look into his own house! Amazing how Good Ole Boy can act like he is high and mighty and justice for all!!! Where were you when you were part of our economy and Fannie Mae and all that going on! Just bucking for a part of the Obama Administration!
Keep Rush on! A lot of what he says and feels is how a great majority of people feel! I would vote for Rush. He would have all the dirty politicians on an island of their own! and for all the Libbies out there, stop your whining and grow up! You can dish it out but you can't take it!!
MS – you have truly lost your mind. Limbaugh and his ilk talk down to people like you and make millions in the process. Looks like you have proudly taken the bait.
HAGEL YOU HAVE MY UTMOST RESPECT!!! SOMEBODY NEEDS TO HIT THE PILL POPPING RUSH L!!!! RUSH IS ALWAYS A PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER THE SOLUTION!!! THAT GOES FOR THAT IGNORANT HANNITY!!! GOOD FOR YOU CHUCK!!!!!
Well gee Chuck, you were in the senate for several years. What did you do to fix the problems? I agree with what you're sayin' but wonder why it took you so long to say it.
Its leader like Chuck Hagel that have kept me from quiting the Republican Party and becoming a Democrat. I am a moderate Republican and have lillte in common with the hate spewing right wing extremists like Rush Limbaugh. It amazes me that the far right extremists think they lost because they weren't conservative enough. They lost because they were too extreme right and lost the middle. They wil continue to loose unles they git rid of people like Limbaugh and Hannity, and stop letting them speak for the Republican party. republican in PA who voted for Obama- and will again unless something changes in the Republican party.
I don't know much about Chuck Hagel so I'm going to be careful about jumping on his bandwagon, but he's dead on about the Rush Limbaughs & the Sean Hannitys of the world. I wish they'd stop calling it conservative radio & call it what it is, HATE RADIO!! What's scary is that both of these guys have large followings so that tells you how sick our society is.
Bravo. Like to see more of this. We are behind you Chuck!
Rush Limbaugh is nothing more than a liar. Anyone who listens to him and believes what he says is a sucker. It's a simple truth.
Censorship Rules!!
The problem with guys like Limbaugh and Hannity, they can see no evil in the worst of Republicans and no redeeming value in the best of Democrats. What a waste of their "bully pulpits!"
Why would limbaugh run for office? Rupert Murdock pays him far more than he could ever make otherwise. In July of 2001, he signed a contract worth $285 million to carry him through 2009. That's more than 30 million a year. The President, by comparison, only gets $400K a year.
So true! Why are people like Rish Limbaugh even allowed to speak! Have you ever heard Rush speaking?? He sounds as if he's gonna have a heart attack any second! The man is at war with himself!
I sent Sen Hagel a letter thanking him for his strength and courage for speaking out against this war. He not only sent me a letter, but he sent me a Christmas card last year! With the family picture on it! That made me smile!
Let more well-meaning Republicans stand up and tell the truth. The election is over. Now let us face the truth! Let us re-build our nation!
Parrots like Hannity have done great disservice to the nation. Republican Party is in a very bad shape now. Hannity and Group instead doing some soul-searching and constructive thinking, are still indulging in mudslinging against Obama. Hannity was blaming Obama for market melt down, even yesterday. God alone knows in which world he is living.
I'd love to hear Chuck's thoughts on Air America.
Or, on all of Al Franken's venom spitting.
Rather, I'd love to see Rush and Randy Rhodes do a cage match.
Two people standing on different sides of the fence, but in the same pair of shoes.
Good for you Chuck. This is what Washington needs right now.
A republican who is not afraid to speak the truth about RL and others like him. Thank You!!
I truly wish that we could have traded Lieberman for Hagel and a senator to be determined in 2010.
A level-headed Republican, who would have thought?
Mr. Hagel is a man of means. He is telling the truth unlike that lier Lieberman. The first part of Liebermans' name is "LIE" and he tells it in volumes. The Democratic people of the world will impeach him or the Democratic Party will find a way to get rid of him I HOPE! I hope that Mr. Hagel gets a great position in the Obama Administration. It is well diserved.
It's funny how other people's opinions, who others don't agree with, are called "hate speech." What a joke. Learn how to argue and stop using terms like "hate speech" because you have no rational arguments.
Chuck is a closet democrat. Rush is awesome! i would rather listen to Rush and Hannity over Chris "thill up my leg" Matthews and Keith "bathtub boy" Olby..
seriously, the repubs gotta stop their in fightings, it is no different than the dems in fightings..
It is so funny to see liberals praise republicans when they bash other republicans. Liberals always describe them as intelligent as if they weren't before, although Hagel is an idiot, so once again liberals are proven wrong.
i.e. Hagel, Powell, Chafee, McCain before he ran for President
America would be a Better Place if Idiots like Limbaugh and Hannity had no Voice to spit their Hate !!!!
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Although I have no use for their brand of "speech," it is, nonetheless, speech and needs to be protected. I think it is an abuse of First Amendment privileges on their part. One could argue the same thing about pornographers. But unlike Limbaugh, at least pornographers have a code of ethics.
Hagel is a Rinoand an idiot. Rush does have very effective solutions anyone who say different dosent actually listen to the program.
Is that vulgar LImbaugh going to apologize for the comment he made about PRESIDENT OBAMA visiting his dying grandmother. Limbaugh said 'I bet she has the sniffles.".
So all of you who just love you some Rush, go for it!
Way to go Hagel. Limbaugh is nothing more than an over rated COMEDIAN!
I totally disagree with Hagel. He sounds like he is hiding something.
Limbaugh and the like give a lot of answers. If only politicians would have the courage to carry them out and not care about their careers like Hagel.
TO Tex:
You said that Hagel is a worhtless lifeform. You see people, Tex is an example of an idiotic neonut. He called Hagel worthless lifeform but he did not explain why. He is just into name calling... pretty much like Rush and Sean.
These rabid idiotic nincompoop neocons are the reason why the republicans lost.
Hagel is a joke! Believe me as one who has met and knows him personally!! He is not a Republican nor a Democraft he is of the Chuck Party and all better look out for him.
Chuck is an idiot, a wannabe liberal that doesn't have the guts to change parties. He should, we don't need pansies like him. Just because you have R behind your name does not mean you are a Republican or a conservative. Chuck is a schmuck!!! Chuck only wishes he had as many listenners has Rush does. All Chuck wants to do is bail out everybody and their mothers too. When does it end. Rush tells it like it is. He said that the line was going to get real long after we gave Paulson a blank check and it is growing everyday. So Chuck get lost!!!!
Chuck Hagel is one of the people I mean whenever I say "there are still good Republicans out there". I hope he does receive, and accept, an integral role in the Obama Administration. This nation needs more like him.
Chuck is a Republican as much as Limbaugh is a Democrat.
Please, like this is news..................
This is not something new for Chuck Hagel. He has not been afraid to disagree with Republicans for a long time now. So, no, he is not trying to ingratiate himself to become a part of anybody's cabinet. He and Dick Lugar have spoken more openly and honestly about what has gone wrong for a very long time now. They were truly thinking about the wear and tear on our military for the stupid mistakes made by Bush,Cheney and Rumsfeld.
Listen up, Obama Transition Team! You have a good man in Chuck Hagel. How about National Security Advisor?
I have listened to Limbaugh on several occasions and marveled at his uncanny ability of making it the Democrats' fault of anything and everything that goes wrong in any remote corner of the world, be it a hurricane in the US or a Tsunami in Asia. Limbaugh, I can honestly say, makes me ill. Chuck Hagel is right on!
I love people who only praise Republicans when they rip on other Republicans.
"Rush should run for office; he is a great American and a patriot"
Sure. Limbaugh, whose mugshot is in the local jail, is the super un-patriotic clown who thinks our brave troops are defending us so some windbag can encourage Americans to undermine the election process our forefathers cherished.
Hagel is certainly trying to set himself up to join Obama's administration.
The question is, "Would Hagel be a token Republican with Obama or is there a substantive role that Hagel could really take on effectively?"
I love how the majority of comments drown out the ignorant replies on this comment board. I think America is sick of being divided and lead by fear and hate. Some of these idiots can try to spin Chucks words against him, or paint the situation negative, but at least he's manning up and telling it like it is, and anyone with common sense would agree with him.
Rush, Hannity, and Bill-O are starting to be engulfed by the fear theyve created, and all theyre going to be left with are their die-hard core listeners, while WE, the US of A, move on in unity trying to find solutions for our ailing country.
Bobb Dobbs: Any self respecting conservative would dislike Limbaugh.....unless you are saying that all conservatives are hate mongers.
I think Hagel needs to overcome his bitterness toward Bush. It's time to get over Bush and move forward.
Mike Patton,
So your pal Rush spews hate and filth but that's ok in God's eyes since his party speaks out against abortion? This is the mentality that is leading your party into obsolescence...
YOU said it-MY FRIEND!!
It is actually idiots like Chuck Hagel that we need less of. Rush is right on 99 percent of the time.
I admire Chuck Hagel as a leader, straight shooter and a fellow American. He represents where we all need to be – thinking from the middle and weighing each issue with the good of the country in mind. I am a supporter of our new President-elect, Barrack Obama.
I still find it hard to believe there are people who think Limbaugh is some incredibly intelligent radio personality. What spews from him is a stream of insult and envy one expects from the schoolyard bully. If you don't agree with him, you must be evil. For those of you who are so protective of him, shame on you for following someone who thinks so little of you he names you "dittoheads." As far as he's concerned, you can't think for yourselves and that's the way he wants it.
Stand up for yourselves – read a newspaper – read two. Find out the facts, stop believing everything some voice on the radio tells you or that you read on some blog on the internet. Re-read the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and find out what they really say. Give some thought to the kind of place this would be if everyone took responsibilty for their own opinions, and the consequences of their own actions.
After all, if you stop and think about what those who disagree with you think, you might see things from their point of view. You still may not agree but you might grow.
Bravo..Senator Hagel.. we Americans are sick of the Rush Limbaugh types who are 100% negative and therefore . .they are the ultimate anti-Americans. They spend all of their time tearing down our country while they get rich!
Wow. This gives me hope that intelligence and thoughtfulness just might become fashionable in this country again.